Independence

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

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.

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.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.

in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: — read the full passage →

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

But now, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal life.

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.

Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom.

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.”

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

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed, — read the full passage →

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

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

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. — read the full passage →

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

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 →

knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; — read the full passage →

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another. — read the full passage →

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope — read the full passage →

But thanks be to God, that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered. — read the full passage →

We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself, and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you, and carry you where you don’t want to go.”

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.

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,

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

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 →

The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;

Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

Yahweh, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me. — read the full passage →

I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them. — read the full passage →

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you; — read the full passage →

For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. — read the full passage →

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

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

You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.

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

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin. — read the full passage →

Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’

We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is to be spoken for?

But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. — read the full passage →

The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”

But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.

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 →

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything.

Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins, — read the full passage →

Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

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

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

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

His parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover. — read the full passage →

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

But in the latter days, it will happen that the mountain of Yahweh’s temple will be established on the top of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills; and peoples will stream to it. — read the full passage →

Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances. — read the full passage →

My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer. — read the full passage →

If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”

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

For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error; — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God. — read the full passage →

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring out fruit to death. — read the full passage →

What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh? — read the full passage →

The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”

On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.

Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold, your King!”

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name. Those whom you have given me I have kept. None of them is lost, except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

After the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”

Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.

During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

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

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. — read the full passage →

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” — read the full passage →

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

He said, “Watch out that you don’t get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is at hand.’ Therefore don’t follow them.