Granted (1433) (doreomai from dorea = gift <> from doron means to bestow gratuitously or to make a gift of and is not the usual word for give (didomi) but a richer, more munificent word which emphasizes the generosity of the Giver. It carries the idea of grace by the giver. God gives His promises with no strings attached.= free gift which stresses gratuitous character) Doreomai is used 3 times in the NT in NASB (Mark, 2 Peter 2x). There are 4 uses of doreomai in the Septuagint (Ge 30:20; Lv 7:15; Esther 8:1; Pr 4:2) In the present use doreomai denotes the free giving of the power of God resulting in life and godliness. Doreomai indicates that this divine power does not give life and godliness because somebody deserves it, but because it is a free gift. The English word "grant" means to give as a favor or a right, to bestow or transfer formally and implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld. Arndt & Bauer say that doreomai means to "present something as a gift or confer a benefit, probably with some suggestion of formality." Wuest quoting Strachan adds that doreomai “and its cognates always carry a certain regal sense describing an act of large-handed generosity.” Doreomai is used when Joseph of Arimathea came before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate upon "ascertaining (that Jesus was already dead) from the centurion, granted (doreomai) the body to Joseph." (Mk 15:45) The body of Christ having been freely given by Pilate to Joseph of Arimathea, implying that Pilate had complete authority over the body. Doreomai is in the perfect tense which pictures the past completed act of presenting the gift ("everything pertaining...") with the present result that it is in the possession of the believer with no strings tied to it. In other words God gave us these promises in the past with the result continuing to the present. All along our spiritual journey, God gives us spiritual equipment for the pilgrim pathway. You may not "feel" like you have these gifts as you read this truth, but the fact is they are your present possession in Christ and nothing can change that truth. What you do with what you possess however is your choice. Remember, beloved of God, it makes no difference how you feel because praise God our feelings do not determine our spiritual status (position) in Christ (see notes in Christ and in Christ Jesus). Notice however that believers do have a responsibility. Peter says "everything necessary for life and godliness" is "through the true knowledge of Him" which implies that we become aware of the specific promises God has granted us as we learn about Him in and through His Spirit illuminated Word of life. Are you eating the Word of Truth daily as if your (spiritual) life depended on it? This truth was the secret that Job had "tapped" into and which sustained him during one of the most difficult trials any human has ever experienced (see Job 23:12-note). See a parallel principle in Ezra 7:10-note. As Jerry Bridges rightly states... It is impossible to practice godliness without a constant, consistent and balanced intake of the Word of God in our lives. Charles Hodge echoes this truth writing that believers... are transformed into the image of the Lord by beholding it, not by reflecting it. R B Kuiper adds that... He who attempts to stress Christian living by disparaging Christian doctrine is guilty of a most serious blunder. He neglects the important fact that Christian living is rooted in Christian doctrine. Erwin W. Lutzer notes that... The difference between worldliness and godliness is a renewed mind. The great Scottish Bible expositor Alexander Maclaren wrote: ‘We may have as much of God as we will. Christ puts the key of the treasure-chamber into our hand, and bids us take all that we want. If a man is admitted into the bullion vault of a bank and told to help himself, and comes out with one cent, whose fault is it that he is poor?” (2 Peter 1:3 Man Summoned by God's Glory and Energy; 2 Peter 1:4 Partakers of the Divine Nature) Life and godliness are now our permanent possession, having been given by pure grace. Maybe you are thinking just now that you really don't have what it takes to "make it" in this life. Peter says that God’s power gives us what we need to experience real life in a way that pleases Him. God wants to affect every area of our lives—work, marriage and family, relationships, church, and community. How can you make God’s power operational in your experience? Peter says that it comes “through the knowledge of Him who called us.” In other words, we must grow closer to Christ (see discussion below). And remember that while the writings of teachers and preachers can help us better understand the Bible, only the Bible can impart life to our souls (cf Mt 4:4, Job 23:12-note). EVERYTHING PERTAINING TO LIFE: hos panta hemin pros zoen: (Everything: Ps 84:11 Ro 8:32 1Co 3:21, 22, 23 1Ti 4:8) Everything (pas) in simple terms means everything without exception. Believers have all they need to grow in grace and Christ likeness and to daily live out the Christ life. To is the Greek preposition "pros" meaning toward or in the direction of, conveying the picture that God has given us all things that we might continually "move" in the direction of real life ("partakers of His divine nature" - 2Pe 1:4) as He has always desired for man created in His image.