Living Accordingly

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. — read the full passage →

Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.

And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

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

And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

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

Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

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

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: — read the full passage →

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

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. — read the full passage →

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; — read the full passage →

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

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.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.