"Partakers of the divine nature"

In 2 Peter 1:3-4, Peter outlines the fact that God has given to us "exceeding great and precious promises." Through these promises, we have the ability to be "partakers of the divine nature." This in essence means that we become like God as a result of obedience to Christ and development in the graces or virtues of being a Christian (vss. 5-11).

In practice, this means that we will make decisions like Christ would make, for His nature has become "second nature" to us. This reminds me of a popular slogan back in the 90s: WWJD, or What Would Jesus Do? Although variations of this phrase have been used for centuries, WWJD was developed from Charles Sheldon's 1986 book, In His Steps which was subtitled "What Would Jesus Do?"

Although I personally have never been big on wearing clothing or jewelry with religious themes, the idea promoted by the aforementioned question is sound. Because Christians are partakers of the divine nature, we do not engage in sinful activities; we have become dead to them (Romans 6:7). We live a pure, righteous life so that everyone might be able to see us and know that we are living for Jesus (Matthew 5:16).

Kyle Campbell