- Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
- No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
- What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
- We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.
- When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin.
- I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!
- He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!”
Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! - The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.
- Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.
- And the Lord our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day.
- Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
- Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
- But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.
- Don’t long for “the good old days.”
This is not wise. - 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.
- Let those who are wise understand these things.
Let those with discernment listen carefully.
The paths of the Lord are true and right,
and righteous people live by walking in them.
But in those paths sinners stumble and fall. - But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”
- Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
- Can anyone object to their being baptized, now that they have received the Holy Spirit just as we did?
- They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires. These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them.
- I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life.
- And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
- They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.
- I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.
- And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.Rescue me, O Lord, from liars
and from all deceitful people. May the Lord bless you
and protect you.
May the Lord smile on you
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord show you his favor
and give you his peace.Next verse!With image