Exceeding Promises / Partakers of His Divine Nature

kjv@2Peter:1:4 @ Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature,...

Contextual Anchors

1. Precious Promises

Quoted resource: strongs 'G5093'

G5093 @ τίμιος timios tim'-ee-os Including the comparative τίμιώτερος timiōteros and the superlative τίμιώτατος timiōtatos; from G5092; valuable that is (objectively) costly or (subjectively) honored esteemed or (figuratively) beloved: - dear honourable (more most) precious had in reputation.

Quoted resource: strongs 'G1862'

G1862 @ ἐπάγγελμα epaggelma ep-ang'-el-mah From G1861; a self committal (by assurance of conferring some good): - promise.

(see: Topical Study DivinePromise or slidy:DivinePromise )

Quoted resource: torrey 'Promise'

Promises of God, the @ Contained in the Scriptures easton@Romans:1:2 -- Made in Christ easton@Ephesians:3:6 easton@2Timothy:1:1 -- Made to -- Christ easton@Galatians:3:16 easton@Galatians:3:19 -- Abraham easton@Genesis:12:3 easton@Genesis:12:7 easton@Galatians:3:16 -- Isaac easton@Genesis:26:3 easton@Genesis:26:4 -- Jacob easton@Genesis:28:14 -- David easton@2Samuel:7:12 easton@Psalms:89:3 easton@Psalms:89:4 easton@Psalms:89:35 easton@Psalms:89:36 -- The Israelites easton@Romans:9:4 -- The Fathers easton@Acts:13:32 easton@Acts:26:6 easton@Acts:26:7 -- All who are called of God easton@Acts:2:39 -- Those who love him easton@James:1:12 easton@James:2:5 -- Confirmed by an oath easton@Psalms:89:3 easton@Psalms:89:4 easton@Hebrews:8:6 -- Covenant established upon easton@Hebrews:8:6 -- God is faithful to easton@Titus:1:2 easton@Hebrews:10:23 -- God remembers easton@Psalms:105:42 easton@Luke:1:54 easton@Luke:1:55 -- Are -- Good easton@1Kings:8:56 -- Holy easton@Psalms:105:42 -- Exceeding great and precious easton@2Peter:1:4 -- Confirmed in Christ easton@Romans:15:8 -- Yea and amen in Christ easton@2Corinthians:1:20 -- Fulfilled in Christ easton@Acts:13:23 easton@Luke:1:69-73 -- Through the righteousness of faith easton@Romans:4:13 easton@Romans:4:16 -- Obtained through faith easton@Hebrews:11:33 -- Given to those who believe easton@Galatians:3:22 -- Inherited through faith and patience easton@Hebrews:6:12 easton@Hebrews:6:15 easton@Hebrews:10:36 -- Performed in due season easton@Jeremiah:33:14 easton@Acts:7:17 easton@Galatians:4:4 -- Not one shall fail easton@Joshua:23:14 easton@1Kings:8:56 -- The law not against easton@Galatians:3:21 -- The law could not disannul easton@Galatians:3:17 -- Subjects of -- Christ easton@2Samuel:7:12 easton@2Samuel:7:13 easton@Acts:13:22 easton@Acts:13:23 -- The Holy Spirit easton@Acts:2:33 easton@Ephesians:1:13 -- The gospel easton@Romans:1:1 easton@Romans:1:2 -- Life in Christ easton@2Timothy:1:1 -- A crown of life easton@James:1:12 -- Eternal life easton@Titus:1:2 easton@1John:2:25 -- The life that now is easton@1Timothy:4:8 -- Adoption easton@2Corinthians:6:18 easton@2Corinthians:7:1 -- Preservation in affliction easton@Isaiah:43:2 -- Blessing easton@Deuteronomy:1:11 -- Forgiveness of sins easton@Isaiah:1:18 easton@Hebrews:8:12 -- Putting the law into the heart easton@Jeremiah:31:33 easton@Hebrews:8:10 -- Second coming of Christ easton@2Peter:3:4 -- New heavens and earth easton@2Peter:3:13 -- Entering into rest easton@Joshua:22:4 easton@Hebrews:4:1 -- Should lead to perfecting holiness easton@2Corinthians:7:1 -- The inheritance of the saints is of easton@Romans:4:13 easton@Galatians:3:18 -- Saints -- Children of easton@Romans:9:8 easton@Galatians:4:28 -- Heirs of easton@Galatians:3:29 easton@Hebrews:6:17 easton@Hebrews:11:9 -- Stagger not at easton@Romans:4:20 -- Have implicit confidence in easton@Hebrews:11:11 -- Expect the performance of easton@Luke:1:38 easton@Luke:1:45 easton@2Peter:3:13 -- Sometimes, through infirmity, tempted to doubt easton@Psalms:77:8 easton@Psalms:77:10 -- Plead in prayer easton@Genesis:32:9 easton@Genesis:32:12 easton@1Chronicles:17:23 easton@1Chronicles:17:26 easton@Isaiah:43:26 -- Should wait for the performance of easton@Acts:1:4 -- Gentiles shall be partakers of easton@Ephesians:3:6 -- Man, by nature, has no interest in easton@Ephesians:2:12 -- Scoffers despise easton@2Peter:3:3 easton@2Peter:3:4 -- Fear, lest ye come short of easton@Hebrews:4:1

