INSPIRE:

The power of
God’s forgiveness
2 Peter 1:1-9
1 Simon Peter, a bond-servant
and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those
who have received a faith of the
same kind as ours, by the
righteousness of our God and
Savior, Jesus Christ:
2 Peter 1:1-9
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to
you in the knowledge of God and of
Jesus our Lord,
2 Peter 1:1-9
3 forHis divine power has granted to
us everything pertaining to life and
godliness, through the true
knowledge of Him who called us by
His own glory and excellence.
2 Peter 1:1-9
4 Through these He has granted to us
His precious and magnificent
promises, so that by them you may
become partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world on
account of lust.
2 Peter 1:1-9
5 Now for this very reason also,
applying all diligence, in your faith
supply moral excellence, and in
your moral excellence, knowledge,
2 Peter 1:1-9
6 and in your knowledge, self-
control, and in your self-control,
perseverance, and in your
perseverance, godliness,
7 and in your godliness, brotherly
kindness, and in your brotherly
kindness, love.
2 Peter 1:1-9
8 For if these qualities are yours and
are increasing, they do not make you
useless nor unproductive in the true
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:1-9
9 For the one who lacks these
qualities is blind or short-sighted,
having forgotten his purification
from his former sins.
1 John 2:12 (NASB)
12 Iam writing to you, little children,
because your sins have been
forgiven you on account of His
name.
grammar- Perfect, Indicative,
Middle/Passive
Colossians 2:13 (NASB)
13 And when you were dead in your
wrongdoings and the uncircumcision
of your flesh, He made you alive
together with Him, having forgiven
us all our wrongdoings,
grammar- Aorist, Participle, Middle-
Nominative
Mga pinasaylo diha kay
Kristo, patay ka na diha
sa mga sayop mong buhat ug
sa lawasnon nga kinabuhi
apan buhi ka diha kay
Kristo
Ephesians 4:32 (NASB)
12 andbe ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God for Christ’s
sake hath forgiven you.
We can do what we do as
Christians for God has
already forgiven us.
His forgiveness inspires
us.
Hebrews 10:8-10 (NASB)
8 Aftersaying above, “Sacrifices and
offerings and whole burnt offerings
and offerings for sin You have not
desired, nor have You taken pleasure
in them” (which are offered
according to the Law),
Hebrews 10:8-10 (NASB)
9 then He said, “Behold, I have come
to do Your will.” He takes away the
first in order to establish the second.
Hebrews 10:8-10 (NASB)
10By this will, we have been
sanctified through the offering of the
body of Jesus Christ once for all
time.
What if people will abuse
it?
Could we abuse God’s
total forgiveness?
2 Peter 1:1-9
1 Simon Peter, a bond-servant
and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those
who have received a faith of the
same kind as ours, by the
righteousness of our God and
Savior, Jesus Christ:
2 Peter 1:1-9
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to
you in the knowledge of
God and of Jesus our Lord,
2 Peter 1:1-9
3 forHis divine power has granted to
us everything pertaining to life and
godliness, through the true
knowledge of Him who called us by
His own glory and excellence.
2 Peter 1:1-9
4 Through these He has granted to us
His precious and magnificent
promises, so that by them you may
become partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world on
account of lust.
2 Peter 1:1-9
5 Now for this very reason also,
applying all diligence, in your faith
supply moral excellence, and in
your moral excellence, knowledge,
2 Peter 1:1-9
6 and in your knowledge, self-
control, and in your self-control,
perseverance, and in your
perseverance, godliness,
7 and in your godliness, brotherly
kindness, and in your brotherly
kindness, love.
2 Peter 1:1-9
8 For if these qualities are yours and
are increasing, they do not make you
useless nor unproductive in the true
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:1-9
9 For the one who lacks these
qualities is blind or short-sighted,
having forgotten his purification
from his former sins.
Ephesians 4:32 (NASB)
32 Bekind and compassionate to one
another, forgiving each other, just as
in Christ God forgave you.
 God’s
forgiveness,
inspires us to forgive
others.