The Promise for today

“These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.” – 2 Peter 1: 4

CHRISTIANS are free citizens of God’s Kingdom under His New Covenant. We are no longer tested like Old Testament heroes. God’s New Covenant – His new Commitment, new Guarantee, new Promise, or new Dispensation – was made for man through Christ. Jesus supplanted and guaranteed the commandments; He passed the test for all of us - if we follow Him. Our new testament access to godliness is nowhere summed up better in 2 Peter 1: 3 – 7. Read it – no further words are needed, except that he was referring to the “divine power” of Jesus Christ our Lord:

“By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.  And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.

“In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.”

Read it again. It says it all.