The central thought of Peter’s Epistles and of the entire Scripture is life and building, and life is nothing else but the Triune God in Christ as the Spirit dispensing Himself into us to produce the building, the church as the Body of Christ. Hallelujah! This week we come to the topic of, Life and […]
The Development of the Excellent Virtues through the Enjoyment of the Divine Nature
May 25, 2024 by 12 Comments
In 2 Pet. 1:3-8 we have the development of the excellent virtues through the enjoyment of the divine nature; all things which relate to life and godliness are various aspects of the divine life, as typified by the riches of the produce of the good land. Hallelujah! The good land is a land of pomegranates, […]
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![But according to the Holy One who called you, you yourselves also be holy in all [your] manner of life. 1 Pet. 1:15](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/But-according-to-the-Holy-One-who-called-you-you-yourselves-also-be-holy-in-all-your-manner-of-life.jpg?fit=178%2C100&ssl=1)
