James 1:25
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25 But (A)he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, (B)this one will be blessed in what he does.
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Luke 11:28
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28 But He said, (A)“More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
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2 Corinthians 3:17-18
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17 Now (A)the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is (B)liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding (C)as in a mirror (D)the glory of the Lord, (E)are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as [a]by the Spirit of the Lord.
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- 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or from the Lord, the Spirit
Luke 6:47-49
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47 (A)Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was [a]founded on the rock. 49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it [b]fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
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1 Peter 2:16
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16 (A)as free, yet not (B)using liberty as a cloak for [a]vice, but as bondservants of God.
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- 1 Peter 2:16 wickedness
John 13:17
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17 (A)If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
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James 2:12
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12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by (A)the law of liberty.
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Galatians 5:1
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Christian Liberty
5 (A)Stand[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a (B)yoke of bondage.
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- Galatians 5:1 NU For freedom Christ has made us free; stand fast therefore, and
Psalm 119:96-105
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96 (A)I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
מ MEM
97 Oh, how I love Your law!
(B)It is my meditation all the day.
98 You, through Your commandments, make me (C)wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
(D)For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 (E)I understand more than the [a]ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not departed from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103 (F)How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
נ NUN
105 (G)Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
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- Psalm 119:100 aged
James 1:23-24
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23 For (A)if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
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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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John 8:31-32
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The Truth Shall Make You Free
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you (A)abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the (B)truth, and (C)the truth shall make you free.”
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1 Timothy 4:16
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16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
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2 Corinthians 13:5
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5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, (A)that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you [a]are (B)disqualified.
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- 2 Corinthians 13:5 do not stand the test
Romans 8:15
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15 For (A)you did not receive the spirit of bondage again (B)to fear, but you received the (C)Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, (D)“Abba,[a] Father.”
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- Romans 8:15 Lit., in Aram., Father
Romans 2:7-8
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7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; 8 but to those who are self-seeking and (A)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,
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John 15:9-10
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Love and Joy Perfected
9 “As the Father (A)loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. 10 (B)If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
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Proverbs 14:15
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15 The simple believes every word,
But the prudent considers well his steps.
Revelation 14:13
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13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying [a]to me, “Write: (A)‘Blessed are the dead (B)who die in the Lord from now on.’ ”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, (C)“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow (D)them.”
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- Revelation 14:13 NU, M omit to me
Hebrews 12:15
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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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1 Timothy 2:15
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15 Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
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Galatians 2:4
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4 And this occurred because of (A)false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our (B)liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, (C)that they might bring us into bondage),
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Romans 11:22
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22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, [a]goodness, (A)if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise (B)you also will be cut off.
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- Romans 11:22 NU adds of God
Romans 7:22-23
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22 For I (A)delight in the law of God according to (B)the inward man. 23 But (C)I see another law in (D)my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
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Romans 7:12
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12 Therefore (A)the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.
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