Thematic Bible: Should be
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
And you are not your own, for you have been redeemed at infinite cost. Therefore glorify God in your bodies.
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For it is with this end in view that the Good News was proclaimed even to some who were dead, that they may be judged, as all mankind will be judged, in the body, but may be living a godly life in the spirit.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
And you are not your own, for you have been redeemed at infinite cost. Therefore glorify God in your bodies.
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I plead with you therefore, brethren, by the compassionsof God, to present all your faculties to Him as a living and holy sacrifice acceptable to Him. This with you will be an act of reasonable worship.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » In life and death
in fulfilment of my eager expectation and hope that I shall never have reason to feel ashamed, but that by my perfect freedom of speech Christ will be glorified in me, now as always, either by my life or by my death.
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If we live, we live to the Lord: if we die, we die 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
Let not Sin therefore reign as king in your mortal bodies, causing you to be in subjection to their cravings; and no longer lend your faculties as unrighteous weapons for Sin to use. On the contrary surrender your very selves to God as living men who have risen from the dead, and surrender your several faculties to God, to be used as weapons to maintain the right.
that in future you may spend the rest of your earthly lives, governed not by human passions, but by the will of God.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our substance
Being Devoted to God » Should be » Unreserved
"No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.
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Just as no one of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him can be a disciple of mine.
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Persevering
Jesus answered him, "No one who has put his hand to the plough, and then looks behind him, is fit for the Kingdom of God.
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To grant us to be rescued from the power of our foes And so render worship to Him free from fear,
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Being Devoted to God » Should be » Abounding
Moreover, brethren, as you learnt from our lips the lives which you ought to live, and do live, so as to please God, we beg and exhort you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live them more and more truly.
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Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.
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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
One day people were bringing young children to Jesus for Him to touch them, but the disciples interfered. Jesus, however, on seeing this, was moved to indignation, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me: do not hinder them; for to those who are childlike the Kingdom of God belongs. In solemn truth I tell you that no one who does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will by any possibility enter it." read more.
Then He took them in His arms and blessed them lovingly, one by one, laying His hands upon them.
Then He took them in His arms and blessed them lovingly, one by one, laying His hands upon them.
Enemies » Should be » Assisted
On the contrary, therefore, if your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, quench his thirst. For by doing this you will be heaping burning coals upon his head.
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Enemies » Should be » Overcome by kindness
Enemies » Should be » Loved
But I command you all, love your enemies, and pray for your persecutors;
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Enemies » Should be » Prayed for
Then, rising on his knees, he cried aloud, "Lord, do not reckon this sin against them." And with these words he fell asleep.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
Godly Fear » Should be » Exhibited in our callings
Slaves, be obedient in everything to your earthly masters; not in acts of eye service, as aiming only to please men, but with simplicity of purpose, 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 consecrate Christ as Lord, being always ready to make your defence to any one who asks from you a reason for the hope which you cherish.
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Godly Fear » Should be » Taught to others
Godly Fear » Should be » Prayed for
The Heart » Should be » Single
Slaves, be obedient in everything to your earthly masters; not in acts of eye service, as aiming only to please men, but with simplicity of purpose, because you fear the Lord.
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Slaves, be obedient to your earthly masters, with respect and eager anxiety to please and with simplicity of motive as if you were obeying 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
On the contrary learn to be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has also 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. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you who are half-hearted towards God.
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Kings » Should be » Reverenced
Kings » Should be » Obeyed
Let every individual be obedient to those who rule over him; for no one is a ruler except by God's permission, and our present rulers have had their rank and power assigned to them by Him.
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We must obey therefore, not only in order to escape punishment, but also for conscience' sake.
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Submit, for the Lord's sake, to every authority set up by man, whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,
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Kings » Should be » Honored
Honour every one. Love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the Emperor.
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Pay promptly to all men what is due to them: taxes to those to whom taxes are due, toll to those to whom toll is due, respect to those to whom respect is due, honour to those to whom honour is due.
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Kings » Should be » Prayed for
I exhort then, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all men; including kings and all who are in high station, in order that we may live peaceful and tranquil lives with all godliness and gravity.
Kings » Should be » Feared
Love to Christ » Should be » Ardent
Love to Christ » Should be » Even unto death
His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
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But they have gained the victory over him because of the blood of the Lamb and of the testimony which they have borne, and because they held their lives cheap and did not shrink even from 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
May grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with perfect sincerity.
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Love to Christ » Should be » Supreme
Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
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Love to Christ » Should be » In proportion to our mercies
This is the reason why I tell you that her sins, her many sins, are forgiven--because she has loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."
