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"We've been screaming from the mountain tops at every chance we've gotten. Well over a year ago now, to have a process where you give the athletes the opportunity to come forward and be truthful, and you put a stake in the ground," Travis Tygart, USADA CEO, told VeloNews.
"We are confident that it's imminent that a process to give it a chance to unshackle itself from the past is actually going to happen very soon."
Last week, Canadian Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs earlier in his career, and that he had worked with USADA. Tygart said he understood the frustrations that come admission-by-admission.
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"That frustration ought to be aimed at [the] UCI. And look, we're as hopeful as we've ever been with the new leadership. We've had very good, productive conversations," he said.
New UCI president Brian Cookson pledged to make an open process a priority while campaigning for his position, and over the weekend told The Guardian that an amnesty program was a tricky process.
"It's difficult to do within the WADA Code. If people have committed an offence, they are still guilty. I have a lot of sympathy for people who say, 'OK, it's outside the statute of limitations but that guy stole my career,'" he said.
Cookson also said that Lance Armstrong, who has said he'd be the "first man at the door" if a truth commission were to take shape, hasn't been in touch.
Tygart has maintained a persistent call for a commission since his reasoned decision in the Armstrong case rocked pro cycling in the fall of 2102. Time, he said, should be a driving factor.
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"Now, the can's been picked up, and we have all the hope and confidence in the current UCI leadership that they are on the eve of having a plan in place to address it all."


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I like it, even though it's very different from the first two. Can you submit a review of an album that is streaming but not released yet?
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loaaaads of uninteresting filler, not diggin this
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DWORD RawGetFileData( [in, out] PFRS_SERVER_CONTEXT* serverContext, [out, size_is(bufferSize), length_is(*sizeRead)] byte* dataBuffer, [in, range(0, CONFIG_TRANSPORT_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE)] DWORD bufferSize, [out] DWORD* sizeRead, [out] long* isEndOfFile );
serverContext: The context handle that represents the requested file replication operation. The client MUST specify a pointer to a server context that was retrieved by a previously successful call to the InitializeFileTransferAsync method. The server MUST NOT change the value of serverContext and then return the same serverContext that was passed in.
dataBuffer: The file data received from the server.
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The Ducks recently landed in Peat's list of six favorites and for the first time the four-star prospect got a chance to check out what they have offer in person.
While on the trip, Peat reunited with friend and former high school teammate Casey Benson who's now a guard on the Ducks basketball team. Peat is also friends with fellow Arizona natives and Ducks football players Jalen Brown and Jalen Jelks, giving him a sense of home despite being over 1,200 miles away.
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Peat admitted that his friends are attempting to lure him to Eugene.
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new moniker: the Sports Activity Coupe (SAC). Although the Concept X6 is
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striking CLS.
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butt clearly showcase BMW's current design trends.
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Since the Concept X6 is based on the X5, expect that vehicle's 6-speed
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production version.
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quote: No thanks. Not a big subaru fan. Want to get away from the AWD as well, it takes away too much of the power - as i noticed with the S4.
quote: Wow, friction? I hope your drivetrain is not slipping that much. Friction is a force from two bodies sliding over one another. Your drivetrain parts should not be sliding against each other.
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A supermarket chain got itself into a huge muddle over the meaning of Easter yesterday in its attempt to sell more chocolate eggs.
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2 Peter 1:5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, (NASB: Lockman)
Greek: kai auto touto de spouden pasan pareisenegkantes (AAPMPN) epichoregesate ( 2PAAM) en te pistei humon ten areten, en de te arete ten gnosin,
Amplified: For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge (intelligence)
Barclay: since all this is so, bend all your energy to the task of equipping your faith with courage, your courage with knowledge (Westminster Press)
NLT: So make every effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life. Then your faith will produce a life of moral excellence. A life of moral excellence leads to knowing God better. (NLT - Tyndale House)
Phillips: For this very reason you must do your utmost from your side, and see that your faith carries with it real goodness of life. Your goodness must be accompanied by knowledge, your knowledge (Phillips: Touchstone)
Wuest: And for this very cause, having added on your part every intense effort, provide lavishly in your faith the aforementioned virtue, and in the virtue experiential knowledge (Eerdmans)
Young's Literal: And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,
NOW FOR THIS VERY REASON ALSO: Kai auto touto de: (Lk 16:26 24:21)
Don Anderson (ref) sums up this first section (titles in green added to Anderson's titles in blue)...
Here's What You Have (2Peter 1:1-4)
Pastor Francis Chan introduces his message on 2Peter 1:5-11 with this probing question (one that is applicable to every follower of Christ)...
When we focus on being the person God wants us to be,
For this very reason is a "term of conclusion" and as all good inductive students (see Inductive Bible Study) know, the natural "reflex" is to stop and ask "what reason?" This is not a pedantic (a pedant is one who makes a show of knowledge) exercise but serves (1) to slow you down and (2) helps you to read the passage with a purpose. Inductive Bible study "immerses" you in the environment of the passage and instead of a bored, listless, apathetic passive reader, you become engaged, and actively involved even anticipating insights your diligence will yield (And you can mark it down - as you hone this skill of "chewing the cud" so to speak, you are practicing the wonderfully spiritual discipline of Meditation, a discipline God promises to greatly bless - see Ps 1:2-note, Ps 1:3-note, Josh 1:8-note if you don't believe me!). In short your Scripture reading instead of being drudgery becomes a delight!
Steven Cole explains that for this very reason "takes us back to 2Pe 1:3, 4, where Peter told us that when we believed in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, God also "granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness" (2Pe 1:3). Through the glory and moral perfection of Christ, "He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust" (2Pe 1:4). "Now for this very reason also," grow in your faith...you cannot begin to grow as a Christian until you have received new life from God through faith in Jesus Christ. It is the life of Christ in you that gives you the motivation and power to change and grow spiritually. The instant you trust in Christ, God graciously gives you the key to the unfathomable riches of Christ (Eph. 3:8), which supplies you with everything you need for life and godliness....D. A. Carson explains (Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church [Zondervan], p. 228), "... the dominant biblical pattern is neither 'let go and let God' nor 'God has done his bit, and now it's all up to you,' but rather, 'since God is powerfully at work in you, you yourself must make every effort.'" As Paul said (Phil. 2:12-13), "... work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." In other words, spiritual growth involves God's resources as the foundation, but also our responsible effort in addition....You won't grow spiritually if you don't deliberately work at it. (Growing in Godliness)
In simple terms Peter is saying NOW IT'S YOUR TURN! Yes, God has given us all the necessary spiritual resources, but now we are responsible to use them. Remember, beloved, that spiritual growth occurs when doing follows hearing!
Gil Rugh - Now it is not that I reach down into the resources of myself to pull myself up to accomplish what I should. No! I reach down into the resources of almighty God, who has made me new within, and I draw upon His power, the One who is my sufficiency, and apply myself to the pursuit of the development of His character in every aspect of my life. that is the idea being presented. (Seven Virtues of Christian Growth)
Wuest - Strachan says that the words "and besides this" (for this reason) emphasize the fact of the gifts spoken of in verse four as having their logical outcome in character, and quotes Bunyan as saying, "The soul of religion is the practical part."
