Encouragement

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Add Virtue to Faith


2 Pet 1:5
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
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Our life is that of faith. The just always lives by faith.

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Heb 11:1

In other words, faith is reliance on the Word of promise from God which cannot lie or change and Holding on to the truthfulness of God's Word and constancy in such profession.

In fact, faith is your response to the Word of God. And this is what will build us up when we attend to it.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. Act 20:32

Apostle Peter admonishes us to Add ...epichoregeo..gk, meaning ...to furnish besides, ...fully supply, ...aid, ...contribute, ...add, ...minister, to your faith.

In other words, contribute and fully supply to your faith to hold on to God's Word of promise. Grow your faith and make it strong.

Faith is not transferable but it must arise out of each person's heart. Therefore give all diligence to add to your faith. Furnish besides to your faith because faith has its work to be strong.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Heb 11:6

One is admonished to add to his/her faith, Virtue ...arete..gk, meaning ...excellence, ...praise, ...virtue, ...valor.

That is Add excellence and valor to your Faith and prove your faith in Christ Jesus.

Valor is described as ...Value, ...worth, ...Strength of mind in regard to danger. It is that quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.

We fight a good fight of faith and strength of mind and courage is needed to fight it through.

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 1 Pet 1:3

This Virtue is received through knowledge ...epignosis..gk, meaning ...full discernment, or acknowledgement, of Jesus, the Word. The fuller you are in the Word, the more virtue you receive and your faith is made stronger

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Rom 10:17

The more we abide in him, glory and virtue is supplied to us by His divine power.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds 2 Cor 10:3

Therefore give diligence to Add Virtue to your Faith.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Pro 4:23


Stay blessed

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