Getting Your House In Order

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

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things. — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, — read the full passage →

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

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

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

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 →

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

Let all things be done decently and in order.

He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. — read the full passage →

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. — read the full passage →

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; — read the full passage →

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed. — read the full passage →

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. — read the full passage →

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. — read the full passage →

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

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine.” — read the full passage →

Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see the Kingdom of God come with power.”

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for judgment. The rest I will set in order whenever I come.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it. — read the full passage →

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”

Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

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,

Now if there were perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.

for it is testified, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

As he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,

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

(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, “The Lord swore and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.’”

named by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s, at his coming.

Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha. — read the full passage →

Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division,

But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?

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.

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,