Resist him
... herewith encouraged to put these good virtues to use so as to draw away from the evil one (1 Peter 5:8-9).
When we stay vigilant, sober, humble, tact, meticulous in all our endeavors, we distance ourselves ...
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Be truthful
... of righteousness" (NKJV) Ephesians 6:13-14.
One of the virtues we need to live with as Christians/children of God is to be truthful. Being truthful means being honest or accurate with oneself and others; ...
Godly fellowship from first principles - Sharing
... were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had" (NLT) Acts 4:32
The virtue of sharing can be summarised in this pithy and indisputable ...
Love: our only debt
... it would be.
Love is a beautiful virtue – sourced from God. I agree so well with the quote: “All sound thinking about love begins with God” (Larry Deason). God is love, and he who comes to Him must also ...
Maximizing Our Love Ability
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” (NIV) Colossians 3:14
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” ...
Value your calling
... love with all diligence of heart and mind by making our calling sure and valuable.
It is also our duty to abound in perseverance, godliness, virtue, and self-control and also grow in the knowledge and ...
The Love of Money
... virtues are trampled upon because money is at stake. Family and friendship have been broken because of money. The world now rates money above all other things and sadly, the love of money is slowly gaining ...
Difficulties abound in life, but take heart! (Part 1)
... over us and will never leave nor forsake any (Heb. 13:5). Tribulation produces a cascade of virtues including perseverance, proven character and hope (Rom. 5:3,4). And through it all, Job got drawn to ...
Overwriting - the godly approach
... vices and cling to godly virtues.
As the writer admonishes, it is about time we show more kind-heartedness, compassion and forgive one another as often as necessary so as to live peaceably with all men ...
Being an example
... these godly virtues (I Timothy 4:12).
In a contemporary world of numerous challenges in our Christian lives; we are encouraged to live such exemplary lives worthy of our calling in Christ.
In words, ...