{"id":803,"date":"2013-11-24T19:07:21","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T00:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realbiblestudy.com\/?p=803"},"modified":"2025-03-12T13:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:34:52","slug":"daily-bible-nugget-91-2-peter-318","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realbiblestudy.com\/?p=803","title":{"rendered":"Daily Bible Nugget #91, 2 Peter 3:18"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/fb:like>

The Nugget:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My Comment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I take this verse as a commandment. We are to (1) grow in grace, and (2) grow in our knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Now, how do we best do that? To my mind, we should (1) read and study the Bible, particularly the New Testament, faithfully; (2) pray without ceasing; (3) have fellowship with other believers who are committed to growing spiritually and encouraging one another. For some, finding other believers who truly believe in the Bible and are committed to Bible study and spiritual growth may be very difficult. You can experience spiritual growth even without Christian fellowship if you will (1) study the Bible; (2) pray; (3) share your faith with others who have not yet found Christ. Just prior to this verse, Peter cautions us to not fall from our own stedfastness by being led astray with the error of the wicked. Those who are led astray by false teachers might have remained faithful to the Scripture and its teachings had they grown in grace and their knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson\u2019s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible<\/em> on page 1470 for 2 Peter 3:18.<\/p>\n

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/em> on page 1488 or in Logos 5 Bible software for 2 Peter 3:18.<\/p>\n

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:<\/p>\n

2 Peter 3:18. grow<\/strong>. T#667. *Ps 92:12, 13, 14. Ho 14:5. Mal 4:2. Mt 13:33. Mk 4:26, 27, 28. +Jn 10:28 (T#515). 2 Cor 4:16. *Ep 4:15. +**Col 1:10. *2 Th 1:3. +**1 P 2:2 note. the knowledge<\/strong>. Gr. gn\u014dsis<\/em> (S#1108g, Ro 11:33). *2 P 1:3, 5, 8. *2 P 2:20. +*Pr 18:15. +*Ho 6:3. **Jn 17:3. 2 Cor 4:6. +*Ep 1:17. *Php 3:8. +**Col 1:10. 3:10. our Lord and<\/strong>. *2 P 1:1, 11. +*Titus 2:13 note. Saviour<\/strong>. ver. 2 (2 P 2:2). +*2 Tim 1:10. To him<\/strong>. **Jn 5:23. +Ro 11:36. +*2 Tim 4:18. *1 P 5:10, 11. *Jude 25. Re 1:6. **Re 5:9, 14. for ever<\/strong>. Gr. aion<\/em>, +Mt 6:13. lit. unto the day of eternity, or, unto a day of an age. ver. 8 (2 P 3:8). FS22D4B, +Da 7:9. Amen<\/strong>. +*Mt 6:13. 28:20.<\/p>\n<\/fb:like><\/fb:like><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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