2. Partakers

Quoted resource: strongs 'G2844'

G2844 @ κοινωνός koinōnos koy-no-nos' From G2839; a sharer that is associate: - companion X fellowship partaker partner.

Note: The more practical aspects of "partaking" of this divine nature will be studied in the second part of this foundational series ApplicationsOfTheLikePreciousFaith. Please take this time to become familiar with this precise divine nature before attempting to partake of it. For now, let it suffice to acquaint ourselves with the topic of abiding in Christ (see: Chapter study kjv@John:15 or sl[kjv@John:15] ).

3. Divine Nature

Quoted resource: strongs 'G2304'

G2304 @ θεῖος theios thi'-os From G2316; godlike (neuter as noun divinity): - divine godhead.

Quoted resource: strongs 'G5449'

G5449 @ φύσις phusis foo'-sis From G5453; growth (by germination or expansion) that is (by implication) natural production (lineal descent); by extension a genus or sort; figuratively native disposition constitution or usage: - ([man-]) kind nature ([-al]).

As Peter's choice of words is mostly unique to the epistles, I would like to expand the context out to the broader similitudes:

(see: Topical study DivineNature or slidy:DivineNature as being God's Holiness producing the genesis of sanctified believers)

Quoted resource: torrey 'Holiness of God'

Holiness of God, the @ Is incomparable easton@Exodus:15:11 easton@1Samuel:2:2 -- Exhibited in his -- Character easton@Psalms:22:3 easton@John:17:11 -- Name easton@Isaiah:57:15 easton@Luke:1:49 -- Words easton@Psalms:60:6 easton@Jeremiah:23:9 -- Works easton@Psalms:145:17 -- Kingdom easton@Psalms:47:8 easton@Matthew:13:41 easton@Revelation:21:27 easton@1Corinthians:6:9 easton@1Corinthians:6:10 -- Is pledged for the fulfilment of -- His promises easton@Psalms:89:35 -- His judgments easton@Amos:4:2 -- Saints are commanded to imitate easton@Leviticus:11:44 easton@1Peter:1:15 easton@1Peter:1:16 -- Saints should praise easton@Psalms:30:4 -- Should produce reverential fear easton@Revelation:15:4 -- Requires holy service easton@Joshua:24:19 easton@Psalms:93:5 -- Heavenly hosts adore easton@Isaiah:6:3 easton@Revelation:4:8 -- Should be magnified easton@1Chronicles:16:10 easton@Psalms:48:1 easton@Psalms:99:3 easton@Psalms:99:5 easton@Revelation:15:4

(see: Topical study DivineGod or slidy:DivineGod as declared by scripture of God)

Quoted resource: torrey 'God'

