“A man cannot be a little virtuous, a little pure, a little true, a little honest.” This comes from an unsigned article written in 1896. By thinking on each of these we can see that by definition we need to have all these qualities all the time to be considered virtuous, pure, true and honest.
To be dishonest only on a part-time basis will earn us a reputation as being dishonest, not as being a little honest. In fact, to be called a little honest would surely be seen as making a statement to the contrary.
When we live God’s way, we are not to strive in partial measures, but rather, as mentioned in Ephesians 3:19, we are to “be filled with all the fullness of God.” Can we totally and completely comprehend this? It is not a fractional aspect of the Way of God, but it is the replete and exhaustive works that we are to live up to… each to our own capacity.
As usual, we are to follow the example of Christ Who did live up to the prescribed potential (compare Colossians 2:9). We are to be heading in the same direction to the best of our ability. So how do we attain this moral fullness? Well… that would fill a book… the size of the Bible.
