Self-control, Perseverance and Godliness

The fourth note is self-control, or as the King James has it, temperance (1 Corinthians 9:25-27; Acts 24:25; Galatians 5:23). As one grows in the knowledge of right and wrong, naturally he should try to control his fleshly appetites and direct them into the right path. The next note up the scale is perseverance, or patient endurance of the wrong. This describes one who faithfully serves the Lord, climbing over every obstacle to reach the heavenly home. "Godliness," the sixth note on the Christians' scale, is the proper respect toward God, the Father of all Christians. Such will lead one to live a godlike life (2 Peter 1:6; Matthew 6:9; Mark 12:28-31; 1 Timothy 4:7-8; 1 Timothy 6:6; 1 Timothy 6:11).

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