Romans 12:9

Living In Love

⁸ The speaker to his exhortation. Let the man who gives in charity do so with a generous heart; let him who is in authority exercise due diligence; let him who shows kindness do so in a cheerful spirit. ⁹ Let your love be sincere. Hate the wrong; cling to the right. ¹⁰ In brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in showing respect, set an example of deference to one another;

Cling to What is Good

What is Good

Hold Fast To What Is Good

That Which Is Good

1 Timothy 1:5

The object of all instruction is to call forth that love which comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

1 Peter 1:22

Now that, by your obedience to the Truth, you have purified your lives, so that there is growing up among you a genuine brotherly affection, love one another earnestly with all your hearts;

2 Corinthians 6:6

By purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindliness, by holiness of spirit, by unfeigned love;

Matthew 26:49

So he went up to Jesus at once, and exclaimed: "Welcome, Rabbi!" and kissed him;

John 12:6

He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, being in charge of the purse, used to take what was put in it.

Acts 11:23

On coming there he saw to his great joy these tokens of the loving-kindness of God, and encouraged them all to make up their minds to be faithful to the Lord--

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not laying a command upon you, but I am making use of the earnestness shown by others to test the genuineness of your affection.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

Our appeal to you was not based on a delusion, nor was it made from unworthy motives, or with any intention of misleading you.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Take care that none of you ever pays back wrong for wrong, but always follow the kindest course with one another and with every one.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Bring everything to the test; cling to what is good;

Hebrews 1:9

Thou lovest righteousness and hatest iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the festal oil more abundantly than thy peers.'

Hebrews 12:14

Try earnestly to live at peace with every one, and to attain to that purity without which no one will see the Lord.

James 2:15-16

Suppose some Brother or Sister should be in want of clothes and of daily bread,

1 Peter 3:10-11

'He who would enjoy life And see happy days-- let him keep his tongue from evil And his lips from deceitful words,

1 Peter 4:8

Above all things, let your love for one another be earnest, for 'Love throws a veil over countless sins.'

1 John 3:18-20

My children, do not let our love be mere words, or end in talk; let it be true and show itself in acts.