that fear the Lord, love Him, and your hearts shall be enlightened. (Ecclus. ii. 8-10.)
If a man love justice: her labors have great virtues; for she teacheth temperance, and prudence, and justice, and fortitude, which are such things as men can have nothing more profitable in life. (Wis. viii. 7.)
Put on the new man, who according to God Is created in justice and holiness of truth. (Ecclus. iv. 24.)
Not as though I had already attained, or were already perfect; but I follow after, if I may by any means apprehend, wherein I am also apprehended by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended. But one thing I do: forgetting the things that are behind, and stretching forth myself to those that are before. I press toward the mark, to the prize of the supernal vocation of God in Christ Jesus. (Philipp. ii. 12-14.)
The path of the just, as a shining light, goeth forward and increaseth even to perfect day. (Prov. iv. 18.)
He that is just, let him be justified still: and he that is holy, let him be sanctified still. Behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to his works. (Apoc. xxii. 11, 12.)
Let nothing hinder thee from praying always, and be not afraid to be justified even to death: for the reward of God continueth forever. (Ecclus. xviii. 22.)
FAITH
The Authority of Faith
I GIVE you to understand that the Gospel which was preached by me is not according to man; for neither did I receive it of man, nor did I learn it but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. (Gal. i. 11, 12.)
We give thanks to God without ceasing because that when you had received of us the word of the hearing of God, you received it not as the word of men, but, as it is indeed, the word of God. (1 Titus ii. 13.)
