avoiding sin or cultivating virtue?

"Accountability partners will gather together to ask questions of one another which are often stated in the negative, for example: “Have you exposed yourself to any sexually explicit material?” “Have any of your financial dealings lacked integrity?” The questions asked lift up good, godly rules like sexual purity and financial integrity. However, the questions tend to focus on not committing sin as opposed to cultivating virtue "

Jonathan Dodson, Gospel-Centered Discipleship