18 Bible Verses About Character, and the Word Paul Borrowed From the Assay Office

Team di Christian Pure

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Sommario

  • The word translated character in Romans 5:4 is the term for metal that has been tested and passed — a result, not a trait.
  • Paul’s chain runs suffering, perseverance, character, hope, and it will not run backwards.
  • Eight of the nine fruits of the Spirit describe behaviour towards other people; only self-control is available in private.
  • Psalm 15 answers a question about the holy mountain with a list of ordinary conduct, none of it happening in the tent.
  • The verb behind “clothe yourselves with humility” describes tying on a servant’s apron, which Peter had watched done with a towel.

The word Paul uses for character means metal that has been tested and passed. It is the term for an assayed coin, and he puts it third in a sequence — suffering, then perseverance, then this — so character in his account is a result rather than a quality somebody has. That changes what the subject is. Every New Testament list of virtues is a list of things done to other people, and none of them can be checked alone…

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Bibliografia (Clicca per mostrare)

Le citazioni bibliche sono tratte dalla Nuova Versione Internazionale.

Il greco dokime at Romans 5:4 is the noun for something that has passed a test; the related verb is used of assaying metal.

The behaviours Psalm 15 lists run to verse 5, and include keeping an oath that proves costly and lending without interest.

The sacrifices Micah dismisses are at Micah 6:6-7.

The person with possessions who closes their heart is described at 1 John 3:17.

The towel and the basin are at John 13:4-5.

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