“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9). The Bible also clearly gives cautions for those who are not seeking virtue in their lives: “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes ...
The Septuagint sense may color the meaning of the word as applied to God in 2Pe 1:3 the Revised Version (British and American); as also in its plural use (of God) in 1Pe 2:9 (the King James Version "praises," the Revised Version (British and American) "excellencies")....
The meaning "being something in essence or effect not in fact; existing virtually though not actually" is attested from mid-15c., probably via the now-obsolete sense of "capable of producing a certain effect" (early 15c.). Opposed toactual,real,literal. ...
“‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit while every branch that does not bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, ...
The Biblical Definition of a Virtue According to Bible Study Tools, “in these passages it stands for arete, the usual classical term for "moral excellence" (originally "fitness" of any sort), used in Septuagint to translate words meaning "glory," "praiseworthiness," as inHabakkuk 3:3;Isai...
Not having heard of an allegorical interpretation and having assumed that there is only a literal interpretation, many dismiss the authority of the bible. This paper asserts that Genesis one is an allegory about virtue and states some of the meaning of that allegory. More specifically,...
It does not rely on religion, society or culture; it only depends on the individuals themselves. The main philosopher of Virtue Ethics is Aristotle. His theory was originally introduced in ancient Greek times. Aristotle was a great believer in virtues and the meaning of virtue to him meant ...
I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any meaning, science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one, of being true. — Carl Sagan ...
However, within the past decade it has taken on a more substantive meaning. It had partly to do with the centennial anniversary of the MI in 2017. I became more interested in what it actually meant to be an MI and consecrated to Mary. The sudden availablity ofMary’s Knight,an epic bio...
v, 17. And since this latter meaning is the more common, the term "virtue," as denoting the extreme limit of such a power, is a common term, for virtue taken in a general sense is nothing else than a habit whereby one acts well. But as denoting the extreme limit of power in the...