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Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples,“ If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
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Ezekiel 36:27
I will place my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
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Romans 6:19
I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.
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2 Timothy 3 12
In fact, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
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Luke 1:75
in holiness and righteousness in his presence all our days.
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Psalms 4:3
Know that the LORD has set apart the faithful for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him.
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Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call to him while he is near.Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, so he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.
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1 John 2 6
The one who says he remains in him should walk just as he walked.
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1John 2:15-17
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Revelation 14:12
This calls for endurance from the saints, who keep God’s commands and their faith in Jesus.”
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2 Corinthians 1 12
Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.
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1 Peter 1 14-1 Peter 1 18
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance.But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct;for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially according to each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in reverence during your time living as strangers.For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
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2 Peter 1 4-2 Peter 1 8
By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness,godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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1John 2:27
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Ephesians 4:22-25
to take off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires,to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,and to put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
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1 Thessalonians 4 7
For God has not called us to impurity but to live in holiness.
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2 Peter 2 20-2 Peter 2 22
For if, having escaped the world’s impurity through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in these things and defeated, the last state is worse for them than the first.For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit, and,“ A washed sow returns to wallowing in the mud.”
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2 Peter 2 9
then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
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Hebrews 8:11
And each person will not teach his fellow citizen, and each his brother or sister, saying,“ Know the Lord,” because they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them.
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Ephesians 2:2
in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now working in the disobedient.
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Luke 1:6
Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.
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2 Corinthians 7 1
So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
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Acts 24:25
Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied,“ Leave for now, but when I have an opportunity I’ll call for you.”
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James 4:8-10
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.Be miserable and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
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1 Timothy 6 17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
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Romans 8:13
because if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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Matthew 5:19-20
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
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Romans 13:12-13
The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.Let us walk with decency, as in the daytime: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy.
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Romans 6:4-6
Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life.For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be in the likeness of his resurrection.For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be rendered powerless so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin,
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John 17:14-15
I have given them your word. The world hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.I am not praying that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
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Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
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Galatians 5:24
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
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1 Peter 2 11-1 Peter 2 12
Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul.Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that when they slander you as evildoers, they will observe your good works and will glorify God on the day he visits.
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Galatians 1:4
who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.
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1 Timothy 4 12
Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.
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2 Peter 3 11
Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, it is clear what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness
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1 Corinthians 6 9-1 Corinthians 6 11
Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males,no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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Colossians 1:22
But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through his death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before him—
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1John 5:19
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Acts 24:16
I always strive to have a clear conscience toward God and men.
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1 Peter 4 2-1 Peter 4 5
in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for God’s will.For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.They are surprised that you don’t join them in the same flood of wild living— and they slander you.They will give an account to the one who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.
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Luke 3:9-13
The ax is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”“ What then should we do?” the crowds were asking him.He replied to them,“ The one who has two shirts must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.”Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him,“ Teacher, what should we do?”He told them,“ Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”
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1 Thessalonians 4 9
About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
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Ephesians 1:4
For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him.
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John 14:30
I will not talk with you much longer, because the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over me.
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Ezekiel 33:14-15
“‘ So when I tell the wicked person,“ You will surely die,” but he repents of his sin and does what is just and right—he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing injustice— he will certainly live; he will not die.
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Titus 3:3
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.
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Colossians 3:5-9
Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.Because of these, God’s wrath is coming upon the disobedient,and you once walked in these things when you were living in them.But now, put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth.Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its practices
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Matthew 3:8-10
Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance.And don’t presume to say to yourselves,‘ We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.The ax is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Romans 6:12
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey its desires.
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John 6:25
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him,“ Rabbi, when did you get here?”
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2 Timothy 4 10
because Demas has deserted me, since he loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
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Jude 1:18
They told you,“ In the end time there will be scoffers living according to their own ungodly desires.”
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Psalms 105:45
All this happened so that they might keep his statutes and obey his instructions. Hallelujah!
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Ezekiel 18:30-31
“ Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.“ Repent and turn from all your rebellious acts, so they will not become a sinful stumbling block to you.Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
