Total Offering (II) @ 1 Peter 2:9

Total Offering (II) @ 1 Peter 2:9

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

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Total Offering (I) @ Romans 12:1

Total Offering (I) @ Romans 12:1

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

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The Pursuit of Faithful Character in Serving God @ 1 Peter 1:5-7

The Pursuit of Faithful Character in Serving God @ 1 Peter 1:5-7

5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

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Sowing and Reaping @ Galatians 6:7-8

Sowing and Reaping @ Galatians 6:7-8

7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

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Sin is Sin @ Romans 7:11-13

Sin is Sin @ Romans 7:11-13

11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death. 12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.

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The Purpose Of The Law @ Romans 7:7-11

The Purpose Of The Law @ Romans 7:7-11

7 What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a]

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