Thematic Bible: Should be
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
you have been bought and paid for. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.
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This is why the good news was preached to the dead also, that though they are judged in their physical nature as men are, they may yet live, like God, in the Spirit.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
you have been bought and paid for. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.
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I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by this mercy of God, to offer your bodies in a living sacrifice that will be holy and acceptable to God; that is your rational worship.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
for I eagerly and confidently hope that I shall never disgrace myself but that this time as always hitherto, living or dying, I shall do Christ credit by my unfailing courage.
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if we live, we are responsible to the Lord, and if we die, we are responsible to him; so whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our members
So sin must not reign over your mortal bodies, and make you obey their cravings, and you must not offer the parts of your bodies to sin as the instruments of wrong, but offer yourselves to God as men brought back from death to life, and offer the parts of your bodies to him as instruments of uprightness.
and no longer lives by what men desire, but for the rest of his earthly life by what God wills.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
No slave can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money.
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In just that way, no one of you who does not say goodbye to all 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 plough, and then looks back, is fitted for the Kingdom of God."
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That we should be delivered from the hands of our enemies,
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Now, brothers, we ask and entreat you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, to live as you learned from us that you must live, to please God??s indeed you are doing, only do it more and more.
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Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
You fathers, too, must not irritate your children, but you must bring them up with Christian training and instruction.
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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 brought children to him to have him touch them, but the disciples reproved them for it. When Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they. I tell you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it at all." read more.
And he took the children in his arms and laid his hands on them and blessed them.
And he took the children in his arms and laid his hands on them and blessed them.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
No! If your enemy is hungry, feed him! If he is thirsty, give him something to drink! For if you do, 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, love your enemies and pray for your persecutors,
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Enemies » Should be » Prayed for
Then falling on his knees, he cried out, "Lord, do not lay this sin up against them!" With these words he fell asleep.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
You who are slaves must always obey your earthly masters, not with mere external service, as though you had only men to please, 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 reverence Christ in your hearts as Lord, and always be ready to make your defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that you have. But do so gently and respectfully,
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Godly Fear » Should be » Taught to others
Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
The Heart » Should be » Single
You who are slaves must always obey your earthly masters, not with mere external service, as though you had only men to please, but with sincerity of heart, because you fear the Lord.
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You who are slaves, obey your earthly masters, in reverence and awe, with sincerity of heart, as you would the 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 be kind to one another, you must be tender-hearted, and forgive one another just as God through Christ has 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
Approach God, and he will approach you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Make your hearts pure, you doubters!
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Kings » Should be » Reverenced
Kings » Should be » Obeyed
Everyone must obey the authorities that are over him, for no authority can exist without the permission of God; the existing authorities have been established by him,
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You must obey them, therefore, not only to escape God's wrath, but as a matter of principle,
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Submit to all human authority, for the Master's sake; to the emperor, as supreme,
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Kings » Should be » Honored
Treat everyone with respect. Love the brotherhood, be reverent to God, respect the emperor.
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Pay them all what is due them??ribute to the man entitled to receive it, taxes to the man entitled 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, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for all men, for emperors and all who are in authority, so that we may live tranquil, quiet lives, with perfect piety and probity.
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? 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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They have conquered him because of the Lamb's blood, and the message to which they bore testimony, for they did not cling to life even in the face of 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
God's blessing be with all who have an unfailing love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
No one who loves father or mother more than he loves me is worthy of me, and no one who loves son or daughter more than he loves me is worthy of me,
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Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
Therefore, I tell you, her sins, many as they are, are forgiven, for she has loved me so much. But the man with little to be forgiven loves me but little."
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God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
Peace and mercy be on all who will follow this rule, and on the true Israel of God.
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The Lord grant that he may be shown mercy by the Lord on that Day! And you know well enough how he helped me at Ephesus.
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to Timothy, my true child in faith; God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord bless you and be merciful to you, and give you peace.
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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, all of you, and notice those who follow the pattern we have set you.
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Not that I had not a right to my support, but to give you in my own conduct an example to imitate.
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Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set those who believe an example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.
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and not as tyrannizing over those in your charge but proving models for the flock;
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Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
That was the kind of affection we had for you, which made us ready to share with you not only God's good news but our own lives too, because you were so dear to us.
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And I have a right to feel in this way about you all, because both when I am in prison and when I am defending and vindicating our right to preach the good news, I have you in my heart as all sharing that privilege with me.
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You know how, like a father with his children, we used to urge, encourage, and implore you
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Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
Here it is the third time that I have been ready to come to see you, and I do not intend to be a burden to you now; for it is not your money but yourselves that I want; for children are not expected 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 anyone else, though as Christ's apostles we might have stood on our dignity.
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Ministers » Should be » Holy
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of holy life, self-controlled,
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Ministers » Should be » Gentle
and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but treat everyone kindly; he must be persuasive and unresentful,
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We were children when we were with you; we were like a mother nursing her children.
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Ministers » Should be » Patient
On the contrary, as a servant of God I try in every way to commend myself to them, through my great endurance in troubles, difficulties, hardships,
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and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but treat everyone kindly; he must be persuasive and unresentful,
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Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But my life does not matter, if I can only finish my race and do the service intrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of declaring the good news of God's favor.
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for I eagerly and confidently hope that I shall never disgrace myself but that this time as always hitherto, living or dying, I shall do Christ credit by my unfailing courage. For, as I see it, living means Christ and dying something even better.
