Thematic Bible: Encouraged
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Brotherly kindness » Encouraged
loving one another with brotherly love, with honour preferring one another;
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that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold (which perishes, nevertheless it is tried with fire), might be found unto praise and glory and honour when Jesus, the Christ, is made manifest;
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Clothed, therefore, (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) with bowels of mercies, with kindness, with humility, with meekness, with tolerance,
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Charity suffers long and is benign; charity envies not; charity does nothing without due reason, is not puffed up,
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and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God has forgiven you in Christ.
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who are kept in the virtue of God by faith, to attain unto the saving health which is made ready to be manifested in the last time. In which ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are afflicted in diverse temptations,
Charity » Encouraged
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfection.
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Cleanliness » Encouraged
But thou, when thou dost fast, anoint thine head, and wash thy face
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let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts purified from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water;
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Therefore, thou shalt wash thyself and anoint thyself and put thy raiment upon thee and go down to the threshingfloor, but do not make thyself known unto the man until he shall have finished eating and drinking.
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Then Jacob said unto his household and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you and be clean and change your garments:
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After this the priest shall look on him again the seventh day and see if the plague has darkened and that the plague is not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is but a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
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And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of atonement for sin upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and be clean.
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Confession of sin » Encouraged
Now, therefore, make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers and do his will; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the lands and from the strange women.
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and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live he goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel and all their rebellions and all their sins, putting them thus upon the head of the he goat and shall send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man prepared for this;
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Only acknowledge thine iniquity that thou hast rebelled against the LORD thy God and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not heard my voice, said the LORD.
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall attain mercy.
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And they shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers for their trespass which they trespassed against me and that also they have walked contrary unto me,
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then they shall confess their sin which they have done, and he shall recompense his guilt with the principal thereof and add unto it the fifth part thereof and give it unto him against whom he is guilty.
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He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me;
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Forbearance » Encouraged
And, ye masters, do the same unto them, forbearing threats, knowing that their Master and yours is also in the heavens and that he is no respecter of persons.
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forbearing one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a quarrel against another: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
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bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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with all humility and meekness, with tolerance, forbearing one another in love,
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God » Love to » Encouraged
O love the LORD, all ye his merciful ones, for the LORD preserves the faithful and plentifully rewards the proud doer.
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And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul and with all thy might.
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Only that with diligence ye keep yourselves doing the commandment and the law, which Moses, the slave of the LORD, charged you: to love the LORD your God and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cleave unto him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto eternal life,
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Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind.
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And now, Israel, what does the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways and to love him and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
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Therefore, thou shalt love the LORD thy God and keep his charge and his statutes and his rights and his commandments, always.
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And the Lord make your hearts upright in the charity of God and in the hope of the Christ.
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Good for evil » Examples of returning » Encouraged
If thou see the ass of him that hates thee lying under his burden, will thou forbear to help him? Thou shalt surely help him to raise it up.
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If thy enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
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But rather love ye your enemies and do good and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward shall be great; and ye shall be the sons of the Most High, for he is kind even unto the unthankful and to the evil.
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See that no one renders evil for evil unto anyone, but always follow that which is good, both among yourselves and to all men.
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Therefore, if thine enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those that curse you, do good to those that hate you, and pray for those who speak evil about you, and persecute you;
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But I say unto you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In love
And the Lord make you to multiply and make charity to abound among you and toward all men, even as it is with us toward you,
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And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia, but we beseech you, brethren, that ye continue to grow
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Select readings
Of whom we have many things to say and difficult to declare, seeing ye are hard of hearing. For you should now be teaching others, if we look at the time, yet you need to be taught again which are the first elements of the oracles of God and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food. For any one that uses milk is not qualified in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. read more.
But strong food belongs to those that are perfect, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
But strong food belongs to those that are perfect, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Therefore, leaving now the word of the beginning of the establishment of the Christ, let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from works of death, and of faith in God, of the doctrine of the baptisms, and of the laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this we will indeed do, if God permits. read more.
For it is impossible that those who once received the light and tasted of that heavenly gift and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit and likewise have tasted the good word of God and the virtue of the age to come, and have backslidden, be renewed again by repentance, crucifying again for themselves the Son of God and putting him to an open shame. For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it and brings forth herbs in season for those by whom it is dressed receives blessing from God; but that which bears thorns and briers is rejected and is near unto cursing, whose end shall be by fire. But, beloved, we expect better things than these of you, things near unto saving health, though we thus speak. For God is not unjust to forget your work and labour of charity which ye have showed in his name, having helped the saints and helping them. But we desire that each one of you show the same diligence until the end for the fulfillment of your hope, that ye not become slothful, but imitators of those who by faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God promised unto Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.
