Topic
The Meaning Of Life
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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.
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.
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 saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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 →
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?
Rejoice always; — read the full passage →
Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? — read the full passage →
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.
For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another. — read the full passage →
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.
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 Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
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.
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →
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 →
whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →
And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
This isthe end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; — read the full passage →
And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;
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.
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;
I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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.
He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →
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 →
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead shall give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed; — read the full passage →
And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever— — read the full passage →
And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death. — read the full passage →
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.
But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.
He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
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 →
As in water faceanswerethto face, So the heart of man to man.
Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →
We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →
Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.
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 →
And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →
And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life.
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:
And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.
But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. — read the full passage →
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. — 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 he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. — read the full passage →
Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →
For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile: — read the full passage →
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →
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