Apostle Peter wanted new converts to know God, as in getting to know Him through a relationship with Him through Christ. Until Christ, even the Jews, as well as the Gentiles with their numerous gods, obtained only a knowledge of God through tradition and religion.
Because of our faith in Christ, we can obtain this knowledge and become partakers of all the things that Divinity offers. Only through this intimate knowledge, can we become partakers of the exceeding great and precious promises and power of God.
Accept Christ today, get to know Him for yourselves, so that you too can be afforded the peace, etc., that comes with knowing God.
2 Peter 1:Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,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: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.5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.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.
Because of our faith in Christ, we can obtain this knowledge and become partakers of all the things that Divinity offers. Only through this intimate knowledge, can we become partakers of the exceeding great and precious promises and power of God.
Accept Christ today, get to know Him for yourselves, so that you too can be afforded the peace, etc., that comes with knowing God.
2 Peter 1:Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,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: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.5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.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.
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