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Introduction
The mature - those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
Today, we study an exhortation or encouragement to maturity.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2016), .
Maturing is Mandatory and Ongoing
But Grow – grow means to increase (to become larger, greater or bigger – literally) Peter has in mind that the recipients of this letter would grow in maturity as followers of Christ.
This is the same idea that he mentions at the beginning of the letter.
Back to 3:18
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The verb translated grow is an imperative, which means that it is first a command for which the Christian is responsible.
Commands in authoritative letters that are inspired by God are not optional activities for those that want to honor God.
Back to 3:18 - The verb translated grow is an imperative, which means that it is first a command for which the Christian is responsible.
Commands in authoritative letters that are inspired by God are not optional activities for those that want to honor God.
Secondly, the verb for grow is in the present tense, which describes what should be or is and ongoing, perpetual activity.
Lastly, it is in an active tense.
In the active tense the subject of the verb is to perform the activity.
In this case subject is understood “you” and second person plural (you being the group of people to whom the letter was written by Peter.
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