Become (2/3)

Those who place their hope in the LORD will regain their strength… Isaiah 40:31

Those who place their hope in the Lord
will regain their strength.
They will soar as with eagles’ wings,
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not become faint.
Isaiah 40:31 hope encouragement strength
Those of you who seek to be justified by the Law have cut yourselves off from Christ and have fallen away from grace.
Galatians 5:4 righteousness grace law

As for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine.
Titus 2:1 speaking evangelism learning
You shall not oppress the widow or the orphan. If you mistreat them and they cry out to me for help, I will surely hear their cry, and my fury will burn and I will put you to death by the sword. Your wives will be widows and your children will be orphans.
Exodus 22:21-23 widows orphans
By these he has given us his precious promises, great beyond all price, so that through them you may escape from the corruption with which evil desires have infected the world and thereby may come to share in the divine nature.
2 Peter 1:4 reward desires world
Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may show yourselves blameless and beyond reproach, children of God without spot in the midst of an evil and depraved generation, among which you shine like lights in the world as you hold fast tenaciously to the word of life.
Philippians 2:14-16a holiness Word of God life
Therefore, when someone is guilty of any one of these things, he shall confess the sin he has committed.
Leviticus 5:5 confession sin
Anyone who leads an honorable life walks in safety,
but whoever pursues wicked ways will be found out.
Proverbs 10:9 sin safety life
Let us never grow weary in doing what is right, for if we do not give up, we will reap our harvest in due time.
Galatians 6:9 righteousness reward patience
Remember this, my beloved brethren: everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak and slow to anger.
James 1:19 speaking listening anger
Then he said to all who were with him, “Anyone who wishes to follow me must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.”
Luke 9:23 obedience crucifixion
Rather, professing truth and love, we will in all things grow into him who is the head, Christ.
Ephesians 4:15 love truth Jesus
Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, for fear that after preaching to others I myself may be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:27 self-control judgment body
By his own choice he gave us birth through the way of truth so that we may be a kind of firstfruits of all his creation.
James 1:18 creation truth life
For no one can be regarded as justified in the sight of God by keeping the Law. The Law brings only the consciousness of sin.
Romans 3:20 sin law righteousness
And now, brethren, farewell. Mend your ways. Encourage one another. Be of one mind and live in peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11 life peace love
He then called the people and his disciples to him and said to them, “Anyone who wishes to follow me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
Mark 8:34 salvation Jesus following
Until a spirit from on high
is poured out upon us,
and the wilderness becomes an orchard
and the fruitful field becomes a forest.
Isaiah 32:15 Spirit pentecost
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not allow myself to be dominated by anything.
1 Corinthians 6:12 addiction desires life
Brethren, you were called to freedom. However, make sure that you do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Instead, serve one another in love.
Galatians 5:13 freedom humility desires
Do not lie to one another, since you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self that is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Colossians 3:9-10 lying life conversion
Nor should you present any part of your body as an instrument for wickedness leading to sin. Rather, present yourselves to God as having been raised from death to life and the parts of your body to God as instruments for righteousness.
Romans 6:13 sin righteousness sacrifice
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall also be united with him in his resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be destroyed and we might no longer be enslaved to sin.
Romans 6:5-6 sin resurrection addiction
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of the heavens and I will give them all these lands. All the nations on the earth will be blessed through your descendants, for Abraham listened to my voice and observed that which I ordered: my commandments, my ordinances and my laws.
Genesis 26:4-5 blessing listening obedience
If you obey the command that I give you today, to love the Lord, your God, and to walk in his ways, and to observe his commandments, statutes, and decrees, then you will live and multiply, and the Lord, your God, will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.
Deuteronomy 30:16 law blessing life

Therefore, let us leave behind the basic teaching about Christ and advance toward maturity. We must not be forever laying the foundation: repentance for actions that lead to death, faith in God, instruction about baptisms and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.