Through the precious and exceedingly great promises, we, the believers in Christ, have become partakers of His divine nature in an organic union with Him.

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在马太二十八章二十节，主似乎告诉门徒：“你们出去使万民作我的门徒时，我必与你们同去。你们无论往那里去，都必与我同去。你们会带着我同去。”所以，在五旬节那天，门徒是同主站起来传福音。不但如此，在行传三章，彼得、约翰将主耶稣带给一个瘸腿的人。这是应验“主要天天与他们同在，直到这世代的终结”这应许。藉着主的应许，早期的门徒得着鼓励，向前达到神的荣耀，并达到神的美德。

照彼后一章四节看，神将又宝贵又极大的应许赐给我们，是为着一个特别的目的。祂的目的是要我们藉着这些应许，得有分于神的性情。藉着又宝贵又极大的应许，我们在基督里的信徒，在与祂生机的联结里，得有分于神的性情。在行传二、三章，彼得和其他门徒必定有分于神的性情；难怪别人看门徒，就看见神的彰显。因为门徒享受神并有分于神，他们就被神构成。

In Matthew 28:20 the Lord seemed to be telling the disciples: "When you go out to disciple the nations, I shall go with you. Wherever you go, you will go with Me. You will be bringing Me with you." Therefore, on the day of Pentecost the disciples stood up with the Lord to preach the gospel. Furthermore, in Acts 3 Peter and John brought the Lord Jesus to a lame man. This was a fulfillment of the Lord's promise to be with them all the days until the completion of the age. By means of the Lord's promises the early disciples were encouraged to press on to reach God's glory and attain the divine virtues. 

According to 2 Peter 1:4, God has granted to us precious and exceedingly great promises for a specific purpose. His purpose is that through these promises we may become partakers of the divine nature. Through the precious and exceedingly great promises, we, the believers in Christ, have become partakers of His divine nature in an organic union with Him. In Acts 2 and 3 Peter and the other disciples surely were partaking of the divine nature. It is no wonder then that when others looked at the disciples, they saw the expression of God. Because the disciples enjoyed God and partook of God, they were constituted of God.