What is Virtue

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What is a Virtue?

2 Peter 1:1-12

Can you Differentiate between Beliefs,

Virtues, Values, Principles and Qualities? Can you name 4 Virtues?

Are Values Different for some? Core,

Family, Personal, Moral, American,Traditional and Societies values

What are your Values?


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Whats the Difference?

Beliefs- what is true, like it or not. Anopinion or conviction, confidence; faith; trust

Virtues- Moral excellence; goodness;righteousness.

Values- What I treasure; pays off. the

ideals, customs, institutions, of a society Principles- Accepted rule or code of conduct,

fundamental law.

Qualities- distinguishing attributes,


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Are Virtues Subjective?

Mafia Virtues Feminist Values Islamic Values

Jewish Values Bourgeois Virtues-Ethics for an Age of

Commerce

Old-Time Communist Virtues Family Values American Values

Core Values, Personal Values


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What is Moral?

Consider the confusion in our world overwhat is Virtuous!

Who determines what is morally right?

Which Virtues are most virtuous? President Obama said: those values

upon which our success depends: hard

work and honesty, courage and fair play,tolerance and curiosity, loyalty andpatriotism.


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Google Search for Virtue:

3 Masonic Virtues 3 Catholic virtues 1 Cor.13 4 School virtues against Bullying

5 virtues of Confucianism 5 Virtues of Paganism: Unconditional Love,

Respect, Compassion, Gratitude,Forgiveness

6 heart virtues 7 Catholic Virtues, 7 virtues as opposed to

7 deadly sins. 12 Catholic Virtues?


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7 virtues of Samurai 8 Confucian virtues. 9 Pagan Virtues 9 Noble Virtues Top 10 Virtues Bennetts Book of Virtues (10) 11 Virtues of Gallantry 13 Ben Franklin


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20 Virtues, Refined over 20 years byone Christian.

31 Biblical Virtues

48 Business Virtues

52 Biblical Virtues

52 Virtues from the Virtues Project. 377 Virtues, Pastor Mike can give them

to you upon request.


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Bible Passages (Grocery lists)

613 OT Laws. 66 Books of scripture 16 Characteristics of Love 1 Cor.13 (8

positive, 8 Negative) 14 or 15 Qualifications of Godliness. 1 Tim.3 10 Commandments

9 Fruits of the Spirit Gal.5:22-23 8 (some count 9) Beatitudes, 8 Marks of

Maturity 2 Pet.1


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8 Worthwhile things to think aboutPhil.4

7 I Am names of Christ

Wisdoms 7 Pillars Prov.9:1 7 Spiritual gifts in Rom.12.

15+ Directives

7 Churches of Rev., series of 7s ofjudgments of God

7 Covenants of God?? 7 Dispensations?


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6 Pieces of Spiritual Armor Eph.6 5 Crowns in Heaven for faithful

servants

5 Solas of the Reformation 5 Doctrines of Grace 5 Books of the Law, 5 Major Prophets.

5 Sacrifices of OT Lev.1-7 4 Practices of the early church

Acts 2:42-43


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Virtue: excellence

, aret 1) a virtuous course of thought, feeling

and action a) virtue, moral goodness

2) any particular moral excellence, asmodesty, purity Phl 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true,

whatever is honorable, whatever is just,whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,whatever is commendable, if there is anyexcellence, if there is anything worthy of

praise, think about these things.


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God Deserves Excellence

1Pe 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royalpriesthood, a holy nation, a people for hisown possession, that you may proclaim the

excellencies of him who called you out ofdarkness into his marvelous light. 2Pe 1:3 His divine power has granted to us

all things that pertain to life andgodliness, through the knowledge of himwho called us to his own glory andexcellence,


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Add to Faith; Virtue

Values/Virtues are rooted in beliefs All the Virtues to follow are the outgrowth

of Faith!

All the Values are intertwined. How evident are these Virtues in your life? 2 Pet.1:3 His divine power has granted to us

all things that pertain to life and godliness,through the knowledge of him who called usto his own glory and excellence,


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Virtue is

________ is a Virtue Why is Patience a Virtue? Because it trusts in the Sovereign and

Providential goodness of God. Rom.12:3 The Virtuous _______ What were the Virtuous Womans virtues?

Trustworthy, Industrious, Homemaker,benevolent, strength and dignity, wisdomand fears the Lord. Prov.31


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What would you do?

Belief- Love and Friendship Virtue- Honor and Loyalty Value- Support and protect my friends

"Stop Snitchin' 1999, when it was used byBoston-based rapper Tangg da Juice "Blue Wall of Silence" is an unwritten code

of "honour" among many police officers inwhich reporting another officer's errors,misconduct, or crimes is regarded as abetrayal.


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What would you do?

Pastor Mike, If I am a good person, butdont believe in your religion, do youbelieve I will go to Hell?!!

Belief- The Truth will set you free!

Virtue- I will speak the Truth in Love

Value- If you dont have anything goodto say, dont say anything at all?

Value- I care about your soul!


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Application

As you leave, there is a compiled list ofVirtues from various sources, Pleasestudy it and do the following:

Pick those that you believe in. Prioritize the list. Define the Virtues individually. 1 a day. Discuss them with children and friends. Share stories to determine applications. Ask Gods grace and wisdom to apply them!

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