The 9 Virtues

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The 9 VirtuesVincent Wong Oct 2009


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The 9 Virtues

Love

Joy

Peace

Patience

Kindness

Goodness

Faithfulness

Gentleness

Self-control


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Galatians

5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

5:23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things

there is no law.


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Love

An intense feeling of deepaffection

Greek agape selfless loveLove your Neighbors

We love, because God loveus first.

1John 4:19


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Love is forgiving others

Love is being able to love others asmuch as you love yourself

Love is encouraging other


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Love is helping others

Love is playing with someone nicely even

when I dont feel like it

Love is seeing someone else as God seethem even if they make you angrysometimes.


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Love (Matthew 22)

22:35 One of them, a lawyer, asked him aquestion, testing him.

22:36 "Teacher, which is the greatestcommandment in the law?"

22:37 Jesus said to him, "'You shall lovethe Lord your God with all your heart,and with all your soul, and with all yourmind.'

22:38 This is the first and greatcommandment.

22:39 A second likewise is this, 'You shalllove your neighbor as yourself.'

22:40 The whole law and the prophets

depend on these two commandments."

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Joy

Webster's specifically defines it as"a very glad feeling; happiness;great pleasure; delight."

Declaration of Independence-1776,states that "we are endowed by ourCreator with certain inalienable

rights, life, liberty and the pursuitof happiness (joy)."
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Joy

King David writes, "You will showme the path of life; in Yourpresence is fullness of joy; at Your

right hand are pleasuresforevermore"

(Psalm 16:11)
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Peace

To individuals

to hold one's peace, quiet,

silent and rest.

A peaceful heart is theproduct of right living.We cannot cling to a thingthat is wrong in our lifeand expect to have peacein our hearts.


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Peace

Amongst people-Harmony


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Peace

Betweencountries

Hebrew-Shalom.e.g. peace,rest, favor,safe, health,welfare andprosperity


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Patiencethe ability to endure waiting, delay,or provocation without becoming

annoyed or upset, or to perseverecalmly when faced with difficulties.

Patience is love forbearing. Patiencesuggests self-restraint under the

pressure of provocation, especiallyundeserved provocation.


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Patience (Longsuffering)

We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed. But in all things wecommend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, indistresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; bypurity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love.

Corinthians II 6:3-6 by Paul the Apostle
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Kindness

The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Kindness, though,implies a more active expression of love toward God and fellow man. Bothpatience and kindness are bound in the one qualitylove.

In most cases, kindness is not beyond any of us because it usually costs nomoney. It may take the sacrifice of time and energy. It may require thediscipline to be thoughtful of others' needs and to make the effort to act.How much is required to cultivate smiling rather than frowning? to pay a

visit? to say a word of encouragement or comfort? to show friendliness by

warmly and sincerely shaking hands?

Kindness sows the seeds that can only bear good fruit. (Think about EBAyour learnt from the 7 Habits)


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The Parable of the Good

Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
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The Parable of the Good

Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
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GoodnessThe general quality recognized incharacter or conduct.

The inner qualities of virtue,excellence of character, moralityand attitude that we see in aperson's behavior come to the fore.

Primary Greatness is the Goodnessof character


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Faithfulness

loyal, constant, andsteadfast :

reliable, firmness and"all good fidelity"

Faithfulness hingesupon what we value asimportant combined
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II Timothy (Pauls faithfulness)

1:12 For this cause Isuffer also these things.Yet I am not ashamed,

for I know him whom Ihave believed, and I ampersuaded that he is ableto guard that which I

have committed to himagainst that day.

2TIM 1:12


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Gentleness (Meekness)

Gentleness is acting and speaking in a kind,

considerate way.! It is using self-control, inorder not to hurt or offend anyone.! You canbe gentle with people and animals in the wayyou touch them and the way you speak to

them.! You handle things carefully so theywill not break or be hurt.! When you thinkgentle thoughts, it makes the world a safer,

gentler place.

"There is nothing stronger in the world than

gentleness." Han Suyin 1917-, Chinese

Novelist and Doctor


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Gentleness from Matthew 5:5

Blessed are the gentle (meek), for they shall inherit the

earth. Matthew 5:5

The meek are those who quietly submit themselves toGod, to his word and to his rod, who follow His

directions, and comply with His designs, and are gentletowards all men.


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Matthew 11

11:28 "Come to me, all youwho labor and are heavilyburdened, and I will give yourest.

11:29 Take my yoke upon you,and learn from me, for I am

gentle and lowly in heart; andyou will find rest for your

souls.

11:30 For my yoke is easy, andmy burden is light."

MT 11:28

MT 11:29

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Self-Control

Control of one'semotions, desires, or

actions by one's own will.

Be able to respond tosituations without just

acting on impulse.


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Proverbs 16:32 King Solomon told amore positive side of self-control

16:32 One who is slow toanger is better than themighty; One who rules

his spirit, than he whotakes a city.


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ControllingPowerful Pulls1John 2:16

For all that is in the world, the lustof the flesh, the lust of the eyes, andthe pride of life, isn't the Father's,but is the world's.


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THE 9 VIRTUESREVIEWED

! Love, Joy & Peace

! Our mental affections in relation with the

creator of the World


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The 9 Virtues Reviewed

" Patience, kindness,goodness

"The social virtues relating

to our thoughts andactions toward fellow man


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THE 9 VIRTUESREVIEWED

Faithfulness, gentleness andself-control

How we should be (behave/ act)

in ourselves with overtones of ourspiritual and moral reliability.


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