2 Peter 1:1-11

1 Simeon^[a] Peter, a slave and an apostle of Jesus Christ:
To those who have obtained a faith of equal privilege with ours^[b] through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.
² May grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Growth in the Faith³ His^[c] divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by^[d] His own glory and goodness. ⁴ By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires. ⁵ For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, ⁶ knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, ⁷ godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. ⁸ For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins. ¹⁰ Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.¹¹ For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.


1.       What does it mean to be a slave?
2.       Who is he writing this letter to? Believers or nonbelievers
3.       His power has given us everything for life and godliness.  How are we using that     power? How are we           sometimes wasting our time? See page1234 at bottom
4.       Peter says, “Make every effort to supplement your faith with…” How do we do that?
5.       Have you ever not been selected to be on a team? God has chosen you to be on his team.