Remember Who We Are #15

In the introduction to his first letter, Peter makes some astounding statements:

3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, 4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

That is a pretty bold statement: that we may become partakers of the divine nature. God has given us a share of holiness.  That does not make us God or little gods or anything like that. But it does say something about how we can now live life: we can say "no" to sin and "yes" to godliness.  That's because in Christ we have been given the power, the knowledge, the promises, and - as Paul calls it in I Corinthians 10:13 - the way of escape, when temptation comes knocking. In other words, we are no longer "helpless victims" against temptation and sin. We are accountable to use the resources God has given us.