“ And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. ”
And to godliness brotherly kindness - Love to Christians as such. See the John 13:34 note; Hebrews 13:1 note. And to brotherly kindness charity - Love to all mankind. There is to be a spe...
The author writes to those who possess a faith not less honourable (precious) than that of the apostles themselves, since they, too, possess all things pertaining to life and godliness. But effort on...
brotherly kindness . See Romans 12:10 . charity . love. App-135.
DISCOURSE: 2419 THE CHRISTIAN’S GRACES 2 Peter 1:5-9 . Beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patien...
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. Brotherly kindness - Φιλαδελφιαν· Love of the brotherhood - the strongest attachment to Christ's flock; feeling each as a membe...
And to godliness brotherly-kindness— Or the love of the Christian brotherhood, which is often and earnestly recommended. See 1 Peter 1:22 . The connection between these two virtues is inseparabl...
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 'And in your godliness brotherly-kindness;' not suffering your piety to be morose and sullen, but kind to the brethren....
Greeeting. Thanksgiving. Exhortation to Progeess in Righteousness from One Who Remembers Jesus Christ 2 Peter 1 may be subdivided into two parts: ( a ) 2 Peter 1:1-11 , greeting followed by a d...
(3-11) Exhortation to progress in spiritual graces in order to win eternal life at Christ’s coming. God has given us all we need for salvation; let us profit by it, and show ourselves worthy of it.
Chapter 20 WHO SHALL ASCEND INTO THE HILL OF THE LORD? 2 Peter 1:5-11 THE Apostle has just set forth in all their fullness the riches of Divine grace: the precious faith, followed by the besto...
the Rule of Christian Growth 2 Peter 1:1-11 /p> The keynote of this paragraph is these things , 2 Peter 1:8-10 . Precious faith , 2 Peter 1:1 , answers to precious promises , 2 Peter 1:...
This Epistle was addressed to the same persons as was the first. Its purpose was to strengthen them in view of dangers threatening them within the Church. The apostle addressed them as having 'like p...
"Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, (3) According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, thro...
PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIFE ‘And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godline...
Ver. 7 And to godliness, brotherly kindness ,.... Without which, godliness, or external worship, or a profession of religion, is a vain show; for this is both the evidence of regeneration, and of th...
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. Ver. 7. And to godliness, brotherly kindness ] Zeal for God should eat us up, but not eat up our love to God's people. Fire...
And to knowledge, temperance This virtue consists in a confirmed habit of ruling all the affections, passions, and appetites of our nature in a proper manner, by placing our affections on proper ob...
Peter writes not only as an apostle (as in his first epistle), but as a bondman and apostle. So authority is not only stressed, but lowliness of subjection, a precious reminder in days of deter-mined...
Spiritual Diligence; Advancement in Holiness. A. D. 67. 5 And beside this, giving all dilige...
Brotherly kindness; a love to those that are of the household of faith. This is joined to godliness, to show that it is in vain to pretend to true religion and yet be destitute of brotherly love...
‘Yes, and for this very reason, adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control patient endu...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES 2 Peter 1:5 . Beside this .—“Yea, and for this very cause,” “on this very account.” Diligence .—Or earnestness; putting heart into effort. Add .—Better as R.V., “...
2 Peter 1:5-7 Christian Growth. The word in the text which has been translated in our version "add" is a very pictorial term, and refers to a choir of well-trained musicians, such as Heman or Asa...
2 Peter 1:1 . Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, Peter was pleased to be able to write those words. There was a time when he had thrice denied his Master, but now he is glad...
2 Peter 1:1 . Simon Peter, the Greek is Symeon, as in two other places of the Greek text. To them that have obtained like precious faith, the christians of every name. Through the righteousness...
EXPOSITION 2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter. "Symeon" seems to be the best-supported spelling in this place. The same form of the name is found in Luke 2:25 and Acts 13:1 ; it also occurs in...
The Obligations Imposed upon the Believers by the Rich Promises of God. God's promises and the Christian virtues:
1 Corinthians 13:1-8 ; 1 John 3:14 ; 1 John 3:16 ; 1 John 4:21 ; 1 Peter 1:22 ; 1 Peter 2:17 ; 1 Peter 3:8 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:12 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:10 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:9 ; 1 Thessalon...
Exceeding Great and Precious Promises 2 Peter 1:1-8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is not the fact of exceeding great and precious promises which primarily concerns me; it is my entering into a persona...
And to godliness brotherly kindness — No sullenness, sternness, moroseness: "sour godliness," so called, is of the devil. Of Christian godliness it may always be said, "Mild, sweet, serene, and ten...