Getting Your House In Order

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

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

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, 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. — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

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

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Let all things be done decently and in order.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. — read the full passage →

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. — read the full passage →

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: — read the full passage →

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: — read the full passage →

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. — read the full passage →

Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

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

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. — 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 the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

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

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

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.

For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

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

And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,