Our Purpose

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

A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;

every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yea, whom I have made.

This isthe end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

Jehovah of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, — read the full passage →

For Jehovah of hosts hath purposed, and who shall annul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren? — read the full passage →

according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

I chargetheein the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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.

And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. — read the full passage →

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith: — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

Now it came to pass after the death of Moses the servant of Jehovah, that Jehovah spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, — read the full passage →

Counsel in the heart of man islikedeep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

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

I know that thou canst do all things, And that no purpose of thine can be restrained.

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: — read the full passage →

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,

And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and betheir God:

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

When I therefore was thus minded, did I show fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay?

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

So then, my beloved, even 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; — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

Thus saith Jehovah that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honor, and some unto dishonor.

which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God’s own possession, unto the praise of his glory.

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;

This isthe end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. — read the full passage →

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

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

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

For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.

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

Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

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 fearful.

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.

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:

This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. — read the full passage →

And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. — read the full passage →

I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts;

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband — read the full passage →