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Every good act of giving and every perfect gift are from above… James 1:17

Every good act of giving and every perfect gift are from above, coming down from the Father of all light. With him there is no alteration or shadow caused by change.
James 1:17 reliability Father blameless
In the same way, I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
Luke 15:7 conversion repentance joy

Let no one delude himself. If anyone among you considers himself to be wise by worldly standards, he must become a fool in order to be truly wise.
1 Corinthians 3:18 wisdom world selfishness
The powerful suffer want and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord want for no good thing.
Psalm 34:11 God seeking
No prophecy ever came from human initiative. Rather, when people spoke as messengers of God, they did so under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:21 prophecy Spirit speaking
Owe nothing to anyone except the debt of love you owe one another. The one who loves others has fulfilled the Law.
Romans 13:8 law love debt
O God, you are my God,
for whom I have been searching earnestly.
My soul yearns for you
and my body thirsts for you,
like the earth when it is parched,
arid and without water.
Psalm 63:2 worship seeking soul
Now in regard to the eating of meat sacrificed to idols, we know that idols are nothing in the world and that there is only one God.
1 Corinthians 8:4 idols food
Hence, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1-2 law judgment redeemer
God chose those in the world who were lowly and despised, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who were regarded as worthy, so that no one could boast in the presence of God.
1 Corinthians 1:28-29 humility calling world
Now let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful in your judgments, for the Lord, our God, will not tolerate the perversion of justice, or partiality, or the taking of bribes.
2 Chronicles 19:7 awe righteousness honesty
Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
Revelation 20:6 resurrection death kingdom
Woe to anyone who rises up against his Maker,
or to the pot that is displeased with the potter.
Does the clay say to the one who molds it,
“What are you doing?
Your work makes no sense.”
Isaiah 45:9 creation humility understanding
He replied, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’ and said: ‘That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two become one flesh’? And so they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Matthew 19:4-6 marriage sexuality creation
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
He gives strength to the weary
and new vigor to those who are powerless.
Isaiah 40:29 strength dependence equipment
No weapon used against you will prevail,
and you will refute every accusation
that is raised in court against you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
their vindication from me, says the Lord.
Isaiah 54:17 righteousness judgment protection
While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2:6-7 Jesus christmas
Let us then make every effort to enter into that rest, so that no one may fall by following that example of refusing to believe.
Hebrews 4:11 sabbath obedience rest
And now it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. The life I live now in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20 faith Savior life
A wealthy man pays a ransom to save his life;
a poor man never has to worry about such threats.
Proverbs 13:8 money materialism fear
In the same way, faith by itself is dead if it does not have works.
James 2:17 faith life following
But now the righteousness of God that is attested by the Law and the Prophets has been manifested apart from law: the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. No distinction has been made.
Romans 3:21-22 faith law righteousness
No trial has confronted you except what a person can stand. God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tried beyond your strength. But together with the trial he will also provide a way out and the strength to bear it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 reliability temptation addiction
Then Peter addressed them: “I now understand how true it is that God has no favorites, but that in every nation all those who fear God and do what is right are acceptable to him.”
Acts 10:34-35 obedience righteousness evangelism

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.