UBS Handbook - Having reminded his readers of their great and glorious destiny, he now invites them to demonstrate this in their lives, that is, to lead lives that are morally and ethically acceptable. (The United Bible Societies' New Testament Handbook Series)
Peter is urging his readers to grow in spiritual maturity. The sanctification process is lifelong for every genuine partaker of His "divine nature". Paul might refer to the process as sanctification or a progressive setting apart of the believer from the corruption of this world and unto God to render us useful and fruit for His holy purposes. "NOW" that you've heard these great truths -- now that you have everything necessary for life & godliness, now that you have His precious and magnificent promises, and now that you have been made partakers of His divine nature..."NOW" in view of these incredible resources, work out your salvation. It will take effort but not self effort. It will take "faith" effort (Phil 2:12–13, Col 2:6). So get on with it. Walk forth laying hold of the promises that are yours in Christ for "in Him you have been made complete" (Col 2:10)
John Calvin - As it is a work arduous and of immense labor, to put off the corruption which is in us, he bids us to strive and make every effort for this purpose. He intimates that no place is to be given in this case to sloth, and that we ought to obey God calling us, not slowly or carelessly, but that there is need of alacrity; as though he had said, "Put forth every effort, and make your exertions manifest to all." (2 Peter 1)
It should be kept in mind that Calvin's allusion to "effort" might conger up the idea of self-effort and self-reliance which is not at all what Peter is calling for in this passage.
Jerry Bridges explains that "Self-reliance toward God is a dependence on our own power, not the power of the Holy Spirit....Self-reliance is the opposite of dependence on the Holy Spirit's power for sanctification. Just as by nature we assume we earn our salvation by our good works, so by nature we assume we grow spiritually by our own effort and willpower. What's wrong with this kind of self-reliance? Everything. First of all, it doesn't work. The Christian life is a spiritual life lived in a spiritual world. Our human strength, be it physical power or willpower, is inadequate. We need divine strength that comes from a divine source—the Spirit of God. When we attempt to live the Christian life in our own strength, we head in the direction of legalism, pride, frustration, or ungodly living. It can even lead to a shipwrecked faith...Furthermore, if we perceive we've succeeded on our own, in our arrogance we'll boast, take the credit, and steal the glory....We need to admit that self-reliance is a subtle and insidious enemy of our souls....With one breath we express awareness that we're dependent on God for everything, and with the next breath we express self-reliance.
Brian Bell uses a surprising cake analogy (somewhat of a modern "parable") to illustrate Peter's exhortation to all saints to grow in godliness (I have added some words to make full sentences)...
APPLYING: pareisenegkantes (AAPMPN): (2Pe 1:10 3:14,18 Ps 119:4 Pr 4:23 Isa 55:2 Zec 6:15 Jn 6:27 Php 2:12 Heb 6:11 11:6 12:15)
D Edmond Hiebert wisely reminds us that "Human effort must follow the work of God, but the participial construction indicates that such human effort is subordinate to the divine bestowal and flows out of it (cf. Phil 2:12-note, Phil 2:13-note).
Applying (3923) (pareisphero from pará = from close-beside, alongside+ eisphéro = bring into) means literally "bring deeply into," i.e. from close beside. To bear in alongside or besides (to bring to bear), and so to introduce simultaneously. To contribute besides to something. This verb implies making a strong effort to provide something necessary. In this passage this verb refers to carrying through with personal involvement (energy). It strongly stresses the need of our deep, personal involvement in the faith-life.
Henry Alford (The NT for English Readers) writes pareisphero means "literally, introducing by the side of: i.e., besides those precious promises on God's part, bring in your part."
Pareisphero was at times used of smuggling or of importing along byways. Although Jude uses a different verb (pareisduno) he describes the action of false teachers (Jude 1:4 - "certain persons have crept in unnoticed" = pareisduno from para = at the side of + eisduo = enter in).
As discussed below this verb is used idiomatically here meaning we are to to do our very best in attempting to bring forth the Christian virtues listed. Strachan (Expositor's Greek Testament) says that the words "and besides this" emphasize the fact of the gifts spoken of in verse four as having their logical outcome in character, and quotes Bunyan as saying, "The soul of religion is the practical part." (Ibid)
God does not make us holy against our will or without our involvement. There must be desire, determination, and discipline on our part. Peter is calling for maximum effort on our part. The Christian life is not lived to the honor of God without effort. Even though God has poured His divine power into the believer via His indwelling Spirit, the Christian is required to make every disciplined effort alongside of what God has done. The picture of word "applying" (bring in alongside) is paralleled in Paul's exhortation to the church at Philippi to
Jamieson writes that applying means 'literally, "introducing" side by side with God's gift, on your part "diligence."
Vincent says that pareisphero means "literally, to bring in by the side of -- adding your diligence to the divine promises. (Ed: And I would add apart from God's divine promises and enablement, our diligence would be impossible!) (2 Peter 1 - Vincent's Word Studies)
The aorist tense of pareisphero calls for effective action on the reader's part. The concern is not with the process of procuring this needed diligence but with the actual operation of diligence by the believer.
John MacArthur explains applying this way - "In view of and parallel to God's endeavor in providing salvation, believers are compelled to call on all their regenerate faculties to live godly lives (2Pe 3:14-note, Ro 6:22-note, Eph 5:7, 8-note, Eph 5:9-note, Heb 6:10-note, Heb 6:11, 12-note, Gal 6:9) (MacArthur, J: 2 Peter And Jude. Moody)
Spurgeon rightly said "God sends every bird his food (Ed: God's part), but He doesn't throw it into the nest (Ed: Our part).
God has provided everything the believer will ever need for life and godliness (2Pe 1:3) as well as His precious and magnificent promises (2Pe 1:4), and now based on this firm foundation of truth, Peter is charging the believers to exercise effort (Spirit enabled, grace driven) in order to truly experience His gracious provisions for in Christ-likeness (observe that all 7 qualities in the 2Peter 1:5-7 are perfectly depicted in the life of Christ)..
Bill Crowder - It is the Spirit that matures us into the image of Christ so that we can give glory to the Lord Jesus Christ (Gal 3:1-3). We are called to be submissive to His control in our lives. That is our responsibility. But the Holy Spirit is the One who produces the image and likeness of Christ in us. (The Promise Of The Spirit)
Henrietta Mears speaks of applying all diligence - It is difficult to steer a parked car, so get moving. (Ed: Albeit as explained elsewhere in these notes, that "car" cannot really move without power, and the power is supplied in the believer's life by the Holy Spirit. In short "we work it out" as "He works it in us".)
