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Malachi 3:1-6 (view passage online)
The Lord refines and purifies His people like silver. God uses trials to shape believers according to His purpose. The refiner watches the silver closely and knows the work finishes when he sees his reflection in it.
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2 Peter 1:1-11 (view passage online)
Peter writes to those who obtain like precious faith, explaining that God’s divine power gives us all things for life and godliness. He instructs believers to add virtue, knowledge, and self-control to their faith. These qualities flow directly from our identity in Christ rather than from our own self-effort.
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2 Peter (view passage online)
Peter introduces himself and writes to those of like precious faith. God uses His divine power to give us all things pertaining to life and godliness through the knowledge of Him. Believers become partakers of the divine nature and escape the corruption of the world.