Thematic Bible: Should be
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
for you have been bought and actually paid for. So you must honor God with your bodies.
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This is why the good news was preached to the dead too, that they may be judged in their physical nature as men are, but live in the Spirit as God does.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
for you have been bought and actually paid for. So you must honor God with your bodies.
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I beg you, therefore, brothers, through these mercies God has shown you, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies as a living sacrifice, devoted and well-pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
in accordance with my eager expectation and hope that I shall never disgrace myself, but that now as always hitherto, by my all-conquering courage, whether by living or dying, Christ will be honored in me.
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indeed, if we live, we always live in relation to the Lord, and if we die, we always die in relation to the Lord. So whether we live or die we belong to the Lord.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
Accordingly, sin must not continue to reign over your mortal bodies, so as to make you continue to obey their evil desires, and you must stop offering to sin the parts of your bodies as instruments for wrongdoing, but you must once for all offer yourselves to God as persons raised from the dead to live on perpetually, and once for all offer the parts of your bodies to God as instruments for right-doing.
so that he no longer can spend the rest of his earthly life in harmony with human desires but in accordance with God's will.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
No one can be a slave to two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and money.
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"Just so, no one of you who does not forsake everything that he has, can be a disciple of mine.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow, and then continues to look back, is fitted for service in the kingdom of God."
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to grant us deliverance from the dreaded hand of our foes, so that we could serve Him
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Now, brothers, we ask and beg you, in the face of our union with the Lord Jesus, as you once received from us how you ought to live so as to please God -- as indeed you are living -- to continue to live this life better and better.
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Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
You parents, too, must stop exasperating your children, but continue to bring them up with the sort of education and counsel the Lord approves.
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Children » Should be » Instructed in the ways of God
Children » Should be » Brought early to the house of God
Children » Should be » Brought to Christ
And people were bringing little children to Him for Him to touch them, but the disciples reproved them for it. When Jesus saw it, He was indignant, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them from it, for to such as these the kingdom of God belongs. I solemnly say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child does, will never get into it at all." read more.
Then He took the little children into His arms, and as He laid His hands upon them one by one, He tenderly blessed them.
Then He took the little children into His arms, and as He laid His hands upon them one by one, He tenderly blessed them.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
Do the opposite. If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink, for if you act in this way, you will heap burning coals upon his head!
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Enemies » Should be » Overcome by kindness
Enemies » Should be » Loved
But I tell you, practice loving your enemies and praying for your persecutors,
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Enemies » Should be » Prayed for
Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not charge this sin on the book against them!" On saying this he fell asleep in death.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
Slaves, practice obedience to your earthly masters in everything, not as though they were watching you and as though you were merely pleasing men, but with sincerity of heart, because you fear the Lord.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in giving a reason for our hope
but in your hearts be consecrated to Christ as Lord, and always be ready to make your defense to anyone who asks a reason for the hope you have. But you must do it in gentleness and reverence,
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Godly Fear » Should be » Taught to others
Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
The Heart » Should be » Single
Slaves, practice obedience to your earthly masters in everything, not as though they were watching you and as though you were merely pleasing men, but with sincerity of heart, because you fear the Lord.
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You slaves must practice obedience to your earthly masters, with reverence and awe, with sincerity of heart, as you would obey Christ,
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The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
The Heart » Should be » Guided in the right way
The Heart » Should be » Given to God
The Heart » Should be » Tender
You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.
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The Heart » Should be » Kept with diligence
The Heart » Should be » Prepared unto God
The Heart » Should be » Perfect with God
The Heart » Should be » Purified
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Get your hands clean, you sinners. Get your hearts purified, you double-minded.
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Kings » Should be » Reverenced
Kings » Should be » Obeyed
Everybody must obey the civil authorities that are over him, for no authority exists except by God's permission; the existing authorities have been established by Him,
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Therefore, you must obey them, not only for the sake of escaping punishment, but also for conscience' sake;
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For the Lord's sake submit to all human authority; to the emperor as supreme,
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Kings » Should be » Honored
Show honor to everyone. Practice love for the brotherhood; practice reverence to God and honor to the Emperor.
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Pay all of them what is due them -- tribute to the officer to receive it, taxes to the officer to receive them, respect to the man entitled to it, and honor to the man entitled to it.
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Kings » Should be » Prayed for
First of all, then, I urge that entreaties, prayers, and thanksgiving be offered for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead peaceful, quiet lives in perfect piety and seriousness.
Kings » Should be » Feared
Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? Why, I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
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But they have conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the message to which they bore testimony, because they did not cling to life but courted death.
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Love to Christ » Should be » With the soul
Love to Christ » Should be » Unquenchable
Love to Christ » Should be » Sincere
Spiritual blessing be with all who have an undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
Anybody who loves father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me,
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Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
Therefore, I tell you, her sins, as many as they are, are forgiven, for she has loved me so much. But the one who has little to be forgiven loves me little."
