2nd Peter 1:5-7

Main Ideas
1:1-4: God’s divine power has granted to us everything for life and godliness
Therefore,
1:5-7: We respond with great effort toward a fruitful and effective life in Christ Jesus

• The effort needed
• The foundation of our effort
• Effort in action

The Effort Needed
• 1st Corinthians 15:10

DA Carson - “People do not drift toward Holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith, and delight in the Lord. We drift toward compromise and call it tolerance; we drift toward disobedience and call it freedom; we drift toward superstition and call it faith. We cherish the indiscipline of lost self-control and call it relaxation; we slouch toward prayerlessness and delude ourselves into thinking we have escaped legalism; we slide toward godlessness and convince ourselves we have been liberated.”

• Ephesians 2:8-10

The Foundation of our Effort
• Knowledge
• Belief
• Trust

Effort in Action
• Gladiator example
• Lists in the New Testament
• Galatians 5:22-23
• James 1:3-4
• Romans 5:3-5

Peter’s List
• Virtue
• Knowledge
• Self-control – 1st Corinthians 9:27
• Steadfastness – Hebrews 12:2
• Godliness – 1st Timothy 4:8
• Brotherly affection
• Love – 1st Corinthians 13:13

Application
• Remember – where does your salvation come from?
• Effort – Don’t drift
• Qualities – What qualities are you aiming for?