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eternal kingdom of our Lord. I hope we can remember these two verses. We
should see the divine power in 2 Peter 1:3-4. In these verses, we have the
word partakers. We also need to see that for us to be a partaker, there is a
condition. To remain as partakers, we need to escape the corruption which is
in the world by lust. So, if we want to continue to be partakers, we should also
be an escaper. Partaker and escaper go together. As we partake, we escape;
as we escape, we partake. We can partake and we have to escape so that His
divine nature could be the substance, the divine life, that will enter into us for
us to grow in life.
This Supply Enabling and Qualifying Us to Enter into the Coming
Kingdom by All the Riches of the Divine Life and Divine Nature as Our
Excellent Virtues (Energy) unto the Splendid Glory of God

This supply will enable and qualify us to enter into the coming kingdom
by all the riches of the divine life and divine nature as our excellent virtues
(energy) unto the splendid glory of God.
Apparently, It Being We Who Enter into the Eternal Kingdom;
Actually, the Entrance into the Eternal Kingdom Being Supplied to Us
Richly through Our Growth in Life and through the Development of
the Divine Life within Us.
Apparently, it is we who enter into the eternal kingdom; actually, the
entrance into the eternal kingdom is supplied to us richly through our growth
in life and through the development of the divine life within us. When we
come to this last point, it is good for us to remember that growing in life is
something that is normal. Do not think that growing in life is not normal. Take
the example of a child. If he does not grow, we need to be concerned. But
if he grows, he is very normal. When we look at the Bible, there are many
examples and patterns that show us that growth in life is very normal. In the
New Testament, we see that Paul and John grew. In 1 and 2 Peter, we also see
that Peter grew, and that is why he could write these things. He is so different
from the Peter in the Gospels, a person who we may think has no hope and
always gets into trouble. When we see these patterns before us, we should be
very hopeful before the Lord. This very Christ that is in us is the hope of glory.
As we come to the conclusion of this, there is one word that touched me
very much: diligence. In 2 Peter 1:5, it says that we need to be diligent. Second