Paul Apple writes that in chapter 1 we see the juxtaposition of the "Sovereignty of God and human responsibility. We are not called to "Let Go and Let God do everything", but to "Trust God and get going". We are called to exercise faith and apply all diligence to live like God wants us to; not to work hard in order to be saved; but to work hard because we have been saved. Be quick to add these qualities into your life -- idea of eagerness, haste; don't procrastinate; earnestness; zeal; use of word in 2 Peter 1:10; 15; 3:14 -- important tone. Have to keep applying this same diligence throughout your whole life; you never advance beyond this to some resting point where you don't need to practice self-denial and discipline and effort - Think of the context of 2 Peter -- What's the danger if we don't apply all diligence and add the qualities of Christlikeness to the foundation of our faith? The pressure of persecution and suffering will cause us to quit the Christian race. The attractiveness of false teaching will tickle our ears and promise us an easier life. Those that mock the 2nd coming of Christ will cause us to doubt the reality of God's promises to us -- which are precious and magnificent. We will sink back into the corruption that is connected with the lusts of the flesh. (2Peter)
ALL DILIGENCE: spouden pasan: (2Pe 1:10, 3:14,18 Ps 119:4 Pr 4:23 Isa 55:2 Zec 6:15, Jn 6:27 Php 2:12 Heb 6:11, 11:6, 12:15 )
All diligence - Literally "diligence all." In the original Greek spoude is placed first for emphasis, in context to emphasize the attitude Peter is calling believers to exhibit in order to experience spiritual growth. Barclay paraphrases it "bend all your energy to the task." Phillips says "you must do your utmost from your side." Wuest renders it "having added every intense effort."
In his comments on 1Peter 2:2, Hiebert helps us understand one of the best ways to apply "all diligence" writing that "Grow up" (in 1Pe 2:2) is aorist passive and may be translated "be made to grow." It is an activity that is wrought within us by the nourishment supplied. The aorist tense simply pictures that growth as the essential feature of the Christian life. Spiritual growth is not a direct act of human volition. The Christians responsibility is to diligently appropriate the Word that produces the growth. The verb continues the picture of the readers as "newborn babies." Best remarks, "While the Christian is newborn he is also always in process of growth; it is not his status which requires emphasis but his progress." Hence, "may grow up." Senior notes, "1 Peter conceives of Christian life not as an instant and easily attained experience but as a life-long process of growth toward the full beauty of our [redeemed] humanity." (1 Peter Commentary)
Mark Dever - If we are to grow as individual believers and as churches, we must sit under the Word. We must pray for the Holy Spirit to plant and to weed the gardens of our hearts. This spiritual growth is not optional; it is vital, because spiritual growth indicates life. Things that are truly alive, grow. (Nine Marks of a Healthy Church)
Spurgeon exhorts us to all diligence...
Diligence (4710) (spoude from speudo = move quickly, hasten, make haste) refers to eagerness, earnestness, willingness or zeal. It denotes quick movement or haste accompanying the eagerness, etc, in the interest of a person or cause. Thus spoude can refer to swiftness of movement or action and means haste or speed (like our expression "in a hurry"). It can refer to an earnest commitment in discharge of an obligation or experience of a relationship.
Spoude implies more than mere earnest desire, but includes action as well as desire. Spoude "never takes 20 minutes to do a 10 minute job." (William Hill)
Louw-Nida - Spoudē means "eagerness to do something, with the implication of readiness to expend energy and effort"
Spoude was often used in Greek and Roman literature and found on inscriptions in reference to extraordinary commitment to civic and religious responsibilities, which were frequently intertwined, and also of concern for personal moral excellence or optimum devotion to the interests of others.
For believers, spoudē ("speedy diligence") means quickly obeying what the Lord reveals is His priority. This elevates the better over the good and the more important over the important – with divinely-inspired swiftness.
Wuest, "Spoudē is used in the papyri in such senses as 'do your best, take care, hurry on with doing something.' The verb speaks of intensity of purpose followed by intensity of effort toward the realization of that purpose" (Word Studies, Vol 2, Hebrews).
In sum, spoudē refers to zealous diligence which executes decisions (actions) with swiftness and priority. God inspires and empowers this swiftness in believers earnestly living out faith to do what has priority to Him. And remember that delayed obedience is still disobedience . . . and partial obedience is still sin!
Spoude is used 12 times in the NT and is translated in the NASB as: diligence, 4; earnestness, 5; effort, 1; hurry, 2. KJV also translates as business, 1; care, 1; carefulness, 1; diligence, 5; earnest care, 1; forwardness, 1; haste, 2.
Spoude-17x in the non-apocryphal Septuagint (LXX)- Ex 12:11, 33; Deut 16:3; Jdg 5:22; 1 Sam 21:8; Ezra 4:23; Ps 78:33; Jer 8:15; 15:8; Lam 4:6; Ezek 7:11; Dan 2:25; 3:24; 6:19; 10:7; 11:44; Zeph 1:18
A familiar OT passage helps give us a word picture of the meaning of spoude in the - context of the last plague in Egypt (destruction of the first born sons), Jehovah instructed Israel regarding the Passover...
Spoude is primarily an attitude which leads to an action. Spoude means to do something with intense effort and motivation, with quick movement and is in opposition to the attitude of slothfulness. The individual who is "spoude" who is eager to do something and ready to expend the necessary energy and effort.
Spoude means to do something with intense effort and motivation—'to work hard, to do one's best, to endeavor.' Thus Paul exhorts the Roman saints that "he who leads, with diligence (spoude)" (Ro 12:8-note) There are two ways in which leader can lead —with heart and mind or in the most perfunctory way. The lead may dully and drably lead or he may do it with the joy and thrill of zeal. We need leaders with zeal (spoude) in their hearts.
Henry Alford says spoude "implies more than mere earnest desire; a man's spoude is necessarily action as well as wish.
Kenneth Wuest adds that the related verb spoudazo conveys "the idea of making haste, being eager, giving diligence, and putting forth effort are in the word. The word speaks of intense effort and determination. (Wuest's Word Studies from the Greek New Testament: Eerdmans)
Peter is calling for an attitude of eagerness and zeal, an abandonment of sluggishness and self-indulgence. Note Peter's addition of the modifier all (pas = the whole amount or quantity, no holding back) to underline the comprehensiveness of the effort for which he is calling. Peter (under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit) says the spiritual growth he describes in the next few passages is so important that our effort must not be half-hearted or selective. The idea is Doing your utmost for His highest as Oswald Chambers might phrase it.
When you are diligent, you are alert, focused, committed to the task at hand, single minded, careful, business like.
The Greek phrase Peter uses here ("spouden pasan pareisphero") according to one source is an idiom which literally means to bring every effort, to do one's very best in attempting to do something, to make every effort to do it, or to try as hard as possible.
