These words [2 Peter 1:1-13] should mean a great deal to us; and we should study this chapter diligently, that we may learn to practice the virtues it presents before us. If we do these things, the apostle says, we “shall never fall.” It is of great consequence to us in our spiritual experience that we have the assurance that we are treading securely and walking understandingly in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. PCP 35.4 https://egwwritings.org/readpanels=p86.247(86.244)&index=0 2 Peter 1:1 "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11 for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;" https://www.bible.com/bible/1/2PE.1.KJV Revelation 3:14 “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:” https://www.bible.com/bible/1/REV.3.KJV Matthew 15:14 “Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.” https://www.bible.com/bible/1/MAT.15.KJV What is a ditch? Proverbs 23:27 “For a whore is a deep ditch; And a strange woman is a narrow pit.” https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.23.KJV Revelation 17:1 “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 and upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” https://www.bible.com/bible/1/REV.17.KJV Revelation 18:2 “And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” https://www.bible.com/bible/1/REV.18.KJV
1. Faith: Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/HEB.11.KJV Romans 10:17 "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/ROM.10.KJV Romans 12:3 "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/ROM.12.KJV Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/GAL.5.KJV
2. Virtue: "Strong's #703: arete (pronounced ar-et'-ay) from the same as 730; properly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed):--praise, virtue. Thayer's Greek Lexicon: aretē 1) a virtuous course of thought, feeling and action 1a) virtue, moral goodness 2) any particular moral excellence, as modesty, purity" https://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Lexicon.show/ID/G703/arete.htm 1 Timothy 2:9 "In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 10 but (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1TI.2.KJV 1 Peter 3:1 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 2 while they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. 3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4 but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. 5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:" https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1PE.3.KJV Proverbs 6:24 "To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.6.KJV Job 31:1 "I made a covenant with mine eyes; Why then should I think upon a maid?" https://www.bible.com/bible/1/JOB.31.KJV Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PHP.4.KJV Men and women should both dress modestly and in accordance with their specific genders. Pants should not be worn by women and tight clothing should not be worn by anyone. Mary Quant is the woman credited with the invention of the mini-skirt and this quote is attributed to her: "I used to start re-arranging my school uniform, hitching up my skirt to be more exciting-looking. I love vulgarity, good taste is death, vulgarity is life." If you would not be comfortable with Jesus sitting next to you then something needs to change, and God never changes, whether it's TV or the way that you dress or the music that you are listening to, if Jesus isn't welcome next to you, then you are the one that needs changing.
3. Knowledge: Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: But fools despise wisdom and instruction." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.1.KJV Colossians 2:2 "that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/COL.2.KJV Proverbs 18:15 "The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.18.KJV Proverbs 14:18 "The simple inherit folly: But the prudent are crowned with knowledge." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.14.KJV Proverbs 8:10 "Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.8.KJV Proverbs 12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: But he that hateth reproof is brutish." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.12.KJV Proverbs 23:12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.23.KJV Proverbs 2:3 "Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, And liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, And searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.2.KJV Psalm 119:66 "Teach me good judgment and knowledge: For I have believed thy commandments." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PSA.119.KJV Believing the commandments is connected to good judgment and knowledge. 2 Timothy 3:1 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/2TI.3.KJV
4. Temperance: Proverbs 23:2 "And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite. 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.23.KJV Philippians 4:5 "Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PHP.4.KJV Galatians 5:24 "And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/GAL.5.KJV
5. Patience: James 1:2 "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/JAS.1.KJV Romans 5:3 "And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 and patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/ROM.5.KJV Luke 21:19 "In your patience possess ye your souls." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.21.KJV Hebrews 6:12 "that ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/HEB.6.KJV Romans 15:4 "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. 5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:" https://www.bible.com/bible/1/ROM.15.KJV God is patient with us and he wants us to be patient with others and even with ourselves. Hebrews 10:36 "For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/HEB.10.KJV God is faithful, if we patiently wait on Him, He will fulfill all His promises to us. Revelation 14:12 "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/REV.14.KJV
6. Godliness: 1 Timothy 6:3 "If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1TI.6.KJV 1 Timothy 4:8 "For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1TI.4.KJV 1 Timothy 3:16 "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1TI.3.KJV Titus 2:12 "teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;" https://www.bible.com/bible/1/TIT.2.KJV 2 Timothy 3:5 "having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/2TI.3.KJV 2 Peter 3:11 "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness," https://www.bible.com/bible/1/2PE.3.KJV We need to remember that every thing in this whole world will be burned up and the ONLY thing that matters is our relationship with the Almighty God. We need to be spreading this message to everyone that we can.
7. Brotherly Kindness: Genesis 4:9 "And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?" https://www.bible.com/bible/1/GEN.4.KJV The answer is yes we are our "brother's keeper". 1Corinthians 8:13 "Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1CO.8.KJV Matthew 18:15 "Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/MAT.18.KJV Luke 10:30 "And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34 and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. 36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.10.KJV Proverbs 18:24 "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/PRO.18.KJV Ephesians 2:7 "that in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/EPH.2.KJV Joel 2:13 "and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/JOL.2.KJV
8. Charity: 1 Peter 4:8 "And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1PE.4.KJV 1 Corinthians 13:1 "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1CO.13.KJV 1 Corinthians 16:14 "Let all your things be done with charity." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/1CO.16.KJV Colossians 3:14 "And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness." https://www.bible.com/bible/1/COL.3.KJV
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