“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” 2 Peter 1:2-4(NKJV)
How to be partakers of Divine Nature?
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- Faith
- Virtue
- Knowledge
- Self control
- Perseverance
- Godliness
- Brotherly kindness
- Love
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“But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.” 2 Peter 1:5-9(NKJV)
We all walk by Faith in the Lord Our God, but we should grow adding all the wonderful characters to attain maturity that is Divine Love. Start from faith and end in love. As we grow older we should exhibit all these divine characters through us, that is the ultimate goal of our spiritual life. Only then we can be fruitful for the Lord Jesus Christ. God is expecting us to be like Him in this world, representing who we belong to. If we do not mature in this way, we are shortsighted or even blind and have forgotten that we were cleansed from our old sins, the word says it clearly.
“So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:10-11(NLT)