Psalm 112:4
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4 (A)Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Job 11:17
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17 And your life (A)would be brighter than noonday.
Though you were dark, you would be like the morning.
Colossians 3:12-13
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Character of the New Man
12 Therefore, (A)as the elect of God, holy and beloved, (B)put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 (C)bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
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Psalm 97:11
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11 (A)Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.
Isaiah 58:10
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10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your [a]darkness shall be as the noonday.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:10 Or gloom
1 John 3:7
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7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
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1 John 2:29
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29 (A)If you know that He is righteous, you know that (B)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
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Ephesians 4:32-5:2
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32 And (A)be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (B)forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Walk in Love
5 Therefore(C) be imitators of God as dear (D)children. 2 And (E)walk in love, (F)as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God (G)for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Luke 6:36
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36 (A)Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
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Malachi 4:2
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2 But to you who (A)fear My name
The (B)Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
Psalm 106:1
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Joy in Forgiveness of Israel’s Sins
106 Praise[a] the Lord!
(A)Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 106:1 Heb. Hallelujah
Titus 2:11-12
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Trained by Saving Grace
11 For (A)the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
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Ephesians 5:9
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9 (for (A)the fruit of the [a]Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
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- Ephesians 5:9 NU light
John 12:46
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46 (A)I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
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Micah 7:8-9
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Israel’s Confession and Comfort
8 (A)Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
(B)When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to me.
9 (C)I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my (D)case
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.
Isaiah 50:10
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10 “Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys the voice of His Servant?
Who (A)walks in darkness
And has no light?
(B)Let him trust in the name of the Lord
And rely upon his God.
Psalm 37:6
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6 (A)He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.
2 Corinthians 8:8-9
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Christ Our Pattern
8 (A)I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, (B)that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become (C)rich.
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1 John 3:10
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The Imperative of Love(A)
10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.
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Ephesians 5:15
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Walk in Wisdom
15 (A)See then that you walk [a]circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,
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- Ephesians 5:15 carefully
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