What are Christian Virtues?

[Zurosek]

[FONT=&quot]A recurring theme I’ve seen in Christian-related doctrine, at least in the western European style, is usage and reference of righteousness as a virtue. Not wanting to exclude other, possible more important virtue, please explain your understanding or the virtues, values, traits and or moral characteristics of Christianity/Christians.

I am aware of St. Thomas Aquinas’ seven virtues, I’m looking for peoples own beliefs as well.[/FONT][FONT=&quot][/FONT]

 

[ebia]

"Faith, hope and love"

 

[salida]

Zurosek--

Do you mean what is the christian characteristic in general? I Corinthians 13 - is the love chapter. Its unconditional love by the Holy Spirit in us that gives us the ability. Our human ability can't do this but God in us does.

Galations 5:22 -Also, the fruits of the Spirit.

 

[~A.Pure.Heart~]

Here you go: http://www.bartleby.com/108/

If you read this text, it will answer your question.

 

[Zurosek]

Here you go:
If you read this text, it will answer your question.

[FONT=&quot]I wanted peoples personal view, their subjective interpretations. Only each individual can answer that.[/FONT]

 

[Zurosek]

"Faith, hope and love"

Could you please explain this. Faith in what? Just in God, or Jesus? Or in the Bible?

Hope? For what, in what? what constitutes having this. I would say hope is an emotion, not a virtue.

Love? There are so many loves. Love of other people unconditionally is what I would assume. But what does this entail? How does one live this?

 

[ebia]

Could you please explain this. Faith in what? Just in God, or Jesus? Or in the Bible?

Hope? For what, in what? what constitutes having this. I would say hope is an emotion, not a virtue.

Love? There are so many loves. Love of other people unconditionally is what I would assume. But what does this entail? How does one live this?

Apologies. It's a reference to 1st Corinthians 13:

1 † If I speak in human and angelic tongues † but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal.
2 And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.
3 If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 † Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, (love) is not pompous, it is not inflated,
5 it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury,
6 it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth.
7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 † Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing.
9 For we know partially and we prophesy partially,
10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.
11 When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things.
12 At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known.
13 † So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
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[plmarquette]

Garbage in / garbage out ; hope precedes faith , faith is a strong belief Z(Hebrews 11.1,6)in christian doctrine , dogma , or tradition ; the confirmation of God's Word spoken , believed , and acted upon ( Mark 16.20)

Love , agapo , the love of God , for His creations , defined in 1 Corinthians 13 ... patient , kind ...
Philippians 4.8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

 

[ebia]

Garbage in / garbage out ; hope precedes faith , faith is a strong belief Z(Hebrews 11.1,6)in christian doctrine , dogma , or tradition ; the confirmation of God's Word spoken , believed , and acted upon ( Mark 16.20)

How do you get those definitions out of those texts?

 

[Key]

[FONT=&quot]A recurring theme I’ve seen in Christian-related doctrine, at least in the western European style, is usage and reference of righteousness as a virtue. Not wanting to exclude other, possible more important virtue, please explain your understanding or the virtues, values, traits and or moral characteristics of Christianity/Christians.

I am aware of St. Thomas Aquinas’ seven virtues, I’m looking for peoples own beliefs as well.[/FONT]

To pick up our Cross and Follow Christ.

God Bless

Key

 

[Zeena]

[FONT=&quot]A recurring theme I’ve seen in Christian-related doctrine, at least in the western European style, is usage and reference of righteousness as a virtue. Not wanting to exclude other, possible more important virtue, please explain your understanding or the virtues, values, traits and or moral characteristics of Christianity/Christians. [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I am aware of St. Thomas Aquinas’ seven virtues, I’m looking for peoples own beliefs as well.[/FONT]

1 Corinthians 13:13
13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

 

[ebia]

1 Corinthians 13:13
13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

I think we should point out, if using the Authorised Version in a conversation with non-Christians, that the word charity has changed its meaning substantially since that translation was written, hence all modern translation use love instead (although that doesn't have the precision of the old meaning of charity).

 

[Zeena]

Charity is a fruit of Love

Without being charitable, you can be SURE you're not being Loving..

 

[Merlin]

Virtues?
I've been forgiven by God for all of the wrongs I've done.
On judgement day, I will stand blameless before Him!

 

[Zeena]

Yaya Jesus!!!

You Saved Us Lord!