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Introduction: Themes of God’s Calling, Election, and Assurance of Salvation

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

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

    A. Faithfulness Demonstrated Through Seven Virtues (5-7)

    * In your faith / faithfulness “supply” these virtues

        ** “Supply” = verb epichorēgeō (noun = chorēgos)

            *** 1st c. plays and the role of the chorēgos (“supplier”)

            *** Peter uses a literary device known as sorites . . .

        1. Moral Excellence (5)

        2. Knowledge (5)

        3.  Self control (6)

Conclusion . . .