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2 Corinthians 5:9
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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The Judgment Seat of Christ
9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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9 So we make it our goal to please him,(A) whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
Colossians 1:10
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Colossians 1:10
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10 (A)that you may walk worthy of the Lord, (B)fully pleasing Him, (C)being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the (D)knowledge of God;
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Colossians 1:10
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Colossians 1:10
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10 so that you may live a life worthy(A) of the Lord and please him(B) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(C)
Romans 14:18
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Romans 14:18
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18 For he who serves Christ in [a]these things (A)is acceptable to God and approved by men.
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- Romans 14:18 NU this thing
Romans 14:18
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Romans 14:18
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18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(A)
2 Peter 3:14
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2 Peter 3:14
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Be Steadfast
14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent (A)to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;
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2 Peter 3:14
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2 Peter 3:14
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14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless(A) and at peace with him.
1 Timothy 4:10
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1 Timothy 4:10
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10 For to this end [a]we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, (A)who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
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- 1 Timothy 4:10 NU we labor and strive,
1 Timothy 4:10
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1 Timothy 4:10
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10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God,(A) who is the Savior of all people,(B) and especially of those who believe.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, (A)to mind your own business, and (B)to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,(A) just as we told you,
Genesis 4:7
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Genesis 4:7
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7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is [a]for you, but you should rule over it.”
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- Genesis 4:7 Lit. toward
Genesis 4:7
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Genesis 4:7
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7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;(A) it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.(B)”
2 Peter 1:10-11
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2 Peter 1:10-11
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10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent (A)to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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2 Peter 1:10-11
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2 Peter 1:10-11
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10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(A) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(B) 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom(C) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(D)
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- 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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Plea for Purity
4 Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus (A)that you should abound more and more, (B)just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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Living to Please God
4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.
1 Corinthians 15:58
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 (A)Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing (B)that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,(A) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.(B)
1 Corinthians 9:26-27
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1 Corinthians 9:26-27
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26 Therefore I run thus: (A)not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 (B)But I discipline my body and (C)bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become (D)disqualified.
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1 Corinthians 9:26-27
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1 Corinthians 9:26-27
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26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(A) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(B) 27 No, I strike a blow to my body(C) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(D)
Romans 15:20
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Romans 15:20
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20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, (A)lest I should build on another man’s foundation,
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Romans 15:20
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Romans 15:20
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20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(A) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(B)
Romans 14:8
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Romans 14:8
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8 For if we (A)live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
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Romans 14:8
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Romans 14:8
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8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.(A)
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