Thematic Bible
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Contempt » The wicked exhibit towards » Saints
Saints » Death of » Despised
what the world calls of low degree, yea, what it counts as nothing and what it thinks does not exist, God chose to put a stop to what it thinks exists,
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When we are slandered by them, we try to conciliate them. To this very hour we have been made the filth of the world, the scum of the universe!
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Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Saints despised
what the world calls of low degree, yea, what it counts as nothing and what it thinks does not exist, God chose to put a stop to what it thinks exists,
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When we are slandered by them, we try to conciliate them. To this very hour we have been made the filth of the world, the scum of the universe!
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The fruit of righteousness » The righteousness of the lord
But now God's way of giving men right standing with Himself has come to light; a way without connection with the law, and yet a way to which the law and the prophets testify. God's own way of giving men right standing with Himself is through faith in Jesus Christ. It is for everybody who has faith, for no distinction at all is made.
Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ have obtained the same precious faith that we have:
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Yes, indeed, I certainly do count everything as loss compared with the priceless privilege of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have lost everything, and value it all as mere refuse, in order to gain Christ and be actually in union with Him, not having a supposed right standing with God which depends on my doing what the law commands, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the real right standing with God which originates from Him and rests on faith.