Wuest - "Diligence" is spoudē. The verb is spoudazo which means "to make haste, be eager, give diligence, to do one's best, to take care, to exert one's self." In verses two and three we have the divine provision and enablement given the believer in salvation, an inner dynamic, the divine nature which impels to a holy life, giving both the desire and power to do God's will (Phil. 2:13-note). In 2Pe 1:5-7, we have human responsibility, that of seeing to it that the various Christian virtues are included in one's life. The divine nature (2Pe 1:4) is not an automatic self-propelling machine that will turn out a Christian life for the believer irrespective of what that believer does or the attitude he takes to the salvation which God has provided. The divine nature will always produce a change in the life of the sinner who receives the Lord Jesus as Saviour. But it works at its best efficiency when the believer cooperates with it in not only determining to live a life pleasing to God, but definitely stepping out in faith and living that life in dependence upon the new life which God has implanted in him. And this must not be a mere lackadaisical attempt at doing God's will, but an intense effort, as shown by the word spoudē, translated "diligence." (Ibid)
Webster defines diligence (and I paraphrase) as steady, earnest, attentive and energetic application and effort in a pursuit. This person is not lackadaisical! He or she exhibits the proverbial diligence of a bee ("busy as a bee"). Peter is saying the saint is to put forth zealous persistence in accomplishing the goal.
J. Vernon McGee in his unique style describes "all diligence" reminding us that "The Christian life is a very serious business. However, we have made it sort of an extracurricular activity. The present-day thinking is that it is not something to be taken into the business world or the schoolroom or into social life. Rather, it is something sort of like your Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes which you wear only at certain times. However, Peter said that it is something to which we are to give "all diligence." (McGee, J V: Thru the Bible Commentary: Thomas Nelson)
C. H. Spurgeon has some sage advice on the importance of diligence and faith in regard to the assurance of one's salvation:
Nigel McCullough - There is no point in praying for spiritual growth unless we do our best to live disciplined Christian lives.
Illustration of Diligence - I stood in the cold pre-dawn darkness outside a New York City hotel waiting for the airport bus. The street was deserted. My attention was drawn to one lone man who was cleaning the glass on the doors at the entrance of the hotel. With great care he removed every smudge. He even dusted overhead so that no dirt or cobwebs would collect. What made his work so noteworthy was that no one was inspecting it, and throughout the day many people would go through those doors, smearing the windows with their handprints. Nevertheless, he worked diligently and faithfully with special care to make sure those glass panels were spotless. What a lesson, I thought, for Christians! All of our work should be characterized by such diligence and thoroughness. Even when no human eye looks on and no tongue commends our efforts, we must strive to do our best as to the Lord. Our willingness to work hard should not result from a desire to win the approval of others but from a deep awareness that we are "servants of Christ." —P R Van Gorder
Alexander Maclaren writes that...
IN YOUR FAITH: en te pistei humon:
In (en) - Robertson says the preposition in is probably instrumental dative in this verse and signifies therefore the means by which the Verb's (''supply'') action takes place.
Vincent - The A. V. exhorts to add one virtue to another; but the Greek, to develop one virtue in the exercise of another: "an increase by growth, not by external junction; each new grace springing out of, attempting, and perfecting the other." Render, therefore, as Rev. In your faith supply virtue, and in your virtue knowledge, etc. (2 Peter 1 - Vincent's Word Studies)
You can hear a kind of surging "Forward! Forward! Forward!" if one renders Peter's words as follows: "as you have obtained faith in Christ and stand in it, now apply yourself diligently to advance in moral excellence, and as you stand in that do not be satisfied but press on to increase your knowledge of God's will, and as you stand in that do not be satisfied but be diligent to enlarge your capacities of self-control and mastery of your passions, and as you stand in that don't be satisfied but cultivate every form of patience and serenity, and in that let devoutness and piety and sweet love to God flourish, and in that strive to kindle your affection for other believers, and in and through it all grow in love to all men." In other words: Forward! Forward! Press On! Advance!
Hiebert explains the phrase in your faith supply writing "The words "in your faith supply" do not ask believers to supply faith, it is accepted that they already have it (2Pe 1:1). Their spiritual life began with this life-bringing faith. "Your faith" marks the faith as personal, but it has an objective content, involving their firm adherence to the divine realities portrayed in 2Pe 1:3,4. But their faith must attain its full potential in spiritual fruitfulness through daily exercise in moral living (Ed: "Moral living" enabled by the indwelling Spirit of Christ). Peter lists seven qualities or traits of character in this moral development. Each new trait is introduced as being "in" (en) or "in connection with" the preceding. Each is inherent in the preceding, which in turn is supplemented and perfected by the new, giving it more abundant fruitage. All are empowered by a living faith which constantly draws on the divinely implanted life. The definite article ("the") is used with each new trait mentioned; the possessive "your" occurs only with faith, which believers already possess. The article ("the") makes each trait specific, not just any trait they may wish to substitute."
John Piper illustrates the deceptive danger of disobeying Peter's clear command (remember God's commandments always include His "enablements")...
Martin De Haan II explains the relationship of diligence and faith this way...
Brian Bell - Faith doesn't stand alone; real faith in God results in a changed life which can be seen or identified in these ascending virtues. Picture a ladder – Some Christians step up on the bottom rung (faith). Content to be saved & comfortable being the closest to the world from which they came. The more we climb up the ladder of virtues is to come ever nearer to "knowing" Jesus Christ. Also, the further we climb, the further we are able to climb! Moffatt quotes a saying "The Christian life must not be an initial spasm followed by a chronic inertia (inaction)." Giving all diligence – The Christian must be totally dedicated & make a maximum effort to live for God!
Wuest on in your faith supply virtue - The exhortation is that in the faith which the saints exercise in the Lord Jesus, they should provide for virtue. The believer exercises faith in the Lord Jesus to supply his needs, to guide him along life's way. He should also exercise faith for the generating of virtue in his inner being by the Holy Spirit. (Ibid)
Faith (4102)(pistis) is synonymous with trust or belief and is the conviction of the truth of anything, but in Scripture usually speaks of belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervor born of faith and joined with it. Note that this discussion of pistis is only an overview and not a detailed treatise of this vitally important subject.
Faith is a firm, strong conviction and is the the root of the Christian life from which the ''sap'' of the Holy Spirit flows Who brings forth the "fruit" of the Christian virtues listed in 2Peter 1:5-7.
Genuine faith is a belief which results in behavior
Peter uses the definite article here to identify the faith as a very specific "faith". The question is what faith is he referring to? He has told us several verses earlier that we all have a faith that is isotimos or of equal value to that of Peter the great apostle and so Peter does not ask his readers to supply faith. The fruits of faith specified are seven, the perfect number. Faith is not the end of the Christian road but its beginning. One acronym for faith is Forsaking All I Trust Him. That's a good working definition because self reliance is the antithesis of a dependent faith on God. We continually need to "forsake" our self reliance and rely on His complete sufficiency in the supernatural realm.
Lightfoot on faith - The Jews in the Talmud have the saying, 'The whole law was given to Moses at Sinai, in six hundred and thirteen precepts.' David, in the fifteenth Psalm, brings them all within the compass of eleven. Isaiah brings them to six, Isaiah 33:4; Micah to three, Micah 6:8; Isaiah, again, to two, Isaiah 46; Habakkuk to this one, 'The just shall live by faith.' Habakkuk 2:4.
