Subject: Laying the Cornerstone of Holiness

Scripture Reading: 2 Peter 1: 1 – 11

Memory Verse: 2 Peter 1: 8

Objective: To demonstrate holiness in all circumstances.

1. According to 2 Peter 1: 3 – 4, what great possibility exists for the child of God?

2. Since holiness is neither inherent nor instantaneous, by what process does one become holy? 1 Chronicles 28: 9, 2 Peter 1: 3 – 4 & 2: 1 – 3

3. In what orderly way is spiritual growth achieved? 2 Peter 1: 5 – 8 & 3: 17 - 18

4. What evidence is there in the lives of those who follow this prescribed order and those who do not? 2 Peter 1: 8 - 9

5. Having grown in the grace and knowledge of Christ, what do we now become? Matthew 5: 13 – 15; and what is said of useless salt? Luke 14: 34 – 35 (Discuss the spiritual aspect of salt and light)

6. What healthy habit did brother Paul suggest in 2 Corinthians 13: 5; and why? Titus 1: 10 - 16

7. Sensing his impending departure, how did he, who shined his light so brightly, encourage us? Philippians 2: 12 – 18