Misleading Love

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance; — read the full passage →

These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. — read the full passage →

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

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 →

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.

Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

Jesus said therefore to the twelve, “You don’t also want to go away, do you?” — read the full passage →

This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die. — read the full passage →

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.” — read the full passage →

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband — read the full passage →

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.”’

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her.”

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you;

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, — read the full passage →

But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned. — read the full passage →

And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.

Let all things be done decently and in order.

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; — read the full passage →

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with. — read the full passage →

Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries.

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

that, according as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”

Therefore let’s not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion for falling.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

but let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says Yahweh.

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

I said to the arrogant, “Don’t boast!” I said to the wicked, “Don’t lift up the horn. — read the full passage →

In God we have made our boast all day long, we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.

My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.

“Behold, today I am going the way of all the earth. You know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which Yahweh your God spoke concerning you. All have happened to you. Not one thing has failed of it.

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

Yet in the same way, these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and slander celestial beings. — read the full passage →

For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

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:

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:

Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, — read the full passage →

Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

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

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

Therefore when he comes into the world, he says, “Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire, but you prepared a body for me; — read the full passage →

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

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

for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

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

the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

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

Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;