1 Samuel 12:22
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22 The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.
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Philippians 1:6
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6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
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Deuteronomy 14:2
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2 You have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.
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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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7 “The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations! 8 Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the Lord rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
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Psalm 106:8
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8 Even so, he saved them—
to defend the honor of his name
and to demonstrate his mighty power.
1 Kings 6:13
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13 I will live among the Israelites and will never abandon my people Israel.”
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Joshua 7:9
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9 For when the Canaanites and all the other people living in the land hear about it, they will surround us and wipe our name off the face of the earth. And then what will happen to the honor of your great name?”
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Romans 11:29
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29 For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.
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Lamentations 3:31-32
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31 For no one is abandoned
by the Lord forever.
32 Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion
because of the greatness of his unfailing love.
Jeremiah 14:21
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21 For the sake of your reputation, Lord, do not abandon us.
Do not disgrace your own glorious throne.
Please remember us,
and do not break your covenant with us.
Isaiah 43:25
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25 “I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake
and will never think of them again.
1 Peter 2:9
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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.
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- 2:9 Greek a royal priesthood.
Ephesians 1:12
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12 God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.
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Matthew 11:26
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26 Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!
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Ezekiel 20:14
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14 But again I held back in order to protect the honor of my name before the nations who had seen my power in bringing Israel out of Egypt.
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Ezekiel 20:9
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9 But I didn’t do it, for I acted to protect the honor of my name. I would not allow shame to be brought on my name among the surrounding nations who saw me reveal myself by bringing the Israelites out of Egypt.
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Psalm 94:14
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14 The Lord will not reject his people;
he will not abandon his special possession.
Jeremiah 33:24-26
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24 “Have you noticed what people are saying?—‘The Lord chose Judah and Israel and then abandoned them!’ They are sneering and saying that Israel is not worthy to be counted as a nation. 25 But this is what the Lord says: I would no more reject my people than I would change my laws that govern night and day, earth and sky. 26 I will never abandon the descendants of Jacob or David, my servant, or change the plan that David’s descendants will rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore them to their land and have mercy on them.”
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2 Chronicles 15:2
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2 and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
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Exodus 32:12
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12 Why let the Egyptians say, ‘Their God rescued them with the evil intention of slaughtering them in the mountains and wiping them from the face of the earth’? Turn away from your fierce anger. Change your mind about this terrible disaster you have threatened against your people!
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Hebrews 13:5
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5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,
“I will never fail you.
I will never abandon you.”[a]
Ephesians 1:6
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6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.[a]
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- 1:6 Greek to us in the beloved.
1 Corinthians 4:7
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7 For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?
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Romans 9:13-18
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13 In the words of the Scriptures, “I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau.”[a]
14 Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! 15 For God said to Moses,
“I will show mercy to anyone I choose,
and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”[b]
16 So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.
17 For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, “I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth.”[c] 18 So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen.
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John 15:16
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16 You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.
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