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Mar 30, 2023 · God’s great and precious promises: their source. Peter says these promises stem from God’s “glory and goodness” (2 Peter 1:3). He has made promises to His people in His Word because He is glorious and because He is good. God’s great and precious promises: their recipients.
2 Peter 1:4. ESV by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. NIV Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may ...
Growing in Faith - By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape ...
4. Whereby, &c.—By His glory and virtue: His glory making the "promises" to be exceeding great; His virtue making them "precious" [Bengel]. Precious promises are the object of precious faith. given—The promises themselves are a gift: for God's promises are as sure as if they were fulfilled. by these—promises.
2 Peter 1:4-14. New Living Translation. 4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. 5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises.
Nov 8, 2022 · The knowledge of God is possible because God has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness through the Scriptures—God’s “very great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:4). Peter explains a little later that he and the other disciples didn’t follow cleverly devised tales when they spoke of the glory of Jesus.
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through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires. 2 Peter 1:4 Additional Translations ...
