40- Matthew 5:17-18
17 Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets.
I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
+ Matthew 24:35-36 + (Mark 13:31-32)
35 Heaven and earth will pass away,
but My Words will never pass away.
36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
+ Matthew 28:18-20 + (Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47; Acts 1:8)
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
41- Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
42- Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost
43- John 20:30-31
And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
+ John 3:16-17 +
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His One and Only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
+ John 8:32, 36 + (See Gal. 5:1,13)
32 Then you will know the Truth,
and the Truth will set you Free.
36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed
44- Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
45- Roman 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
+ Roman 8:28 +
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
46- 1 Corinthians 1:10
I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree ith one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.
+ 1 Corinthians 13:1-8 +
4 Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails....
47- 2 Corinthians 5:7, 17, 20
7 We live by Faith, not by sight.
+ 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
+ 20 We are Christ’s ambassadors, and God is using us to speak to you. We urge you, as though Christ Himself were here pleading with you, "Be reconciled to God!”
48- Galatians 5:1, 13
1 Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
13 You, my beloved, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
+ Galatians 5:22-23 +
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
49- Ephesians 4: 4-6
There is one body and one Spirit -- just as you were called to one hope when you were called +5 one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
+ Ephesians 2:8-10 +
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God --
9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast.
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
50- Philippians 4:4-7
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
51- Colossians 2:9-10
For in Christ the fullness of God lives in a human body, 10 and you are complete through your union with Christ. He is the Lord over every ruler and authority in the universe.
52- 1 Thessalonians 4:14
We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
53- 2 Thessalonians 3:5
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
54- 1 Timothy 4:12
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
55- 2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
+ 2 Timothy 3:16-17 +
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
56- Titus 1:5
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every town as I commanded you.
57- Philemon 1:15-16
15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good --
16 no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.
58- Hebrews 1:3
The Son reflects God’s own glory, and everything about Him represents God exactly. He sustains the universe by the mighty power of His command. After He died to cleanse us from the stain of sin, He sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God of heaven.
+ Hebrews 11:1, 6 +
1 Now FAITH is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
+ 6 And without FAITH it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
+ Hebrews 12:2 +
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our Faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
+ Hebrews 13:8 +
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
59- James 2:18
Now someone may argue, "Some people have faith; others have good deeds." I say, "I can’t see your faith if you don’t have good deeds, but I will show you my faith through my good deeds."
+ James 1:19-22 +
19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
20 for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the Word planted in you, which can save you.
22 Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
+ James 4:7-8 +
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
60- 1 Peter 1:7
These have come so that your faith -- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire -- may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
61- 2 Peter 1:3
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.
62- 1 John 5:13
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
+ 1 John 4:7-10 +
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
9 This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His One and Only Son into the world that we might live through Him.
10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
63- 2 John 1:6-9
6 And this is love: that we walk in obedience to His commands. As you have heard from the beginning,
His command is that - you walk in love.
7 Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh; any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist!
8 Be on your guard, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward.
9 Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
64- 3 John 1:5
Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you.
65- Jude 1:3
Dearly loved friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the truth of the Good News. God gave this unchanging truth once for all time to His holy people.
+ Jude 1:20 +
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most Holy Faith and Pray in the Holy Spirit.
66- Revelation 1:3
God blesses the one who reads this prophecy to the church, and He blesses all who listen to it and obey what it says. For the time is near when these things will happen.
+ Revelation 3:19-22 +
19 I reprove and discipline those whom I love.
Be earnest, therefore, and repent.
++ 20 Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear My voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with Me.
21 To the one who conquers I will give a place with Me on My throne, just as I Myself conquered and sat down with My Father on His throne.
22 Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches."
+ Old Testament - Key Verses: +
1- Genesis 1:27, 12:2-3
1:27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. + 12:2 "I will make you (Abram) into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."
2- Exodus 3:7, 10
7 The LORD said, "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. + 10 So now, go. I am sending you (Moses) to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt."
3- Leviticus 19:2 (1Peter 1:15-16)
Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them:
‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.’
