But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Grow forward: that is the true secret of not falling backward. The grace and knowledge belong to Christ, His grace as author, His knowledge as object. Glory to Him extends into the day of eternity, the day without end.
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Sin has corrupted all creation, and it cannot be freed without dissolution. If man's transgression has brought such ruin, how abominable sin is and how much we must hate it. You must labor to be eminent in holiness, not content with a lower measure, holy in God's house and your own, in worship and in all your dealings with men.
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Commenting on 2 Peter 3:11-18
Growth is the only safety: stand still and you fall back. Grace comes through knowledge of Christ, which is the means by which we obtain His gifts. That Christ receives eternal glory proves His divinity; what belongs to God alone cannot belong to a creature.
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