Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
The whole force of this verse turns on one preposition. These promises were given by God's glory and power precisely so that we might become partakers of the divine nature and escape the world's corruption. The correspondence runs clean throughout: life answers to glory, godliness to virtue, and that final likeness to God is what Peter is after.
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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
Christ Himself disposes these promises and gives them to the saints, for all promises of the new covenant flow through Him. They are exceeding great because they are from the great God under no obligation to promise anything, and precious because they are spiritual, eternal, absolute, and unchangeable, worth far more than gold and silver.
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