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We've come as far as the end of 2 Peter chapter

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1, minus the two verses we're going to look at

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today. And so, let's take a look. Verse 10, Therefore,

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my brothers and sisters, make every effort to

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confirm your calling and election. In other words,

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let's be sure. Let's be sure we truly are Christians.

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Let's be sure we truly are followers of the Lord.

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If you do these things, you will never stumble,

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and you will receive a rich welcome into the

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eternal kingdom. of our Lord and Savior, Jesus

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Christ. What a great chapter it's been. The love

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of God displayed toward us, that he would, in

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his good nature and his great glory, choose to

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save us and help us to participate in the divine

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nature, escaping the corruption of the world

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caused by evil desires, that he would give access

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to goodness, knowledge, self -control, perseverance,

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at godliness, and out of godliness, then, mutual

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affection, and from mutual affection. love. And

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we can have these qualities ever increasing in

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us. And having them, we can know where we're

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headed and have our calling and election made

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sure. And having that, we can know that we will

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receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom

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of our Lord. Oh Lord, let it be so.