- Introduction to 2 Peter 1
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- Divine strength imparted
- Faith, the first round. Round two: Virtue
- Example of Joseph
- Belief and patience
- Round three: Knowledge—Benefits from associating with Christ
- Round four: Temperance
- Importance of healthful diet
- Round five: Patience
- Peace in the home
- Round six: Godliness Beauty of religion in the home
- Round seven: Brotherly kindness—the example of Enoch Earthly home fits for heaven
- Round eight: Love
- Heaven brought nearer
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- Christian life a constant warfare
- Plan of addition and multiplication
- Add virtue
- A high standard to attain
- To represent the Father
- A knowledge beyond expression
- Conditional promises
- Temperance in appetite
- Self-denial a virtue
- Brain nerve-power to resist temptation
- Disposition of a Christian
- Challenge to parents
- Arbitrary authority to be avoided
- Mothers to keep a cheerful countenance
- Missionary work to begin at home
- Speech to be sanctified
- Negligence to children to be confessed
- Example of the Israelites
- Only election in Scripture
- Timbers in character-building
- Kindness and patience
- Home to be heaven on earth
- Life-insurance policy
- Parable of the talents
- One talent
- The talent of means
- Parable of the fig tree
- Economy to be practiced
- Criticism and fault-finding to cease
- Conversion
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- Ladder of Christian progress
- Virtue
- Knowledge a safeguard against temptation
- None need fail to reach perfection
- No possibility of failure for the one who follows this plan
- Privileges of being believers
- Prophecy a safe guide in times of peril
- World conditions prior to Christ's second coming
- Peter's imprisonment in Rome
- The death of Peter
Criticism and fault-finding to cease
We have only touched upon this subject, and now we leave it with you. We greatly desire to have everyone go to work. Cease to criticize and find fault. If anyone has aught against his brother, let him go to him in the spirit of Christ and settle the difficulty. Before the power of the Holy Ghost rested upon the disciples, they spent ten days before God in prayer and fasting and confession of sin. After they had come into unity, the heavens were opened, the glory of God was revealed, and the Holy Spirit came upon them. Then they went forth to proclaim the gospel with power, and under the influence of the Spirit five thousand were converted in one day.PCP 33.7
Let us begin to look at these things as they are. The saving knowledge of the power of God should go forth from us as a lamp that burneth. Our tapers should be kindled from the divine altar.PCP 34.1