Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Peter 1:5-15
by: Ellen Olson.
"For if you do these things.you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (v. 10b, NIV). What a wonderful promise! When we do what God wants and respond to his love with our obedience, he rewards us. When we develop spiritual fruit, we become effective and productive Christians. Effective Christians are aware of their calling and eager to fulfill and confirm that calling. This concept is so central to growing in faith that Peter took the last four verses to remind his readers of its importance.