关于品格的18节圣经经文，以及圣经如何论述品格的形成

The Bible treats character as something formed over time, often through hardship, and shown in how a person treats others. In Romans 5:3-4 Paul describes a sequence: suffering produces perseverance, perseverance produces character, and character produces hope. The word he uses for character, dokimē, means proven worth, the quality of something that has been tested. The eighteen verses below cover that word, where the work happens, how integrity is measured, what the lists of virtues contain, and what a good…