His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (verse 3)
For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (verse 8)
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In these two verses from 2 Peter 1 I've highlighted the aspect of knowledge. Notice most importantly that it is through His divine power and then in His divine power He has given us everything we need for life and godliness through knowledge. But also notice in verse eight that we can be ineffective and unproductive in our knowledge.
Knowledge given through His divine power should result in an increasing measure of His Spirit being exhibited in our lives in ways such as: goodness, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, love.
Knowledge is for doing (through transformation), and if it is not changing us, then it's probably not really knowledge in the Biblical sense.
Being in the Word is extraordinarily important -- there is life in the Word!
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You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
John 5: 38-39
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