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God blessed the seventh day and he consecrated it, for on it… Genesis 2:3

God blessed the seventh day and he consecrated it, for on it he rested from all the work he had done when he created all things.
Genesis 2:3 creation blessing sabbath
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath in honor of the Lord your God. You shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male slave, nor your female slave, nor your animals, nor the foreigner who dwells with you. The Lord made the heavens and the earth and the seas and that which is in them in six days, but he rested the seventh day. Thus, the Lord blessed the Sabbath and declared it to be sacred.
Exodus 20:8-11 sabbath

Seek peace with everyone, as well as the holiness without which no one will ever see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14 holiness peace life
You shall observe the Sabbath by keeping it holy, as the Lord, your God, has commanded you. You are to labor on six days, doing all of your work then. The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord, your God. You shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your ox, nor your ass, nor your cattle, nor even the foreigner living in your town. Thus your manservant and maidservant can rest as well.
Deuteronomy 5:12-14 sabbath rest
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her in order to sanctify her by cleansing her with water and the word.
Ephesians 5:25-26 love purification relationships
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you all.
Revelation 22:21 grace Jesus blessing
Therefore, I tell you that every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Matthew 12:31 sin forgiveness Spirit
This is how you should pray:
‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.’
Matthew 6:9-10 prayer Father humility
The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and merciful in everything he does.
Psalm 145:17 reliability righteousness goodness
I intend to prove the holiness of my great name which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. Thus, the nations will know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God, when through you I will display my holiness in their sight.
Ezekiel 36:23 sin God holiness
A highway will be there
that will be called the Way of Holiness.
No one who is unclean may pass over it;
it will serve as a path for pilgrims
and no fool will be able to use it.
Isaiah 35:8 holiness
What is born of the flesh is flesh,
and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:6 rebirth Spirit
In the same way, even the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs that cannot be put into words.
Romans 8:26 speaking Spirit prayer
I further pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know the hope to which he has called you, how rich and glorious is his inheritance in the saints.
Ephesians 1:18 understanding hope receiving
Hence, I advise you to be guided by the Spirit, so that you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Galatians 5:16 sin Spirit desires
It is the will of God that you should lead a life of sanctity. You must refrain from sexual immorality. Each of you must learn to acquire a wife from pure and honorable motives, not to gratify passion like the Gentiles who do not know God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 holiness sexuality body
I will make them and the region surrounding my hill a blessing, and I will send them rain in due season that will be showers of blessing.
Ezekiel 34:26 blessing almighty
Indeed, fornication and impurity of any kind, as well as greed, should not even be mentioned among you. Such talk is not fitting for saints.
Ephesians 5:3 sin greed holiness
Those who live according to the flesh fix their attention on the things of the flesh, while those who live according to the Spirit set their thoughts on spiritual things.
Romans 8:5 life body Spirit
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
One person may consider one day to be more sacred than another, while another may judge all days to be alike. Let everyone be convinced in his own beliefs.
Romans 14:5 obedience wisdom neighbor
In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.
Galatians 5:22-23 law Spirit blessing
Rather, revere Christ as Lord in your hearts.
Always be prepared to offer an explanation to anyone who asks you to justify the hope that is in you. However, do so with gentleness and respect.
1 Peter 3:15 evangelism Jesus hope
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
But as for you,
the anointing you received from him
remains in you,
and therefore you do not need anyone
to teach you.
This same anointing
teaches you everything
and is true and not false,
so abide in him just as he taught you.
1 John 2:27 truth learning receiving

As a result, you are no longer strangers and foreigners. Rather, you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.