2 PETER 1:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 2
“Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:”
Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election (klēsin kai eklogēn), for if you practice these qualities you will never fall — the assurance of perseverance rests not on abstract predestination but on practiced virtues. The calling and election are certain, but the confirmation belongs to the believer through obedience. The promise never to stumble (ptaiō) does not deny temptation's reality but affirms the sufficiency of grace when virtues are actively cultivated.
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