Topic
Turning From The Truth
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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness; — read the full passage →
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; — read the full passage →
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.
For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of.
But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — read the full passage →
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: — read the full passage →
Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;
For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →
If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly; — read the full passage →
I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →
that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me:
and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely. — read the full passage →
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →
not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,
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:
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage. — read the full passage →
And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles but privately before them who were of repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain.
Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, — read the full passage →
but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God: — read the full passage →
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:
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.
Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.
Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently: — read the full passage →
But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.
For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith. — read the full passage →
but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:
If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now:
And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses; — read the full passage →
And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, — read the full passage →
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love; — read the full passage →
giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →
For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body. — read the full passage →
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →
Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ:
For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage. — read the full passage →
But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. — read the full passage →
yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. — read the full passage →
But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned. — read the full passage →
Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me. — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: but indeed ye do bear with me. — read the full passage →
For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding. — read the full passage →
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh
I now rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly sort, that ye might suffer loss by us in nothing. — read the full passage →
But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation; — read the full passage →
But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation; — read the full passage →
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord — read the full passage →
For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish;
Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and power.
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; — read the full passage →
But if we discerned ourselves, we should not be judged. — read the full passage →
For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →
Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not to go beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one against the other.
If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.
According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon. — read the full passage →
For we are God’s fellow-workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building. — read the full passage →
We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought: — read the full passage →
And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →
For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →
I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. — read the full passage →
Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. — read the full passage →
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