2 Peter 3:18

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus GROW - not only do not "fall from" (2 Peter 3:17), but grow onward: the secret of not going backward (Ephesians 4:15). (THE) GRACE, AND ... KNOWLEDGE OF ... CHRIST - the grace of which Christ is the author; the knowledge of which Christ is the object. FOREVER, [ eis (G1519) heemeran (G2250) aioonos (G165)] - 'to the day of eternity:' the day that has no end; "the day of the Lord," beginning with the Lord's coming....

18._But grow in grace. _He also exhorts us to make progress; for it is the only way of persevering, to make continual advances, and not to stand still in the middle of our journey; as though he had said, that they only would be safe who labored to make progress daily. The word _grace, _I take in a general sense, as meaning those spiritual gifts we obtain through Christ. But as we become partakers of these blessings according to the measure of our faith, _knowledge _is added to grace; as though he had said, that as faith increases, so would follow the increase of grace. (186) _To him be glory. _This is a remarkable passage to prove the divinity of Christ; for what is said cannot belong to any but to God alone. The adverb of the present time, now, is designed for this end, that we may not rob Christ of his glory, during our warfare in the world. He then adds,_for ever, _that we m

11-18 From the doctrine of Christ's second coming, we are exhorted to purity and godliness. This is the effect of real knowledge. Very exact and universal holiness is enjoined, not resting in any low measure or degree. True Christians look for new heavens and a new earth; freed from the vanity to which things present are subject, and the sin they are polluted with. Those only who are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, and sanctified by the Holy Ghost, shall be admitted to dwell in this holy place. He is faithful, who has promised. Those, whose sins are pardoned, and their peace made with God, are the only safe and happy people; therefore follow after peace, and that with all men; follow after holiness as well as peace. Never expect to be found at that day of God in peace, if you are lazy and idle in this your day, in which we must finish the work given us to do. Only the diligent...

Verse 2 Peter 3:18. _BUT GROW IN GRACE_] Increase in the image and favour of God; every grace and Divine influence which ye have received is a seed, a heavenly seed, which, if it be watered with the dew of heaven from above, will endlessly increase and multiply itself. He who continues to _believe, love_, and _obey_, will grow in grace, and continually increase in the knowledge of Jesus Christ, as his sacrifice, sanctifier, counsellor, preserver, and final Saviour. The life of a Christian is a _growth_; he is at first _born of God_, and is a _little child_; becomes a _young man_, and a _father_ in Christ. Every _father_ was once an _infant_; and had he not _grown_, he would have never been a _man_. Those who content themselves with the grace they received when _converted to God_, are, at best, in a continual state of infan...

BUT GROW IN GRACE - Compare Colossians 1:10. Religion in general is often represented as “grace,” since every part of it is the result of grace, or of unmerited favor; and to “grow in grace” is to increase in that which constitutes true religion. Religion is as susceptible of cultivation and of growth as any other virtue of the soul. It is feeble in its beginnings, like the grain of mustard seed, or like the germ or blade of the plant, and it increases as it is cultivated. There is no piety in the world which is not the result of cultivation, and which cannot be measured by the degree of care and attention bestowed upon it. No one becomes eminently pious, any more than one becomes eminently learned or rich, who does not intend to; and ordinarily men in religion are what they design to be. They have about as much religion as they wish, and possess about the

EXPOSITION 2 PETER 3:1 THIS SECOND EPISTLE, BELOVED, I NOW WRITE UNTO YOU; literally, _this Epistle already a second one I write unto you. _The ἤδη ("already") implies that the interval between the two Epistles was not long. The expression "beloved," four times repeated in this chapter, shows the apostle's affectionate interest in his readers; and the word "second" forces us to make our choice between the Petrine authorship of the Epistle or the hypothesis of a direct forgery. IN BOTH WHICH I STIR UP YOUR PURE MINDS BY WAY OF REMEMBRANCE; literally, _in which, i.e.,_ "Epistles;" the word "second" implied an allusion to a First Epistle. St. Peter repeats the words which he had used in 2 Peter 1:13, "I think it meet … to stir

BUT GROW IN GRACE,.... In the gifts of grace, which, under a divine blessing, may be increased by using them: gifts neglected decrease, but stirred up and used, are improved and increase. And though men are to be thankful for their gifts, and be contented with them, yet they may lawfully desire more, and in the use of means seek an increase of them, which may be a means of preserving themselves, and others, from the error of the wicked. Moreover, by "grace" may be meant internal grace. The work of grace is gradual; it is like a grain of mustard seed, or like seed cast into the earth, which springs up, it is not known how, first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear; saints are first babes, and from children they grow to young men, and from young men to fathers. There is such a thing as growth in grace, in this sense; every grace, as to its act and exercise, is capable of...

2 Peter 3:1. _This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:_ The purest minds need stirring up at times. It would be a great pity to stir up impure minds. That would only be to do mischief; but pure minds may be stirred as much as you please, and the more the better. There are hallowed memories in the minds of all Christians; but those memories are apt to lie asleep, and it is well to ring the alarm bell, and wake up all the memories within the believer's heart, even as Peter did when he wrote, «I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance.» 2 Peter 3:2. _That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour :_...

GRACE Grace (imparted). Summary (see "Grace"). (_ See Scofield) - (John 1:17) _ Grace is not only dispensationally a method of divine dealing in salvation, (_ See Scofield) - (John 1:17), _ but is also the method of God in the believer's life and service. As saved, he is "not under the law, but under grace". (Romans 6:14). Having by grace brought the believer into the highest conceivable position. (Ephesians 1:6). God ceaselessly works through grace, to impart to, and perfect in him, corresponding graces. (John 15:4)

2 PETER 3:18 @avmh,n)# {C} On the one hand, the external testimony supporting the presence of avmh,n at the close of the doxology is almost overwhelming in scope and weight, including î72 a A C 33 81 614 vg syrph, h copsa, bo arm eth. On the other hand, if the word were present originally, it is difficult to account for its absence in such notable Eastern and Western witnesses as B 1739* Augustine Bede, as well as several other minuscules (82 440 522 1175 1241 1881). In order to reflect this conflict between external and internal considerations, the Committee thought it best to include avmh,n but to enclose it within square brackets, suggesting a considerable measure of doub...