Read: Romans 12:14-21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (v. 21) There is a great debate in legal and philosophical circles about the nature of justice.
Read: Hebrews 10:19-39 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. (v. 36) Fortitude is a word
Read: 2 Peter 1:3-11 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with . . . love. (vv. 5-7)
Read: Proverbs 1:1-7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. (v. 7) The first four of the seven virtues (prudence, temperance, fortitude, and
Read: Luke 18:9-14 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted. (v. 14) According to St. Augustine, pride is the sin that
Read: Psalm 73 Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. (v. 25) Shakespeare famously described jealousy as “the green-eyed monster.”
Read: Ephesians 4:25-32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger . . . be put away from you. (v. 31) We often think of wrath as a fiery emotion—being red in the face,
Read: Psalm 90 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. (v. 14) Sloth is a tricky word to define.
Read: Matthew 6:19-24 You cannot serve God and money. (v. 24) I was sitting in church, and the head pastor announced that the church might have to cut $70,000 from the
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