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The atonement » Saints glorify God for
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
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My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Paul
For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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death » Preparation for
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one's work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
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We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
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"O Lord, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!
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In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, "This is what the Lord says, 'Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.'"
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But whoever is among the living has hope; a live dog is better than a dead lion.
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If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.
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For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
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I wish that they were wise and could understand this, and that they could comprehend what will happen to them."
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Turn your angry gaze away from me, so I can be happy before I pass away.
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So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.
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Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
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Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for a person to see the sun. So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many -- all that is about to come is obscure.
Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness. The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.
"Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning; be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!
You ought to say instead, "If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that."
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death » Who has hope in their death
My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.
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death » Desired » Paul
For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,
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Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don't know which I prefer: read more.
I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,
I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,
death » Of the righteous » Great gain
For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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the Death of saints » Is gain
For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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Decision » Instances of » The disciples
I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith! Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day -- and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.
My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God's power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
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He was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to kill him.
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They were devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
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For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
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Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!"
And Peter said, "Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!"
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And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,
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Dying » Of the righteous » Great gain
For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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Life » Of the spirit spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
Now it was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, so that though they were judged in the flesh by human standards they may live spiritually by God's standards.
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For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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Life » Spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
Now it was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, so that though they were judged in the flesh by human standards they may live spiritually by God's standards.
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For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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natural Life » Should be spent in » Living unto God
If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.
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For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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Man » Vanquished of the righteous » Great gain
For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace.
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My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
The righteous » Seed of death of » Great gain
For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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Spiritual » Life » Christ the supreme object of
Now it was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, so that though they were judged in the flesh by human standards they may live spiritually by God's standards.
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For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
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Tact » Paul » In turning the preaching of his adversaries to advantage
so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God. I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel: read more.
The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ, and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly. Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill. The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel. The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment. What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don't know which I prefer:
The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ, and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly. Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill. The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel. The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment. What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don't know which I prefer: