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What then shall we say? Should we persist in sin in order… Romans 6:1-2

What then shall we say? Should we persist in sin in order that grace may abound? Of course not! We have died to sin. How can we live in it any longer?
Romans 6:1-2 sin grace life
Amen, amen, I say to you,
the one who believes in me
will also do the works that I do,
and indeed will do even greater ones than these,
because I am going to the Father.
John 14:12 faith work ascension

Continue in all of the ways that the Lord, your God, has commanded you. Continue in them so that you may live and prosper and that you may long dwell on the land of your inheritance.
Deuteronomy 5:33 obedience reward following
He said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not realize that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not into the heart but into the stomach and is discharged into the sewer?” Thus, he pronounced all foods clean.
Mark 7:18-19 food body heart
The Lord God is my strength;
he makes my feet as swift as those of a deer
and enables me to tread on the heights.
Habakkuk 3:19 blessing strength equipment
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified of them, for the Lord, your God, is going forth with you. He will never leave you or abandon you.
Deuteronomy 31:6 reliability fear protection
Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and those who find it are few in number.
Matthew 7:13-14 eternal life salvation
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
Jesus answered them,
“I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry,
and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
John 6:35 faith food life
Come to your senses and sin no more. For some of you have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
1 Corinthians 15:34 righteousness sin conversion
What I commanded them was this: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. If you follow all the ways that I command you, then you will prosper.
Jeremiah 7:23 obedience blessing
However, if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you are upright in your dealings with your neighbor; if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow; if you do not shed innocent blood in this place; and if you do not follow other gods and thereby cause your own destruction, then I will allow you to live in this place, in the land that I gave as a permanent gift to your fathers long ago.
Jeremiah 7:5-7 conversion widows orphans
Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be accomplished for him.
Mark 11:23 trust faith heart
Then you will understand equity and justice
as well as righteousness—every good path.
Proverbs 2:9 righteousness goodness honesty
For the carved images of the nations are powerless;
they are nothing more than wood cut from a forest,
fashioned with a knife by craftsmen
and embellished with silver and gold.
Then they are fastened with hammers and nails
to prevent them from toppling.
Like scarecrows in a cucumber field
they are unable to speak,
and they must be carried from place to place
since they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
for they can do no harm,
nor do they have any power to do good.
Jeremiah 10:3-5 idols fear
Jesus answered them, “Amen, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to this fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be accomplished.”
Matthew 21:21 faith speaking miracles
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
nor will the waters engulf you.
When you walk through fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2 trust encouragement promises
When you look at the tassels, you will remember the commandments of the Lord and keep them. Thus you will not prostitute yourselves by following after the lusts in your own heart or your own eyes.
Numbers 15:39 law obedience desires
Whoever heeds admonition is on the path to life,
but anyone who rejects correction goes astray.
Proverbs 10:17 obedience life listening
What then? Should we sin because we are not under the Law but under grace? Of course not!
Romans 6:15 sin grace law
You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain, for the Lord will not consider blameless those who take his name in vain.
Deuteronomy 5:11 law punishment
If we claim that we have fellowship with him
while we continue to live in darkness,
we are lying and do not live in the truth.
1 John 1:6 sin honesty truth
Behold, we are now going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death. Then they will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and on the third day he will be raised to life.
Matthew 20:18-19 easter Jesus sacrifice
The Lord will protect you against all evil;
he will watch over your life.
The Lord will watch over your coming and your going
both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121:7-8 hope life evil
Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore, he instructs sinners in his ways.
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them the path to follow.
Psalm 25:8-9 righteousness humility learning

I am pulled in opposite directions. My desire is to depart and to be with Christ, for that is far better, but, it is a more urgent need for you that I remain in the body.