Scripture Text: 2 Peter 1: 1-11
1. The faith the saves, as taught in the Bible, is a living faith which will produce a fruitful and faithful life pleasing to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
2. True faith is a gift from God and we cannot add anything to it to be saved. However, true faith will not stand alone as a believer in Jesus Christ will grow and progress in Christian maturity. 2 Peter 1:5-7 tells us of these graces that will develop in us to live a balance and harmonious Christian life.
3. The 1st grace to progress is Virtue which is excellence, goodness and courage. The 2nd grace is Knowledge. We must supply Knowledge to Virtue. We can't know everything in this world but we must stock our mind with biblical information.
4. Knowledge also implies wisdom that we have the ability to use biblical knowledge to good use for the Lord. It is very dangerous to have zeal without knowledge.
5. The secret of godly living as taught in 1 Tim 3:16 is to learn Jesus Christ. This ought to be the yearning for every true Christian. We have to spend time and effort to abound in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
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