According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
3. According as his divine power. He refers to the infinite goodness of God which they had already experienced, that they might more fully understand it for the future. For he continues the course of his benevolence perpetually to the end, except when we ourselves break it off by our unbelief; for he possesses exhaustless power and an equal will to do good.
Peter uses both his names, Simon and Peter, to reassure the Jewish believers that he has not abandoned the law or circumcision, lest they grow jealous of him. Calling himself Christ's servant is no shame but the highest honour, for service to this Master makes us kings and priests unto God.
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Commenting on 2 Peter 1:1-4
According as his divine power,.... Meaning either the power of God the Father, to whom belong eternal power and Godhead; and he is sometimes called by the name of power itself; see Mat 26:64 being all powerful and mighty; or rather the power of Christ, since he is the next and immediate antecedent to this relative; and who, as he has the fulness of the...