Manliness

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it; — read the full passage →

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong! — read the full passage →

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

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

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

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

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

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

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.

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,

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.

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.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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;

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — 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.

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 →

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.

Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;