Begging

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.”

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. — read the full passage →

Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon. — read the full passage →

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one. — read the full passage →

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things. — read the full passage →

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God, and does his will, he listens to him. — read the full passage →

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen. — read the full passage →

For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh. — read the full passage →

If anyone has an ear, let him hear. — read the full passage →

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

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →