Whatsoever (3/4)

What then if you were to behold the Son of Man ascend… John 6:62

What then if you were to behold the Son of Man
ascend to where he was before?
John 6:62 ascension
But if we hope for what we do not yet see, then we wait for it with patience.
Romans 8:25 trust hope patience
To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3 honesty righteousness sacrifice
Do not associate with unbelievers. For what basis can there be for a partnership between righteousness and lawlessness? What do light and darkness have in common?
2 Corinthians 6:14 law righteousness relationships
Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat, or about your body and what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
Luke 12:22b-23 worrying food life
The blessing of the Lord is what brings wealth,
and our toil adds nothing to it.
Proverbs 10:22 money blessing dependence
Test everything, and hold fast to what is good. Avoid every form of evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 understanding evil prophecy
What then can we say in response to all this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:31 God encouragement protection
Prepare in advance what you want to say,
and return to the Lord.
Say to him, “Take away all guilt
and give us what is good,
so that we may present as offerings
the bullocks from our stalls.”
Hosea 14:3 conversion forgiveness
See what love
the Father has bestowed on us,
enabling us to be called the children of God,
and that is what we are.
If the world does not recognize us,
that is because it did not know him.
1 John 3:1 love Father children
What then? Should we sin because we are not under the Law but under grace? Of course not!
Romans 6:15 sin grace law
In God, whose word I praise,
in God I place my trust and know no fear;
what can people do to me?
Psalm 56:5 trust fear Word of God
The beginning of wisdom is: acquire wisdom,
and no matter what the cost, acquire understanding.
Proverbs 4:7 wisdom understanding
You need to be steadfast if you want to do the will of God and receive what he has promised.
Hebrews 10:36 patience obedience receiving
Faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the conviction about things that cannot be seen.
Hebrews 11:1 faith truth hope
And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do as much.
Luke 6:33 righteousness reward
I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you already have so that no one may rob you of your crown.
Revelation 3:11 second coming reward patience
Therefore, heed my words. Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body and what you will wear. Surely life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
Matthew 6:25 food life worrying
He reveals deep and hidden mysteries
and knows what lies in the darkness,
for light dwells with him.
Daniel 2:22 almighty sin evil
And now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.
Acts 22:16 baptism sin purification
Therefore, do not allow anyone to pass judgment on you in regard to what you eat or drink, or about the observance of Festivals, New Moons, or Sabbaths. These are only a shadow of what is to come. The reality is Christ.
Colossians 2:16-17 food sabbath judgment
Therefore, we can say with confidence:
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?”
Hebrews 13:6 trust fear protection
Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not demand the return of what is yours from the one who has taken it.
Luke 6:30 debt giving generosity
Let us never grow weary in doing what is right, for if we do not give up, we will reap our harvest in due time.
Galatians 6:9 righteousness reward patience
This is what love is:
not that we have loved God,
but that he loved us
and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
1 John 4:10 sin love Savior