For it is impossible that those who once received the light and tasted of that heavenly gift and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit and likewise have tasted the good word of God and the virtue of the age to come, and have backslidden, be renewed again by repentance, crucifying again for themselves the Son of God and putting him to an open shame. For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it and brings forth herbs in season for those by whom it is dressed receives blessing from God; but that which bears thorns and briers is rejected and is near unto cursing, whose end shall be by fire. But, beloved, we expect better things than these of you, things near unto saving health, though we thus speak. For God is not unjust to forget your work and labour of charity which ye have showed in his name, having helped the saints and helping them. But we desire that each one of you show the same diligence until the end for the fulfillment of your hope, that ye not become slothful, but imitators of those who by faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God promised unto Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Into Christ
but following the truth in charity, let us grow up into him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:
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that ye might walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing him in everything, being fruitful in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
Now he that supplies seed to the sower shall also supply bread for food and shall multiply your seed sown and shall increase the growing of the fruits of your righteousness,
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Formation
Ye also, giving all diligence to the same, show forth virtue in your faith; and in virtue, knowledge; and in knowledge, temperance; and in temperance, patience; and in patience, fear of God;
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and until the day of eternity. Amen.
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Through "the word"
as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Unto perfection
Therefore, leaving now the word of the beginning of the establishment of the Christ, let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from works of death, and of faith in God,
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Humiliation and self-affliction » Encouraged
if my people, upon whom my name is invoked, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from the heavens and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
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Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance. For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to defend us against the enemy in the way because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all those that seek him for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those that forsake him. So we fasted and besought our God for this, and he was intreated of us.
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, But the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the day of reconciliations; it shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls and offer an offering made on fire unto the LORD. And ye shall do no work in this same day; for it is a day of reconciliations, to reconcile you before the LORD your God. read more.
For every person that shall not afflict themselves in that same day, shall be cut off from among his people. And any person that does any work in that same day, the same person will I destroy from among his people. Ye shall do no manner of work; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your ages in all your dwellings. It shall be unto you a sabbath of sabbaths, and ye shall afflict your souls, beginning in the ninth day of the month in the evening, from evening unto evening, shall ye rest on your sabbath.
For every person that shall not afflict themselves in that same day, shall be cut off from among his people. And any person that does any work in that same day, the same person will I destroy from among his people. Ye shall do no manner of work; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your ages in all your dwellings. It shall be unto you a sabbath of sabbaths, and ye shall afflict your souls, beginning in the ninth day of the month in the evening, from evening unto evening, shall ye rest on your sabbath.
And you shall hold this as a perpetual statute: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls and do no work at all, whether it is a natural of your own country or a stranger that sojourns among you; for on that day he shall reconcile you to cleanse you that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a perpetual statute.
Humility » Encouraged
Likewise, young people, be subject to the elders in such a manner that you are all subject to one another. Be clothed with humility of will, for God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.
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Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,
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He has declared unto thee, O man, what is good and what the LORD requires of thee: only to do right judgment, and to love mercy, and to humble thyself to walk with thy God.
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But when thou art called, go and sit down in the lowest place that when he that invited thee comes, he may say unto thee, Friend, come up higher; then shalt thou have glory in the presence of those that sit at the table with thee.
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Therefore I say through the grace given unto me, to all those that are among you not to obtain more knowledge than is prudent to know, but to obtain knowledge with temperance, each one according to the measure of faith that God has dealt.
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Good; because of their unbelief they were broken off, but thou by faith art standing. Do not be highminded, but fear
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Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
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But ye shall not be so, but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is prince, as he that doth serve.
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Instruction » Of children encouraged » Encouraged
Let the word of the Christ dwell in you in abundance in all wisdom, teaching you and exhorting you one to another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with grace singing in your hearts unto the Lord.
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and thou shalt repeat them diligently unto thy sons and shalt talk of them being in thy house and walking by the way, lying down in bed, and rising up;
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That the slave of the Lord should not be contentious, but be meek unto everyone, apt to teach, patient,
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and that ye may teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
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That the generation to come might know them, even the sons which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their sons
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And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane and teach them to discern between the clean and the unclean.
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Command and teach this.
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Justice » Encouraged
Masters, do that which is just and right with your slaves, knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
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Do right concerning the poor and fatherless; do justice to the poor and destitute.
