Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
2 Peter 1:4
Precious in that they are to be highly valued
In the previous post, I noted that by giving us these promises, God placed a huge burden on Himself. Only God could fulfill His promise of salvation to us, and fulfilling that promise did not come cheap. In order to keep His promise, God had to sacrifice His own Son. There was no other way. Promises of salvation are precious because the were fulfilled by the very death of Christ.
This also shows what a value God places on His Word. These promises are to be highly valued, and we should value them even more than our own lives. Many Christian have. (See Hebrews 11)
Precious in that they give great comfort
The cross is proof that God keeps His word. As Christians, understanding that God keeps all of His promises, we will have great comfort. The storms and trials of life will not shake us, because we have “exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”
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