1 Corinthians 10:23
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Do All to the Glory of God
23 (A)“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.
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1 Corinthians 6:12
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Flee Sexual Immorality
12 (A)“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.
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1 Corinthians 8:9
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9 But take care (A)that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block (B)to the weak.
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Ephesians 4:29
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29 (A)Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give (B)grace to those who hear.
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Romans 14:19-20
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1 Thessalonians 5:11
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11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
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Romans 15:1-2
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The Example of Christ
15 (A)We who are strong (B)have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 (C)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
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Romans 14:15
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15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, (A)you are no longer walking in love. (B)By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died.
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1 Corinthians 14:17
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17 For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up.
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1 Timothy 1:4
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4 nor (A)to devote themselves to myths and endless (B)genealogies, which promote (C)speculations rather than the stewardship[a] from God that is by faith.
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- 1 Timothy 1:4 Or good order
1 Corinthians 14:12
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12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.
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2 Corinthians 12:19
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19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? It is (A)in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and (B)all for your upbuilding, beloved.
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