His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
His divine power
1 Peter 1:5 ... who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him
2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
who called us
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises
2 Corinthians 7:1 Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
so that through them you may participate in the divine nature
Ephesians 4:24 ... and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Hebrews 12:10 Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.
1 John 3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires
James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
2 Peter 2:18-20 For they (false teachers) mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of sinful human nature, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity--for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.
NOTES:
John 14:16-17 "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever--the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you."
(parentheses are mine)
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Monday, December 7, 2009
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