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But if wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin… Ezekiel 18:21

But if wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin to obey my decrees and do what is just and right, they will surely live and not die. Ezekiel 18:21	But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. conversion sin law
But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16	But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” holiness life calling

The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless. Proverbs 10:20	The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. valuable righteousness speaking
In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents. Luke 15:10	Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents. joy angels repentance
He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him. Proverbs 2:8	Guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. righteousness protection obedience
Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone. Psalm 33:22	Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. trust reliability hope
The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12	For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. body community church
Do what is good and run from evil so that you may live! Then the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will be your helper, just as you have claimed. Amos 5:14	Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. holiness reward seeking
Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go. Proverbs 2:9	Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path. righteousness goodness honesty
For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours. Psalm 90:4	For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. God life understanding
Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. 3 John 1:2	Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. blessing prayer soul
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. James 1:22	But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. obedience Word of God listening
When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Romans 5:6	For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. sacrifice Jesus transformation
The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm. Exodus 14:14	The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent. patience dependence protection
My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you. For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. Proverbs 3:11-12	My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. love Father learning
I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables. But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it. Genesis 9:3-4	Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. food blood
Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne. Revelation 3:21	The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. overcoming reward heaven
Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life. 1 Corinthians 15:22	For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. salvation death life
For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:5	For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. suffering comforter Jesus
I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. John 6:57	As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. Father Jesus food
We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away. Proverbs 10:7	The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. sin righteousness blessing
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person. Proverbs 27:19	As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. life heart
Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the Lord your God disciplines you for your own good. Deuteronomy 8:5	Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you. Father learning punishment
Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.” Matthew 28:5-6	But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.” Savior Jesus easter
Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. Ecclesiastes 11:5	As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. God understanding

So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

So that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.