• II Peter 1:1-7

  • II Peter 1:4

    • “partakers of the divine nature”
      • See Galatians 4:19
    • “escape”
      • God provides a means of escape for us.
    • “corruption”
      • See Romans 8:21

  • II Peter 1:5

    • “diligence”
      • Work to grow towards God like a tree growing roots toward water. Jeremiah 12:5
    • “virtue”
      • Compare II Peter 2:9; Philippians 4:8. Virtue is also translated “moral excellence.”
    • “knowledge”
      • See II Peter 1:3; Romans 1:28; 11:33; I Corinthians 8:1; II Corinthians 10:4