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God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
And all who shall regulate their lives by this principle--may peace and mercy be given to them--and to the true Israel of God.
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And you yourself well know all the services which he rendered me in Ephesus.
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To Timothy, my own true son in the faith. May grace, mercy and peace be granted to you from God the 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
Brethren, vie with one another in imitating me, and carefully observe those who follow the example which we have set you.
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This was not because we had not a claim upon you, but it arose from a desire to set you an example--for you to imitate us.
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Let no one think slightingly of you because you are a young man; but in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, be an example for your fellow Christians to imitate.
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not lording it over your Churches but proving yourselves patterns for the flock to imitate.
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Ministers » Should be » Affectionate to their people
Seeing that we were thus drawn affectionately towards you, it would have been a joy to us to have imparted to you not only God's Good News, but to have given our very lives also, because you had become very dear to us.
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And I am justified in having this confidence about you all, because, both during my imprisonment and when I stand up in defence of the Good News or to confirm its truth, I have you in my heart, sharers as you all are in the same grace as myself.
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For you know that we acted towards every one of you as a father does towards his own children, encouraging and cheering you,
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Ministers » Should be » Disinterested
See, I am now for the third time prepared to visit you, but I will not be a dead weight to you. I desire not your money, but yourselves; for children ought not to put by for their parents, but parents for their children.
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nor did we seek glory either from you or from any other mere men, although we might have stood on our dignity as Christ's Apostles.
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Ministers » Should be » Holy
but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;
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Ministers » Should be » Gentle
and a bondservant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be inoffensive towards all men, a skilful teacher, and patient under wrongs.
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On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children.
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Ministers » Should be » Patient
On the contrary, as God's servants, we seek their full approval--by unwearied endurance, by afflictions, by distress, by helplessness;
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and a bondservant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be inoffensive towards all men, a skilful teacher, and patient under wrongs.
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Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But even the sacrifice of my life I count as nothing, if only I may perfect my earthly course, and be faithful to the duty which the Lord Jesus has entrusted to me of proclaiming, as of supreme importance, the Good News of God's grace.
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in fulfilment of my eager expectation and hope that I shall never have reason to feel ashamed, but that by my perfect freedom of speech Christ will be glorified in me, now as always, either by my life or by my death. For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Ministers » Should be » Prayerful
For this reason, on bended knee I beseech the Father,
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always when offering any prayer on behalf of you all, finding a joy in offering it.
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Ministers » Should be » Studious and meditative
Till I come, bestow your attention on reading, exhortation and teaching.
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Habitually practise these duties, and be absorbed in them; so that your growing proficiency in them may be evident to all.
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Ministers » Should be » Strict in ruling their own families
but ruling his own household wisely and well, with children kept under control with true dignity.
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A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well.
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Ministers » Should be » Apt to teach
A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;
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and a bondservant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be inoffensive towards all men, a skilful teacher, and patient under wrongs.
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Ministers » Should be » Pure
but holding the secret truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
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Ministers » Should be » Sober, just, and temperate
but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;
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Ministers » Should be » Blameless
For, as God's steward, a minister must be of blameless life, not over-fond of having his own way, not a man of a passionate temper nor a hard drinker, not given to blows nor greedy of gain,
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A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;
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Ministers » Should be » Hospitable
A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;
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but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;
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Ministers » Should be » Willing
Be shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds;
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Ministers » Should be » Self-denying
but I hit hard and straight at my own body and lead it off into slavery, lest possibly, after I have been a herald to others, I should myself be rejected.
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Ministers » Should be » Impartial
I solemnly call upon you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, to carry out these instructions of mine without prejudice, and to do nothing from partiality.
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Ministers » Should be » Strong in grace
You then, my child, must be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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Ministers » Should be » Watchful
But as for you, you must exercise habitual self-control, and not live a self-indulgent life, but do the duty of an evangelist and fully discharge the obligations of your office.
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Ministers » Should be » Humble
serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews--
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Obedience to God » Should be » From the heart
But thanks be to God that though you were once in thraldom to Sin, you have now yielded a hearty obedience to that system of truth 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
Therefore, my dearly-loved friends, as I have always found you obedient, labour earnestly with fear and trembling--not merely as though I were present with you, but much more now since I am absent from you--labour earnestly, I say, to make sure of your own salvation.
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Obedience to God » Should be » Unreserved
God, Power of » Should be » Acknowledged
God, Power of » Should be » Feared
"And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
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God, Power of » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
and bring us not into temptation, but rescue 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 ascribed glory, majesty, might, and authority, as it was before all time, is now, and shall be to all the Ages! Amen.
