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Belief » Believing in Christ
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places; but if not, I would have told you, because I am going away to prepare a place for you.
And Paul said, "John baptized [with] a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the one who was to come after him--that is, in Jesus."
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Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God: that you believe in [the one] whom that one sent."
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because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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And this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as {he commanded us}.
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Christ » Sake, for his » death
because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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For we who are alive [are] continually being handed over to death because of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
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Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
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Faith » In Christ is » The gift of God
because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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For by the grace given to me I say to everyone who is among you not to think more highly of yourself than what one ought to think, but to think {sensibly}, as God has apportioned a measure of faith to each one.
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For by grace you are saved through faith, and this [is] not from yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
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Peace to the brothers and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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For Christ's sake » death
because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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For we who are alive [are] continually being handed over to death because of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
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Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
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Gifts from God » Spiritual » Faith
because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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For by grace you are saved through faith, and this [is] not from yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
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the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Faith
because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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For by grace you are saved through faith, and this [is] not from yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
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for Jesus' sake » death
because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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For we who are alive [are] continually being handed over to death because of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
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Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
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Privileges of saints » Suffering for Christ
So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin rejoicing, because they had been considered worthy to be dishonored for the sake of the name.
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because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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Salvation » Saints » Have a token of, in their patient suffering for Christ
and not letting yourselves be intimidated in anything by your opponents, which is a sign of destruction to them, but of your salvation, and this from God, because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
Suffering » For Christ
Brothers, take [as an] example of perseverance and endurance the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
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And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, [after you] have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, [and] establish [you].
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But to the degree that you share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that also at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice [and] be glad. If you are reviled on account of the name of Christ, [you are] blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church,
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because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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if we endure, we will also reign with [him]; if we deny [him], he also will deny us;
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For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."
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so that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
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And likewise also, the Spirit helps [us] in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as one ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes [for us] [with] unexpressed groanings.
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and if children, also heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer together [with him] so that we may also be glorified together [with him]. For I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy [to be compared] with the glory that is about to be revealed to us. For the eagerly expecting creation awaits eagerly the revelation of the sons of God. read more.
For the creation has been subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one who subjected [it], in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its servility to decay, into the glorious freedom of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans together and suffers agony together until now. Not only [this], but we ourselves also, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves [while we] await eagerly [our] adoption, the redemption of our body.
For the creation has been subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one who subjected [it], in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its servility to decay, into the glorious freedom of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans together and suffers agony together until now. Not only [this], but we ourselves also, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves [while we] await eagerly [our] adoption, the redemption of our body.
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and we toil, working with our own hands. [When we are] reviled, we bless; [when we are] persecuted, we endure; [when we are] slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all [things], until now.
And our hope for you [is] firm, [because we] know that as you are sharers in the sufferings, so also [you will be sharers] in the comfort.
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For we who are alive [are] continually being handed over to death because of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh. So then, death is at work in us, but life in you. But [because we] have the same spirit of faith in accordance with [what is] written, "I believed, therefore I spoke," we also believe, therefore we also speak, read more.
[because we] know that the one who raised Jesus will also raise us together with Jesus and present [us] together with you. For all [these things] {are for your sake}, in order that the grace that is increasing through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outer person is being destroyed, yet our inner [person] is being renewed day after day. For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory {beyond all measure and proportion}, [because] we are not looking at what is seen, but what is not seen. For what is seen [is] temporary, but what is not seen [is] eternal.
[because we] know that the one who raised Jesus will also raise us together with Jesus and present [us] together with you. For all [these things] {are for your sake}, in order that the grace that is increasing through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outer person is being destroyed, yet our inner [person] is being renewed day after day. For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory {beyond all measure and proportion}, [because] we are not looking at what is seen, but what is not seen. For what is seen [is] temporary, but what is not seen [is] eternal.
For indeed he was sick, coming near to death, but God had mercy on him and not [on] him only, but also [on] me, so that I would not have grief upon grief. Therefore I am sending him with special urgency, in order that [when] you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious. Therefore welcome him in the Lord with all joy, and consider such [people] highly honored, read more.
because on account of the work of Christ he came near to the point of death, risking his life in order that {he might make up for your inability to serve me}.
because on account of the work of Christ he came near to the point of death, risking his life in order that {he might make up for your inability to serve me}.
so that we ourselves boast in you in the churches of God about your patient endurance and faith in all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring, a proof of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, on behalf of which also you are suffering,
Suffering » Suffering for jesus Christ
because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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Therefore, [because] Christ suffered in the flesh, you also equip yourselves with the same way of thinking, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
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Suffering for Christ's sake » Some trials believers may be called upon to endure » death
because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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For we who are alive [are] continually being handed over to death because of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
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Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » death
because to you has been graciously granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on behalf of him,
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For we who are alive [are] continually being handed over to death because of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
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Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
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