Therefore, dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, so that you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own stability.

To make

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:

The Lord knows those who are His,

and

Everyone who names the name of the Lord
must turn away from unrighteousness.

Now we want each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the final realization of your hope,

This is how we will know we belong to the truth and will convince our conscience in His presence,

Election

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.

We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,

But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ.

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

General references

Carefully observe the commands of the Lord your God, the decrees and statutes He has commanded you.

Because of laziness the roof caves in,
and because of negligent hands the house leaks.