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>Faith Additives – Virtue

Posted in Excellence, Faith, Virtue on May 22, 2010| Leave a Comment »

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“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue;…For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ…for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:” – 2nd Peter 1:5,8,10b (KJV)

Peter tells believers their faith, as much like his and as good as it was, needs additives1 , and first on the list is “Virtue”.

The word Peter used literally meant “excellence”, having with it the notion of living up to full potential. It was applied by ancient Greeks to things like a job well done or something in tip-top shape.2

Those who have faith in Christ should strive for excellence in what they do. It is our calling3 , it is what we are to think about4 , and it is seen in Jesus5

Adding excellence to how we live will keep us from being unfruitful and barren, and will keep us from falling.

Today’s focus: “How can I add excellence to what I am doing right now?”

1 – “Faith Additives…”
2 – Wikipedia
3 – 2nd Peter 1:3
4 – Philippians 4:8
5 – 1st Peter 2:9 “praises” (KJV/NIV) uses the same Greek word.

– Fritz

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Mr. Monk’s Gospel Lesson – Belief is a Choice

Posted in Faith, Mr. Monk on May 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »

I enjoy the old Monk TV series. In one episode police chief Stottlemeyer is told by Mr. Monk that a guy still in a coma for four weeks is the perpetrator of a bombing the day before.

In spite of the airtight alibi and in spite of being ridiculed by his peers, Chief Stottlemeyer goes on record choosing the coma guy as the primary suspect. Adrian Monk had always been proven right in the past and, as difficult as it was for even himself to believe, the Chief puts his reputation on the line.

The Bible sometimes tells us things that don’t fit our paradigm and we have a choice to make. Men and women of faith believe the Bible not because they are scientifically uninformed, uneducated, or stupid but because the Bible has turned out to have been right every time it has been able to be tested.

Believe is a choice one makes based on the evidence and who is presenting it.

Mr. Monk was right, by the way; the police chief’s choice was a good one!

– Fritz

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He is enough…

Posted in Christ, Faith, tagged on May 9, 2010| Leave a Comment »

“There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.”– Psalms 46:4-5 (KJV)

Our clubs, associations, methods, and everything we look to for affirmation, guidance, and protection all break down leaving us with simple faith in the living God Who is above all principalities and powers; the One who is true to His word, the Bible, and faithful to His children individually.

And He is enough.

Fritz

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