Faith must be bound to attitudes of a good character towards God. Virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadfastness, godliness, affection and love are ingredients, and when mixed together, compose the fear of God and respect for our neighbour.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
FAITH SUPPLEMENT - 2
"For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love." 2 Peter 1:5-7
FAITH SUPPLEMENT - 1
"For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love." 2 Peter 1:5-7
To supplement faith with virtue means making it a habit to do good, avoid evil and be righteous. That is how those who are born of God live.
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