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1 Timothy 6 11-1 Timothy 6 12
But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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2 Peter 1 5-2 Peter 1 8
Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,and in your knowledge, self control, and in your self control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they do not make you useless nor unproductive in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Peter 3 11-1 Peter 3 13
He must turn away from evil and do good; He must seek peace and pursue it.For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against evildoers.”And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?
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2 Corinthians 7 1
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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Psalms 138:8
The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your faithfulness, Lord, is everlasting; Do not abandon the works of Your hands.
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Isaiah 51:1
“ Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, And to the quarry from which you were dug.
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Ephesians 1:4
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love
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Hosea 6:3
So let’s learn, let’s press on to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, As the spring rain waters the earth.”
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2 Peter 3 18
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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Psalms 63:1-3
God, You are my God; I shall be watching for You; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and exhausted land where there is no water.So have I seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and glory.Because Your favor is better than life, My lips will praise You.
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Hebrews 13:21
equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Philippians 3:16
however, let’s keep living by that same standard to which we have attained.
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Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
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Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
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Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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James 3:2
For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well.
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1 Thessalonians 5 15
See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek what is good for one another and for all people.
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1 Corinthians 13 10
but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away with.
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Job 17:9
Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And the one who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
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1 Timothy 6 19
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
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Psalms 84:2
My soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
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1 Timothy 5 10
having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work.
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Psalms 63:8
My soul clings to You; Your right hand takes hold of me.
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Acts 9:3-6
Now as he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him;and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“ Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”And he said,“ Who are You, Lord?” And He said,“ I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,but get up and enter the city, and it will be told to you what you must do.”
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Psalms 119:5
Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes!
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2 Thessalonians 2 13
But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
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Galatians 5:17
For the desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, in order to keep you from doing whatever you want.
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2 Corinthians 13 9
For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak, but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you become mature.
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Hebrews 12:23
to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
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Psalms 94:15
For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it.
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Romans 7:19-24
For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.But if I do the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that dwells in me.I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.For I joyfully agree with the law of God in the inner person,but I see a different law in the parts of my body waging war against the law of my mind, and making me a prisoner of the law of sin, the law which is in my body’s parts.Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?
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Ephesians 4:12
for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ;
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Psalms 119:173-176
Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen Your precepts.I long for Your salvation, Lord, And Your Law is my delight.Let my soul live that it may praise You, And let Your ordinances help me.I have wandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.
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1 Peter 5 10
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
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Psalms 42:1
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, God.
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Psalms 110:2-3
The Lord will stretch out Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,“ Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”Your people will volunteer freely on the day of Your power; In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.
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Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to him,“ Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;