1/5/2025
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ
word of Grace Int'l Gospel Centre
word of Grace Int'l Gospel Centre
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love
having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.
having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will
For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.
For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.
…that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.
Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ
to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, tell the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.
So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them.
…and said, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?" And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you.
Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.
He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So, he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.
All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you:
If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also, and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
And Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, nor will I let Israel go.
As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these, I delight," says the LORD.
For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations
Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead?
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.
So that he who blesses himself in the earth Shall bless himself in the God of truth, and he who swears in the earth Shall swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten and hidden from My eyes.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.
For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds.
God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,
They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!
For the word of the LORD is right, and all His work is done in truth.
He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with His truth
He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings, you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler
Into Your hand, I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth
Lord, where are Your former loving kindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth?
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings, you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth
Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O LORD; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.
The living, the living man, he shall praise You, As I do this day; The father shall make known Your truth to the children.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree
and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more;
Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations
For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.
And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more;
“Conscience,” I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family.
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
He rules by His power forever; His eyes observe the nations; Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.
You are great in counsel and mighty in work, for Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings.
The Lord is in His holy temple, The Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, And He ponders all his paths.
For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.
Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?" says the LORD; "Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the LORD.
For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.
And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.
Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.
The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
…teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me
As smoke is driven away, So drive them away; As the wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish in the presence of God.
Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.
I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.
Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness?
By faith, Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
So, Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.
Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him.
He went a little farther, fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.
And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you because you obey the voice of the Lord your God
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your understanding.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.
For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient…
For to this end, I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.
If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.
Therefore, if you will obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.
If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasure.
And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
Who gave Jacob for plunder, and Israel to the robbers? Was it not the Lord, He against whom we have sinned? For they would not walk in His ways, nor were they obedient to His law.
As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, so you shall perish because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.
They refused to obey, And they were not mindful of Your wonders That You did among them. But they hardened their necks, And in their rebellion, They appointed a leader To return to their bondage. But You are God, Ready to pardon, Gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, Abundant in kindness, And did not forsake them.
The eye that mocks his father, And scorns obedience to his mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.
Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold Is a wise rebuke to an obedient ear.
And you shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”
Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body.
Through Him, we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name
and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.
So, Samuel said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me
...that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his soul?
No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down for Myself. I have the power to lay it down, and I have the power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Then Peter said to them, “Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another so that you do not do the things that you wish.
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
…saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”
…The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
…not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
… not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
…but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
By this, all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.
But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.
By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.
Likewise, your younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
He who walks with integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will become known.
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight.
And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.
in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Nevertheless, let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal to God
“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.
But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?
Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants?
“A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted because they are no more.
Then Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, “Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants nowadays who break away each one from their masters. [11] Shall I then take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?
…that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
And they said to him, “We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.” So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.” Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “Behold, in my dream a vine was before me
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore, he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge
Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?
Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness
But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man.)
And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God
(Living Bible) “But shall I tell you to act that way, to buy friendship through cheating? Will this ensure your entry into an everlasting home in heaven?
To declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification
And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification.
Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.
Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.
If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court, that the judges may judge them, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,
Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities
But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?
And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith
And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified
Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God
Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God
knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified
But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not!
But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.
being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, Received up in glory
that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?
You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me
and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.
Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus
In Him, you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ
and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will
that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.
Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth
To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee, and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells dug, vineyards, and olive yards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee
For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and thy paths drop fatness.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness and his wonderful works to the children of men!
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith…
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
There be many that say, who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou the light of thy countenance upon us.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
And Jesus said unto him, why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun?
“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.”
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be, and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”
“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walketh in darkness: and I perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God
hath made everything beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
So I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter, and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter
Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
Yea, though he lives a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and the wicked; to the good and the clean, and the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that, they go to the dead.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
If the iron be blunt, and he does not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
“And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.”
Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.