Add Virtues
2Peter 1:5-7 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
Sanctification unto maturity involves effort on our part.
2Peter 1:5-7 Virtues Paraphrase
goodness Having believed, make up your mind to develop and apply Christian virtues.
knowledge But do so based on proper information.
self-control And having inferred applications from the Bible, control yourself to go out and actually do them.
perseverance And don't do them just once, but develop applications that will become part of your lifestyle.
godliness And having attained such, never forget that God is the source of your life and that your behavior, no matter how virtuous, is ungodly unless God is central to it.
brotherly kindness And now you are ready to help other Christians come to the point where you are.
love And add to your discipleship ministry a genuine concern for the real needs of others in general.
2Peter 1:5-7 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
Sanctification unto maturity involves effort on our part.
2Peter 1:5-7 Virtues Paraphrase
goodness Having believed, make up your mind to develop and apply Christian virtues.
knowledge But do so based on proper information.
self-control And having inferred applications from the Bible, control yourself to go out and actually do them.
perseverance And don't do them just once, but develop applications that will become part of your lifestyle.
godliness And having attained such, never forget that God is the source of your life and that your behavior, no matter how virtuous, is ungodly unless God is central to it.
brotherly kindness And now you are ready to help other Christians come to the point where you are.
love And add to your discipleship ministry a genuine concern for the real needs of others in general.
