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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 strongs@Romans:1:2 -- Made in Christ strongs@Ephesians:3:6 strongs@2Timothy:1:1 -- Made to -- Christ strongs@Galatians:3:16 strongs@Galatians:3:19 -- Abraham strongs@Genesis:12:3 strongs@Genesis:12:7 strongs@Galatians:3:16 -- Isaac strongs@Genesis:26:3 strongs@Genesis:26:4 -- Jacob strongs@Genesis:28:14 -- David strongs@2Samuel:7:12 strongs@Psalms:89:3 strongs@Psalms:89:4 strongs@Psalms:89:35 strongs@Psalms:89:36 -- The Israelites strongs@Romans:9:4 -- The Fathers strongs@Acts:13:32 strongs@Acts:26:6 strongs@Acts:26:7 -- All who are called of God strongs@Acts:2:39 -- Those who love him strongs@James:1:12 strongs@James:2:5 -- Confirmed by an oath strongs@Psalms:89:3 strongs@Psalms:89:4 strongs@Hebrews:8:6 -- Covenant established upon strongs@Hebrews:8:6 -- God is faithful to strongs@Titus:1:2 strongs@Hebrews:10:23 -- God remembers strongs@Psalms:105:42 strongs@Luke:1:54 strongs@Luke:1:55 -- Are -- Good strongs@1Kings:8:56 -- Holy strongs@Psalms:105:42 -- Exceeding great and precious strongs@2Peter:1:4 -- Confirmed in Christ strongs@Romans:15:8 -- Yea and amen in Christ strongs@2Corinthians:1:20 -- Fulfilled in Christ strongs@Acts:13:23 strongs@Luke:1:69-73 -- Through the righteousness of faith strongs@Romans:4:13 strongs@Romans:4:16 -- Obtained through faith strongs@Hebrews:11:33 -- Given to those who believe strongs@Galatians:3:22 -- Inherited through faith and patience strongs@Hebrews:6:12 strongs@Hebrews:6:15 strongs@Hebrews:10:36 -- Performed in due season strongs@Jeremiah:33:14 strongs@Acts:7:17 strongs@Galatians:4:4 -- Not one shall fail strongs@Joshua:23:14 strongs@1Kings:8:56 -- The law not against strongs@Galatians:3:21 -- The law could not disannul strongs@Galatians:3:17 -- Subjects of -- Christ strongs@2Samuel:7:12 strongs@2Samuel:7:13 strongs@Acts:13:22 strongs@Acts:13:23 -- The Holy Spirit strongs@Acts:2:33 strongs@Ephesians:1:13 -- The gospel strongs@Romans:1:1 strongs@Romans:1:2 -- Life in Christ strongs@2Timothy:1:1 -- A crown of life strongs@James:1:12 -- Eternal life strongs@Titus:1:2 strongs@1John:2:25 -- The life that now is strongs@1Timothy:4:8 -- Adoption strongs@2Corinthians:6:18 strongs@2Corinthians:7:1 -- Preservation in affliction strongs@Isaiah:43:2 -- Blessing strongs@Deuteronomy:1:11 -- Forgiveness of sins strongs@Isaiah:1:18 strongs@Hebrews:8:12 -- Putting the law into the heart strongs@Jeremiah:31:33 strongs@Hebrews:8:10 -- Second coming of Christ strongs@2Peter:3:4 -- New heavens and earth strongs@2Peter:3:13 -- Entering into rest strongs@Joshua:22:4 strongs@Hebrews:4:1 -- Should lead to perfecting holiness strongs@2Corinthians:7:1 -- The inheritance of the saints is of strongs@Romans:4:13 strongs@Galatians:3:18 -- Saints -- Children of strongs@Romans:9:8 strongs@Galatians:4:28 -- Heirs of strongs@Galatians:3:29 strongs@Hebrews:6:17 strongs@Hebrews:11:9 -- Stagger not at strongs@Romans:4:20 -- Have implicit confidence in strongs@Hebrews:11:11 -- Expect the performance of strongs@Luke:1:38 strongs@Luke:1:45 strongs@2Peter:3:13 -- Sometimes, through infirmity, tempted to doubt strongs@Psalms:77:8 strongs@Psalms:77:10 -- Plead in prayer strongs@Genesis:32:9 strongs@Genesis:32:12 strongs@1Chronicles:17:23 strongs@1Chronicles:17:26 strongs@Isaiah:43:26 -- Should wait for the performance of strongs@Acts:1:4 -- Gentiles shall be partakers of strongs@Ephesians:3:6 -- Man, by nature, has no interest in strongs@Ephesians:2:12 -- Scoffers despise strongs@2Peter:3:3 strongs@2Peter:3:4 -- Fear, lest ye come short of strongs@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 strongs@Exodus:15:11 strongs@1Samuel:2:2 -- Exhibited in his -- Character strongs@Psalms:22:3 strongs@John:17:11 -- Name strongs@Isaiah:57:15 strongs@Luke:1:49 -- Words strongs@Psalms:60:6 strongs@Jeremiah:23:9 -- Works strongs@Psalms:145:17 -- Kingdom strongs@Psalms:47:8 strongs@Matthew:13:41 strongs@Revelation:21:27 strongs@1Corinthians:6:9 strongs@1Corinthians:6:10 -- Is pledged for the fulfilment of -- His promises strongs@Psalms:89:35 -- His judgments strongs@Amos:4:2 -- Saints are commanded to imitate strongs@Leviticus:11:44 strongs@1Peter:1:15 strongs@1Peter:1:16 -- Saints should praise strongs@Psalms:30:4 -- Should produce reverential fear strongs@Revelation:15:4 -- Requires holy service strongs@Joshua:24:19 strongs@Psalms:93:5 -- Heavenly hosts adore strongs@Isaiah:6:3 strongs@Revelation:4:8 -- Should be magnified strongs@1Chronicles:16:10 strongs@Psalms:48:1 strongs@Psalms:99:3 strongs@Psalms:99:5 strongs@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 strongs@John:4:24 strongs@2Corinthians:3:17 -- Is declared to be -- Light strongs@Isaiah:60:19 strongs@James:1:17 strongs@1John:1:5 -- Love strongs@1John:4:8 strongs@1John:4:16 -- Invisible strongs@Job:23:8 strongs@Job:23:9 strongs@John:1:18 strongs@John:5:37 strongs@Colossians:1:15 strongs@1Timothy:1:17 -- Unsearchable strongs@Job:11:7 strongs@Job:37:23 strongs@Psalms:145:3 strongs@Isaiah:40:28 strongs@Romans:11:33 -- Incorruptible strongs@Romans:1:23 -- Eternal strongs@Deuteronomy:33:27 strongs@Psalms:90:2 strongs@Revelation:4:8-10 -- Immortal strongs@1Timothy:1:17 strongs@1Timothy:6:16 -- Omnipotent strongs@Genesis:17:1 strongs@Exodus:6:3 -- Omniscient strongs@Psalms:139:1-6 strongs@Proverbs:5:21 -- Omnipresent strongs@Psalms:139:7 strongs@Jeremiah:23:23 -- Immutable strongs@Psalms:102:26 strongs@Psalms:102:27 strongs@James:1:17 -- Only-wise strongs@Romans:16:27 strongs@1Timothy:1:17 -- Glorious strongs@Exodus:15:11 strongs@Psalms:145:5 -- Most High strongs@Psalms:83:18 strongs@Acts:7:48 -- Perfect strongs@Matthew:5:48 -- Holy strongs@Psalms:99:9 strongs@Isaiah:5:16 -- Just strongs@Deuteronomy:32:4 strongs@Isaiah:45:21 -- True strongs@Jeremiah:10:10 strongs@John:17:3 -- Upright strongs@Psalms:25:8 strongs@Psalms:92:15 -- Righteous strongs@Ezra:9:15 strongs@Psalms:145:17 -- Good strongs@Psalms:25:8 strongs@Psalms:119:68 -- Great strongs@2Chronicles:2:5 strongs@Psalms:86:10 -- Gracious strongs@Exodus:34:6 strongs@Psalms:116:5 -- Faithful strongs@1Corinthians:10:13 strongs@1Peter:4:19 -- Merciful strongs@Exodus:34:6 strongs@Exodus:34:7 strongs@Psalms:86:5 -- Long-suffering strongs@Numbers:14:18 strongs@Micah:7:1 -- Jealous strongs@Joshua:24:19 strongs@Nahum:1:2 -- Compassionate strongs@2Kings:13:23 -- A consuming fire strongs@Hebrews:12:29 -- None beside him strongs@Deuteronomy:4:35 strongs@Isaiah:44:6 -- None before him strongs@Isaiah:43:10 -- None like to him strongs@Exodus:9:14 strongs@Deuteronomy:33:26 strongs@2Samuel:7:22 strongs@Isaiah:46:5 strongs@Isaiah:46:9 strongs@Jeremiah:10:6 -- None good but he strongs@Matthew:19:17 -- Fills heaven and earth strongs@1Kings:8:27 strongs@Jeremiah:23:24 -- Should be worshipped in spirit and in truth strongs@John:4:24
Doctrinal Context: Covenant
(see: Topical study TorreyCovenant or slidy:TorreyCovenant )
Quoted resource: torrey 'Covenant,'
Covenant, the @ Christ, the substance of strongs@Isaiah:42:6 strongs@Isaiah:49:8 -- Christ, the Mediator of strongs@Hebrews:8:6 strongs@Hebrews:9:15 strongs@Hebrews:12:24 -- Christ, the Messenger of strongs@Malachi:3:1 -- Made with -- Abraham strongs@Genesis:15:7-18 strongs@Genesis:17:2-14 strongs@Luke:1:72-75 strongs@Acts:3:25 strongs@Galatians:3:16 -- Isaac strongs@Genesis:17:19 strongs@Genesis:17:21 strongs@Genesis:26:3 strongs@Genesis:26:4 -- Jacob strongs@Genesis:28:13 strongs@Genesis:28:14 strongs@1Chronicles:16:16 strongs@1Chronicles:16:17 -- Israel strongs@Exodus:6:4 strongs@Acts:3:25 -- David strongs@2Samuel:23:5 strongs@Psalms:89:3 strongs@Psalms:89:4 -- Renewed under the gospel strongs@Jeremiah:31:31-33 strongs@Romans:11:27 strongs@Hebrews:8:8-10 strongs@Hebrews:8:13 -- Fulfilled in Christ strongs@Luke:1:68-79 -- Confirmed in Christ strongs@Galatians:3:17 -- Ratified by the blood of Christ strongs@Hebrews:9:11-14 strongs@Hebrews:9:16-23 -- Is a covenant of peace strongs@Isaiah:54:9 strongs@Isaiah:54:10 strongs@Ezekiel:34:25 strongs@Ezekiel:37:26 -- Is unalterable strongs@Psalms:89:34 strongs@Isaiah:54:10 strongs@Isaiah:59:21 strongs@Galatians:3:17 -- Is everlasting strongs@Psalms:111:9 strongs@Isaiah:55:3 strongs@Isaiah:61:8 strongs@Ezekiel:16:60-63 strongs@Hebrews:13:20 -- All saints interested in strongs@Psalms:25:14 strongs@Psalms:89:29-37 strongs@Hebrews:8:10 -- The wicked have no interest in strongs@Ephesians:2:12 -- Blessings connected with strongs@Isaiah:56:4-7 strongs@Hebrews:8:10-12 -- God is faithful to strongs@Deuteronomy:7:9 strongs@1Kings:8:23 strongs@Nehemiah:1:5 strongs@Daniel:9:4 -- God is ever mindful of strongs@Psalms:105:8 strongs@Psalms:111:5 strongs@Luke:1:72 -- Be mindful of strongs@1Chronicles:16:15 -- Caution against forgetting strongs@Deuteronomy:4:23 -- Plead, in prayer strongs@Psalms:74:20 strongs@Jeremiah:14:21 -- Punishment for despising strongs@Hebrews:10:29 strongs@Hebrews:10:30
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