Taking Chances

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby. — read the full passage →

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judæa and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God; to the end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections. — read the full passage →

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee. — read the full passage →

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, — read the full passage →

Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. — read the full passage →

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse. — read the full passage →

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud. — read the full passage →

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.