Making The World Better

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. — read the full passage →

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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:

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

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

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

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: — read the full passage →

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. — read the full passage →

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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. — read the full passage →

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

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

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

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 →

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.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

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

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

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.

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.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, — read the full passage →

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. — read the full passage →

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; — read the full passage →

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

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

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

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 →

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

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.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. — read the full passage →

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: