Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do,

We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. —1 Thessalonians 4:14. As horrible

I can do everything through him [Christ] who gives me strength. —Philippians 4:13. I don’t know about you, but I know I’ve grown soft and spoiled because of all the

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. —1

If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. —1 John 4:10 Love is demonstrated,

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me — put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. —Philippians 4:9.

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners,

Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a slave, but God’s

For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may

But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. – Ephesians

It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality… —1 Thessalonians 4:3. Sanctified sounds like old-fashioned to many people today. However, sanctified is a

Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer. —Psalm 4:1 At first, this

[John the Baptist said when asked if he was the Christ, the Messiah:] “I am not the Christ but am sent ahead of him. The bride belongs to the bridegroom.

Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways, for the Lord detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence. —Proverbs 3:31-32. While many are

He must become greater; I must become less. —John 3:30 This ultimate formula for greatness did not take many words for John the Baptist to articulate. Paul told the Galatians