Being Different

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

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,

But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

But now they are many members, but one body.

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother’s way, or an occasion of falling.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no kind is without signification.

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office: — read the full passage →

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

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

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Let all that ye do be done in love.

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; — read the full passage →

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God; — read the full passage →

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

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth; — read the full passage →

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more. — read the full passage →

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme. — read the full passage →

Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:

But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.

After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and ofalltribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ.

But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,

And I will break the pride of your power: and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass;

After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and ofalltribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands; — read the full passage →

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

These are the statutes and the ordinances which ye shall observe to do in the land which Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath given thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. — read the full passage →

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever—

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.

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

and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit; — read the full passage →

But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him.

For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. — read the full passage →

who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

And if they were all one member, where were the body?

who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation. — read the full passage →

Agoodname is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church;

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme.

and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.