2 Peter 1:4
whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
Treated in 13 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The God of All Comfort ·
Conformed to the Image of Christ cites 2 Peter 1:4
…ight be the firstborn among many brothers. We are to be "partakers of the divine nature" (2 Peter 1:4) with Christ; we are to be filled with the spirit of Christ; we are to share His resurrec…
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites 2 Pet. i. 4
…its kind — The Spirit and new nature given to contend against indwelling sin, Gal. v. 17; 2 Pet. i. 4, 5; Rom. vii. 23 — The fearful issue of the neglect of mortification, Rev. iii. 2; Heb. i…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Christian Perfection cites 2 Pet. 1:4
… [Phil. 2:7] — but not any one attribute, not any one circumstance of the divine nature. [2 Pet. 1:4] Neither is it for them to know the times and seasons [Acts 1:7] when God will work his g…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with the Willful and the Deluded cites 2 Peter i. 4
…ty of the new birth. What the new birth is, is shown in Ezek. xxxvi. 25‒27; 2 Cor. v. 17; 2 Peter i. 4. Many Roman Catholics understand the new birth to mean baptism, but it can be easily show…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The New Birth cites 2 Pet. 1:4
…ain and clear a definition of the New Birth as we can find in the Word of God is given in 2 Pet. 1:4, "Whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through…
- Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards ·
God Glorified in Man’s Dependence cites 2 Pet. i. 4
…s, upon their souls: they are made partakers of the divine nature, or moral image of God, 2 Pet. i. 4. They are holy by being made partakers of God’s holiness, Heb. xii. 10. The saints are be…
- All Things for Good ·
The best things work for good to the godly cites 2 Pet. i. 4
…pel; and is not the milk for the good of the infant? They are called “precious promises” (2 Pet. i. 4). They are as cordials to a soul that is ready to faint. The promises are full of virtue.…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Regenerating Work of the Holy Spirit cites 2 Peter 1:4
…generation is the impartation of a new nature, God's nature to the one who is born again (2 Peter 1:4). Every human being is born into this world with a perverted nature; his whole intellectu…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.2 The Second Commandment cites 2 Pet 1: 4
…I am the Lord which sanctify you.’ Lev 20: 8. This is the partaking of the divine nature. 2 Pet 1: 4. God’s Spirit is a spirit of consecration; though it sanctify us but in part, yet it is i…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.3 The Word cites 2 Pet 1: 4
…e of the divine nature, and to have something conceived in us which is of the Holy Ghost. 2 Pet 1: 4. When the word is thus copied out into our hearts, and we are changed into its similitude…
- Evening by Evening ·
June cites 2 Peter 1:4
…l is vanity!” June 26 “Having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” (2 Peter 1:4) Vanish forever all thought of indulging the flesh if you would live in the power of your…
- Morning by Morning ·
July cites 2 Peter 1:4
…oubting very naturally go hand in hand. July 27 “Exceeding great and precious promises.” (2 Peter 1:4) If you would know experimentally the preciousness of the promises, and enjoy them in you…
- Morning by Morning ·
September cites 2 Peter 1:4
…t be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” September 16 “Partakers of the divine nature.” (2 Peter 1:4) To be a partaker of the divine nature is not, of course, to become God. That cannot be. …