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;

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Approve things that are excellent

That ye may be

Without

General references

John 16:1

Bible References

Ye

He'll eat cheese and honey, when he knows enough to reject what's wrong and choose what's right.

"Pursue good and not evil, so that you may live, and this is what will happen: The LORD God of the Heavenly Armies will be with you, as you have been claiming.

you who despise good and love evil, who tear off the skin of my people, along with the flesh from their bones.

Everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his actions may not be exposed.

and know his will, and approve of what is best because you have been instructed in the Law;

Now if I practice what I don't want to do, I am admitting that the Law is good.

That is why the mind that focuses on human nature is hostile toward God. It refuses to submit to the authority of God's Law because it is powerless to do so.

Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is what is proper, pleasing, and perfect.

Approve things that are excellent

The ear scrutinizes speech just as the palate tastes food."

Since the ear tests words like a palate tastes food,

Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is what is proper, pleasing, and perfect.

Such people are false apostles, dishonest workers who are masquerading as apostles of the Messiah.

Determine what pleases the Lord,

Instead, test everything. Hold on to what is good.

In fact, though by now you should be teachers, you still need someone to teach you the basic truths of God's word. You have become people who need milk instead of solid food.

Dear friends, stop believing every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

"I know what you've been doing, your toil, and your endurance. I also know that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles, but are not, and have found them to be false.

That ye may be

The latter are motivated by love, because they know that I have been appointed to defend the gospel.

Didn't he say to me, "She's my sister'? And she also said, "He's my brother.' I did this with pure intentions and clean hands."

"Now you must fear the LORD and serve him in faithfulness and truth. Throw away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Instead, serve the LORD.

Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward him and said about him, "Look, a genuine Israeli, in whom there is no deceit!"

Therefore, I always do my best to have a clear conscience before God and people.

For this is what we boast about: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world with pure motives and godly sincerity, without earthly wisdom but with God's grace especially toward you.

At least we are not commercializing God's word like so many others. Instead, we speak with sincerity in the Messiah's name, like people who are sent from God and are accountable to God.

I am not commanding you but testing the genuineness of your love by the enthusiasm of others.

Instead, by speaking the truth in love, we will grow up completely and become one with the head, that is, one with the Messiah,

May grace be with all who sincerely love the Lord Jesus, the Messiah!

Then your hearts will be strong, blameless, and holy in the presence of God, who is our Father, when our Lord Jesus appears with all his saints.

May the God of peace himself make you holy in every way. And may your whole being spirit, soul, and body remain blameless when our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, appears.

Without

But Jesus turned and told Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me, because you are not thinking God's thoughts but human thoughts!"

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned at the bottom of the sea.

But Peter told him, "Even if everyone else turns against you, I certainly won't!"

Do not destroy God's action for the sake of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong to make another person stumble because of what you eat.

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and sinful enticements that oppose the teaching you have learned. Stay away from them,

Therefore, if food that I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, in order to keep my brother from stumbling.

Don't become a stumbling block to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

We do not put an obstacle in anyone's way. Otherwise, fault may be found with our ministry.

As for me, brothers, if I am still preaching the necessity of circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

Then your hearts will be strong, blameless, and holy in the presence of God, who is our Father, when our Lord Jesus appears with all his saints.

General references

"I have told you this to keep you from falling away.