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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Peter 1:10

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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1:10 dear brothers and sisters: This Greek term (adelphoi) refers to people, both male and female, who are members of the same family. • Work hard to prove (literally Be zealous to make certain): Peter did not mean that our being chosen by God for salvation depends on what we do, but that our zeal to grow in Christian virtue confirms that we have, indeed, been chosen by God.
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