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The scriptures » Should be » Read publicly to all
After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the Wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brethren," they said, "if you have anything encouraging to say to the people, speak."
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The scriptures » Should be » Taught to children
and that from infancy you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise to obtain salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
"It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live, but on whatsoever God shall appoint.'"
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"Begone, Satan!" Jesus replied; "for it is written, 'To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"
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"Again it is written," replied Jesus, "'Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'"
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The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
"Nay rather," He replied, "they are blessed who hear God's Message and carefully keep it."
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"Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;
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But prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon 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
in order that it may be as Scripture says, "He who boasts--let his boast be in the Lord."
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Because it stands written, "You are 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
And for this further reason we render unceasing thanks to God, that when you received God's Message from our lips, it was as no mere message from men that you embraced it, but as--what it really is--God's Message, which also does its work in the hearts of you who believe.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched
"You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;
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"Do you also come from Galilee?" they asked in reply. "Search and see for yourself that no Prophet is of Galilaean origin."
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The scriptures » Should be » Not handled deceitfully
Nay, we have renounced the secrecy which marks a feeling of shame. We practice no cunning tricks, nor do we adulterate God's Message. But by a full clear statement of the truth we strive to commend ourselves in the presence of God to every human conscience.
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The scriptures » Should be » Talked of continually
The scriptures » Should be » Known
and that from infancy you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise to obtain salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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The scriptures » Should be » The standard of teaching
If any one preaches, let it be as uttering God's truth; if any one renders a service to others, let it be in the strength which God supplies; so that in everything glory may be given to God in the name of Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the might to the Ages of the Ages. Amen.
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The scriptures » Should be » Received with meekness
Ridding yourselves, therefore, of all that is vile and of the evil influences which prevail around you, welcome in a humble spirit the Message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
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The scriptures » Should be » Searched daily
The Jews at Beroea were of a nobler disposition than those in Thessalonica, for they very readily received the Message, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether it was as Paul stated.
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The scriptures » Should be » Believed
When however He had risen from among the dead, His disciples recollected that He had said this; and they believed the Scripture and the teaching which Jesus had given them.
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Seeking God » Should be » With the heart
Seeking God » Should be » With diligence
But where there is no faith it is impossible truly to please Him; for the man who draws near to God must believe that there is a God and that He proves Himself a rewarder of those 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
Yet God's solid foundation stands unmoved, bearing this inscription, "The Lord knows those who really belong to Him." And this also, "Let every one who names the Name of the Lord renounce all wickedness."
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Sin » Should be » Mortified
For if you so live, death is near; but if, through being under the sway of the spirit, you are putting your old bodily habits to death, you will live.
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Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of 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
Hold yourselves aloof from every form of evil.
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Sin » Should be » Striven against
In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted so as to endanger your lives;
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Sin » Should be » Abhorred
Let your love be perfectly sincere. Regard with horror what is evil; cling to what is right.
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Sin » Should be » Wholly destroyed
This we know--that our old self was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our sinful nature might be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer be the slaves of 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 all things is now close at hand: therefore be sober-minded and temperate, so that you may give yourselves to prayer.
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So then let us not sleep, like the rest of the world, but let us keep awake and be sober.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With prayer
Pray with unceasing prayer and entreaty on every fitting occasion in the Spirit, and be always on the alert to seize opportunities for doing so, with unwearied persistence and entreaty on behalf of all God's people,
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But beware of slumbering; and every moment pray that you may be fully strengthened to escape from all these coming evils, and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."
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Watchfulness » Should be » With steadfastness in the faith
Be on the alert; stand firm in the faith; acquit yourselves like men; be strong.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With thanksgiving
Be earnest and unwearied in prayer, being on the alert in it and in your giving of thanks.
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Watchfulness » Should be » At all times
Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
But as for you, you must exercise habitual self-control, and not live a self-indulgent life, but do the duty of an evangelist and fully discharge the obligations of your office.
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Watchfulness » Should be » With heedfulness
Take care, be on the alert, and pray; for you do not know when it will happen.
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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, let these learn first to show piety towards their own homes and to prove their gratitude to their parents; for this is well pleasing in the sight of God.
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If a believing woman has widows dependent on her, she should relieve their wants, and save the Church from being burdened--so that the Church may relieve the widows who are really in need.
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Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
About this time, as the number of disciples was increasing, complaints were made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrews because their widows were habitually overlooked in the daily ministration.
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No widow is to be put on the roll who is under sixty years of age.
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Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honour widows who are really in need.
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Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
The religious service which is pure and stainless in the sight of our God and Father is to visit fatherless children and widowed women in their time of trouble, and to keep one's own self unspotted from the world.
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