Thematic Bible: Encouraged
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Brotherly kindness » Encouraged
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;
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so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
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Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,
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who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
Charity » Encouraged
Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
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Cleanliness » Encouraged
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
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So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods which are among you, and purify yourselves and change your garments;
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The priest shall look at him again on the seventh day, and if the infection has faded and the mark has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only a scab. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
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Thus you shall do to them, for their cleansing: sprinkle purifying water on them, and let them use a razor over their whole body and wash their clothes, and they will be clean.
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Confession of sin » Encouraged
Now therefore, make confession to the Lord God of your fathers and do His will; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives.”
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Then Aaron shall lay both of his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins; and he shall lay them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who stands in readiness.
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That you have transgressed against the Lord your God
And have
And you have not obeyed My voice,’ declares the Lord.
But he who
‘If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me—
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then he shall confess his sins which he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it one-fifth of it, and give it to him whom he has wronged.
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And it is not
Forbearance » Encouraged
And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,
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God » Love to » Encouraged
The Lord
And fully
Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God and walk in all His ways and keep His commandments and hold fast to Him and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
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keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
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And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
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“Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
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“You shall therefore love the Lord your God, and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.
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May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.
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Good for evil » Examples of returning » Encouraged
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.
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“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In love
and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you;
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for indeed you do practice it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, to excel still more,
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Select readings
Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. read more.
But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.
But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.
Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. And this we will do, if God permits. read more.
For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way. For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, "I WILL SURELY BLESS YOU AND I WILL SURELY MULTIPLY YOU." And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise. For men swear by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute.
For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way. For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, "I WILL SURELY BLESS YOU AND I WILL SURELY MULTIPLY YOU." And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise. For men swear by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute.
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Into Christ
but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ,
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so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Formation
Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Through "the word"
spiritual Growth » Encouraged » Unto perfection
Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
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Humiliation and self-affliction » Encouraged
Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions. For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, "The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him." So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty.
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "On exactly the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble your souls and present an offering by fire to the LORD. "You shall not do any work on this same day, for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement on your behalf before the LORD your God. read more.
"If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people. "As for any person who does any work on this same day, that person I will destroy from among his people. "You shall do no work at all. It is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. "It is to be a sabbath of complete rest to you, and you shall humble your souls; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening until evening you shall keep your sabbath."
"If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people. "As for any person who does any work on this same day, that person I will destroy from among his people. "You shall do no work at all. It is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwelling places. "It is to be a sabbath of complete rest to you, and you shall humble your souls; on the ninth of the month at evening, from evening until evening you shall keep your sabbath."
"This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble your souls and not do any work, whether the native, or the alien who sojourns among you; for it is on this day that atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you; you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD. "It is to be a sabbath of solemn rest for you, that you may humble your souls; it is a permanent statute.
Humility » Encouraged
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And to walk
For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.
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Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear;
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Instruction » Of children encouraged » Encouraged
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
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and so as to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them through Moses.”
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That they may arise and
Moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
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Justice » Encouraged
Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.
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Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, that you may live and possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
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For My
And My righteousness to be revealed.
Is desired by the Lord more than sacrifice.
Kindness » Encouraged
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;
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so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
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Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,
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who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
Leaders » Preaching » Encouraged
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
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preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
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But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”
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And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.
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“Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life.”
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Longsuffering » Encouraged
Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,
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preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,
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Love » Good for evil examples of returning » Encouraged
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.
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“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
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Loyalty » Encouraged
If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.
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Do not associate with those who are given to change,
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
I say, “Keep the command of the king because of the oath before God.
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Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.
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“You shall not curse God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
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that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
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You shall put some of your authority on him, in order that all the congregation of the sons of Israel may obey him.
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Mercy » Encouraged
And
Then the king of Israel when he saw them, said to Elisha, "My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?" He answered, "You shall not kill them. Would you kill those you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master." So he prepared a great feast for them; and when they had eaten and drunk he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the marauding bands of Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel.
"BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Ministers » Work of preaching » Encouraged
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
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preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
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But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”
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And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.
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“Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life.”
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Patience » Encouraged
We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
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And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.
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and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,
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For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
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Praise » Encouraged » Heavenly
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased."
Praise Him,
And they *sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth.
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saying,“We give You thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who are and who were, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
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And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.”