Johann Bengel - Faith is the gift of God - therefore we are not ordered to provide faith, but in our faith those fruits, seven of which are enumerated: faith leading the band, love closing it (Ed: Love "brings up the rear.")
True faith that saves one's soul includes at least three main elements (1) firm persuasion or firm conviction, (2) a surrender to that truth and (3) a conduct emanating from that surrender. In sum, faith shows itself genuine by a changed life. (Click for W E Vine's 3 point definition of faith)
Spurgeon (quoted earlier) exhorts the reader of Peter's words to "Take care that thy faith is of the right kind-that it is not a mere belief of doctrine, but a simple faith, depending on Christ (Ed: And especially the enabling power of the indwelling Spirit of Christ), and on Christ alone."
Vance Havner commenting on faith once said that...
Your marks the faith as each individual's personal possession. Faith is the seedbed out of which Christian character is produced as we do our part. Paul amplifies the picture teaching that saints have "been firmly rooted ...in (Christ) and established in (our) faith" (Col 2:7) In the schematic below envision Christ as our "Taproot" (Webster: the central element or position in a line of growth or development) in Whom our faith is firmly fixed. Empowered by His strength (in the diagram out of sight below the ground so to speak) you can begin to see how this supernatural "fruit tree" can bear these 7 Christian virtues which are visible above the ground for all the world to see. Our part then is to exert diligence & faith (human responsibility) while abiding in Christ (God's sovereignty) Who taught
Matthew Henry - Spiritual growth consists most in the growth of the root, which is out of sight.
George Sweeting - Dead things cannot grow. Before there can be spiritual growth, there must be spiritual life.
J R Miller's Devotional - Add to your faith virtue. - 2 Peter 1:5
SUPPLY: epichoregesate (2 PAAM):
Spurgeon in his exposition of 2 Peter 1:5-7 writes "As you have seen the mason take up first one stone, and then another, and then gradually build the house, so are you Christians to take first one virtue, and then another, and then another, and to pile up these stones of grace one upon the other until you have built a palace for the indwelling of the Holy Ghost."
Faith, of course, comes first, because faith is the foundation of all the graces, and there can be no true grace where there is no true faith.
Supply describes the work that must be diligently performed. Barclay writes that what Peter is saying here is "that we must bend all our energies to equip ourselves with a series of great qualities." (Daily Study Bible)
Supply (2023) (epichoregeo from epi = upon + choregeo = supply) means to furnish upon. To furnish besides or in addition. To supply further. To add more unto. Epichoregeo then conveys the thought of a generous and lavish provision - give lavishly, give generously.
Even as this picturesque verb meant to richly supply everything an ancient chorus needed so that it might be a grand production, so believers are to richly supply everything needed so that our life might be a "grand production" that bring great glory to the Father (Mt 5:16).
The root verb choregeo gives us our English word choreography which is defined as the sequence of steps and movements in dance, the arrangement of movements that the audience sees on the stage (Beloved of the Father [1Th 1:4-note], ponder that thought a moment - Upon what stage is "the choreography" of our life now visible?) Picture your spiritual life a divinely choreographed production -- God has "written" the music and words and movements of the production even before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4-note). As followers of Christ (1Jn 2:6) however we must diligently seek to fulfill the parts He has prepared for each of us to carry out in this grand choreography called the Christian life so that the Author of the play receives great honor and glory (Mt 5:16-note). How are your "dance steps" dear brother or sister in Christ?
Epichoregeo is used 5 times in the NT in the NASB...
There is another interesting use of epichoregeo in the non-canonical apocryphal book Sirach "The man is a slave, in disgrace and shame, when a wife supports her husband." (Sirach 25:21)
Epichoregeo is derived from choregós the name of the wealthy patron who would lavishly pay the wages for singers in his chorus, as well as pay the expenses of grand productions that were put on in cooperation with a poet and the state. The practice in Greece was for the state to establish a chorus but a choirmaster (choregus = director) paid the expenses for training and was responsible for supplying everything needed for choir.
Wuest adds that epichoregeo was "derived from chorus, a chorus, such as was employed in the representation of Greek tragedies. The verb originally meant 'to bear the expense of a chorus,' which was done by a person selected by the state, who was obliged to defray all the expense of training and maintenance." Strachan adds, "It was a duty that prompted to lavishness in execution. Hence choregeo came to mean 'supplying costs for any purpose,' a public duty or religious service, with a tending, as here, towards the meaning, 'providing more than is barely demanded.' " Thus, the word means "to supply in copious measure, to provide beyond the need, to supply more than generously.""(Wuest's Word Studies from the Greek New Testament: Eerdmans)
Epichoregeo came to mean generous, costly cooperation. It never meant to equip sparingly, but to supply lavishly for a noble performance. Here the word describes the kind of generosity believers must have in giving of their own effort and in their cooperation with God in appropriating the characteristics mentioned below.
Barclay gives us his version of the historical background of the verb epichoregeo, writing that...
Supply is in the aorist imperative which is a peremptory command to carry out this "abundant furnishing" with a sense of urgency. Do this now and do not delay! What Peter is commanding by using the aorist imperative is that spiritual growth demands that we make a choice, and that such growth will not come automatically or inevitably. We are to fully supply all that is needed to make the "production" (the virtues in 2Pe 1:5-7) a "success" so to speak. And what God requires of us, God's grace provides for us (copiously, abundantly, amazingly). In other words every divine commandment is based on divine enablement (the indwelling Holy Spirit's empowerment).
Hiebert explains that "The original imagery (of epichoregeo) was that of a rich patron lavishly supplying every need for the training and staging of a grand chorus for some public celebration. This idea has faded, but the concept of a generous cooperative activity (Ed: Believers "cooperating" with the Spirit!) remains. "The Christian must engage in this sort of cooperation with God in the production of a Christian life which is a credit to Him."
Michael Green writes that "the Christian must engage in this sort of co-operation with God in the production of a Christian life which is a credit to Him. (Green, M: The Second Epistle General of Peter and the General Epistle of Jude, TNTC, page 67, 1968).
The point is that believers have been granted abundant resources that are adequate to produce life and godliness and should use them with haste and zeal that we might grow in grace. Clearly spiritual growth calls for strenuous involvement of the believer.
Wiersbe helps us understand the picture writing...
The KJV translates this section add to your faith which is not an entirely accurate representation of the action Peter is calling for. This translation would suggest that we are to develop moral excellence first and when that is fully developed we add knowledge, etc, clearly not the intent of Peter's command.
