12 Bible Verses about A Mans Character
Most Relevant Verses
Follow my example, as I do that of Christ. Now I praise you, brethren, that in all things ye remember me, and hold fast the instructions, as I delivered them to you.
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.
even for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge selfcontrol, and to selfcontrol endurance, and to endurance godliness, and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.read more.
For if these things are in you and abound, they make you neither inactive nor unfruitful in gaining the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance;
whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the traditions which ye were taught by us, whether by word, or by our letter.
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching; not given to wine, not a striker, but forbearing, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money; presiding well over his own house, having his children in subjection with all propriety;read more.
for if a man knoweth not how to preside over his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God not a new convert, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the Devil; moreover he must also have a good report from them that are without, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil.
So every good tree beareth good fruit; but a bad tree beareth bad fruit.