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Thou shalt follow justice and righteousness, that thou may live and inherit the land which the LORD thy God gives thee.
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Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness: for my saving health is near to come, and my righteousness to be manifested.
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To do righteousness and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
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Kindness » Encouraged
loving one another with brotherly love, with honour preferring one another;
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that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold (which perishes, nevertheless it is tried with fire), might be found unto praise and glory and honour when Jesus, the Christ, is made manifest;
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Clothed, therefore, (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) with bowels of mercies, with kindness, with humility, with meekness, with tolerance,
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Charity suffers long and is benign; charity envies not; charity does nothing without due reason, is not puffed up,
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and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God has forgiven you in Christ.
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who are kept in the virtue of God by faith, to attain unto the saving health which is made ready to be manifested in the last time. In which ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are afflicted in diverse temptations,
Leaders » Preaching » Encouraged
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
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What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light, and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye from the housetops.
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And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has come.
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Preach the word; be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and declare the kingdom of God.
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And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
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Longsuffering » Encouraged
Charity suffers long and is benign; charity envies not; charity does nothing without due reason, is not puffed up,
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strengthened with all might, according to the power of his glory unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness,
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Preach the word; be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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But the fruit of the Spirit is this: Charity, joy, peace, tolerance, gentleness, goodness, faith,
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in chastity, in knowledge, in meekness, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in unfeigned charity,
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Love » Good for evil examples of returning » Encouraged
If thou see the ass of him that hates thee lying under his burden, will thou forbear to help him? Thou shalt surely help him to raise it up.
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If thy enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
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But rather love ye your enemies and do good and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward shall be great; and ye shall be the sons of the Most High, for he is kind even unto the unthankful and to the evil.
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See that no one renders evil for evil unto anyone, but always follow that which is good, both among yourselves and to all men.
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Therefore, if thine enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those that curse you, do good to those that hate you, and pray for those who speak evil about you, and persecute you;
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But I say unto you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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Loyalty » Encouraged
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against thee, do not leave thy place; for meekness pacifies great sins.
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And whoever will not do the law of thy God and the law of the king, let them be judged speedily, whether it be unto death or to banishment or to confiscation of goods or to imprisonment.
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My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not meddle with those that are given to change,
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Is it fit to say to the king, Thou art of Belial and to the princes, Ye are ungodly?
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I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment and the word of the covenant that thou hast made with God.
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Let every soul submit itself to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God, and the powers that be are ordained of God.
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Admonish them to be subject to dominion and power, and to persuade those who have authority, that they be quick unto every good work.
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Thou shalt not revile the judges nor curse the prince of thy people.
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that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
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And thou shalt put some of thy splendour upon him that all the congregation of the sons of Israel may hear him.
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Mercy » Encouraged
Therefore be thou converted unto thy God; keep mercy and judgment, and in thy God wait continually.
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And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? Shall I smite them? And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them; would thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and return to their master. And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
Therefore, if thine enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Ministers » Work of preaching » Encouraged
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
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What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light, and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye from the housetops.
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And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has come.
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Preach the word; be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and declare the kingdom of God.
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And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
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Patience » Encouraged
We also exhort you, brethren, that you warn those that are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient with everyone.
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In your patience ye shall possess your souls.
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rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, constant in prayer,
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and the patience finishes the work, that ye may be perfect and entire, not lacking in anything.
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Be patient, therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently until it receives the early and latter rain.
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That the slave of the Lord should not be contentious, but be meek unto everyone, apt to teach, patient,
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and in knowledge, temperance; and in temperance, patience; and in patience, fear of God;
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Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and he who has suffered in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
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that the aged men be temperate, venerable, prudent, sound in faith, in charity, in tolerance.
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for patience is necessary, so that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
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Praise » Encouraged » Heavenly
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will in man.
Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.
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and they sang as it were a new song before the throne and before the four animals and the elders; and no one could learn that song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, who were redeemed from the earth.
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saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, who art and wast, and art to come because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast reigned.
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And the four animals had each of them six wings about him, and they were full of eyes within, and they did not cease day or night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.
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And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and of the animals and of the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to take power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.
And all the angels stood round about the throne and about the elders and the four animals; and they fell upon their faces before the throne and worshipped God, saying, Amen: The blessing and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honour and the power and the might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his slaves and ye that fear him, both small and great.
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Praise » Encouraged » Nature's
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
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The plains clothe themselves with sheep, and the valleys cover themselves with grain; they give shouts of triumph, they even sing.
