so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin];

for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, all this will turn out for my highest welfare,

For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name;