Purpose In Life

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

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

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.

Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness <FI>is<Fi> to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall!

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man. — read the full passage →

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

`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. — read the full passage →

I call to God Most High, To God <FI>who<Fi> is perfecting for me.

`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

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

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

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

For yet the vision <FI>is<Fi> for a season, And it breatheth for the end, and doth not lie, If it tarry, wait for it, For surely it cometh, it is not late.

in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will,

Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase <FI>is<Fi> good.

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.

Consumed hath been my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart and my portion <FI>is<Fi> God to the age.

Many <FI>are<Fi> the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength--this <FI>is<Fi> the first command; — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

rise, for on thee <FI>is<Fi> the matter, and we <FI>are<Fi> with thee; be strong, and do.'

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?

`And yet for this I have caused thee to stand, so as to show thee My power, and for the sake of declaring My Name in all the earth;

To number our days aright let <FI>us<Fi> know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.

and He said to me, `Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me: — read the full passage →

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

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;

`Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou--Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.'

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man.

Thou hast known that <FI>for<Fi> all things Thou art able, And not withheld from Thee is <FI>any<Fi> device:

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, `My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that <FI>for<Fi> which I sent it.

Counsel in the heart of a man <FI>is<Fi> deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.

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 God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

Every one who is called by My name, Even for My honour I have created him, I have formed him, yea, I have made him.

To everything--a season, and a time to every delight under the heavens:

And Jesus said to them, `I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst--at any time;

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.

and He said to me, `Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

Without counsel <FI>is<Fi> the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,

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

`I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

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

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

So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out, — read the full passage →

`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.

`I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything;

and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

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.'

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 →

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.'

and the world doth pass away, and the desire of it, and he who is doing the will of God, he doth remain--to the age.

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

The way of a fool <FI>is<Fi> right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel <FI>is<Fi> wise.

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

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. — read the full passage →

All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked <FI>worketh<Fi> for a day of evil.

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,

and we all, with unvailed face, the glory of the Lord beholding in a mirror, to the same image are being transformed, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;

`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;

for David, indeed, his own generation having served by the will of God, did fall asleep, and was added unto his fathers, and saw corruption,

and when He may come--the Spirit of truth--He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;

There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit; — read the full passage →

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

I did glorify Thee on the earth, the work I did finish that Thou hast given me, that I may do <FI>it<Fi> .

having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform <FI>it<Fi> till a day of Jesus Christ,

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,

and when God was well pleased--having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called <FI>me<Fi> through His grace--

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.

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,

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

Sworn hath Jehovah of Hosts, saying, `As I thought--so hath it not been? And as I counselled--it standeth;

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. The heavens <FI>are<Fi> recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse <FI>is<Fi> declaring.

A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Shout to Jehovah, all the earth. — read the full passage →

`For--as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance, — read the full passage →

he who is having my commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving me, and he who is loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.'

but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace--peace! For in Thee it is confident.

In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;

The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.

And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you, — read the full passage →

but, according as it hath been written, `What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him--' — read the full passage →

And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> always to pray, and not to faint, — read the full passage →

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep, — read the full passage →

Thou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed under his feet.