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VIRTUE
5Walter Bauer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, ed. Augustine added the necessity of the law and the love of God, but emphasized that the virtues of the infidel were truly praiseworthy. He believed that the essence of political virtue consisted in the citizen understanding that the common good was an inseparable part of the individual's own good.
71 Robert Oliver writes, “Gill was a great figure in the life of Particular Baptists in the eighteenth century.” Robert W. This formation “is called the sanctification of the Spirit; it is not by human power, but by the Spirit of God.”78. Walter Bauer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, ed.
There is no way to ever "add to your knowledge of faith" without spending time studying the New Testament (14-15). Edwards concludes by reminding the listener that knowledge is a fruit of the Spirit (1 Cor 12:8), and that the Spirit will guide and lead into all truth (15).
Add to Your Faith Temperance” (2 Pet 1:6)
For Eduards, lack of self-control means lack of self-belief; they are one and the same. Self-control allows a person to use and not abuse, to enjoy, but not to excess. Edwards believed that this is exactly what Peter is referring to about self-control.
Edwards then moves on to the necessity of self-control in the consumption of alcohol. Those who exercise self-control regarding alcohol consumption do so without blaming faith. Edwards tells the listener that if they add the virtue of self-control to their faith, they will "increase" their condemnation (10).
Edwards proposes that the human tendency toward debauchery is why the virtue of self-control is so important in the Christian life. Just as one should expect to find apples on an apple tree, one should expect to find self-control in the believer's life.
Add to Your Faith Patience” (2 Pet 1:6)
Edwards lists these scriptures in hopes that the listener will understand the importance of patience in and through the Christian walk. Trials give evidence of patience in the Christian's life and provide the testing ground on which Christian virtues are perfected. Edwards then suggests that an inquiry be made to see if patience is evident in the Christian's life.
Again they may say, "but I am so very patient when I am not in pain," but again, if patience is not present in the midst of pain, then neither is it present in its absence. Again, if the Christian has no patience while being provoked, then they also have no patience in the absence of provocation. In the case of lost loved ones, it is easy to find yourself blaming God, but that He would do such a thing.
In the moment of trouble, we Christians begin to realize the fact of weakness and mortality. Faith without patience is no faith at all, for the ultimate hope of every Christian is the patience of faith, culminating in a heavenly reward.
Add to Your Faith Godliness” (2 Pet 1:6-7)
Were this not the case, the apostle Peter would not have urged the believer in this passage to "add godliness to your faith." Edwards answers the most important question of. Thus godliness is demanded of every Christian without exception, which excludes the unbeliever from the benefits of the Christian faith. The apostle Peter adds his admonition of "add godliness to your faith" to encourage the believer to self-examine the status of their godliness.
Edwards states that the head of the household is responsible for establishing and maintaining family worship. Only the head of the family can join Joshua when he declares: "I and my house will worship the Lord" (Josh 24:15).19 Fathers and husbands can repeat Joshua's announcement, because the responsibility for the family's lack of worship rests entirely on the shoulders of family heads. 19 While the Hebrew word ד ֹ֖בֲﬠַנ is almost always translated “worship” in this passage, Edwards chooses to use one of the alternative meanings of the word, “worship” to emphasize his point.
Finally, when they partake of the Lord's Supper, the faithful once again have their attention immediately focused on the Lord and Savior, giving the recognition of a divine sacrificial Savior and generously kind Father (13). It would be a sad thing for those who profess Christ to attain any virtue in the Christian faith and then fall short of heaven because of the absence of godliness.
Add to Your Faith Brotherly Kindness” (2 Pet 1:7) Kindness” (2 Pet 1:7)
Edwards affirms the importance of adding brotherly kindness to the Christian faith by referring to the frequent New Testament exhortations of believers to love their Christian brothers and sisters: "Be kind to one another with brotherly love" (1 Cor. Romans 12:10); "But as a touching brotherly love you need not that I write to you: for ye yourselves have been taught of God to love one another" (1 Thessalonians 4:9); "Thou hast purified thy soul into feigned love for the brethren" (1 Pet. 1:22); "love the brotherhood" (1 Peter 2:17); If believers do not love their Christian brothers and sisters, they do not have the presence of the living Christ within them. Christians feel a special joy when a member of the faith community prospers or experiences happiness.
