1 Peter 2:15-16. “For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.” — Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Powered by BibleGateway.com.
Colossians 1:9. “[Preeminence of Christ] For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;” — Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Powered by BibleGateway.com.
1 John 2:15-16. “[Do Not Love the World] Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.” — Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Powered by BibleGateway.com.
Job 37:5-6. “God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.” — Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Powered by BibleGateway.com.
Isaiah 1:18. “’Come now, and let us reason together,’ Says the LORD, ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.’” — Isaiah 1:18. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Powered by BibleGateway.com.
Joshua 24:15. “And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” — Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Powered by BibleGateway.com.
1 Timothy 2:1-2. “[Pray for All Men] Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.” — Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Powered by BibleGateway.com.
Ephesians 1:9-10. “having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.” — Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Powered by BibleGateway.com.
Romans 13:6. “For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.” — Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Powered by BibleGateway.com.
2 Corinthians 3:6. “who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” — Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Powered by BibleGateway.com.