Develop self-control
And in [exercising] knowledge [develop] self-control… 2 Peter 1:6 (AMPC) What brakes are to vehicles and machinery, self-control is to life. Any moving object without the ability to brake is
Exercise your faith
For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop]
Be well balanced
Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger],
Cast All Your Care on the Lord
Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalms 55:22 (NIV) You were created and tailor made not to
Clothe Yourself with Humility
Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud,But gives grace
Be free from Pride and Arrogance
To honor the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil ways and false words. Proverbs 8:13 (GNT) You can’t let go of and be free from
Elders as models of Christian Living
Not domineering [as arrogant, dictatorial, and overbearing persons] over those in your charge, but being examples (patterns and models of Christian living) to the flock (the congregation). 1 Peter 5:3
Don’t Meddle in the affairs of others
If you suffer, it must not be because you are a murderer or a thief or a criminal or a meddler in other people’s affairs. 1 Peter 4:15 (GNT) A
Practice Hospitality
When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality. Romans 12:13 (NLT) All talk and effort about how much we love and
Clear Conscience
Therefore I always exercise and discipline myself [mortifying my body, deadening my carnal affections, bodily appetites, and worldly desires, endeavoring in all respects] to have a clear (unshaken, blameless) conscience,