1. THE 7 HEAVENLY VIRTUES
Prudence - wisdom, vigilance,
carefulness, thoughtfulness, discretion-
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Proverbs 14:8 kjv "The wisdom of
the prudent is to understand his
way: but the folly of fools is deceit."
Temperence - moderation,
restraint, self-mastery, frugality,
sobriety--
Philippians 4:5 kjv "Let your Song, "The Lord's Prayer"
moderation be known unto all men.
The Lord is at hand."
Justice - impartiality, fairness,
equity, rightness, dispassion--
Genesis 6:9 kjv "These are the
generations of Noah: Noah was a LEARN TO WRITE IN THE SAND
just man and perfect in his
generations, and Noah walked with Two friends were walking through the desert.
God. In a specific point in the journey, they had an
argument, and Friend One slapped Friend Two in
the face. Friend Two was hurt, but-without
Fortitude - strength, courage, saying anything-wrote in the sand:
endurance, resoluteness--
Matthew 24: 11-13 kjv "And many TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN
false prophets shall rise, and shall THE FACE.
deceive many. And because iniquity
shall abound, the love of many shall They kept on walking until they found an oasis,
wax cold. But he that shall endure unto where they decided to relax in the cool water.
the end, the same shall be saved. Friend Two started drowning, and Friend One
pulled him from the water and saved him. When
Charity - generosity, benevolence, he recovered from the fright, Friend Two wrote
helpfulness, mercy-- on a stone:
1 Corinthians 13:4 kjv "Charity
suffereth long, and is kind; charity TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.
envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself,
2. is not puffed up," Friend One asked Friend Two, "Why, after I hurt
you, did you write in the sand, and now you
Hope - desire, belief reliance, write on a stone?" Friend Two, smiling, replied,
expectation-- "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down
Job11:18 kjv "And thou shalt be in the sand,
secure, because there is hope; yea, where the winds of forgiveness can erase it;
thou shalt dig about thee, and thou when something great happens, we should
shalt take thy rest in safety." AND engrave it in the stone of the memory of the
Psalm 31:24 kjv "Be of good courage, heart, where no wind can erase it."
and he shall strengthen your heart, all
ye that hope in the LORD." LEARN TO WRITE IN THE SAND
Faith - belief, trust, fidelity,
loyalty, consistency, conviction--
Luke 12: 28 kjv "If then God so clothe Being Virtuous Women
the grass, which is to day in the field,
and to morrow is cast into the oven; PROVERBS 12:4 -- kjv --
how much more will he clothe you, O "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:
ye of little faith?" AND but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in
Luke 7:50 kjv "And he said to the his bones."
woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go
in peace." PROVERBS 31: 10 - 31 -- kjv "Who can find a
virtuous woman? for her price is far above
rubies.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her,
so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will
do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh
willingly with her hands.
She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her
food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet
night, and giveth meat to her household, and a
portion to her maidens. She considereth a field,
and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she
planteth a vineyard.
She girdeth her loins with strength, and
strengtheneth her arms. She perceiveth that her
merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by
night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and
her hands hold the distaff. She stretcheth out her
hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her
hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow
for her household: for all her household are
clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself
coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and
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