2. 1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

3. Having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

4. Mankind’s redemption

5. Planned before the foundation of the world I Peter 1:20

6. Mankind’s redemption Planned before the foundation of the world I Peter 1:20 Made necessary because of the craft of the devil Genesis 3

7. Mankind’s redemption Planned before the foundation of the world I Peter 1:20 Made necessary because of the craft of the devil Genesis 3 Requires individual participation Acts 8:5-24

8. Mankind’s redemption Planned before the foundation of the world I Peter 1:20 Made necessary because of the craft of the devil Genesis 3 Requires individual participation Acts 8:5-24 Requires faithfulness Revelation 3:1-7

9. Mankind’s redemption Planned before the foundation of the world I Peter 1:20 Made necessary because of the craft of the devil Genesis 3 Requires individual participation Acts 8:5-24 Requires faithfulness Revelation 3:1-7 Requires God’s intervention II Peter 1:2-4

10. Having escaped

11. We have been taken captive II Timothy 2:26

12. Having escaped We have been taken captive II Timothy 2:26 Christ will set us free John 8:22-59

13. Having escaped We have been taken captive II Timothy 2:26 Christ will set us free John 8:22-59 We must do our part Acts 2:40

14. Having escaped We have been taken captive II Timothy 2:26 Christ will set us free John 8:22-59 We must do our part Acts 2:40 Consider Peter in Acts 12:5-11

15. The corruption that is in the world through lust.

16. The world is corrupt. It is passing away or perishing. I John 2:15-17

17. The corruption that is in the world through lust. The world is corrupt. It is passing away or perishing. I John 2:15-17 We must put to death these lusts which corrupt. Colossians 3:5-9

18. God has done His part. We must do ours.

19. He has made us partakers of the divine nature II Peter 1:2-4

20. God has done His part. We must do ours. He has made us partakers of the divine nature II Peter 1:2-4 He has given us His Holy Spirit Romans 8; Acts 2:38

21. God has done His part. We must do ours. He has made us partakers of the divine nature II Peter 1:2-4 He has given us His Holy Spirit Romans 8; Acts 2:38 We must be raised with Christ & put on the new man Colossians 3:1-3;10-17