4- Numbers 14:22-23
22 Not one of these people will ever enter that land. They have seen My glorious presence and the miraculous signs I performed both in Egypt and in the wilderness, but again and again they tested Me by refusing to listen. 23 They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will enter it.
5- Deuteronomy 7:9 (Exodus 20:6)
Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant of love (and mercy) for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.
6- Joshua 1:11
Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
7-Judges 17:6; 21:25 (Prov.16:2)
In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.
8- Ruth 1:16
But Ruth replied (to Naomi), "Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.
9-1 Samuel 8:7
And the LORD told Samuel: "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their King. 9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do."
10- 2 Sam 5:12
And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
11- 1 Kings 9:4-5
4 As for you (Solomon), if you will follow Me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, always obeying My commands and keeping My laws and regulations, 5 then I will establish the throne of your dynasty over Israel forever. For I made this promise to your father, David: ‘You will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
12- 2 Kings 17:13-14
13 The LORD warned Israel and Judah through all His prophets and seers: "Turn from your evil ways. Observe My commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your fathers to obey and that I delivered to you through My servants the prophets." 14 But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their fathers, who did not trust in the LORD their God.
13-1 Chronicles 14:2
And David realized that the LORD had made him king over Israel and had made his kingdom very great for the sake of His people Israel.
14- 2 Chronicles 7:14-15 (Isaiah 1:8; 55:6-7; 1Jn.1:5-10)
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 15 Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
15- Ezra 6:19-22
19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles celebrated the Passover.
20 The priests and Levites had purified themselves and were all ceremonially clean. The Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their brothers the priests and for themselves.
21 So the Israelites who had returned from the exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the unclean practices of their Gentile neighbors in order to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.
22 For seven days they celebrated with joy the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because the LORD had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria, so that he assisted them in the work on the house (temple) of God, the God of Israel.
16- Nehemiah 6:15-16
15 So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days.
16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.
17- Esther 4:14
(Mordecai to Esther) "For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?"
18- Job 2:3 (Zech.3:1-2; Rev.12:10-11)
Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited Me against him to ruin him without any reason."
19- Psalm 150:6
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD.
+ Psalms 119:11, 105 +
11 I have hidden your Word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
105 Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
+ Psalm 23 +
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil; For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
20- Proverb 1:7; 9:10; 3:5; 4:23; 22:6
(Job 28:28; Ps.111:10; Isa.11:2)
1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
+ 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
+ 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
+ 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart,
For it is the wellspring of life.
+ 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.
21- Ecclesiastes 1:18, 12:13
1:18 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;
The more knowledge, the more grief.
+ 12:13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man.
22- Song of Solomon 6:3
I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine;
he pastures his flock among the lilies.
23- Isaiah 53:5
But He was wounded and crushed for our sins. He was beaten that we might have peace. He was whipped, and we were healed!
+ Isaiah 7:14 +
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. (God with us)
+ Isaiah 9:6-7 +
6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
24- Jeremiah 2:19
"Your own wickedness will punish you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to forsake the LORD your God, having no fear of Him. I, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, have spoken!"
+ Jeremiah 29:11-13 +
11 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.
12 Then when you call upon Me and come and pray to Me, I will hear you.
13 When you search for Me, you will find Me; if you seek Me with all your heart,
+ Jeremiah 33:3 +
Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
25- Lamentations 2:11-12
11 I have cried until the tears no longer come. My heart is broken, my spirit poured out, as I see what has happened to my people. Little children and tiny babies are fainting and dying in the streets.
12 They say to their mothers, "Where is bread and wine?" as they faint like wounded men in the streets of the city, as their lives ebb away in their mothers’ arms.
26- Ezekiel 36:24-26
"‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh."
27- Daniel 2:22-23
22 He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him.
23 "I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, And have now made known to me what we asked of You, For You have made known to us the king’s demand."
** 12-Minor-Prophets: **
28- Hosea 3:1; 1:2 (Jeremiah 3)
Then the LORD said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the LORD for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans."
29 Joel 2:12-14
12 ‘Even now,’ declares the LORD, ‘return to Me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.’
13 Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and He relents from sending calamity.
