- You who love the Lord, hate evil!
He protects the lives of his godly people
and rescues them from the power of the wicked. - Their ways are futile and foolish.
They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.
They decorate it with gold and silver
and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails
so it won’t fall over.
Their gods are like
helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field!
They cannot speak,
and they need to be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of such gods,
for they can neither harm you nor do you any good. - No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit.
- For the Lord loves justice,
and he will never abandon the godly.
He will keep them safe forever,
but the children of the wicked will die. - May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people.
- Don’t envy violent people
or copy their ways.
Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
but he offers his friendship to the godly. - Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God.
- But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
- So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.
- And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.
- For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.
- Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.
- Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?”
- Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.
- Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.
- When the Gentiles sin, they will be destroyed, even though they never had God’s written law. And the Jews, who do have God’s law, will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it.
- God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
- By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
- In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.
- For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
- This is what the Lord says:
“Stop at the crossroads and look around.
Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.
But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’” - But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
- Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.
- Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.
- Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.
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