are you really among those god has called and chosen?
DESCRIPTION
Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?. 2 PETER 1:5-11. iNTRODUCTION. Having learned of your election, you could either be “Floaters “ or” swimmers” Whatever attitude you take “will prove that you really are among those god has called and chosen” (2peter 1:10) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
ARE YOU REALLY AMONG
THOSE GOD HAS CALLED
AND CHOSEN?2 PETER 1:5-11
![Page 2: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
INTRODUCTION
• HAVING LEARNED OF YOUR ELECTION, YOU COULD EITHER BE “FLOATERS “ OR” SWIMMERS”
• WHATEVER ATTITUDE YOU TAKE “WILL PROVE THAT YOU REALLY ARE AMONG THOSE GOD HAS CALLED AND CHOSEN” (2PETER 1:10)
• KJV “CONFIRM YOUR ELECTION”
![Page 3: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
THE SOURCE OF GODLINESS• THE SOURCE OF GODLINESS IS GOD’S
DIVINE POWER ( 2PETER 1:1-4 )
• OUR GOAL IS LIFE AND GODLINESS
• THE SOURCE OF STRENGTH TO BECOME GODLY IS DIVINE POWER
• THE ACTIVATING CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GOAL OF GODLINESS AND THE SOURCE OF DIVINE POWER IS KNOWING AND TRUSTING THE PROMISES OF GOD.
![Page 4: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
THE LOGIC OF GODLINESS (V5-7)• GOD HAS GIVEN POWER FOR GODLINESS, STRIVE TO BE
GODLY (V 3-4 THEN CONNECTED BY 5-7 BY THE WORD-IN VIEW OF ALL THIS.
• THIS IS THE HEART OF NEW TESTAMENT ETHICS.
• WE LABOUR FOR VIRTUE BECAUSE GOD HAS ALREADY LABOURED FOR US AND IS AT WORK IN US.
• DON’T REVERSE THE ORDER LEST IT BECOMES ANOTHER GOSPEL.
• PHIL.2:13, PHIL.3.12,
• TAKE PAINS NOT TO LIVE UNWORTHY OF HIS LOVE
![Page 5: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
MARCH FORWARD !!!!! (V 5-7)• FAITH, VIRTUE, KNOWLEDGE, SELF-CONTROL, GODLINESS,
BROTHERLY AFFECTION, LOVE FOR EVERYONE.
• LIST STARTS WITH FAITH AND ENDS IN LOVE
• TRUE CHRISTIANS DO NOT STOP PURSUING GROWTH IN GRACE (2PETER 3:18). THEY ADVANCE.
• THEY APPLY THEMSELVES WITH DILIGENCE TO INCREASE IN THESE THINGS
• HOLY DISSATISFACTION WITH OUR PRESENT ATTAINMENTS
![Page 6: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
FLOATING NOT AN OPTION- SWIM• THE TIDE OF TEMPTATION IS TOO STRONG (1 PETER 5:8)
• CHRISTIANS WHO JUST FLOAT NEVER STAY IN THE SAME PLACE . ITS EVEN AN EFFORT TO STAND STILL
• WE FLOAT AND WE COULD BE SWEPT AND DRIFT AWAY INTO BEING UNPRODUCTIVE AND USELESS (V8)
• THE EVIDENCE OF GOD’S POWER (GIVEN TO YOU BY FAITH) IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT (SWIM) TO ADVANCE IN THE QUALITIES OF CHRIST.
• PUT INTO PRACTICE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED (JAMES 1:22. 2:17)
• OUR FAITH SHOULD PRODUCE GOOD DEEDS (THE EVIDENCE)
![Page 7: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
WHAT HAPPENS IF WE JUST FLOAT? (V9)
• BLIND IN TWO DIRECTIONS IF WE QUIT SWIMMING
• WHEN LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, ITS ALL HAZE AND THE PROMISES OF GOD ARE SWALLOWED UP IN A BLUR OF WORLDLY LONGINGS (SHORT SIGHTED)
• WHEN LOOKING INTO THE PAST –THE FORGIVENESS GIVEN TO HIM IS FORGOTTEN –JUST AN EMPTY PRAYER AND RITUAL…
• BLINDNESS TO THE PAST AND FUTURE WORK OF GOD BLOCKS HIS POWER AND LEAVES US WEAK AND JUST FLOATING AND DRIFTING…
![Page 8: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
WHAT IS AT STAKE IF WE ARE JUST FLOATING?• VERSE 10 MAKES IT CLEAR “ WORK HARD TO PROVE THAT YOU REALLY ARE
AMONG THOSE GOD HAS CALLED AND CHOSEN.
• BLINDNESS, POWERLESSNESS AND FRUITLESSNESS MAY BE A SIGN THAT WE WERE NEVER CALLED AND NOT AMONG THE CHOSEN
• DON’T BE CONFUSED AND SAY THIS IS WORKS. IT IS NOT…
• OUR ZEAL TO ADVANCE TO CHRISTLIKENESS IS THRU DIVINE POWER WHICH FLOWS THRU OUR KNOWLEDGE OF GOD (THROUGH THE SPIRIT 2 THES 2:13).THIS CONFIRMS OUR ELECTION…
![Page 9: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
SANCTIFICATION AND ASSURANCE• THE CONFIRMATION OF YOUR ELECTION IS YOUR PROGRESS IN
SANCTIFICATION
• GOD CHOSE US TO BECOME LIKE HIS SON (ROMANS 8:29).
• THE REASSURING EVIDENCE THAT GOD HAS CALLED AND CHOSEN US IS OUR GROWTH TO BECOME LIKE CHRIST THRU THE PROCESS OF SANCTIFICATION
• 2 COR 3:18-AND THE LORD WHO IS THE SPIRIT MAKES US MORE AND MORE LIKE HIM AS WE ARE CHANGED INTO HIS GLORIOUS IMAGE.
![Page 10: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
THEREFORE.. THE FINAL RESULT (V11)• VIRTUE, KNOWLEDGE, SELF CONTROL, PATIENCE, GODLINESS, BROTHERLY
AFFECTION (V5-7)-ARE NOT OUR ENTRANCE FEE TO ETERNAL KINGDOM.
• THEY ARE THE NECESSARY EVIDENCE THAT OUR TRUST IN GOD’S PROMISE IS GENUINE- THEY ARE THE CONFIRMATION THAT WE ARE REALLY CALLED AND CHOSEN BY GOD..
![Page 11: Are You Really Among Those God Has Called and Chosen?](https://reader030.vdocuments.net/reader030/viewer/2022032605/56812c4b550346895d90d219/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
APPLICATION…ARE WE MAKING EVERY EFFORT
• TOWARDS MORAL EXCELLENCE?
• TO INCREASE OUR KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S CHARACTER AND WILL
• TO STRENGTHEN OUR POWER OF SELF CONTROL
• TO ENLARGE CAPACITY FOR PATIENCE
• TO CULTIVATE A HEART FOR GOD
• TO GROW WARM IN OUR AFFECTION FOR OUR FELLOW BELIEVERS
• TO STIR UP LOVE EVEN TO THE PERSON WE DISLIKE
• IF THIS THINGS ARE IN US AND INCREASING WE WILL NOT BE FRUITLESS (V8 ) AND NOT STUMBLE (V10 ) AND ENTER THE ETERNAL KINGDOM (V11)
• 1 TIM 6:12, HEBREW12:1, PHIL 3:14)