SPONSORING YOUR OWN SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT-PART 3

We started from sponsoring our faith with excellence. Continuing, we are to sponsor our virtue (excellence) with knowledge. We must be studious and seek knowledge voraciously! Get to know who you are as a Christian! Make an unbreakable habit of studying your Bible as well as relevant literature! Be knowledgable in all things but be ever-proficient in your knowledge of God. This would enhance your excellence as you are awakened to your higher capacities and forge ahead to utilise them! We'll continue later.

SPONSORING YOUR OWN SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT-PART 2

Our theme scripture for this teaching is 2 Peter 1:5-8. Verse 5 says, 'Therefore giving all diligience, ADD to your faith, virtue.' The word, 'add' is from the Greek, 'epichoregeo' which means to, 'support, fund, finance and sponsor'. I have chosen, 'sponsor' because it's very apt for the purposes of this teaching. From the first verse in our passage, verse 5, we are told to sponsor our faith with virtue. Here, 'virtue' means 'effectiveness and optimum'. God wants us to be the best in addition to faith.