35 Bible Verses about Perspective

I am not saying this only by way of human illustrations, am I? Does not the law say so too?

They are children of the world; this is why they speak what the world inspires, and why the world listens to them.

Stop living in accordance with the customs of this world, but by the new ideals that mold your minds continue to transform yourselves, so as to find and follow God's will; that is, what is good, well-pleasing to Him, and perfect.

Now who is qualified for such a task? I am, for I am not a peddler of God's message, like the most of them, but like a man of sincerity, like a man that is sent from God and living in His presence, in union with Christ I speak His message.

So you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but you are fellow-citizens of God's people and members of His family;

He who comes from above is far above all others. He who springs from earth belongs to the earth and speaks of earth. He who comes from heaven is far above all others.

for there is no partiality in God's dealings.

Then Peter opened his mouth and said, "Now I really see that God shows no partiality,

So from this moment on, I do not estimate anybody by the standard of outward appearances. Although I once did estimate Christ by this standard, I do not do so any longer.

Practice occupying your minds with the things above, not with the things on earth;

and they cried in a loud voice: "Our salvation is due to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb."

They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to it.

We are children of God. Whoever knows God by experience listens to us; whoever is not a child of God does not listen to us. This is the way to distinguish a true spiritual utterance from one that is false.

For consider, brothers, the way God called you; that not many of you, in accordance with human standards, were wise, not many influential, not many of high birth.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love what is its own. But it is because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, that the world hates you.

He continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this present world; I do not belong to this present world.

By faith we understand that the worlds were created, beautifully coordinated, and now exist, at God's command; so the things that we see did not develop out of mere matter.

I can do anything through Him who gives me strength.

For the Scripture says: "Rejoice, you childless woman, who never bore a child; break forth into shouting, you who feel no birth pangs; for the desolate woman has many children, even more than the married one."

For it was not to angels that He gave authority over that world to be, of which we are speaking.

I have given them your message, and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to it.

And if I go and make it ready for you, I will come back and take you to be face to face with me, so that you may always be right where I am.

Meanwhile Jesus grew constantly in wisdom and in body, and in favor with God and man.

What soldier ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of its grapes? Who shepherds a flock and does not drink any of the milk the flock produces?

For in the law of Moses it is written, "You must not muzzle an ox that is treading out your grain." Is it that God is concerned about oxen only?

Little children, it is the last hour, just as you have heard that Antichrist is Coming, and already many Antichrists have appeared; so we may be sure that it is the last hour.

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala went to the tomb, and she saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.

But if our wrongdoing brings to light the uprightness of God, what shall we infer? Is it wrong (I am using everyday human terms) for God to inflict punishment?

You are children of God, dear children, and you have conquered these men, because He who is in our hearts is greater than he who is in the world.

"Also, whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to attract the attention of people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

"Glory to God in highest heaven! And peace on earth to men who please him."

"A curse on you, Chorazin! A curse on you, Bethsaida! For if the wonder-works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes.

And the child continued to grow and gain in strength; He continued to increase in wisdom, and the spiritual blessing of God was on Him.

For I tell you, brothers, the good news which was preached by me is not a human message,