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Sing praises, O ye heavens; for the LORD has done it; shout with joy, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into praise, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and in Israel he shall be glorified.
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For ye shall go out with joy, and be returned with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
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Praise ye him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.
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Let the heavens and the earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moves in them.
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Let the rivers clap their hands; let the mountains be joyful together
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Praise » Encouraged » Universal
Let them give glory unto the LORD and declare his praise in the islands.
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Let the peoples praise thee, O God; let all the peoples praise thee.
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Praise » Encouraged » Perpetually
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips confessing his name.
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Praise » Encouraged » Four-fold reason for
But ye are the chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, that ye should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
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Praise » Encouraged » With musical instruments
Celebrate unto the LORD with harp; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
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Praise » Encouraged » In song
Sing unto the LORD, he who dwells in Zion; declare among the people his doings.
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Prayer » Boldness in » Encouraged
Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the throne of his grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Purification of heart » Cleansing, spiritual » Encouraged
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
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Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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And now why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
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If a man, therefore, purges himself from these things, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and profitable for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
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And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
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Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;
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O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness that thou may be saved. How long shalt thou entertain the thoughts of thy iniquity within thee?
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Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ, our passover, is sacrificed for us;
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Quietness » Encouraged
but let the interior adorning of the heart be without corruption, and of an agreeable spirit and peaceful, which is precious in the sight of God.
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Better is a handful with rest than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
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and that ye procure to be quiet and to do your business and to work with your hands, as we commanded you,
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for kings, and for all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and integrity.
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Better is a dry morsel in peace than the house of contention full of sacrifices for a feast.
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Now those that are such, we charge and exhort in our Lord Jesus Christ, that working with quietness, they eat their bread.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » Encouraged
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
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What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light, and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye from the housetops.
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And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has come.
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Preach the word; be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and declare the kingdom of God.
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And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
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Restitution » Encouraged
If the sun is risen upon him, he that killed him is guilty of his blood; the thief should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
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then it shall be that because he has sinned and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he stole, or for the damage of the slander, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
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and once he is taken, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
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if the wicked restores the pledge, returns that which he had robbed, walks in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity he shall surely live; he shall not die.
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Righteousness » Encouraged
Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.
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Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,
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But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, charity, tolerance, meekness.
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And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled and answered, Go away for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
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Therefore, O king, approve my counsel and redeem thy sins with righteousness and thine iniquities with mercies unto the poor: behold the medicine for thy sin.
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For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
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Watch diligently, and sin not; for some do not know God: I speak this to your shame.
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being filled with fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
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Sanctification » Encouraged
For the will of God is your sanctification, that ye should separate yourselves from fornication,
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And the very God of peace sanctify you completely, that your spirit, soul, and body be preserved whole without reprehension for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and ye shall sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers and carry forth the filthiness out of the sanctuary.
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Ye must, therefore, be holy unto me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the other peoples, that ye should be mine.
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And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.
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And also let the priests who come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves lest the LORD break forth upon them.
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And he said, Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and called them to the sacrifice.
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But thou shalt say unto the people, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and ye shall eat flesh, for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was better with us in Egypt. Therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
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Self-examination » Encouraged
Examine yourselves whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Do ye not know your own selves if Jesus Christ is in you? Unless ye are reprobates.
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Sin » Confession of » Encouraged
Now, therefore, make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers and do his will; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the lands and from the strange women.
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and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live he goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel and all their rebellions and all their sins, putting them thus upon the head of the he goat and shall send him away into the wilderness by the hand of a man prepared for this;
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Only acknowledge thine iniquity that thou hast rebelled against the LORD thy God and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not heard my voice, said the LORD.
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall attain mercy.
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And they shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers for their trespass which they trespassed against me and that also they have walked contrary unto me,
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then they shall confess their sin which they have done, and he shall recompense his guilt with the principal thereof and add unto it the fifth part thereof and give it unto him against whom he is guilty.
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He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me;
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Social duties » Fidelity in business » Justice » The poor » Encouraged
The king that judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
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Do right concerning the poor and fatherless; do justice to the poor and destitute.
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Whosoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself but shall not be heard.
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He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him. Is this not to know me? said the LORD.
