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Introduction and Quote by Lloyd-Jones . . .   

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

    A. An Inheritance Granted by Grace (3)

    B. An Inheritance Grounded in God's Call (3b)

    C. An Inheritance Guaranteed  to Sanctify (4)

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

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

    B. Faithfulness Contrasted with Vice (8-9)

     1. A Positive Exhortation (8)

            a. Note “useless and “unfruitful”

            b. Matthew 13

            c. Back to “true knowledge” in 2 Peter 1

Conclusion . . .

Confirming Your Calling (Part 6): Excursus on “The Almost Christian Discovered” | 2 Peter 1:7 and Selected Scriptures

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A LONG Introduction: The Almost Christian Discovered by the Puritan Matthew Mead   

In Mead's Introduction - he gives his central thesis: "There are very many in the world that are almost and, yet, but almost Christians." Should true Christians despair of hope / assurance?

    1. "How far may a man go in the way to heaven and yet be but almost a Christian?"

    2. Section III. A man may have a high profession of religion, be much in external duties of godliness, and yet be but almost a Christian

    3. Section IV. To come yet nearer, a man may go far in opposing his sin [even hate his sin] and yet be but almost a Christian ("All sin may be chained and yet the heart not changed")

    4. Section VIII. A man may be a member of the church of Christ, he may join himself to the people of God, partake with them in all ordinances, and share of all church privileges and yet be but almost a Christian

    5. Section IX. A man may have great hopes of heaven, great hopes of being saved, and yet be but almost a Christian

    6. Section X. A man may be under great and visible changes, and these wrought by the ministry of the Word, and yet be but almost a Christian

    7. Section XI. A man may be very zealous in the matters of religion and yet be but almost a Christian 

    8. Section XII. A man may be much in prayer. He may pray often and pray much and yet be but almost a Christian. So did the Pharisees whom yet our Lord Christ rejected for hypocrites. 

    9. Section XX. A man may do all as to external duties and worship that a true Christian can and, when he has one all, be but almost a Christian. 

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

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

    B. Faithfulness Contrasted with Vice (8-9)

        1. What lies in our hearts? 

        2. Boil it down to two basic areas:

            a. What do you believe?

            b. How do you behave?

Conclusion . . .

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A LONG Introduction: The Almost Christian Discovered by the Puritan Matthew Mead   

In Mead's Introduction - he gives his central thesis: "There are very many in the world that are almost and, yet, but almost Christians." Should true Christians despair of hope / assurance?

    1. "How far may a man go in the way to heaven and yet be but almost a Christian?"

    2. Section III. A man may have a high profession of religion, be much in external duties of godliness, and yet be but almost a Christian

    3. Section IV. To come yet nearer, a man may go far in opposing his sin [even hate his sin] and yet be but almost a Christian ("All sin may be chained and yet the heart not changed")

    4. Section VIII. A man may be a member of the church of Christ, he may join himself to the people of God, partake with them in all ordinances, and share of all church privileges and yet be but almost a Christian

    5. Section IX. A man may have great hopes of heaven, great hopes of being saved, and yet be but almost a Christian

    6. Section X. A man may be under great and visible changes, and these wrought by the ministry of the Word, and yet be but almost a Christian

    7. Section XI. A man may be very zealous in the matters of religion and yet be but almost a Christian 

    8. Section XII. A man may be much in prayer. He may pray often and pray much and yet be but almost a Christian. So did the Pharisees whom yet our Lord Christ rejected for hypocrites. 

    9. Section XX. A man may do all as to external duties and worship that a true Christian can and, when he has one all, be but almost a Christian. 

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

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

    B. Faithfulness Contrasted with Vice (8-9)

        1. What lies in our hearts? 

        2. Boil it down to two basic areas:

            a. What do you believe?

            b. How do you behave?

Conclusion . . .                                                

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Introduction . . .   

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)

        1. Moral Excellence (5)

        2. Knowledge (5)

        3.  Self control (6)

        4. Perseverance (hupomonē) (6)

            a. Eternal Security and Perseverance of the Saints

        5. Godliness (6)

        6. Brotherly kindness (7)

        7. Love (7)

Conclusion . . .

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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 . . .

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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

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Introduction: Truth Matters

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

     A. An Inheritance Granted by Grace (3a)

        1. The challenge to apply truth to our lives (comes down to two things):

            a. Belief

            b. Discipline

    B. An Inheritance Gained Through a Knowledge of Christ (3)

    C. An Inheritance Grounded in God's Call (3b)

    D. An Inheritance Guaranteed  to Sanctify (4)

        1. This gift of our inheritance includes precious and great promises (4)

            a. Positively: We become partakers of the divine nature (4)   

                (1) Union with Christ

            b. Negatively: We escape the world's corruption (4)

Conclusion: Quote by John Piper

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Introduction: Effectual Calling and Making that Calling Sure

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

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

II. Salvation's Surety: The Believer's Security (10-11)

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

     A. An Inheritance Granted by Grace (3a)

    B. An Inheritance Grounded in God's Call (3b)

        1. The External and Internal Call to Salvation

        2. A Look at 1 Peter 2:9 . . .

            a. Effectual calling and the Reformation

          b. Three things that are required for something to be a good work in God’s sight

            1. Must be true (biblical warrant)

            2. Done in faith

            3. Done to God’s glory

          c. Rightly defining “free will”

          d. God called us from “darkness to light”

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Introduction:

I. Flee From Sin (11a)

II. Follow After Righteousness (11b)

    A. Righteousness

    B. Godliness

    C. Faith

    D. Love

    E. Perseverance

    F. Gentleness

III. Fight for the Faith (12a)

IV. Faithfully Live your Calling (12b)

    A. Know Your Calling

    B. Seize Eternal Life

    C. Remember Your Confession

Concluding Quote by Puritan Thomas Brooks

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Introduction:

I. The Purpose and Duration of the Law (3:19–25)

Review . . . 

    A. The Law was Given on Account of Sin (3:19a)

    B. The Law was Given Until Christ (3:19b)

    C. The Law was Secondary to the Promise (3:19c-20)

    D. The Law was not Contrary to the Promises (3:21a)

    E. The Law Could not Give Life (3:21b)

    F. The Law Imprisons Everything Under Sin (3:22)

    G. The Law was a Temporary Guardian (3:23-25)

    1. The Law Imprisons

    2. The Law was a Temporary Paidagōgos (παιδαγωγὸs)

    3. We Are no Longer Under a Guardian

Conclusion: