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.”