Bloom Church Podcast

GOD HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHING WE NEED FOR LIVING A GODLY LIFE. IN VIEW OF THIS, MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO RESPOND TO GOD’S PROMISES. SUPPLEMENT YOUR FAITH WITH A GENEROUS PROVISION OF MORAL EXCELLENCE, AND MORAL EXCELLENCE WITH KNOWLEDGE, AND KNOWLEDGE, WITH SELF CONTROL. THE MORE YOU GROW LIKE THIS, THE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND USEFUL YOU WILL BE IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. SO DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WORK HARD TO PROVE THAT YOU REALLY ARE AMONG THOSE GOD HAS CALLED AND CHOSEN. DO THESE THINGS AND AND YOU WILL NOT FALL AWAY. 2 PETER 1: 3, 5, 6, 8, 10   1ST RUNG - FAITH   2ND RUNG - MORAL EXCELLENCE   3RD RUNG - KNOWLEDGE   4TH RUNG - SELF CONTROL     THE ABILITY TO CONTROL ONESELF, IN PARTICULAR, ONE’S EMOTIONS AND DESIRES, OR THE EXPRESSION OF THEM IN ONE’S BEHAVIOR.   FAILURE TO EXERCISE SELF-CONTROL DEMONSTRATES THAT WE WORSHIP OURSELVES MORE THAN GOD.   WHEN WE PUT THE WILL OF OURSELVES OVER THE WILL OF GOD WE ARE ESSENTIALLY WORSHIPING OURSELVES.   WHEN WE FAIL TO EXERCISE CONTROL OVER OUR NEEDS, D