MacDonald agrees that add to your faith can be misunderstood and goes on to explain that "What is necessary is that faith be supplemented by seven elements of holiness, not adding these one after another, but manifesting all the graces all the time." MacDonald goes on to say that "Tom Olson's father used to read the passage to his sons as follows: Add to your faith the virtue or courage of David; and to the courage of David the knowledge of Solomon; and to the knowledge of Solomon the patience of Job; and to the patience of Job the godliness of Daniel; and to the godliness of Daniel the brotherly kindness of Jonathan; and to the brotherly kindness of Jonathan the love of John." (MacDonald, W & Farstad, A. Believer's Bible Commentary: Thomas Nelson )
Finally MacDonald quotes the respected Lutheran commentator Lenski who suggests that "The list of seven is arranged with reference to the pseudo-prophets (2Pe 2:1) and to the way in which they live according to their pretended faith. For praise they supply disgrace; for knowledge, blindness; for self-control, libertinistic license; for perseverance in good, perseverance in evil; for godliness, ungodliness; for fraternal friendliness, dislike for God's children; for genuine love, its terrible absence." (Ibid)
MORAL EXCELLENCE: ten areten: (2Pe 1:3 Php 4:8 )
Excellence - Long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi of Finland was an Olympic champion, winning twelve medals (nine of them gold) in the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Games. Nurmi was famous not only for his achievements, but also for running with a stopwatch in his hand to check his performance. It's good to know how you're doing along the way if you want to win a long-distance race. Peter would probably have liked Nurmi's commitment to excellence. The apostle was determined to win his own race--the Christian race--and help other believers to do the same. Since we're also in the same race, we need to pay close attention to Peter's teaching.
Moral e xcellence (virtue) (703) (arete) refers to any preeminence (moral, intellectual, military). It refers to virtue which is displayed to enrich the lives of others.Arete is a term denoting consummate 'excellence' or 'merit' within a social context. To the Greek philosophers, it meant "the fulfillment of a thing." In truth, arete inherently resides only in God (1Pe 2:9), but He channels it through believers as they receive (obey) His inworking of faith.
Arete came to mean quality of life which made someone or something stand out as excellent. Arete never meant cloistered virtue or virtue of attitude, but virtue which is demonstrated in life.
When anything in nature properly fulfills its purpose, that fulfillment was referred to as "virtue' or "moral excellence." Land that produces crops is "excellent" because it is fulfilling its purpose. The tool that works correctly is "excellent" because it is doing what a tool is supposed to do. A believer demonstrates moral excellence or virtue by living the way He now has the potential to live (possessing everything necessary for life and godliness, His precious and magnificent promises, partaker of His divine nature).
James Rawson Lumby - Here virtue (arete) means the best development of such power as a man possesses. It may be little or great, but in its kind it is to be made excellent. And here it is that the Christian workers in every sphere must surpass others. They work from a higher motive. What they do is a constant attestation of their faith, is done as in God's sight, and in the confidence that in every act it is possible to give Him glory (Ed: That sentence is worth reading again! Do I believe that is true?). There can be no carelessness in such lives, for they are filled with a sense of responsibility, which is the first fruit of a living faith. And in St. Peter's figurative word the believer is said to supply each grace in turn because he contributes by his careful walk to wake it into life, to make it active, and let it shine as a light before men. "And in your virtue knowledge," he continues. For, with duty rightly done, there comes illumination over the path of life: men understand more of God's dealings, and hence bring their lives into closer harmony with His will (Ed: Do you struggle to know God's will - Lumby gives us a very important "clue."). And we have Christ's own assurance, "If any man willeth to do His will, he shall know of the teaching". {John 7:17 - Ed: Note the juxtaposition of "doing" and "knowing"! If we are disobeying or backsliding, etc, little wonder that we are having such great difficulty in discerning God's will!)} And the same is true not only of the Lord's own lessons, but of all the promptings of the Spirit in men's hearts. If they hearken to the voice which whispers, "This is the way," it (the voice of the Holy Spirit) will become at every stage plainer, and there will be shown to them not only the how, but the wherefore. (2 Peter 1 Expositor's Bible Commentary)
Arete - 5 times in the NT NASB translates it as excellence, 2; excellencies, 1; moral excellence, 2. The KJV translates it as praise, 1; virtue, 4.
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
2 Peter 1:3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
2 Peter 1:5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,
Vine adds that arete "properly denotes whatever procures preeminent estimation for a person or thing; hence, "intrinsic eminence, moral goodness, virtue," (a) of God, 1 Peter 2:9 , "excellencies" (AV, "praises"); here the original and general sense seems to be blended with the impression made on others, i.e., renown, excellence or praise (Hort); in 2 Peter 1:3 , "(by His own glory and) virtue," RV (instrumental dative), i.e., the manifestation of His Divine power; this significance is frequently illustrated in the papyri and was evidently common in current Greek speech; (b) of any particular moral excellence, Philippians 4:8; 2 Peter 1:5 (twice), where virtue is enjoined as an essential quality in the excercise of faith, RV, "(in your faith supply) virtue." (Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary)
Hastings - Arete "was the common heathen term for moral goodness. In this sense it is used in the books of Maccabees. But it was also the Septuagint translation of הוֹד (magnificence, splendour, Habakkuk 3:3 , Zechariah 6:13) and תְּהִלָּה (glory, praise, Isaiah 42:12 ; Isaiah 43:20 ). In Philippians 4:8 (Whatsoever things are true if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things) and in 2 Peter 1:5 (In your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge) the reference is to a human attribute, and the sense is the ordinary classical one of moral excellence possibly colored with its Septuagint meaning of praiseworthiness (The association of παινος with arete in the former passage suggests that this fuller significance is in the writer's mind; cf. the coupling of arete with doxa in 2 Peter 1:2 .) J. B. Lightfoot gives us the meaning of arete in Philippians 4:8 , Whatever value may reside in your old heathen conception of virtue (Philippians , London, 1878, p. 162). In the other two NT passages (2 Peter 1:3 , 1 Peter 2:9 ) the reference is to an attribute of God or Christ, and the Septuagint senses of glory and praise are more appropriate. G. A. Deissmann (Bible Studies , Edinburgh, 1901, p. 95 f.) contends that arete sometimes signifies neither the righteousness nor the praise of God, but the manifestation of His power. He compares 2 Peter 1:3 with an inscription of Stratonicea in Caria belonging to the earliest years of the Imperial period, and considers that in both arete bears the meaning of marvel. Marvelous power would well suit the context in 2Peter 1:3 and 1 Peter 2:9 .(Virtue - Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament)
The English definition of virtue speaks of a particular moral excellence, a beneficial quality or power of a thing, a commendable quality or trait or a capacity to act (potency). Virtue is a disposition or character trait that tends to lead to what is good.
Collins English Dictionary writes that virtue is "the the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness"
The Columbia Encyclopedia adds that "virtue [Latin = manliness], in philosophy, quality of good in human conduct." (Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed.)
TDNT (although somewhat difficult to follow) has the following note on the background of arete (in its use outside the NT), writing that arete...
