Romans 8:8

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Romans 8:8

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

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Romans 8:9

Romans 7:5

John 3:3

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You, however, are not devoted to earthly, but to spiritual things, if the Spirit of God is really dwelling in you; whereas if any man has not the Spirit of Christ, such a one does not belong to Him.

For whilst we were under the thraldom of our earthly natures, sinful passions-- made sinful by the Law--were always being aroused to action in our bodily faculties that they might yield fruit to death.

"In most solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

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while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."

And He who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone: for I do always what is pleasing to Him."

And I would have you free from worldly anxiety. An unmarried man concerns himself with the Lord's business--how he shall please the Lord;

I have enough of everything--and more than enough. My wants are fully satisfied now that I have received from the hands of Epaphroditus the generous gifts which you sent me--they are a fragrant odor, an acceptable sacrifice, truly pleasing to God.

so that your lives may be worthy of the Lord and perfectly pleasing to Him, while you exhibit the results of right action of every sort and grow into a fuller knowledge of God.

Children be obedient to your parents in everything; for that is right for Christians.

Moreover, brethren, as you learnt from our lips the lives which you ought to live, and do live, so as to please God, we beg and exhort you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live them more and more truly.

Through faith Enoch was taken from the earth so that he did not see death, and he could not be found, because God had taken him; for before he was taken we have evidence that he truly pleased God.

And do not forget to be kind and liberal; for with sacrifices of that sort God is greatly pleased.

and whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we obey His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.