Adding To Our Faith (Godliness)

2 Peter 1:6 “And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;”

Godliness alludes to Reverence and obedience

Ultimately, being truly reverent means holding someone or something in such high regard that your respect reshapes your behavior. You don’t merely feel reverent—you live it through obedience, honor, and deference that reflect your inner conviction about what deserves your deepest respect.

BE REVERENT

We need to be:

Reverent In Our Work

Colossians 3:23–24 “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”

The Job

Whatever you do it needs to be done as unto the Lord

The Joy

Receiving the reward

2 Chronicles 31:20–21 “And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.”

Reverent In Our Word

Ephesians 4:29 “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”

The Corruption of Your Word

It’s supposed to build others up

NOT bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, and evil speakings.

It grieves the Spirit of God

Ephesians 4:30–32 “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”

The Crowd Around Your Word

It Identifies you with the World

It Grieves Your Spirit

Matthew 26:73–75 “And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.”

Reverent In Our Walk

2 Peter 1:3 “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:”

A Deeper Walk

It comes with knowledge of Him

Know Him, His ways, His Character, His Holiness, His Power

A Devoted Walk

Genesis 5:24 “And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”

Genesis 6:9 “These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”

Daniel 6:10 “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.”

A Dauntless Walk

David vs. Goliath

3 Hebrew Children in the fire

Daniel in the Lions Den

Apostles Deaths

Stephen was stoned while preaching

Andrew was crucified

Bartholomew was beaten then crucified

James, son of Alphaeus was stoned

James, son of Zebedee was beheaded

John was boiled alive the exiled for his faith

Judas (NOT ISCARIOT) was stoned

Matthew was speared to death

Peter was crucified upside down

Philip was crucified

Simon was Crucified

Thomas was Speared to death

Matthias was stoned

Paul was beheaded

The day in age we live in we need to be fearless in our faith