We will continue as regards the add- on's,what are they?, there are several in the New Testament. CP Rom 5 v3-5,2 Cor 6 v 4 -10,Gal 5 v22-23,Col 3 v 12- 14,1 Tim 4 v12,4;12;6;11. So let us consider 2 Peter 1 v 5 - 8,the first one is ,'goodness,in v3 ,as we look at Christs life we see goodness personified,so much badness in the world,as Christians,goodness should be characteristic of our lives.Next ,'knowledge',John Brown writes,'This knowledge means making a distinction between what is true and what is false but also between what is right and what is wrong'. Next ,'self control',so many things it seems are out of control in this world, consider our Saviour, He always displayed self control especially in His suffering. Next ,'perseverance',it simply means not giving up,no turning back,as the old song goes,'Keep right on to the end of the road'. Next, 'godliness', in word ,thought and deed.Next,'brotherly kindness',remember what our Saviour said,' By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,if you love one another'. John 13 v 35,Last but not least, 'love'but it means more than our Christian family,it means loving those as Dick Lucas puts it,'outside the family circle'. How are we to manifest these qualities? the answer ,the Spirit of God.let us depend on Him.
'And every virtue we possess,
And every victory won,
And every thought of holiness,
Are His alone.'
'Words Harriet Auber'
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