Essential Virtues: Marks of the Christ-Centered Life by Jim Berg

About the book

What are the marks of a truly mature Christian? In the first chapter of 2 Peter, the apostle lists the character qualities of Christ we must cultivate once we have saving faith—virtue (a commitment to developing and displaying the excellencies of Christ), knowledge, self-control, endurance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love.

Explore the meaning and importance of each of these essential virtues and learn how to cultivate these qualities as Jim Berg presents clear application and heart-searching questions. The result will be a stronger commitment to Christ, courage for Christ, and compassion like Christ.

Endorsements

• "Jim Berg gets right the balance of human effort and God's role in sanctification. I highly recommend this book to you!"
  —Greg E. Gifford,, PhD, Author and Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at The Master's University
• "Essential Virtues" offers a Scripture-rich and Christ-centered approach to character formation—a valuable resource for discipleship, counseling, and personal growth in Christlikeness."
  —Paul Tautges, Pastor, author of Remade: Embracing Your Complete Identity in Christ, and series editor for the LifeLine Mini-books
• Berg draws the reader in by beautifully expressing the man, Christ Jesus, stirring a longing within us to be just like him, act just like him, and think his thoughts after him."
  —Renton Rathbun, PhD, National Worldview Consultant, BJU Press

About the author

Jim Berg, DMin, is a professor of biblical counseling at BJU Seminary in Greenville, South Carolina. He is certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) from whom he also holds an addiction specialization. He is a commissioned addiction biblical counselor (CABC) with The Addiction Connection. Jim is the founder of Freedom That Lasts Ministries and has authored numerous books, including Changed into His Image: God's Plan for Transforming Your Life, Overcoming Your Addiction God's Way: A Struggler's Guide to Freedom that Lasts and the personal counseling program Quieting a Noisy Soul: Overcoming Guilt, Anger, Anxiety, and Despair. He and his wife, Patty, live in Taylors, South Carolina. They have three married daughters and eleven grandchildren.