Precious Bible Promises
PRECIOUS BIBLE PROMISES</h2>
Also, known as Clarke's Scripture Promises.
Compiled by Samuel Clarke, D.D. (1675-1729).
Reformatted by Tom Stewart
with
An Historical Perspective of Precious Bible Promises by Tom Stewart and
Notice by Dr. Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
PRECIOUS BIBLE PROMISES Also, known as Clarke's Scripture Promises. Compiled by Samuel Clarke, D.D. (1675-1729). Reformatted by Tom Stewart with An Historical Perspective of Precious Bible Promises by Tom Stewart and Notice by Dr. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) 1
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Part 1 – Blessings Promised to believers 7
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Chapter 1- Promises of temporal blessings 7
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1. General promises to believers 7
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2. Temporal blessings in General 8
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3. Food and Raiment 8
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4. Long Life and Health 8
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5. Safety under the Divine Protection 9
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6. Promises of Peace 11
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7. Direction 11
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8. Honour 11
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9. Success and Prosperity 12
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10. Plenty and Riches 12
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11. Of Children13
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12. A Blessing upon all the Believer has 13
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13. A Blessing upon the children of Believers 14
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14. A Blessing upon the Families of the good 14
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Chapter 2 – Promises relating to the Troubles of Life 15
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1. In General 15
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Preservation from Trouble 15
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Deliverance from Trouble 15
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Support in Trouble 16
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2. Promises relating to Sickness. Old Age, etc 18
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Deliverance from Sickness 18
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Support in Sickness 18
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In Old Age19
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3. Deliverance from Famine and Want 19
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4. Deliverance from War and Enemies 19
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From War 20
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From Enemies 20
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5. From Oppression and Injustice 21
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6. From Slander and Reproach 22
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Slander 22
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Reproach 22
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7. From Witchcraft 22
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8. Promises to the Stranger and the Exile 22
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9. To the Poor and Helpless 23
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10. To the Fatherless and Widow23
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11. To the Childless 24
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12. To the Prisoner and Captive 24
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13. Deliverance from Death 24
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Chapter 3 – Promises of Spiritual Blessings in this Life 25
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1. In General 25
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2. Of Justification, Pardon, and Reconciliation 26
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Justification 26
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Pardon of Sin 26
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Of the most Heinous Sins 27
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Of all Sins 27
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Of Backsliding 28
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Pardon through Christ 28
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Reconciliation 29
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3. Adoption 29
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4. Union and Communion with the Church 30
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5. Free access to God, with acceptance 31
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6. Of Hearing Prayer 31
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7. Sanctifying Grace in General 32
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8. Of Converting Grace 33
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The Grace of Repentance 34
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The Grace of Faith 34
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Grace to Fear God 34
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9. Knowledge, Wisdom, etc35
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Knowledge 35
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Wisdom 36
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Divine Teaching 36
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Divine Guidance 36
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Ability for Good Disclosure 37
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10. The Means of Grace 37
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A Blessing upon Ordinances 38
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11. Of Grace against Sin and Temptation 38
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To Mortify Sin 38
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Against Temptation 39
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From the Enticement of Sinners 39
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Victory over the World 39
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Victory over the Devil 40
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12. Strength, Courage, and Resolution 40
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13. Fruitfulness and Increase of Grace 41
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Fruitfulness 41
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In Old Age 41
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Increase in Grace 41
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The Grace of Meekness 42
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14. Grace to Persevere 42
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15. Sanctified Afflictions 43
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16. Grace to the Children of Israel 44
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17. An Interest in God 45
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As our God 45
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Our Portion 45
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Our Glory 45
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His Presence with Us 46
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His Love 46
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His Mercy 47
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His Help 48
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His Care 48
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His Covenant with his People 49
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God will not forsake them49
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18. An Interest in Christ 49
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All Grace from Christ 50
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Redemption by Christ 50
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Life from Him 51
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His Intercession 52
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His Love 52
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His Care of His Church 52
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His Presence with His People 53
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19. Promises of the Spirit 53
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His Teaching 54
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Help in Prayer 54
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To Witness our Adoption 54
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To Seal our Redemption 54
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To be our Comforter 55
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The Joys of the Holy Ghost 55
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20. The Ministry of Angels 55
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21. That we shall be Kings and Priests unto God 55
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22. Peace of Conscience, Comfort, and Hope 56
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Peace of Conscience 56
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Comfort 56
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Hope 57
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23. Delight and Joy in God 57
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24. Support in Death 59
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Chapter 4 – Promises of Blessings in the Future World 59
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1. Deliverance from Hell 59
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2. Happiness immediately after Death60
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3. A Glorious Resurrection61
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4. Everlasting Happiness in Heaven 62
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Freedom from all Sorrow 63
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Joy in Heaven 64
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Glory in Heaven 64
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The Kingdom of Heaven 64
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The Heavenly Inheritance 65
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Enjoyment of God 65
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Eternal Life 65
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Part Two – Promises for the Exercise of Duties and Glories 66
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Chapter 1 – In Fulfillment of Duty toward God 66
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1. To Faith in Christ 66
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Confessing Christ 67
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2. Repentance 67
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To them that mourn for the wickedness of the land 69
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Repenting In Affliction 69
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Confession of Sin 69
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3. Obedience 69
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Obeying Christ 72
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4. To Sincerity and Uprightness 72
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5. To the Love of God 73
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To the Love of Christ 74
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6. To Trusting and Patiently waiting on God 74
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7. To the Fear of God 75
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Honoring God 76
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8. To Prayer 76
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Seeking God 77
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Secret Prayer 78
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Praising God 78
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Desires of Grace 78
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9. To Wisdom79
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To the Wise 79
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Love and Study of Wisdom 80
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Knowledge of God and Christ 81
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Learning of Christ 81
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10. Ta a Due Regard to the Word of God 81
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To Hearing and reading the Word 81
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Loving the Word 82
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Trembling at the Word 82
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11. Meditation 82
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12. Fasting 83
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Fasting in Secret 83
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13. To Baptism 83
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14. The Lord's Supper 84
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15. To Good Disclosure 84
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The government of the Tongue 85
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16. To Watchfulness 85
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17. To Keeping Good Company 85
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Avoiding Evil 86
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18. To Performing Oaths 86
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19. To keeping the sabbath 86
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Chapter 2 – In the Performance of Duty Toward Men 87
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1. To Obedience to Parents 87
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2. To Good Education 87
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Correction of Children 87
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3. To a good Wife 88
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4. To Faithful Servants 88
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5. To Good Kings and Magistrates 88
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6. To Obedient Subjects 89
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7. To Faithful Ministers 89
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8. To them that Receive and Hearken to Ministers 90
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9. To Love and Unity 90
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To the Peacemakers 91
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Love to God's People 91
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10. To the Charitable, Merciful, and Liberal to God's Ministers 91
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To Alms in Secret 93
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To the Supporting God's Ministers and Worship 93
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To the Merciful 94
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11. To the Giving and Receiving of Reproofs 94
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12. To Forgiving Injuries 94
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13. To Chastity and Purity 95
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14. To Diligence 95
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To Improving our Talents 95
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Moderation in Sleep 95
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15. To the Just and Honest 96
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16. To Truth 96
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17. To Candor 97
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18. To Contentment and Mortification 97
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Contentment 97
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Mortification of Sin 97
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To the Spiritually Minded 97
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Chapter 3 – In Cultivation of Christian Character 97
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1. To the Meek, Humble, Contrite 97
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The Meek 97
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To the Humble 98
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The Contrite and Mourners 99
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2. To them that Suffer for Righteousness' Sake 99
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To them that are Excommunicated Unjustly 100
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3. Patience and Submission 100
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4. To Perseverance 101
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To Him that Overcomes 101
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Part 3 – Promises of the Growth and Glory of the Church 102
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1. The Enlargement of the Church, and Spread of the Gospel, and Kingdom of Christ 102
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2. Glory of the Church 105
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3. Increase of Light and knowledge, and of the means of Grace 106
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4. Increase of Purity, Holiness, and Righteousness 106
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5. Peace, Love, and Unity 107
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6. Submission and destruction of the Enemies of the Church 107
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The Destruction of Antichrist, Babylon, etc 108
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7. Favor and Submission of Kings to the Kingdom of Christ 108
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8. The Security, Tranquility, and Prosperity of the Church 109
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9. Perpetual Continuance of the Church 110
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10. The Conversion and Restoration of the Jews 110
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Part 4 – Promises of Christ's Second Coming – That Christ will come again 113
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Conclusion 115
That God will perform all His Promises 115
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<p>The LORD is our protector and glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honor. He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right. (Psa 84:11)
<p>How wonderful are your gifts to me; how good they are! (Psa 16:6)
<p>A sinner may commit a hundred crimes and still live. Oh yes, I know what they say: ;If you obey God, everything will be all right, (Ecc 8:12) .
The righteous will be happy, and things will go well for them. They will get to enjoy what they have worked for. (Isa 3:10)
<p>People will say, ;The righteous are indeed rewarded; there is indeed a God who judges the world.; (Psa 58:11)
<p>You bless those who obey you, LORD; your love protects them like a shield. (Psa 5:12)
<p>Victory comes from the LORD --- may he bless his people. (Psa 3:8)
<p>Be kind and honest and you will live a long life; others will respect you and treat you fairly. (Pro 21:21)
<p>Good people will receive blessings. The words of the wicked hide a violent nature.The righteous get what they want, but the wicked will get what they fear most.The hopes of good people lead to joy, but wicked people can look forward to nothing. (Pro 10:6, 24, 28)
<p>The LORD hates people who use dishonest scales. He is happy with honest weights. Wicked people do not really gain anything, but if you do what is right, you are certain to be rewarded. Anyone who is determined to do right will live, but anyone who insists on doing wrong will die. Those who depend on their wealth will fall like the leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer. (Pro 11:1, 18, 19, 28)
<p>because the LORD hates people who do evil, but he takes righteous people into his confidence. (Pro 3:32)
<p>The LORD is pleased with good people, but condemns those who plan evil. (Pro 12:2)
<p>The righteous are like a light shining brightly; the wicked are like a lamp flickering out. Trouble follows sinners everywhere, but righteous people will be rewarded with good things. (Pro 9, 13:21)
<p>I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live. (Psa 23:6)
<p>Certainly not God, who did not even keep back his own Son, but offered him for us all! He gave us his Son---will he not also freely give us all things? (Rom 8:32)
<p>No one, then, should boast about what human beings can do. Actually everything belongs to you: Paul, Apollos, and Peter; this world, life and death, the present and the future---all these are yours, 1Co 3:21, 22
Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future. (1Ti 4:8)
<p>The LORD is my shepherd; I have everything I need. You prepare a banquet for me, where all my enemies can see me; you welcome me as an honored guest and fill my cup to the brim. (Psa 23:1,5)
<p>Honor the LORD, all his people; those who obey him have all they need. Even lions go hungry for lack of food, but those who obey the LORD lack nothing good. (Psa 34:9,10)
<p>Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things. (Mat 6:33)
<p>And with all his abundant wealth through Christ Jesus, my God will supply all your needs. (Phi 4:19)
<p>Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.Command those who are rich in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such an uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who generously gives us everything for our enjoyment. (1Ti 6:1,17)
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<p>Trust in the LORD and do good; live in the land and be safe. (Psa 37:3)
<p>He provides food for those who honor him; he never forgets his covenant. (Psa 111:5)
<p>I will richly provide Zion with all she needs; I will satisfy her poor with food. (Psa 132:15)
<p>He keeps your borders safe and satisfies you with the finest wheat. (Psa 147:14)
The righteous have enough to eat, but the wicked are always hungry. (Pro 13:25)
Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren't you worth much more than birds? (Mat 6:26)
<p>Now you will have plenty to eat, and be satisfied. You will praise the LORD your God, who has done wonderful things for you. My people will never be despised again. (Joe 2:26)
<p>And so I tell you that those who worship and obey me will have plenty to eat and drink, but you will be hungry and thirsty. They will be happy, but you will be disgraced. (Isa 65:13)
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<p>;This is why I tell you: do not be worried about the food and drink you need in order to stay alive, or about clothes for your body. After all, isn't life worth more than food? And isn't the body worth more than clothes? It is God who clothes the wild grass---grass that is here today and gone tomorrow, burned up in the oven. Won't he be all the more sure to clothe you? What little faith you have! ;So do not start worrying: 'Where will my food come from? or my drink? or my clothes?' (These are the things the pagans are always concerned about.) Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things. (Mat 6:25, 30, 31, 32)
<p>; <p>LONG LIFE <a href="http://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Promises/Clarkes_Bible_Promises_Tex.html#T LONG LIFE#T LONG LIFE"></div>
<p>Obey them all, so that everything will go well with you and so that you will continue to live in the land that you are going to occupy. (Deu 5:33)
As long as you live, you and your descendants are to honor the LORD your God and obey all his laws that I am giving you, so that you may live in that land a long time. (Deu 6:2)
<p>Like wheat that ripens till harvest time, you will live to a ripe old age. (Job 5:26)
<p>Would you like to enjoy life? Do you want long life and happiness? Then keep from speaking evil and from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do good; strive for peace with all your heart. (Psa 34:12-14)
<p>I will reward them with long life; I will save them.; (Psa 91:16)
<p>My teaching will give you a long and prosperous life. Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor. (Pro 3:2, 16)
<p>Wisdom will add years to your life. (Pro 9:11)
HEALTH <a href="http://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Promises/Clarkes_Bible_Promises_Tex.html#T HEALTH#T HEALTH"></div> He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He keeps me from the grave and blesses me with love and mercy. He fills my life with good things, so that I stay young and strong like an eagle. (Psa 103:3-5)
<p>Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are; simply obey the LORD and refuse to do wrong. If you do, it will be like good medicine, healing your wounds and easing your pains. (Pro 3:7,8)
<p>They will give life and health to anyone who understands them. (Pro 4:22)
<p>(Deu 33:12) About the tribe of Benjamin he said: ;This is the tribe the LORD loves and protects; He guards them all the day long, And he dwells in their midst.;
<p>(Pro 18:10) The LORD is like a strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe.
<p>(Psa 16:8) I am always aware of the LORD's presence; he is near, and nothing can shake me.
<p>(Psa 112:7) He is not afraid of receiving bad news; his faith is strong, and he trusts in the LORD.
<p>(1Pe 3:13) Who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?
<p>(Job 4:7) Think back now. Name a single case where someone righteous met with disaster.
<p>(Job 11:18) You will live secure and full of hope; God will protect you and give you rest.
<p>(Job 5:23) The fields you plow will be free of rocks; wild animals will never attack you.
<p>(Hos 2:18) At that time I will make a covenant with all the wild animals and birds, so that they will not harm my people. I will also remove all weapons of war from the land, all swords and bows, and will let my people live in peace and safety.
<p>(Eze 34:25,28) I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security. I will get rid of all the dangerous animals in the land, so that my sheep can live safely in the fields and sleep in the forests. The heathen nations will not plunder them any more, and the wild animals will not kill and eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrify them.
<p>(Gen 9:2) All the animals, birds, and fish will live in fear of you. They are all placed under your power.
<p>(Job 11:18-19) You will live secure and full of hope; God will protect you and give you rest. You won't be afraid of your enemies; many people will ask you for help.
<p>(Psa 4:8) When I lie down, I go to sleep in peace; you alone, O LORD, keep me perfectly safe.
<p>(Psa 127:2) It is useless to work so hard for a living, getting up early and going to bed late. For the LORD provides for those he loves, while they are asleep.
<p>(Pro 3:24) You will not be afraid when you go to bed, and you will sleep soundly through the night.
<p>;He protects the lives of his faithful people, but the wicked disappear in darkness; a man does not triumph by his own strength. (1 Samuel 2:9)
<p>The LORD is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The LORD protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid. (Psalms 27:1)
<p>the LORD preserves them completely; not one of their bones is broken. (Psalms 34:20)
<p>Whoever goes to the LORD for safety, whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty, can say to him, ;You are my defender and protector. You are my God; in you I trust.; He will cover you with his wings; you will be safe in his care; his faithfulness will protect and defend you. and so no disaster will strike you, no violence will come near your home. (Psalms 91:1, 2, 4,10)
<p>I look to the mountains; where will my help come from? My help will come from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not let you fall; your protector is always awake. The protector of Israel never dozes or sleeps. The LORD will guard you; he is by your side to protect you. The sun will not hurt you during the day, nor the moon during the night. The LORD will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe. He will protect you as you come and go now and forever.
<p>Our help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. (Psalms 124:8)
<p>As the mountains surround Jerusalem , so the LORD surrounds his people, now and forever. (Psalms 125:2)
<p>You can go safely on your way and never even stumble. (Proverbs 3:23)
<p>But whoever listens to me will have security. He will be safe, with no reason to be afraid.; (Proverbs 1:33)
<p>Then over Mount Zion and over all who are gathered there, the LORD will send a cloud in the daytime and smoke and a bright flame at night. God's glory will cover and protect the whole city. His glory will shade the city from the heat of the day and make it a place of safety, sheltered from the rain and storm. (Isaiah 4:5-6)
<p>Then you will be safe; you will be as secure as if in a strong fortress. You will have food to eat and water to drink. (Isaiah 33:16)
<p>When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; your troubles will not overwhelm you. When you pass through fire, you will not be burned; the hard trials that come will not hurt you. For I am the LORD your God, the holy God of Israel, who saves you. I will give up Egypt to set you free; I will give up Ethiopia and Seba. (Isaiah 43:2-3)
<p>;I watch over it and water it continually. I guard it night and day so that no one will harm it. (Isaiah 27:3)
<p>The LORD has promised that he himself will be a wall of fire around the city to protect it and that he will live there in all his glory.; (Zechariah 2:5)
<p>;I will give you peace in your land, and you can sleep without being afraid of anyone. I will get rid of the dangerous animals in the land, and there will be no more war there. (Leviticus 26:6)
<p>The LORD gives strength to his people and blesses them with peace. (Psalms 29:11)
<p>But when you punish the wicked, punish also those who abandon your ways. Peace be with Israel ! (Psalms 125:5)
<p>Those who love your law have perfect security, and there is nothing that can make them fall. (Psalms 119:165)
<p>He keeps your borders safe and satisfies you with the finest wheat. (Psalms 147:14)
<p>You will give us prosperity, LORD; everything that we achieve is the result of what you do. (Isaiah 26:12)
<p>God's people will be free from worries, and their homes peaceful and safe. (Isaiah 32:18)
<p>The LORD guides us in the way we should go and protects those who please him. (Psalms 37:23)
<p>;This God is our God forever and ever; he will lead us for all time to come.; (Psalms 48:14)
<p>You guide me with your instruction and at the end you will receive me with honor. (Psalms 73:24)
<p>Remember the LORD in everything you do, and he will show you the right way. (Proverbs 3:6)
<p>Honesty makes a good person's life easier, but the wicked will cause their own downfall. (Proverbs 11:5)
<p>You may make your plans, but God directs your actions. (Proverbs 16:9)
<p>They know how to do their work, because God has taught them. (Isaiah 28:26)
<p>;I will lead my blind people by roads they have never traveled. I will turn their darkness into light and make rough country smooth before them. These are my promises, and I will keep them without fail. (Isaiah 42:16)
<p>The LORD your God will make you the leader among the nations and not a follower; you will always prosper and never fail if you obey faithfully all his commands that I am giving you today. (Deuteronomy 28:13)
<p>A good person will never fail; he will always be remembered. He gives generously to the needy, and his kindness never fails; he will be powerful and respected. (Psalms 112:6, 9)
<p>I, the LORD God of Israel , promised in the past that your family and your clan would serve me as priests for all time. But now I say that I won't have it any longer! Instead, I will honor those who honor me, and I will treat with contempt those who despise me. (1 Samuel 2:30)
<p>Obey the LORD, be humble, and you will get riches, honor, and a long life. (Proverbs 22:4)
<p>Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor. (Proverbs 3:16)
<p>Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you honor. (Proverbs 4:8)
<p>Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but the wicked will soon be forgotten. (Proverbs 10:7)
<p>God says, ;I will save those who love me and will protect those who acknowledge me as LORD. When they call to me, I will answer them; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will rescue them and honor them. (Psalms 91:14, 15)
<p>Whoever wants to serve me must follow me, so that my servant will be with me where I am. And my Father will honor anyone who serves me. (John 12:26)
<p>Listen! As for that group that belongs to Satan, those liars who claim that they are Jews but are not, I will make them come and bow down at your feet. They will all know that I love you. (Revelation 3:9)
<p>They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in everything they do. (Psalms 1:3)
<p>Give yourself to the LORD; trust in him, and he will help you; (Psalms 37:5)
<p>Your work will provide for your needs; you will be happy and prosperous. (Psalms 128:2)
<p>I call to God, the Most High, to God, who supplies my every need. (Psalms 57:2)
<p>People will build houses and get to live in them---they will not be used by someone else. They will plant vineyards and enjoy the wine---it will not be drunk by others. Like trees, my people will live long lives. They will fully enjoy the things that they have worked for. The work they do will be successful, and their children will not meet with disaster. I will bless them and their descendants for all time to come. (Isaiah 65:22, 23)
<p>Then face the world again, firm and courageous. Your life will be brighter than sunshine at noon, and life's darkest hours will shine like the dawn. (Job 11:15, 17)
<p>You will succeed in all you do, and light will shine on your path. (Job 22:28)
If you do, he will send rain on your land when it is needed, in the autumn and in the spring, so that there will be grain, wine, and olive oil for you, and grass for your livestock. You will have all the food you want. (Deuteronomy 11:14, 15)
<p>He will send rain in season from his rich storehouse in the sky and bless all your work, so that you will lend to many nations, but you will not have to borrow from any. (Deuteronomy 28:12)
<p>The LORD will make you prosperous in all that you do; you will have many children and a lot of livestock, and your fields will produce abundant crops. He will be as glad to make you prosperous as he was to make your ancestors prosperous, (Deuteronomy 30:9) The LORD will give you many children, many cattle, and abundant crops in the land that he promised your ancestors to give you. (Deuteronomy 28:11)
<p>Throw away your gold; dump your finest gold in the dry stream bed. (Job 22:24)Let Almighty God be your gold, and let him be silver, piled high for you. (Job 22:25)
<p>He blessed his people, and they had many children; he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing. (Psalms 107:38)
<p>His family will be wealthy and rich, and he will be prosperous forever. (Psalms 112:3)
<p>Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor. (Proverbs 3:16)
<p>I have riches and honor to give, prosperity and success. (Proverbs 8:18)
<p>What you get from me is better than the finest gold, better than the purest silver. (Proverbs 8:19)
<p>Righteous people keep their wealth, but the wicked lose theirs when hard times come. (Proverbs 15:6)
<p>Whenever you plant your crops, the Lord will send rain to make them grow and will give you a rich harvest, and your livestock will have plenty of pasture. (Isaiah 30:23)
<p>He will love you and bless you, so that you will increase in number and have many children; he will bless your fields, so that you will have grain, wine, and olive oil; and he will bless you by giving you many cattle and sheep. He will give you all these blessings in the land that he promised your ancestors he would give to you. (Deuteronomy 7:13)
<p>The LORD will make you prosperous in all that you do; you will have many children and a lot of livestock, and your fields will produce abundant crops. He will be as glad to make you prosperous as he was to make your ancestors prosperous, (Deuteronomy 30:9)
<p>You will have as many children as there are blades of grass in a pasture. (Job 5:25)
<p>Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a real blessing. The sons a man has when he is young are like arrows in a soldier's hand. Happy is the man who has many such arrows. He will never be defeated when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment. (Psalms 127:3-5)
<p>May the LORD give you children--- you and your descendants! (Psalms 115:14)
<p>If you worship me, the LORD your God, I will bless you with food and water and take away all your sicknesses. (Exodus 23:25)
<p>Be grateful for the good things that the LORD your God has given you and your family; and let the Levites and the foreigners who live among you join in the celebration. (Deuteronomy 26:11)
<p>;The LORD will bless your towns and your fields. ;The LORD will bless you with many children, with abundant crops, and with many cattle and sheep. ;The LORD will bless your grain crops and the food you prepare from them. ;The LORD will bless everything you do. (Deuteronomy 28:3-6);The LORD your God will bless your work and fill your barns with grain. He will bless you in the land that he is giving you. (Deuteronomy 28:8)
<p>The little that a good person owns is worth more than the wealth of all the wicked, (Psalms 37:16)
<p>It is the LORD's blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer. (Proverbs 10:22)
<p>Better to be poor and fear the LORD than to be rich and in trouble. (Proverbs 15:16)
<p>God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to those who please him, but he makes sinners work, earning and saving, so that what they get can be given to those who please him. It is all useless. It is like chasing the wind. (Ecclesiastes 2:26)
<p>All of us should eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for. It is God's gift. (Ecclesiastes 3:13)
<p>If God gives us wealth and property and lets us enjoy them, we should be grateful and enjoy what we have worked for. It is a gift from God. Since God has allowed us to be happy, we will not worry too much about how short life is. (Ecclesiastes 5:19, 20)
Obey all his laws that I have given you today, and all will go well with you and your descendants. You will continue to live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to be yours forever.; (Deuteronomy 4:40) If only they would always feel this way! If only they would always honor me and obey all my commands, so that everything would go well with them and their descendants forever. (Deuteronomy 5:29)
<p>Good people will have wealth to leave to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners will go to the righteous. (Proverbs 13:22)
<p>Reverence for the LORD gives confidence and security to a man and his family. (Proverbs 14:26)
<p>You can be sure that evil people will be punished, but the righteous will escape. (Proverbs 11:21)
<p>Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right. (Proverbs 20:7)
<p>Our children will live in safety, and under your protection their descendants will be secure. (Psalms 102:28)
<p>The good man's children will be powerful in the land; his descendants will be blessed. (Psalms 112:2)
<p>They will always be prosperous, and their children will possess the land. (Psalms 25:13)
<p>I am old now; I have lived a long time, but I have never seen good people abandoned by the LORD or their children begging for food. At all times they give freely and lend to others, and their children are a blessing. (Psalms 37:25-26)
<p>He keeps your gates strong; he blesses your people. (Psalms 147:13)
<p>I will give them a single purpose in life: to honor me for all time, for their own good and the good of their descendants. (Jeremiah 32:39)
Then you will live at peace in your tent; when you look at your sheep, you will find them safe. (Job 5:24)
<p>if you are so honest and pure, then God will come and help you and restore your household as your reward. All the wealth you lost will be nothing compared with what God will give you then. (Job 8:6, 7)
<p>Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in your home, and your children will be like young olive trees around your table. A man who obeys the LORD will surely be blessed like this. May the LORD bless you from Zion ! May you see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life! May you live to see your grandchildren! Peace be with Israel ! (Psalms 128:3-6)
<p>The LORD puts a curse on the homes of the wicked, but blesses the homes of the righteous. (Proverbs 3:33)
<p>The wicked meet their downfall and leave no descendants, but the families of the righteous live on. (Proverbs 12:7)
<p>A good person's house will still be standing after an evildoer's house has been destroyed. (Proverbs 14:11)
<p>So all your loyal people should pray to you in times of need; when a great flood of trouble comes rushing in, it will not reach them. You are my hiding place; you will save me from trouble. I sing aloud of your salvation, because you protect me. (Psalms 32:6, 7)
<p>Time after time he will save you from harm; (Job 5:19)
<p>Love the LORD, all his faithful people. The LORD protects the faithful, but punishes the proud as they deserve. (Psalms 31:23)
<p>and so no disaster will strike you, no violence will come near your home. (Psalms 91:10)
<p>Nothing bad happens to righteous people, but the wicked have nothing but trouble. (Proverbs 12:21)
<p>If you are lazy, you will meet difficulty everywhere, but if you are honest, you will have no trouble. (Proverbs 15:19)
But God will never abandon the faithful or ever give help to evil people. He will let you laugh and shout again, (Job 8:20, 21)
<p>Then all your troubles will fade from your memory, like floods that are past and remembered no more. (Job 11:16)
<p>God brought you out of trouble, and let you enjoy security; your table was piled high with food. (Job 36:16)
<p>His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning. (Psalms 30:5)
<p>Good people suffer many troubles, but the LORD saves them from them all; (Psalms 34:19)
<p>Why am I so sad? Why am I so troubled? I will put my hope in God, and once again I will praise him, my savior and my God. (Psalms 42:11)
<p>figures of doves covered with silver, whose wings glittered with fine gold. (Why did some of you stay among the sheep pens on the day of battle?) (Psalms 68:13)
<p>You have sent troubles and suffering on me, but you will restore my strength; you will keep me from the grave. (Psalms 71:20)
<p>You save those who are humble, but you humble those who are proud. O LORD, you give me light; you dispel my darkness. (Psalms 18:27-28)
<p>and gives sight to the blind. He lifts those who have fallen; he loves his righteous people. (Psalms 146:8)
<p>Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress. (Psalms 107:19)
<p>Let those who wept as they planted their crops, gather the harvest with joy! Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed will come back singing for joy, as they bring in the harvest. (Psalms 126:5-6)
<p>The righteous are protected from trouble; it comes to the wicked instead. (Proverbs 11:8)
<p>The wicked are trapped by their own words, but honest people get themselves out of trouble. (Proverbs 12:13)
<p>No matter how often honest people fall, they always get up again; but disaster destroys the wicked. (Proverbs 24:16)
<p>I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for. (Jeremiah 29:11)
<p>They will come and sing for joy on Mount Zion and be delighted with my gifts--- gifts of grain and wine and olive oil, gifts of sheep and cattle. They will be like a well-watered garden; they will have everything they need. Then the young women will dance and be happy, and men, young and old, will rejoice. I will comfort them and turn their mourning into joy, their sorrow into gladness. (Jeremiah 31:12-13)
<p>The people say, ;Let's return to the LORD! He has hurt us, but he will be sure to heal us; he has wounded us, but he will bandage our wounds, won't he? (Hosea 6:1)
<p>The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a place of safety in times of trouble. (Psalms 9:9)
<p>He does not neglect the poor or ignore their suffering; he does not turn away from them, but answers when they call for help.; (Psalms 22:24)
<p>My father and mother may abandon me, but the LORD will take care of me. (Psalms 27:10)Trust in the LORD. Have faith, do not despair. Trust in the LORD. (Psalms 27:14)
<p>If they fall, they will not stay down, because the LORD will help them up. (Psalms 37:24)The LORD saves the righteous and protects them in times of trouble. (Psalms 37:39)
<p>The LORD is my protector; he is my strong fortress. My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe. (Psalms 18:2)