God strong_idH410 H426 H430 H433/strong_id @ Is a spirit easton@John:4:24 easton@2Corinthians:3:17 -- Is declared to be -- Light easton@Isaiah:60:19 easton@James:1:17 easton@1John:1:5 -- Love easton@1John:4:8 easton@1John:4:16 -- Invisible easton@Job:23:8 easton@Job:23:9 easton@John:1:18 easton@John:5:37 easton@Colossians:1:15 easton@1Timothy:1:17 -- Unsearchable easton@Job:11:7 easton@Job:37:23 easton@Psalms:145:3 easton@Isaiah:40:28 easton@Romans:11:33 -- Incorruptible easton@Romans:1:23 -- Eternal easton@Deuteronomy:33:27 easton@Psalms:90:2 easton@Revelation:4:8-10 -- Immortal easton@1Timothy:1:17 easton@1Timothy:6:16 -- Omnipotent easton@Genesis:17:1 easton@Exodus:6:3 -- Omniscient easton@Psalms:139:1-6 easton@Proverbs:5:21 -- Omnipresent easton@Psalms:139:7 easton@Jeremiah:23:23 -- Immutable easton@Psalms:102:26 easton@Psalms:102:27 easton@James:1:17 -- Only-wise easton@Romans:16:27 easton@1Timothy:1:17 -- Glorious easton@Exodus:15:11 easton@Psalms:145:5 -- Most High easton@Psalms:83:18 easton@Acts:7:48 -- Perfect easton@Matthew:5:48 -- Holy easton@Psalms:99:9 easton@Isaiah:5:16 -- Just easton@Deuteronomy:32:4 easton@Isaiah:45:21 -- True easton@Jeremiah:10:10 easton@John:17:3 -- Upright easton@Psalms:25:8 easton@Psalms:92:15 -- Righteous easton@Ezra:9:15 easton@Psalms:145:17 -- Good easton@Psalms:25:8 easton@Psalms:119:68 -- Great easton@2Chronicles:2:5 easton@Psalms:86:10 -- Gracious easton@Exodus:34:6 easton@Psalms:116:5 -- Faithful easton@1Corinthians:10:13 easton@1Peter:4:19 -- Merciful easton@Exodus:34:6 easton@Exodus:34:7 easton@Psalms:86:5 -- Long-suffering easton@Numbers:14:18 easton@Micah:7:1 -- Jealous easton@Joshua:24:19 easton@Nahum:1:2 -- Compassionate easton@2Kings:13:23 -- A consuming fire easton@Hebrews:12:29 -- None beside him easton@Deuteronomy:4:35 easton@Isaiah:44:6 -- None before him easton@Isaiah:43:10 -- None like to him easton@Exodus:9:14 easton@Deuteronomy:33:26 easton@2Samuel:7:22 easton@Isaiah:46:5 easton@Isaiah:46:9 easton@Jeremiah:10:6 -- None good but he easton@Matthew:19:17 -- Fills heaven and earth easton@1Kings:8:27 easton@Jeremiah:23:24 -- Should be worshipped in spirit and in truth easton@John:4:24

Doctrinal Context: Covenant

(see: Topical study TorreyCovenant or slidy:TorreyCovenant )

Quoted resource: torrey 'Covenant,'

Covenant, the @ Christ, the substance of easton@Isaiah:42:6 easton@Isaiah:49:8 -- Christ, the Mediator of easton@Hebrews:8:6 easton@Hebrews:9:15 easton@Hebrews:12:24 -- Christ, the Messenger of easton@Malachi:3:1 -- Made with -- Abraham easton@Genesis:15:7-18 easton@Genesis:17:2-14 easton@Luke:1:72-75 easton@Acts:3:25 easton@Galatians:3:16 -- Isaac easton@Genesis:17:19 easton@Genesis:17:21 easton@Genesis:26:3 easton@Genesis:26:4 -- Jacob easton@Genesis:28:13 easton@Genesis:28:14 easton@1Chronicles:16:16 easton@1Chronicles:16:17 -- Israel easton@Exodus:6:4 easton@Acts:3:25 -- David easton@2Samuel:23:5 easton@Psalms:89:3 easton@Psalms:89:4 -- Renewed under the gospel easton@Jeremiah:31:31-33 easton@Romans:11:27 easton@Hebrews:8:8-10 easton@Hebrews:8:13 -- Fulfilled in Christ easton@Luke:1:68-79 -- Confirmed in Christ easton@Galatians:3:17 -- Ratified by the blood of Christ easton@Hebrews:9:11-14 easton@Hebrews:9:16-23 -- Is a covenant of peace easton@Isaiah:54:9 easton@Isaiah:54:10 easton@Ezekiel:34:25 easton@Ezekiel:37:26 -- Is unalterable easton@Psalms:89:34 easton@Isaiah:54:10 easton@Isaiah:59:21 easton@Galatians:3:17 -- Is everlasting easton@Psalms:111:9 easton@Isaiah:55:3 easton@Isaiah:61:8 easton@Ezekiel:16:60-63 easton@Hebrews:13:20 -- All saints interested in easton@Psalms:25:14 easton@Psalms:89:29-37 easton@Hebrews:8:10 -- The wicked have no interest in easton@Ephesians:2:12 -- Blessings connected with easton@Isaiah:56:4-7 easton@Hebrews:8:10-12 -- God is faithful to easton@Deuteronomy:7:9 easton@1Kings:8:23 easton@Nehemiah:1:5 easton@Daniel:9:4 -- God is ever mindful of easton@Psalms:105:8 easton@Psalms:111:5 easton@Luke:1:72 -- Be mindful of easton@1Chronicles:16:15 -- Caution against forgetting easton@Deuteronomy:4:23 -- Plead, in prayer easton@Psalms:74:20 easton@Jeremiah:14:21 -- Punishment for despising easton@Hebrews:10:29 easton@Hebrews:10:30

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