Practical Christian Living

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail! — read the full passage →

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God, — read the full passage →

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?

He who is saying in him he doth remain, ought according as he walked also himself so to walk.

And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren--`If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;' — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

`Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God <FI>is<Fi> one Jehovah; — read the full passage →

For the law having a shadow of the coming good things--not the very image of the matters, every year, by the same sacrifices that they offer continually, is never able to make perfect those coming near, — read the full passage →

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope, — read the full passage →

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him <FI>in<Fi> all things, who is the head--the Christ;

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

that is not another, except there be certain who are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the good news of the Christ;

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

and he was calling upon him much, saying--`My little daughter is at the last extremity--that having come, thou mayest lay on her <FI>thy<Fi> hands, so that she may be saved, and she shall live;'

And Joseph falleth on his father's face, and weepeth over him, and kisseth him; — read the full passage →

The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth, — read the full passage →

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry-- — read the full passage →

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

`Judge not, that ye may not be judged, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, — read the full passage →

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,

and to whom did He swear that they shall not enter into His rest, except to those who did not believe? --

In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets, — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

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

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;

I am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.

and the truth shall make you free.'

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

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

And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping <FI>it<Fi> !'

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

This <FI>is<Fi> the day Jehovah hath made, We rejoice and are glad in it.

Also--when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou <FI>art<Fi> with me, Thy rod and Thy staff--they comfort me.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

These things I did write to you who are believing in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that life ye have age-during, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.

and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;

wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;

peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,

how much more shall the blood of the Christ (who through the age-during Spirit did offer himself unblemished to God) purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God,

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;

And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting--the redemption of our body;

And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly, — read the full passage →

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

and those also having seen <FI>it<Fi> , told them how the demoniac was saved.

therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'

And when he completed all his sayings in the ears of the people, he went into Capernaum; — read the full passage →

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. — read the full passage →

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

And Jacob lifteth up his feet, and goeth towards the land of the sons of the east; — read the full passage →

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved, — read the full passage →

and having found him, he brought him to Antioch, and it came to pass that they a whole year did assemble together in the assembly, and taught a great multitude, the disciples also were divinely called first in Antioch Christians.