22 Bible Verses about Sincereity
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Therefore he said to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by him: Generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Bring forth, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance. And begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
Therefore, let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of purity and truth.
For the ground of our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience that we have lived in the world more abundantly, indeed, for you in sincerity and godly purity, not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God.
For we do not, as the many, adulterate the word of God; but, as from sincerity, but, as from God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
And whatever you do, do from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to men; knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance: for you serve the Lord Christ.
Having purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit, to unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another with a pure heart fervently,
But, above all things, have fervent love one for another; for love will cover a multitude of sins.
My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.
So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if, from your hearts, you forgive not every one his brother's offenses.
Servants, be subject to your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul; with good will doing service as to the Lord, and not as to men;
Whether, therefore, you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
He did no sin, nor was guile found in his mouth.
in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in teaching, showing incorruptness, gravity,
I do not speak this as a commandment, but on account of the zeal of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
(Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and out of a good conscience, and out of faith unfeigned:
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good;
For our exhortation arose not from deception, nor from uncleanness, nor was it with guile; but as God had judged us worthy to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who tries our hearts. For neither nattering words did we at any time use, as you know, nor a pretext for covetousness; God is witness:
as new-born babes, earnestly desire the pure spiritual milk, that you may grow by it,
These do it from love, because they know that I am set for the defense of the gospel;
Therefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
in order that you may distinguish things that differ, to the end that you may be pure and blameless till the day of Christ,