20 Bible Verses about Being Devoted to God
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there is the same difference between a married woman and a virgin: the last is religiously concern'd to be holy, both in body and mind: but she that is married is taken up with worldly cares to please her husband.
in business be not slothful, but of an active mind, making the best use of every incident.
Persevere and be vigilant in prayer and in thanksgiving:
And this I say for your particular advantage, not to lay any constraint upon you, but as that which is most suitable to a state of uninterrupted attendance upon religion.
be you therefore adorn'd with a compassionate temper, with benevolence, humility, meekness, patience as becometh saints and chosen favourites of God:
but your doctrine is this, if any man declares to his father or mother, that whatever he has to give for their relief is dedicated to the temple; he is not oblig'd to regard his father or his mother.
you are not in such a state, but in a spiritual one, provided the divine spirit dwell in you. now if any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
be joyful in hope; be patient under affliction; persevere in prayer;
no man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will be attach'd to the one, and neglectful of the other. ye cannot serve God and Mamon.
in brotherly kindness be passionately affected to one another; in honour prefer one another:
You know brethren, that the family of Stephanas were the first converts of Achaia, and have made it their business to be serviceable to christian converts: to such,
who in the. end will be ruin'd, who place their religion in sensuality, their glory in that which is their shame, and fix their thoughts upon this earth.
but Jesus answered him, avant, satan, for it is written, "thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
for the slave that turns christian, is the Lord's freedman: likewise, the freeman that becomes a convert is Christ's servant.
for I bear them witness, that they have a zeal for God, but not guided by true knowledge.
but your doctrine is this, if any one shall tell his father or his mother, that what he could bestow for their relief, is corban, that is, to be given to the temple;
for the mind is better improv'd by the gospel-dispensation, than by the distinctions about meats, in which some have been so uselesly vers'd.
for he, who has called you to the communication of his son Jesus Christ our Lord, will make good his promise.
that your conduct may be worthy of the Lord, in every respect agreeable to him, being friutful in every kind of virtue, and increasing in divine knowledge:
to this I am urg'd by the love I bear to Christ, persuaded as I am, that if one died for all, then were all in a dying state: and that he died for all,
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Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Giving up all for Christ
Jesus said, if thou wilt be perfect, go sell your estate, give the value to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: then come and follow me.
Jesus reply'd, I declare unto you, that in the new age, when the son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye that have followed me shall likewise sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. and every one that abandons his family, his brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my sake, shall receive in that age an hundred times the value, and shall inherit hereafter everlasting life.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
for to this end was the gospel preach'd to those, who are now dead, that after having suffer'd the loss of this frail life from men, they might enjoy an immortal life with God.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God to you, that you present your bodies a living victim, holy, acceptable unto God, as the service of a rational being.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
agreeably to that expectation and persuasion I have, that I shall not labour in vain; but as I always have, so I shall still glorify Christ in my body, whether it be by life or by death: for if I live, I live to Christ;
if we live, our life is appropriated to the Lord; and if we die, we die as his servants: whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Serving God
in business be not slothful, but of an active mind, making the best use of every incident.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Loving God
he replied, 'tis thus, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy strength, and with all thy understanding; and thy neighbour as thy self."
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, by making you slaves to the lusts thereof. neither yield your members as instruments to iniquity: but yield yourselves unto God, as being alive after having been dead; and your members as instruments of righteousness.
so that for the future he does not pass the rest of this life in gratifying his sensual passions, but in conformity to the divine precepts.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
no man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will be attach'd to the one, and neglectful of the other. ye cannot serve God and Mamon.
in like manner every one of you must count upon renouncing all that he has, otherwise he cannot be my disciple.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our redemption
what! know ye not that your bodies are the temple of the holy spirit, which is in you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? for you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Walking worthy of God
conjuring you to live suitably to the favour of God, who has called you to his kingdom and glory.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » The call of God
conjuring you to live suitably to the favour of God, who has called you to his kingdom and glory.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
Jesus answered him, whoever puts his hand to the plough, and looks back, is not fit to be employ'd in the kingdom of God.
that we should be delivered from the power of our enemies, and serve him with security,
Being Devoted to God » Christ, an example of
Jesus said to them, my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Doing all to God's glory
whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Timothy
However, I hope by the favour of the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you very soon, that I may have some encouragement by knowing the state of your affairs: for there is no one that is so dear to me as he, and no one will more sincerely interest himself in your concerns. the most consult their private advantage, and neglect the dispensation of Jesus Christ. read more.
you know he has stood the test, and has serv'd with me in the gospel, as a son serves with his father.
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Finally, my brethren, we intreat and conjure you by the Lord Jesus Christ, to observe the instructions we gave you about your religious conduct, and to make continual progress therein.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Living to Christ
that they who are in a state of life should not live at their own discretion, but to the service of him who died for them, and rose again.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » The death of Christ
that they who are in a state of life should not live at their own discretion, but to the service of him who died for them, and rose again.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Epaphroditus
for he was upon the brink of death for the service of Christ, having expos'd his life to the greatest dangers, to perform those kind offices, which you could not do yourselves.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Paul
and if I die, I gain.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Want of, condemned
but since thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » God, Goodness of
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our preservation
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » The mercies of God
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God to you, that you present your bodies a living victim, holy, acceptable unto God, as the service of a rational being.
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our creation
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Bearing the cross
Then addressing himself to the people, and his disciples, he said, he that desires to be under my conduct, let him renounce himself, and follow me.
Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Self-denial
Then addressing himself to the people, and his disciples, he said, he that desires to be under my conduct, let him renounce himself, and follow me.
Being Devoted to God » A characteristic of saints
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Joanna, &c
Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's high-steward: Susanna, and several others, who assisted him with their fortunes.
the Burnt offering » Illustrative of » Being Devoted to God
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God to you, that you present your bodies a living victim, holy, acceptable unto God, as the service of a rational being.
