Bible Verses about 'Supreme regard'

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• Christ is also the head of the church,
  which is his body.
  He is the beginning,
  supreme over all who rise from the dead.
  So he is first in everything.
  Colossians 1:18 church Jesus resurrection
• So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality.
  Colossians 2:16-17 food sabbath judgment
• Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
  Philippians 2:3 selfishness humility neighbor
• Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!
  And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
  Proverbs 4:7 wisdom understanding
• Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.
  Romans 13:14 desires addiction Jesus
• Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.
  Philippians 4:11 trust dependence contentment
• And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.
  1 John 5:15 trust prayer listening
• He was despised and rejected—
  a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
  We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
  He was despised, and we did not care.
  Isaiah 53:3 suffering Jesus sickness
• So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God.
  1 Corinthians 8:4 idols food
• Though he was God,
  he did not think of equality with God
  as something to cling to.
  Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;
  he took the humble position of a slave
  and was born as a human being.
  When he appeared in human form,
  he humbled himself in obedience to God
  and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
  Philippians 2:6-8 Savior obedience Jesus
• Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t. And those who don’t eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them.
  Romans 14:3 judgment food
• Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.
  1 Timothy 4:12 faith love life
• But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.
  Acts 20:24 grace evangelism life
• Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.
  Romans 12:3 grace faith mind
• Only a fool despises a parent’s discipline;
  whoever learns from correction is wise.
  Proverbs 15:5 Father wisdom children
• And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
  John 16:8 Holy Spirit mediator sin
• Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent;
  with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
  Proverbs 17:28 speaking wisdom mind
• For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says,
  ‘The stone that you builders rejected
  has now become the cornerstone.’
  Acts 4:11 Jesus
• The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
  they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
  Proverbs 18:11 money materialism
• For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
  Romans 3:20 sin law righteousness
• Keep the Sabbath day holy.
  Don’t pursue your own interests on that day,
  but enjoy the Sabbath
  and speak of it with delight as the Lord’s holy day.
  Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day,
  and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly.
  Then the Lord will be your delight.
  I will give you great honor
  and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
  I, the Lord, have spoken!
  Isaiah 58:13-14 sabbath
• God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
  1 Corinthians 1:28-29 humility calling world
• They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity— all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.
  Acts 2:46-47 worship food community