So if he has no brotherly love for other members of the Baptist faith, then he has no faith, for both go hand in hand. Members of the Acts church understood what it was to love their brothers and sisters. Another way members of the early church expressed brotherly love was to sustain and support their local congregations.
Many profess the Christian faith, yet believe that corporate worship, ordinances, and financial support from the church are unnecessary for their Christian walk (12-13). Oh, brotherly love is a stranger to that man: he has faith, but he has not added brotherly love or kindness.
Add to Your Faith Charity” Part 1 (2 Pet 1:7) Charity” Part 1 (2 Pet 1:7)
Because of its importance to the Christian's walk, and because of the vague understanding and uncertain use of the word in the English language, Edward believes that a thorough explanation of "charity" is appropriate and necessary (2). The first word refers to helping the poor with the necessities of life to make ends meet. Both Christians and non-Christians can express these first two uses of the word "charity." The third use is when Christians, who should not lack concern for the poor, nor prejudice towards others, are urged to love, namely Christian love.
Although these three distinctions are ultimately different, Edwards believes that they all embody the intent of the New Testament word ἀγάπη (2-3). Edwards then offers three ways Christians can achieve the virtue of charity in their lives, with a reminder that charity is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22.) and a gift from God (Rom 5:5) (5). Edwards believes that charity is of the greatest importance in the life of the believer; so important that the request for it must be made wholeheartedly.
The best we can hope for in this case is that they remain silent and act as if they are ignorant of the fact (9-10). It is one thing not to be able to give to the poor, but another thing to deny charity out of greed.
Add to Your Faith Charity” Part 2 (2 Pet 1:7) Charity” Part 2 (2 Pet 1:7)
If Christians do not love people, the best they can do is fulfill the letter of the law regarding the social duties of the Christian faith. However, this could not be further from God's purpose for the necessity to "love thy neighbor." There is a great difference between loving one's neighbor out of compulsion and loving one's neighbor out of true love. What then will become of the Christian faith, a faith that stands in opposition to all this.
Rather, they must love one another: children of the same parent, members of the family of God and the body of Christ. Edwards recalls the words of Jesus and quotes Matthew 25:45: "Truly I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me." If Christians do not care for fellow believers, then they are literally neglecting Christ (12-13). Caring for the less fortunate is a natural outpouring of the fruit of the Spirit, expressed through Christian love, namely charity.
If the Christian has none of these seven virtues, then their faith is no different from the Muslim: faith that is destitute of any of the seven is useless and without purpose and meaning (13). Edwards asserts that the number seven is called the number of perfection, and that the significance may very properly be applied to these seven virtues, for they constitute the perfection of the Christian character.
CONCLUSION
1:3-9 reveals the timeless relevance and necessity of the biblical view of virtue in the life of the believer. And now I have said what I thought necessary and useful to illustrate and recommend this part of the counsel in the text, add to your knowledge of faith. I am this day to renew my prayer in favor of the next subject, viz., temperance, "add to your faith. temperance.".
And indeed this is a natural consequence of considering sobriety as a fruit of the Spirit. It can then be a day of rest from the hustle and bustle of the world. It is a thing practiced in some of the best known and gentlest families, and they are the more honored for it.
This is kindness and it is brotherly kindness; it is love, and it is love of brotherhood; It is good, especially for the house of faith. And this is the general meaning of the word ἀγάπη, which word in my text is translated charity. It is the essence of the same faith not to judge each other harshly and to use censoring and strict words.
Compare him with a man who has the Christian faith without the addition of the above.
