Faith is not enough...character counts

"Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence..."--2 Peter 1:5.  This passage is the beginning of a list of 7 items that we must add or supply to our faith.  Rather than type out the verses this list encompasses I will give you the other 6 as my next series of evening devo's we will deal with these individually.  The other 6 are: knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love.  One point about this list is to show us simply that faith is not enough.

Faith is not enough.  In your faith supply moral excellence. Morality is huge in our lives as Christians.  We must add moral excellence to our faith if we expect to be partakers of the divine nature as stated in 2 Peter 1:4.

Faith is not enough.  Morality of course is a broad topic.  Morality can also deal with what is ethical.  One of the main areas of morality the Bible deals with is sexual morality and the commands to save ourselves from giving our bodies to the opposite sex until we are married.

Faith is not enough.  The Greek word used here for moral excellence deals with excellence of character.  As it has been said before character is who you are when no one is looking.

Faith is not enough.  Ask yourself this.  Who are you when you show up to church services on Sunday? Then who are you when you go to work or school on Monday? Who we are Monday through Saturday needs to match who we are when we show up to worship services on Sunday.

Faith is not enough. I would like to bring in a side issue. We also must realize that faith is not enough when it comes to salvation.  Romans 16:26 speaks of an obedience that comes from faith. Faith is crucial but if we have faith in God, the Scriptures tell us we must also repent and be baptized into Christ in obedience to the gospel. (See Acts 2:38, Romans 6:3-5, and Galatians 3:26-27).

We must understand that faith is simply not enough but we must add to that faith, moral excellence or excellence of character.

FAITH IS NOT ENOUGH! CHARACTER COUNTS! LOVE Y'ALL! GOD BLESS!