12d • General discussion
Diligently Growing in Excellence and Holiness for God’s glory
”Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins. Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble; for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.“
2 Peter 1:2-11 NASB1995
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Step 1- faith 4102- pistis is belief, trust, confidence, and reliance in God
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Step 2-virtue 703- arete which is moral goodness and excellence
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Step 3- knowledge- 1108- gnosis meaning investigation of spiritual truths to gain deeper insight from firsthand/personal experience
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Step 4: temperance or self control- 1466- egkrateia the virtue of one who masters his desires, passions and especially his sensual appetites. God gave us the ability through the power of His Spirit in us to control the demand/desires of the flesh
Gal. 5: 16-17
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Step 5: Patience- 5281- hupomone- cheerful, hopeful endurance. Patient waiting as we abide in Him - it grows through trials, under undeserved affliction. Patience perfects Christian character
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Step 7- godliness-2150- eusebeia- piety meaning devout reverence, characteristics of a godly attitude/inner response which is well pleasing to Him.
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Step 8 brotherly kindness- 5360- Philadelphia- fraternal affection, love of others
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Step 9: charity- 26-agape-love, selfless intentional love towards others. Godly love expresses itself first in the obedience of His commands and is sacrificial. Being self-focused and self-pleasing opposes the love of God.
Titus 2:11-12
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,“
Titus 2:11-12 NASB1995
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