T. M. Dorman explains that arete - "In its original classical usage arete denoted either the quality of excellence (in any sphere) or the renown that such excellence duly receives. In addition, the plural form was used, often with reference to the gods, in the sense of "mighty deeds" or "manifestations of power." Later, in Greek ethical philosophy the term came to be used in a more specific and restricted sense to represent the most comprehensive category for moral excellence ("virtue"), the general heading under which more specific virtues were arranged. Used in this ethical sense, arete achieved some currency in Hellenistic Judaism, especially in writings with an apologetic bent (notably Philo, Wisdom of Solomon, 4 Maccabees). But probably because it connoted a moral excellence that was the result of human achievement rather than of obedience to God's Torah, it remained a marginal term in Jewish moral discourse, subordinate to and often qualified by the OT concept of "righteousness" (Bromiley, G. W. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised. Wm. B. Eerdmans) (Bolding added)
When a Christian lives a life which brings glory to God, he is fulfilling his purpose and thus exhibits "excellence". True virtue in the Christian life is not "polishing" human qualities but producing divine qualities that make the person more like Jesus Christ.
Notice that Peter applies this same word (arete) to Christ in (v3) and here to the growing believer. As an attribute of the incarnate Christ, it is appropriate that arete should be evident in the lives of His disciples as well.
J Vernon McGee explains arete or "virtue" (KJV) this way "The word virtue is not confined to chastity. We use it today when we refer to a woman being virtuous or morally chaste. Actually, virtue as Peter uses it has to do with excellence and courage. It means that you have the courage to excel in life. You don't have to live a little, mousy Mr. Milquetoast life and be a yes-man to everything that comes along. You can stand on your own two feet, state your position, and be counted for God. We certainly need that kind of "virtue" in this hour in which we are living, and the only way we can get it is through the knowledge of Christ. This is the formula Peter is giving to us here: "through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue." (Thru the Bible Commentary) (Bolding added)
Note that each of the 7 traits is modified by the definite article, "the" (ten), which makes each new trait specific. They may not substitute just any trait.
William Barclay commenting on this verse explains that arete is ""very rare in the New Testament but it is the supreme Greek word for virtue in every sense of the term. It means excellence. It has two special directions in which its meaning moves. (a) Arete is what we might call operative or efficient, excellence. To take two examples of its usage from widely differing spheres—it can be used of land which is fertile; and it can be used of the mighty deeds of the gods. ( It could describe the excellence of the ground in a field, the excellence of a tool for its purpose, the physical excellence of an animal, the excellence of the courage of a soldier, and the virtue of a man.) Arete is that virtue which makes a man a good citizen and friend; it is that virtue which makes him an expert in the technique of living well. (b) Arete often means courage. Plutarch says that God is a hope of aretē, not an excuse for cowardice. In 2 Maccabees we read of how Eleazar died rather than be false to the laws of God and his fathers; and the story ends by saying that he left his death for an example of noble courage (aretē) and a memorial of virtue, not only to young men, but also to all the nation (2 Maccabees 6:31). In this passage it is not necessary to choose between these two meanings; they are both there. Faith must issue, not in the retirement of the cloister and the cell, but in a life effective in the service of God and man; and it must issue in the courage always to show whose it is and whom it serves." (2 Peter 1 - William Barclay's Daily Study Bible) (Bolding added)
Arete is used by Paul exhorting (it is actually a command in the present imperative - therefore it requires supernatural enablement [dependence on the Spirit's filling] to accomplish this habitually!) the saints at Philippi to "let (their) mind dwell on" "whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence (arete) and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things." (Php 4:8-note)
The key to godly living is godly thinking, as Solomon wisely observed: "Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life" (Pr 4:23-note)
Vine commenting on (Philippians 4:8) adds that "excellence" - "properly denotes whatever procures preeminent estimation for a person or thing. In heathen usage it meant only the moral excellence of self-reliance and courage. But the New Testament raises its use to a higher meaning. It is used of God in 1 Peter 2:9-note and 2 Peter 1:3. Here and in 2 Peter 1:5, it is used of general moral excellence in the estimation of God." (Collected writings of W. E. Vine)
Peter uses arete to remind his believing readers that they are now "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies (arete) of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." (1Peter 2:9-note)
The world is in the dark (spiritually), and does not know the "excellencies" of God, but God has chosen believers out of that spiritual darkness and given us the purpose of living in such a way ("now for this very reason applying all diligence in your faith supply moral excellence"!) that the lost and spiritually blind would be able to see the "excellence" or "virtue" of God in our lives. We are citizens of heaven who are to be living advertisements (active ambassadors) for the virtues of God. Our lives should radiate this marvelous light into which God has graciously called us.
APPLICATION: Is your life radiating or repressing the excellencies of God?
Wayne Barber gives an interesting explanation of what it means practically to supply moral excellence asking...
Barber goes on to describe a similar dynamic in the other aspects of the fruit of the Spirit reminding us that
In sum arete describes anything that fulfills its purpose or function properly. In this context it means a Christian who fulfills his or her calling
AND IN YOUR MORAL EXCELLENCE KNOWLEDGE: en de te arete ten gnosin: (Click devotional "Know to Grow") (2Pe 1:2 3:18 1Co 14:20 Eph 1:17,18 5:17 Php 1:9 Col 1:9 1Pe 3:7)
Knowledge (1108) (gnosis) refers to experiential knowledge and not merely to a passing acquaintance. Gnosis is understanding, correct insight, truth properly comprehended and applied. Gnosis is functional ("working") knowledge gleaned from first hand (personal) experience, thus connecting "theory" with "application." Gnosis is "application knowledge" and thus it is not surprising that it grows best in the "field" of obedience as shown in Jn 7:17 Jesus declaring that "If any man is willing to do His will, he shall know (ginosko) of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from Myself." (Note juxtaposition of doing and knowing!) Jesus clearly associates the obtaining of gnosis or experiential knowledge with a willingness to obey God's will. This virtue involves a diligent study and pursuit of truth in the Word of God. This kind of knowledge does not come automatically but calls for obedience.
One caveat is that gnosis is as accurate as the relationship from which it is derived. For example, the Gnostics boasted of their "applied knowledge" gained by their personal spiritual experiences, but this is hardly the gnosis that Peter is describing! In fact knowledge can be dangerous, if it doesn't lead to godly wisdom.
Bible Knowledge Commentary adds that this knowledge "comes not from intellectual pursuits, but is spiritual knowledge which comes through the Holy Spirit and is focused on the person and Word of God."
Wiersbe adds that this gnosis "suggests practical knowledge or discernment. It refers to the ability to handle life successfully."
Hiebert says this gnosis "speaks of a practical knowledge that admits of expansion and enables its possessor to discern between right and wrong in facing the duties of life. In order to maintain a balance, practical intelligence and moral insight must govern a resolute and aggressive faith. This knowledge stands over against the spurious "knowledge" of the false teachers. The cure for false knowledge is not less knowledge but a knowledge characterized by moral insight. The operation of such knowledge distinguishes the believer's conduct from his former life in spiritual ignorance (see note 1 Peter 1:14)."
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Are you living on the spiritual (FM) band (only you can determine this by your conduct and your actions)? True spiritual gnosis or knowledge is going to govern the way you live. True spiritual gnosis is going to keep your conscience pure and out of your conscience flow your convictions and out of your convictions flow your lifestyle. Peter realizes his time is short and so he is is reminding them that they know something and to get back in on that band that they know and start living like they ought to live." (modified from a lecture by Dr. Wayne Barber)
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Spurgeon had a number of pithy sayings regarding spiritual growth...
