God's Blog

John 8:31-32

2011-03-25T08:18:00.000-05:00

“If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Matthew 5:43-46

2010-09-09T08:07:00.000-05:00

You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil andthe good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

John 10:7-9

2010-08-02T09:38:00.000-05:00

Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture."

Philippians 4:4-5

2010-07-30T08:25:00.000-05:00

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

Jeremiah 17:9-10

2010-07-28T08:32:00.000-05:00

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? "I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve."

Revelation 22:1-5

2010-06-22T08:45:00.000-05:00

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

Philippians 4:12-13

2010-05-20T10:59:00.000-05:00

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Psalms 86:11-12

2010-05-06T08:09:00.000-05:00

Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.

Luke 17:3-4

2010-05-05T08:36:00.000-05:00

If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says,"I repent," forgive him.

Proverbs 29:20

2010-05-03T12:59:00.000-05:00

Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Romans 13:11

2010-04-30T08:09:00.000-05:00

The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Mark 14:38

2010-04-30T08:06:00.001-05:00

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.

Proverbs 15:1-2

2010-04-21T13:17:00.000-05:00

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

Proverbs 19:14

2010-04-13T08:35:00.000-05:00

Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

2 Timothy 4:7-8

2010-04-12T09:13:00.000-05:00

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day - and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

Philippians 2:14-15

2010-03-24T09:53:00.000-05:00

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.

2 Timothy 2:23-25

2010-03-17T08:49:00.000-05:00

Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth.

Matthew 6:28-30

2010-03-16T08:40:00.000-05:00

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Hebrews 13:5

2010-03-15T08:59:00.002-05:00

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."

Matthew 6:25-26

2010-03-03T08:26:00.000-06:00

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

James 1:19-21

2010-02-24T08:21:00.000-06:00

Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

1 Timothy 6:10-11

2010-02-23T08:13:00.000-06:00

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

Luke 6:27-30

2010-02-11T10:13:00.000-06:00

But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

Psalms 42:1-2

2010-02-08T10:56:00.000-06:00

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

Matthew 6:24

2010-02-02T08:21:00.000-06:00

No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.

1 Peter 4:7-9

2010-02-01T09:37:00.000-06:00

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.

2 Corinthians 6:14

2010-01-25T08:56:00.000-06:00

Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

Amazing Grace

2010-01-21T21:45:00.003-06:00

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

2010-01-21T08:36:00.001-06:00

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Nehemiah 9:6

2009-12-24T09:10:00.000-06:00

You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

1 John 2:3-4

2009-12-22T08:14:00.000-06:00

We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

James 4:10

2009-12-21T08:13:00.000-06:00

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Philippians 2:3-4

2009-12-18T08:29:00.000-06:00

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Ephesians 2:8-9

2009-12-17T08:23:00.000-06:00

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

2009-12-15T08:13:00.001-06:00

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Nahum 1:7

2009-12-14T09:07:00.001-06:00

The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.

Psalms 27:1-3

2009-12-03T09:25:00.000-06:00

The LORD is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.

James 2:14-17

2009-12-03T09:13:00.001-06:00

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed", but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

James 1:26-27

2009-11-27T08:13:00.000-06:00

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

1 John 1:5-7

2009-11-24T08:02:00.000-06:00

God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.

Matthew 12:34-37

2009-11-23T08:30:00.000-06:00

Men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.

1 Timothy 1:15-16

2009-11-20T09:03:00.000-06:00

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.

Proverbs 18:13

2009-11-02T08:10:00.001-06:00

He who answers before listening -- that is his folly and his shame.

Psalms 25:14-21

2009-10-16T10:17:00.002-05:00

The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.

My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.

Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.

The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish.

Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.

See how my enemies have increased and how fiercely they hate me! Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.

Titus 2:2-5

2009-10-13T08:20:00.001-05:00

Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

Hebrews 3:12-14

2009-10-01T08:39:00.000-05:00

See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.

Psalms 23:1-6

2009-09-30T08:10:00.000-05:00

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Psalms 15:1-5

2009-09-23T12:07:00.000-05:00

LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?

