This is in part due to a failure to make the cultivation of virtue the crux of the spiritual life and a clear, compelling definition of love its goal. I seek to remedy these shortcomings by using the resources of virtue ethics and positive psychology to construct a model of Christian ...
Ironically, Moore argues that trust is a distinctively female virtue. Moore’s message to men is that they are strong, that their strength – like the strength of men throughout history – makes them leaders. He appears to think that physical strength is a superpower that men have and women...
Learn God's truth about modesty in a world that worships appearances. Because you are more than sex appeal, you are created in the image of God. What Does Modesty Mean? Modesty is a fashion style and an inner virtue. To be modest means to be humble in spirit and to dress humbly in...
Two, God gives eternal rewards to those who try to be good.It is God’s Character to reward. And these rewards do not negate the virtue of good deeds, but rather validate their goodness before God, indicating that God values goodness highly. Ruth 2:12 (KJV) The LORD recompense thy work...
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Individuals, including spouses, must also now struggle to attain the virtue of chastity. I have written a post giving in-depth advice on this, but here I will note that the removal of people from one’s life who are occasions of promiscuity is on the top of the list for the unmarried....
3. God makes it possible for us to love (Ephesians 3:14-19) The Bible Doctrine of Love 3. God makes it possible for us to love (Ephesians 3:14-19) The Holy Spirit teaches us how to love. We understand more about the love of Christ. We become more like God. ...
* Thomas Aquinas approached ethics from the vantage point of natural law and virtue theory, which are decidedly philosophical positions. This excuses Aquinas and others like him from my criticisms here. **This presupposes that the theologian assumes both divine command theory and the eternal unchang...
In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. — Simone Weil 4 Ability to see the cultural value of wilderness boils down, in the last analysis, to a question of intellectual humility. The shallow-minded modern who has lost his ro...
Define pre-Christian. pre-Christian synonyms, pre-Christian pronunciation, pre-Christian translation, English dictionary definition of pre-Christian. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being the time before the beginning of the Christian era. 2. Of, relating to