Partakers of the Divine Power

To be Partakers of Christ’s divine power has provided everything believers need for life and godliness.

Divine translates theias, which is from theos (God). All that believers need for spiritual vitality (life) and godly living, godliness, piety, is attainable through our knowledge of Christ. We are without excuse if we say that God has not made an arrangement for us to live for him. Which is why we need God’s word to guide us through our lives and lead us to the knowledge who God is. God has given to all of us everything necessary, and the power to attain Godliness.

Partakers of His Knowledge

2 Peter 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

According as his divine power-God’s power is divine and He shared it with us Jesus His son. God has given unto us all things, pertain to our life, and Godliness.

Godliness = the whole of practical piety, it supposes knowledge, veneration, affection, dependence, submission, gratitude, and obedience. It is what God expects of us.

Practical piety = those who behaves in ways that relate more to the realities of the world than to ideas or desires: + Piety = is devotion to God. We need to be consistent in the exercises of piety in the truest wisdom, because it promotes our happiness and well-being in life. These four things help us attain it. A clear reputation. A comfortable fortune. A healthy body. A quiet mind.

          Veneration= great respect; and reverence

Through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue- To have Godliness, we must know our God.  When we know Him it will be revealed to us that he wants great respect; and reverence. He also wants us to experience pure affection is born of spiritual sense and brings into human experience peace, protection, gentleness, forgiveness, patience, tolerance, understanding, and kindness. He wants us to depend on him, be submissive, and have gratitude, and obedience to him.

Glory and virtue= Glory means honor and virtue means behavior showing high moral standards, chastity and quality.

Chastity= here represents purity to God. Purity in us show the inner unity of man in his bodily and spiritual being.

Partakers of His Precious Promises

2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Those who can follow the before mentioned things in verse 3, and love and honor God will be given an exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world. We can and will partake in the gloires that are in heaven, He has promised us. Amen!

God helps us to escape the corruption and lust if we allow Him in our lives.

Partakers of His Rewards

2 Peter 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue-we must seek diligently, God and the word of God so it will add and strengthen to our faith and give us that high moral standard of love and quality God wants us to have. Achieving this will lead to that high moral standard of love of God’s knowledge. Now that this is accomplished Peter tells us don’t stop there…

2 Peter 1:6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

to knowledge temperance= moderation in action, thought, or feeling: restraint.

to temperance patience= the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed

patience godliness;- this brings us back to the start for another and clearer look. Knowledge= facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. temperance= moderation in action, thought, or feeling: restraint. patience= the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed Godliness = the whole of practical piety, it supposes knowledge, veneration, affection, dependence, submission, gratitude, and obedience. It is what God expects of us. But wait, that’s not all!

2 Peter 1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

To godliness brotherly kindness- the love and caring of fellow Christians toward one another, all being children of the same heavenly Father.

To brotherly kindness charity- Greek word “agape” meaning unconditional love.

2 Peter 1:8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 If these things be in you, and abound-they need to be part of our lives I order for us to change.

They make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. –He says when we abound we will bear fruit in our work for the Lord. Amen! Matter of fact when we do abundantly, we will be fruitful. Full of fruit.

Partakers of His Everlasting Life

2 Peter 1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

If we do not try to possess these things we will fail. Don’t blinded yourself so you have no vision, and don’t forget the Lord God forgave you of all your sins.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.