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Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and undefiled is this:… James 1:27

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and undefiled is this: to come to the aid of orphans and widows in their hardships and to keep oneself untarnished by the world.
James 1:27 sin blameless widows
For they said to you, “In the final age there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly passions.” It is these people who create divisions, who follow their natural instincts and do not possess the Spirit.
Jude 1:18-19 end times desires church

For we brought nothing into this world, and we can take nothing out. If we have food and clothing, let us be content with these.
1 Timothy 6:7-8 food materialism contentment
Therefore, a Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God, since those who enter into God’s rest also cease from their own labors as God did from his.
Hebrews 4:9-10 sabbath rest work
I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
Psalm 143:6 worship receiving dependence
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice,
for they will have their fill.
Matthew 5:6 righteousness blessing receiving
Jesus then said to her,
“I am the resurrection and the life.
Whoever believes in me,
even though he dies, will live,
and everyone who lives
and believes in me
will never die.
Do you believe this?”
John 11:25-26 faith death resurrection
You have heard that it was said of old: ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that anyone who looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:27-28 marriage desires heart
Seek peace with everyone, as well as the holiness without which no one will ever see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14 holiness peace life
Hence, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1-2 law judgment redeemer
Nor would someone light a lamp and then put it under a basket; rather, it is placed upon a lampstand so that it may afford light to all in the house. In the same way, your light must shine so that it can be seen by others; this will enable them to observe your good works and give praise to your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:15-16 evangelism worship goodness
Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Rather, always aim to achieve what is best for each other and for everyone.
1 Thessalonians 5:15 blameless righteousness evil
This is how you should pray:
‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.’
Matthew 6:9-10 prayer Father humility
The love of money is the root of all evils, and in their desire for it some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many serious wounds.
1 Timothy 6:10 money evil greed
But who am I, and what are your people,
that we should be able to do this?
All things belong to you,
and everything that we have given you is from your hand.
1 Chronicles 29:14 money giving dependence
When the command is given, at the sound of the archangel’s voice and the call of God’s trumpet, the Lord himself will descend from heaven, and those who have died in Christ will be the first to rise. Then those of us who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them on clouds in the air to meet the Lord. And so, we will be with the Lord forever.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 salvation death heaven
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and then you will be my witnesses not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and indeed to the farthest ends of the earth.
Acts 1:8 evangelism Spirit strength