32 Bible Verses about Staying Positive

Be upon the watch, stand firm in the faith, behave your selves like men of fortitude:

you, who display the doctrine of eternal life) that in the day of Christ I may have the satisfaction of not having pursued my laborious course in vain.

I am doubly press'd between my desire to depart, in order to be with Christ, which is by far the best for ME;

Finally, brethren, be cheerful: redress yourselves, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

in business be not slothful, but of an active mind, making the best use of every incident.

let the things above, and not such worldly matters be the object of your thoughts.

and if I die, I gain.

only conduct yourselves in a manner becoming the gospel of Christ, that whether I come to see you, or else am absent, I may have this account of you, that you are stedfastly of the same resolution, and unanimously contend for the faith of the gospel,

and one of you should thus address him; "go and prosper, I wish you a warm fire, and a full meal:" without relieving his wants, would he be the better for your wish?

As to the unmarried and widows, I say, it is best for them to continue so, as I do.

practise what I have taught, what you have learnt of me, what you have heard me preach, and seen me practise. this do, and the God of peace will then be with you.

have the same respect for one another. let not your behaviour be haughty, but soften'd to the condition of those below you. be not wise in your own conceits.

be attach'd to me, and I shall be so to you. as the branch cannot bear fruit of it self, except it be attach'd to the vine: so neither can you, except you continue attach'd to me.

be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.

and to encourage those who do well. for such is the divine pleasure, that by your good conduct you obviate the cavils of inconsiderate

for the same temper of mind ought to be in you as was in Christ Jesus:

just so faith, if it be not operative, is intirely lifeless.

always maintaining a good conscience, that instead of inveighing against you as evildoers, they may be cover'd with confusion, who traduce your virtuous behaviour as Christians.

for the good that I purpose to do, I do not: but the evil which I resolve against, that I do.

"don't eat this, don't taste that, nor touch it:"

but don't forget to be beneficent to the community; for such sacrifice is acceptable to God.

for this reason I shall never omit to put you in mind of these things, however knowing you are already, and settled in the truth.

if it has the least appearance of evil, reject it.

I am the true pastor: the true pastor exposes his life for the sheep.

to those who are without the law, as without that law, (not as being under no law to God, but as under the law to Christ) that I might gain those who are without the law.

but she will be happier, if she remain a widow, in my opinion: and I think the divine spirit suggests the same.

to the pure all things are pure: but to corrupt infidels nothing is pure; whose very mind and conscience is polluted.

souls. Let your behaviour among the Gentiles be virtuous, that instead of inveighing against you as vicious, they may observe your honest behaviour,

be joyful in hope; be patient under affliction; persevere in prayer;

whatever city or town ye enter into, find out some house of repute, and there lodge till ye leave that place.

Now faith is the foundation of our hopes of happiness, and the persuasion we have about things not evident to our senses.

There it is that divine justification is revealed to be wholly by faith: as it is written, " the just shall live by faith."