‘Genuine Love.’
a) 2 Corinthians 8:8. Can be tested, especially by our spiritual leaders.
b) Romans 12:9. Is the way to live for a True Believer.
c) 2 Corinthians 6:6. Should be one of the motivational parts of our ministry.
(This QT speaks to my heart about the necessity for Genuine Love)
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‘Peter’s Timely Reminder.’
2 Peter 1:3-13.
a) 2 Peter 1:3. God’s Divine Power has given us everything that we need for Life and Godliness.
b) 2 Peter 1:3. This Divine Power comes to us through our knowing Christ.
c) 2 Peter 1:4. Through God’s Divine Power it is granted to us to receive God’s precious and very great Promises.
d) 2 Peter 1:4. Through these Promises we become partakers of the Divine Nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the World system.
e) 2 Peter 1:5. We should respond to being a partaker of the Divine Nature, a True Believer, by adding Integrity to our Faith and then Knowledge to our Integrity.
f) 2 Peter 1:6-7. We add:-
1- Self control to our Knowledge.
2- Steadfastness to our Self Control.
3- Godliness to our Steadfastness.
4- Christian kindness to our Godliness.
5- Love to our Christian kindness.
g) 2 Peter 1:8. If these qualities are in our lives and are increasing, they keep us from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
h) 2 Peter 1:9. If we lack these qualities we are so blind and we have forgotten that we are cleansed from our former sins.
i) 2 Peter 1:10. We should be diligent to make our Calling and Election sure. If we practice these qualities we will never fail.
j) 2 Peter 1:11. This is the Way into the entrance of the Eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
k) 2 Peter 1:12-13. These are things that we frequently need reminding of. Peter calls it a timely reminder.
(Through this Second one I am challenged by Peter’s Timely Reminder)
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Chris.
It is a very important part of our response to the Gospel of Jesus Christ that we come to Knowledge of Him. Not just knowledge about Him but Knowledge of Him. The next step in Knowing Jesus Christ is that we become effective and fruitful True Believers.