<p>God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not be afraid, even if the earth is shaken and mountains fall into the ocean depths; even if the seas roar and rage, and the hills are shaken by the violence. (Psalms 46:1-3)
<p>Leave your troubles with the LORD, and he will defend you; he never lets honest people be defeated. (Psalms 55:22)
<p>I will be glad and rejoice because of your constant love. You see my suffering; you know my trouble. (Psalms 31:7)
<p>Then the LORD said, ;I have seen how cruelly my people are being treated in Egypt ; I have heard them cry out to be rescued from their slave drivers. I know all about their sufferings, (Exodus 3:7)
<p>Happy are those who are concerned for the poor; the LORD will help them when they are in trouble. (Psalms 41:1)
<p>Be my secure shelter and a strong fortress to protect me; you are my refuge and defense. (Psalms 71:3)
<p>Light shines in the darkness for good people, for those who are merciful, kind, and just. (Psalms 112:4)
<p>He did not forget us when we were defeated; his love is eternal; (Psalms 136:23)
<p>When I am surrounded by troubles, you keep me safe. You oppose my angry enemies and save me by your power. (Psalms 138:7)
<p>My mind and my body may grow weak, but God is my strength; he is all I ever need. (Psalms 73:26)
<p>He helps those who are in trouble; he lifts those who have fallen. (Psalms 145:14)
<p>The poor and the helpless have fled to you and have been safe in times of trouble. You give them shelter from storms and shade from the burning heat. Cruel enemies attack like a winter storm, (Isaiah 25:4)
<p>The LORD punished his people by sending them into exile. He took them away with a cruel wind from the east. (Isaiah 27:8)
<p>God does not need to set a time for us to go and be judged by him. (Job 34:23)
<p>All of you that honor the LORD and obey the words of his servant, the path you walk may be dark indeed, but trust in the LORD, rely on your God. (Isaiah 50:10)
<p>The Lord is merciful and will not reject us forever. He may bring us sorrow, but his love for us is sure and strong. He takes no pleasure in causing us grief or pain. (Lamentations 3:31-33)
<p>LORD, you are the one who protects me and gives me strength; you help me in times of trouble. Nations will come to you from the ends of the earth and say, ;Our ancestors had nothing but false gods, nothing but useless idols. (Jeremiah 16:19)
<p>I will come to you and save you. I will destroy all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not destroy you. I will not let you go unpunished; but when I punish you, I will be fair. I, the LORD, have spoken.; (Jeremiah 30:11)
<p>Our enemies have no reason to gloat over us. We have fallen, but we will rise again. We are in darkness now, but the LORD will give us light. We have sinned against the LORD, so now we must endure his anger for a while. But in the end he will defend us and right the wrongs that have been done to us. He will bring us out to the light; we will live to see him save us. (Micah 7:8, 9)
<p>The LORD is good; he protects his people in times of trouble; he takes care of those who turn to him. (Nahum 1:7)
<p>;Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)
<p>I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!; (John 16:33)
<p>Just as we have a share in Christ's many sufferings, so also through Christ we share in God's great help. (2 Corinthians 1:5)
<p>We are often troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but never in despair; there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed. (2 Corinthians 4:8,9)
<p>If you worship me, the LORD your God, I will bless you with food and water and take away all your sicknesses. (Exodus 23:25)
<p>He said, ;If you will obey me completely by doing what I consider right and by keeping my commands, I will not punish you with any of the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians. I am the LORD, the one who heals you.; (Exodus 15:26)
<p>In mercy the angel will say, ;Release them! They are not to go down to the world of the dead. Here is the ransom to set them free.; Their bodies will grow young and strong again; when they pray, God will answer; they will worship God with joy; God will set things right for them again. (Job 33:24-26)He kept me from going to the world of the dead, and I am still alive.; (Job 33:28)
<p>He will keep you safe from all hidden dangers and from all deadly diseases. (Psalms 91:3)You need not fear any dangers at night or sudden attacks during the day or the plagues that strike in the dark or the evils that kill in daylight. (Psalms 91:5-6)
He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. (Psalms 103:3)
<p>The LORD will protect you from all sickness, and he will not bring on you any of the dreadful diseases that you experienced in Egypt , but he will bring them on all your enemies. (Deuteronomy 7:15)
<p>But I will heal this city and its people and restore them to health. I will show them abundant peace and security. (Jeremiah 33:6)
<p>The LORD will help them when they are sick and will restore them to health. (Psalms 41:3)
<p>The LORD protects the helpless; when I was in danger, he saved me. (Psalms 116:6)
<p>But a woman will be saved through having children, if she perseveres in faith and love and holiness, with modesty. (1 Timothy 2:15)
<p>He will love you and bless you, so that you will increase in number and have many children; he will bless your fields, so that you will have grain, wine, and olive oil; and he will bless you by giving you many cattle and sheep. He will give you all these blessings in the land that he promised your ancestors he would give to you. (Deuteronomy 7:13)
<p>It is your father's God who helps you, The Almighty God who blesses you With blessings of rain from above And of deep waters from beneath the ground, Blessings of many cattle and children, (Genesis 49:25)
<p>Do not reject me now that I am old; do not abandon me now that I am feeble. (Psalms 71:9)
<p>I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you. (Isaiah 46:4)
<p>Long life is the reward of the righteous; gray hair is a glorious crown. (Proverbs 16:31)
<p>when famine comes, he will keep you alive, and in war protect you from death. You will laugh at violence and hunger and not be afraid of wild animals. (Job 5:20,22)
<p>The LORD watches over those who obey him, those who trust in his constant love. He saves them from death; he keeps them alive in times of famine. (Psalms 33:18,19)
<p>They will not suffer when times are bad; they will have enough in time of famine. (Psalms 37:19)
<p>he judges in favor of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free (Psalms 146:7)
<p>;When my people in their need look for water, when their throats are dry with thirst, then I, the LORD, will answer their prayer; I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them. (Isaiah 41:17)
<p>I will save you from everything that defiles you. I will command the grain to be plentiful, so that you will not have any more famines. I will increase the yield of your fruit trees and your fields, so that there will be no more famines to disgrace you among the nations. (Ezekiel 36:29, 30)
<p>Ask the LORD for rain in the spring of the year. It is the LORD who sends rain clouds and showers, making the fields green for everyone. (Zechariah 10:1)
<p>He satisfies those who are thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. (Psalms 107:9)
<p>Even though the fig trees have no fruit and no grapes grow on the vines, even though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no grain, even though the sheep all die and the cattle stalls are empty, I will still be joyful and glad, because the LORD God is my savior. (Habakkuk 3:17, 18)
<p>But Jesus answered, ;The scripture says, 'Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.' ; (Matthew 4:4)
<p>The LORD your God is going with you, and he will give you victory.' (Deuteronomy 20:4)Keep your camp ritually clean, because the LORD your God is with you in your camp to protect you and to give you victory over your enemies. Do not do anything indecent that would cause the LORD to turn his back on you. (Deuteronomy 23:14)
<p>when famine comes, he will keep you alive, and in war protect you from death. (Job 5:20)
<p>With God on our side we will win; he will defeat our enemies. (Psalms 60:12)
<p>God himself is our leader and his priests are here with trumpets, ready to blow them and call us to battle against you. People of Israel , don't fight against the LORD, the God of your ancestors! You can't win!; (2 Chronicles 13:12)
<p>You will not have to worry about sudden disasters, such as come on the wicked like a storm. The LORD will keep you safe. He will not let you fall into a trap. (Proverbs 3:25, 26)
<p>;Those who are angry with you will know the shame of defeat. Those who fight against you will die and will disappear from the earth. (Isaiah 41:11, 12)
<p>But I, the LORD, will protect you, and you will not be handed over to the people you are afraid of. I will keep you safe, and you will not be put to death. You will escape with your life because you have put your trust in me. I, the LORD, have spoken.; (Jeremiah 39:17, 18)
<p>;Don't be afraid,; Elisha answered. ;We have more on our side than they have on theirs.; (2 Kings 6:16)
<p>Asa prayed to the LORD his God, ;O LORD, you can help a weak army as easily as a powerful one. Help us now, O LORD our God, because we are relying on you, and in your name we have come out to fight against this huge army. LORD, you are our God; no one can hope to defeat you.; (2 Chronicles 14:11)
<p>You shall obey me, the LORD your God, and I will rescue you from your enemies.; (2 Kings 17:39)
<p>Reveal your wonderful love and save me; at your side I am safe from my enemies. (Psalms 17:7)
<p>In times of trouble he will shelter me; he will keep me safe in his Temple and make me secure on a high rock. So I will triumph over my enemies around me. With shouts of joy I will offer sacrifices in his Temple ; I will sing, I will praise the LORD. (Psalms 27:5, 6)
<p>Wicked people watch good people and try to kill them; (Psalms 37:32)
<p>but the LORD will not abandon them to their enemy's power or let them be condemned when they are on trial. (Psalms 37:33) He helps them and rescues them; he saves them from the wicked, because they go to him for protection. (Psalms 37:40)
<p>The LORD loves those who hate evil; he protects the lives of his people; he rescues them from the power of the wicked. (Psalms 97:10)
<p>He is not worried or afraid; he is certain to see his enemies defeated. (Psalms 112:8)
<p>It is the LORD who helps me, and I will see my enemies defeated. (Psalms 118:7)
<p>The wicked will not always rule over the land of the righteous; if they did, the righteous themselves might do evil. (Psalms 125:3)
<p>but he will bring disgrace on those who hate you, and the homes of the wicked will vanish. (Job 8:22)
<p>When you please the LORD, you can make your enemies into friends. (Proverbs 16:7)
<p>like drought in a dry land. But you, LORD, have silenced our enemies; you silence the shouts of cruel people, as a cloud cools a hot day. (Isaiah 25:5)
<p>Whoever attacks you, does it without my consent; whoever fights against you will fall. But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. I will defend my servants and give them victory.; The LORD has spoken. (Isaiah 54:15, 17)
<p>;The LORD will defeat your enemies when they attack you. They will attack from one direction, but they will run from you in all directions. (Deuteronomy 28:7)
<p>Now, will God not judge in favor of his own people who cry to him day and night for help? Will he be slow to help them? I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?; ( Luke 18:7, 8)
<p>for I am with you. No one will be able to harm you, for many in this city are my people.; (Acts 18:10)
<p>Let us be bold, then, and say, ;The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?; (Hebrews 13:6) The LORD is with me, I will not be afraid; what can anyone do to me? (Psalms 118:6)
<p>that he would save us from our enemies, from the power of all those who hate us. ( Luke 1:71) so that we might be holy and righteous before him all the days of our life. ( Luke 1:75)
<p>If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sun sets, because it is the only covering he has to keep him warm. What else can he sleep in? When he cries out to me for help, I will answer him because I am merciful. (Exodus 22:26, 27)
<p>;But now I will come,; says the LORD, ;because the needy are oppressed and the persecuted groan in pain. I will give them the security they long for.; (Psalms 12:5)
<p>With all my heart I will say to the LORD, ;There is no one like you. You protect the weak from the strong, the poor from the oppressor.; (Psalms 35:10)
<p>May the king judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors. (Psalms 72:4) <p>He rescues them from oppression and violence; their lives are precious to him. (Psalms 72:14)
<p>because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to death. (Psalms 109:31)
<p>he judges in favor of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free (Psalms 146:7)
<p>Don't be surprised when you see that the government oppresses the poor and denies them justice and their rights. Every official is protected by someone higher, and both are protected by still higher officials. (Ecclesiastes 5:8)
<p>Justice and right will make you strong. You will be safe from oppression and terror. (Isaiah 54:14)
<p>God will rescue you from slander; he will save you when destruction comes. (Job 5:21)
<p>Then face the world again, firm and courageous. (Job 11:15)
<p>he will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun. (Psalms 37:6)
<p>You hide them in the safety of your presence from the plots of others; in a safe shelter you hide them from the insults of their enemies. (Psalms 31:20)
<p>He will answer from heaven and save me; he will defeat my oppressors. God will show me his constant love and faithfulness. (Psalms 57:3)
<p>;Listen to me, you that know what is right, who have my teaching fixed in your hearts. Do not be afraid when people taunt and insult you; they will vanish like moth-eaten clothing! But the deliverance I bring will last forever; my victory will endure for all time.; (Isaiah 51:7, 8)
<p>;Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers. Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted. (Matthew 5:11, 12)
<p>He reckoned that to suffer scorn for the Messiah was worth far more than all the treasures of Egypt , for he kept his eyes on the future reward. (Hebrews 11:26)
<p>Happy are you if you are insulted because you are Christ's followers; this means that the glorious Spirit, the Spirit of God, is resting on you. (1 Peter 4:14)
<p>There is no magic charm, no witchcraft, That can be used against the nation of Israel . Now people will say about Israel , 'Look what God has done!' (Numbers 23:23)
<p>He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly; he loves the foreigners who live with our people, and gives them food and clothes. (Deuteronomy 10:18)
<p>He protects the strangers who live in our land; he helps widows and orphans, but takes the wicked to their ruin. (Psalms 146:9)
<p>;Now tell your fellow exiles what I am saying. I am the one who sent them to live in far-off nations and scattered them in other countries. Yet, for the time being I will be present with them in the lands where they have gone. (Ezekiel 11:16)
<p>The needy will not always be neglected; the hope of the poor will not be crushed forever. (Psalms 9:18)
<p>your people made their home there; in your goodness you provided for the poor. (Psalms 68:10)
<p>The LORD listens to those in need and does not forget his people in prison. (Psalms 69:33)
<p>I will richly provide Zion with all she needs; I will satisfy her poor with food. (Psalms 132:15)
<p>The LORD will be a shepherd to the poor of his people and will let them live in safety. But he will send a terrible famine on you Philistines, and it will not leave any of you alive. (Isaiah 14:30)
<p>so that he will rule over your people with justice and govern the oppressed with righteousness. (Psalms 72:2)He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected. He has pity on the weak and poor; he saves the lives of those in need. (Psalms 72:12-13)
<p>He will hear his forsaken people and listen to their prayer. (Psalms 102:17)
<p>But he rescued the needy from their misery and made their families increase like flocks. (Psalms 107:41)
<p>He raises the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from their misery (Psalms 113:7)
<p>Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! He rescues the oppressed from the power of evil people. (Jeremiah 20:13)
<p>But God saves the poor from death; he saves the needy from oppression. He gives hope to the poor and silences the wicked. (Job 5:15-16)
<p>But God teaches people through suffering and uses distress to open their eyes. (Job 36:15)
<p>Those Christians who are poor must be glad when God lifts them up, (James 1:9)
<p>Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him. (James 2:5)
<p>But Abraham said, 'Remember, my son, that in your lifetime you were given all the good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. But now he is enjoying himself here, while you are in pain. ( Luke 16:25)
<p>Do not mistreat any widow or orphan. If you do, I, the LORD, will answer them when they cry out to me for help, and I will become angry and kill you in war. Your wives will become widows, and your children will be fatherless. (Exodus 22:22-24)
<p>He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly; he loves the foreigners who live with our people, and gives them food and clothes. (Deuteronomy 10:18)
<p>But you do see; you take notice of trouble and suffering and are always ready to help. The helpless commit themselves to you; you have always helped the needy. (Psalms 10:14)You will hear the cries of the oppressed and the orphans; you will judge in their favor, so that mortal men may cause terror no more. (Psalms 10:18)
<p>God, who lives in his sacred Temple , cares for orphans and protects widows. (Psalms 68:5)
<p>He protects the strangers who live in our land; he helps widows and orphans, but takes the wicked to their ruin. (Psalms 146:9)
<p>The LORD will destroy the homes of arrogant men, but he will protect a widow's property. (Proverbs 15:25)
<p>Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans. The LORD is their powerful defender, and he will argue their case against you. (Proverbs 23:10, 11)
<p>Leave your orphans with me, and I will take care of them. Your widows can depend on me. (Jeremiah 49:11)
<p>Assyria can never save us, and war horses cannot protect us. We will never again say to our idols that they are our God. O LORD, you show mercy to those who have no one else to turn to.; (Hosea 14:3)
<p>He gives the lonely a home to live in and leads prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels will have to live in a desolate land. (Psalms 68:6)
<p>He honors the childless wife in her home; he makes her happy by giving her children. Praise the LORD! (Psalms 113:9)
<p>The LORD says to such a man, ;If you honor me by observing the Sabbath and if you do what pleases me and faithfully keep my covenant, then your name will be remembered in my Temple and among my people longer than if you had sons and daughters. You will never be forgotten.; (Isaiah 56:4, 5)
<p>He gives the lonely a home to live in and leads prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels will have to live in a desolate land. (Psalms 68:6)
<p>he judges in favor of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free (Psalms 146:7)
<p>Even if you are scattered to the farthest corners of the earth, the LORD your God will gather you together and bring you back, (Deuteronomy 30:4)
<p>The LORD listens to those in need and does not forget his people in prison. (Psalms 69:33)
<p>He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains in pieces. (Psalms 107:14)
<p>Those who are prisoners will soon be set free; they will live a long life and have all the food they need. (Isaiah 51:14)
<p>The LORD replies, ;That is just what is going to happen. The soldier's prisoners will be taken away, and the tyrant's loot will be seized. I will fight against whoever fights you, and I will rescue your children. (Isaiah 49:25)
<p>LORD, may all their curses come true if I have not served you well, if I have not pleaded with you on behalf of my enemies when they were in trouble and distress. (Jeremiah 15:11)
<p>He kept me from going to the world of the dead, and I am still alive.; (Job 33:28)
<p>Our God is a God who saves; he is the LORD, our Lord, who rescues us from death. (Psalms 68:20)
<p>Praise our God, all nations; let your praise be heard. He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall. (Psalms 66:8, 9)
<p>The LORD looked down from his holy place on high, he looked down from heaven to earth. He heard the groans of prisoners and set free those who were condemned to die. (Psalms 102:19, 20)
<p>they couldn't stand the sight of food and were close to death. Then in their trouble they called to the LORD, and he saved them from their distress. (Psalms 107:18, 19)
<p>How painful it is to the LORD when one of his people dies! (Psalms 116:15)
<p>A thousand may fall dead beside you, ten thousand all around you, but you will not be harmed. (Psalms 91:7)
<p>Be merciful to me, O LORD! See the sufferings my enemies cause me! Rescue me from death, O LORD, (Psalms 9:13)
<p>The LORD kills and restores to life; he sends people to the world of the dead and brings them back again. (1 Samuel 2:6)
<p>; 'I, and I alone, am God; no other god is real. I kill and I give life, I wound and I heal, and no one can oppose what I do. (Deuteronomy 32:39)
<p>With faithfulness and love he leads all who keep his covenant and obey his commands. (Psalms 25:10) <p>The LORD is the friend of those who obey him and he affirms his covenant with them. (Psalms 25:14)
<p>Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For in our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world. (Ephesians 1:3)
<p>Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, so that we would be holy and without fault before him. Because of his love (Ephesians 1:4)
<p>For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God, (Ephesians 1:7) which he gave to us in such large measure! In all his wisdom and insight (Ephesians 1:7, 8)
<p>God's divine power has given us everything we need to live a truly religious life through our knowledge of the one who called us to share in his own glory and goodness. In this way he has given us the very great and precious gifts he promised, so that by means of these gifts you may escape from the destructive lust that is in the world, and may come to share the divine nature. (2 Peter 1:3, 4)
<p>As for those who follow this rule in their lives, may peace and mercy be with them---with them and with all of God's people! (Galatians 6:16)
<p>And so those whom God set apart, he called; and those he called, he put right with himself, and he shared his glory with them. (Romans 8:30)
<p>I foresee that Israel 's future Will bring her no misfortune or trouble. The LORD their God is with them; They proclaim that he is their king. (Numbers 23:21)
<p>I, the LORD, will rescue all the descendants of Jacob, and they will give me praise. (Isaiah 45:25)
<p>After a life of suffering, he will again have joy; he will know that he did not suffer in vain. My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased, will bear the punishment of many and for his sake I will forgive them. (Isaiah 53:11)
<p>I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean from all your idols and everything else that has defiled you. (Ezekiel 36:25)
<p>But by the free gift of God's grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free. (Romans 3:24)
<p>There is no condemnation now for those who live in union with Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)Who will accuse God's chosen people? God himself declares them not guilty! Who, then, will condemn them? Not Christ Jesus, who died, or rather, who was raised to life and is at the right side of God, pleading with him for us! (Romans 8:33, 34)
<p>so that by his grace we might be put right with God and come into possession of the eternal life we hope for. (Titus 3:7)
<p>Christ was without sin, but for our sake God made him share our sin in order that in union with him we might share the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
<p>you are to know that everyone who believes in him is set free from all the sins from which the Law of Moses could not set you free. (Acts 13:39)
<p>Now that we have been put right with God through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1) By his blood we are now put right with God; how much more, then, will we be saved by him from God's anger! (Romans 5:9) So then, as the one sin condemned all people, in the same way the one righteous act sets all people free and gives them life. And just as all people were made sinners as the result of the disobedience of one man, in the same way they will all be put right with God as the result of the obedience of the one man. (Romans 5:18, 19)
<p>I keep my promise for thousands of generations and forgive evil and sin; but I will not fail to punish children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation for the sins of their parents.; (Exodus 34:7)
<p>on account of their sins. Our faults defeat us, but you forgive them. (Psalms 65:3)
<p>And yet, I am the God who forgives your sins, and I do this because of who I am. I will not hold your sins against you. (Isaiah 43:25)
<p>But you forgive us, so that we should stand in awe of you. (Psalms 130:4)He will save his people Israel from all their sins. (Psalms 130:8)
<p>No one who lives in our land will ever again complain of being sick, and all sins will be forgiven. (Isaiah 33:24)
<p>I have swept your sins away like a cloud. Come back to me; I am the one who saves you.; (Isaiah 44:22)
<p>He does not keep on rebuking; he is not angry forever. (Psalms 103:9)
<p>He does not punish us as we deserve or repay us according to our sins and wrongs. (Psalms 103:10)
<p>As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who honor him. (Psalms 103:11)
<p>As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us. (Psalms 103:12)
<p>;How can I give you up, Israel ? How can I abandon you? Could I ever destroy you as I did Admah, or treat you as I did Zeboiim? My heart will not let me do it! My love for you is too strong. I will not punish you in my anger; I will not destroy Israel again. For I am God and not a mere human being. I, the Holy One, am with you. I will not come to you in anger. (Hosea 11:8, 9)
<p>There is no other god like you, O LORD; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love. You will be merciful to us once again. You will trample our sins underfoot and send them to the bottom of the sea! (Micah 7:18, 19)
<p>And then he says, ;I will not remember their sins and evil deeds any longer.; (Hebrews 10:17)
<p>None of them will have to teach a neighbor to know the LORD, because all will know me, from the least to the greatest. I will forgive their sins and I will no longer remember their wrongs. I, the LORD, have spoken.; (Jeremiah 31:34)
<p>I will forgive their sins and will no longer remember their wrongs.; (Hebrews 8:12)
<p>I tell you, then, the great love she has shown proves that her many sins have been forgiven. But whoever has been forgiven little shows only a little love.; Then Jesus said to the woman, ;Your sins are forgiven.; But Jesus said to the woman, ;Your faith has saved you; go in peace.; ( Luke 7:47, 48, 50)). [See Repentance, part 2, chap. 1, sect. 2]
For this reason I tell you: people can be forgiven any sin and any evil thing they say; but whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who says something against the Son of Man can be forgiven; but whoever says something against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven---now or ever. (Matthew 12:31,32)
<p>Happy are those whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned. Happy is the one whom the LORD does not accuse of doing wrong and who is free from all deceit. (Psalms 32:1, 2)
<p>The LORD says, ;Now, let's settle the matter. You are stained red with sin, but I will wash you as clean as snow. Although your stains are deep red, you will be as white as wool. (Isaiah 1:18)
<p>He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. (Psalms 103:3)
<p>I will purify them from the sins that they have committed against me, and I will forgive their sins and their rebellion. (Jeremiah 33:8)
<p>I will forgive the sins he has committed, and he will live because he has done what is right and good. (Ezekiel 33:16)
<p>He told me to go and say to Israel , ;Unfaithful Israel, come back to me. I am merciful and will not be angry; I will not be angry with you forever. (Jeremiah 3:12) Return, all of you who have turned away from the LORD; he will heal you and make you faithful. You say, ;Yes, we are coming to the LORD because he is our God. (Jeremiah 3:22)
<p>The LORD says, ;I will bring my people back to me. I will love them with all my heart; no longer am I angry with them. (Hosea 14:4)
<p>;When that time comes,; says the LORD Almighty, ;a fountain will be opened to purify the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem from their sin and idolatry. (Zechariah 13:1)
<p>She will have a son, and you will name him Jesus---because he will save his people from their sins.; (Matthew 1:21)
<p>All of you, my fellow Israelites, are to know for sure that it is through Jesus that the message about forgiveness of sins is preached to you; you are to know that everyone who believes in him is set free from all the sins from which the Law of Moses could not set you free. (Acts 13:38)
<p>For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God, (Ephesians 1:7)
<p>In order to set us free from this present evil age, Christ gave himself for our sins, in obedience to the will of our God and Father. (Galatians 1:4)
<p>This is a true saying, to be completely accepted and believed: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of them, (1 Timothy 1:15)
<p>I passed on to you what I received, which is of the greatest importance: that Christ died for our sins, as written in the Scriptures; (1 Corinthians 15:3)
<p>He reflects the brightness of God's glory and is the exact likeness of God's own being, sustaining the universe with his powerful word. After achieving forgiveness for the sins of all human beings, he sat down in heaven at the right side of God, the Supreme Power. (Hebrews 1:3)
<p>for then he would have had to suffer many times ever since the creation of the world. Instead, now when all ages of time are nearing the end, he has appeared once and for all, to remove sin through the sacrifice of himself. (Hebrews 9:26) In the same manner Christ also was offered in sacrifice once to take away the sins of many. He will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are waiting for him. (Hebrews 9:28)
<p>With one sacrifice, then, he has made perfect forever those who are purified from sin. (Hebrews 10:14)
<p>The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, ;There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29)
<p>;this is my blood, which seals God's covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (Matthew 26:28)
<p>But because of our sins he was wounded, beaten because of the evil we did. We are healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the blows he received. All of us were like sheep that were lost, each of us going his own way. But the LORD made the punishment fall on him, the punishment all of us deserved. (Isaiah 53:5, 6)
<p>I am writing this to you, my children, so that you will not sin; but if anyone does sin, we have someone who pleads with the Father on our behalf---Jesus Christ, the righteous one. (1 John 2:1) I write to you, my children, because your sins are forgiven for the sake of Christ. (1 John 2:12)
<p>But if we live in the light---just as he is in the light---then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin. (1 John 1:7) But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing. (1 John 1:9)
<p>You know that Christ appeared in order to take away sins, and that there is no sin in him. (1 John 3:5)
<p>Christ himself carried our sins in his body to the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness. It is by his wounds that you have been healed. (1 Peter 2:24)
<p>and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first to be raised from death and who is also the ruler of the kings of the world. He loves us, and by his sacrificial death he has freed us from our sins (Revelation 1:5)
<p>But if the enemies of my people want my protection, let them make peace with me. Yes, let them make peace with me.; (Isaiah 27:5)
<p>By his blood we are now put right with God; how much more, then, will we be saved by him from God's anger! We were God's enemies, but he made us his friends through the death of his Son. Now that we are God's friends, how much more will we be saved by Christ's life! (Romans 5:9-10)
<p>All this is done by God, who through Christ changed us from enemies into his friends and gave us the task of making others his friends also. Our message is that God was making all human beings his friends through Christ. God did not keep an account of their sins, and he has given us the message which tells how he makes them his friends. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)
<p>But now, in union with Christ Jesus you, who used to be far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For Christ himself has brought us peace by making Jews and Gentiles one people. With his own body he broke down the wall that separated them and kept them enemies. He abolished the Jewish Law with its commandments and rules, in order to create out of the two races one new people in union with himself, in this way making peace. By his death on the cross Christ destroyed their enmity; by means of the cross he united both races into one body and brought them back to God. So Christ came and preached the Good News of peace to all---to you Gentiles, who were far away from God, and to the Jews, who were near to him. (Ephesians 2:13-17)
<p>At one time you were far away from God and were his enemies because of the evil things you did and thought. But now, by means of the physical death of his Son, God has made you his friends, in order to bring you, holy, pure, and faultless, into his presence. You must, of course, continue faithful on a firm and sure foundation, and must not allow yourselves to be shaken from the hope you gained when you heard the gospel. It is of this gospel that I, Paul, became a servant---this gospel which has been preached to everybody in the world. (Colossians 1:21-23)
<p>This means that he had to become like his people in every way, in order to be their faithful and merciful High Priest in his service to God, so that the people's sins would be forgiven. (Hebrews 2:17)
<p>My people will return weeping, praying as I lead them back. I will guide them to streams of water, on a smooth road where they will not stumble. I am like a father to Israel , and Ephraim is my oldest son.; (Jeremiah 31:9)
<p>You are our father. Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob do not acknowledge us, but you, LORD, are our father, the one who has always rescued us. (Isaiah 63:16)
<p>But you are our father, LORD. We are like clay, and you are like the potter. You created us, (Isaiah 64:8)
<p>Those who are led by God's Spirit are God's children For the Spirit that God has given you does not make you slaves and cause you to be afraid; instead, the Spirit makes you God's children, and by the Spirit's power we cry out to God, ;Father! my Father!; (Romans 8:14, 15)
<p>And in the very place where they were told, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called the children of the living God.; (Romans 9:26)
<p>I will be your father, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.; (2 Corinthians 6:18)
<p>It is through faith that all of you are God's children in union with Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:26)
<p>But when the right time finally came, God sent his own Son. He came as the son of a human mother and lived under the Jewish Law, to redeem those who were under the Law, so that we might become God's children. So then, you are no longer a slave but a child. And since you are his child, God will give you all that he has for his children. (Galatians 4:4, 5, 7)
<p>God had already decided that through Jesus Christ he would make us his children---this was his pleasure and purpose. Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son! (Ephesians 1:5, 6)
<p>Some, however, did receive him and believed in him; so he gave them the right to become God's children. (John 1:12)
<p>See how much the Father has loved us! His love is so great that we are called God's children---and so, in fact, we are. This is why the world does not know us: it has not known God. My dear friends, we are now God's children, but it is not yet clear what we shall become. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is. (1 John 3:1, 2)
<p>Instead, you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem , with its thousands of angels. You have come to the joyful gathering of God's first-born, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, who is the judge of all people, and to the spirits of good people made perfect. You have come to Jesus, who arranged the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that promises much better things than does the blood of Abel. (Hebrews 12:22-24)
<p>It is we, not they, who have received the true circumcision, for we worship God by means of his Spirit and rejoice in our life in union with Christ Jesus. We do not put any trust in external ceremonies. (Philippians 3:3)
<p>So there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, between slaves and free people, between men and women; you are all one in union with Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are the descendants of Abraham and will receive what God has promised. (Galatians 3:28, 29)
<p>But the heavenly Jerusalem is free, and she is our mother. Now, you, my friends, are God's children as a result of his promise, just as Isaac was. (Galatians 4:26, 28)
<p>What we have seen and heard we announce to you also, so that you will join with us in the fellowship that we have with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)
<p>At that time you were apart from Christ. You were foreigners and did not belong to God's chosen people. You had no part in the covenants, which were based on God's promises to his people, and you lived in this world without hope and without God. But now, in union with Christ Jesus you, who used to be far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ. So then, you Gentiles are not foreigners or strangers any longer; you are now citizens together with God's people and members of the family of God. In union with him you too are being built together with all the others into a place where God lives through his Spirit. (Ephesians 2:12, 13, 19, 22)
<p>Some of the branches of the cultivated olive tree have been broken off, and a branch of a wild olive tree has been joined to it. You Gentiles are like that wild olive tree, and now you share the strong spiritual life of the Jews. (Romans 11:17)
<p>It is through Christ that all of us, Jews and Gentiles, are able to come in the one Spirit into the presence of the Father. (Ephesians 2:18)
<p>There in the land, on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel , all you people of Israel will worship me. I will be pleased with you and will expect you to bring me your sacrifices, your best offerings, and your holy gifts. After I bring you out of the countries where you have been scattered and gather you together, I will accept the sacrifices that you burn, and the nations will see that I am holy. (Ezekiel 20:40, 41)
<p>In union with Christ and through our faith in him we have the boldness to go into God's presence with all confidence. (Ephesians 3:12)
<p>We have, then, my friends, complete freedom to go into the Most Holy Place by means of the death of Jesus. He opened for us a new way, a living way, through the curtain---that is, through his own body. (Hebrews 10:19, 20)
<p>Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son! (Ephesians 1:6)
<p>Come to the Lord, the living stone rejected by people as worthless but chosen by God as valuable. Come as living stones, and let yourselves be used in building the spiritual temple, where you will serve as holy priests to offer spiritual and acceptable sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:4, 5)
<p>When you pray, he will answer you, and you will keep the vows you made. (Job 22:27)
<p>Remember that the LORD has chosen the righteous for his own, and he hears me when I call to him. (Psalms 4:3)
<p>The helpless call to him, and he answers; he saves them from all their troubles. The LORD watches over the righteous and listens to their cries; The righteous call to the LORD, and he listens; he rescues them from all their troubles. (Psalms 34:6, 15, 17)
<p>Call to me when trouble comes; I will save you, and you will praise me.; (Psalms 50:15)
<p>because you answer prayers. People everywhere will come to you (Psalms 65:2)
<p>When they call to me, I will answer them; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will rescue them and honor them. (Psalms 91:15)
<p>He supplies the needs of those who honor him; he hears their cries and saves them. (Psalms 145:19)
<p>When good people pray, the LORD listens, but he ignores those who are evil. (Proverbs 15:29)
<p>You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any more. The LORD is compassionate, and when you cry to him for help, he will answer you. (Isaiah 30:19)
<p>When you pray, I will answer you. When you call to me, I will respond. ;If you put an end to oppression, to every gesture of contempt, and to every evil word; (Isaiah 58:9)
<p>Even before they finish praying to me, I will answer their prayers. (Isaiah 65:24)
<p>Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you. (Jeremiah 29:12)
<p>And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God.; (Zechariah 13:9)
<p>;Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks will receive, and anyone who seeks will find, and the door will be opened to those who knock. As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him! (Matthew 7:7, 8, 11)
<p>If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.; (Matthew 21:22)
<p>If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then you will ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it. (John 15:7)
<p>;When that day comes, you will not ask me for anything. I am telling you the truth: the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete. (John 16:23, 24)
<p>And I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father's glory will be shown through the Son. If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it. (John 14:13, 14)
<p>This prayer made in faith will heal the sick; the Lord will restore them to health, and the sins they have committed will be forgiven. So then, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you will be healed. The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect. (James 5:15, 16)
<p>We receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. (1 John 3:22)
<p>We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will. He hears us whenever we ask him; and since we know this is true, we know also that he gives us what we ask from him. If you see a believer commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray to God, who will give that person life. This applies to those whose sins do not lead to death. But there is sin which leads to death, and I do not say that you should pray to God about that. (1 John 5:14-16)
<p>The LORD is our protector and glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honor. He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right. (Psalms 84:11)
<p>Dedicate them to yourself by means of the truth; your word is truth. And for their sake I dedicate myself to you, in order that they, too, may be truly dedicated to you. (John 17:17, 19)
<p>God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10)
<p>because God is always at work in you to make you willing and able to obey his own purpose. (Philippians 2:13)
<p>I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me. (Philippians 4:13)
<p>There is nothing in us that allows us to claim that we are capable of doing this work. The capacity we have comes from God; (2 Corinthians 3:5)
<p>May the God who gives us peace make you holy in every way and keep your whole being---spirit, soul, and body---free from every fault at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 5:23)
<p>And with joy give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to have your share of what God has reserved for his people in the kingdom of light. At one time you were far away from God and were his enemies because of the evil things you did and thought. But now, by means of the physical death of his Son, God has made you his friends, in order to bring you, holy, pure, and faultless, into his presence. (Colossians 1:12, 21, 22)