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God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
Now peace and mercy be on all who walk by this rule; that is, on the true Israel of God.
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The Lord grant that he may find mercy at His hands on that day. And you very well know yourself how great were the services he rendered me at Ephesus.
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to Timothy my genuine child in faith: spiritual blessing, mercy, and peace be with you from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for ourselves
Ministers » Should be » Ensamples to the flock
Follow my example, brothers, and keep your eyes on those who practice living by the pattern we have set you.
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Not that I have no right to be supported, but to make myself an example for you to follow.
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Let no one think little of you because you are young, but always set an example for believers, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.
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and not as domineering over those in your charge but proving yourselves models for the flock to imitate;
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Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
Because we were yearning for you so tenderly, we were willing, not only to share with you God's good news, but to lay down our very lives too for you, all because you were so dearly loved by us.
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And I have a right to think this way about you, because I always have you in my heart, whether shut up in prison or out defending and vindicating the good news, for you are sharers with me of God's favor.
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for you know how, as a father deals with his children, we used to encourage you, cheer you on, and charge each of you
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Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
It is now the third time that I have been ready to come to see you, and I will never ask you for financial support, for it is not your money but you yourselves that I want; for children are not by duty bound to lay up money for their parents, but parents for their children.
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We never sought praise from men, either from you or from anyone else; although as apostles we could have stood on our official dignity.
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Ministers » Should be » Holy
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of pure life, self-controlled,
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Ministers » Should be » Gentle
and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.
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Instead we were little children among you; we were like a mother nursing her children.
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Ministers » Should be » Patient
On the contrary, I am trying in everything to prove to people that I am a true servant of God: by my tremendous endurance in sorrows, distresses, difficulties;
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and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.
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Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But now I count as nothing the sacrifice of my life, if only I can finish my race and render the service entrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of faithfully telling the good news of God's favor.
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in accordance with my eager expectation and hope that I shall never disgrace myself, but that now as always hitherto, by my all-conquering courage, whether by living or dying, Christ will be honored in me. For to me living means Christ and dying brings gain.
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
For this reason I kneel before the Father,
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and always do it with joy in every entreaty I make for all of you,
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Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of the Scriptures, and to preaching and teaching.
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Continue cultivating these things; be devoted to them, so that everybody will see your progress.
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Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
managing his own house well, with perfect seriousness keeping his children under control
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A deacon too must have only one wife, and manage his children and household well.
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Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;
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and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.
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Ministers » Should be » Pure
but they must continue to hold the open secret of faith with a clear conscience.
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Ministers » Should be » Sober, just, and temperate
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of pure life, self-controlled,
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Ministers » Should be » Blameless
For as God's trustee a pastor must be above reproach, not stubborn or quick-tempered or addicted to strong drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,
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So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;
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Ministers » Should be » Hospitable
So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;
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but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of pure life, self-controlled,
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Ministers » Should be » Willing
be shepherds of the flock of God that is among you, not as though you had to but of your own free will, not from the motive of personal profit but freely,
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Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
But I keep on beating and bruising my body and making it my slave, so that I, after I have summoned others to the race, may not myself become unfit to run.
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Ministers » Should be » Impartial
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, to carry out these instructions without prejudice and with perfect impartiality.
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Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
So you, my son, must keep renewing your strength in the spiritual blessing that comes through union with Christ Jesus.
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Ministers » Should be » Watchful
But you, on your part, must always keep your head cool, suffer hardship, do your work as a herald of the good news, and so fill your ministry to the brim.
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Ministers » Should be » Humble
to serve the Lord with all humility and in tears, through the trials that befell me because of the plots of the Jews.
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Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
But, thank God, that though you once were slaves of sin, you became obedient from your hearts to that form of teaching in which you have been instructed,
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Obedience to God » Should be » With willingness
Obedience to God » Should be » Undeviating
Obedience to God » Should be » Constant
So, my dearly loved friends, as you have always been obedient, so now with reverence and awe keep on working clear down to the finishing point of your salvation not only as though I were with you but much more because I am away;
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Obedience to God » Should be » Unreserved
God, Power of » Should be » Acknowledged
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
You must never be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul. But rather you must keep on fearing Him who can destroy both soul and body in the pit.
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God, Power of » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
And do not let us be subjected to temptation, but save us from the evil one.
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God, Power of » Should be » Magnified
to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, as it was before all time, both now and forever and ever. Amen.
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The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue worship sent to them and said, "Brothers, if you have any message of encouragement for the people, you may speak."
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The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
and that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures which can give you wisdom that leads to salvation through the faith that leans on Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone can man live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
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Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For the Scripture says, 'You must worship the Lord your God, and serve Him alone.'"
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Jesus said to him, "Again the Scripture says, 'You must not try the Lord your God.'"
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The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
But He said, "Yes, but better still, blessed are those who listen to God's message and practice it!"
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"So everyone who listens to my words and practices their teaching, will be like a prudent man who built his house on a rocky foundation.
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Keep on obeying this message; do not merely listen to it, and so deceive yourselves.