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Spiritual » Encouraged » In love
And the Lord make you to multiply and make charity to abound among you and toward all men, even as it is with us toward you,
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And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia, but we beseech you, brethren, that ye continue to grow
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Into Christ
but following the truth in charity, let us grow up into him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:
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that ye might walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing him in everything, being fruitful in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,
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Spiritual » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
Now he that supplies seed to the sower shall also supply bread for food and shall multiply your seed sown and shall increase the growing of the fruits of your righteousness,
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Formation
Ye also, giving all diligence to the same, show forth virtue in your faith; and in virtue, knowledge; and in knowledge, temperance; and in temperance, patience; and in patience, fear of God;
Spiritual » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and until the day of eternity. Amen.
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Through "the word"
as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Unto perfection
Therefore, leaving now the word of the beginning of the establishment of the Christ, let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from works of death, and of faith in God,
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teaching » Spirit as » Encouraged
Let the word of the Christ dwell in you in abundance in all wisdom, teaching you and exhorting you one to another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with grace singing in your hearts unto the Lord.
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and thou shalt repeat them diligently unto thy sons and shalt talk of them being in thy house and walking by the way, lying down in bed, and rising up;
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That the slave of the Lord should not be contentious, but be meek unto everyone, apt to teach, patient,
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and that ye may teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
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That the generation to come might know them, even the sons which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their sons
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And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane and teach them to discern between the clean and the unclean.
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Command and teach this.
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Thanksgiving » Encouraged
Be anxious for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God.
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giving thanks always for all things unto the God and Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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And whatever ye do whether in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to the God and Father by him.
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For everything that God created is good, and nothing is to be refused, if it is received with thanksgiving,
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Sacrifice praise unto God and pay thy vows unto the most High
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Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
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In every thing give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
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Witnessing to the truth » Encouraged
and ye also shall bear witness because ye have been with me from the beginning.
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But ye shall receive the virtue of the Holy Spirit which shall come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea and in Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
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Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my slave whom I have chosen that ye may know and believe me and understand that I am he; before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
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These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee.
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. In the meantime, the prince of the priests came, and those that were with him, and called the council together and all the elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent, For I am with thee, and no one shall be able to hurt thee, for I have many people in this city.
And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee that thou should know his will and see that Just One and should hear the voice of his mouth. For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
Works, good » Encouraged » Insufficient to secure salvation
For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God, Not of works, lest any man should boast.
who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the ages,
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Why? Because they followed it not by faith but, as it were, by the works (of the law); therefore, they stumbled on the stumblingstone;
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knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
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Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then I will profess unto them, I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
For by the deeds of the law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
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And if by grace, then is it not by works; otherwise, the grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, then it is no longer grace; otherwise, the work is no longer work.
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But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Works, good » Encouraged » Examples of
I know thy works and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear those who are evil; and thou hast tried those who say they are apostles and are not and hast found them liars,
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Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas; this woman was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.
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for I was hungry, and ye gave me food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
remembering without ceasing the work of your faith and labour and charity and of waiting with the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,
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Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my mercies that I have done for the house of my God and for its wards.
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a woman came unto him having an alabaster box of very precious ointment and poured it on his head as he sat at the table. But when his disciples saw it, they became indignant, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
But Jesus, understanding this, said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she has wrought a good work upon me.
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Works, good » Encouraged » Furnish a pattern for imitation
who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a people of his own, zealous of good works.
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The Word is faithful, and I desire that thou affirm this constantly, that those who have believed God might be careful to conduct themselves in good works. This is good and profitable unto men.
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in all things showing thyself as an example of good works, in doctrine showing integrity, seriousness, purity,
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Works, good » Encouraged » Glorify God
Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
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that ye might walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing him in everything, being fruitful in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,
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Works, good » Encouraged » Demonstrate the reality of faith
and have your honest conversation among the Gentiles, so that, in that which they murmur about you as of evildoers, having witnessed your good works, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.
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Even so faith, if it does not have works, is dead in and of itself. But someone may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works; show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.
Works, good » Encouraged » Enriched life
but charge them to do good, that they be rich in good works, liberal to distribute, willing to communicate,
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Works, good » Encouraged » Tend to summons others to their tasks
And let us consider one another to provoke unto charity and unto good works,
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Zeal » The Call of Duty » Encouraged
It is good to be always zealous to do good, and not only when I am present with you.
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As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; be zealous therefore, and repent.
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Even so ye, forasmuch as ye desire the things of the Spirit, earnestly pursue excellence unto the edification of the congregation .
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not slothful in earnest care, but fervent in the Spirit, serving the Lord,
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Whatever thy hand finds to do, do it with all thy might, for there is no work nor device nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol, where thou goest.
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Therefore I admonish thee that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
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Because I have the right (as long as I am in this tabernacle) to stir you up by reminding you,
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