Romans 14:18
he who serves Christ on these lines, is acceptable to God and esteemed by men.
2 Corinthians 8:21
I aim at being above reproach not only from God but also from men.
Romans 16:18
Such creatures are no servants of Christ our Lord, they are slaves of their own base desires; with their plausible and pious talk they beguile the hearts of unsuspecting people. But surely not of you!
Mark 13:34
It is like a man leaving his house to go abroad; he puts his servants in charge, each with his work to do, and he orders the porter to keep watch.
John 12:26
If anyone serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there shall my servant be also: if anyone serves me, my Father will honour him.
Acts 10:35
but that he who reverences Him and lives a good life in any nation is welcomed by Him.
Romans 6:22
but now that you are set free from sin, now that you have passed into the service of God, your gain is consecration, and the end of that is life eternal.
Romans 12:1-2
Well then, my brothers, I appeal to you by all the mercy of God to dedicate your bodies as a living sacrifice, consecrated and acceptable to God; that is your cult, a spiritual rite.
Romans 12:11
never let your zeal flag; maintain the spiritual glow; serve the Lord;
Romans 14:4
Who are you to criticize the servant of Another? It is for his Master to say whether he stands or falls; and stand he will, for the Master has power to make him stand.
1 Corinthians 7:22
But a slave who is called to be in the Lord is a freedman of the Lord. Just as a free man who is called is a slave of Christ
2 Corinthians 4:2
I disown those practices which very shame conceals from view; I do not go about it craftily; I do not falsify the word of God; I state the truth openly and so commend myself to every man's conscience before God.
2 Corinthians 5:11
If I 'appeal to the interests of men,' then, it is with the fear of the Lord before my mind. What I am is plain to God without disguise, plain also, I trust, to your own conscience.
2 Corinthians 6:4
I prove myself at all points a true minister of God, by great endurance, by suffering, by troubles, by calamities,
Galatians 6:15-16
For what counts is neither circumcision nor uncircumcision, it is the new creation.
Philippians 4:18
Your debt to me is fully paid and more than paid! I am amply supplied with what you have sent by Epaphroditus, a fragrant perfume, the sort of sacrifice that God approves and welcomes.
Colossians 3:24
remember, you will receive from the Lord the inheritance which is your due; serve Christ your Lord and Master,
1 Thessalonians 1:3-4
as we recall your active faith and labour of love and patient hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.
1 Timothy 2:3
it is good to pray thus, it is acceptable to our Saviour,
1 Timothy 5:4
(When a widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn that the first duty of religion is to their own household, and that they should make some return to those who have brought them up. In God's sight this is an acceptable thing.)
Titus 2:11-14
For the grace of God has appeared to save all men,
James 2:18-26
Someone will object, 'And you claim to have faith!' Yes, and I claim to have deeds as well; you show me your faith without any deeds, and I will show you by my deeds what faith is!
1 Peter 2:5
come and, like living stones yourselves, be built into a spiritual house, to form a consecrated priesthood for the offering of those spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:20
Where is the credit in standing punishment for having done wrong? No, if you stand suffering for having done right, that is what God counts a merit.
1 Peter 3:16
see that you have a clean conscience, so that, for all their slander of you, these libellers of your good Christian behaviour may be ashamed.