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1 Thessalonians 4:7
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1 Thessalonians 4:7
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7 God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives.
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1 Thessalonians 4:7
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1 Thessalonians 4:7
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7 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.(A)
Leviticus 11:44
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Leviticus 11:44
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44 For I am the Lord your God. You must consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. So do not defile yourselves with any of these small animals that scurry along the ground.
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1 Peter 2:9-12
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1 Peter 2:9-12
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9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,[a] a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
10 “Once you had no identity as a people;
now you are God’s people.
Once you received no mercy;
now you have received God’s mercy.”[b]
11 Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. 12 Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.[c]
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1 Peter 2:9-12
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1 Peter 2:9-12
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9 But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(G) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(H) to abstain from sinful desires,(I) which wage war against your soul.(J) 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds(K) and glorify God(L) on the day he visits us.
Ephesians 1:4
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Ephesians 1:4
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4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
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Ephesians 1:4
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Ephesians 1:4
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4 For he chose us(A) in him before the creation of the world(B) to be holy and blameless(C) in his sight. In love(D)
1 Peter 1:14-16
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1 Peter 1:14-16
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14 So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. 15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 16 For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”[a]
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- 1:16 Lev 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7.
1 Peter 1:14-16
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1 Peter 1:14-16
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14 As obedient(A) children, do not conform(B) to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.(C) 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(D) 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](E)
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- 1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2
1 Peter 2:21-22
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1 Peter 2:21-22
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1 Peter 2:21-22
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1 Peter 2:21-22
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21 To this(A) you were called,(B) because Christ suffered for you,(C) leaving you an example,(D) that you should follow in his steps.
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- 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
2 Timothy 1:9
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2 Timothy 1:9
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9 For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.
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2 Timothy 1:9
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2 Timothy 1:9
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9 He has saved(A) us and called(B) us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done(C) but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
Romans 8:29-30
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Romans 8:29-30
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29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn[a] among many brothers and sisters. 30 And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.
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- 8:29 Or would be supreme.
Romans 8:29-30
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Romans 8:29-30
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29 For those God foreknew(A) he also predestined(B) to be conformed to the image of his Son,(C) that he might be the firstborn(D) among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined,(E) he also called;(F) those he called, he also justified;(G) those he justified, he also glorified.(H)
Leviticus 19:2
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Leviticus 19:2
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2 “Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
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Leviticus 19:2
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Leviticus 19:2
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2 “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel(A) and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God,(B) am holy.(C)
2 Peter 2:10
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2 Peter 2:10
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10 He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority.
These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings[a] without so much as trembling.
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- 2:10 Greek at glorious ones, which are probably evil angels.
2 Peter 2:10
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2 Peter 2:10
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10 This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire(A) of the flesh[a] and despise authority.
Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;(B)
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- 2 Peter 2:10 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 18.
Galatians 5:19
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Galatians 5:19
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19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures,
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Galatians 5:19
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Galatians 5:19
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19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,(A) impurity and debauchery;
1 Thessalonians 2:3
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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3 So you can see we were not preaching with any deceit or impure motives or trickery.
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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3 For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives,(A) nor are we trying to trick you.(B)
Hebrews 12:14
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Hebrews 12:14
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A Call to Listen to God
14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
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Hebrews 12:14
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Hebrews 12:14
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Warning and Encouragement
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone(A) and to be holy;(B) without holiness no one will see the Lord.(C)
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