14 Who knows? He may reconsider and change His plan and leave a blessing for you. Then you could give grain offerings and wine offerings to the LORD your God.
30- Amos 5:14, 24
14 Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you, just as you say He is.
+ 24 But let justice roll on like a river,
righteousness like a never-failing stream!
31- Obadiah 1:15-16
15 "For the day of the LORD upon all the nations is near; As you have done, it shall be done to you; Your deeds shall return upon your own head.
16 For as you drank on My holy mountain, So shall all the nations drink continually; Yes, they shall drink, and swallow, And they shall be as though they had never been."
32- Jonah 1:1-3; 3:1-3; 4:11 (Psalms 145)
1:1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:
1:2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me."
1:3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD ...
+ 3:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:
3:2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you."
3:3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city -- a visit required three days.
+ 4:11 But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness (who cannot tell their right hand from their left), not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?"
33- Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
34- Nahum 1:7-9
The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him. 8 But He sweeps away His enemies (Nineveh) in an overwhelming flood. He pursues His foes into the darkness of night. 9 Why are you scheming against the LORD? He will destroy you with one blow; He won’t need to strike twice!
35- Habakkuk 1:5; 3:2 (Psalms 25; Rev.15:4)
1:5 Look at the nations and watch -- and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.
+ 3:2 LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.
+ Habakkuk 2:4 +
Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him;
But the righteous shall live by his Faith.
36- Zephaniah 2:3 (Isaiah 55:6-7; Psalms 32)
Seek the LORD, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the LORD’S anger.
37- Haggai 1:4 (Matthew 6:33)
Why are you living in luxurious houses
while My house lies in ruins?
38- Zechariah 9:9-10
9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous (Messiah) and having salvation (Savior) , gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (Christ - Mat.21:5)
10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the war-horses from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
39 Malachi 4:1-2
The LORD Almighty says, "The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. The arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw on that day. They will be consumed like a tree—roots and all. 2 "But for you who fear My name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture."
+ Popular Bible Verses +
+ Matthew 6:9-10 +
9 This, then, is how you should pray:
"’Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name,
10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 Forgive us our debts (sins), as we also have forgiven our debtors (those who sin against us).
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
+ Matthew 22:36-40 + (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 10:25-27) +
36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
37 Jesus replied: "’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ (Deut. 6:5)
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Lev. 19:18)
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
+ Matthew 26:41 + (Mark 14:38)
Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."
+ Matthew 28:18-20 +
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in (Acts 8:16; 19:5; Romans 6:3; 1 Cor. 1:13; 10:2 and Gal. 3:27) the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
+ John 3:3-6 +
3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."
4 "How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!"
5 Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
+ John 15:5 +
I am the vine, you are the branches.
Those who abide in Me and I in them bear much fruit,
because apart from Me you can do nothing.
+ 1 John 4:1-2; 7-10 +
1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.
9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.
10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
+ 1 Corinthians 13 +
1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not Love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not Love, I am nothing.
3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not Love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails.
But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
10 but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.
11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
12 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is Love.
+ 1 Corinthians 12:4-12 +
4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
+ 1 Corinthians 14:4-5; 18-19; 39-40 +
4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.
5 I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be edified.
+ 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.
19 But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
+ 39 So, my friends, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues;
40 but all things should be done decently and in order.
+ 1 Peter 5:7-9 +
7 Cast all your anxiety on God because He cares for you.
8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings (experiences).
+ Revelation 22:16-21 +
16 "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
18 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;
19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
20 He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming quickly." Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
+ Genesis 4:6-7 +
6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?
7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
+ Exodus 20:1-17 + Deuteronomy 5:1-22 +
(1) foreign gods, (2) images, (3) name of God, (4) Sabbath,
(5) parents, (6) murder, (7) adultery,
(8) theft,
(9) false witness, (10) coveting.
1 And God spoke all these words:
2 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt,
out of the land of slavery.
(1) 3 You shall have no other gods before Me.
(2) 4 You shall not make for yourself an idol (carved image) in the form (likeness) of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin (iniquity) of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate (reject) Me, 6 but showing (mercy, steadfast) love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
(3) 7 You shall not misuse (wrongful use of) the Name of the LORD your God (in vain), for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name (in vain).
