<p>1:6 <i>And to your knowledge self-control, and to your self-control patience, and to your patience, reverence toward God</i>- As noted on :5, this process is not consciously controlled by the believer, but is the path of operation taken by God's Spirit for those who are open to it. There is no chronological sense here- otherwise it would be a case of having self-control and patience before having any reverence toward God. The sense rather is of a symbiotic growth towards spiritual maturity.</p>