Choosing Friends

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, — read the full passage →

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. — read the full passage →

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. — read the full passage →

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; — read the full passage →

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins. — read the full passage →

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.” — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.

The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

Wake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. — read the full passage →

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, — read the full passage →

You lust, and don’t have. You kill, covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. — read the full passage →

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.

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