Breaking Bad Habits

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 →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

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

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 →

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

neither give place to the devil.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; — read the full passage →

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

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.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →

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

But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

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;

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.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? — read the full passage →

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. — read the full passage →

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.

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.

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

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 →

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

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

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

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

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

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.

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.

Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

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

And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? — read the full passage →

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:

who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:

But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. — read the full passage →

And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:

that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

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

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentiles, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings, revellings, carousings, and abominable idolatries:

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.

But he began to curse, and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And straightway the cock crew.

O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and the Saviour Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

And according to the law, I may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

What do ye devise against Jehovah? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.

The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.