12 Bible Verses about A Mans Character
Most Relevant Verses
You must follow my example in this, as I am following Christ's. I appreciate your always remembering me, and your standing by the things I passed on to you, just as you received them.
This is how we can be sure that we know him??y obeying his commands. Whoever says, "I know him," but does not obey his commands, is a liar, and there is no truth in his heart;
We charge you, brothers, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives in idleness, instead of following the teaching you received from us.
For this very reason make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with steadfastness, steadfastness with piety, piety with a spirit of brotherhood, and the spirit of brotherhood with love.read more.
For if you have these qualities in their fulness, they will make you neither idle nor unproductive when it comes to the understanding of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Like obedient children, do not adapt yourselves to the cravings you used to follow when you were ignorant,
and called you to it through our preaching of the good news, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So stand firm, brothers, and hold fast to the instructions you have received from us, whether by letter or by word of mouth.
A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; not addicted to drink or pugnacious, but a man of moderation and peace, not avaricious, managing his own house well, and keeping his children under control and perfectly respectful??5 for if a man does not know how to conduct his own household, how can he look after a church of God?read more.
He must not be a new convert, or he may grow conceited and incur criticism from slanderous people. He must also be a man of good standing with outsiders, or he may get into disgrace and be entrapped by the slanderers.
Just so any sound tree bears good fruit, but a poor tree bears bad fruit.
