Making
One's Calling And Election Sure
Simon
Peter, a Servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ,
To
those who through the Righteousness
Of
our God and Savior Jesus Christ
Have
received a Faith as Precious as ours.
2
Grace and Peace be yours in abundance
Through
the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3
HIS DIVINE POWER
HAS
GIVEN US EVERYTHING WE NEED
FOR
LIFE AND GODLINESS
THROUGH
THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM WHO CALLED US
BY
HIS OWN GLORY AND GOODNESS.
4
THROUGH THESE HE HAS GIVEN US
HIS
VERY GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES,
SO
THAT THROUGH THEM
YOU
MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE DIVINE NATURE
AND
ESCAPE THE CORRUPTION IN THE WORLD
CAUSED
BY EVIL DESIRES.
5
For this very reason,
Make
every effort to add to you Faith Goodness;
And
to Goodness, knowledge;
And
to knowledge, Self-control;
And
to Self-control Perseverance;
And
to Perseverance, Godliness;
And
to Godliness brotherly kindness;
And
to brotherly kindness, love.
8
For if you possess these qualities in Increasing Measure,
They
will keep you from being Ineffective and Unproductive
In
you knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9
But if anyone does not have them,
HE
IS NEARSIGHTED AND BLIND,
AND
HAS FORGOTTEN
THAT
HE HAS BEEN CLEANSED FROM HIS PAST SINS.
10
Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager
TO
MAKE YOUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE.
FOR
IF YOU DO THESE THINGS,
YOU
WILL NEVER FALL,
11
AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A RICH WELCOME
INTO
THE ETERNAL KINGDOM
OF
OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
Prophecy
Of Scripture
12
So I will always remind you of these things,
Even
though you know them
AND
ARE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED
IN
THE TRUTH YOU NOW HAVE.
13
I think it is Right to Refresh your Memory
As
long as I live in the Tent of this body,
14
Because I know that I will soon put it aside,
As
our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
15
And I will make every effort
To
see that after my Departure
You
will always be able to remember these things.
16
We did not follow Cleverly Invented Stories
When
we told you about the Power,
And
Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
BUT
WE WERE EYEWITNESSES TO HIS MAJESTY.
17
For He received Honor and Glory from God the Father
When
the Voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory,
Saying,
'THIS
IS MY SON, WHOM I LOVE;
WITH
HIM I AM WELL PLEASED.'
18
We ourselves head this Voice
That
came from Heaven
When
we were with Him on the Sacred Mountain.
19
AND WE HAVE THE WORD OF THE PROPHETS
MADE
MORE CERTAIN,
And
you will do well to Pay Attention to it,
AS
TO A LIGHT SHINING IN A DARK PLACE,
UNTIL
THE MORNING STAR RISES IN YOUR HEARTS.
20
ABOVE ALL, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
THAT
NO PROPHECY OF SCRIPTURE CAME ABOUT
BY
THE PROPHET'S OWN INTERPRETATION.
21
FOR PROPHECY NEVER HAD ITS ORIGIN
IN
THE WILL OF MAN,
BUT
MEN SPOKE FROM GOD
AS
THEY WERE CARRIED ALONG BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
(2
Peter 1)
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