Philippians 1:10

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Philippians 1:10

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Philippians 1:10

That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

Ye

Approve things that are excellent

That ye may be

Without

General references

John 16:1

Bible References

Ye

By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating butter and honey.

Seek good and not evil
so that you may live,
and the Lord, the God of Hosts,
will be with you,
as you have claimed.

You hate good and love evil.
You tear off people’s skin
and strip their flesh from their bones.

For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.

know His will, and approve the things that are superior, being instructed from the law,

And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree with the law that it is good.

For the mind-set of the flesh is hostile to God because it does not submit itself to God’s law, for it is unable to do so.

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Approve things that are excellent

Doesn’t the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

discerning what is pleasing to the Lord.

but test all things.
Hold on to what is good.

Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food.

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.

That ye may be

These do so out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;

Didn’t he himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this with a clear conscience and clean hands.”

“Therefore, fear the Lord and worship Him in sincerity and truth. Get rid of the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and worship Yahweh.

Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said about him, “Here is a true Israelite; no deceit is in him.”

I always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and men.

For this is our confidence: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly wisdom but by God’s grace.

For we are not like the many who market God’s message for profit. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love.

But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head—Christ.

Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.

May He make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Without

But He turned and told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s.”

“But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me—it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea!

Peter told Him, “Even if everyone runs away because of You, I will never run away!”

Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats.

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause dissensions and obstacles contrary to the doctrine you have learned. Avoid them,

Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.

Give no offense to the Jews or the Greeks or the church of God,

We give no opportunity for stumbling to anyone, so that the ministry will not be blamed.

Now brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.

May He make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

General references

“I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling.