37 Bible Verses about practice
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The doctrines and the line of conduct which I taught you--both what you heard and what you saw in me-- hold fast to them; and God who gives peace will be with you.
Habitually practise these duties, and be absorbed in them; so that your growing proficiency in them may be evident to all.
But he who does what is honest and right comes to the light, in order that his actions may be plainly shown to have been done in God.
Relieve the necessities of God's people; always practise hospitality.
Therefore do and observe everything that they command you; but do not imitate their lives, for though they tell others what to do, they do not do it themselves.
In short, though knowing full well the sentence which God pronounces against actions such as theirs, as things which deserve death, they not only practise them, but even encourage and applaud others who do them.
For this reason, brethren, be all the more in earnest to make sure that God has called you and chosen you; for it is certain that so long as you practise these things, you will never stumble.
But if any one is inclined to be contentious on the point, we have no such custom, nor have the Churches of God.
By this we can distinguish God's children and the Devil's children: no one who fails to act righteously is a child of God, nor he who does not love his brother man.
"Nay rather," He replied, "they are blessed who hear God's Message and carefully keep it."
"But beware of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in Heaven.
Such persons are mere babes. But solid food is for adults--that is, for those who through constant practice have their spiritual faculties carefully trained to distinguish good from evil.
Train yourself in godliness. Exercise for the body is not useless, but godliness is useful in every respect, possessing, as it does, the promise of Life now and of the Life which is soon coming.
If you know all this, blessed are you if you act accordingly.
"And then I will tell them plainly, "'I never knew you: begone from me, you doers of wickedness.'
For what I do is not the good thing that I desire to do; but the evil thing that I desire not to do, is what I constantly do.
This too is my own earnest endeavour--always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man.
If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth.
Since you know that He is righteous, be assured also that the man who habitually acts righteously is a child of His.
For what I do, I do not recognize as my own action. What I desire to do is not what I do, but what I am averse to is what I do.
No one who is a child of God is habitually guilty of sin. A God-given germ of life remains in him, and he cannot habitually sin--because he is a child of God.
"My mother and my brothers," He replied, "are these who hear God's Message and obey it."
Dear children, let no one lead you astray. The man who acts righteously is righteous, just as He is righteous.
hard drinking, riotous feasting, and the like. And as to these I forewarn you, as I have already forewarned you, that those who are guilty of such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God.
Do not speak falsehoods to one another, for you have stripped off the old self with its doings,
"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that every one who commits sin is the slave of sin.
And you who pronounce judgement upon those who do such things although your own conduct is the same as theirs--do you imagine that you yourself will escape unpunished when God judges?
Topics on Practice
Abominations, Practices
Luke 16:15"You are they," He said to them, "who boast of their own goodness before men, but God sees your hearts; for that which holds a proud position among men is detestable in God's sight.
Baptism, practice of
Matthew 28:19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations; baptize them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
Deceit, Practice Of
Titus 1:16They profess to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.
Deception, Christians Must Not Practice
1 Peter 2:1Rid yourselves therefore of all ill-will and all deceitfulness, of insincerity and envy, and of all evil speaking.
Fasting, Practice Of
Matthew 6:16-18"When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
Idolatry, Wicked Practices Of
1 Corinthians 10:7And you must not be worshippers of idols, as some of them were. For it is written, "The People sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to dance."
Magical Arts, Practice Of
Acts 16:16One day, as we were on our way to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who claimed to be inspired and was accustomed to bring her owners large profits by telling fortunes.
Pagan Practices
1 Corinthians 10:7And you must not be worshippers of idols, as some of them were. For it is written, "The People sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to dance."