Discussion Jumpstarter
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Question 10
The speaker says we must “approach God with virtue,” that virtue and wisdom act as “conductors and priests for approaching God,” and he proposes a 2024 plan: focus on one virtue each month; what would a serious, concrete plan to pursue one named virtue for 30 days actually require in habits, speech, relationships, and media intake—and what would it expose about whether you believe virtue is truly necessary to approach God?
Another way to ask: If you focused on one virtue for 30 days, what would you have to change in your habits, words, relationships, and media? What would that reveal about whether you truly think virtue is needed to come close to God?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
Based on the speaker’s plan, pursuing one virtue for 30 days would require daily, deliberate practice until that quality becomes more stable—since virtue isn’t information but personal “property.” It would expose whether you treat virtue as necessary for approaching God or as an optional add-on you can neglect without consequence.
- He states plainly: “We need to approach God with virtue… [otherwise] unworthiness and impurity.”
- He says virtue and wisdom are “essential conductors and priests for approaching God,” implying access to God is tied to character.
- He lays out a concrete rhythm: “If you do one each day for a month… that’s one a month… 12 times a year.”
- He frames it as pursuit: “we… need to pursue virtue with everything we have.”
- He insists virtue must be owned personally: “you have to become virtuous,” not just learn about it.
- He connects practice to kingdom access: virtues are “keys… mysteries… how we break through and understand the kingdom.”