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Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
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for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
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For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.
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“Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?”
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Humble Service in the Body of Christ
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
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if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;
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Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
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Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
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If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
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Submission to Governing Authorities
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
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For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.
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This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing.
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Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
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The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
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The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them.
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Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
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One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.
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It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’”
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because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.
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Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
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But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
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For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
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For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.
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For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed
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Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
