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Do not love the world or what is in the world. If… 1 John 2:15

Do not love the world
or what is in the world.
If anyone does love the world,
the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John 2:15 sin love Father
Go and learn what this text means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.
Matthew 9:13 mercy righteousness sacrifice

Be on your guard that you do not lose what we have worked to accomplish so that you will receive your reward in full.
2 John 1:8 reward self-control work
But I with hymns of praise
will offer sacrifice to you.
What I have vowed I will fulfill.
Salvation comes from the Lord.
Jonah 2:10 salvation gratitude sacrifice
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.
Luke 23:34 crucifixion forgiveness easter
We have sinned and done what is wrong, we have acted wickedly and rebelled, we have rejected your commandments and your laws.
Daniel 9:5 sin confession law
Go forth, then. Eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God long ago approved what you do.
Ecclesiastes 9:7 joy food life
Let no foul word ever pass your lips. Say only what is useful for edification, so that your words may benefit your listeners.
Ephesians 4:29 speaking gossip goodness
Do not succumb to the love of money, but be content with what you have, for God has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.”
Hebrews 13:5 trust money materialism
Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Rather, always aim to achieve what is best for each other and for everyone.
1 Thessalonians 5:15 blameless righteousness evil
Exalted at God’s right hand, he received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
Acts 2:33 Holy Spirit pentecost ascension
This is how we know what love is:
he laid down his life for us,
and we in turn must be prepared
to lay down our lives for our brethren.
1 John 3:16 love Jesus neighbor
Does God give you the Spirit and work mighty deeds among you because you have kept the Law or because you believed what you have heard?
Galatians 3:5 law Spirit listening
Yet even if you should suffer for doing what is right, you are thereby blessed. Have no fear of others, and refuse to be intimidated by them.
1 Peter 3:14 righteousness suffering fear
For as it is written,
“Eye has not seen, ear has not heard,
nor has the human heart imagined
what God has prepared for those who love him.”
1 Corinthians 2:9 love reward
I did not hesitate to tell you what was for your benefit as I proclaimed the word to you and taught you publicly as well as from house to house.
Acts 20:20 learning evangelism
This, in fact, is what you have been called to do, because Christ himself suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his footsteps.
1 Peter 2:21 suffering following calling
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
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
Take no part in the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather seek to expose them.
For it is shameful even to speak of what deeds people do in secret.
Ephesians 5:11-12 sin speaking idols
Do not repay evil with evil or abuse with abuse. On the contrary, repay with a blessing. This is what you were called to do, so that you might inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3:9 speaking blessing calling
Recognizing that laws are not designed for the upright. They are for the lawless and insubordinate, for the godless and sinful, for the unholy and irreligious; they are for those who slay their fathers and mothers, for murderers, for those who are fornicators, sodomites, slave traders, liars, perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which has been entrusted to me.
1 Timothy 1:9-11 law sin sexuality
You will not add to what I command you, nor will you take away from it, so that you might observe the commandments of the Lord, your God, that I am giving you.
Deuteronomy 4:2 obedience law following
But who am I, and what are your people,
that we should be able to do this?
All things belong to you,
and everything that we have given you is from your hand.
1 Chronicles 29:14 money giving dependence
It is the Lord, your God, whom you are to follow. You must fear him and observe his commandments and obey what he tells you and serve him and hold fast to him.
Deuteronomy 13:5 awe listening following