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NASB | 2 Peter 3:18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 3:18 but grow [spiritually mature] in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory (honor, majesty, splendor), both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. |
Bible Question: What does it mean to be Christ like? |
Bible Answer: Greetings RLopez! The real secret of an abundant, victorious Christian life in which one can be considered as "Christ like" is no secret at all! Just as one begins his physical life as an infant and then grows to maturity, so it is true with his spiritual life. One must simply "grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ" (KJV, 2 Peter 3:18). The sustenance for spiritual growth is the Word of God. There is absolutely no short-cut and no substitute for systematic, life-long study of the Holy Scriptures. "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby" (1 Peter 2:2). Of course, one must not only study the Bible, but also believe and obey it, or else he will remain a spiritual babe. "Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves" (James 1:22). Through prayerful, obedient study of God's Word, not only do we grow in the "knowledge" of Christ (and it is only there, of course, that such knowledge is found), but the Holy Spirit also is able to fill and shape our lives into 'likenesses of Christ', increasingly, with His grace. Blessings to you, Makarios |