Faith Hope Love
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the Lord.
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
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