Purpose

to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,

Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.

My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?

For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.

The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.

I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes.

But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,

And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ

I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.

Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.

Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.

“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,

When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.

Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.

So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”

Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?