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1 Thessalonians 2 4
In fact, it is just the opposite. God has approved us to preach. He has trusted us with the good news. We aren’t trying to please people. We want to please God. He tests our hearts.
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1 Timothy 4 6
Point out these things to the brothers and sisters. Then you will serve Christ Jesus well. You will show that you’ve grown in the truths of the faith. You will show that you’ve been trained by the good teaching you’ve obeyed.
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2 Corinthians 5 9
So we try our best to please him. We want to please him whether we are at home in our bodies or away from them.
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2 Peter 1 10
My brothers and sisters, try very hard to show that God has appointed you to be saved. Try hard to show that he has chosen you. If you do everything I have just said, you will never trip and fall.
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2 Corinthians 10 18
Those who praise themselves are not accepted. Those the Lord praises are accepted.
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1 Timothy 4 12-1 Timothy 4 16
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young. Set an example for the believers in what you say and in how you live. Also set an example in how you love and in what you believe. Show the believers how to be pure.Until I come, spend your time reading Scripture out loud to one another. Spend your time preaching and teaching.Don’t fail to use the gift the Holy Spirit gave you. He gave it to you through a prophecy from God. It was given when the elders placed their hands on you.Keep on doing these things. Give them your complete attention. Then everyone will see how you are coming along.Be careful of how you live and what you believe. Never give up. Then you will save yourself and those who hear you.
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2 Corinthians 4 2
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.
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2 Peter 1 15
I hope that you will always be able to remember these things after I’m gone. I will try very hard to see that you do.
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Galatians 1:10
Am I now trying to get people to think well of me? Or do I want God to think well of me? Am I trying to please people? If I were, I would not be serving Christ.
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James 1:18
God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.
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Hebrews 5:11-14
We have a lot to say about this. But it is hard to make it clear to you. That’s because you are no longer trying to understand.By this time you should be teachers. But in fact, you need someone to teach you all over again. You need even the simple truths of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food.Anyone who lives on milk is still a baby. That person does not want to learn about living a godly life.Solid food is for those who are grown up. They have trained themselves to tell the difference between good and evil. That shows they have grown up.
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2 Corinthians 3 6
He has given us the power to serve under a new covenant. The covenant is not based on the written Law of Moses. It comes from the Holy Spirit. The written Law kills, but the Spirit gives life.
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2 Peter 3 14
Dear friends, I know you are looking forward to this. So try your best to be found pure and without blame. Be at peace with God.
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1 Thessalonians 5 14
Brothers and sisters, we are asking you to warn certain people. These people don’t want to work. Instead, they make trouble. We are also asking you to encourage those who have lost hope. Help those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.
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1 Corinthians 2 6
The words we speak to those who have grown in the faith are wise. Our words are different from the wisdom of this world. Our words are different from those of the rulers of this world. These rulers are becoming less and less powerful.
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John 21:15-17
When Jesus and the disciples had finished eating, Jesus spoke to Simon Peter. He asked,“ Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?”“ Yes, Lord,” he answered.“ You know that I love you.” Jesus said,“ Feed my lambs.”Again Jesus asked,“ Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He answered,“ Yes, Lord. You know that I love you.” Jesus said,“ Take care of my sheep.”Jesus spoke to him a third time. He asked,“ Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt bad because Jesus asked him the third time,“ Do you love me?” He answered,“ Lord, you know all things. You know that I love you.” Jesus said,“ Feed my sheep.
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Romans 16:10
Greet Apelles. He remained faithful to Christ even when he was tested. Greet those who live in the house of Aristobulus.
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Acts 20:27
I haven’t let anyone keep me from telling you everything God wants you to do.
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Hebrews 4:11
So let us make every effort to enjoy that rest. Then no one will die by disobeying as they did.
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Ephesians 1:13
You also became believers in Christ. That happened when you heard the message of truth. It was the good news about how you could be saved. When you believed, he stamped you with an official mark. That official mark is the Holy Spirit that he promised.
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Acts 2:22
“ Fellow Israelites, listen to this! Jesus of Nazareth was a man who had God’s approval. God did miracles, wonders and signs among you through Jesus. You yourselves know this.
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Matthew 13:52
He said to them,“ Every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He brings new treasures out of his storeroom as well as old ones.”
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Romans 14:18
Those who serve Christ in this way are pleasing to God. They are pleasing to people too.
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Luke 12:42
The Lord answered,“ Suppose a master puts one of his servants in charge of his other servants. The servant’s job is to give them the food they are to receive at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise manager for this.
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1 Corinthians 3 1-1 Corinthians 3 2
Brothers and sisters, I couldn’t speak to you as people who live by the Holy Spirit. I had to speak to you as people who were still following the ways of the world. You aren’t growing as Christ wants you to. You are still like babies.The words I spoke to you were like milk, not like solid food. You weren’t ready for solid food yet. And you still aren’t ready for it.
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2 Corinthians 6 3-2 Corinthians 6 4
We don’t put anything in anyone’s way. So no one can find fault with our work for God.Instead, we make it clear that we serve God in every way. We serve him by standing firm in troubles, hard times and suffering.
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Mark 4:33
Using many stories like these, Jesus spoke the word to them. He told them as much as they could understand.
