Supposedly Adding "Gavitas"

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The partaking of the divine nature starts with being born again.
Now the partaking is on a baby's level.
It is not the Father's will that it remain on a baby's level.
It is the begetting Father's will that NORMAL growth would lead to

deeper partaking,
and deeper still partaking,
and deeper still partaking.
etc. etc.

So the same apostle said the young believer should GROW unto salvation.

"As newborn babes, long for the guileless milk of the word in order that by it you may GROW unto salvation.

If you have tasted that the Lord is good." (1 Pet. 2:2,3)

The growing unto salvation is the deepening of the partaking of the divine nature.

This is a wonderful way to receive the Gospel with an uplifted vision.
I mean praying something like this:

Lord Jesus, I know that I am helplessly a sinner and offender. And I know you died that I might not be judged by God. But I thankyou Lord Jesus that also INCLUDED in receiving You as my Lord is that You cause me to become a partaker of the divine nature of God. Lord Jesus, I receive this gift. Lord Jesus I want to become for the rest of my life and even forever a partaker of the divine nature."

What a wonderful way that would be to receive salvation with a biblical and uplifted view of the meaning of your being saved.

Now some will say "Sonship you never talk about doing good works, being good, performing acts of charity ,etc. etc. "

I do not disagree with this sentiment completely. But I am trying to show that it is like telling a peach tree that it should be bring forth peaches. The nature of the peach tree is to spontaneously bring forth peaches.

And Jesus likes us to trees that will spontaneously follow the nature of the kind of tree we are.

" Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for by the fruit the tree is known." (Matt. 12:33)

This is why some time is spent on emphasizing that to follow the Lord Jesus we must become "partakers of the divine nature".

@sonship said
Now some will say "Sonship you never talk about doing good works, being good, performing acts of charity ,etc. etc. "

I do not disagree with this sentiment completely. But I am trying to show that it is like telling a peach tree that it should be bring forth peaches. The nature of the peach tree is to spontaneously bring forth peaches.

And Jesus likes us to trees tha ...[text shortened]... on emphasizing that to follow the Lord Jesus we must become "partakers of the divine nature".

@avalanchethecat said
I have! I probably will again, but typically in a gustatory context.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I haven't used it yet, as am saving it for when the vicar finally makes a visit.

"Will you partake in some tea vicar?"

@sonship said
Now some will say "Sonship you never talk about doing good works, being good, performing acts of charity ,etc. etc." I do not disagree with this sentiment completely. But I am trying to show that it is like telling a peach tree that it should be bring forth peaches. The nature of the peach tree is to spontaneously bring forth peaches.

@sonship said
This is why some time is spent on emphasizing that to follow the Lord Jesus we must become "partakers of the divine nature".

@fmf said
Gosh. What a terribly weak excuse for indulging yourself and your impotent, defeatist, misogynistic, narcissistic ideology, rather than talking about Christianity being a code for living through things like caring for the poor, the disabled, the mentally impaired, the sick, the old, the outcasts, the marginalized.

A "peach trees bringing forth peaches"? Do you really think y ...[text shortened]... urgitation of convoluted fringe-Christian dogma has anything to do with "peach trees" and "peaches"?