<p>We must thank God at all times for you, friends, you whom the Lord loves. For God chose you as the first to be saved by the Spirit's power to make you his holy people and by your faith in the truth. (2 Thessalonians 2:13)
<p>He gave himself for us, to rescue us from all wickedness and to make us a pure people who belong to him alone and are eager to do good. (Titus 2:14)
<p>The new covenant that I will make with the people of Israel will be this: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. (Jeremiah 31:33)
<p>With a solemn oath to our ancestor Abraham he promised to rescue us from our enemies and allow us to serve him without fear, so that we might be holy and righteous before him all the days of our life. (Luke 1:74, 75)
<p>Instead, they will serve me, the LORD their God, and a descendant of David, whom I will enthrone as king. (Jeremiah 30:9)
<p>Some of you were like that. But you have been purified from sin; you have been dedicated to God; you have been put right with God by the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 6:11)
<p>All of us, then, reflect the glory of the Lord with uncovered faces; and that same glory, coming from the Lord, who is the Spirit, transforms us into his likeness in an ever greater degree of glory. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
<p>The LORD your God will give you and your descendants obedient hearts, so that you will love him with all your heart, and you will continue to live in that land. (Deuteronomy 30:6)
<p>I will give them the desire to know that I am the LORD. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will return to me with all their heart. (Jeremiah 24:7)
<p>;I hear the people of Israel say in grief, ' LORD, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back; we are ready to return to you, the LORD our God. (Jeremiah 31:18)
<p>On the day you fight your enemies, your people will volunteer. Like the dew of early morning your young men will come to you on the sacred hills. (Psalms 110:3)
<p>he saved us. It was not because of any good deeds that we ourselves had done, but because of his own mercy that he saved us, through the Holy Spirit, who gives us new birth and new life by washing us. (Titus 3:5)
<p>I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart. (Ezekiel 36:26)
<p>He saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. He gave us this grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, (2 Timothy 1:9)
<p>I will give them a new heart and a new mind. I will take away their stubborn heart of stone and will give them an obedient heart. Then they will keep my laws and faithfully obey all my commands. They will be my people, and I will be their God. (Ezekiel 11:19, 20)
<p>The LORD says, ;When that time comes, the people of both Israel and Judah will come weeping, looking for me, their God. They will ask the way to Zion and then go in that direction. They will make an eternal covenant with me and never break it. (Jeremiah 50:4, 5)
<p>;I will fill the descendants of David and the other people of Jerusalem with the spirit of mercy and the spirit of prayer. They will look at the one whom they stabbed to death, and they will mourn for him like those who mourn for an only child. They will mourn bitterly, like those who have lost their first-born son. (Zechariah 12:10)
<p>And so God chose his Servant and sent him to you first, to bless you by making every one of you turn away from your wicked ways.; (Acts 3:26)
<p>God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven. (Acts 5:31)
<p>You will remember your evil conduct and the wrongs that you committed, and you will be disgusted with yourselves because of your sins and your iniquities. (Ezekiel 36:31)
<p>So I am going to fence her in with thorn bushes and build a wall to block her way. She will run after her lovers but will not catch them. She will look for them but will not find them. Then she will say, ;I am going back to my first husband---I was better off then than I am now.; (Hosea 2:6, 7)
<p>Go and find out what is meant by the scripture that says: 'It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.' I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.; (Matthew 9:13)
<p>Then you will remember all the disgraceful things you did and how you defiled yourselves. You will be disgusted with yourselves because of all the evil things you did. (Ezekiel 20:43)
<p>For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by believing in him, but also by suffering for him. (Philippians 1:29)
<p>For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it. (Ephesians 2:8)
<p>The prophets wrote, 'Everyone will be taught by God.' Anyone who hears the Father and learns from him comes to me. (John 6:45)
<p>I will give them a single purpose in life: to honor me for all time, for their own good and the good of their descendants. (Jeremiah 32:39)
<p>Evil people do not know what justice is, but those who worship the LORD understand it well. (Proverbs 28:5)
<p>and their people will say, ;Let us go up the hill of the LORD, to the Temple of Israel 's God. He will teach us what he wants us to do; we will walk in the paths he has chosen. For the LORD's teaching comes from Jerusalem ; from Zion he speaks to his people.; (Isaiah 2:3)
<p>The God who said, ;Out of darkness the light shall shine!; is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts, to bring us the knowledge of God's glory shining in the face of Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:6)
<p>If you do, you will know what it means to fear the LORD and you will succeed in learning about God. If you listen to me, you will know what is right, just, and fair. You will know what you should do. (Proverbs 2:5, 9)
<p>There will be a highway there, called ;The Road of Holiness.; No sinner will ever travel that road; no fools will mislead those who follow it. (Isaiah 35:8)
<p>When that day comes, the deaf will be able to hear a book being read aloud, and the blind, who have been living in darkness, will open their eyes and see. Foolish people will learn to understand, and those who are always grumbling will be glad to be taught.; (Isaiah 29:18, 24)
<p>Let us try to know the LORD. He will come to us as surely as the day dawns, as surely as the spring rains fall upon the earth.; (Hosea 6:3)
<p>In time to come you will acknowledge that I am God and that I have spoken to you.; (Isaiah 52:6)
<p>At that time Jesus said, ;Father, Lord of heaven and earth! I thank you because you have shown to the unlearned what you have hidden from the wise and learned. (Matthew 11:25)
<p>We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with the true God---in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and this is eternal life. (1 John 5:20)
<p>None of them will have to teach a neighbor to know the LORD, because all will know me, from the least to the greatest. I will forgive their sins and I will no longer remember their wrongs. I, the LORD, have spoken.; (Jeremiah 31:34)
<p>to tell his people that they will be saved by having their sins forgiven. Our God is merciful and tender. He will cause the bright dawn of salvation to rise on us and to shine from heaven on all those who live in the dark shadow of death, to guide our steps into the path of peace.; (Luke 1:77-79)
<p>;The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed (Luke 4:18)
<p>Their eyes and ears will be open to the needs of the people. (Isaiah 32:3)
<p>You will open the eyes of the blind and set free those who sit in dark prisons. (Isaiah 42:7)
<p>Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. ;I am the light of the world,; he said. ;Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness.; (John 8:12)
<p>Whoever does not have the Spirit cannot receive the gifts that come from God's Spirit. Such a person really does not understand them, and they seem to be nonsense, because their value can be judged only on a spiritual basis. Whoever has the Spirit, however, is able to judge the value of everything, but no one is able to judge him. (1 Corinthians 2:14, 15)
<p>I praise the LORD, because he guides me, and in the night my conscience warns me. (Psalms 16:7)
<p>It is the LORD who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding. He provides help and protection for those who are righteous and honest. (Proverbs 2:6, 7)
<p>God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to those who please him, but he makes sinners work, earning and saving, so that what they get can be given to those who please him. It is all useless. It is like chasing the wind. (Ecclesiastes 2:26)
<p>Sincerity and truth are what you require; fill my mind with your wisdom. (Psalms 51:6)
<p>But if any of you lack wisdom, you should pray to God, who will give it to you; because God gives generously and graciously to all. (James 1:5)
<p>The LORD says, ;I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you. (Psalms 32:8)
<p>Whoever is willing to do what God wants will know whether what I teach comes from God or whether I speak on my own authority. (John 7:17)
<p>Because the LORD is righteous and good, he teaches sinners the path they should follow. Those who have reverence for the LORD will learn from him the path they should follow. (Psalms 25:8, 12)
<p>If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, ;Here is the road. Follow it.; (Isaiah 30:21)
<p>The LORD says, ;I love justice and I hate oppression and crime. I will faithfully reward my people And make an eternal covenant with them. (Isaiah 61:8)
<p>You guide me with your instruction and at the end you will receive me with honor. (Psalms 73:24)
<p>And I will always guide you and satisfy you with good things. I will keep you strong and well. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water, like a spring of water that never goes dry. (Isaiah 58:11)
<p>He gives me new strength. He guides me in the right paths, as he has promised. (Psalms 23:3)
<p>they will never be hungry or thirsty. Sun and desert heat will not hurt them, for they will be led by one who loves them. He will lead them to springs of water. (Isaiah 49:10)
<p>;He found them wandering through the desert, a desolate, wind-swept wilderness. He protected them and cared for them, as he would protect himself. Like an eagle teaching its young to fly, catching them safely on its spreading wings, the LORD kept Israel from falling. The LORD alone led his people without the help of a foreign god. (Deuteronomy 32:10-12)
<p>Righteous people speak wisdom, but the tongue that speaks evil will be stopped. Righteous people know the kind thing to say, but the wicked are always saying things that hurt. (Proverbs 10:31, 32)
<p>They will not be impatient any longer, but they will act with understanding and will say what they mean. (Isaiah 32:4)
<p>We may make our plans, but God has the last word. (Proverbs 16:1)
<p>The Spirit gives one person a message full of wisdom, while to another person the same Spirit gives a message full of knowledge. (1 Corinthians 12:8)
<p>because I will give you such words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to refute or contradict what you say. (Luke 21:15)
<p>He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water. (Psalms 23:2)
<p>I will say to the prisoners, 'Go free!' and to those who are in darkness, 'Come out to the light!' They will be like sheep that graze on the hills; they will never be hungry or thirsty. Sun and desert heat will not hurt them, for they will be led by one who loves them. He will lead them to springs of water. (Isaiah 49:9, 10)
<p>How wonderful it is to see a messenger coming across the mountains, bringing good news, the news of peace! He announces victory and says to Zion , ;Your God is king!; Those who guard the city are shouting, shouting together for joy. They can see with their own eyes the return of the LORD to Zion . (Isaiah 52:7, 8)
<p>On your walls, Jerusalem , I have placed sentries; They must never be silent day or night. They must remind the LORD of his promises And never let him forget them. (Isaiah 62:6)
<p>I will give you rulers who obey me, and they will rule you with wisdom and understanding. (Jeremiah 3:15)
<p>I will make rivers flow among barren hills and springs of water run in the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the dry land into flowing springs. (Isaiah 41:18)
<p>They will come and sing for joy on Mount Zion and be delighted with my gifts--- gifts of grain and wine and olive oil, gifts of sheep and cattle. They will be like a well-watered garden; they will have everything they need. I will fill the priests with the richest food and satisfy all the needs of my people. I, the LORD, have spoken.; (Jeremiah 31:12, 14)
<p>The Lord will make you go through hard times, but he himself will be there to teach you, and you will not have to search for him any more. (Isaiah 30:20)
<p>;I will bring you to Zion , my sacred hill, give you joy in my house of prayer, and accept the sacrifices you offer on my altar. My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.; (Isaiah 56:7)
<p>I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will find them a place to rest. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken. (Ezekiel 34:15)
<p>It was he who ;gave gifts to people;; he appointed some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, others to be pastors and teachers. He did this to prepare all God's people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ. And so we shall all come together to that oneness in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God; we shall become mature people, reaching to the very height of Christ's full stature. (Ephesians 4:11-13)
<p>We feast on the abundant food you provide; you let us drink from the river of your goodness.You are the source of all life, and because of your light we see the light. (Psalms 36:8, 9)
<p>Let me see you in the sanctuary; let me see how mighty and glorious you are. Your constant love is better than life itself, and so I will praise you. I will give you thanks as long as I live; I will raise my hands to you in prayer. My soul will feast and be satisfied, and I will sing glad songs of praise to you. (Psalms 63:2-5)
<p>Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my dearest compared to other men. I love to sit in its shadow, and its fruit is sweet to my taste. (Song of Solomon 2:3)
<p>They are like trees planted in the house of the LORD, that flourish in the Temple of our God, (Psalms 92:13)
<p>O God, your march of triumph is seen by all, the procession of God, my king, into his sanctuary. (Psalms 68:24)
<p>Happy are those whom you choose, whom you bring to live in your sanctuary. We shall be satisfied with the good things of your house, the blessings of your sacred Temple . (Psalms 65:4)
<p>How happy are the people who worship you with songs, who live in the light of your kindness! Because of you they rejoice all day long, and they praise you for your goodness. (Psalms 89:15, 16)
<p>How happy are those who live in your Temple , always singing praise to you. The LORD is our protector and glorious king, blessing us with kindness and honor. He does not refuse any good thing to those who do what is right. (Psalms 84:4, 11)
<p>The holy God of Israel, the LORD who saves you, says: ;I am the LORD your God, the one who wants to teach you for your own good and direct you in the way you should go. (Isaiah 48:17)
<p>As fresh water brings joy to the thirsty, so God's people rejoice when he saves them.; (Isaiah 12:3)
<p>All the sheep of Kedar and Nebaioth Will be brought to you as sacrifices And offered on the altar to please the LORD. The LORD will make his Temple more glorious than ever. (Isaiah 60:7)
<p>For where two or three come together in my name, I am there with them.; (Matthew 18:20) <p>;
<p>The people of Israel will have nothing more to do with idols; I will answer their prayers and take care of them. Like an evergreen tree I will shelter them; I am the source of all their blessings.; (Hosea 14:8)
<p>What an unhappy man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is taking me to death? Thanks be to God, who does this through our Lord Jesus Christ! This, then, is my condition: on my own I can serve God's law only with my mind, while my human nature serves the law of sin. (Romans 7:24, 25)
<p>And we know that our old being has been put to death with Christ on his cross, in order that the power of the sinful self might be destroyed, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin. Sin must not be your master; for you do not live under law but under God's grace. (Romans 6:6, 14)
<p>What I say is this: let the Spirit direct your lives, and you will not satisfy the desires of the human nature. (Galatians 5:16)
<p>you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.; (John 8:32)
<p>He breaks off every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it will be clean and bear more fruit. (John 15:2)
<p>For the law of the Spirit, which brings us life in union with Christ Jesus, has set me free from the law of sin and death. What the Law could not do, because human nature was weak, God did. He condemned sin in human nature by sending his own Son, who came with a nature like our sinful nature, to do away with sin. God did this so that the righteous demands of the Law might be fully satisfied in us who live according to the Spirit, and not according to human nature. (Romans 8:2-4)
<p>No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us! (Romans 8:37)
<p>Every test that you have experienced is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out. (1 Corinthians 10:13)
<p>Avoid both extremes. If you have reverence for God, you will be successful anyway. (Ecclesiastes 7:18)
<p>And so the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and how to keep the wicked under punishment for the Day of Judgment, (2 Peter 2:9)
<p>But his answer was: ;My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.; I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
<p>And now he can help those who are tempted, because he himself was tempted and suffered. (Hebrews 2:18)
<p>But you belong to God, my children, and have defeated the false prophets, because the Spirit who is in you is more powerful than the spirit in those who belong to the world. (1 John 4:4)
<p>and prevent you from doing the wrong thing. They will keep you away from people who stir up trouble by what they say---You will be able to resist any immoral woman who tries to seduce you with her smooth talk, (Proverbs 2:12, 16)
<p>I found something more bitter than death---the woman who is like a trap. The love she offers you will catch you like a net, and her arms around you will hold you like a chain. A man who pleases God can get away, but she will catch the sinner. (Ecclesiastes 7:26)
<p>I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!; (John 16:33)
<p>As for me, however, I will boast only about the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; for by means of his cross the world is dead to me, and I am dead to the world. (Galatians 6:14)
<p>In order to set us free from this present evil age, Christ gave himself for our sins, in obedience to the will of our God and Father. (Galatians 1:4)
<p>I do not ask you to take them out of the world, but I do ask you to keep them safe from the Evil One. (John 17:15)
<p>because every child of God is able to defeat the world. And we win the victory over the world by means of our faith. Who can defeat the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. (1 John 5:4, 5)
<p>So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will run away from you. (James 4:7)
<p>I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel.; (Genesis 3:15)
<p>;Simon, Simon! Listen! Satan has received permission to test all of you, to separate the good from the bad, as a farmer separates the wheat from the chaff. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you turn back to me, you must strengthen your brothers.; ( Luke 22:31,32)
<p>And God, our source of peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. (Romans 16:20)
<p>I write to you, my children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who has existed from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you are strong; the word of God lives in you, and you have defeated the Evil One. (1 John 2:14)
<p>We know that no children of God keep on sinning, for the Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot harm them. (1 John 5:18)
<p>He will not break off a bent reed nor put out a flickering lamp. He will bring lasting justice to all. (Isaiah 42:3)
<p>God is my savior; I will trust him and not be afraid. The LORD gives me power and strength; he is my savior. (Isaiah 12:2)
<p>He strengthens those who are weak and tired. Even those who are young grow weak; young people can fall exhausted. But those who trust in the LORD for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak. (Isaiah 40:29-31)
<p>Then face the world again, firm and courageous. (Job 11:15)
<p>But his answer was: ;My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.; I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
<p>Be strong, be courageous, all you that hope in the LORD. (Psalms 31:24)
<p>I will make my people strong; they will worship and obey me.; The LORD has spoken. (Zechariah 10:12)
<p>How awesome is God as he comes from his sanctuary--- the God of Israel! He gives strength and power to his people. Praise God! (Psalms 68:35)
<p>At that time the LORD will protect those who live in Jerusalem , and even the weakest among them will become as strong as David was. The descendants of David will lead them like the angel of the LORD, like God himself. (Zechariah 12:8)
<p>Give strength to hands that are tired and to knees that tremble with weakness. Tell everyone who is discouraged, ;Be strong and don't be afraid! God is coming to your rescue, coming to punish your enemies.; (Isaiah 35:3, 4)
<p>The LORD roars from Mount Zion ; his voice thunders from Jerusalem ; earth and sky tremble. But he will defend his people. (Joel 3:16)
<p>For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid; instead, his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control. (2 Timothy 1:7)
<p>These are the qualities you need, and if you have them in abundance, they will make you active and effective in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:8)
<p>I will be to the people of Israel like rain in a dry land. They will blossom like flowers; they will be firmly rooted like the trees of Lebanon . The people of Israel will have nothing more to do with idols; I will answer their prayers and take care of them. Like an evergreen tree I will shelter them; I am the source of all their blessings.; (Hosea 14:5, 8)
<p>They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in everything they do. (Psalms 1:3)
<p>They will come and sing for joy on Mount Zion and be delighted with my gifts--- gifts of grain and wine and olive oil, gifts of sheep and cattle. They will be like a well-watered garden; they will have everything they need. (Jeremiah 31:12)
<p>He breaks off every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it will be clean and bear more fruit. ;I am the vine, and you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without me. (John 15:2, 5)
<p>that still bear fruit in old age and are always green and strong. (Psalms 92:14)
<p>Those who claim to be respectable are more and more convinced they are right. (Job 17:9)
<p>They grow stronger as they go; they will see the God of gods on Zion . (Psalms 84:7)
<p>The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like the cedars of Lebanon. (Psalms 92:12)
<p>The road the righteous travel is like the sunrise, getting brighter and brighter until daylight has come. (Proverbs 4:18)
<p>But for you who obey me, my saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun's rays. You will be as free and happy as calves let out of a stall. (Malachi 4:2)
<p>For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has. (Matthew 13:12)
<p>But the grace that God gives is even stronger. As the scripture says, ;God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.; (James 4:6)
<p>Wolves and sheep will live together in peace, and leopards will lie down with young goats. Calves and lion cubs will feed together, and little children will take care of them. Cows and bears will eat together, and their calves and cubs will lie down in peace. Lions will eat straw as cattle do. Even a baby will not be harmed if it plays near a poisonous snake. On Zion , God's sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil. The land will be as full of knowledge of the LORD as the seas are full of water. (Isaiah 11:6-9)
<p>I give them eternal life, and they shall never die. No one can snatch them away from me. What my Father has given me is greater than everything, and no one can snatch them away from the Father's care. (John 10:28, 29)
<p>But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and keep you safe from the Evil One. (2 Thessalonians 3:3)
<p>It is God himself who makes us, together with you, sure of our life in union with Christ; it is God himself who has set us apart, (2 Corinthians 1:21)
<p>He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be faultless on the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 1:8)
<p>And now I am coming to you; I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world. Holy Father! Keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one just as you and I are one. (John 17:11)
<p>And so I am sure that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it on until it is finished on the Day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6)
<p>May the God who gives us peace make you holy in every way and keep your whole being---spirit, soul, and body---free from every fault at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you will do it, because he is faithful. (1 Thessalonians 5:23, 24)
<p>For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future, neither the world above nor the world below---there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38, 39)
<p>Storms come, and the wicked are blown away, but honest people are always safe. (Proverbs 10:25)
<p>I said, ;I am falling;; but your constant love, O LORD, held me up. (Psalms 94:18)
<p>They are for you, who through faith are kept safe by God's power for the salvation which is ready to be revealed at the end of time. (1 Peter 1:5)
<p>To him who is able to keep you from falling and to bring you faultless and joyful before his glorious presence--- (Jude 1:24)
<p>So then, my friends, try even harder to make God's call and his choice of you a permanent experience; if you do so, you will never abandon your faith. (2 Peter 1:10)
<p>You will do everything you have promised; LORD, your love is eternal. Complete the work that you have begun. (Psalms 138:8)
<p>We know that no children of God keep on sinning, for the Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot harm them. (1 John 5:18)
<p>Happy is the person whom God corrects! Do not resent it when he rebukes you. God bandages the wounds he makes; his hand hurts you, and his hand heals. (Job 5:17, 18)
<p>Remember that the LORD your God corrects and punishes you just as parents discipline their children. (Deuteronomy 8:5)
<p>The LORD corrects those he loves, as parents correct a child of whom they are proud. (Proverbs 3:12)
<p>I will take action against you. I will purify you the way metal is refined, and will remove all your impurity. (Isaiah 1:25)
<p>LORD, how happy are those you instruct, the ones to whom you teach your law! You give them rest from days of trouble until a pit is dug to trap the wicked. (Psalms 94:12, 13)
<p>Before you punished me, I used to go wrong, but now I obey your word. My punishment was good for me, because it made me learn your commands. I know that your judgments are righteous, LORD, and that you punished me because you are faithful. (Psalms 119:67, 71, 75)
<p>But if people are bound in chains, suffering for what they have done, God shows them their sins and their pride. He makes them listen to his warning to turn away from evil. (Job 36:8-10)
<p>I have tested you in the fire of suffering, as silver is refined in a furnace. But I have found that you are worthless. (Isaiah 48:10)
<p>But Israel 's sins will be forgiven only when the stones of pagan altars are ground up like chalk, and no more incense altars or symbols of the goddess Asherah are left. (Isaiah 27:9)
<p>But we are judged and punished by the Lord, so that we shall not be condemned together with the world. (1 Corinthians 11:32)
<p>We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance, endurance brings God's approval, and his approval creates hope. (Romans 5:3-4)
<p>For this reason we never become discouraged. Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, yet our spiritual being is renewed day after day. And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble. (2 Corinthians 4:16, 17)
<p>So I am going to fence her in with thorn bushes and build a wall to block her way. She will run after her lovers but will not catch them. She will look for them but will not find them. Then she will say, ;I am going back to my first husband---I was better off then than I am now.; (Hosea 2:6, 7)
<p>I rebuke and punish all whom I love. Be in earnest, then, and turn from your sins. (Revelation 3:19)
<p>because I know that by means of your prayers and the help which comes from the Spirit of Jesus Christ I shall be set free. (Philippians 1:19)
<p>Some of those wise leaders will be killed, but as a result of this the people will be purified. This will continue until the end comes, the time that God has set. (Daniel 11:35)
<p>for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure. Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him. (James 1:3, 12)
<p>Because the Lord corrects everyone he loves, and punishes everyone he accepts as a child.; (Hebrews 12:6)
<p>Endure what you suffer as being a father's punishment; your suffering shows that God is treating you as his children. Was there ever a child who was not punished by his father? Our human fathers punished us for a short time, as it seemed right to them; but God does it for our own good, so that we may share his holiness. When we are punished, it seems to us at the time something to make us sad, not glad. Later, however, those who have been disciplined by such punishment reap the peaceful reward of a righteous life. (Hebrews 12:6, 7, 10, 11)
<p>Many people will be purified. Those who are wicked will not understand but will go on being wicked; only those who are wise will understand. (Daniel 12:10)
<p>Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed. (1 Peter 1:7)
<p>And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God.; (Zechariah 13:9)
<p>The LORD your God will give you and your descendants obedient hearts, so that you will love him with all your heart, and you will continue to live in that land. (Deuteronomy 30:6)
<p>;I will keep my promise to you and to your descendants in future generations as an everlasting covenant. I will be your God and the God of your descendants. God said to Abraham, ;You also must agree to keep the covenant with me, both you and your descendants in future generations. (Genesis 17:7, 9)
<p>For the unbelieving husband is made acceptable to God by being united to his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made acceptable to God by being united to her Christian husband. If this were not so, their children would be like pagan children; but as it is, they are acceptable to God. (1 Corinthians 7:14)
<p>For God's promise was made to you and your children, and to all who are far away---all whom the Lord our God calls to himself.; (Acts 2:39)
<p>They answered, ;Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved---you and your family.; (Acts 16:31)
<p>;I myself will teach your people and give them prosperity and peace. (Isaiah 54:13)
<p>When Jesus noticed this, he was angry and said to his disciples, ;Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Then he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on each of them, and blessed them. (Mark 10:14, 16)
<p>;I will give water to the thirsty land and make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my spirit on your children and my blessing on your descendants. They will thrive like well-watered grass, like willows by streams of running water. ;One by one, people will say, 'I am the LORD's.' They will come to join the people of Israel . They each will mark the name of the LORD on their arms and call themselves one of God's people.; (Isaiah 44:3-5)
<p>;I will keep my promise to you and to your descendants in future generations as an everlasting covenant. I will be your God and the God of your descendants. (Genesis 17:7)
<p>I heard a loud voice speaking from the throne: ;Now God's home is with people! He will live with them, and they shall be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God. (Revelation 21:3)
<p>(SEE 30:21) (Jeremiah 30:22)
<p>How can God's temple come to terms with pagan idols? For we are the temple of the living God! As God himself has said, ;I will make my home with my people and live among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.; (2 Corinthians 6:16)
<p>Now, this is the covenant that I will make with the people of Israel in the days to come, says 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. (Hebrews 8:10)
<p>I will be with you; I will be your God, and you will be my people. (Leviticus 26:12)
<p>;This God is our God forever and ever; he will lead us for all time to come.; (Psalms 48:14)
<p>Do not be afraid---I am with you! I am your God---let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you. (Isaiah 41:10)
<p>Your Creator will be like a husband to you--- the LORD Almighty is his name. The holy God of Israel will save you--- he is the ruler of all the world. (Isaiah 54:5)
<p>I, the LORD, will be their God, and a king like my servant David will be their ruler. I have spoken. ;You, my sheep, the flock that I feed, are my people, and I am your God,; says the Sovereign LORD. (Ezekiel 34:24, 31)
<p>Instead, it was a better country they longed for, the heavenly country. And so God is not ashamed for them to call him their God, because he has prepared a city for them. (Hebrews 11:16)
<p>After this, Abram had a vision and heard the LORD say to him, ;Do not be afraid, Abram. I will shield you from danger and give you a great reward.; (Genesis 15:1)
<p>You, LORD, are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands. (Psalms 16:5)
<p>The LORD is all I have, and so in him I put my hope. (Lamentations 3:24)
<p>My mind and my body may grow weak, but God is my strength; he is all I ever need. (Psalms 73:26)
<p>A day is coming when the LORD Almighty will be like a glorious crown of flowers for his people who survive. (Isaiah 28:5)
<p>The righteous will praise you indeed; they will live in your presence. (Psalms 140:13)
<p>The LORD said, ;I will go with you, and I will give you victory.; (Exodus 33:14)
<p>I foresee that Israel 's future Will bring her no misfortune or trouble. The LORD their God is with them; They proclaim that he is their king. (Numbers 23:21)
<p>Do not be afraid---I am with you! I am your God---let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you. (Isaiah 41:10)
<p>Everyone will know that I protect Israel and that they are my people. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken. (Ezekiel 34:30)
<p>and he went to meet King Asa. He called out, ;Listen to me, King Asa, and all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you as long as you are with him. If you look for him, he will let you find him, but if you turn away, he will abandon you. (2 Chronicles 15:2)
<p>The LORD himself will lead you and be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you, so do not lose courage or be afraid.; (Deuteronomy 31:8)
<p>Jesus answered him, ;Those who love me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and my Father and I will come to them and live with them. (John 14:23)
<p>Then, Israel , you will know that I am among you and that I, the LORD, am your God and there is no other. My people will never be despised again. (Joel 2:27)
<p>Remember that the LORD has chosen the righteous for his own, and he hears me when I call to him. (Psalms 4:3)
<p>He will love you and bless you, so that you will increase in number and have many children; he will bless your fields, so that you will have grain, wine, and olive oil; and he will bless you by giving you many cattle and sheep. He will give you all these blessings in the land that he promised your ancestors he would give to you. (Deuteronomy 7:13)
<p>May the LORD show his constant love during the day, so that I may have a song at night, a prayer to the God of my life. (Psalms 42:8)
<p>and gives sight to the blind. He lifts those who have fallen; he loves his righteous people. (Psalms 146:8)
<p>The LORD says, ;I will bring my people back to me. I will love them with all my heart; no longer am I angry with them. (Hosea 14:4)
<p>The LORD hates the ways of evil people, but loves those who do what is right. (Proverbs 15:9)
<p>No longer will you be called ;Forsaken,; Or your land be called ;The Deserted Wife.; Your new name will be ;God Is Pleased with Her.; Your land will be called ;Happily Married,; Because the LORD is pleased with you And will be like a husband to your land. (Isaiah 62:4)
<p>Like a young man taking a virgin as his bride, He who formed you will marry you. As a groom is delighted with his bride, So your God will delight in you. (Isaiah 62:5)
<p>I will give up whole nations to save your life, because you are precious to me and because I love you and give you honor. (Isaiah 43:4)
<p>I appeared to them from far away. People of Israel , I have always loved you, so I continue to show you my constant love. (Jeremiah 31:3)
<p>I will take pleasure in doing good things for them, and I will establish them permanently in this land. (Jeremiah 32:41)
<p>The LORD your God is with you; his power gives you victory. The LORD will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you, (Zephaniah 3:17)
<p>But God's mercy is so abundant, and his love for us is so great, (Ephesians 2:4)
<p>This is what he says in the book of Hosea: ;The people who were not mine I will call 'My People.' The nation that I did not love I will call 'My Beloved.' (Romans 9:25)
<p>He keeps me from the grave and blesses me with love and mercy. (Psalms 103:4)
<p>for the Father himself loves you. He loves you because you love me and have believed that I came from God. (John 16:27)
<p>May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and in his grace gave us unfailing courage and a firm hope, (2 Thessalonians 2:16)
<p>I in them and you in me, so that they may be completely one, in order that the world may know that you sent me and that you love them as you love me. I made you known to them, and I will continue to do so, in order that the love you have for me may be in them, and so that I also may be in them.; (John 17:23, 26)
<p>This is what love is: it is not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven. And we ourselves know and believe the love which God has for us. God is love, and those who live in love live in union with God and God lives in union with them. We love because God first loved us. (1 John 4:10, 16, 19)
<p>The LORD says to Jerusalem , ;Foreigners will rebuild your walls, And their kings will serve you. In my anger I punished you, But now I will show you my favor and mercy. (Isaiah 60:10)
<p>He is a merciful God. He will not abandon you or destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant that he himself made with your ancestors. (Deuteronomy 4:31)
<p>; Israel , you are my dearest child, the one I love best. Whenever I mention your name, I think of you with love. My heart goes out to you; I will be merciful. (Jeremiah 31:20)
<p>I will establish my people in the land and make them prosper. I will show love to those who were called ;Unloved,; and to those who were called ;Not-My-People; I will say, ;You are my people,; and they will answer, ;You are our God.; (Hosea 2:23)
<p>;In order that people will praise my name, I am holding my anger in check; I am keeping it back and will not destroy you. (Isaiah 48:9)
<p>And yet the LORD is waiting to be merciful to you. He is ready to take pity on you because he always does what is right. Happy are those who put their trust in the LORD. (Isaiah 30:18)
<p>As a father is kind to his children, so the LORD is kind to those who honor him. But for those who honor the LORD, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations (Psalms 103:13, 17)
<p>;How can I give you up, Israel ? How can I abandon you? Could I ever destroy you as I did Admah, or treat you as I did Zeboiim? My heart will not let me do it! My love for you is too strong. I will not punish you in my anger; I will not destroy Israel again. For I am God and not a mere human being. I, the Holy One, am with you. I will not come to you in anger. (Hosea 11:8, 9)
<p>He would tell you there are many sides to wisdom; there are things too deep for human knowledge. God is punishing you less than you deserve. (Job 11:6)
<p>The LORD answered, ;I will make all my splendor pass before you and in your presence I will pronounce my sacred name. I am the LORD, and I show compassion and pity on those I choose. (Exodus 33:19)
<p>The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. (Psalms 46:11)
<p>In view of all this, what can we say? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31)
<p>;I will destroy you, people of Israel ! Then who can help you? (Hosea 13:9)
<p>I am weak and poor, O Lord, but you have not forgotten me. You are my savior and my God--- hurry to my aid! (Psalms 40:17)
<p>God has always been your defense; his eternal arms are your support. He drove out your enemies as you advanced, and told you to destroy them all. Israel , how happy you are! There is no one like you, a nation saved by the LORD. The LORD himself is your shield and your sword, to defend you and give you victory. Your enemies will come begging for mercy, and you will trample them down. (Deuteronomy 33:27, 29)
<p>Let us be bold, then, and say, ;The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?; (Hebrews 13:6)
<p>Do not be afraid---I am with you! I am your God---let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you. I am the LORD your God; I strengthen you and tell you, 'Do not be afraid; I will help you.' ; The LORD says, ;Small and weak as you are, Israel , don't be afraid; I will help you. I, the holy God of Israel, am the one who saves you. (Isaiah 41:10, 13,14)
<p>Anyone who strikes you strikes what is most precious to me.; So the LORD Almighty sent me with this message for the nations that had plundered his people: (Zechariah 2:8)
<p>Leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)
<p>The LORD watches over those who obey him, those who trust in his constant love. (Psalms 33:18)
<p>;Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, all who are left of my people. I have cared for you from the time you were born. I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you. (Isaiah 46:3, 4)
<p>But not a single hair from your heads will be lost. (Luke 21:18)
<p>As for you, even the hairs of your head have all been counted. (Matthew 10:30)
<p>from all their suffering. It was not an angel, but the LORD himself who saved them. In his love and compassion he rescued them. He had always taken care of them in the past, (Isaiah 63:9)
<p>Like an eagle teaching its young to fly, catching them safely on its spreading wings, the LORD kept Israel from falling. The LORD alone led his people without the help of a foreign god. (Deuteronomy 32:11, 12)
<p>;Listen now, my people, and come to me; come to me, and you will have life! I will make a lasting covenant with you and give you the blessings I promised to David. (Isaiah 55:3)
<p>And that is how God will bless my descendants, because he has made an eternal covenant with me, an agreement that will not be broken, a promise that will not be changed. That is all I desire; that will be my victory, and God will surely bring it about. (2 Samuel 23:5)
<p>Israel , I will make you my wife; I will be true and faithful; I will show you constant love and mercy and make you mine forever. I will keep my promise and make you mine, and you will acknowledge me as LORD. (Hosea 2:19, 20)
<p>The LORD says, ; Israel , remember this; remember that you are my servant. I created you to be my servant, and I will never forget you. (Isaiah 44:21)
<p>I will live among you in my sacred Tent, and I will never turn away from you. (Leviticus 26:11)
<p>The LORD will not abandon his people; he will not desert those who belong to him. But the people of Jerusalem said, ;The LORD has abandoned us! He has forgotten us.; So the LORD answers, ;Can a woman forget her own baby and not love the child she bore? Even if a mother should forget her child, I will never forget you. Jerusalem , I can never forget you! I have written your name on the palms of my hands. (Isaiah 49:14-16)
<p>;In the time of Noah I promised never again to flood the earth. Now I promise not to be angry with you again; I will not reprimand or punish you. The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end; I will keep forever my promise of peace.; So says the LORD who loves you. (Isaiah 54:9, 10)
<p>Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, ;I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.; (Hebrews 13:5)
<p>Those who know you, LORD, will trust you; you do not abandon anyone who comes to you. (Psalms 9:10)
<p>;I will lead my blind people by roads they have never traveled. I will turn their darkness into light and make rough country smooth before them. These are my promises, and I will keep them without fail. (Isaiah 42:16)
<p>for the LORD loves what is right and does not abandon his faithful people. He protects them forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out. (Psalms 37:28)
<p>The Lord is merciful and will not reject us forever. He may bring us sorrow, but his love for us is sure and strong. (Lamentations 3:31, 32)
<p>I will make an eternal covenant with them. I will never stop doing good things for them, and I will make them fear me with all their heart, so that they will never turn away from me. (Jeremiah 32:40)
<p>I made him a leader and commander of nations, and through him I showed them my power. (Isaiah 55:4)
<p>A child is born to us! A son is given to us! And he will be our ruler. He will be called, ;Wonderful Counselor,; ;Mighty God,; ;Eternal Father,; ;Prince of Peace.; (Isaiah 9:6)
<p>My lover is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies (Song of Solomon 2:16)
<p>Everyone whom my Father gives me will come to me. I will never turn away anyone who comes to me, (John 6:37)
<p>For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
<p>I will give them a king like my servant David to be their one shepherd, and he will take care of them. (Ezekiel 34:23)
<p>But for you who obey me, my saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun's rays. You will be as free and happy as calves let out of a stall. (Malachi 4:2)
<p>;I, the LORD, have called you and given you power to see that justice is done on earth. Through you I will make a covenant with all peoples; through you I will bring light to the nations. (Isaiah 42:6)
<p>Out of the fullness of his grace he has blessed us all, giving us one blessing after another. God gave the Law through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. (John 1:16, 17)
<p>The church is Christ's body, the completion of him who himself completes all things everywhere. (Ephesians 1:23)
<p>;They will say that only through me are victory and strength to be found; but all who hate me will suffer disgrace. (Isaiah 45:24)
<p>But God has brought you into union with Christ Jesus, and God has made Christ to be our wisdom. By him we are put right with God; we become God's holy people and are set free. (1 Corinthians 1:30)
<p>God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven. (Acts 5:31)
<p>I will say to the prisoners, 'Go free!' and to those who are in darkness, 'Come out to the light!' They will be like sheep that graze on the hills; (Isaiah 49:9)
<p>You will open the eyes of the blind and set free those who sit in dark prisons. (Isaiah 42:7)
<p>For you know what was paid to set you free from the worthless manner of life handed down by your ancestors. It was not something that can be destroyed, such as silver or gold; it was the costly sacrifice of Christ, who was like a lamb without defect or flaw. (1 Peter 1:18, 19)
<p>For even the Son of Man did not come to be served; he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.; (Mark 10:45)
<p>But by becoming a curse for us Christ has redeemed us from the curse that the Law brings; for the scripture says, ;Anyone who is hanged on a tree is under God's curse.; (Galatians 3:13)
<p>For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God, (Ephesians 1:7)
<p>Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice that pleases God. (Ephesians 5:2)
<p>But when the right time finally came, God sent his own Son. He came as the son of a human mother and lived under the Jewish Law, to redeem those who were under the Law, so that we might become God's children. (Galatians 4:4, 5)
<p>Since this is true, how much more is accomplished by the blood of Christ! Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself as a perfect sacrifice to God. His blood will purify our consciences from useless rituals, so that we may serve the living God. For this reason Christ is the one who arranges a new covenant, so that those who have been called by God may receive the eternal blessings that God has promised. This can be done because there has been a death which sets people free from the wrongs they did while the first covenant was in effect. (Hebrews 9:14, 15)
<p>You must remove the old yeast of sin so that you will be entirely pure. Then you will be like a new batch of dough without any yeast, as indeed I know you actually are. For our Passover Festival is ready, now that Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. (1 Corinthians 5:7)
<p>They sang a new song: ;You are worthy to take the scroll and to break open its seals. For you were killed, and by your sacrificial death you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race. (Revelation 5:9)
<p>In a little while the world will see me no more, but you will see me; and because I live, you also will live. (John 14:19)
<p>The living Father sent me, and because of him I live also. In the same way whoever eats me will live because of me. (John 6:57)
<p>For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too will appear with him and share his glory! (Colossians 3:3, 4)
<p>so that it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me. (Galatians 2:20)
<p>In the past you were spiritually dead because of your disobedience and sins. that while we were spiritually dead in our disobedience he brought us to life with Christ. It is by God's grace that you have been saved. In our union with Christ Jesus he raised us up with him to rule with him in the heavenly world. (Ephesians 2:1, 5, 6)
<p>Whoever has the Son has this life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. (1 John 5:12)
<p>The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life---life in all its fullness. (John 10:10)
<p>Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, in the same way the Son gives life to those he wants to. (John 5:21)
<p>For even though it was in weakness that he was put to death on the cross, it is by God's power that he lives. In union with him we also are weak; but in our relations with you we shall share God's power in his life. (2 Corinthians 13:4)
<p>Since we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. In the same way you are to think of yourselves as dead, so far as sin is concerned, but living in fellowship with God through Christ Jesus. (Romans 6:8, 11)
<p>And so I will give him a place of honor, a place among the great and powerful. He willingly gave his life and shared the fate of evil men. He took the place of many sinners and prayed that they might be forgiven.; (Isaiah 53:12)
<p>And so he is able, now and always, to save those who come to God through him, because he lives forever to plead with God for them. (Hebrews 7:25)
<p>Who, then, will condemn them? Not Christ Jesus, who died, or rather, who was raised to life and is at the right side of God, pleading with him for us! (Romans 8:34)
<p>For Christ did not go into a Holy Place made by human hands, which was a copy of the real one. He went into heaven itself, where he now appears on our behalf in the presence of God. (Hebrews 9:24)
<p>Let us, then, hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we have a great High Priest who has gone into the very presence of God---Jesus, the Son of God. Our High Priest is not one who cannot feel sympathy for our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a High Priest who was tempted in every way that we are, but did not sin. Let us have confidence, then, and approach God's throne, where there is grace. There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just when we need it. (Hebrews 4:14-16)
<p>I love you just as the Father loves me; remain in my love. (John 15:9)
<p>It was now the day before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. He had always loved those in the world who were his own, and he loved them to the very end. And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:1, 34)
<p>Listen! As for that group that belongs to Satan, those liars who claim that they are Jews but are not, I will make them come and bow down at your feet. They will all know that I love you. (Revelation 3:9)
<p>Your beauty will make the king desire you; he is your master, so you must obey him. (Psalms 45:11)
<p>Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice that pleases God. (Ephesians 5:2)
<p>I belong to my lover, and he desires me. (Song of Solomon 7:10)
<p>The look in your eyes, my sweetheart and bride, and the necklace you are wearing have stolen my heart. (Song of Solomon 4:9)
<p>and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first to be raised from death and who is also the ruler of the kings of the world. He loves us, and by his sacrificial death he has freed us from our sins (Revelation 1:5)
<p>No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us! (Romans 8:37)
<p>He brought me to his banquet hall and raised the banner of love over me. His left hand is under my head, and his right hand caresses me. (Song of Solomon 2:4, 6)
<p>;To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ;This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands. (Revelation 2:1)
<p>He will take care of his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs together and carry them in his arms; he will gently lead their mothers. (Isaiah 40:11)
<p>He will not break off a bent reed nor put out a flickering lamp. He will bring lasting justice to all. (Isaiah 42:3)
<p>Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it. He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water, in order to present the church to himself in all its beauty---pure and faultless, without spot or wrinkle or any other imperfection. (None of us ever hate our own bodies. Instead, we feed them, and take care of them, just as Christ does the church; (Ephesians 5:25-27, 29)
<p>What we have seen and heard we announce to you also, so that you will join with us in the fellowship that we have with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)
<p>;When I go, you will not be left all alone; I will come back to you. ;Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. My Father will love those who love me; I too will love them and reveal myself to them.; (John 14:18, 21)
<p>Listen! I stand at the door and knock; if any hear my voice and open the door, I will come into their house and eat with them, and they will eat with me. (Revelation 3:20)
<p>Listen when I reprimand you; I will give you good advice and share my knowledge with you. (Proverbs 1:23)
<p>But once more God will send us his spirit. The wasteland will become fertile, and fields will produce rich crops. (Isaiah 32:15)
<p>I will put my spirit in you and will see to it that you follow my laws and keep all the commands I have given you. (Ezekiel 36:27)
<p>As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!; (Luke 11:13)
<p>And I make a covenant with you: I have given you my power and my teachings to be yours forever, and from now on you are to obey me and teach your children and your descendants to obey me for all time to come.; (Isaiah 59:21)
<p>Jesus answered, ;If you only knew what God gives and who it is that is asking you for a drink, you would ask him, and he would give you life-giving water.; but those who drink the water that I will give them will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give them will become in them a spring which will provide them with life-giving water and give them eternal life.; (John 4:10, 14)
<p>Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep the good things that have been entrusted to you. (2 Timothy 1:14)
<p>Christ did this in order that the blessing which God promised to Abraham might be given to the Gentiles by means of Christ Jesus, so that through faith we might receive the Spirit promised by God. (Galatians 3:14)
<p>We have not received this world's spirit; instead, we have received the Spirit sent by God, so that we may know all that God has given us. (1 Corinthians 2:12)
<p>whoever believes in me should drink. As the scripture says, 'Streams of life-giving water will pour out from his side.' ; Jesus said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were going to receive. At that time the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not been raised to glory. (John 7:38, 39)
<p>I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever. He is the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God. The world cannot receive him, because it cannot see him or know him. But you know him, because he remains with you and is in you. (John 14:16, 17)
<p>For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.; (Luke 12:12)
<p>But it was to us that God made known his secret by means of his Spirit. The Spirit searches everything, even the hidden depths of God's purposes. (1 Corinthians 2:10)
<p>When, however, the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he will lead you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but he will speak of what he hears and will tell you of things to come. (John 16:13)
<p>But as for you, Christ has poured out his Spirit on you. As long as his Spirit remains in you, you do not need anyone to teach you. For his Spirit teaches you about everything, and what he teaches is true, not false. Obey the Spirit's teaching, then, and remain in union with Christ. (1 John 2:27)
<p>To show that you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who cries out, ;Father, my Father.; (Galatians 4:6)
<p>;I will fill the descendants of David and the other people of Jerusalem with the spirit of mercy and the spirit of prayer. They will look at the one whom they stabbed to death, and they will mourn for him like those who mourn for an only child. They will mourn bitterly, like those who have lost their first-born son. (Zechariah 12:10)
<p>For the Spirit that God has given you does not make you slaves and cause you to be afraid; instead, the Spirit makes you God's children, and by the Spirit's power we cry out to God, ;Father! my Father!; In the same way the Spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know how we ought to pray; the Spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express. And God, who sees into our hearts, knows what the thought of the Spirit is; because the Spirit pleads with God on behalf of his people and in accordance with his will. (Romans 8:15, 26, 27)
<p>You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage. (Psalms 10:17)
<p>God's Spirit joins himself to our spirits to declare that we are God's children. (Romans 8:16)
<p>who has placed his mark of ownership upon us, and who has given us the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the guarantee of all that he has in store for us. (2 Corinthians 1:22)
<p>And do not make God's Holy Spirit sad; for the Spirit is God's mark of ownership on you, a guarantee that the Day will come when God will set you free. (Ephesians 4:30)
<p>God is the one who has prepared us for this change, and he gave us his Spirit as the guarantee of all that he has in store for us. (2 Corinthians 5:5)
<p>This hope does not disappoint us, for God has poured out his love into our hearts by means of the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to us. (Romans 5:5)
<p>And you also became God's people when you heard the true message, the Good News that brought you salvation. You believed in Christ, and God put his stamp of ownership on you by giving you the Holy Spirit he had promised. The Spirit is the guarantee that we shall receive what God has promised his people, and this assures us that God will give complete freedom to those who are his. Let us praise his glory! (Ephesians 1:13, 14)
<p>I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever. ;When I go, you will not be left all alone; I will come back to you. (John 14:16, 18)
<p>And so it was that the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. Through the help of the Holy Spirit it was strengthened and grew in numbers, as it lived in reverence for the Lord. (Acts 9:31)
<p>For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy Spirit gives. (Romans 14:17)
<p>His angel guards those who honor the LORD and rescues them from danger. (Psalms 34:7)
<p>What are the angels, then? They are spirits who serve God and are sent by him to help those who are to receive salvation. (Hebrews 1:14)
<p>God will put his angels in charge of you to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands to keep you from hurting your feet on the stones. (Psalms 91:11, 12)
<p>;See that you don't despise any of these little ones. Their angels in heaven, I tell you, are always in the presence of my Father in heaven. (Matthew 18:10)
<p>and made us a kingdom of priests to serve his God and Father. To Jesus Christ be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen. (Revelation 1:6)
<p>a people dedicated to me alone, and you will serve me as priests.; (Exodus 19:6)
<p>You have made them a kingdom of priests to serve our God, and they shall rule on earth.; (Revelation 5:10)
<p>But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9)
<p>Because everyone will do what is right, there will be peace and security forever. (Isaiah 32:17)
<p>They will always be prosperous, and their children will possess the land. (Psalms 25:13)
<p>But Jesus said to the woman, ;Your faith has saved you; go in peace.; (Luke 7:50)
<p>I am listening to what the LORD God is saying; he promises peace to us, his own people, if we do not go back to our foolish ways. (Psalms 85:8)
<p>He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds. (Psalms 147:3)
<p>May the Lord himself, who is our source of peace, give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all. (2 Thessalonians 3:16)
<p>The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in the decisions you make; for it is to this peace that God has called you together in the one body. And be thankful. (Colossians 3:15)
<p>;Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid. (John 14:27)
<p>I offer peace to all, both near and far! I will heal my people. (Isaiah 57:19)
<p>And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7)
<p>A day is coming when people will sing, ;I praise you, LORD! You were angry with me, but now you comfort me and are angry no longer. (Isaiah 12:1)
<p>;When I go, you will not be left all alone; I will come back to you. (John 14:18)
<p>Sing, heavens! Shout for joy, earth! Let the mountains burst into song! The LORD will comfort his people; he will have pity on his suffering people. (Isaiah 49:13)
<p>;I have seen how they acted, but I will heal them. I will lead them and help them, and I will comfort those who mourn. (Isaiah 57:18)
<p>The LORD said to his people, ;Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths and where the best road is. Walk in it, and you will live in peace.; But they said, ;No, we will not!; (Jeremiah 6:16)
<p>;For one brief moment I left you; with deep love I will take you back. I turned away angry for only a moment, but I will show you my love forever.; So says the LORD who saves you. (Isaiah 54:7, 8)
<p>The Sovereign LORD has filled me with his Spirit. He has chosen me and sent me To bring good news to the poor, To heal the broken-hearted, To announce release to captives And freedom to those in prison. He has sent me to proclaim That the time has come When the LORD will save his people And defeat their enemies. He has sent me to comfort all who mourn, To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the LORD himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done. (Isaiah 61:1-3)
<p>The LORD says, ;I am the one who strengthens you. Why should you fear mortals, who are no more enduring than grass? (Isaiah 51:12)
<p>Bad people will get what they deserve. Good people will be rewarded for their deeds. (Proverbs 14:14)
<p>But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us with the coming of Titus. (2 Corinthians 7:6)
<p>May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and in his grace gave us unfailing courage and a firm hope, encourage you and strengthen you to always do and say what is good. (2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17)
<p>You will enjoy her prosperity, like a child at its mother's breast. I will comfort you in Jerusalem , as a mother comforts her child. (Isaiah 66:11, 13)
<p>Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merciful Father, the God from whom all help comes! He helps us in all our troubles, so that we are able to help others who have all kinds of troubles, using the same help that we ourselves have received from God. (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4)
<p>Everyone who has this hope in Christ keeps himself pure, just as Christ is pure. (1 John 3:3)
<p>Be strong, be courageous, all you that hope in the LORD. (Psalms 31:24)
<p>Why am I so sad? Why am I so troubled? I will put my hope in God, and once again I will praise him, my savior and my God. (Psalms 42:11)
<p>There are these two things, then, that cannot change and about which God cannot lie. So we who have found safety with him are greatly encouraged to hold firmly to the hope placed before us. (Hebrews 6:18)
<p>We have this hope as an anchor for our lives. It is safe and sure, and goes through the curtain of the heavenly temple into the inner sanctuary. (Hebrews 6:19)
<p>Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of his great mercy he gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from death. This fills us with a living hope, So then, have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope completely on the blessing which will be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. Through him you believe in God, who raised him from death and gave him glory; and so your faith and hope are fixed on God. (1 Peter 1:3, 13, 21)
<p>Sovereign LORD, I put my hope in you; I have trusted in you since I was young. (Psalms 71:5)
<p>Whenever I am anxious and worried, you comfort me and make me glad. (Psalms 94:19)
<p>When the true message, the Good News, first came to you, you heard about the hope it offers. So your faith and love are based on what you hope for, which is kept safe for you in heaven. You must, of course, continue faithful on a firm and sure foundation, and must not allow yourselves to be shaken from the hope you gained when you heard the gospel. It is of this gospel that I, Paul, became a servant---this gospel which has been preached to everybody in the world. God's plan is to make known his secret to his people, this rich and glorious secret which he has for all peoples. And the secret is that Christ is in you, which means that you will share in the glory of God. (Colossians 1:5, 23, 27) <p>;
<p>Now go home and have a feast. Share your food and wine with those who don't have enough. Today is holy to our Lord, so don't be sad. The joy that the LORD gives you will make you strong.; (Nehemiah 8:10)
<p>;You will leave Babylon with joy; you will be led out of the city in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into singing, and the trees will shout for joy. (Isaiah 55:12)
<p>But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence; they are happy and shout for joy. (Psalms 68:3)
<p>But the joy that you have given me is more than they will ever have with all their grain and wine. (Psalms 4:7)
<p>All righteous people will rejoice because of what the LORD has done. They will find safety in him; all good people will praise him. (Psalms 64:10)
<p>My soul will feast and be satisfied, and I will sing glad songs of praise to you. (Psalms 63:5)
<p>They will sing for joy, but you will cry with a broken heart. (Isaiah 65:14)
<p>Listen to the glad shouts of victory in the tents of God's people: ;The LORD's mighty power has done it! (Psalms 118:15)
<p>Light shines on the righteous, and gladness on the good. (Psalms 97:11)
<p>Then you will always trust in God and find that he is the source of your joy. (Job 22:26)
<p>Let those who wept as they planted their crops, gather the harvest with joy! Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed will come back singing for joy, as they bring in the harvest. (Psalms 126:5, 6)
<p>How happy are the people who worship you with songs, who live in the light of your kindness! Because of you they rejoice all day long, and they praise you for your goodness. (Psalms 89:15, 16)
<p>Your shame and disgrace are ended. You will live in your own land, And your wealth will be doubled; Your joy will last forever. Jerusalem rejoices because of what the LORD has done. She is like a bride dressed for her wedding. God has clothed her with salvation and victory. (Isaiah 61:7, 10)
<p>He has brought us by faith into this experience of God's grace, in which we now live. And so we boast of the hope we have of sharing God's glory! (Romans 5:2)
<p>You will toss them in the air; the wind will carry them off, and they will be scattered by the storm. Then you will be happy because I am your God; you will praise me, the holy God of Israel. (Isaiah 41:16)
<p>We are glad because of him; we trust in his holy name. (Psalms 33:21)
<p>Take me with you, and we'll run away; be my king and take me to your room. We will be happy together, drink deep, and lose ourselves in love. No wonder all women love you! (Song of Solomon 1:4)
<p>That is how it is with you: now you are sad, but I will see you again, and your hearts will be filled with gladness, the kind of gladness that no one can take away from you. (John 16:22)
<p>You have given them great joy, Lord; you have made them happy. They rejoice in what you have done, as people rejoice when they harvest grain or when they divide captured wealth. (Isaiah 9:3)
<p>You love him, although you have not seen him, and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express, (1 Peter 1:8)
<p>Those whom you have rescued will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief. (Isaiah 51:11)
<p>I will still be joyful and glad, because the LORD God is my savior. (Habakkuk 3:18)
<p>;I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. (John 15:11)
<p>Wicked people bring about their own downfall by their evil deeds, but good people are protected by their integrity. (Proverbs 14:32)
<p>Notice good people, observe the righteous; peaceful people have descendants, (Psalms 37:37)
<p>But God will rescue me; he will save me from the power of death. (Psalms 49:15)
<p>;This God is our God forever and ever; he will lead us for all time to come.; (Psalms 48:14)
<p>My mind and my body may grow weak, but God is my strength; he is all I ever need. (Psalms 73:26)
<p>For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future, neither the world above nor the world below---there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38, 39)
<p>The Sovereign LORD will destroy death forever! He will wipe away the tears from everyone's eyes and take away the disgrace his people have suffered throughout the world. The LORD himself has spoken. (Isaiah 25:8)
<p>For this reason we never become discouraged. Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, yet our spiritual being is renewed day after day. (2 Corinthians 4:16)
<p>and it is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am sure that he is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to me. (2 Timothy 1:12)
<p>Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, LORD, for you are with me. Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me. (Psalms 23:4)
<p>I will not save this people from the world of the dead or rescue them from the power of death. Bring on your plagues, death! Bring on your destruction, world of the dead! I will no longer have pity for this people. (Hosea 13:14)
<p>;Where, Death, is your victory? Where, Death, is your power to hurt?; But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! (1 Corinthians 15:55, 57)
<p>Since the children, as he calls them, are people of flesh and blood, Jesus himself became like them and shared their human nature. He did this so that through his death he might destroy the Devil, who has the power over death, and in this way set free those who were slaves all their lives because of their fear of death. (Hebrews 2:14, 15)
<p>But Israel is saved by the LORD, and her victory lasts forever; her people will never be disgraced.' ; (Isaiah 45:17)
<p>Wealth you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life. Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life. (Proverbs 10:2, 11:4)
<p>Wise people walk the road that leads upward to life, not the road that leads downward to death. (Proverbs 15:24)
<p>How great is your constant love for me! You have saved me from the grave itself. (Psalms 86:13)
<p>By his blood we are now put right with God; how much more, then, will we be saved by him from God's anger! (Romans 5:9)
<p>I am telling you the truth: whoever obeys my teaching will never die.; (John 8:51)
<p>and to wait for his Son to come from heaven---his Son Jesus, whom he raised from death and who rescues us from God's anger that is coming. (1 Thessalonians 1:10)
<p>For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
<p>God did not choose us to suffer his anger, but to possess salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, (1 Thessalonians 5:9)
<p>Happy and greatly blessed are those who are included in this first raising of the dead. The second death has no power over them; they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they will rule with him for a thousand years. (Revelation 20:6)
Those who live good lives find peace and rest in death. (Isaiah 57:2)
<p>We are full of courage and would much prefer to leave our home in the body and be at home with the Lord. (2 Corinthians 5:8)
<p>But Abraham said, 'Remember, my son, that in your lifetime you were given all the good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. But now he is enjoying himself here, while you are in pain. (Luke 16:25)
<p>You guide me with your instruction and at the end you will receive me with honor. (Psalms 73:24)
<p>But God will rescue me; he will save me from the power of death. (Psalms 49:15)
<p>Jesus said to him, ;I promise you that today you will be in Paradise with me.; (Luke 23:43)
<p>For what is life? To me, it is Christ. Death, then, will bring more. I am pulled in two directions. I want very much to leave this life and be with Christ, which is a far better thing; (Philippians 1:21, 23)
<p>Instead, you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem , with its thousands of angels. You have come to the joyful gathering of God's first-born, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, who is the judge of all people, and to the spirits of good people made perfect. (Hebrews 12:22, 23)
<p>In the grave wicked people stop their evil, and tired workers find rest at last. Even prisoners enjoy peace, free from shouts and harsh commands. (Job 3:17, 18)
<p>Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, ;Write this: Happy are those who from now on die in the service of the Lord!; ;Yes indeed!; answers the Spirit. ;They will enjoy rest from their hard work, because the results of their service go with them.; (Revelation 14:13)
<p>Many of those who have already died will live again: some will enjoy eternal life, and some will suffer eternal disgrace. (Daniel 12:2)
<p>And so I am thankful and glad, and I feel completely secure, because you protect me from the power of death. I have served you faithfully, and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead. (Psalms 16:9, 10)
<p>Those of our people who have died will live again! Their bodies will come back to life. All those sleeping in their graves will wake up and sing for joy. As the sparkling dew refreshes the earth, so the LORD will revive those who have long been dead. (Isaiah 26:19)
<p>Do not be surprised at this; the time is coming when all the dead will hear his voice and come out of their graves: those who have done good will rise and live, and those who have done evil will rise and be condemned. (John 5:28, 29)
<p>but the men and women who are worthy to rise from death and live in the age to come will not then marry. They will be like angels and cannot die. They are the children of God, because they have risen from death. (Luke 20:35, 36)
<p>Even after my skin is eaten by disease, while still in this body I will see God. I will see him with my own eyes, and he will not be a stranger. My courage failed because you said, (Job 19:26, 27)
<p>And it is the will of him who sent me that I should not lose any of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them all to life on the last day. For what my Father wants is that all who see the Son and believe in him should have eternal life. And I will raise them to life on the last day.; Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them to life on the last day. (John 6:39, 40, 54)
<p>For we know that when this tent we live in---our body here on earth---is torn down, God will have a house in heaven for us to live in, a home he himself has made, which will last forever. And now we sigh, so great is our desire that our home which comes from heaven should be put on over us; by being clothed with it we shall not be without a body. While we live in this earthly tent, we groan with a feeling of oppression; it is not that we want to get rid of our earthly body, but that we want to have the heavenly one put on over us, so that what is mortal will be transformed by life. (2 Corinthians 5:1-4)
<p>If the Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from death, lives in you, then he who raised Christ from death will also give life to your mortal bodies by the presence of his Spirit in you. (Romans 8:11)
<p>For just as death came by means of a man, in the same way the rising from death comes by means of a man. This is how it will be when the dead are raised to life. When the body is buried, it is mortal; when raised, it will be immortal. When buried, it is ugly and weak; when raised, it will be beautiful and strong. When buried, it is a physical body; when raised, it will be a spiritual body. There is, of course, a physical body, so there has to be a spiritual body. Just as we wear the likeness of the man made of earth, so we will wear the likeness of the Man from heaven. Listen to this secret truth: we shall not all die, but when the last trumpet sounds, we shall all be changed in an instant, as quickly as the blinking of an eye. For when the trumpet sounds, the dead will be raised, never to die again, and we shall all be changed. For what is mortal must be changed into what is immortal; what will die must be changed into what cannot die. So when this takes place, and the mortal has been changed into the immortal, then the scripture will come true: ;Death is destroyed; victory is complete!; (1 Corinthians 15:21, 42-44, 49, 51-54)
<p>Jesus said to her, ;I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live, even though they die; (John 11:25)
<p>We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus to life, will also raise us up with Jesus and take us, together with you, into his presence. (2 Corinthians 4:14)
<p>Don't you know that God's people will judge the world? Well, then, if you are to judge the world, aren't you capable of judging small matters? Do you not know that we shall judge the angels? How much more, then, the things of this life! (1 Corinthians 6:2, 3)
<p>He will change our weak mortal bodies and make them like his own glorious body, using that power by which he is able to bring all things under his rule. (Philippians 3:21)
<p>We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will take back with Jesus those who have died believing in him. W_ hat we are teaching you now is the Lord's teaching: we who are alive on the day the Lord comes will not go ahead of those who have died. There will be the shout of command, the archangel's voice, the sound of God's trumpet, and the Lord himself will come down from heaven. Those who have died believing in Christ will rise to life first; then we who are living at that time will be gathered up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:14-17)
<p>but now it has been revealed to us through the coming of our Savior, Christ Jesus. He has ended the power of death and through the gospel has revealed immortal life. (2 Timothy 1:10) <p>;
<p>Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life. (Romans 2:7)
<p>We were God's enemies, but he made us his friends through the death of his Son. Now that we are God's friends, how much more will we be saved by Christ's life! It is true that through the sin of one man death began to rule because of that one man. But how much greater is the result of what was done by the one man, Jesus Christ! All who receive God's abundant grace and are freely put right with him will rule in life through Christ. (Romans 5:10, 17)
<p>All of this proves that God's judgment is just and as a result you will become worthy of his Kingdom, for which you are suffering. and he will give relief to you who suffer and to us as well. He will do this when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven with his mighty angels, when he comes on that Day to receive glory from all his people and honor from all who believe. You too will be among them, because you have believed the message that we told you. In this way the name of our Lord Jesus will receive glory from you, and you from him, by the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thessalonians 1:5, 7, 10,12)
<p>As it is, however, there still remains for God's people a rest like God's resting on the seventh day. (Hebrews 4:9)
<p>they are doomed to die like sheep, and Death will be their shepherd. The righteous will triumph over them, as their bodies quickly decay in the world of the dead far from their homes. (Psalms 49:14)
<p>But we wait for what God has promised: new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will be at home. (2 Peter 3:13)
<p>But a few of you there in Sardis have kept your clothes clean. You will walk with me, clothed in white, because you are worthy to do so. (Revelation 3:4)
<p>There are many rooms in my Father's house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so. And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that you will be where I am. (John 14:2, 3)
<p>By faith he lived as a foreigner in the country that God had promised him. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who received the same promise from God. For Abraham was waiting for the city which God has designed and built, the city with permanent foundations. Instead, it was a better country they longed for, the heavenly country. And so God is not ashamed for them to call him their God, because he has prepared a city for them. (Hebrews 11:9, 10,16)
<p>There shall be no more night, and they will not need lamps or sunlight, because the Lord God will be their light, and they will rule as kings forever and ever. Your days of grief will come to an end. I, the LORD, will be your eternal light, More lasting than the sun and moon. (Revelation 22:5) (Isaiah 60:20)
<p>because you are receiving the salvation of your souls, which is the purpose of your faith in him. So then, have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope completely on the blessing which will be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. (1 Peter 1:9, 13)
<p>For this reason Christ is the one who arranges a new covenant, so that those who have been called by God may receive the eternal blessings that God has promised. This can be done because there has been a death which sets people free from the wrongs they did while the first covenant was in effect. (Hebrews 9:15)
<p>That is why they stand before God's throne and serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will protect them with his presence. Never again will they hunger or thirst; neither sun nor any scorching heat will burn them, because the Lamb, who is in the center of the throne, will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.; (Revelation 7:15-17)
<p>However, as the scripture says, ;What no one ever saw or heard, what no one ever thought could happen, is the very thing God prepared for those who love him.; (1 Corinthians 2:9)
<p>My dear friends, we are now God's children, but it is not yet clear what we shall become. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is. (1 John 3:2)
<p>The heathen were filled with rage, because the time for your anger has come, the time for the dead to be judged. The time has come to reward your servants, the prophets, and all your people, all who have reverence for you, great and small alike. The time has come to destroy those who destroy the earth!; (Revelation 11:18)
<p>I gave them the same glory you gave me, so that they may be one, just as you and I are one: ;Father! You have given them to me, and I want them to be with me where I am, so that they may see my glory, the glory you gave me; for you loved me before the world was made. (John 17:22, 24)
<p>I did not see a temple in the city, because its temple is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb. The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God shines on it, and the Lamb is its lamp. (Revelation 21:22, 23)
<p>Don't be afraid of anything you are about to suffer. Listen! The Devil will put you to the test by having some of you thrown into prison, and your troubles will last ten days. Be faithful to me, even if it means death, and I will give you life as your prize of victory. (Revelation 2:10)
<p>Nothing that is under God's curse will be found in the city. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will worship him. (Revelation 22:3)
<p>Your days of grief will come to an end. I, the LORD, will be your eternal light, More lasting than the sun and moon. (Isaiah 60:20)
<p>Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal. (Matthew 6:20)
<p>He will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared.; (Revelation 21:4)
<p>'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!' (Matthew 25:21)
<p>To him who is able to keep you from falling and to bring you faultless and joyful before his glorious presence--- (Jude 1:24)
<p>You will show me the path that leads to life; your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever. (Psalms 16:11)
<p>Then God's people will shine like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, then, if you have ears! (Matthew 13:43)
<p>Rather be glad that you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may be full of joy when his glory is revealed. (1 Peter 4:13)
<p>Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too will appear with him and share his glory! (Colossians 3:4)
<p>and so I endure everything for the sake of God's chosen people, in order that they too may obtain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and brings eternal glory. (2 Timothy 2:10)
<p>Since we are his children, we will possess the blessings he keeps for his people, and we will also possess with Christ what God has kept for him; for if we share Christ's suffering, we will also share his glory. I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. (Romans 8:17, 18)
<p>And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble. For we fix our attention, not on things that are seen, but on things that are unseen. What can be seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts forever. (2 Corinthians 4:17, 18)
<p>The wise leaders will shine with all the brightness of the sky. And those who have taught many people to do what is right will shine like the stars forever.; (Daniel 12:3)
<p>;Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the Kingdom. (Luke 12:32)
<p>And the Lord will rescue me from all evil and take me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever! Amen. (2 Timothy 4:18)
<p>Then the King will say to the people on his right, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world. (Matthew 25:34)
<p>In this way you will be given the full right to enter the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:11)
<p>and just as my Father has given me the right to rule, so I will give you the same right. You will eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and you will sit on thrones to rule over the twelve tribes of Israel . (Luke 22:29, 30)
<p>I ask that your minds may be opened to see his light, so that you will know what is the hope to which he has called you, how rich are the wonderful blessings he promises his people, (Ephesians 1:18)
<p>Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of his great mercy he gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from death. This fills us with a living hope, and so we look forward to possessing the rich blessings that God keeps for his people. He keeps them for you in heaven, where they cannot decay or spoil or fade away. (1 Peter 1:3, 4)
<p>then we who are living at that time will be gathered up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
<p>You are the source of all life, and because of your light we see the light. (Psalms 36:9)
<p>But I will see you, because I have done no wrong; and when I awake, your presence will fill me with joy. (Psalms 17:15)
<p>Nothing that is under God's curse will be found in the city. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads. (Revelation 22:3, 4)
<p>These, then, will be sent off to eternal punishment, but the righteous will go to eternal life.; (Matthew 25:46)
<p>And this is what Christ himself promised to give us---eternal life. (1 John 2:25)
<p>I am telling you the truth: he who believes has eternal life. (John 6:47) See verses 51, 54.
For sin pays its wage---death; but God's free gift is eternal life in union with Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)
<p>If you plant in the field of your natural desires, from it you will gather the harvest of death; if you plant in the field of the Spirit, from the Spirit you will gather the harvest of eternal life. (Galatians 6:8)
<p>They will be like angels and cannot die. They are the children of God, because they have risen from death. (Luke 20:36)
<p>which is based on the hope for eternal life. God, who does not lie, promised us this life before the beginning of time, (Titus 1:2)
<p>My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never die. No one can snatch them away from me. (John 10:27, 28)
<p>Jesus said to her, ;I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live, even though they die; and those who live and believe in me will never die. Do you believe this?; (John 11:25, 26)
<p>Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life. (Romans 2:7)
<p>The testimony is this: God has given us eternal life, and this life has its source in his Son. I am writing this to you so that you may know that you have eternal life---you that believe in the Son of God. (1 John 5:11, 13)
<p>For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
This, now, is what the Sovereign LORD says: ;I am placing in Zion a foundation that is firm and strong. In it I am putting a solid cornerstone on which are written the words, 'Faith that is firm is also patient.' (Isaiah 28:16)
<p>For the scripture says, ;I chose a valuable stone, which I am placing as the cornerstone in Zion ; and whoever believes in him will never be disappointed.; (1 Peter 2:6)
<p>I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness. (John 12:46)
<p>For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. Those who believe in the Son are not judged; but those who do not believe have already been judged, because they have not believed in God's only Son. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not have life, but will remain under God's punishment. I am telling you the truth: he who believes has eternal life. (John 3:16, 18, 36; 6:47)
<p>For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it. (Ephesians 2:8)
<p>But Jesus said to the woman, ;Your faith has saved you; go in peace.; (Luke 7:50)
<p>;Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world! I am the only God there is. (Isaiah 45:22)
<p>;Yes,; said Jesus, ;if you yourself can! Everything is possible for the person who has faith.; (Mark 9:23)
<p>For Christ has brought the Law to an end, so that everyone who believes is put right with God. (Romans 10:4)
<p>They answered, ;Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved---you and your family.; (Acts 16:31)
<p>;Look, I place in Zion a stone that will make people stumble, a rock that will make them fall. But whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.; (Romans 9:33)
<p>But those who depend on faith, not on deeds, and who believe in the God who declares the guilty to be innocent, it is this faith that God takes into account in order to put them right with himself. (Romans 4:5)
<p>All the prophets spoke about him, saying that all who believe in him will have their sins forgiven through the power of his name.; (Acts 10:43)
<p>;Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)
<p>My righteous people, however, will believe and live; but if any of them turns back, I will not be pleased with them.; We are not people who turn back and are lost. Instead, we have faith and are saved. (Hebrews 10:38, 39)
<p>;I am the bread of life,; Jesus told them. ;Those who come to me will never be hungry; those who believe in me will never be thirsty. Everyone whom my Father gives me will come to me. I will never turn away anyone who comes to me, (John 6:35, 37)
<p>Abraham believed and was blessed; so all who believe are blessed as he was. You should realize, then, that the real descendants of Abraham are the people who have faith. But the scripture says that the whole world is under the power of sin; and so the gift which is promised on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ is given to those who believe. (Galatians 3:9, 7, 22)
<p>Come to the Lord, the living stone rejected by people as worthless but chosen by God as valuable. Come as living stones, and let yourselves be used in building the spiritual temple, where you will serve as holy priests to offer spiritual and acceptable sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:4, 5) See Justification, part 1, chap. 3, sect. 2.
Jesus said to him, ;Do you believe because you see me? How happy are those who believe without seeing me!; (John 20:29)
<p>We struggle and work hard, because we have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all and especially of those who believe. (1 Timothy 4:10)
<p>We do not want you to become lazy, but to be like those who believe and are patient, and so receive what God has promised. (Hebrews 6:12)
<p>Some, however, did receive him and believed in him; so he gave them the right to become God's children. (John 1:12)
<p>If we declare that Jesus is the Son of God, we live in union with God and God lives in union with us. (1 John 4:15)
<p>;Those who declare publicly that they belong to me, I will do the same for them before my Father in heaven. (Matthew 10:32)
<p>If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved. For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved. (Romans 10:9, 10)
Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the destruction that I intend to bring on them, they will turn from their evil ways. Then I will forgive their wickedness and their sins.; (Jeremiah 36:3)
<p>but now I say to you, 'Return to me, and I will return to you. You, like your ancestors before you, have turned away from my laws and have not kept them. Turn back to me, and I will turn to you. But you ask, 'What must we do to turn back to you?' (Zechariah 1:3) (Malachi 3:7)
<p>If you return to the LORD, then those who have taken your relatives away as prisoners will take pity on them and let them come back home. The LORD your God is kind and merciful, and if you return to him, he will accept you.; (2 Chronicles 30:9)
<p>Jerusalem , wash the evil from your heart, so that you may be saved. How long will you go on thinking sinful thoughts? (Jeremiah 4:14)
<p>if they pray to me and repent and turn away from the evil they have been doing, then I will hear them in heaven, forgive their sins, and make their land prosperous again. (2 Chronicles 7:14)
<p>Perhaps the people will listen and give up their evil ways. If they do, then I will change my mind about the destruction I plan to bring on them for all their wicked deeds.; You must change the way you are living and the things you are doing, and must obey the LORD your God. If you do, he will change his mind about the destruction that he said he would bring on you. (Jeremiah 26:3, 13)
<p>but then that nation turns from its evil, I will not do what I said I would. (Jeremiah 18:8)
<p>Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the LORD, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive. (Isaiah 55:7)
<p>;If someone evil stops sinning and keeps my laws, if he does what is right and good, he will not die; he will certainly live. All his sins will be forgiven, and he will live, because he did what is right. Do you think I enjoy seeing evil people die?; asks the Sovereign LORD. ;No, I would rather see them repent and live. ;Now I, the Sovereign LORD, am telling you Israelites that I will judge each of you by what you have done. Turn away from all the evil you are doing, and don't let your sin destroy you. Give up all the evil you have been doing, and get yourselves new minds and hearts. Why do you Israelites want to die? I do not want anyone to die,; says the Sovereign LORD. ;Turn away from your sins and live.; (Ezekiel 18:21-23, 30-32)
<p>Turn away from evil and do good, and your descendants will always live in the land; (Psalms 37:27)
<p>Listen when I reprimand you; I will give you good advice and share my knowledge with you. (Proverbs 1:23)
<p>;But even now,; says the LORD, ;repent sincerely and return to me with fasting and weeping and mourning. Let your broken heart show your sorrow; tearing your clothes is not enough.; Come back to the LORD your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish. Perhaps the LORD your God will change his mind and bless you with abundant crops. Then you can offer him grain and wine. (Joel 2:12-14)
<p>I may warn someone evil that he is going to die, but if he stops sinning and does what is right and good---for example, if he returns the security he took for a loan or gives back what he stole---if he stops sinning and follows the laws that give life, he will not die, but live. I will forgive the sins he has committed, and he will live because he has done what is right and good. When someone evil quits sinning and does what is right and good, he has saved his life. (Ezekiel 33:14-16, 19)
<p>Yes, you must humbly return to God and put an end to all the evil that is done in your house. (Job 22:23)
<p>for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said, ;Wake up, sleeper, and rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.; (Ephesians 5:14)
<p>Peter said to them, ;Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38)
<p>Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do, (Acts 3:19)
<p>;Go through the whole city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the forehead of everyone who is distressed and troubled because of all the disgusting things being done in the city.; Kill the old men, young men, young women, mothers, and children. But don't touch anyone who has the mark on his forehead. Start here at my Temple .; So they began with the leaders who were standing there at the Temple . (Ezekiel 9:4, 6)
<p>The people say, ;Let's return to the LORD! He has hurt us, but he will be sure to heal us; he has wounded us, but he will bandage our wounds, won't he? (Hosea 6:1)
<p>Each one will say in public, ;I have sinned. I have not done right, but God spared me. He kept me from going to the world of the dead, and I am still alive.; (Job 33:27, 28)
<p>When you are in trouble and all those things happen to you, then you will finally turn to the LORD and obey him. He is a merciful God. He will not abandon you or destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant that he himself made with your ancestors. (Deuteronomy 4:30, 31)
<p>You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you. (Proverbs 28:13)
<p>Then I confessed my sins to you; I did not conceal my wrongdoings. I decided to confess them to you, and you forgave all my sins. You are my hiding place; you will save me from trouble. I sing aloud of your salvation, because you protect me. (Psalms 32:5, 7)
<p>But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing. (1 John 1:9)
<p>'Father,' the son said, 'I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.' But the father called to his servants. 'Hurry!' he said. 'Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet. (Luke 15:21, 22)
<p>;But your descendants will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors, who resisted me and rebelled against me, and caused me to turn against them and send them into exile in the land of their enemies. At last, when your descendants are humbled and they have paid the penalty for their sin and rebellion, I will remember my covenant with Jacob and with Isaac and with Abraham, and I will renew my promise to give my people the land. (Leviticus 26:40-42)
<p>He told me to go and say to Israel , ;Unfaithful Israel, come back to me. I am merciful and will not be angry; I will not be angry with you forever. Only admit that you are guilty and that you have rebelled against the LORD, your God. Confess that under every green tree you have given your love to foreign gods and that you have not obeyed my commands. I, the LORD, have spoken. (Jeremiah 3:12-13)
<p>Happy are those who obey his commands, who always do what is right. (Psalms 106:3)
<p>So then, whoever disobeys even the least important of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be least in the Kingdom of heaven. On the other hand, whoever obeys the Law and teaches others to do the same, will be great in the Kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:19)
<p>Then Moses said to the people, ;Obey all the laws that I am teaching you, and you will live and occupy the land which the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. Obey them faithfully, and this will show the people of other nations how wise you are. When they hear of all these laws, they will say, 'What wisdom and understanding this great nation has!' (Deuteronomy 4:1, 6)
<p>Obey faithfully all the terms of this covenant, so that you will be successful in everything you do. (Deuteronomy 29:9)
<p>a blessing, if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today; (Deuteronomy 11:27)
<p>If only they would always feel this way! If only they would always honor me and obey all my commands, so that everything would go well with them and their descendants forever. (Deuteronomy 5:29)
<p>;If you listen to these commands and obey them faithfully, then the LORD your God will continue to keep his covenant with you and will show you his constant love, as he promised your ancestors. (Deuteronomy 7:12)
<p>Listen to them, people of Israel , and obey them! Then all will go well with you, and you will become a mighty nation and live in that rich and fertile land, just as the LORD, the God of our ancestors, has promised. Do what the LORD says is right and good, and all will go well with you. You will be able to take possession of the fertile land that the LORD promised your ancestors, and you will drive out your enemies, as he promised. (Deuteronomy 6:3, 18, 19)
<p>Obey all the LORD's laws and commands, so that you may live in safety in the land. The land will produce its crops, and you will have all you want to eat and will live in safety. (Leviticus 25:18, 19)
<p>All will go well with you if you honor the LORD your God, serve him, listen to him, and obey his commands, and if you and your king follow him. (1 Samuel 12:14)
<p>he said, ;Be sure to obey all these commands that I have given you today. Repeat them to your children, so that they may faithfully obey all of God's teachings. These teachings are not empty words; they are your very life. Obey them and you will live long in that land across the Jordan that you are about to occupy.; (Deuteronomy 32:46, 47)
<p>Do not keep for yourselves anything that was condemned to destruction, and then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and show you mercy. He will be merciful to you and make you a numerous people, as he promised your ancestors, if you obey all his commands that I have given you today, and do what he requires. (Deuteronomy 13:17, 18)
<p>But you must be strong and not be discouraged. The work that you do will be rewarded.; (2 Chronicles 15:7)
<p>With faithfulness and love he leads all who keep his covenant and obey his commands. (Psalms 25:10)
<p>If they obey God and serve him, they live out their lives in peace and prosperity. (Job 36:11)
<p>Now, if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own people. The whole earth is mine, but you will be my chosen people, (Exodus 19:5)
<p>Happy are those whose lives are faultless, who live according to the law of the LORD. Happy are those who follow his commands, who obey him with all their heart. If I pay attention to all your commands, then I will not be put to shame. (Psalms 119:1, 2, 6)
<p>And may the LORD your God give you insight and wisdom so that you may govern Israel according to his Law. If you obey all the laws which the LORD gave to Moses for Israel , you will be successful. Be determined and confident, and don't let anything make you afraid. (1 Chronicles 22:12, 13)
<p>Keep God's laws and you will live longer; if you ignore them, you will die. (Proverbs 19:16)
<p>;If only you had listened to my commands! Then blessings would have flowed for you like a stream that never goes dry. Victory would have come to you like the waves that roll on the shore. (Isaiah 48:18)
<p>Happy are those who wash their robes clean and so have the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life and to go through the gates into the city. (Revelation 22:14)
<p>But I did command them to obey me, so that I would be their God and they would be my people. And I told them to live the way I had commanded them, so that things would go well for them. (Jeremiah 7:23)
<p>and do what the LORD your God orders you to do. Obey all his laws and commands, as written in the Law of Moses, so that wherever you go you may prosper in everything you do. (1 Kings 2:3)
<p>;Today I am giving you a choice between good and evil, between life and death. If you obey the commands of the LORD your God, which I give you today, if you love him, obey him, and keep all his laws, then you will prosper and become a nation of many people. The LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are about to occupy. (Deuteronomy 30:15, 16)
<p>The world and everything in it that people desire is passing away; but those who do the will of God live forever. (1 John 2:17)
<p>Now that you know this truth, how happy you will be if you put it into practice! (John 13:17)
<p>Giving thanks is the sacrifice that honors me, and I will surely save all who obey me.; (Psalms 50:23)
<p>Whoever is willing to do what God wants will know whether what I teach comes from God or whether I speak on my own authority. (John 7:17)
<p>Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother.; (Matthew 12:50)
<p>We receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. (1 John 3:22)
<p>;Not everyone who calls me 'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do. (Matthew 7:21)
<p>But if you look closely into the perfect law that sets people free, and keep on paying attention to it and do not simply listen and then forget it, but put it into practice---you will be blessed by God in what you do. (James 1:25)
<p>A nation without God's guidance is a nation without order. Happy are those who keep God's law! (Proverbs 29:18)
<p>For it is not by hearing the Law that people are put right with God, but by doing what the Law commands. (Romans 2:13)
<p>If you will only obey me, you will eat the good things the land produces. (Isaiah 1:19)
<p>Put into practice what you learned and received from me, both from my words and from my actions. And the God who gives us peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9)
<p>If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. (John 15:10)
<p>When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him, (Hebrews 5:9)
<p>But if you obey him and do everything I command, I will fight against all your enemies. (Exodus 23:22)
<p>All of you that honor the LORD and obey the words of his servant, the path you walk may be dark indeed, but trust in the LORD, rely on your God. (Isaiah 50:10)
<p>I am telling you the truth: whoever obeys my teaching will never die.; (John 8:51)
<p>;I am telling you the truth: those who hear my words and believe in him who sent me have eternal life. They will not be judged, but have already passed from death to life. (John 5:24)
<p>;So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock. (Matthew 7:24, 25)
<p>O LORD, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you; completely good to those who are perfect. (Psalms 18:25)
<p>I know that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you. (1 Chronicles 29:17)
<p>The LORD is righteous and loves good deeds; those who do them will live in his presence. (Psalms 11:7)
<p>The LORD keeps close watch over the whole world, to give strength to those whose hearts are loyal to him. You have acted foolishly, and so from now on you will always be at war.; (2 Chronicles 16:9)
<p>The LORD protects honest people, but destroys those who do wrong. (Proverbs 10:29)
<p>Righteousness protects the innocent; wickedness is the downfall of sinners. (Proverbs 13:6)
<p>May I perfectly obey your commandments and be spared the shame of defeat. (Psalms 119:80)
<p>LORD, do good to those who are good, to those who obey your commands. (Psalms 125:4)
<p>The LORD takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever. (Psalms 37:18)
<p>LORD, who may enter your Temple ? Who may worship on Zion , your sacred hill? Those who obey God in everything and always do what is right, whose words are true and sincere, (Psalms 15:1, 2)
<p>If you are good, you are guided by honesty. People who can't be trusted are destroyed by their own dishonesty. Righteousness rescues those who are honest, but those who can't be trusted are trapped by their own greed. The LORD hates evil-minded people, but loves those who do right. (Proverbs 11:3, 6, 20)
<p>He provides help and protection for those who are righteous and honest. Righteous people---people of integrity---will live in this land of ours. (Proverbs 2:7, 21)
<p>The LORD is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him. (Proverbs 15:8)
<p>The LORD hates liars, but is pleased with those who keep their word. (Proverbs 12:22)
<p>Do you think the people of Israel are under a curse? Has the LORD lost his patience? Would he really do such things? Doesn't he speak kindly to those who do right?; (Micah 2:7)
<p>And so, my dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have courage in God's presence. (1 John 3:21)
<p>Keep what you believe about this matter, then, between yourself and God. Happy are those who do not feel guilty when they do something they judge is right! (Romans 14:22)
<p>The wicked bring on themselves the suffering they try to cause good people. (Proverbs 21:18)
<p>if you are so honest and pure, then God will come and help you and restore your household as your reward. (Job 8:6)
<p>If you trick an honest person into doing evil, you will fall into your own trap. The innocent will be well rewarded. Be honest and you will be safe. If you are dishonest, you will suddenly fall. Honest people will lead a full, happy life. But if you are in a hurry to get rich, you are going to be punished. (Proverbs 28:10, 18, 20)
<p>; LORD God of Heaven! You are great, and we stand in fear of you. You faithfully keep your covenant with those who love you and do what you command. (Nehemiah 1:5)
<p>We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
<p>God says, ;I will save those who love me and will protect those who acknowledge me as LORD. (Psalms 91:14)
<p>Seek your happiness in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desire. (Psalms 37:4)
<p>But I show my love to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my laws. (Exodus 20:6)
<p>Remember that the LORD your God is the only God and that he is faithful. He will keep his covenant and show his constant love to a thousand generations of those who love him and obey his commands, (Deuteronomy 7:9)
<p>;So then, obey the commands that I have given you today; love the LORD your God and serve him with all your heart. If you do, he will send rain on your land when it is needed, in the autumn and in the spring, so that there will be grain, wine, and olive oil for you, (Deuteronomy 11:13, 14)
<p>He protects everyone who loves him, but he will destroy the wicked. (Psalms 145:20)
<p>But the person who loves God is known by him. (1 Corinthians 8:3)
<p>So may all your enemies die like that, O LORD, but may your friends shine like the rising sun! And there was peace in the land for forty years. (Judges 5:31)
<p>Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him. (James 2:5)
<p>However, as the scripture says, ;What no one ever saw or heard, what no one ever thought could happen, is the very thing God prepared for those who love him.; (1 Corinthians 2:9)
<p>I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed the sins of my people. I said, ;Lord God, you are great, and we honor you. You are faithful to your covenant and show constant love to those who love you and do what you command. (Daniel 9:4)
<p>;Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. My Father will love those who love me; I too will love them and reveal myself to them.; (John 14:21)
<p>And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day---and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for him to appear. (2 Timothy 4:8)
<p>May God's grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with undying love. (Ephesians 6:24)
<p>Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him. (James 1:12)
<p>I love those who love me; whoever looks for me can find me. giving wealth to those who love me, filling their houses with treasures. (Proverbs 8:17, 21)
<p>This God---how perfect are his deeds! How dependable his words! He is like a shield for all who seek his protection. (Psalms 18:30)
<p>and bow down to him; or else his anger will be quickly aroused, and you will suddenly die. Happy are all who go to him for protection. (Psalms 2:12)
<p>Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion , which can never be shaken, never be moved. (Psalms 125:1)
<p>Trust in the LORD. Have faith, do not despair. Trust in the LORD. (Psalms 27:14)
<p>How wonderful are the good things you keep for those who honor you! Everyone knows how good you are, how securely you protect those who trust you. Be strong, be courageous, all you that hope in the LORD. (Psalms 31:19, 24)
<p>Declare me innocent, O LORD, because I do what is right and trust you completely. (Psalms 26:1)
<p>Find out for yourself how good the LORD is. Happy are those who find safety with him. LORD Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you! (Psalms 34:8) (Psalms 84:12)
<p>Happy are those who trust the LORD, who do not turn to idols or join those who worship false gods. (Psalms 40:4)
<p>I trust in God and am not afraid; I praise him for what he has promised. What can a mere human being do to me? (Psalms 56:4)
<p>When it happens, everyone will say, ;He is our God! We have put our trust in him, and he has rescued us. He is the LORD! We have put our trust in him, and now we are happy and joyful because he has saved us.; (Isaiah 25:9)
<p>He is not afraid of receiving bad news; his faith is strong, and he trusts in the LORD. He is not worried or afraid; he is certain to see his enemies defeated. (Psalms 112:7, 8)
<p>Trust in the LORD and do good; live in the land and be safe. Those who trust in the LORD will possess the land, but the wicked will be driven out. He helps them and rescues them; he saves them from the wicked, because they go to him for protection. (Psalms 37:3, 9, 40)
<p>And yet the LORD is waiting to be merciful to you. He is ready to take pity on you because he always does what is right. Happy are those who put their trust in the LORD. (Isaiah 30:18)
<p>Kings will be like fathers to you; queens will be like mothers. They will bow low before you and honor you; they will humbly show their respect for you. Then you will know that I am the LORD; no one who waits for my help will be disappointed.; (Isaiah 49:23)
<p>Selfishness only causes trouble. You are much better off to trust the LORD. (Proverbs 28:25)
<p>Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them and who depend on the LORD their God, (Psalms 146:5)
<p>Ask the LORD to bless your plans, and you will be successful in carrying them out. Pay attention to what you are taught, and you will be successful; trust in the LORD and you will be happy. (Proverbs 16:3, 20)
<p>You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you. Trust in the LORD forever; he will always protect us. (Isaiah 26:3, 4)
<p>;But I will bless the person who puts his trust in me. He is like a tree growing near a stream and sending out roots to the water. It is not afraid when hot weather comes, because its leaves stay green; it has no worries when there is no rain; it keeps on bearing fruit. (Jeremiah 17:7, 8)
<p>For it was by hope that we were saved; but if we see what we hope for, then it is not really hope. For who of us hopes for something we see? (Romans 8:24)
<p>The LORD is good; he protects his people in times of trouble; he takes care of those who turn to him. (Nahum 1:7)
<p>It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you trust the LORD, you are safe. (Proverbs 29:25)
<p>Leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)
<p>But I will watch for the LORD; I will wait confidently for God, who will save me. My God will hear me. (Micah 7:7)
<p>When you cry for help, let those idols of yours save you! A puff of wind will carry them off ! But those who trust in me will live in the land and will worship me in my Temple .; (Isaiah 57:13)
<p>The LORD will save his people; those who go to him for protection will be spared. (Psalms 34:22)
<p>The LORD is good to everyone who trusts in him, So it is best for us to wait in patience---to wait for him to save us--- (Lamentations 3:25, 26)
<p>Surely he is ready to save those who honor him, and his saving presence will remain in our land. (Psalms 85:9)
<p>He will bless everyone who honors him, the great and the small alike. (Psalms 115:13)
<p>Be loyal and faithful, and God will forgive your sin. Obey the LORD and nothing evil will happen to you. (Proverbs 16:6)
<p>A sinner may commit a hundred crimes and still live. Oh yes, I know what they say: ;If you obey God, everything will be all right, (Ecclesiastes 8:12)
<p>Happy are those who obey the LORD, who live by his commands. (Psalms 128:1)
<p>How wonderful are the good things you keep for those who honor you! Everyone knows how good you are, how securely you protect those who trust you. (Psalms 31:19)
<p>The LORD is the friend of those who obey him and he affirms his covenant with them. (Psalms 25:14)
<p>As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who honor him. (Psalms 103:11)
<p>Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are; simply obey the LORD and refuse to do wrong. If you do, it will be like good medicine, healing your wounds and easing your pains. (Proverbs 3:7, 8)
<p>Reverence for the LORD gives confidence and security to a man and his family. Do you want to avoid death? Reverence for the LORD is a fountain of life. (Proverbs 14:26, 27)
<p>but he takes pleasure in those who honor him, in those who trust in his constant love. (Psalms 147:11)
<p>from one generation to another he shows mercy to those who honor him. (Luke 1:50)
<p>;My fellow Israelites, descendants of Abraham, and all Gentiles here who worship God: it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent! (Acts 13:26)
<p>Those who fear him and do what is right are acceptable to him, no matter what race they belong to. (Acts 10:35)
<p>But for you who obey me, my saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun's rays. You will be as free and happy as calves let out of a stall. (Malachi 4:2)
<p>Obey the LORD and you will live a long life, content and safe from harm. (Proverbs 19:23)
<p>I, the LORD God of Israel , promised in the past that your family and your clan would serve me as priests for all time. But now I say that I won't have it any longer! Instead, I will honor those who honor me, and I will treat with contempt those who despise me. (1 Samuel 2:30)
<p>Honor the LORD by making him an offering from the best of all that your land produces. (Proverbs 3:9)
<p>If you do, your barns will be filled with grain, and you will have too much wine to store it all. (Proverbs 3:10)
<p>He is near to those who call to him, who call to him with sincerity. (Psalms 145:18)
<p>I call to the LORD, and he saves me from my enemies. Praise the LORD! (Psalms 18:3)
<p>when they pray, God will answer; they will worship God with joy; God will set things right for them again. (Job 33:26)
<p>You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage. (Psalms 10:17)
<p>After I have driven out the nations before you and extended your territory, no one will try to conquer your country during the three festivals. (Exodus 34:24)
<p>;No other nation, no matter how great, has a god who is so near when they need him as the LORD our God is to us. He answers us whenever we call for help. (Deuteronomy 4:7)
<p>You are good to us and forgiving, full of constant love for all who pray to you.I call to you in times of trouble, because you answer my prayers. (Psalms 86:5, 7)
<p>But as for me, how wonderful to be near God, to find protection with the Sovereign LORD and to proclaim all that he has done! (Psalms 73:28)
<p>Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites! (James 4:8)
<p>But all who ask the LORD for help will be saved. As the LORD has said, 'Some in Jerusalem will escape; those whom I choose will survive.' ; (Joel 2:32)
<p>he listens to my cry for help and will answer my prayer. (Psalms 6:9)
<p>;Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you know nothing about. (Jeremiah 33:3)
<p>The Sovereign LORD says, ;I will once again let the Israelites ask me for help, and I will let them increase in numbers like a flock of sheep. (Ezekiel 36:37)
<p>Let us, then, hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we have a great High Priest who has gone into the very presence of God---Jesus, the Son of God. Our High Priest is not one who cannot feel sympathy for our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a High Priest who was tempted in every way that we are, but did not sin. Let us have confidence, then, and approach God's throne, where there is grace. There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just when we need it. (Hebrews 4:14-16) See Promises of Hearing Prayer, part 1, chap. 3, sect. 6.
Morning, noon, and night my complaints and groans go up to him, and he will hear my voice. (Psalms 55:17)
<p>Now, Job, make peace with God and stop treating him like an enemy; if you do, then he will bless you. (Job 22:21)
<p>This includes everyone, because there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles; God is the same Lord of all and richly blesses all who call to him. As the scripture says, ;Everyone who calls out to the Lord for help will be saved.; (Romans 10:12, 13)
<p>And to Solomon he said, ;My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever. (1 Chronicles 28:9)
<p>You will seek me, and you will find me because you will seek me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:13)
<p>There you will look for the LORD your God, and if you search for him with all your heart, you will find him. (Deuteronomy 4:29)
<p>But turn now and plead with Almighty God; if you are so honest and pure, then God will come and help you and restore your household as your reward. (Job 8:5, 6)
<p>The LORD says to the people of Israel , ;Come to me, and you will live. (Amos 5:4)
<p>When the oppressed see this, they will be glad; those who worship God will be encouraged. (Psalms 69:32)
<p>Those who know you, LORD, will trust you; you do not abandon anyone who comes to you. (Psalms 9:10)
<p>I have not spoken in secret or kept my purpose hidden. I did not require the people of Israel to look for me in a desolate waste. I am the LORD, and I speak the truth; I make known what is right.; (Isaiah 45:19)
<p>I would have been ashamed to ask the emperor for a troop of cavalry to guard us from any enemies during our journey, because I had told him that our God blesses everyone who trusts him, but that he is displeased with and punishes anyone who turns away from him. (Ezra 8:22)
<p>I said, 'Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your LORD, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you.' (Hosea 10:12)
<p>The LORD is good to everyone who trusts in him, (Lamentations 3:25)
<p>He did this so that they would look for him, and perhaps find him as they felt around for him. Yet God is actually not far from any one of us; (Acts 17:27)
<p>and he went to meet King Asa. He called out, ;Listen to me, King Asa, and all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you as long as you are with him. If you look for him, he will let you find him, but if you turn away, he will abandon you. (2 Chronicles 15:2)
<p>No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God must have faith that God exists and rewards those who seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)
<p>But when you pray, go to your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you. (Matthew 6:6)
<p>Praise the LORD, because he is good; sing praises to his name, because he is kind. (Psalms 135:3)
<p>I will praise God with a song; I will proclaim his greatness by giving him thanks. This will please the LORD more than offering him cattle, more than sacrificing a full-grown bull. (Psalms 69:30, 31)
<p>How good it is to give thanks to you, O LORD, to sing in your honor, O Most High God, to proclaim your constant love every morning and your faithfulness every night, (Psalms 92:1, 2)
<p>I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt . Open your mouth, and I will feed you. (Psalms 81:10)
<p>And he said, ;It is done! I am the first and the last, the beginning and the end. To anyone who is thirsty I will give the right to drink from the spring of the water of life without paying for it. (Revelation 21:6)
<p>;Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires; God will satisfy them fully! (Matthew 5:6)
<p>The Spirit and the Bride say, ;Come!; Everyone who hears this must also say, ;Come!; Come, whoever is thirsty; accept the water of life as a gift, whoever wants it. (Revelation 22:17)
<p>The LORD says, ;Come, everyone who is thirsty--- here is water! Come, you that have no money--- buy grain and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk--- it will cost you nothing! (Isaiah 55:1)
<p>On the last and most important day of the festival Jesus stood up and said in a loud voice, ;Whoever is thirsty should come to me, and whoever believes in me should drink. As the scripture says, 'Streams of life-giving water will pour out from his side.' ; (John 7:37, 38)
<p>Those who find me find life, and the LORD will be pleased with them. (Proverbs 8:35)
<p>These proverbs can even add to the knowledge of the wise and give guidance to the educated, so that they can understand the hidden meanings of proverbs and the problems that the wise raise. (Proverbs 1:5, 6)
<p>Intelligence wins respect, but those who can't be trusted are on the road to ruin. (Proverbs 13:15)
<p>You are the one who will profit if you have wisdom, and if you reject it, you are the one who will suffer. (Proverbs 9:12)
<p>People who listen when they are corrected will live, but those who will not admit that they are wrong are in danger. (Proverbs 10:17)
<p>Do not abandon wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will keep you safe. Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you honor. She will be your crowning glory.; (Proverbs 4:6, 8, 9)
<p>Happy is anyone who becomes wise---who comes to have understanding. There is more profit in it than there is in silver; it is worth more to you than gold. Wisdom is more valuable than jewels; nothing you could want can compare with it. Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor. Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it. Those who become wise are happy; wisdom will give them life. Wise people will gain an honorable reputation, but stupid people will only add to their own disgrace. (Proverbs 3:13-18, 35)
<p>Those who bring trouble on their families will have nothing at the end. Foolish people will always be servants to the wise. (Proverbs 11:29)
<p>Wise people live in wealth and luxury, but stupid people spend their money as fast as they get it. (Proverbs 21:20)
<p>Do yourself a favor and learn all you can; then remember what you learn and you will prosper. (Proverbs 19:8)
<p>Pay attention to what you are taught, and you will be successful; trust in the LORD and you will be happy. Wisdom is a fountain of life to the wise, but trying to educate stupid people is a waste of time. (Proverbs 16:20, 22)
<p>and will give you as much security as money can. Wisdom keeps you safe---this is the advantage of knowledge. (Ecclesiastes 7:12)
<p>Homes are built on the foundation of wisdom and understanding. Where there is knowledge, the rooms are furnished with valuable, beautiful things. Being wise is better than being strong; yes, knowledge is more important than strength. My child, eat honey; it is good. And just as honey from the comb is sweet on your tongue, you may be sure that wisdom is good for the soul. Get wisdom and you have a bright future. (Proverbs 24:3-5, 13, 14)
<p>If your ax is dull and you don't sharpen it, you have to work harder to use it. It is smarter to plan ahead. (Ecclesiastes 10:10)
<p>It is foolish to follow your own opinions. Be safe, and follow the teachings of wiser people. (Proverbs 28:26)
<p>If you are intelligent, you will be praised; if you are stupid, people will look down on you. (Proverbs 12:8)
<p>Wise people walk the road that leads upward to life, not the road that leads downward to death. (Proverbs 15:24)
<p>Only the wise know what things really mean. Wisdom makes them smile and makes their frowns disappear. (Ecclesiastes 8:1)
<p>He controls the times and the seasons; he makes and unmakes kings; it is he who gives wisdom and understanding. (Daniel 2:21)
<p>May those who are wise understand what is written here, and may they take it to heart. The LORD's ways are right, and righteous people live by following them, but sinners stumble and fall because they ignore them. (Hosea 14:9)
<p>The wise leaders will shine with all the brightness of the sky. And those who have taught many people to do what is right will shine like the stars forever.; Many people will be purified. Those who are wicked will not understand but will go on being wicked; only those who are wise will understand. (Daniel 12:3, 10)
<p>May those who are wise think about these things; may they consider the LORD's constant love. (Psalms 107:43)
<p>Let us try to know the LORD. He will come to us as surely as the day dawns, as surely as the spring rains fall upon the earth.; (Hosea 6:3)
<p>I love those who love me; whoever looks for me can find me. (Proverbs 8:17)
<p>Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life---guard it well. (Proverbs 4:13)
<p>If you listen to advice and are willing to learn, one day you will be wise. (Proverbs 19:20)
<p>Yes, beg for knowledge; plead for insight. Look for it as hard as you would for silver or some hidden treasure. If you do, you will know what it means to fear the LORD and you will succeed in learning about God. (Proverbs 2:3-5)
<p>God replied to Solomon, ;You have made the right choice. Instead of asking for wealth or treasure or fame or the death of your enemies or even for long life for yourself, you have asked for wisdom and knowledge so that you can rule my people, over whom I have made you king. I will give you wisdom and knowledge. And in addition, I will give you more wealth, treasure, and fame than any king has ever had before or will ever have again.; (2 Chronicles 1:12)
<p>God says, ;I will save those who love me and will protect those who acknowledge me as LORD. (Psalms 91:14)
<p>And eternal life means to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, whom you sent. (John 17:3)
<p>May grace and peace be yours in full measure through your knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. God's divine power has given us everything we need to live a truly religious life through our knowledge of the one who called us to share in his own glory and goodness. (2 Peter 1:2, 3)
<p>Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest. (Matthew 11:29)
<p>Those who listen to me will be happy--- those who stay at my door every day, waiting at the entrance to my home. (Proverbs 8:34)
<p>and their people will say, ;Let us go up the hill of the LORD, to the Temple of Israel 's God. He will teach us what he wants us to do; we will walk in the paths he has chosen. For the LORD's teaching comes from Jerusalem ; from Zion he speaks to his people.; (Isaiah 2:3)
<p>For God in his wisdom made it impossible for people to know him by means of their own wisdom. Instead, by means of the so-called ;foolish; message we preach, God decided to save those who believe. (1 Corinthians 1:21)
<p>You study the Scriptures, because you think that in them you will find eternal life. And these very Scriptures speak about me! (John 5:39)
<p>He also said to them, ;Pay attention to what you hear! The same rules you use to judge others will be used by God to judge you---but with even greater severity. Those who have something will be given more, and those who have nothing will have taken away from them even the little they have.; (Mark 4:24, 25)
<p>Why spend money on what does not satisfy? Why spend your wages and still be hungry? Listen to me and do what I say, and you will enjoy the best food of all. ;Listen now, my people, and come to me; come to me, and you will have life! I will make a lasting covenant with you and give you the blessings I promised to David. ;My word is like the snow and the rain that come down from the sky to water the earth. They make the crops grow and provide seed for planting and food to eat. So also will be the word that I speak--- it will not fail to do what I plan for it; it will do everything I send it to do. ;You will leave Babylon with joy; you will be led out of the city in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into singing, and the trees will shout for joy. (Isaiah 55:2, 3, 10-12)
<p>So then, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message comes through preaching Christ. (Romans 10:17)
<p>Happy is the one who reads this book, and happy are those who listen to the words of this prophetic message and obey what is written in this book! For the time is near when all these things will happen. (Revelation 1:3)
<p>I have complete confidence in the gospel; it is God's power to save all who believe, first the Jews and also the Gentiles. (Romans 1:16)
<p>So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you. (James 1:21)
<p>So we are even more confident of the message proclaimed by the prophets. You will do well to pay attention to it, because it is like a lamp shining in a dark place until the Day dawns and the light of the morning star shines in your hearts. (2 Peter 1:19)
<p>The law of the LORD is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the LORD are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it. The laws of the LORD are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the LORD are just and give understanding to the mind. They give knowledge to me, your servant; I am rewarded for obeying them. (Psalms 19:7, 8, 11)
<p>Their instructions are a shining light; their correction can teach you how to live. (Proverbs 6:23)
<p>and you remember that ever since you were a child, you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 3:15)
<p>Your word is a lamp to guide me and a light for my path. (Psalms 119:105)
<p>The word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It cuts all the way through, to where soul and spirit meet, to where joints and marrow come together. It judges the desires and thoughts of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)
<p>Those who love your law have perfect security, and there is nothing that can make them fall. (Psalms 119:165)
<p>Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk, so that by drinking it you may grow up and be saved. (1 Peter 2:2)
<p>Praise the LORD! Happy is the person who honors the LORD, who takes pleasure in obeying his commands. (Psalms 112:1)
<p>If you refuse good advice, you are asking for trouble; follow it and you are safe. (Proverbs 13:13)
<p>I myself created the whole universe! I am pleased with those who are humble and repentant, who fear me and obey me. (Isaiah 66:2)
<p>You will earn the trust and respect of others if you work for good; if you work for evil, you are making a mistake. (Proverbs 14:22)
<p>They keep the law of their God in their hearts and never depart from it. (Psalms 37:31)
<p>Be sure that the book of the Law is always read in your worship. Study it day and night, and make sure that you obey everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. (Joshua 1:8)
<p>;Remember these commands and cherish them. Tie them on your arms and wear them on your foreheads as a reminder. Then you and your children will live a long time in the land that the LORD your God promised to give to your ancestors. You will live there as long as there is a sky above the earth. (Deuteronomy 11:18, 21)
<p>How can young people keep their lives pure? By obeying your commands. (Psalms 119:9)
<p>You welcome those who find joy in doing what is right, those who remember how you want them to live. You were angry with us, but we went on sinning; in spite of your great anger we have continued to do wrong since ancient times. (Isaiah 64:5)
<p>Plan carefully what you do, and whatever you do will turn out right. (Proverbs 4:26)
<p>My soul will feast and be satisfied, and I will sing glad songs of praise to you. As I lie in bed, I remember you; all night long I think of you, (Psalms 63:5, 6)
<p>But for those who honor the LORD, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations of those who are true to his covenant and who faithfully obey his commands. (Psalms 103:17, 18)
<p>Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the LORD, and they study it day and night. They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in everything they do. (Psalms 1:2,3)
<p>Blow the trumpet on Mount Zion ; give orders for a fast and call an assembly! Gather the people together; prepare them for a sacred meeting; bring the old people; gather the children and the babies too. Even newly married couples must leave their homes and come. The priests, serving the LORD between the altar and the entrance of the Temple , must weep and pray: ;Have pity on your people, LORD. Do not let other nations despise us and mock us by saying, 'Where is your God?' ; Then the LORD showed concern for his land; he had mercy on his people. (Joel 2:15-18)
<p>When you go without food, wash your face and comb your hair, so that others cannot know that you are fasting---only your Father, who is unseen, will know. And your Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you. (Matthew 6:17, 18)
<p>Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. (Mark 16:16)
<p>Peter said to them, ;Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38)
<p>You were baptized into union with Christ, and now you are clothed, so to speak, with the life of Christ himself. (Galatians 3:27)
<p>And now, why wait any longer? Get up and be baptized and have your sins washed away by praying to him.' (Acts 22:16)
<p>In the same way, all of us, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether slaves or free, have been baptized into the one body by the same Spirit, and we have all been given the one Spirit to drink. (1 Corinthians 12:13)
<p>For when you were baptized, you were buried with Christ, and in baptism you were also raised with Christ through your faith in the active power of God, who raised him from death. (Colossians 2:12)
<p>These were the spirits of those who had not obeyed God when he waited patiently during the days that Noah was building his boat. The few people in the boat---eight in all---were saved by the water, which was a symbol pointing to baptism, which now saves you. It is not the washing off of bodily dirt, but the promise made to God from a good conscience. It saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, (1 Peter 3:20, 21)
<p>For surely you know that when we were baptized into union with Christ Jesus, we were baptized into union with his death. By our baptism, then, we were buried with him and shared his death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from death by the glorious power of the Father, so also we might live a new life. (Romans 63, 4)
<p>In the same way, all of us, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether slaves or free, have been baptized into the one body by the same Spirit, and we have all been given the one Spirit to drink. (1 Corinthians 12:13)
<p>The cup we use in the Lord's Supper and for which we give thanks to God: when we drink from it, we are sharing in the blood of Christ. And the bread we break: when we eat it, we are sharing in the body of Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:16)
<p>While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples. ;Take and eat it,; he said; ;this is my body.; Then he took a cup, gave thanks to God, and gave it to them. ;Drink it, all of you,; he said; ;this is my blood, which seals God's covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (Matthew 26:26-28)
<p>Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them to life on the last day. For my flesh is the real food; my blood is the real drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood live in me, and I live in them. The living Father sent me, and because of him I live also. In the same way whoever eats me will live because of me. What gives life is God's Spirit; human power is of no use at all. The words I have spoken to you bring God's life-giving Spirit. (John 6:54-57, 63)
<p>I have entered my garden, my sweetheart, my bride. I am gathering my spices and myrrh; I am eating my honey and honeycomb; I am drinking my wine and milk. Eat, lovers, and drink until you are drunk with love! (Song of Solomon 5:1)
<p>Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my dearest compared to other men. I love to sit in its shadow, and its fruit is sweet to my taste. He brought me to his banquet hall and raised the banner of love over me. (Song of Solomon 2:3, 4)
<p>Here on Mount Zion the LORD Almighty will prepare a banquet for all the nations of the world---a banquet of the richest food and the finest wine. (Isaiah 25:6)
<p>Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush your spirit. What a joy it is to find just the right word for the right occasion! (Proverbs 15:4, 23)
<p>Then the people who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD listened and heard what they said. In his presence, there was written down in a book a record of those who feared the LORD and respected him. ;They will be my people,; says the LORD Almighty. ;On the day when I act, they will be my very own. I will be merciful to them as parents are merciful to the children who serve them. (Malachi 3:16, 17)
<p>Good people will be rewarded for what they say, but those who are deceitful are hungry for violence. (Proverbs 13:2)
<p>Kind words are like honey---sweet to the taste and good for your health. (Proverbs 16:24)
<p>You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say. (Proverbs 18:20)
<p>What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words. Find a wife and you find a good thing; it shows that the LORD is good to you. (Proverbs 18:21, 22)
<p>The words of the wicked are murderous, but the words of the righteous rescue those who are threatened. Your reward depends on what you say and what you do; you will get what you deserve. Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal. (Proverbs 12:6, 14,18)
<p>Proud fools talk too much; the words of the wise protect them. (Proverbs 14:3)
<p>If you want to stay out of trouble, be careful what you say. (Proverbs 21:23)
<p>As the scripture says, ;If you want to enjoy life and wish to see good times, you must keep from speaking evil and stop telling lies. (1 Peter 3:10)
<p>Be careful what you say and protect your life. A careless talker destroys himself. (Proverbs 13:3)
<p>Your words will be used to judge you---to declare you either innocent or guilty.; (Matthew 12:37)
<p>If you think you are standing firm you had better be careful that you do not fall. (1 Corinthians 10:12)
<p>Always obey the LORD and you will be happy. If you are stubborn, you will be ruined. (Proverbs 28:14)
<p>Watch, then, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming---it might be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or at sunrise. If he comes suddenly, he must not find you asleep. What I say to you, then, I say to all: Watch!; (Mark 13:35-37)
<p>;Listen! I am coming like a thief ! Happy is he who stays awake and guards his clothes, so that he will not walk around naked and be ashamed in public!; (Revelation 16:15)
<p>How happy are those servants whose master finds them awake and ready when he returns! I tell you, he will take off his coat, have them sit down, and will wait on them. How happy they are if he finds them ready, even if he should come at midnight or even later! (Luke 12:37, 38)
<p>People learn from one another, just as iron sharpens iron. (Proverbs 27:17)
<p>Keep company with the wise and you will become wise. If you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined. (Proverbs 13:20)
<p>Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God. (Psalms 1:1)
<p>And so the Lord says, ;You must leave them and separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with what is unclean, and I will accept you. (2 Corinthians 6:17)
<p>LORD, who may enter your Temple ? Who may worship on Zion , your sacred hill? They despise those whom God rejects, but honor those who obey the LORD. They always do what they promise, no matter how much it may cost. (Psalms 15:1, 4)
<p>Those who are pure in act and in thought, who do not worship idols or make false promises. The LORD will bless them and save them; God will declare them innocent. (Psalms 24:4, 5)
<p>In six days I, the LORD, made the earth, the sky, the seas, and everything in them, but on the seventh day I rested. That is why I, the LORD, blessed the Sabbath and made it holy. (Exodus 20:11)
<p>The LORD says, ;If you treat the Sabbath as sacred and do not pursue your own interests on that day; if you value my holy day and honor it by not traveling, working, or talking idly on that day, then you will find the joy that comes from serving me. I will make you honored all over the world, and you will enjoy the land I gave to your ancestor, Jacob. I, the LORD, have spoken.; (Isaiah 58:13, 14)
<p>I will bless those who always observe the Sabbath and do not misuse it. I will bless those who do nothing evil.; And the LORD says to those foreigners who become part of his people, who love him and serve him, who observe the Sabbath and faithfully keep his covenant: ;I will bring you to Zion , my sacred hill, give you joy in my house of prayer, and accept the sacrifices you offer on my altar. My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.; (Isaiah 56:2, 6, 7)
<p>And Jesus concluded, ;The Sabbath was made for the good of human beings; they were not made for the Sabbath. (Mark 2:27)
<p>This is the day of the LORD's victory; let us be happy, let us celebrate! (Psalms 118:24)
<p>On Saturday evening we gathered together for the fellowship meal. Paul spoke to the people and kept on speaking until midnight, since he was going to leave the next day. (Acts 20:7)
<p>Make the Sabbath a holy day, so that it will be a sign of the covenant we made, and will remind you that I am the LORD your God. (Ezekiel 20:20)
<p>It was late that Sunday evening, and the disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. ;Peace be with you,; he said. (John 20:19)
<p>On the Lord's day the Spirit took control of me, and I heard a loud voice, that sounded like a trumpet, speaking behind me. It said, ;Write down what you see, and send the book to the churches in these seven cities: Ephesus , Smyrna , Pergamum , Thyatira, Sardis , Philadelphia , and Laodicea .; (Revelation 1:10, 11)
<p>;Tell these people that they must obey all my commands. They must not carry any load in through the gates of this city on the Sabbath. They must observe the Sabbath as a sacred day and must not do any work at all. Then their kings and princes will enter the gates of Jerusalem and have the same royal power that David had. Together with the people of Judah and of Jerusalem , they will ride in chariots and on horses, and the city of Jerusalem will always be filled with people. (Jeremiah 17:24, 25)
<p>Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your parents, for this is the right thing to do. ;Respect your father and mother; is the first commandment that has a promise added: ;so that all may go well with you, and you may live a long time in the land.; (Ephesians 6:1-3)
<p>My child, pay attention to what your father and mother tell you. Their teaching will improve your character as a handsome turban or a necklace improves your appearance. (Proverbs 1:8-9)
<p>But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn first to carry out their religious duties toward their own family and in this way repay their parents and grandparents, because that is what pleases God. (1 Timothy 5:4)
<p>Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your parents always, for that is what pleases God. (Colossians 3:20)
<p>Son, do what your father tells you and never forget what your mother taught you. Keep their words with you always, locked in your heart. Their teaching will lead you when you travel, protect you at night, and advise you during the day. (Proverbs 6:20-22)
<p>Then I told the Rechabite clan that the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, had said, ;You have obeyed the command that your ancestor Jonadab gave you; you have followed all his instructions, and you have done everything he commanded you. So I, the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, promise that Jonadab son of Rechab will always have a male descendant to serve me.; (Jeremiah 35:18, 19)
<p>I have chosen him in order that he may command his sons and his descendants to obey me and to do what is right and just. If they do, I will do everything for him that I have promised.; (Genesis 18:19)
<p>Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life. (Proverbs 22:6)
<p>Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you are resting and when you are working. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates. Then you and your children will live a long time in the land that the LORD your God promised to give to your ancestors. You will live there as long as there is a sky above the earth. (Deuteronomy 11:19-21)
<p>Children just naturally do silly, careless things, but a good spanking will teach them how to behave. (Proverbs 22:15)
<p>Don't hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won't kill them. As a matter of fact, it may save their lives. (Proverbs 23:13, 14)
<p>Correction and discipline are good for children. If they have their own way, they will make their mothers ashamed of them. Discipline your children and you can always be proud of them. They will never give you reason to be ashamed. (Proverbs 29:15, 17)
Homes are made by the wisdom of women, but are destroyed by foolishness. (Proverbs 14:1)
<p>A gracious woman is respected, but a woman without virtue is a disgrace. Lazy people will never have money, but aggressive people will get rich. (Proverbs 11:16)
<p>A good wife is her husband's pride and joy; but a wife who brings shame on her husband is like a cancer in his bones. (Proverbs 12:4)
<p>How hard it is to find a capable wife! She is worth far more than jewels! She is strong and respected and not afraid of the future. Her children show their appreciation, and her husband praises her. Charm is deceptive and beauty disappears, but a woman who honors the LORD should be praised. Give her credit for all she does. She deserves the respect of everyone. (Proverbs 31:10, 25, 28, 30, 31)
Take care of a fig tree and you will have figs to eat. Servants who take care of their master will be honored. (Proverbs 27:18)
<p>A shrewd servant will gain authority over a master's worthless son and receive a part of the inheritance. (Proverbs 17:2)
<p>Kings are pleased with competent officials, but they punish those who fail them. (Proverbs 14:35)
<p>Slaves, obey your human masters in all things, not only when they are watching you because you want to gain their approval; but do it with a sincere heart because of your reverence for the Lord. Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve. (Colossians 3:22, 24)
<p>Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling; and do it with a sincere heart, as though you were serving Christ. Do this not only when they are watching you, because you want to gain their approval; but with all your heart do what God wants, as slaves of Christ. Do your work as slaves cheerfully, as though you served the Lord, and not merely human beings. Remember that the Lord will reward each of us, whether slave or free, for the good work we do. (Ephesians 6:5-8)
<p>Kings cannot tolerate evil, because justice is what makes a government strong. (Proverbs 16:12)
<p>A king will remain in power as long as his rule is honest, just, and fair. (Proverbs 20:28)
<p>If a king defends the rights of the poor, he will rule for a long time. (Proverbs 29:14)
<p>A day is coming when the LORD Almighty will be like a glorious crown of flowers for his people who survive. He will give a sense of justice to those who serve as judges, and courage to those who defend the city gates from attack. (Isaiah 28:5, 6)
<p>When he becomes king, he is to have a copy of the book of God's laws and teachings made from the original copy kept by the levitical priests. He is to keep this book near him and read from it all his life, so that he will learn to honor the LORD and to obey faithfully everything that is commanded in it. This will keep him from thinking that he is better than other Israelites and from disobeying the LORD's commands in any way. Then he will reign for many years, and his descendants will rule Israel for many generations. (Deuteronomy 17:18-20)
<p>For the sake of the Lord submit yourselves to every human authority: to the Emperor, who is the supreme authority, and to the governors, who have been appointed by him to punish the evildoers and to praise those who do good. For God wants you to silence the ignorant talk of foolish people by the good things you do. (1 Peter 2:13-15)
<p>As long as you obey his commands, you are safe, and a wise person knows how and when to do it. (Ecclesiastes 8:5)
I said, ;I have worked, but how hopeless it is! I have used up my strength, but have accomplished nothing.; Yet I can trust the LORD to defend my cause; he will reward me for what I do. (Isaiah 49:4)
<p>How happy everyone will be with plenty of water for the crops and safe pasture everywhere for the donkeys and cattle. (Isaiah 32:20)
<p>I will fill the priests with the richest food and satisfy all the needs of my people. I, the LORD, have spoken.; (Jeremiah 31:14)
<p>I, who am an elder myself, appeal to the church elders among you. I am a witness of Christ's sufferings, and I will share in the glory that will be revealed. I appeal to you to be shepherds of the flock that God gave you and to take care of it willingly, as God wants you to, and not unwillingly. Do your work, not for mere pay, but from a real desire to serve. Do not try to rule over those who have been put in your care, but be examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious crown which will never lose its brightness. (1 Peter 5:1-4)
<p>;To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ;This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands. (Revelation 2:1)
<p>Watch yourself and watch your teaching. Keep on doing these things, because if you do, you will save both yourself and those who hear you. (1 Timothy 4:16)
<p>The wise leaders will shine with all the brightness of the sky. And those who have taught many people to do what is right will shine like the stars forever.; (Daniel 12:3)
<p>and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age.; (Matthew 28:20)
<p>The one who reaps the harvest is being paid and gathers the crops for eternal life; so the one who plants and the one who reaps will be glad together. (John 4:36)
<p>The Lord answered, ;Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant? He is the one that his master will put in charge, to run the household and give the other servants their share of the food at the proper time. How happy that servant is if his master finds him doing this when he comes home! Indeed, I tell you, the master will put that servant in charge of all his property. ( Luke 12:42, 44)
<p>I will bless her priests in all they do, and her people will sing and shout for joy. (Psalms 132:16)
<p>But you, LORD, are on my side, strong and mighty, and those who persecute me will fail. They will be disgraced forever, because they cannot succeed. Their disgrace will never be forgotten. (Jeremiah 20:11)
<p>Now I will make you as stubborn and as tough as they are. I will make you as firm as a rock, as hard as a diamond; don't be afraid of those rebels.; (Ezekiel 3:8, 9)
<p>To this the LORD replied, ;If you return, I will take you back, and you will be my servant again. If instead of talking nonsense you proclaim a worthwhile message, you will be my prophet again. The people will come back to you, and you will not need to go to them. I will make you like a solid bronze wall as far as they are concerned. They will fight against you, but they will not defeat you. I will be with you to protect you and keep you safe. I will rescue you from the power of wicked and violent people. I, the LORD, have spoken.; (Jeremiah 15:19-21)
<p>because I will give you such words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to refute or contradict what you say. ( Luke 21:15)
<p>That is why the tribe of Levi received no land as the other tribes did; what they received was the privilege of being the LORD's priests, as the LORD your God promised.) (Deuteronomy 10:9)
<p>LORD, help their tribe to grow strong; Be pleased with what they do. Crush all their enemies; Let them never rise again.; (Deuteronomy 33:11)
<p>When they bring you to trial, do not worry about what you are going to say or how you will say it; when the time comes, you will be given what you will say. For the words you will speak will not be yours; they will come from the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. (Matthew 10:19, 20)
<p>But the LORD said to me, ;Do not say that you are too young, but go to the people I send you to, and tell them everything I command you to say. Do not be afraid of them, for I will be with you to protect you. I, the LORD, have spoken!; Listen, Jeremiah! Everyone in this land---the kings of Judah, the officials, the priests, and the people---will be against you. But today I am giving you the strength to resist them; you will be like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. They will not defeat you, for I will be with you to protect you. I, the LORD, have spoken.; (Jeremiah 1:7, 8, 19)
<p>Jesus said to his disciples, ;Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.; ( Luke 10:16)
<p>Early the next morning the people went out to the wild country near Tekoa. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat addressed them with these words: ;People of Judah and Jerusalem ! Put your trust in the LORD your God, and you will stand your ground. Believe what his prophets tell you, and you will succeed.; (2 Chronicles 20:20)
<p>;Whoever welcomes you welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes God's messenger because he is God's messenger, will share in his reward. And whoever welcomes a good man because he is good, will share in his reward. (Matthew 10:40, 41)
<p>If you have love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples.; (John 13:35)
<p>If we love others, we live in the light, and so there is nothing in us that will cause someone else to sin. (1 John 2:10)
<p>And now, my friends, good-bye! Strive for perfection; listen to my appeals; agree with one another; live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:11)
<p>How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God's people to live together in harmony! It is like the precious anointing oil running down from Aaron's head and beard, down to the collar of his robes. It is like the dew on Mount Hermon, falling on the hills of Zion . That is where the LORD has promised his blessing--- life that never ends. (Psalms 133:1-3)
<p>Those who plan evil are in for a rude surprise, but those who work for good will find happiness. (Proverbs 12:20)
<p>;Happy are those who work for peace; God will call them his children! (Matthew 5:9)
<p>As the scripture says, ;If you want to enjoy life and wish to see good times, you must keep from speaking evil and stop telling lies. You must turn away from evil and do good; you must strive for peace with all your heart. (1 Peter 3:10, 11)
<p>Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : ;May those who love you prosper. (Psalms 122:6)
<p>LORD, who may enter your Temple ? Who may worship on Zion , your sacred hill? They despise those whom God rejects, but honor those who obey the LORD. They always do what they promise, no matter how much it may cost. (Psalms 15:1, 4)
<p>No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in union with us, and his love is made perfect in us. (1 John 4:12)
<p>The nation is like a mighty lion; When it is sleeping, no one dares wake it. Whoever blesses Israel will be blessed, And whoever curses Israel will be cursed.; (Numbers 24:9)
<p>God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians. (Hebrews 6:10)
<p>We know that we have left death and come over into life; we know it because we love others. Those who do not love are still under the power of death. My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action. This, then, is how we will know that we belong to the truth; this is how we will be confident in God's presence. (1 John 3:14, 18, 19)
<p>If you want to be happy, be kind to the poor; it is a sin to despise anyone. (Proverbs 14:21)
<p>When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the LORD, and the LORD will pay you back. (Proverbs 19:17)
<p>I am old now; I have lived a long time, but I have never seen good people abandoned by the LORD or their children begging for food. At all times they give freely and lend to others, and their children are a blessing. (Psalms 37:25, 26)
<p>Some people spend their money freely and still grow richer. Others are cautious, and yet grow poorer. Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped. If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get. (Proverbs 11:24, 25, 27)
<p>Happy is the person who is generous with his loans, who runs his business honestly. A good person will never fail; he will always be remembered. He gives generously to the needy, and his kindness never fails; he will be powerful and respected. (Psalms 112:5, 6, 9)
<p>Happy are those who are concerned for the poor; the LORD will help them when they are in trouble. The LORD will protect them and preserve their lives; he will make them happy in the land; he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies. The LORD will help them when they are sick and will restore them to health. (Psalms 41:1-3)
<p>You can be sure that whoever gives even a drink of cold water to one of the least of these my followers because he is my follower, will certainly receive a reward.; (Matthew 10:42)
<p>Invest your money in foreign trade, and one of these days you will make a profit. Put your investments in several places---many places even---because you never know what kind of bad luck you are going to have in this world. (Ecclesiastes 11:1, 2)
<p>Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives. ;Then my favor will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will be quickly healed. I will always be with you to save you; my presence will protect you on every side. if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon. And I will always guide you and satisfy you with good things. I will keep you strong and well. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water, like a spring of water that never goes dry. (Isaiah 58:7, 8, 10, 11)
<p>But an honorable person acts honestly and stands firm for what is right. (Isaiah 32:8)
<p>Be generous and share your food with the poor. You will be blessed for it. (Proverbs 22:9)
<p>If you get rich by charging interest and taking advantage of people, your wealth will go to someone who is kind to the poor. They never use a heavy club to beat out dill seeds or cumin seeds; instead they use light sticks of the proper size. (Isaiah 28:8, 27)
<p>And Jesus went on to say, ;And so I tell you: make friends for yourselves with worldly wealth, so that when it gives out, you will be welcomed in the eternal home. (Luke 16:9)
<p>Then the King will say to the people on his right, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world. I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes, naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.' The righteous will then answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!' (Matthew 25:34-36, 40)
<p>But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you. (Luke 11:41)
<p>Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. Provide for yourselves purses that don't wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them. (Luke 12:33)
<p>When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind; and you will be blessed, because they are not able to pay you back. God will repay you on the day the good people rise from death.; (Luke 14:13, 14)
<p>Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands---all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you.; (Luke 6:38)
<p>And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause. And God, who supplies seed for the sower and bread to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow and produce a rich harvest from your generosity. (2 Corinthians 9:8, 10)
<p>Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God. (Hebrews 13:16)
<p>Jesus looked straight at him with love and said, ;You need only one thing. Go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.; (Mark 10:21)
<p>If you are eager to give, God will accept your gift on the basis of what you have to give, not on what you don't have. (2 Corinthians 8:12)
<p>Remember that the person who plants few seeds will have a small crop; the one who plants many seeds will have a large crop. You should each give, then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly. (2 Corinthians 9:6, 7)
<p>Give to them freely and unselfishly, and the LORD will bless you in everything you do. (Deuteronomy 15:10)
<p>Command those who are rich in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such an uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who generously gives us everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share with others. In this way they will store up for themselves a treasure which will be a solid foundation for the future. And then they will be able to win the life which is true life. (1 Timothy 6:17-19)
<p>But when you help a needy person, do it in such a way that even your closest friend will not know about it. Then it will be a private matter. And your Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you. (Matthew 6:3, 4)
<p>Honor the LORD by making him an offering from the best of all that your land produces. If you do, your barns will be filled with grain, and you will have too much wine to store it all. (Proverbs 3:9, 10)
<p>This food is for the Levites, since they own no property, and for the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns. They are to come and get all they need. Do this, and the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. (Deuteronomy 14:29)
<p>Bring the full amount of your tithes to the Temple , so that there will be plenty of food there. Put me to the test and you will see that I will open the windows of heaven and pour out on you in abundance all kinds of good things. I will not let insects destroy your crops, and your grapevines will be loaded with grapes. Then the people of all nations will call you happy, because your land will be a good place to live. (Malachi 3:10-12)
<p>If you are being taught the Christian message, you should share all the good things you have with your teacher. Do not deceive yourselves; no one makes a fool of God. You will reap exactly what you plant. If you plant in the field of your natural desires, from it you will gather the harvest of death; if you plant in the field of the Spirit, from the Spirit you will gather the harvest of eternal life. (Galatians 6:6-8)
<p>It is not that I just want to receive gifts; rather, I want to see profit added to your account. Here, then, is my receipt for everything you have given me---and it has been more than enough! I have all I need now that Epaphroditus has brought me all your gifts. They are like a sweet-smelling offering to God, a sacrifice which is acceptable and pleasing to him. And with all his abundant wealth through Christ Jesus, my God will supply all your needs. (Philippians 4:17-19)
<p>You do yourself a favor when you are kind. If you are cruel, you only hurt yourself. (Proverbs 11:17)
<p>;Happy are those who are merciful to others; God will be merciful to them! (Matthew 5:7)
<p>O LORD, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you; completely good to those who are perfect. (Psalms 18:25)
<p>Never let go of loyalty and faithfulness. Tie them around your neck; write them on your heart. If you do this, both God and people will be pleased with you. (Proverbs 3:3, 4)
<p>If he is poor, do not keep it overnight; return it to him each evening, so that he can have it to sleep in. Then he will be grateful, and the LORD your God will be pleased with you. (Deuteronomy 24:12, 13)
<p>Judges who punish the guilty, however, will be prosperous and enjoy a good reputation. (Proverbs 24:25)
<p>Correct someone, and afterward he will appreciate it more than flattery. (Proverbs 28:23)
<p>Someone who will not learn will be poor and disgraced. Anyone who listens to correction is respected. (Proverbs 13:18)
<p>A warning given by an experienced person to someone willing to listen is more valuable than gold rings or jewelry made of the finest gold. (Proverbs 25:12)
<p>If you pay attention when you are corrected, you are wise. If you refuse to learn, you are hurting yourself. If you accept correction, you will become wiser. (Proverbs 15:31, 32)
<p>Don't take it on yourself to repay a wrong. Trust the LORD and he will make it right. (Proverbs 20:22)
<p>No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked. ;Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you. (Luke 6:35, 37)
<p>But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. (Matthew 5:44, 45)
<p>;If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. (Matthew 6:14)
<p>And when you stand and pray, forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done.; (Mark 11:25)
<p>Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you. (1 Peter 3:9)
<p>If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink. (Proverbs 25:21)
<p>You will make them burn with shame, and the LORD will reward you. (Proverbs 25:22) See Rom. 12:20.
<p>;Happy are the pure in heart; they will see God! (Matthew 5:8)
<p>;Suppose there is a truly good man, righteous and honest. He doesn't worship the idols of the Israelites or eat the sacrifices offered at forbidden shrines. He doesn't seduce another man's wife or have intercourse with a woman during her period. Such a man obeys my commands and carefully keeps my laws. He is righteous, and he will live,; says the Sovereign LORD. (Ezekiel 18:5, 6, 9)
<p>Everything is pure to those who are themselves pure; but nothing is pure to those who are defiled and unbelieving, for their minds and consciences have been defiled. (Titus 1:15)
<p>You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked. (Psalms 18:26)
<p>God is indeed good to Israel , to those who have pure hearts. (Psalms 73:1)
<p>Who has the right to go up the LORD's hill? Who may enter his holy Temple ? Those who are pure in act and in thought, who do not worship idols or make false promises. (Psalms 24:3, 4)
<p>Those who make themselves clean from all those evil things, will be used for special purposes, because they are dedicated and useful to their Master, ready to be used for every good deed. (2 Timothy 2:21)
<p>Being lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich. The more easily you get your wealth, the sooner you will lose it. The harder it is to earn, the more you will have. (Proverbs 13:4, 11)
<p>Plan carefully and you will have plenty; if you act too quickly, you will never have enough. (Proverbs 21:5)
<p>Show me someone who does a good job, and I will show you someone who is better than most and worthy of the company of kings. (Proverbs 22:29)
<p>A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat. People who waste time will always be poor. (Proverbs 28:19)
<p>A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat, but it is stupid to waste time on useless projects. <p>Hard work will give you power; being lazy will make you a slave. If you are lazy, you will never get what you are after, but if you work hard, you will get a fortune. (Proverbs 12:111, 24, 27)
<p>'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!' For to every person who has something, even more will be given, and he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing, even the little that he has will be taken away from him. (Matthew 25:23, 29). See Matt. 13:12.
<p>If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat. (Proverbs 20:13)
<p>Try to make a profit dishonestly, and you get your family in trouble. Don't take bribes and you will live longer. (Proverbs 15:27)
<p>The LORD hates people who use dishonest scales. He is happy with honest weights. (Proverbs 11:1)
<p>Nothing bad happens to righteous people, but the wicked have nothing but trouble. (Proverbs 12:21)
<p>Honest people will lead a full, happy life. But if you are in a hurry to get rich, you are going to be punished. (Proverbs 28:20)
<p>Always be fair and just, so that you will occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you and so that you will continue to live there. (Deuteronomy 16:20)
<p>You can survive if you say and do what is right. Don't use your power to cheat the poor and don't accept bribes. Don't join with those who plan to commit murder or to do other evil things. Then you will be safe; you will be as secure as if in a strong fortress. You will have food to eat and water to drink. (Isaiah 33:15, 16)
<p>It is better to have a little, honestly earned, than to have a large income, dishonestly gained. (Proverbs 16:8)
<p>Do what is right and fair; that pleases the LORD more than bringing him sacrifices. (Proverbs 21:3)
<p>They make loans without charging interest and cannot be bribed to testify against the innocent. Whoever does these things will always be secure. (Psalms 15:5)
<p>Use true and honest weights and measures, so that you may live a long time in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy 25:15)
<p>;Suppose there is a truly good man, righteous and honest. He doesn't cheat or rob anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security; he feeds the hungry and gives clothing to the naked. He doesn't lend money for profit. He refuses to do evil and gives an honest decision in any dispute. Such a man obeys my commands and carefully keeps my laws. He is righteous, and he will live,; says the Sovereign LORD. (Ezekiel 18:5, 7-9)
<p>The LORD says to his people, ;Do what is just and right, for soon I will save you. I will bless those who always observe the Sabbath and do not misuse it. I will bless those who do nothing evil.; (Isaiah 56:1, 2)
<p>As the scripture says, ;If you want to enjoy life and wish to see good times, you must keep from speaking evil and stop telling lies. (1 Peter 3:10) See Psa. 34:12, 13.
A lie has a short life, but truth lives on forever. The LORD hates liars, but is pleased with those who keep their word. (Proverbs 12:19, 22)
<p>LORD, who may enter your Temple ? Who may worship on Zion , your sacred hill? Those who obey God in everything and always do what is right, whose words are true and sincere, and who do not slander others. They do no wrong to their friends nor spread rumors about their neighbors. (Psalms 15:1-3)
<p>;Do not judge others, so that God will not judge you, for God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others. (Matthew 7:1, 2)
<p>LORD, who may enter your Temple ? Who may worship on Zion , your sacred hill? and who do not slander others. They do no wrong to their friends nor spread rumors about their neighbors. (Psalms 15:1, 3)
<p>Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have. (1 Timothy 6:6)
<p>Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer. (Proverbs 14:30)
<p>Being cheerful keeps you healthy. It is slow death to be gloomy all the time. (Proverbs 17:22)
<p>The life of the poor is a constant struggle, but happy people always enjoy life. (Proverbs 15:15)
<p>Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, ;I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.; (Hebrews 13:5)
<p>Don't be envious of sinful people; let reverence for the LORD be the concern of your life. If it is, you have a bright future. (Proverbs 23:17, 18)
<p>For if you live according to your human nature, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death your sinful actions, you will live. (Romans 8:13)
<p>So if your right eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it away! It is much better for you to lose a part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell. If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is much better for you to lose one of your limbs than to have your whole body go off to hell. (Matthew 5:29, 30)
<p>To be controlled by human nature results in death; to be controlled by the Spirit results in life and peace. (Romans 8:6)
<p>Turn to the LORD, all you humble people of the land, who obey his commands. Do what is right, and humble yourselves before the LORD. Perhaps you will escape punishment on the day when the LORD shows his anger. (Zephaniah 2:3)
<p>A gentle answer quiets anger, but a harsh one stirs it up. Hot tempers cause arguments, but patience brings peace. (Proverbs 15:1, 18)
<p>You should not use outward aids to make yourselves beautiful, such as the way you fix your hair, or the jewelry you put on, or the dresses you wear. Instead, your beauty should consist of your true inner self, the ageless beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of the greatest value in God's sight. (1 Peter 3:3, 4)
<p>If you stay calm, you are wise, but if you have a hot temper, you only show how stupid you are. (Proverbs 14:29)
<p>;Happy are those who are humble; they will receive what God has promised! (Matthew 5:5)
<p>He leads the humble in the right way and teaches them his will. (Psalms 25:9)
<p>He raises the humble, but crushes the wicked to the ground. (Psalms 147:6)
<p>The LORD takes pleasure in his people; he honors the humble with victory. (Psalms 149:4)
<p>but the humble will possess the land and enjoy prosperity and peace. (Psalms 37:11)
<p>he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die. (Isaiah 11:4)
<p>The poor will eat as much as they want; those who come to the LORD will praise him. May they prosper forever! (Psalms 22:26)
<p>Poor and humble people will once again find the happiness which the LORD, the holy God of Israel, gives. (Isaiah 29:19)
<p>Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them. (Proverbs 20:3)
<p>If you are sensible, you will control your temper. When someone wrongs you, it is a great virtue to ignore it. (Proverbs 19:11)
<p>It is better to be patient than powerful. It is better to win control over yourself than over whole cities. (Proverbs 16:32)
<p>God brings down the proud and saves the humble. (Job 22:29)
<p>God remembers those who suffer; he does not forget their cry, and he punishes those who wrong them. (Psalms 9:12)
<p>You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage. (Psalms 10:17)
<p>He has no use for conceited people, but shows favor to those who are humble. (Proverbs 3:34)
<p>People who are proud will soon be disgraced. It is wiser to be modest. (Proverbs 11:2)
<p>But the grace that God gives is even stronger. As the scripture says, ;God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.; (James 4:6) See 1Peter 5:5.
Even though you are so high above, you care for the lowly, and the proud cannot hide from you. (Psalms 138:6)
<p>Obey the LORD, be humble, and you will get riches, honor, and a long life. (Proverbs 22:4)
<p>Arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected. (Proverbs 29:23)
<p>Reverence for the LORD is an education in itself. You must be humble before you can ever receive honors. (Proverbs 15:33)
<p>No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin. (Proverbs 18:12)
<p>It is better to be humble and stay poor than to be one of the arrogant and get a share of their loot. (Proverbs 16:19)
<p>The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child. (Matthew 18:4)
<p>Whoever makes himself great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be made great. (Matthew 23:12) See Luke 18:14.
<p>The LORD is near to those who are discouraged; he saves those who have lost all hope. (Psalms 34:18)
<p>He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds. (Psalms 147:3)
<p>Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding. (Ecclesiastes 7:3)
<p>I myself created the whole universe! I am pleased with those who are humble and repentant, who fear me and obey me. (Isaiah 66:2)
<p>My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart. (Psalms 51:17)
<p>;Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them! ;Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them! (Matthew 5:3, 4)
<p>;I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope. (Isaiah 57:15)
<p>Those who try to gain their own life will lose it; but those who lose their life for my sake will gain it. (Matthew 10:39)
<p>If we continue to endure, we shall also rule with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us. (2 Timothy 2:12)
<p>And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake, will receive a hundred times more and will be given eternal life. (Matthew 19:29)
<p>;Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them! ;Happy are you when people insult you and persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies against you because you are my followers. Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept for you in heaven. This is how the prophets who lived before you were persecuted. (Matthew 5:10-12)
<p>Since we are his children, we will possess the blessings he keeps for his people, and we will also possess with Christ what God has kept for him; for if we share Christ's suffering, we will also share his glory. Who, then, can separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble do it, or hardship or persecution or hunger or poverty or danger or death? As the scripture says, ;For your sake we are in danger of death at all times; we are treated like sheep that are going to be slaughtered.; No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us! (Romans 8:17, 35-37)
<p>there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed. (2 Corinthians 4:9)
<p>But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, how happy you are! Do not be afraid of anyone, and do not worry. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if this should be God's will, than for doing evil. (1 Peter 3:14, 17)
<p>You shared the sufferings of prisoners, and when all your belongings were seized, you endured your loss gladly, because you knew that you still possessed something much better, which would last forever. Do not lose your courage, then, because it brings with it a great reward. (Hebrews 10:24, 35)
<p>My dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful test you are suffering, as though something unusual were happening to you. Rather be glad that you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may be full of joy when his glory is revealed. Happy are you if you are insulted because you are Christ's followers; this means that the glorious Spirit, the Spirit of God, is resting on you. (1 Peter 4:12-14)
<p>Listen to what the LORD says, you that fear him and obey him: ;Because you are faithful to me, some of your own people hate you and will have nothing to do with you. They mock you and say, 'Let the LORD show his greatness and save you, so that we may see you rejoice.' But they themselves will be disgraced! (Isaiah 66:5)
<p>;Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and say that you are evil, all because of the Son of Man! Be glad when that happens and dance for joy, because a great reward is kept for you in heaven. For their ancestors did the very same things to the prophets. (Luke 6:22,23)
<p>We do not want you to become lazy, but to be like those who believe and are patient, and so receive what God has promised. (Hebrews 6:12)
<p>So it is best for us to wait in patience---to wait for him to save us--- And it is best to learn this patience in our youth. When we suffer, we should sit alone in silent patience; We should bow in submission, for there may still be hope. The Lord is merciful and will not reject us forever. (Lamentations 3:26-29, 31)
<p>The hopes of good people lead to joy, but wicked people can look forward to nothing. (Proverbs 10:28)
<p>We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance, endurance brings God's approval, and his approval creates hope. (Romans 5:3, 4)
<p>My friends, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way, for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure. Make sure that your endurance carries you all the way without failing, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him. (James 1:2-4, 12)
<p>Be patient, then, my friends, until the Lord comes. See how patient farmers are as they wait for their land to produce precious crops. They wait patiently for the autumn and spring rains. You also must be patient. Keep your hopes high, for the day of the Lord's coming is near. We call them happy because they endured. You have heard of Job's patience, and you know how the Lord provided for him in the end. For the Lord is full of mercy and compassion. (James 5:7, 8, 11)
<p>Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (James 4:10)
<p>For what credit is there if you endure the beatings you deserve for having done wrong? But if you endure suffering even when you have done right, God will bless you for it. (1 Peter 2:20)
<p>Humble yourselves, then, under God's mighty hand, so that he will lift you up in his own good time. (1 Peter 5:6)
<p>Do not lose your courage, then, because it brings with it a great reward. You need to be patient, in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises. For, as the scripture says, ;Just a little while longer, and he who is coming will come; he will not delay. (Hebrews 10:35-37)
<p>So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest. (Galatians 6:9)
<p>Be on your guard, then, so that you will not lose what we have worked for, but will receive your reward in full. Anyone who does not stay with the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God. Whoever does stay with the teaching has both the Father and the Son. (2 John 1:8, 9)
<p>Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved. (Matthew 10:22) <p>See Matt. 24:13.
Don't be afraid of anything you are about to suffer. Listen! The Devil will put you to the test by having some of you thrown into prison, and your troubles will last ten days. Be faithful to me, even if it means death, and I will give you life as your prize of victory. (Revelation 2:10)
<p>So Jesus said to those who believed in him, ;If you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples; you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.; (John 8:31, 32)
<p>So then, my dear friends, stand firm and steady. Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord's service is ever useless. (1 Corinthians 15:58)
<p>Let us hold on firmly to the hope we profess, because we can trust God to keep his promise. Do not lose your courage, then, because it brings with it a great reward. (Hebrews 10:10, 35)
<p>Be sure, then, to keep in your hearts the message you heard from the beginning. If you keep that message, then you will always live in union with the Son and the Father. Yes, my children, remain in union with him, so that when he appears we may be full of courage and need not hide in shame from him on the Day he comes. (1 John 2:24, 28)
<p>If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then you will ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it. (John 15:7)
<p>Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good. (Romans 12:21)
<p>Those who win the victory will receive this from me: I will be their God, and they will be my children. (Revelation 21:7)
<p>;If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches! ;To those who win the victory I will give the right to eat the fruit of the tree of life that grows in the Garden of God . (Revelation 2:7)
<p>Those who win the victory will be clothed like this in white, and I will not remove their names from the book of the living. In the presence of my Father and of his angels I will declare openly that they belong to me. I will make those who are victorious pillars in the temple of my God, and they will never leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which will come down out of heaven from my God. I will also write on them my new name. To those who win the victory I will give the right to sit beside me on my throne, just as I have been victorious and now sit by my Father on his throne. (Revelation 3:5, 12, 21)
<p>;If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches! ;Those who win the victory will not be hurt by the second death. ;If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches! ;To those who win the victory I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give each of them a white stone on which is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it. To those who win the victory, who continue to the end to do what I want, I will give the same authority that I received from my Father: I will give them authority over the nations, to rule them with an iron rod and to break them to pieces like clay pots. I will also give them the morning star. (Revelation 2:11, 17, 26-28)
<p>Ask, and I will give you all the nations; the whole earth will be yours. You will break them with an iron rod; you will shatter them in pieces like a clay pot.' ; (Psalms 2:8, 9)
<p>The LORD will reveal himself to the Egyptian people, and then they will acknowledge and worship him, and bring him sacrifices and offerings. They will make solemn promises to him and do what they promise. When that time comes, Israel will rank with Egypt and Assyria , and these three nations will be a blessing to all the world. The LORD Almighty will bless them and say, ;I will bless you, Egypt , my people; you, Assyria, whom I created; and you, Israel , my chosen people.; (Isaiah 19:21, 24,25)
<p>Ambassadors will come from Egypt ; the Ethiopians will raise their hands in prayer to God. (Psalms 68:31)
<p>so that the whole world may know your will; so that all nations may know your salvation. God has blessed us; may all people everywhere honor him. (Psalms 67:2, 7)
<p>His kingdom will reach from sea to sea, from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. All kings will bow down before him; all nations will serve him. May the king's name never be forgotten; may his fame last as long as the sun. May all nations ask God to bless them as he has blessed the king. Praise his glorious name forever! May his glory fill the whole world. Amen! Amen! (Psalms 72:8, 11, 17,19)
<p>In days to come the mountain where the Temple stands will be the highest one of all, towering above all the hills. Many nations will come streaming to it, and their people will say, ;Let us go up the hill of the LORD, to the Temple of Israel 's God. He will teach us what he wants us to do; we will walk in the paths he has chosen. For the LORD's teaching comes from Jerusalem ; from Zion he speaks to his people.; (Isaiah 2:2, 3) See Micah 4:2.
All the nations that you have created will come and bow down to you; they will praise your greatness. (Psalms 86:9)
<p>On the day you fight your enemies, your people will volunteer. Like the dew of early morning your young men will come to you on the sacred hills. (Psalms 110:3)
<p>A day is coming when the new king from the royal line of David will be a symbol to the nations. They will gather in his royal city and give him honor. (Isaiah 11:10)
<p>The nations will fear the LORD; all the kings of the earth will fear his power. When the LORD rebuilds Zion , he will reveal his greatness. (Psalms 102:15, 16)
<p>All nations will remember the LORD. From every part of the world they will turn to him; all races will worship him. The LORD is king, and he rules the nations. (Psalms 22:27, 28)
<p>The money she earns by commerce will be dedicated to the LORD. She will not store it away, but those who worship the LORD will use her money to buy the food and the clothing they need. (Isaiah 23:18)
<p>In the days to come the people of Israel , the descendants of Jacob, will take root like a tree, and they will blossom and bud. The earth will be covered with the fruit they produce. (Isaiah 27:6)
<p>A voice cries out, ;Prepare in the wilderness a road for the LORD! Clear the way in the desert for our God! Fill every valley; level every mountain. The hills will become a plain, and the rough country will be made smooth. Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it. The LORD himself has promised this.; (Isaiah 40:3-5)
<p>The LORD says, ;Here is my servant, whom I strengthen--- the one I have chosen, with whom I am pleased. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to every nation. He will not lose hope or courage; he will establish justice on the earth. Distant lands eagerly wait for his teaching.; ;I, the LORD, have called you and given you power to see that justice is done on earth. Through you I will make a covenant with all peoples; through you I will bring light to the nations. You will open the eyes of the blind and set free those who sit in dark prisons. (Isaiah 42:1, 4, 6, 7)
<p>My promise is true, and it will not be changed. I solemnly promise by all that I am: Everyone will come and kneel before me and vow to be loyal to me. ;They will say that only through me are victory and strength to be found; but all who hate me will suffer disgrace. (Isaiah 45:24) See verse 14.
The LORD said to me, ;I have a greater task for you, my servant. Not only will you restore to greatness the people of Israel who have survived, but I will also make you a light to the nations--- so that all the world may be saved.; My people will come from far away, from the north and the west, and from Aswan in the south.; Look around and see what is happening! Your people are assembling---they are coming home! As surely as I am the living God, you will be proud of your people, as proud as a bride is of her jewels. Your people who were born in exile will one day say to you, 'This land is too small--- we need more room to live in!' (Isaiah 49:6,12,18,20) See verses 8, 9, 11, 19, 21, 22, and chapter 60:4.
The LORD will use his holy power; he will save his people, and all the world will see it. (Isaiah 52:10)
<p>Nations will be drawn to your light, And kings to the dawning of your new day. What are these ships that skim along like clouds, Like doves returning home? They are ships coming from distant lands, Bringing God's people home. They bring with them silver and gold To honor the name of the LORD, The holy God of Israel, Who has made all nations honor his people. The LORD says to Jerusalem , ;Foreigners will rebuild your walls, And their kings will serve you. In my anger I punished you, But now I will show you my favor and mercy. (Isaiah 60:3, 8-10) See verses 4-7, 11, 16.
- Listen to me, my people, listen to what I say
- I give my teaching to the nations; my laws will bring them light. I will come quickly and save them; the time of my victory is near. I myself will rule over the nations. Distant lands wait for me to come; they wait with hope for me to save them. I stretched out the heavens and laid the earth's foundations; I say to Jerusalem , 'You are my people! I have given you my teaching, and I protect you with my hand.' ; (Isaiah 51:4, 5, 16)
<p>I made him a leader and commander of nations, and through him I showed them my power. Now you will summon foreign nations; at one time they did not know you, but now they will come running to join you! I, the LORD your God, the holy God of Israel, will make all this happen; I will give you honor and glory.; (Isaiah 55:4, 5)
<p>From east to west everyone will fear him and his great power. He will come like a rushing river, like a strong wind. The LORD says to his people, ;I will come to Jerusalem to defend you and to save all of you that turn from your sins. (Isaiah 59:19, 20)
<p>Jerusalem , you have been like a childless woman, but now you can sing and shout for joy. Now you will have more children than a woman whose husband never left her. Make the tent you live in larger; lengthen its ropes and strengthen the pegs! You will extend your boundaries on all sides; your people will get back the land that the other nations now occupy. Cities now deserted will be filled with people. (Isaiah 54:1-3)
<p>And this Good News about the Kingdom will be preached through all the world for a witness to all people; and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:14)
<p>Has anyone ever seen or heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a day? Zion will not have to suffer long, before the nation is born. Do not think that I will bring my people to the point of birth and not let them be born.; The LORD has spoken. I know their thoughts and their deeds. I am coming to gather the people of all the nations. When they come together, they will see what my power can do and will know that I am the one who punishes them. ;But I will spare some of them and send them to the nations and the distant lands that have not heard of my fame or seen my greatness and power: to Spain , Libya , and Lydia , with its skilled archers, and to Tubal and Greece . Among these nations they will proclaim my greatness. They will bring back all your people from the nations as a gift to me. They will bring them to my sacred hill in Jerusalem on horses, mules, and camels, and in chariots and wagons, just as Israelites bring grain offerings to the Temple in ritually clean containers. On every New Moon Festival and every Sabbath people of every nation will come to worship me here in Jerusalem ,; says the LORD. (Isaiah 66:8, 9, 18-20, 23)
<p>The LORD said, ;Sing for joy, people of Jerusalem ! I am coming to live among you!; At that time many nations will come to the LORD and become his people. He will live among you, and you will know that he has sent me to you. (Zechariah 2:10, 11)
<p>At the time of those rulers the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never end. It will never be conquered, but will completely destroy all those empires and then last forever. (Daniel 2:44)
<p>During this vision in the night, I saw what looked like a human being. He was approaching me, surrounded by clouds, and he went to the one who had been living forever and was presented to him. He was given authority, honor, and royal power, so that the people of all nations, races, and languages would serve him. His authority would last forever, and his kingdom would never end. The power and greatness of all the kingdoms on earth will be given to the people of the Supreme God. Their royal power will never end, and all rulers on earth will serve and obey them.; (Daniel 7:13, 14, 27)
<p>Then the LORD will be king over all the earth; everyone will worship him as God and know him by the same name. (Zechariah 14:9)
<p>I assure you that many will come from the east and the west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 8:11)
<p>The LORD says, ;A day is coming when I will restore the kingdom of David , which is like a house fallen into ruins. I will repair its walls and restore it. I will rebuild it and make it as it was long ago. And so the people of Israel will conquer what is left of the land of Edom and all the nations that were once mine,; says the LORD, who will cause this to happen. (Amos 9:11, 12)
<p>The LORD says, ;It was my will that he should suffer; his death was a sacrifice to bring forgiveness. And so he will see his descendants; he will live a long life, and through him my purpose will succeed. After a life of suffering, he will again have joy; he will know that he did not suffer in vain. My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased, will bear the punishment of many and for his sake I will forgive them. And so I will give him a place of honor, a place among the great and powerful. He willingly gave his life and shared the fate of evil men. He took the place of many sinners and prayed that they might be forgiven.; (Isaiah 53:10-12)
<p>When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to me.; (John 12:32)
<p>Men who live far away will come and help to rebuild the Temple of the LORD. And when it is rebuilt, you will know that the LORD Almighty sent me to you. This will all happen if you fully obey the commands of the LORD your God. (Zechariah 6:15)
<p>The LORD says, ;I am making a new earth and new heavens. The events of the past will be completely forgotten. (Isaiah 65:17)
<p>People from one end of the world to the other honor me. Everywhere they burn incense to me and offer acceptable sacrifices. All of them honor me! (Malachi 1:11)
<p>Those from one city will say to those from another, 'We are going to worship the LORD Almighty and pray for his blessing. Come with us!' Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to worship the LORD Almighty and to pray for his blessing. In those days ten foreigners will come to one Jew and say, 'We want to share in your destiny, because we have heard that God is with you.' ; (Zechariah 8:21-23)
<p>Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ;The power to rule over the world belongs now to our Lord and his Messiah, and he will rule forever and ever!; (Revelation 11:15) See Rev. 7:9, 10; 12:10.
<p>The Spirit took control of me, and the angel carried me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem , the Holy City , coming down out of heaven from God and shining with the glory of God. The city shone like a precious stone, like a jasper, clear as crystal. I did not see a temple in the city, because its temple is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb. The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God shines on it, and the Lamb is its lamp. The peoples of the world will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their wealth into it. The gates of the city will stand open all day; they will never be closed, because there will be no night there. The greatness and the wealth of the nations will be brought into the city. (Revelation 21:10, 11, 22-26)
<p>The princess is in the palace---how beautiful she is! Her gown is made of gold thread. (Psalms 45:13)
<p>The LORD says, ;O Jerusalem, you suffering, helpless city, with no one to comfort you, I will rebuild your foundations with precious stones. I will build your towers with rubies, your gates with stones that glow like fire, and the wall around you with jewels. (Isaiah 54:11, 12)
<p>Arise, Jerusalem , and shine like the sun; The glory of the LORD is shining on you! Other nations will be covered by darkness, But on you the light of the LORD will shine; The brightness of his presence will be with you. ;The wood of the pine, the juniper, and the cypress, The finest wood from the forests of Lebanon , Will be brought to rebuild you, Jerusalem , To make my Temple beautiful, To make my city glorious. ;You will no longer be forsaken and hated, A city deserted and desolate. I will make you great and beautiful, A place of joy forever and ever. ;No longer will the sun be your light by day Or the moon be your light by night; I, the LORD, will be your eternal light; The light of my glory will shine on you. (Isaiah 60:1, 2, 13, 15, 19)
<p>Listen, city of God , to the wonderful things he says about you: (Psalms 87:3)
<p>I am bringing the day of victory near--- it is not far away at all. My triumph will not be delayed. I will save Jerusalem and bring honor to Israel there.; (Isaiah 46:13)
<p>Jerusalem , the nations will see you victorious! All their kings will see your glory. You will be called by a new name, div id given by the LORD himself. You will be like a beautiful crown for the LORD. (Isaiah 62:2, 3)
<p>Zion , the mountain of God , is high and beautiful; the city of the great king brings joy to all the world. People of God, walk around Zion and count the towers; take notice of the walls and examine the fortresses, so that you may tell the next generation: (Psalms 48:2, 12, 13)
<p>;I myself will teach your people and give them prosperity and peace. (Isaiah 54:13)
<p>He said to me, ;And now, Daniel, close the book and put a seal on it until the end of the world. Meanwhile, many people will waste their efforts trying to understand what is happening.; (Daniel 12:4)
<p>On Zion , God's sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil. The land will be as full of knowledge of the LORD as the seas are full of water. (Isaiah 11:9)
<p>Here on Mount Zion the LORD Almighty will prepare a banquet for all the nations of the world---a banquet of the richest food and the finest wine. Here he will suddenly remove the cloud of sorrow that has been hanging over all the nations. (Isaiah 25:6, 7)
<p>I will make rivers flow among barren hills and springs of water run in the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the dry land into flowing springs. I will make cedars grow in the desert, and acacias and myrtles and olive trees. Forests will grow in barren land, forests of pine and juniper and cypress. (Isaiah 41:18, 19) See Isa. 35:6-8.
How wonderful it is to see a messenger coming across the mountains, bringing good news, the news of peace! He announces victory and says to Zion , ;Your God is king!; Those who guard the city are shouting, shouting together for joy. They can see with their own eyes the return of the LORD to Zion . (Isaiah 52:7, 8)
<p>When that day comes, the deaf will be able to hear a book being read aloud, and the blind, who have been living in darkness, will open their eyes and see. Foolish people will learn to understand, and those who are always grumbling will be glad to be taught.; (Isaiah 29:18, 24)
<p>How great the LORD is! He rules over everything. He will fill Jerusalem with justice and integrity and give stability to the nation. He always protects his people and gives them wisdom and knowledge. Their greatest treasure is their reverence for the LORD. (Isaiah 33:5, 6)
<p>Your people will all do what is right, And will possess the land forever. I planted them, I made them, To reveal my greatness to all. (Isaiah 60:21)
<p>Everyone who is left in Jerusalem , whom God has chosen for survival, will be called holy. By his power the Lord will judge and purify the nation and wash away the guilt of Jerusalem and the blood that has been shed there. (Isaiah 4:3, 4)
<p>She has been given clean shining linen to wear.; (The linen is the good deeds of God's people.) (Revelation 19:8)
<p>But once more God will send us his spirit. The wasteland will become fertile, and fields will produce rich crops. Everywhere in the land righteousness and justice will be done. (Isaiah 32:15, 16)
<p>He will come to judge like one who refines and purifies silver. As a metalworker refines silver and gold, so the LORD's messenger will purify the priests, so that they will bring to the LORD the right kind of offerings. Then the offerings which the people of Judah and Jerusalem bring to the LORD will be pleasing to him, as they used to be in the past. (Malachi 3:3, 4)
<p>At that time even the harness bells of the horses will be inscribed with the words ;Dedicated to the LORD.; The cooking pots in the Temple will be as sacred as the bowls before the altar. Every cooking pot in Jerusalem and in all Judah will be set apart for use in the worship of the LORD Almighty. The people who offer sacrifices will use them for boiling the meat of the sacrifices. When that time comes, there will no longer be any merchant in the Temple of the LORD Almighty. (Zechariah 14:20, 21)
<p>May your people worship you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon gives light, for ages to come. (Psalms 72:5)
<p>I will send victory from the sky like rain; the earth will open to receive it and will blossom with freedom and justice. I, the LORD, will make this happen.; (Isaiah 45:8)
<p>As surely as seeds sprout and grow, The Sovereign LORD will save his people, And all the nations will praise him. (Isaiah 61:11)
<p>Love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will embrace. Human loyalty will reach up from the earth, and God's righteousness will look down from heaven. Righteousness will go before the LORD and prepare the path for him. (Psalms 85:10, 11, 13)
<p>He will settle disputes among great nations. They will hammer their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nations will never again go to war, never prepare for battle again. (Isaiah 2:4)
<p>;I pray not only for them, but also for those who believe in me because of their message. I pray that they may all be one. Father! May they be in us, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they be one, so that the world will believe that you sent me. I gave them the same glory you gave me, so that they may be one, just as you and I are one: I in them and you in me, so that they may be completely one, in order that the world may know that you sent me and that you love them as you love me. (John 17:20-23)
<p>Wolves and sheep will live together in peace, and leopards will lie down with young goats. Calves and lion cubs will feed together, and little children will take care of them. Cows and bears will eat together, and their calves and cubs will lie down in peace. Lions will eat straw as cattle do. Even a baby will not be harmed if it plays near a poisonous snake. On Zion , God's sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil. The land will be as full of knowledge of the LORD as the seas are full of water. The kingdom of Israel will not be jealous of Judah any more, and Judah will not be the enemy of Israel . (Isaiah 11:6-9, 13)
<p>May the land enjoy prosperity; may it experience righteousness. May righteousness flourish in his lifetime, and may prosperity last as long as the moon gives light. (Psalms 72:3, 7)
<p>Under his control all the different parts of the body fit together, and the whole body is held together by every joint with which it is provided. So when each separate part works as it should, the whole body grows and builds itself up through love. (Ephesians 4:16)
<p>On that day the LORD will use his powerful and deadly sword to punish Leviathan, that wriggling, twisting dragon, and to kill the monster that lives in the sea. (Isaiah 27:1)
<p>From Zion the LORD will extend your royal power. ;Rule over your enemies,; he says. The Lord is at your right side; when he becomes angry, he will defeat kings. He will pass judgment on the nations and fill the battlefield with corpses; he will defeat kings all over the earth. (Psalms 110:2, 5, 6)
<p>From east to west everyone will fear him and his great power. He will come like a rushing river, like a strong wind. (Isaiah 59:19)
<p>he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die. (Isaiah 11:4)
<p>;Those who are angry with you will know the shame of defeat. Those who fight against you will die and will disappear from the earth. (Isaiah 41:12) See verses 15, 16.
Can you take away a soldier's loot? Can you rescue the prisoners of a tyrant? The LORD replies, ;That is just what is going to happen. The soldier's prisoners will be taken away, and the tyrant's loot will be seized. I will fight against whoever fights you, and I will rescue your children. I will make your oppressors kill each other; they will be drunk with murder and rage. Then all people will know that I am the LORD, the one who saves you and sets you free. They will know that I am Israel 's powerful God.; (Isaiah 49:24-26)
<p>The descendants of those who oppressed you will come And bow low to show their respect. All who once despised you will worship at your feet. They will call you 'The City of the LORD,' ' Zion , the City of Israel's Holy God.' (Isaiah 60:14)
<p>Then the Wicked One will be revealed, but when the Lord Jesus comes, he will kill him with the breath from his mouth and destroy him with his dazzling presence. (2 Thessalonians 2:8) See Dan. 7:24-26.
A third angel followed the first two, saying in a loud voice, ;Those who worship the beast and its image and receive the mark on their forehead or on their hand will themselves drink God's wine, the wine of his fury, which he has poured at full strength into the cup of his anger! All who do this will be tormented in fire and sulfur before the holy angels and the Lamb. (Revelation 14:9, 10)
<p>The Sovereign LORD says: ;I will make you as desolate as ruined cities where no one lives. I will cover you with the water of the ocean depths. I will make you a terrifying example, and that will be the end of you. People may look for you, but you will never be found.; The Sovereign LORD has spoken. (Ezekiel 26:19, 21)
<p>He cried out in a loud voice: ;She has fallen! Great Babylon has fallen! She is now haunted by demons and unclean spirits; all kinds of filthy and hateful birds live in her. (Revelation 18:2) See to the end of the chapter.
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered to fight against the one who was riding the horse and against his army. The beast was taken prisoner, together with the false prophet who had performed miracles in his presence. (It was by those miracles that he had deceived those who had the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped the image of the beast.) The beast and the false prophet were both thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. (Revelation 19:19, 20)
<p>After the thousand years are over, Satan will be set loose from his prison, and he will go out to deceive the nations scattered over the whole world, that is, Gog and Magog. Satan will bring them all together for battle, as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. They spread out over the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people and the city that he loves. But fire came down from heaven and destroyed them. (Revelation 20:7-9) See Ezek. 38, 39.
<p>But now many nations will marvel at him, and kings will be speechless with amazement. They will see and understand something they had never known.; (Isaiah 52:15)
<p>Israel's holy God and savior says to the one who is deeply despised, who is hated by the nations and is the servant of rulers: ;Kings will see you released and will rise to show their respect; princes also will see it, and they will bow low to honor you.; This will happen because the LORD has chosen his servant; the holy God of Israel keeps his promises. Kings will be like fathers to you; queens will be like mothers. They will bow low before you and honor you; they will humbly show their respect for you. Then you will know that I am the LORD; no one who waits for my help will be disappointed.; (Isaiah 49:7, 23)
<p>Nations will be drawn to your light, And kings to the dawning of your new day. The LORD says to Jerusalem , ;Foreigners will rebuild your walls, And their kings will serve you. In my anger I punished you, But now I will show you my favor and mercy. Day and night your gates will be open, So that the kings of the nations May bring you their wealth. Nations and kings will care for you As a mother nurses her child. You will know that I, the LORD, have saved you, That the mighty God of Israel sets you free. (Isaiah 60:3, 10, 11, 16)
<p>;I will show compassion to Jerusalem , to all who live in her ruins. Though her land is a desert, I will make it a garden, like the garden I planted in Eden . Joy and gladness will be there, and songs of praise and thanks to me. (Isaiah 51:3)
<p>Look at Zion , the city where we celebrate our religious festivals. Look at Jerusalem ! What a safe place it will be to live in! It will be like a tent that is never moved, whose pegs are never pulled up and whose ropes never break. The LORD will show us his glory. We will live beside broad rivers and streams, but hostile ships will not sail on them. All the rigging on those ships is useless; the sails cannot be spread! We will seize all the wealth of enemy armies, and there will be so much that even the lame can get a share. The LORD himself will be our king; he will rule over us and protect us. (Isaiah 33:20-22)
<p>And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even death will ever be able to overcome it. (Matthew 16:18)
<p>Justice and right will make you strong. You will be safe from oppression and terror. Whoever attacks you, does it without my consent; whoever fights against you will fall. But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. I will defend my servants and give them victory.; The LORD has spoken. (Isaiah 54:14, 15, 17)
<p>Rejoice with Jerusalem ; be glad for her, all you that love this city! Rejoice with her now, all you that have mourned for her! You will enjoy her prosperity, like a child at its mother's breast. The LORD says, ;I will bring you lasting prosperity; the wealth of the nations will flow to you like a river that never goes dry. You will be like a child that is nursed by its mother, carried in her arms, and treated with love. (Isaiah 66:10-12) See verses 13, 14.
The people of Judah and of Jerusalem will be rescued and will live in safety. The city will be called 'The LORD Our Salvation.' (Jeremiah 33:16)
<p>On that day the LORD will say of his pleasant vineyard, ;I watch over it and water it continually. I guard it night and day so that no one will harm it. (Isaiah 27:2, 3)
<p>The power and greatness of all the kingdoms on earth will be given to the people of the Supreme God. Their royal power will never end, and all rulers on earth will serve and obey them.; (Daniel 7:27)
<p>You will rise and take pity on Zion ; the time has come to have mercy on her; this is the right time. Your servants love her, even though she is destroyed; they have pity on her, even though she is in ruins. When the LORD rebuilds Zion , he will reveal his greatness. (Psalms 102:13, 14, 16)
<p>Then over Mount Zion and over all who are gathered there, the LORD will send a cloud in the daytime and smoke and a bright flame at night. God's glory will cover and protect the whole city. His glory will shade the city from the heat of the day and make it a place of safety, sheltered from the rain and storm. (Isaiah 4:5, 6)
<p>Be glad and rejoice forever in what I create. The new Jerusalem I make will be full of joy, and her people will be happy. I myself will be filled with joy because of Jerusalem and her people. There will be no weeping there, no calling for help. (Isaiah 65:18, 19)
<p>;Just as the new earth and the new heavens will endure by my power, so your descendants and your name will endure. (Isaiah 66:22)
<p>The LORD provides the sun for light by day, the moon and the stars to shine at night. He stirs up the sea and makes it roar; his name is the LORD Almighty. He promises that as long as the natural order lasts, so long will Israel be a nation. If one day the sky could be measured and the foundations of the earth explored, only then would he reject the people of Israel because of all they have done. The LORD has spoken. (Jeremiah 31:35, 37) See Jer. 33:20-22, 25, 26.
and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age.; (Matthew 28:20)
<p>and he will be the king of the descendants of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end!; (Luke 1:33)
<p>He was given authority, honor, and royal power, so that the people of all nations, races, and languages would serve him. His authority would last forever, and his kingdom would never end. (Daniel 7:14)
<p>Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ;The power to rule over the world belongs now to our Lord and his Messiah, and he will rule forever and ever!; (Revelation 11:15)
<p>At the time of those rulers the God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never end. It will never be conquered, but will completely destroy all those empires and then last forever. (Daniel 2:44)
<p>And I make a covenant with you: I have given you my power and my teachings to be yours forever, and from now on you are to obey me and teach your children and your descendants to obey me for all time to come.; (Isaiah 59:21)
<p>The people will live there in safety, no longer threatened by destruction. (Zechariah 14:11) See the whole chapter.
But I will honor the covenant I made with you when you were young, and I will make a covenant with you that will last forever. You will remember how you have acted, and be ashamed of it when you get your older sister and your younger sister back. I will let them be like daughters to you, even though this was not part of my covenant with you. (Ezekiel 16:61) See also verses 62, 63. The people of Israel will become like the sand of the sea, more than can be counted or measured. Now God says to them, ;You are not my people,; but the day is coming when he will say to them, ;You are the children of the living God!; The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be reunited. They will choose for themselves a single leader, and once again they will grow and prosper in their land. Yes, the day of Jezreel will be a great day! (Hosea 1:10, 11)
<p>I will make Judah and Israel prosperous, and I will rebuild them as they were before. I will purify them from the sins that they have committed against me, and I will forgive their sins and their rebellion. Jerusalem will be a source of joy, honor, and pride to me; and every nation in the world will fear and tremble when they hear about the good things that I do for the people of Jerusalem and about the prosperity that I bring to the city.; At that time I will choose as king a righteous descendant of David. That king will do what is right and just throughout the land. The people of Judah and of Jerusalem will be rescued and will live in safety. The city will be called 'The LORD Our Salvation.' ;Have you noticed how people are saying that I have rejected Israel and Judah, the two families that I chose? And so they look with contempt on my people and no longer consider them a nation. But I, the LORD, have a covenant with day and night, and I have made the laws that control earth and sky. And just as surely as I have done this, so I will maintain my covenant with Jacob's descendants and with my servant David. I will choose one of David's descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will be merciful to my people and make them prosperous again.; (Jeremiah 33:7-9, 15, 16, 24-26) To the same purpose see the whole chapter. See also chapter 50:4, 5, 19, 20.
- But I will gather you together, all you people of Israel that are left. I will bring you together like sheep returning to the fold. Like a pasture full of sheep, your land will once again be filled with many people.; God will open the way for them and lead them out of exile. They will break out of the city gates and go free. Their king, the LORD himself, will lead them out. (Micah 2
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<p>I will make people and cattle increase in number. There will be more of you than ever before, and you will have many children. I will let you live there as you used to live, and I will make you more prosperous than ever. Then you will know that I am the LORD. I will take you from every nation and country and bring you back to your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean from all your idols and everything else that has defiled you. I will give you a new heart and a new mind. I will take away your stubborn heart of stone and give you an obedient heart. The Sovereign LORD says, ;When I make you clean from all your sins, I will let you live in your cities again and let you rebuild the ruins. (Ezekiel 36:11, 24-26, 33) See the whole chapter; also chapter 37.
Some will be killed by the sword, and others will be taken as prisoners to all countries; and the heathen will trample over Jerusalem until their time is up. (Luke 21:24)
<p>They will live on the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They will live there forever, and so will their children and all their descendants. A king like my servant David will rule them forever. (Ezekiel 37:25)
<p>I will show you my power and my anger when I gather you together and bring you back from all the countries where you have been scattered. I will bring you into the 'Desert of the Nations,' and there I will condemn you to your face. ;I will take firm control of you and make you obey my covenant. I will take away from among you those who are rebellious and sinful. I will take them out of the lands where they are living now, but I will not let them return to the land of Israel . Then you will know that I am the LORD.; There in the land, on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel , all you people of Israel will worship me. I will be pleased with you and will expect you to bring me your sacrifices, your best offerings, and your holy gifts. (Ezekiel 20:34, 35, 37, 38, 40) See also verses 41, 44.
I will take pleasure in doing good things for them, and I will establish them permanently in this land. (Jeremiah 32:41) See from verse 37 to the end. I will give them a king like my servant David to be their one shepherd, and he will take care of them. I, the LORD, will be their God, and a king like my servant David will be their ruler. I have spoken. The heathen nations will not plunder them any more, and the wild animals will not kill and eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrify them. I will give them fertile fields and put an end to hunger in the land. The other nations will not sneer at them any more. (Ezekiel 34:23, 24, 28, 29) See also verses 11, 16, and from verse 22 to the end of the chapter. So I am going to take her into the desert again; there I will win her back with words of love. I will give back to her the vineyards she had and make Trouble Valley a door of hope. She will respond to me there as she did when she was young, when she came from Egypt . Israel , I will make you my wife; I will be true and faithful; I will show you constant love and mercy and make you mine forever. (Hosea 2:14, 15, 19) See from verse 16 to the end. Even today, whenever they read the Law of Moses, the veil still covers their minds. But it can be removed, as the scripture says about Moses: ;His veil was removed when he turned to the Lord.; (2 Corinthians 3:15, 16)
<p>The LORD said, ;Sing for joy, people of Jerusalem ! I am coming to live among you!; Once again Judah will be the special possession of the LORD in his sacred land, and Jerusalem will be the city he loves most of all. (Zechariah 2:10, 12)
<p>So the LORD will abandon his people to their enemies until the woman who is to give birth has her son. Then those Israelites who are in exile will be reunited with their own people. When he comes, he will rule his people with the strength that comes from the LORD and with the majesty of the LORD God himself. His people will live in safety because people all over the earth will acknowledge his greatness, The people of Israel who survive will be like refreshing dew sent by the LORD for many nations, like showers on growing plants. They will depend on God, not people. I will destroy your idols and sacred stone pillars; no longer will you worship the things that you yourselves have made. (Micah 5:3, 4, 7, 13) <p>See the whole chapter, chapter 4, and chapter 7:14, 17. See also Zeph. 3:9, to the end.
But on Mount Zion some will escape, and it will be a sacred place. The people of Jacob will possess the land that is theirs by right. The victorious men of Jerusalem will attack Edom and rule over it. And the LORD himself will be king.; (Obadiah 1:17, 21)
<p>In just this way the people of Israel will have to live for a long time without kings or leaders, without sacrifices or sacred stone pillars, without idols or images to use for divination. But the time will come when the people of Israel will once again turn to the LORD their God and to a descendant of David their king. Then they will fear the LORD and will receive his good gifts. (Hosea 3:4, 5)
<p>The LORD says, ;At that time I will restore the prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem . I will gather all the nations and bring them to the Valley of Judgment . There I will judge them for all they have done to my people. They have scattered the Israelites in foreign countries and divided Israel , my land. ;Then, Israel , you will know that I am the LORD your God. I live on Zion , my sacred hill. Jerusalem will be a sacred city; foreigners will never conquer it again. I will avenge those who were killed; I will not spare the guilty. But Judah and Jerusalem will be inhabited forever, and I, the LORD, will live on Mount Zion .; (Joel 3:1, 2, 17, 20) See also verses 7, 14, 16, 18, 21.
I will make the people of Judah strong; I will rescue the people of Israel . I will have compassion on them and bring them all back home. They will be as though I had never rejected them. I am the LORD their God; I will answer their prayers. ;I will call my people and gather them together. I will rescue them and make them as numerous as they used to be. Though I have scattered them among the nations, yet in far-off places they will remember me. They and their children will survive and return home together. (Zechariah 10:6, 8, 9) See the whole chapter.
God has not rejected his people, whom he chose from the beginning. You know what the scripture says in the passage where Elijah pleads with God against Israel : The sin of the Jews brought rich blessings to the world, and their spiritual poverty brought rich blessings to the Gentiles. Then, how much greater the blessings will be when the complete number of Jews is included! For when they were rejected, all other people were changed from God's enemies into his friends. What will it be, then, when they are accepted? It will be life for the dead! And if the Jews abandon their unbelief, they will be put back in the place where they were; for God is able to do that. You Gentiles are like the branch of a wild olive tree that is broken off and then, contrary to nature, is joined to a cultivated olive tree. The Jews are like this cultivated tree; and it will be much easier for God to join these broken-off branches to their own tree again. There is a secret truth, my friends, which I want you to know, for it will keep you from thinking how wise you are. It is that the stubbornness of the people of Israel is not permanent, but will last only until the complete number of Gentiles comes to God. And this is how all Israel will be saved. As the scripture says, ;The Savior will come from Zion and remove all wickedness from the descendants of Jacob. I will make this covenant with them when I take away their sins.; Because they reject the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for the sake of you Gentiles. But because of God's choice, they are his friends because of their ancestors. For God does not change his mind about whom he chooses and blesses. For God has made all people prisoners of disobedience, so that he might show mercy to them all. How great are God's riches! How deep are his wisdom and knowledge! Who can explain his decisions? Who can understand his ways? (Romans 11:2, 12, 15, 23-29, 32, 33)
<p>The LORD says, ;The time is coming when I will be the God of all the tribes of Israel , and they will be my people. Once again I will rebuild you. Once again you will take up your tambourines and dance joyfully. The LORD says, ;Nations, listen to me and proclaim my words on the far-off shores. I scattered my people, but I will gather them and guard them as a shepherd guards his flock. There is hope for your future; your children will come back home. I, the LORD, have spoken. The LORD says, ;The time is coming when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah . It will not be like the old covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt . Although I was like a husband to them, they did not keep that covenant. The new covenant that I will make with the people of Israel will be this: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. ;The time is coming,; says the LORD, ;when all of Jerusalem will be rebuilt as my city, from Hananel Tower west to the Corner Gate. (Jeremiah 31:1, 4, 10, 17, 31-33, 38) See the whole chapter.
At that time I will make the clans of Judah like a fire in a forest or in a field of ripe grain---they will destroy all the surrounding nations. The people of Jerusalem will remain safe in the city. ;I will fill the descendants of David and the other people of Jerusalem with the spirit of mercy and the spirit of prayer. They will look at the one whom they stabbed to death, and they will mourn for him like those who mourn for an only child. They will mourn bitterly, like those who have lost their first-born son. (Zechariah 12:6, 10) See the whole chapter.
I will bring my people back to their land. They will rebuild their ruined cities and live there; they will plant vineyards and drink the wine; they will plant gardens and eat what they grow. I will plant my people on the land I gave them, and they will not be pulled up again.; The LORD your God has spoken. (Amos 9:14, 15)
<p>Instead, they will serve me, the LORD their God, and a descendant of David, whom I will enthrone as king. ;My people, do not be afraid; people of Israel , do not be terrified. I will rescue you from that faraway land, from the land where you are prisoners. You will come back home and live in peace; you will be secure, and no one will make you afraid. (Jeremiah 30:9, 10) See to the end of the chapter.
<p>So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve. (1 Corinthians 4:5)
<p>And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day---and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for him to appear. (2 Timothy 4:8)
<p>There will be the shout of command, the archangel's voice, the sound of God's trumpet, and the Lord himself will come down from heaven. Those who have died believing in Christ will rise to life first; (1 then we who are living at that time will be gathered up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17)
<p>Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come. (Matthew 24:42)
<p>You heard me say to you, 'I am leaving, but I will come back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father; for he is greater than I. (John 14:28)
<p>and to wait for his Son to come from heaven---his Son Jesus, whom he raised from death and who rescues us from God's anger that is coming. (1 Thessalonians 1:10)
<p>;I will fill the descendants of David and the other people of Jerusalem with the spirit of mercy and the spirit of prayer. They will look at the one whom they stabbed to death, and they will mourn for him like those who mourn for an only child. They will mourn bitterly, like those who have lost their first-born son. (Zechariah 12:10)
<p>Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too will appear with him and share his glory! (Colossians 3:4)
<p>But I know there is someone in heaven who will come at last to my defense. (Job 19:25)
<p>At that time he will stand on the Mount of Olives, to the east of Jerusalem . Then the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west by a large valley. Half of the mountain will move northward, and half of it southward. (Zechariah 14:4)
<p>This means that every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11:26)
<p>May the Lord lead you into a greater understanding of God's love and the endurance that is given by Christ. (2 Thessalonians 3:5)
<p>Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky; and all the peoples of earth will weep as they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24:30)
<p>My dear friends, we are now God's children, but it is not yet clear what we shall become. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is. (1 John 3:2)
<p>And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious crown which will never lose its brightness. (1 Peter 5:4)
<p>Look, he is coming on the clouds! Everyone will see him, including those who pierced him. All peoples on earth will mourn over him. So shall it be! (Revelation 1:7)
<p>;I am,; answered Jesus, ;and you will all see the Son of Man seated at the right side of the Almighty and coming with the clouds of heaven!; (Mark 14:62)
<p>and he will give relief to you who suffer and to us as well. He will do this when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven with his mighty angels, (2 Thessalonians 1:7)
<p>And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that you will be where I am. (John 14:3)
<p>For the Son of Man will come like the lightning which flashes across the whole sky from the east to the west. (Matthew 24:27)
<p>as we wait for the blessed Day we hope for, when the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ will appear. (Titus 2:13)
<p>and said, ;Galileans, why are you standing there looking up at the sky? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way that you saw him go to heaven.; (Acts 1:11)
<p>For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward each one according to his deeds. (Matthew 16:27)
<p>;When the Son of Man comes as King and all the angels with him, he will sit on his royal throne, (Matthew 25:31)
<p>times of spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he will send Jesus, who is the Messiah he has already chosen for you. He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets of long ago. (Acts 3:20, 21)
<p>In the same manner Christ also was offered in sacrifice once to take away the sins of many. He will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are waiting for him. (Hebrews 9:28)
<p>;Listen!; says Jesus. ;I am coming soon! I will bring my rewards with me, to give to each one according to what he has done. He who gives his testimony to all this says, ;Yes indeed! I am coming soon!; So be it. Come, Lord Jesus! (Revelation 22:12, 20)
<p>In this way he will strengthen you, and you will be perfect and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all who belong to him. (1 Thessalonians 3:13)
<p>that you have not failed to receive a single blessing, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be faultless on the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 1:7, 8)
<p>During this vision in the night, I saw what looked like a human being. He was approaching me, surrounded by clouds, and he went to the one who had been living forever and was presented to him. He was given authority, honor, and royal power, so that the people of all nations, races, and languages would serve him. His authority would last forever, and his kingdom would never end. (Daniel 7:13, 14)
<p>We, however, are citizens of heaven, and we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from heaven. He will change our weak mortal bodies and make them like his own glorious body, using that power by which he is able to bring all things under his rule. (Philippians 3:20, 21)
<p>First of all, you must understand that in the last days some people will appear whose lives are controlled by their own lusts. They will make fun of you and will ask, ;He promised to come, didn't he? Where is he? Our ancestors have already died, but everything is still the same as it was since the creation of the world!; But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that Day the heavens will disappear with a shrill noise, the heavenly bodies will burn up and be destroyed, and the earth with everything in it will vanish. (2 Peter 3:3, 4, 10)
<p>Remember that the LORD your God is the only God and that he is faithful. He will keep his covenant and show his constant love to a thousand generations of those who love him and obey his commands, (Deuteronomy 7:9)
<p>Your word, O LORD, will last forever; it is eternal in heaven. Your faithfulness endures through all the ages; you have set the earth in place, and it remains. The heart of your law is truth, and all your righteous judgments are eternal. (Psalms 119:89, 90, 160)
<p>God is not like people, who lie; He is not a human who changes his mind. Whatever he promises, he does; He speaks, and it is done. (Numbers 23:19)
<p>There are these two things, then, that cannot change and about which God cannot lie. So we who have found safety with him are greatly encouraged to hold firmly to the hope placed before us. (Hebrews 6:18)
<p>This God---how perfect are his deeds! How dependable his words! He is like a shield for all who seek his protection. (Psalms 18:30)
<p>Let us hold on firmly to the hope we profess, because we can trust God to keep his promise. (Hebrews 10:23)
<p>LORD, you are my God; I will honor you and praise your name. You have done amazing things; you have faithfully carried out the plans you made long ago. (Isaiah 25:1)
<p>I will not break my covenant with him or take back even one promise I made him. (Psalms 89:34)
<p>I am calling a man to come from the east; he will swoop down like a hawk and accomplish what I have planned. I have spoken, and it will be done. (Isaiah 46:11)
<p>He will keep his covenant forever, his promises for a thousand generations. (Psalms 105:8)
<p>;Now my time has come to die. Every one of you knows in his heart and soul that the LORD your God has given you all the good things that he promised. Every promise he made has been kept; not one has failed. (Joshua 23:14) See also 1Kings 8:56.
The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end; I will keep forever my promise of peace.; So says the LORD who loves you. (Isaiah 54:10)
<p>If we are not faithful, he remains faithful, because he cannot be false to himself.; (2 Timothy 2:13)
<p>The Lord is not slow to do what he has promised, as some think. Instead, he is patient with you, because he does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants all to turn away from their sins. (2 Peter 3:9)
<p>He was absolutely sure that God would be able to do what he had promised. (Romans 4:21)
<p>for it is he who is the ;Yes; to all of God's promises. This is why through Jesus Christ our ;Amen; is said to the glory of God. (2 Corinthians 1:20)
<p>which is based on the hope for eternal life. God, who does not lie, promised us this life before the beginning of time, (Titus 1:2)
<p>Israel 's majestic God does not lie or change his mind. He is not a human being---he does not change his mind.; (1 Samuel 15:29)
<p>He is a merciful God. He will not abandon you or destroy you, and he will not forget the covenant that he himself made with your ancestors. (Deuteronomy 4:31)
<p>Those who know you, LORD, will trust you; you do not abandon anyone who comes to you. (Psalms 9:10)
<p>In this way he has given us the very great and precious gifts he promised, so that by means of these gifts you may escape from the destructive lust that is in the world, and may come to share the divine nature. (2 Peter 1:4)