Ahhhhhhh knowledge. Good things said about it. Bad things said about it. It’s worth knowing what kind of knowledge Peter is talking about here. Thankfully, Peter starts and finishes this letter with exactly the kind of knowledge he’s talking about.
I loved the accumulation of information back in the day. In fact to be fair, I still enjoy it. You gain a lot of information about something and it’s not unreasonable to think you the something. Life has taught me in the context of critical relationships, that the accumulation of information about someone isn’t really going to do much to improve that relationship. It’s not the accumulation of information, it’s the wise use of all you have to invest in the relationship that makes a difference. Intimacy is found in that desire and pursuit of wanting to love Him for who He reveals Himself to be. That is not a mental pursuit alone. It’s not just about the emotions and feelings. This is a whole-being completely captivated with the desire to truly know the other.
Peter’s invitation at the beginning and ending of the letter is that we grow in knowing Him. So it makes sense in the light of the foundation of faith and the pursuit of moral excellence that this is sourced in a desire to know Him. We connect by faith, we reflect in His virtue and then we pursue Him through knowledge. That kind of knowledge that is about the desire to truly relate to this beautiful Saviour full of grace for us to grow in.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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