Becoming An Adult

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, — read the full passage →

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; — read the full passage →

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. — read the full passage →

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

It is 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 lay it to his heart.

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. — read the full passage →

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. — read the full passage →

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

Pray without ceasing.

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: — read the full passage →

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.