“A Woman, A Child, and a Great Red Dragon”

“ But A Short Time”

Virtue

Virtue: The Importance

•John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus

Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Virtue: The Importance

• Revelation 3:17-18 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment,

that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

• 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 For our light affliction, which is but for a

moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal

weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are

seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things

which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen

are eternal.

Virtue: The Importance

Virtue: The Obstacles

Virtue: The Obstacles“Bold Flesh”

•Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against

the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the

one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things

that ye would.

Virtue: The Obstacles“Bad Examples”

•Romans 15:1-2 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one

of us please his neighbour for his good to

edification.

Virtue: The Obstacles“Belied

Understanding”

•Colossians 3:3-4 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye

also appear with him in glory.

Virtue: The Obstacles“Belied

Understanding”

Virtue: The Simplicity

• 1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the

Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

• John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word

was with God, and the Word was God.

• John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory,

the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of

grace and truth. • John 5:39 Search the

scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they

are they which testify of me.

Virtue: The Examples

•John 2:5 His mother saith unto

the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you,

do it.

•Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the

joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

Virtue: The Examples

• 1 Samuel 3:19 And Samuel grew, and

the LORD was with him, and did let

none of his words fall to the ground.

•Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in

him.

• Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and

admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual

songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

•Colossians 3:16(a) Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom

•1 Kings 8:13 I have surely built thee an house

to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in

for ever.

•John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and

my words abide in you, ye shall ask

what ye will, and it shall be done unto

you.

Virtue: The Examples

•Job 23:12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of

his lips; I have esteemed the words of

his mouth more than my necessary food.

•Psalms 119:48 My hands also will I lift

up unto thy commandments,

which I have loved; and I will meditate

in thy statutes.

Virtue: The Examples

• Philippians 4:8-9 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever

things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,

whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be

any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard,

and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

•John 13:17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do

them.

•James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and

not hearers only, deceiving your

own selves.

• Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies

of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,

acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not

conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and

perfect, will of God.

•2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these

promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the

flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of

God.

•Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and

do not the things which I

say?

•Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with

their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

Virtue: The Examples

•Philippians 2:13 For it is God which

worketh in you both to will and to

do of his good pleasure.

•1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also

will do it.

•2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk

after his commandments. This is the commandment, That,

as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should

walk in it.

•John 14:15 If ye love me,

keep my commandments.

•1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God,

that we keep his commandments:

and his commandments

are not grievous.

•1 Corinthians 8:3 But if any man love God,

the same is known of him.

Virtue: The Examples