1- God's Gracious Mercy - v3a 2- Our Guaranteed Salvation - vv3b-5 a---------------- b---------------- c---------------- -Digging Deeper- How did we come to have this salvation- Why can we be certain that our salvation is secure- When will we receive our final salvation -our inheritance-- How does having hope give us an opportunity to point others to Jesus- -see Eph 2-14- 1 Thess 4-12- 1 Pet 3-15- How should we respond to this text- Other passages to consider- Ex 34-6- Matt 5-5- 6-19-21- Jn 3-1-6- Rom 8-12-25- 1 Cor 15-50-58- Eph 1-16-18- 2-1-7- Col 3-4- Titus 2-13- 1 Pet 1-3-9,13,23- Rev 21-1-5