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
For this reason I kneel before the Father
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and always whenever I pray for you all I do it with joy,
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Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, preaching, and teaching.
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Cultivate these things, devote yourself to them, so that everyone will see your progress.
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Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
managing his own house well, and keeping his children under control and perfectly respectful??5 for if a man does not know how to conduct his own household, how can he look after a church of God?
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The assistants must be only once married, and manage their children and their households well.
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Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
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and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but treat everyone kindly; he must be persuasive and unresentful,
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Ministers » Should be » Pure
but holding the divine truth of the 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 holy life, self-controlled,
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Ministers » Should be » Blameless
For as God's overseer a superintendent must be irreproachable, not arrogant or quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,
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A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
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Ministers » Should be » Hospitable
A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
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but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of holy life, self-controlled,
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Ministers » Should be » Willing
Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
But I beat and bruise my body and make it my slave, so that after I have called others to the contest I may not be disqualified myself.
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Ministers » Should be » Impartial
I charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels to observe these rules without any discrimination, and to be perfectly impartial.
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Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
So you, my son, must find strength in the blessing that comes through Christ Jesus.
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Ministers » Should be » Watchful
But you must always be composed; do not shrink from hardship; do your work as a missionary, and your whole duty as a minister.
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Ministers » Should be » Humble
and how I served the Lord most humbly and with tears, through all the trials that I encountered because of the plots of the Jews.
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Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
But, thank God! though you were once slaves of sin, you have become obedient from your hearts to the standard of teaching that you received,
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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 dear friends, as you have always been obedient, with reverence and awe make every effort to insure your salvation, not simply as though I were with you, but all the 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
Have no fear of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul. You had better be afraid of one 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 subject us to temptation, But save us from the evil one.'
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God, Power of » Should be » Magnified
The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue authorities sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any appeal to make to the people, proceed."
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The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
and how from childhood you have known the Scriptures which can give you the wisdom that through faith in Christ Jesus leads to salvation.
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The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God!' "
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Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! For the Scripture says, 'You must do homage to the Lord your God, and worship him alone!' "
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Jesus said to him, "The Scripture also says, 'You shall not try the Lord your God.' "
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The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
But he said, "You might better say, 'Blessed are those who hear God's message and observe it!' "
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"Everyone, therefore, who listens to this teaching of mine and acts upon it, will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.
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Obey the message; do not merely listen to it, and 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 would boast, boast of the Lord!"
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for the Scripture says, "You must 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
We for our part constantly thank God for another reason too??ecause when you received God's message from our lips, you welcomed it not as the message of men but as the message of God, as it really is, which does its work in the hearts of you believers.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched
You pore over the Scriptures, for you think that you will find eternal life in them, and these very Scriptures testify to me,
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They answered, "Are you from Galilee too? Study and you will find that no prophet is to appear from Galilee."
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The scriptures » Should be » Not handled deceitfully
I disown disgraceful, underhanded ways. I refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's message. It is by the open statement of the truth that I would commend myself to every human conscience in the sight of God.
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The scriptures » Should be » Talked of continually
The scriptures » Should be » Known
and how from childhood you have known the Scriptures which can give you the wisdom that through faith in Christ Jesus leads to salvation.
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
If one preaches, let him do it like one who utters the words of God; if one does some service, let him do it as with strength which God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
So strip yourselves of everything that soils you, and of every evil growth, and in a humble spirit let the message that has the power to save your souls be planted in your hearts.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
The Jews there were more high-minded than those at Thessalonica, and received the message with great eagerness and studied the Scriptures every day, to find out whether it was true.
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The scriptures » Should be » Believed
So afterward when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the passage of Scripture and what Jesus had said.
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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 whoever would approach God must have faith in his existence and in his willingness to reward those who 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
Yet God's solid foundation stands unshaken, bearing this inscription, "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who uses the name of the Lord must give up evil."
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Sin » Should be » Mortified
for if you live under the control of the physical you will die, but if, by means of the Spirit, you put the body's doings to death, you will live.
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So treat as dead your physical nature, as far as immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed are concerned; for it is really 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
and avoiding every kind of evil.
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Sin » Should be » Striven against
You have not yet resisted unto death in your struggle with sin,
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Sin » Should be » Abhorred
Your love must be genuine. You must hate what is wrong, and hold to what is right.
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Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
for we know that our old self was crucified with him, to do away with our sinful body, so that we might not be enslaved to sin any longer,
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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 all things is near. Be serious and collected, therefore, and pray.
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So we must not sleep like other men, but we must be vigilant and composed.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
Use every kind of prayer and entreaty, and at every opportunity pray in the Spirit. Be on the alert about it; devote yourselves constantly to prayer for all God's people
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But you must be vigilant and always pray that you may succeed in escaping all this that is going to happen, and in standing in the presence of the Son of Man."
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Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Be on the watch. Stand firm in your faith. Act like men. Show yourselves strong.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
Be persistent in prayer and wide awake about it when you give thanks.
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Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
But you must always be composed; do not shrink from hardship; do your work as a missionary, and your whole duty as a minister.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
You must look out and be on the alert, for you do not know when it will be time;
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Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
If a widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety in the treatment of their own families, and to return the care of those who brought them up, for that is what God approves.
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Any Christian woman who has widowed relatives should look after them, and relieve the church, so that it can look after 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, complaints were 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 one under sixty years of age should be put on the list of widows. A widow must have been married but once,
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Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Look after widows who are really dependent.
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Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
A religious observance that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and keep one's self unstained by the world.
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