Trust the Lord about everything He said, everything in your life.
God is proactive in helping us and developing us.
Act15:8God, who knows the heart, showed
that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. 9He
made no distinction between us and them, for he purified
their hearts by faith.
Jam2:5Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the
eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he
promised those who love him?
1Pet5:6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that
he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast
all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
2Pet1:2Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God
and of Jesus our Lord. 3His
divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness
through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4Through
these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them
you may participate in the divine nature and escape the
corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
1Jhn3:5But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins.
And in him is no sin.
6No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No
one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
1Jhn3:9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
1Jhn5:18We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him.
Jud1:24To
him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious
presence without fault and with great joy— 25to
the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus
Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Rom2:28A man is not a Jew
if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. 29No,
a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision
of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the
written code. Such a man's praise is not from men, but from God.
Rom8:28And we know
that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have
been called according to his purpose. 29For
those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his
Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30And
those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those
he justified, he also glorified. 31What,
then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32He
who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not
also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33Who
will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who
justifies. 34Who
is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to
life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35Who
shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or
persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As
it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be
slaughtered.” (Psa44:22)
37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rom16:25Now to him
who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus
Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, 26but
now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the
eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him– 27to
the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
1Cor1:4I always thank God for you
because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 5For
in him you have been enriched in every way–in all your speaking and in all
your knowledge– 6because our testimony about
Christ was confirmed in you. 7Therefore you do not lack any
spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8He
will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our
Lord Jesus Christ. 9God, who has called you
into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
1Cor1:26Brothers,
think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human
standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27But
God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak
things of the world to shame the strong. 28He
chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things
that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29so
that no one may boast before him. 30It
is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us
wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31Therefore,
as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
(Jer9:24)
1Cor2:9However, as it is written:
“No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him” (Isa64:4)—
10but God has revealed it to us by
his Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the
deep things of God. 11For who among
men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same
way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12We
have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that
we may understand what God has freely given us. 13This
is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by
the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
14The man without the Spirit does not
accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to
him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15The
spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to
any man's judgment:
16“For who has known the
mind of the Lord
that he may instruct him?”
(Isa40:13)
But we have the mind of Christ.
1Cor10:12So, if you think you are
standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! 13No
temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And
God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But
when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up
under it.
1Cor11:32When we are judged by the
Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the
world.
2Cor1:21Now it is
God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22set
his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit,
guaranteeing what is to come.
2Cor3:2You
yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. 3You
show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not
with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on
tablets of human hearts. 4Such
confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. 5Not
that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our
competence comes from God. 6He
has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter
but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
2Cor3:17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and
where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18And
we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's
glory, are being transformed into his likeness with
ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2Cor9:6Remember this: Whoever sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap
generously. 7Each man should give
what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion,
for God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is
able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having
all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9As
it is written:
“He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures
forever.” (Psa112:9) 10Now he who supplies seed to the sower
and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will
enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11You
will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every
occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
Eph1:17I keep asking that the God of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and
revelation, so that you may know him better. 18I
pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may
know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance
in the saints, 19and his
incomparably great power for us who believe. That
power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20which
he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his
right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all
rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not
only in the present age but also in the one to come.
Eph2:19Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but
fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, 20built
on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the
chief cornerstone. 21In
him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in
the Lord. 22And
in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives
by his Spirit.
Eph4:7But
to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. ..... 8This
is why it says:
"When he ascended on high,
he led captives in his train
and gave gifts to men."
(Psa68:18) 11It
was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be
evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12to
prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be
built up 13until
we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and
become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the
fullness of Christ.
Phi1:3I thank my God every time I
remember you. 4In all my prayers for all of you, I
always pray with joy 5because of your partnership
in the gospel from the first day until now, 6being
confident of this, that he who began a good work in you
will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Phi2:12Therefore, my dear friends, as
you have always obeyed–not only in my presence, but now much more in my
absence–continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13for
it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
Phi4:12I know what it is to be in need,
and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content
in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty
or in want. 13I can do
everything through him who gives me strength.
Phi4:14Yet it was good of you to
share in my troubles. 15Moreover, as
you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel,
when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of
giving and receiving, except you only; 16for
even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid again and again when I was in
need. 17Not that I am looking for a
gift, but I am looking for what may be credited to your account. 18I
have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, now that I have
received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an
acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. 19And
my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ
Jesus. 20To
our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1The2:13And we also thank God continually because, when you received the
word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men,
but as it actually is, the
word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
1The5:23May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify1a
you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless
at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24The one who calls you is
faithful and he will do it.
2The2:13But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the
Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved
through the sanctifying1b
work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14He
called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory
of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15So then, brothers,
stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of
mouth or by letter. 16May
our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who
loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17encourage
your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
2The3:2And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not
everyone has faith. 3But
the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
4We have confidence in the Lord that you are
doing and will continue to do the things we command. 5May
the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.
Heb2:10In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for
whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their
salvation perfect through suffering. 11Both
the one who makes men holy and those who are made
holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
..... 14Since
the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by
his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the
devil— 15and
free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. 16For
surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants. 17For
this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he
might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he
might make atonement3a for the sins of the people. 18Because
he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to
help those who are being tempted.
Heb7:23Now there have been many of those priests, since death
prevented them from continuing in office; 24but
because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25Therefore
he is able to save completely those who come to
God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Heb8:10“This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after
that time, declares the Lord.
I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their
hearts.
I will be their God, and they will be my people.
11No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or
a man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest.
12For I will forgive their wickedness and will
remember their sins no more.” (Jer31:31-34)
Heb10:5Therefore, when Christ
came into the world, he said:
“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
but a body you prepared for me;
6with
burnt offerings and sin offerings
you were not pleased.
7Then
I said, 'Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll—
I have come to do your will, O God.' ”
(Psa40:6-8) ..... 10And
by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus
Christ once for all. 11Day
after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again
he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12But
when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at
the right hand of God. 13Since
that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool, 14because
by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
Heb12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of
witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily
entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let
us fix our eyes on Jesus,
the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the
joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the
right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him
who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and
lose heart.
Heb13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content
with what you have, because God has said,
“Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.”
(Deu31:6)
6So
we say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper; I will not
be afraid.
What can man do to me?”
(Psa118:6,7)
Tit2:11For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12It
teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions,
and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives
in this present age, 13while we wait for
the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus
Christ,
14who gave himself for us to redeem us from all
wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do
what is good.
Mat6:30“If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here
today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire,
will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?”
- words of Jesus (also Luk12:28)
Act3:16By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was
made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith
that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as
you can all see.
Act11:21The Lord's hand was with
them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
1 - sanctify: to free from sin, purify, and set apart for a
sacred purpose. 1a: ^ 1b: ^
1c: ^
3 - atonement: to restore to friendship or harmony, settle,
resolve --- to repair, the act of making amends or giving satisfaction
for a wrong or injury, something done or given as amends or satisfaction, the payment of damages for an offense or injury --- the reconciliation of
God and humankind through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. 3a: ^
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