We've come as far as the end of 2 Peter chapter
1, minus the two verses we're going to look at
today. And so, let's take a look. Verse 10, Therefore,
my brothers and sisters, make every effort to
confirm your calling and election. In other words,
let's be sure. Let's be sure we truly are Christians.
Let's be sure we truly are followers of the Lord.
If you do these things, you will never stumble,
and you will receive a rich welcome into the
eternal kingdom. of our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ. What a great chapter it's been. The love
of God displayed toward us, that he would, in
his good nature and his great glory, choose to
save us and help us to participate in the divine
nature, escaping the corruption of the world
caused by evil desires, that he would give access
to goodness, knowledge, self -control, perseverance,
at godliness, and out of godliness, then, mutual
affection, and from mutual affection. love. And
we can have these qualities ever increasing in
us. And having them, we can know where we're
headed and have our calling and election made
sure. And having that, we can know that we will
receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom
of our Lord. Oh Lord, let it be so.