Chapter 24 of New Book Additions to the Faith Scheduled to Be Published Next June
Christ wants us to bear much fruit. That means spiritual growth. We do that by adding attributes of His “divine nature” to His faith, His belief system. The first element is to add virtue.
But how do we add virtue? How do we add any of the elements of the divine nature? We add them by realizing that it is not something that is coming to us from without, from outside of us. It is coming to us from something that is within us, if so be that we have risen with Christ spiritually [1].
The addition of virtue happens when we understand that it is a component of Christ’s divine nature. He is not adding it to weak flawed characters who still believe that they are sinners. That is not Christ’s belief system that He has given His friends. That is not His faith [2].
We are spiritual members of the body of Christ. And Christ contains all seven attributes already. When we “put on Christ,” we will have added virtue because virtue is part of His nature; it is part of Him [3]. {This in bold is crucial knowledge that He has given us! Prove it out and then believe it with your whole heart. And then you will feel His Spirit grow within you. And if you agree with this teaching, please help me get this to others by just hitting that “like” button.}
We are dead, and our new life is hidden with Christ in God. And His life is full of virtue, moral goodness, vigor, and power. But it takes faith—His faith—to believe it. This is what the Spirit through Peter meant when He said to add to our faith virtue through agape love [4].
We miss the mark when we try to add spiritual components of Christ’s divine nature to flawed and immature concepts of how Christ works. It is only when we believe and recognize that “it is no longer I that lives but Christ that lives in me.” And now I live “by the faith (belief system) of our Savior Christ [5].
Christ adds more of his divine nature to us as we judge our old nature dead and our new nature in Christ alive in us. We have the one faith when we believe that Christ lives in us and brings with him the seven additions, the first of which is his moral goodness and power—virtue [6].
[1] John 14:17
[2] I Peter 1:1-12
[3] I Cor. 12:27 “Now you are the body of Christ and members in particular.” Col. 2:10: “And ye are
complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
[4] Col. 3:3 “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.”
[5] Gal. 2:20 [6] Rom. 6:6-12
1Jn 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
1Jn 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1Jn 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Amein !!!
Love you, brother !!!
I prayed and asked to know HIM so intimately , that I even wanted to know what HIS Mama called HIM when it was supper time . And HE told me .
HE is so wonderful that words can’t describe .
When I saw what you had written about what HIS mama called him . I was shouting and dancing throughout this house .
So grateful, He is all HIS TRUTH has revealed, and continues to reveal ,
Thank you ,for you faithfulness .
Love you brother .!!!
So grateful that this touched you so wonderfully! He certainly is Wonderful! What a heavenly thing to have the same revelation–what His mama called Him. kwh