Friday, December 19, 2008

Am I really one of the Elect?


(Sermonette listen above, these things are really taking off! Praise God!!)
Hello everyone, our topic today is posed in a question, "Are you sure your saved?" Sometimes people wonder "if" they are really saved..... Sometimes I hear of some who question if they are truly 'elected' by God. Sometimes they say, "maybe I'm just not one of the elect". Dear reader, it is possible to be saved and doubt it(most likely because of sin), but it is also possible to be saved and KNOW FOR SURE that you are! So come and sit under the feet of the Apostle Peter and let him guide you through self-examination to make sure your one of the blessed Elect.
2 Peter 1:3-11
3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, [5] and virtue with knowledge,
6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,
7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
8 For if these qualities [6] are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
10 Therefore, brothers, [7] be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.
11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.