2 Peter 1:10-11 Why the rather, brothers, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall:… I. THAT IT IS IN EVERY ONE'S POWER TO MAKE HIS CALLING AND ELECTION SURE. II. THE ONLY WAY OF MAKING OUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE IS TO LIVE IN THE SINCERE AND CONSCIENTIOUS PRACTICE OF ALL CHRISTIAN VIRTUES. This appears from the beginning of the chapter. III. THOSE VIRTUES AND GRACES BY WHICH ALONE WE CAN MAKE SURE TO OURSELVES ELECTION AND SALVATION, REQUIRE THE GREATEST PAINS AND INDUSTRY. 1. The main fundamental reason why religion is so very difficult is because of that natural propensity we have to sin. 2. Besides this unhappy degeneracy against religion, there are inveterate sinful habits to be rooted out, and these do strangely increase the difficulty. 3. The last reason to evince the difficulty of being religious is the uneasiness of planting Dew and opposite habits, in the room of our former vicious ones. (R. Warren, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: |
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