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Beloved, we are God’s children now. What we shall be has not… 1 John 3:2-3

Beloved,
we are God’s children now.
What we shall be
has not yet been revealed.
However, we do know that when he appears
we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he really is.
Everyone who has this hope in him
keeps himself pure,
just as he is pure.
1 John 3:2-3 purification family heaven
Call to me and I will answer you and reveal to you great and mysterious secrets about which you are unaware.
Jeremiah 33:3 prayer understanding listening

But the one who did not know those wishes, and who acted in such a manner as to deserve a beating, will be beaten less severely. Much will be demanded of a person to whom much has been given, and even more will be asked of a person to whom more has been entrusted.
Luke 12:48 righteousness obedience punishment
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation to know him.
Ephesians 1:17 Spirit wisdom understanding
Thus you could understand that the Lord, your God, was disciplining you, just like a father disciplines his son.
Deuteronomy 8:5 Father learning punishment
You created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am wonderfully made;
awesome are your works,
as I know very well.
Psalm 139:13-14 creation miracles soul
You might say to yourself, “How can we know that the Lord did not speak the message?” If what the prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord is not true and it does not happen, then the message was not proclaimed by the Lord. The prophet has spoken presumptuously, you should not fear him.
Deuteronomy 18:21-22 prophecy truth speaking
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
Keep in mind, therefore, that the Lord, your God, is God. He is a faithful God who keeps his covenant of mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and observe his commandments.
Deuteronomy 7:9 reliability law God
Make your ways known to me, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
Psalm 25:4 life learning
In much the same manner
will wisdom be sweet to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 24:14 wisdom seeking hope
Therefore, my beloved brethren, stand firm and immovable, devoting yourselves completely to the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:58 obedience reward encouragement
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall also be united with him in his resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be destroyed and we might no longer be enslaved to sin.
Romans 6:5-6 sin resurrection addiction
So today acknowledge it and take it to heart that the Lord is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. There is no other.
Deuteronomy 4:39 God heaven world
Let those who are wise understand these words,
and let the prudent acknowledge them.
For straight are the ways of the Lord;
the upright walk in them,
but sinners stumble.
Hosea 14:10 wisdom understanding righteousness
At dawn let me experience your kindness,
for in you I place my trust.
Show me the path I must walk,
for to you I lift up my soul.
Psalm 143:8 trust love planning
He made him who did not know sin to be sin for our sake, so that through him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:21 sin righteousness mediator
Whatever you do, do it wholeheartedly, as if you were doing it for the Lord and not for others, since you know that you will receive from the Lord an inheritance as your reward for you are serving the Lord Christ.
Colossians 3:23-24 reward life receiving
I understand that man’s greatest happiness is to be glad and do well throughout his life. And when we eat and drink and find satisfaction in all our labors, this is a gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 joy life food
When someone sins and does any of the things that the Lord has forbidden, even if he does not realize he did it, he has still committed an offense and must bear his guilt.
Leviticus 5:17 sin law punishment
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the eternal God,
the Creator of the earth’s farthest boundaries.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding cannot be scrutinized.
Isaiah 40:28 creation wisdom understanding
Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewal of your minds, so that you will be able to discern the will of God and to know what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:2 blameless obedience life
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners, yet we know that a man is justified not by the works of the Law but through faith in Jesus Christ. So we too came to believe in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in him and not by the works of the Law, for no one will be justified by the works of the Law.
Galatians 2:15-16 faith law righteousness
Are you not aware that wrongdoers will never inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites, thieves, extortioners, drunkards, slanderers, swindlers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 sin salvation kingdom
This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God:
every spirit that acknowledges
that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh
is from God,
and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus
is not from God.
This is the spirit of the Antichrist,
about whose coming you have been told,
and that it is already in the world.
1 John 4:2-3 Spirit Jesus acknowledging

For you are aware that you were ransomed from your futile way of life inherited from your ancestors not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.