Loving God More Than The World

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 neighbor as thyself.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, — read the full passage →

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God. — read the full passage →

The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. — read the full passage →

and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. — read the full passage →

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him.

and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.

For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them, — read the full passage →

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: — read the full passage →

For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

We love, because he first loved us.

And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with them than the first.

No man 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. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

And for this cause he is the mediator of a new covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they that have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

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 will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but they that are wise shall understand.

And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep mine ordinances, and do them.

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you. — read the full passage →

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near: — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed onhisfaithfulness. — read the full passage →

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first; — read the full passage →

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

But now hath he obtained a ministry the more excellent, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises.

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

And he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease; and upon the wing of abominations shall come one that maketh desolate; and even unto the full end, and that determined, shall wrath be poured out upon the desolate.

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →

In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.

but if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.

and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: — read the full passage →

For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.

For if ye turn again unto Jehovah, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Jehovah your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is becomethe kingdomof our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever. — read the full passage →

For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. — read the full passage →

for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.

for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.