Marks of the Ministry

We then, as (A)workers together with Him also (B)plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

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As God’s co-workers(A) we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.(B)

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15 looking carefully lest anyone (A)fall short of the grace of God; lest any (B)root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;

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15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God(A) and that no bitter root(B) grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

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For (A)we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are (B)God’s building.

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For we are co-workers in God’s service;(A) you are God’s field,(B) God’s building.(C)

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10 (A)As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, (B)as good stewards of (C)the manifold grace of God.

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10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,(A) as faithful(B) stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

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21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for (A)if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died [a]in vain.”

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  1. Galatians 2:21 for nothing

21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,(A) Christ died for nothing!”[a]

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  1. Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.

18 Now all things are of God, (A)who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that (B)God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not [a]imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

20 Now then, we are (C)ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 5:19 reckoning

18 All this is from God,(A) who reconciled us to himself through Christ(B) and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.(C) And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors,(D) as though God were making his appeal through us.(E) We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.(F)

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Hear the Heavenly Voice

25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For (A)if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven,

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25 See to it that you do not refuse(A) him who speaks.(B) If they did not escape when they refused him who warned(C) them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?(D)

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Living Sacrifices to God

12 I (A)beseech[a] you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies (B)a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your [b]reasonable service.

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  1. Romans 12:1 urge
  2. Romans 12:1 rational

A Living Sacrifice

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

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(A)Have you suffered so [a]many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?

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  1. Galatians 3:4 Or great

Have you experienced[a] so much in vain—if it really was in vain?

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  1. Galatians 3:4 Or suffered

Excel in Giving

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and (A)their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.

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The Collection for the Lord’s People

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian(A) churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.(B)

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Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, (A)who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and (B)wonders to be done by their hands.

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So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly(A) for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.(B)

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Trained by Saving Grace

11 For (A)the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

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11 For the grace(A) of God has appeared(B) that offers salvation to all people.(C)

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11 I am afraid for you, (A)lest I have labored for you in vain.

12 Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. (B)You have not injured me at all.

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11 I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.(A)

12 I plead with you, brothers and sisters,(B) become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong.

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