FOR IT IS GOD WHO WORKS IN YOU TO AND WILL (2/4)

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast… Matthew 5:29

If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is preferable for you to lose one part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna. Matthew 5:29	And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. sin desires hell
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	Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. evangelism worship goodness

It is the Lord, your God, whom you are to follow. You must fear him and observe his commandments and obey what he tells you and serve him and hold fast to him. Deuteronomy 13:5	Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. awe listening following
When they arrest you and bring you to trial, do not be concerned beforehand about what you are to say. Simply say whatever is given to you when that time comes, for it will not be you who speak but the Holy Spirit. Mark 13:11	But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. speaking Spirit worrying
Keep in mind, therefore, that the Lord, your God, is God. He is a faithful God who keeps his covenant of mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and observe his commandments. Deuteronomy 7:9	Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations. reliability law God
You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am wonderfully made; awesome are your works, as I know very well. Psalm 139:13-14	For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. creation miracles soul
For who is God except the Lord? Who is a rock aside from our God? 2 Samuel 22:32	For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God? reliability God protection
And let us consider how to spur one another to love and good works. Do not neglect to attend your assemblies, as some do, but rather encourage one another, especially since you can see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25	And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. second coming community encouragement
Rather, revere Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be prepared to offer an explanation to anyone who asks you to justify the hope that is in you. However, do so with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15	But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear. evangelism Jesus hope
Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. Psalm 16:1	Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. trust dependence protection
Indeed, who is God except the Lord? Who is the Rock besides our God? Psalm 18:32	For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God? reliability God strength
For I, the Lord, am your God and I grasp your right hand. It is I who say to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13	For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. God fear dependence
Dear children, you are from God and you have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 John 4:4	Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. salvation overcoming almighty
Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you previously, that no one who does such things will inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21	Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. body sin sexuality
Does God give you the Spirit and work mighty deeds among you because you have kept the Law or because you believed what you have heard? Galatians 3:5	He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? law Spirit listening
It is better to spend one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in God’s house than dwell inside the tents of the wicked. Psalm 84:11	For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. sin nearness
If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you may ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7	If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. reward Jesus Word of God
And the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I wish to make another creature who will be like him.” Genesis 2:18	And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. creation marriage relationships
You shall keep these things that I command you today in your heart. Teach them to your children. You shall talk of them when you are sitting in your home, and when you are walking along the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7	And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. law family children
How wonderful and delightful it is for brothers to live together in unity. Psalm 133:1	Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! friendship community family
Jesus looked at them and said, “For men it is impossible, but not for God. For God all things are possible.” Mark 10:27	And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. miracles salvation Jesus
If someone among you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 1:5	If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. wisdom receiving generosity
We have come to know and to believe in the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16	And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. trust love God
In it the righteousness of God is revealed, beginning in faith and established in faith. As it is written: “The one who is righteous will live through faith.” Romans 1:17	For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. faith righteousness salvation
For it has been granted you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him. Philippians 1:29	For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake. grace faith suffering

But without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.