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

If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and… 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 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 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 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 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 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 creation miracles soul
For who is God except the Lord?
Who is a rock aside from our God?
2 Samuel 22:32 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 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 evangelism Jesus hope
Protect me, O God,
for in you I take refuge.
Psalm 16:1 trust dependence protection
Indeed, who is God except the Lord?
Who is the Rock besides our God?
Psalm 18:32 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 law family children
How wonderful and delightful it is
for brothers to live together in unity.
Psalm 133:1 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 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 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 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 faith righteousness salvation
For it has been granted you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him.
Philippians 1:29 grace faith suffering