Devotional Guide, Today’s Reading Tuesday September 19, 2023

Comment: This is Apostle Peter’s summation of some virtues or godly qualities that a true worshipper needs to develop his faith in God and in His son, Jesus Christ. To faith, should be added virtue (good quComment: After some extensive missionary work in Ephesus, it was necessary for Saint Paul to remind the new converts of the purity of their faith as against the licentious and ungodly acts of the unconverted Gentiles. In the past, some indulged themselves in all kinds of abominable things; but living a new life in Christ means putting away all forms of evil. Going further, he exhorted thus: “But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” – Ephesians 4:20-24; Romans 13:13, 14.alities, benefit, behaviour); knowledge of the Almighty is also required for the individual’s growth. (Proverbs 3:13-18) Other virtues that inspire building one into his most holy faith include temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, charity, etc. Dissociating oneself from false religious bodies, whose teachings, beliefs and practices are inconsistent with the revealed word, the truth, makes one to be at peace with God. Apostle Paul declared: “That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness”. – Ephesians 4:22-24; 2 Corinthians 5:17.