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Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing."
And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, "Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever Amen."
And a voice came from the throne, saying,“Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.”
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Praise » Encouraged » Nature's
Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains!
For the
And will
And the valleys are
They
Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;
O forest, and every tree in it;
For
And in Israel He
And be led forth with
The
And all the
Praise Him, all stars of light!
The seas and
Let the
Praise » Encouraged » Universal
And declare His praise in the
Let all the peoples praise You.
Praise » Encouraged » Perpetually
Praise » Encouraged » Four-fold reason for
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
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Praise » Encouraged » With musical instruments
Sing praises to Him with a
Praise » Encouraged » In song
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Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Purification of heart » Cleansing, spiritual » Encouraged
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’
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Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
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And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
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That you may be saved.
How long will your
Lodge within you?
Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.
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Quietness » Encouraged
but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.
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One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.
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and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
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Than a house full of
Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread.
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Religious » Support of unfaithful » Encouraged
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
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preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
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But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”
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And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.
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“Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life.”
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Restitution » Encouraged
But if the sun has risen on him, there will be bloodguiltiness on his account. He shall surely make restitution; if he owns nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
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then it shall be, when he sins and becomes guilty, that he shall restore what he took by robbery or what he got by extortion, or the deposit which was entrusted to him or the lost thing which he found,
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He must give all the
if a wicked man restores a pledge, pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the statutes which ensure life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
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Righteousness » Encouraged
Reap in accordance with
For it is time to
Until He
Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
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But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
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But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you.”
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Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’
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having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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Sanctification » Encouraged
For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality;
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Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Then he said to them, “Listen to me, O Levites. Consecrate yourselves now, and consecrate the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry the uncleanness out from the holy place.
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Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy; and I have set you apart from the peoples to be Mine.
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Then Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”
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Also let the priests who come near to the Lord consecrate themselves, or else the Lord will break out against them.”
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He said, “In peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” He also consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
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Say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, “Oh that someone would give us meat to eat! For we were well-off in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat and you shall eat.
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Self-examination » Encouraged
Sin » Confession of » Encouraged
Now therefore, make confession to the Lord God of your fathers and do His will; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives.”
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Then Aaron shall lay both of his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the sons of Israel and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins; and he shall lay them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who stands in readiness.
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That you have transgressed against the Lord your God
And have
And you have not obeyed My voice,’ declares the Lord.
But he who
‘If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me—
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then he shall confess his sins which he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it one-fifth of it, and give it to him whom he has wronged.
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‘I
And it is not
Social duties » Fidelity in business » Justice » The poor » Encouraged
His
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Will also cry himself and not be
Then it was well.
Declares the Lord.
Spiritual » Encouraged » In love
and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you;
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for indeed you do practice it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, to excel still more,
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Into Christ
but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ,
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so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
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Spiritual » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Formation
Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,
Spiritual » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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Spiritual » Encouraged » Through "the word"
Spiritual » Encouraged » Unto perfection
Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
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teaching » Spirit as » Encouraged
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
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and so as to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them through Moses.”
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That they may arise and
Moreover, they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
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Thanksgiving » Encouraged
For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;
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And
in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.
It isgood to give thanks to the Lord
And tosing praises to Your name, O Most High;
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It is
And to
Witnessing to the truth » Encouraged
“And
So that you may know and believe Me
And understand that
And there will be none after Me.
These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
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"Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life." Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.
And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
"And he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear an utterance from His mouth. 'For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
Works, good » Encouraged » Insufficient to secure salvation
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may 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 granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
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Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
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nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.
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"Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'
because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
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But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.
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But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
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Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did.
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'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'
constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,
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a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table. But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, "Why this waste?
But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bother the woman? For she has done a good deed to Me.
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Works, good » Encouraged » Furnish a pattern for imitation
who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
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in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified,
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Works, good » Encouraged » Glorify God
so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
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Works, good » Encouraged » Demonstrate the reality of faith
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."
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Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
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Works, good » Encouraged » Tend to summons others to their tasks
and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,
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Zeal » The Call of Duty » Encouraged
But it is good always to be eagerly sought in a commendable manner, and not only when I am present with you.
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So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the edification of the church.
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not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
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Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
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For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
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I consider it right, as long as I am in this earthly dwelling, to stir you up by way of reminder,
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