Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Obedience and the P's that go with it!

OBEDIENCE
Obeying is better than saying, “I’m sorry” (1 Samuel 15:22)
People who obey God’s Word will be blessed (Luke 11:28)
Christians should obey the government (Romans 13:1-4)
Children should obey their parents (Ephesians 6:1)
Christians obey God (1 John 2:3)
—NLTse Bible Verse Finder
PATIENCE
Be patient with God (Psalm 75:2)
Patience is valuable (Proverbs 25:15)
Patience is better than pride (Ecclesiastes 7:8)
Patience demonstrates love (1 Corinthians 13:4)
Patience is evidence of the Holy Spirit working in our lives (Galatians 5:22)
Be patient with each other (Ephesians 4:2)
—NLTse Bible Verse Finder
PEACE
Be full of peace (Psalm 34:14)
Jesus is known as the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6-7)
Wicked people will not know peace (Isaiah 48:22)
We can have peace with God (Isaiah 53:5)
Make peace with others quickly (Matthew 5:23-26)
The peace Jesus gives is different than the world’s peace (John 14:27)
Jesus gives us peace (Romans 5:1)
Peace is evidence of the Holy Spirit working in our lives (Galatians 5:22)
We can have peace through prayer (Philippians 4:4-7)
—NLTse Bible Verse Finder
PRIDE
(See also Self-Esteem)
Pride leads to shame (Proverbs 11:2)
Pride leads to arguments (Proverbs 13:10)
Pride will be punished (Proverbs 16:5)
Pride ends in destruction (Proverbs 16:18)
Pride cuts us off from God and others (Luke 18:9-14)
There is no place for proud boasting in the Christian life (Romans 3:27)
God chose to reveal himself to the humble, not the proud (1 Corinthians 1:26-31)
Pride is not compatible with the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-26)
God opposes the proud (James 4:6)
—NLTse Bible Verse Finder
PROCRASTINATION
We must not procrastinate in choosing to serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15)
God does not procrastinate (Habakkuk 2:3)
Those who procrastinate lose out (Luke 14:16-21)
Today is the day to be saved (2 Corinthians 6:2)
No one can procrastinate forever (Revelation 10:6)
—NLTse Bible Verse Finder
PURITY
Only God can make us pure (Psalm 51:1-10)
We can remain pure by following God’s Word (Psalm 119:1-20)
We cannot claim purity apart from God (Proverbs 20:9)
The pure in heart will see God (Matthew 5:8)
Purity begins in the heart (Matthew 5:27-30)
Outward purity cannot substitute for inner purity (Matthew 23:25-28)
Purity comes from God (John 17:17)
Purity ought to mark believers’ lives (Ephesians 5:1-4)
Our minds should think about things that are pure (Philippians 4:8)
One day our purity will be like Christ’s (1 John 3:1-3)
—NLTse Bible Verse Finder