How Do I Grow in Godliness as a Christian? (Part VII) Ep. 1425: Christian Questions Podcast

Here are some of the questions we answered in this Podcast:

00:08:15] How does self‑discipline become the pathway that leads to godliness?

[00:16:55] How can the pursuit of wealth quietly pull us away from genuine godliness?

[00:26:20] When the world feels unstable, what kind of person should a Christian strive to be?

The blueprint for Christian character development the Apostle Peter gives us in 2 Peter 1 focuses us on a profound series of steps we need to take in order to be more Christlike. With this blueprint, Peter lays out for us a ladder of Christian character development. As we examine it, we find that each rung of this ladder is vital to our success in climbing up onto the next rung. In the last five parts of this series, we have focused on one rung of this ladder at a time and worked on making the connections between what our foundation is and how each step makes us more like Jesus. Now comes the sixth step, and this one really begins to shape what our outward Christian character should look like!

In this episode, we continue our Christian Character Series by examining the sixth rung of Peter’s “virtue ladder” in 2 Peter 1:5‑7: godliness. Godliness is not “looking religious,” but a whole‑life orientation toward God, expressed through reverence, devotion, humility and a character that consistently seeks God’s will. It is the “allegiance of our character,” the natural outgrowth of perseverance and self‑control working together.

Fake godliness

Godliness is not something humans possess naturally; it must be developed intentionally through discipline, sound doctrine and a continual turning