He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman, who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts, who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

John 8:28-32

2009-09-21T08:39:00.001-05:00

So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am the one I claim to be and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him." Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him. To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Colossians 3:5-6

2009-09-16T08:52:00.000-05:00

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.

Psalms 46:1-3, 10-11

2009-09-04T08:10:00.000-05:00

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Daniel 2:20-22

2009-09-03T08:33:00.000-05:00

Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.

Proverbs 23:4-5

2009-08-28T08:40:00.000-05:00

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.

Job 1:21

2009-08-25T08:23:00.000-05:00

Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.

Proverbs 22:24-25

2009-08-21T08:29:00.001-05:00

Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.

Proverbs 22:1-4

2009-08-11T10:08:00.002-05:00

A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.

Colossians 3:2

2009-08-10T08:55:00.000-05:00

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Romans 8:5-6

2009-08-06T09:04:00.000-05:00

Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.

The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.

Psalms 18:2-3

2009-08-05T08:26:00.001-05:00

The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.

Philippians 4:4-5

2009-07-30T08:10:00.000-05:00

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

Matthew 7:7-8

2009-07-29T10:37:00.000-05:00

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Jeremiah 17:9-10

2009-07-28T09:20:00.001-05:00

I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve.

James 1:5-8

2009-07-24T08:33:00.001-05:00

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

Proverbs 27:1

2009-07-23T08:17:00.001-05:00

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

1 Thessalonians 5:21-22

2009-07-22T08:59:00.000-05:00

Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.

2 Timothy 2:15

2009-07-21T08:23:00.000-05:00

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

Galatians 5:14

2009-07-17T08:29:00.000-05:00

The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."

Proverbs 26:12

2009-07-16T08:07:00.001-05:00

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Jeremiah 17:7-8

2009-07-15T08:16:00.000-05:00

Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

2009-07-02T13:22:00.000-05:00

Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

Psalms 95:3-7

2009-07-01T08:24:00.000-05:00

For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.

John 10:27-29

2009-06-26T08:23:00.000-05:00

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.

John 15:12-13

2009-06-25T08:34:00.000-05:00

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Luke 6:46-49

2009-06-24T09:07:00.001-05:00

Why do you call me, "Lord, Lord," and do not do what I say?

I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like aman who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.

Matthew 5:16

2009-06-19T08:19:00.001-05:00

Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

John 14:23-24

2009-06-18T08:33:00.000-05:00

Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me."

Galatians 5:22-24

2009-06-17T08:15:00.001-05:00

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.

Hebrews 9:28

2009-06-16T09:29:00.000-05:00

So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

John 6:39-40

2009-06-11T08:17:00.000-05:00

And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and Iwill raise him up at the last day.

John 3:16

2009-06-05T09:02:00.000-05:00

God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Isaiah 40:12-18

2009-06-03T09:57:00.002-05:00

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance? Who has understood the mind of the LORD, or instructed him as his counselor? Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding?

Psalms 121:1-8

2009-06-02T08:59:00.000-05:00

The LORD watches over you -the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Proverbs 17:27-28

2009-05-27T09:58:00.000-05:00

A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered. Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-12

2009-05-26T08:46:00.000-05:00

Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them?

The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep.

Proverbs 10:11-14

2009-05-19T08:21:00.000-05:00

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

John 13:35

2009-05-18T09:00:00.000-05:00

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

Joshua 1:8

2009-05-14T08:13:00.000-05:00

Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Psalms 62:5-8

2009-05-12T09:48:00.000-05:00

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

Matthew 4:4

2009-05-07T08:27:00.000-05:00

"It is written: `Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

Psalms 86:11-12

2009-05-06T08:24:00.000-05:00

Ephesians 5:11

2009-05-05T08:17:00.000-05:00

Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Luke 17:3-4

2009-05-04T08:42:00.000-05:00

If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says,"I repent," forgive him.

Matthew 5:38-45

2009-05-01T11:09:00.001-05:00

You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.

He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Romans 13:11

2009-04-30T08:11:00.000-05:00

The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Mark 14:38

2009-04-29T08:35:00.000-05:00

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.

Ephesians 4:29

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Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Romans 15:1-2

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We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Proverbs 15:1-2

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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

Mark 10:21-25

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...Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!" The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Matthew 24:42-44

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Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.