(4) 8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates (towns). 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
(5) 12 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
(6) 13 You shall not murder.
(7) 14 You shall not commit adultery.
(8) 15 You shall not steal.
(9) 16 You shall not give false testimony (witness) against your neighbor.
(10) 17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
+ Joshua 24:14-22 +
14 Now therefore revere the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 Now if you are unwilling to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living;
but as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.
19 But Joshua answered the people, "Since the LORD is a holy God, you can’t possibly serve Him. He is a (jealous) God who does not tolerate rivals. He will not forgive your rebellious acts and sins. 20 If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm, and consume you, after having done you good." 21 And the people said to Joshua, "No, we will serve the LORD!" 22 Then Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD, to serve him." And they said, "We are witnesses."
+ Ecclesiastes 5:1-3 +
1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
2 Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.
3 As a dream comes when there are many cares,
so the speech of a fool when there are many words.
+ Ecclesiastes 7:2, 7-8, 14, 20 +
2 Better to go to the house of mourning
Than to go to the house of feasting,
For that is the end of all men; And the living will take it to heart.
+ 7 Surely oppression makes the wise foolish;
And a bribe corrupts the heart.
8 The end of a thing is better than its beginning;
The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
+ 14 When times are good, be happy. But when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one time as well as the other so that mortals cannot predict their future.
+ 7:20 Surely there is no one on earth so righteous as to do good without ever sinning.
+ Ecclesiastes 8:11-13 +
11 When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, the hearts of the people are filled with schemes to do wrong.
12 Although a wicked man commits a hundred crimes and still lives a long time, I know that it will go better with God-fearing men, who are reverent before God.
13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
+ Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 +
9 Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
10 So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.
+ Ecclesiastes 12:1-2, +
1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them" --
2 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain; ...
+ 6 Remember your Creator before the silver cord is snapped, the golden bowl is broken, the pitcher is smashed near the spring, and the water wheel is broken at the cistern.
7 And the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
+ 13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep His commandments; for that is the whole duty of everyone.
14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.
+ Isaiah 1:8 +
"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."
+ Isaiah 53 + (Messiah)
1 Who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD’S power been revealed?
2 He grew up in His presence like a young tree, like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty that would make us look at Him. He had nothing in His appearance that would make us desire Him.
3 He was despised and rejected by people. He was a man of sorrows, familiar with suffering. He was despised like one from whom people turn their faces, and we didn’t consider Him to be worth anything.
4 He certainly has taken upon Himself our suffering and carried our sorrows, but we thought that God had wounded Him, beat Him, and punished Him.
5 He was wounded for our rebellious acts. He was crushed for our sins. He was punished so that we could have peace, and we received Healing from His wounds.
6 We have all strayed like sheep. Each one of us has turned to go his own way, and the LORD has laid all our sins on Him.
7 He was abused and punished, but He didn’t open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. He was like a sheep that is silent when its wool is cut off. He didn’t open His mouth.
8 He was arrested, taken away, and judged. Who would have thought that He would be removed from the world? He was killed because of My people’s rebellion.
9 He was placed in a tomb with the wicked. He was put there with the rich when He died, although He had done nothing violent and had never spoken a lie.
10 Yet, it was the LORD’S will to crush Him with suffering. When the LORD has made His life a sacrifice for our wrongdoings, He will see His descendants for many days. The will of the LORD will succeed through Him.
11 He will see and be satisfied because of His suffering. My righteous servant will acquit many people because of what He has learned through suffering. He will carry their sins as a burden.
12 So I will give Him a share among the mighty, and He will divide the prize with the strong, because He poured out His life in death and He was counted with sinners. He carried the sins of many. He intercedes for those who are rebellious.
+ Isaiah 55:6-11 +
6 Seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near;
7 let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts;
let them return to the LORD, that He may have mercy on them,
and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall My Word be that goes out from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
-- Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it."(2Cor.9:6-15)
-- 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
8 And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. (Malachi 3:8-12)