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Behaviour » Behaviour, exhortations concerning
doth not behave indecently, is not selfish, is not easily provoked,
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that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;
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For ye know how ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you;
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A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,
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the aged women likewise in behaviour as becometh saints, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
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Christian conduct » Behaviour, exhortations concerning
doth not behave indecently, is not selfish, is not easily provoked,
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that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;
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For ye know how ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you;
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A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,
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the aged women likewise in behaviour as becometh saints, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
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Christian conduct » Harmlessness
that ye may be blameless and inoffensive, the children of God without reproof, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom ye shine as lights in the world,
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Behold I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and innocent as doves.
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that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;
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For your obedience is come to the knowledge of all: and therefore I rejoice on your account; but yet I would have you wise to that which is good, and simple as to that which is evil.
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For such an high-priest was meet for us, who was holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and higher than the heavens;
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Grace of God » Growth in
being confident of this, that He who hath begun a good work in you will continue to perfect it till the day of Jesus Christ.
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night and day most ardently praying, that we may see your face, and perfect whatever is wanting in your faith?
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and not adhering to the head, from which all the body, being supplied and held together as by joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.
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But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: to Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
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We ought always to give thanks to God on your account, my brethren, as it is fit; because your faith increaseth greatly, and the love of every one of you towards each other aboundeth:
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And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment; that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ; being full of the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God.
not that I have yet won the prize, or am already perfect: but I press forward to acquire that perfection, for which also I have been apprehended by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have attained it: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to those before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. read more.
Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, attend to this: and if in any thing ye think differently, God will reveal this also unto you.
Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, attend to this: and if in any thing ye think differently, God will reveal this also unto you.
that ye may walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joy;
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and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love to one another, and to all men, as we do towards you: that your hearts may be established unblameable in holiness, before God even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints.
Wherefore omitting the discourse about the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us proceed to perfection: not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and laying on of hands, and of the resurrection from the dead, and of eternal judgement: (tho' we will do this also, if God permit:) for it is impossible that those,
Therefore laying aside all malice, and all deceit, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil-speakings, as new-born babes desire that rational milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby: for ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious;
Offence » Saints should » Be without
that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;
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Religion » Examples of piety » Sincerity a mark of
that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;
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Wherefore let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavening of sincerity and truth.
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For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and pious sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and especially towards you.
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For we are not like many who adulterate the word of God: but as with sincerity, but as from God, and in the sight of God, we speak concerning Christ.
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in all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works, with uncorruptness in teaching, gravity, sound doctrine that cannot be condemned;
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My little children, let us not love in word, or in tongue only, but in deed and in truth.
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Sincerity » Pray for, on behalf of others
that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;
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Sincerity » Prayer for, on behalf of others
that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;
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Tact » Paul » In turning the preaching of his adversaries to advantage
that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ; being full of the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God. But I would have you know, my brethren, that the things, which have befallen me, have proved rather to the advancement of the gospel: read more.
so that my bonds are manifest in all the palace, and all other places, to be for the sake of Christ; and many of the brethren in the Lord, encouraged by my bonds, are much more bold to publish the word without fear. Some indeed through envy and strife, and some also through good-will: the former preach Christ out of contention, not sincerely, thinking to add affliction to my bonds; the others out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. What then? yet every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached: and in this I rejoice, yea and I will rejoice; for I know that this shall turn to my safety through your prayer, and the aid of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. According to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be put to shame in nothing; but that with all freedom of speech, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain: and if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor: so that I know not what to chuse;
so that my bonds are manifest in all the palace, and all other places, to be for the sake of Christ; and many of the brethren in the Lord, encouraged by my bonds, are much more bold to publish the word without fear. Some indeed through envy and strife, and some also through good-will: the former preach Christ out of contention, not sincerely, thinking to add affliction to my bonds; the others out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. What then? yet every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached: and in this I rejoice, yea and I will rejoice; for I know that this shall turn to my safety through your prayer, and the aid of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. According to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be put to shame in nothing; but that with all freedom of speech, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain: and if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor: so that I know not what to chuse;
True religion » Examples of piety » Sincerity a mark of
that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;
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Wherefore let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavening of sincerity and truth.
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For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and pious sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and especially towards you.
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For we are not like many who adulterate the word of God: but as with sincerity, but as from God, and in the sight of God, we speak concerning Christ.
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in all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works, with uncorruptness in teaching, gravity, sound doctrine that cannot be condemned;
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My little children, let us not love in word, or in tongue only, but in deed and in truth.
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