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Know to Grow - Several years ago I interviewed a student at Santa Monica College for a radio program I was hosting. He told me that he was interested in finding out all he could about religion. But when I asked him why, he explained that he wanted to expand his education. This student was curious about what motivates religious people to do what they do, but he said he was not the kind of person who gets up in the morning with a desire to do God's will.
Is it possible that we as Christians are like that? Do we have a desire to learn more about the Bible for reasons other than to know God better and to live as He wants us to? The apostle Peter said we should be increasing our understanding for one primary purpose--to bring our faith to maturity. He pointed out that knowledge is an indispensable element in the process that leads to self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. This progression toward maturity results in knowing Jesus Christ in a deeply personal way (2 Pet. 1:5-8).
God doesn't ask us to increase our knowledge for the sake of knowledge. He asks us to increase our understanding so that we can grow into God-centered, loving, productive people. That's why we should want to know. —Mart De Haan (Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved)
Gaining knowledge of God's Word
If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you started out with faith in Him. After you recognized your sinfulness and need for a Savior, you asked God to forgive your sins. When you trusted in Christ, you received the gift of eternal life. By grace you're a child of God and you are promised an eternal home in heaven with Him.
But don't stop there! No one who has put his or her faith in Christ can afford to let spiritual growth and maturity start and stop with one act of spiritual surrender.
Salvation must be followed by spiritual growth. We must go beyond belief and seek out the truths God provides in the Bible. If we don't, we'll fall victim to the dangerous thinking patterns that mark our world.
According to sociologist Wade Clark Roof, in a poll of people who say they've trusted in Jesus, 25 percent or more believe in the non-biblical concepts of communication with the dead, reincarnation, and astrology. They have not followed Peter's call to add knowledge to their faith (2 Peter 1:5). They did not go beyond belief.
Faith in Christ is the starting point, but keep going. Study the Bible and "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2Peter 3:18). —Dave Branon
Dear Jesus, take my heart and hand,
Manser in his book Zondervan Dictionary of Bible Themes has the following Scriptural summation on the nature of spiritual growth..
In the way of Thy appointment I am waiting for Thee,
My desire is to Thy Name,
My mind to remembrance of Thee.
I am a sinner, but not insensible of my state.
My iniquities are great and numberless,
but Thou art adequate to my relief, for Thou art rich in mercy;
the blood of Thy Son can cleanse from all sin;
the agency of Thy Spirit can subdue my most powerful lusts.
Give me a tender, wakeful conscience
that can smite and torment me when I sin.
May I be consistent in conversation and conduct,
the same alone as in company,
in prosperity and adversity,
accepting all thy commandments as right,
and hating every false way.
May I never be satisfied with my present spiritual progress,
but to faith add virtue, knowledge, temperance, godliness,
brotherly kindness, charity.
May I never neglect
what is necessary to constitute Christian character,
and needful to complete it.
May I cultivate the expedient,
develop the lovely,
adorn the gospel,
recommend the religion of Jesus,
accommodate myself to thy providence.
Keep me from sinking or sinning in the evil day;
Help me to carry into ordinary life portions of divine truth
and use them on suitable occasions, so that
its doctrines may inform,
its warnings caution,
its rules guide,
its promises comfort me.
The Valley of Vision


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Searching for a coat I found this amazing
3.1 Phillip Lim Skirt
. Many of you might not like it, but I love it. I already have a mental picture of the ensemble. The ruffles are adorable. The price isn't. :-(
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October 27, 2008
Today was a sucky day for me and having a pounding headache right now does not help either. Thank you all for the comments. I appreciate them.
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October 25, 2008
I was checking out MAC's "Red She Said" Collection.
I love the shimmery smokey eye and the red lips.
Though I don't have enough confidence to walk
outside like this, I still gave it a try.
Did I make MAC proud? XOXO
Red She Said
October 22, 2008
So these are the items I currently have my eye on. The Max Studio brown booties and the Marc by Marc Jacobs bag is a NEED. The rest are WANTS. Hopefully they can make it to my closet soon. XOXO
Maya Obsessions
October 21, 2008
I may be starting advanced makeup classes soon for
airbrushing and black attire is MANDATORY. So
Saturday, I went shopping for black clothes.
Of course first I wandered around bright colors, but
eventually found a pair of pocket black leggings and
some tees. Here I am in the fitting room waiting for
another size because the size 26 was too BIG. So what
did I do? Pulled out my camera and started posing! XOXO
Shirt, Lux; Jeans, Cheap Monday; Sneakers, Chanel; Rayban sunglasses
My Style
Shopping For Black clothes
October 20, 2008
GIVENCHY. A collection I am loving right now.
Amor: Givenchy
October 18, 2008
After browsing and browsing and thinking why do bad things happen to good people? Like moi! I found these amazing pictures online of Erin Wasson at the screening of Filth & Wisdom. She is always so natural and effortlessly stylish. Love her! XOXO
Erin Wasson
October 17, 2008
Fall Florals
October 11, 2008
Here's my TopShop favorites. If by any chance you happen to have any of these items or anything similar. E-mail me at
and show me how you wore them. I'll post them here. Enjoy! XOXO
TopShop Faves
October 8, 2008
Sorry I have not posted anything. I was away, but now I'm back!
I look like a tomato. Bad sun burn. I'll be posting pictures soon.
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Carmen grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and in Lucerne, Switzerland. In Lucerne, he went to the Conservatory, but later studied bookkeeping. In 1975, he decided to turn to music. With bassist Mike Thompson, he founded the duo Carmen & Thompson, playing especially country music. The single "Time Moves On" reached #31 on the Italian charts in 1980, and in 1981 they appeared at the San-Remo-Festival performing the song "Follow Me".
Solo career
After seven years of stage experience Phil Carmen founded the Picar Studios in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland in 1982 and recorded two solo albums which attracted little attention until 1985, when he had a hit with the LP Walkin' the Dog, which reached #3 in the Swiss charts. The single "On My Way in LA" was his greatest success and climbed in the summer of 1985 to #18 in Germany and #9 in Switzerland. "On My Way in LA" was also used in the television series Wild West in 1988. His 1986 album Wise Monkeys hit #1 on the Swiss charts, while the single "Moonshine Still" reached #10. His last successful album as a solo artist was City Walls (1987), which went to #10 in Switzerland. The corresponding promotional tour led to the Live in Montreux album with the same band line up of Brian Auger on organ, Pick Withers and Larry E. Van on drums, Dick Morrissey on sax, Steve Dawson on trumpet, Steve Evens on bass, and Sabine van Baaren, backing vocals.
In 1986 he founded the country band Clover Leaf. His 1993 album Skyline again featured Dick Morrissey and also Richard Tee. In 1996 he released his last album of cover versions of his favorite musician Bob Dylan.
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