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The scriptures » Should be » Taught to all
The scriptures » Should be » Laid up in the heart
The scriptures » Should be » Appealed to
so that, as the Scripture says, "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
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for the Scripture says: "You ought to be holy, because I am holy."
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The scriptures » Should be » Read
The scriptures » Should be » Received, not as the word of men, but as the word of God
For another reason too, we, as far as we are concerned, are constantly giving thanks to God; that is, when you received the message you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the message of men but as the message of God, as it really is, which keeps on working in you who believe.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched
"You keep on searching the Scriptures, for you yourselves suppose that you will get possession of eternal life through them; and yet they are witnesses that testify to me,
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Then they answered him, "You are not from Galilee, too, are you? Search the record and see that no prophet has ever come from Galilee."
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The scriptures » Should be » Not handled deceitfully
On the other hand, I have renounced all underhanded, disgraceful methods; I neither practice cunning nor do I tamper with God's message, but by clear and candid statements of truth I try to commend myself to every human conscience in God's sight.
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The scriptures » Should be » Talked of continually
The scriptures » Should be » Known
and that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures which can give you wisdom that leads to salvation through the faith that leans on Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
If anyone is preaching, let him do it as one who utters the oracles of God; if anyone is rendering any service to others, let him do it with all the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
So strip yourselves of everything impure and all the evils prevailing around you, and in humble spirit welcome the message which when rooted in your hearts is able to save your souls.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
The Jews there were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message with all eagerness and carried on a daily study of the Scriptures to see if Paul's message was true.
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The scriptures » Should be » Believed
So after He had risen from the dead, His disciples recalled that He had said this, and so believed the Scripture and the statement that He had made.
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Seeking God » Should be » With the heart
Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
but without faith it is impossible to please Him, for anyone who approaches God must believe that there is a God and that He gives rewards to all who earnestly try to find Him.
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Seeking God » Should be » While he may be found
Seeking God » Should be » Immediate
Seeking God » Should be » Evermore
Seeking God » Should be » In the day of trouble
Sin » Should be » Hated
Sin » Should be » Departed from
But God's foundation stands unshaken, with these inscriptions: "The Lord knows the people who belong to Him" and "Everyone who bears the name of the Lord must abstain from evil."
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Sin » Should be » Mortified
for if you live by such a standard, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put a stop to the doings of your lower nature, you will live.
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So once for all put to death your lower, earthly nature with respect to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is real idolatry.
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Sin » Should be » Mourned over
Sin » Should be » Confessed
Sin » Should be » Guarded against
Sin » Should be » Avoided even in appearance
Continue to abstain from every sort of evil.
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Sin » Should be » Striven against
You have not yet, as you have struggled on against sin, resisted to the point of pouring out your blood,
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Sin » Should be » Abhorred
Your love must be true. You must always turn in horror from what is wrong, but keep on holding to what is right.
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Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
for we know that our former self was crucified with Him, to make our body that is liable to sin inactive, so that we might not a moment longer continue to be slaves to sin.
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Sin » Should be » Put away
national Sins » Should be » Confessed
national Sins » Should be » Turned from
national Sins » Should be » Repented of
national Sins » Should be » Mourned over
Waiting upon God » Should be » Specially in adversity
Waiting upon God » Should be » With patience
Waiting upon God » Should be » With the soul
Waiting upon God » Should be » With resignation
Waiting upon God » Should be » In the way of his judgments
Waiting upon God » Should be » With hope in his word
Waiting upon God » Should be » With earnest desire
Waiting upon God » Should be » Continually
Waiting upon God » Should be » All day
Waiting upon God » Should be » With full confidence
Watchfulness » Should be » With sobriety
But the end of everything on earth is near. So be serious and sober minded, that you may give yourselves to prayer.
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So let us stop sleeping as others do, but let us stay awake and keep sober.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
Keep on praying in the Spirit, with every kind of prayer and entreaty, at every opportunity, be ever on the alert with perfect devotion and entreaty for all God's people,
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But ever be watching and always praying, so that you may have strength to escape all this that is going to take place, and so you may take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."
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Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Be always on your guard; stand firm in your faith; keep on acting like men; continue to grow in strength;
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Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
You must persevere in prayer and by this means stay wide awake when you give thanks.
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Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
But you, on your part, must always keep your head cool, suffer hardship, do your work as a herald of the good news, and so fill your ministry to the brim.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Keep looking, keep alert, for you do not know when the time will be.
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Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in the treatment of their own families, and to pay the debt they owe their parents or grandparents, for this is acceptable to God.
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If a Christian woman has widowed relatives, she should help them, and let the church be free from the burden, so that it can help the widows who are really dependent.
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Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
In those days, as the number of the disciples was increasing, complaint was made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Jews that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.
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No widow under sixty years of age should be put on this roll. A widow must have had but one husband,
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Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Always care for widows who are really dependent.
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Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
A religious worship that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: To look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep one's own self unstained by the world.
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