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Introduction:

I. Salvation's Sufficiency: The Believer's Inheritance (3-4)

     A. An Inheritance Granted by Grace (3a)

         1. What being graced with everything pertaining to life and godliness doesn’t mean:

•                Life will be easy . . .

            •    We won't suffer emotionally . . . 

            •    We don't work at living the Christian life . . .

            •    We aren't resourceful . . .

        2. By God’s promises we escape the corruption that is in the world

II. Salvation's Service: The Believer's Faithfulness (5-9)

    A. How the Passage Unfolds (cf. Colossians 1:29)                

    B. We Are to be Diligent in the Power of the Spirit

Conclusion: Quote by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones