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Proverbs 1:7
If you really want to gain knowledge, you must begin by having respect for the Lord. But foolish people hate wisdom and instruction.
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1 Corinthians 1 18
The message of the cross seems foolish to those who are lost and dying. But it is God’s power to us who are being saved.
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2 Corinthians 4 2-2 Corinthians 4 3
Instead, we have given up doing secret and shameful things. We don’t twist God’s word. In fact, we do just the opposite. We present the truth plainly. In the sight of God, we make our appeal to everyone’s sense of what is right and wrong.Suppose our good news is covered with a veil. Then it is veiled to those who are dying.
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1 Corinthians 16 22
If anyone does not love the Lord, let a curse be on that person! Come, Lord!
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2 Peter 2 12
These people speak evil about things they don’t understand. They are like wild animals who can’t think. Instead, they do what comes naturally to them. They are born only to be caught and destroyed. Just like animals, these people too will die.
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John 8:45-47
But because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me!Can any of you prove I am guilty of sinning? Am I not telling the truth? Then why don’t you believe me?Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you don’t hear is that you don’t belong to God.”
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Romans 16:18
People like that are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving only themselves. With smooth talk and with words they don’t mean they fool people who don’t know any better.
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2 Corinthians 11 15
So it doesn’t surprise us that Satan’s servants also pretend to be serving God. They will finally get exactly what they deserve.
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Romans 2:7-8
God will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good. They want glory, honor, and life that never ends.But there are others who only look out for themselves. They don’t accept the truth. They go astray. God will pour out his great anger on them.
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1 Timothy 2 4
He wants all people to be saved. He wants them to come to know the truth.
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Romans 6:17
You used to be slaves of sin. But thank God that with your whole heart you obeyed the teachings you were given!
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John 3:17
God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world. He sent his Son to save the world through him.
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Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me. Those who look for me find me.
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Proverbs 2:1-6
My son, accept my words. Store up my commands inside you.Let your ears listen to wisdom. Apply your heart to understanding.Call out for the ability to be wise. Cry out for understanding.Look for it as you would look for silver. Search for it as you would search for hidden treasure.Then you will understand how to have respect for the Lord. You will find out how to know God.The Lord gives wisdom. Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.
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Proverbs 4:5-6
Get wisdom, and get understanding. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.Stay close to wisdom, and she will keep you safe. Love her, and she will watch over you.
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2 Corinthians 2 15
God considers us to be the pleasing smell that Christ is spreading. He is spreading it among people who are being saved and people who are dying.
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Romans 10:1
Brothers and sisters, with all my heart I long for the people of Israel to be saved. I pray to God for them.
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John 5:34
I do not accept what a person says. I only talk about what John says so that you can be saved.
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Matthew 13:11
He replied,“ Because you have been given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. It has not been given to outsiders.
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2 Corinthians 11 13
People like that are false apostles. They are workers who tell lies. They only pretend to be apostles of Christ.
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1 Thessalonians 2 16
They try to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles. These Jews don’t want the Gentiles to be saved. In this way, these Jews always increase their sins to the limit. God’s anger has come on them at last.
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2 Corinthians 2 17
Unlike many people, we aren’t selling God’s word to make money. In fact, it is just the opposite. Because of Christ we speak honestly before God. We speak like people God has sent.
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John 3:19-21
Here is the judgment. Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light. They loved darkness because what they did was evil.Everyone who does evil deeds hates the light. They will not come into the light. They are afraid that what they do will be seen.But anyone who lives by the truth comes into the light. They live by the truth with God’s help. They come into the light so that it will be easy to see their good deeds.
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Ephesians 4:14
We will no longer be babies in the faith. We won’t be like ships tossed around by the waves. We won’t be blown here and there by every new teaching. We won’t be blown around by cleverness and tricks. Certain people use them to hide their evil plans.
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Hebrews 3:13
But build one another up every day. Do it as long as there is still time. Then none of you will become stubborn. You won’t be fooled by sin’s tricks.
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2 Peter 2 18
They speak empty, bragging words. They make their appeal to the evil desires that come from sin’s power. They tempt new believers who are just escaping from the company of sinful people.
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James 1:16-18
My dear brothers and sisters, don’t let anyone fool you.Every good and perfect gift is from God. This kind of gift comes down from the Father who created the heavenly lights. These lights create shadows that move. But the Father does not change like these shadows.God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.