Intimidation

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

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. — read the full passage →

For you bear with a man, if he brings you into bondage, if he devours you, if he takes you captive, if he exalts himself, if he strikes you on the face.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

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

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

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”

As many as desire to look good in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. — read the full passage →

Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. — read the full passage →

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. — read the full passage →

I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say. — read the full passage →

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear: — read the full passage →

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. — read the full passage →

and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear. — read the full passage →

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, — read the full passage →

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. — read the full passage →

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Now the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus, — 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. — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. — read the full passage →

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness, — read the full passage →

“Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in your midst, even as you yourselves know, — read the full passage →

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, — read the full passage →

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.” — read the full passage →

For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. — read the full passage →

“In a very little while, he who comes will come, and will not wait. — read the full passage →

let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.

above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him. — read the full passage →

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, — read the full passage →

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. — read the full passage →