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The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that… John 10:10

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
John 10:10 salvation life
He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh’? So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
Matthew 19:4-6 marriage sexuality creation

Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, but he will receive one hundred times more now in this time: houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come eternal life.”
Mark 10:29-30 evangelism blessing persecution
In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another.
Romans 12:10 love neighbor
I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies,
as much as in all riches.
Psalm 119:14 law money joy
Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth.
How good is a word at the right time!
Proverbs 15:23 speaking joy
For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:5 suffering comforter Jesus
Doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself.
Philippians 2:3 selfishness humility neighbor
For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor; if you don’t oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and don’t shed innocent blood in this place, and don’t walk after other gods to your own hurt, then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, from of old even forever more.
Jeremiah 7:5-7 conversion widows orphans
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 16:16 money materialism wisdom
But speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ.
Ephesians 4:15 love truth Jesus
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1 love speaking angels
When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
Ecclesiastes 5:11 materialism money desires
In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
Matthew 6:7 speaking prayer thoughts
Whom do I have in heaven?
There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
Psalm 73:25 trust God heaven
My son, don’t forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments,
for they will add to you length of days,
years of life, and peace.
Proverbs 3:1-2 law life heart
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?
Romans 6:1-2 sin grace life
Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
Acts 13:3 blessing prayer fasting
But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18 Spirit transformation
The heart is deceitful above all things
and it is exceedingly corrupt.
Who can know it?
“I, Yahweh, search the mind.
I try the heart,
even to give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his doings.”
Jeremiah 17:9-10 reward life heart
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God, being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone.
Ephesians 2:19-20 Jesus kingdom prophecy
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be enough room for.”
Malachi 3:10 food blessing giving
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
Matthew 16:26 materialism life soul
Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither is one who is sent greater than he who sent him.
John 13:16 serving humility slavery
In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.
John 14:2 Jesus Father heaven

But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife, and the two will become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.