II Peter 1:9

"But he that lacketh these things (in other words, all these good things that are part and parcel of godly living) is blind, (that is spiritually blind) and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins." In other words, Peter is talking to believers who have been less than spiritual and, of course, Paul deals with the same thing. And so Peter is admonishing these believers to shape up and realize that, without actually walking the Christian walk, it's awfully easy to fall back into those old habits. All right, verse 10.


II Peter 1:10

"Wherefore the rather, (or on the other hand) brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:"


Now Peter is not ascribing their salvation to doing these good things. Let's go back and look at them. It was in the last program. Look at them in verses 5, 6, 7. These are the things he's talking about. Don't neglect these things because these are the manifestation of your saving faith. And Paul would say the same thing to us.


II Peter 1:5-7

"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6. And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7. And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity." (or love.) See, all these things are part and parcel of the godly walk. Now let's just, again for sake of comparison, come back to how Paul puts it in Galatians. Galatians chapter 5 and this is when you can see that both of these men are writing by the inspiration of the same Holy Spirit. They're both writing Scripture. They're both admonishing believers. But, Paul is writing to us Gentiles in this Age of Grace, whereas Peter is still addressing Jews who are, as yet, unaware of Paul's Gospel of salvation, and they're still associated with Gospel of the Kingdom, Christ's earthly ministry, the believers of Pentecost of Acts chapter 2, and the Jewish economy in general. Here is how Paul addresses us in the Gentile Body of Christ. Let's jump in at verse 16.


Galatians 5:16

"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, (in other words, walk in the control of the Holy Spirit) and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh." You see, it's almost the exact language. Now verse 17.