Seven Virtues- Knowledge

Knowledge

Peter was aware that knowledge for its own sake is a thing as prone to make us foolish as to make us smart. This knowledge that Peter mentions isn't as much of the mind as it is of the heart.It's a knowing of rather than a knowing about.

There is in us a knowing capacity transcending intellectual knowledge. Nearly everyone has at some time touched this hidden wisdom and has been astonished at its revelations. The knowing that we receive from the direct contact with the Mind of God with our mind is real spiritual knowing.

We can store up a great amount of knowledge from books and teachers, but the most uneducated person who sits at the feet of Spirit in the silence comes forth radient with the true knowledge, that of Spirit.

Its been said "to know God is to love God"

Seven Virtues-Goodness

Peter in his letter to the early church writes that the divine power of God has given us everything we need for life and godliness advising that we have everything we need! He then goes on and advises that we should make every effort to add to our faith and lists seven virtues we should make every effort to increase in our faith. This week we will look at these virtues.

The first is: Goodness

Peter chose the word arete for goodness a word that describes what we are, not what we do. This goodness precedes and also produces action.

Peter calls us to acquire goodness for nothing; good without needing reward, or prompting, or recognition. It is the goodness that you are.

Can we be good just for goodness sake? How would we live or act if all our actions came from our goodness?

Have a good day!

John