Lesson 8: Virtue
This next set of studies is taken from II Peter 1:5-7. “But also for
this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith
virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to
self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to
godliness brotherly kindness, to brotherly kindness love.”
This passage deals with Christian character, those qualities and
attributes that the Lord desires and requires of us as Christians. God
wants you to live life to the fullest capacity. This is why He is molding
and shaping you each day into being more like Jesus. When you add
virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly
kindness and love to your life, you are maturing in your relationship with
Jesus Christ, thus becoming more like Him. For the next seven lessons
you will be learning about each of these qualities of Christian character.
Keep in mind that there will always be room for growth in your life in
each of these areas. There are no plateaus to arrive at where you will
have received all that there is to learn. If there were, you could give
God a nudge and say, “Move over, there’s two of us now.”