Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
I John 3:7, 8a 7-Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8b-He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.
I Corinthians 6:9, 10 9-Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10-Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Galatians 6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Sin Brings Death
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
James 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Romans 8:6, 7 6-For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7-Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Ezekiel 18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Luke 15:32 It was meet [proper] that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
Proverbs 11:19 As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
Christ Conquered Death
Romans 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
John 11:43, 44 43-And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
Luke 7:14, 15a 14-And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. 15-And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak.
John 10:17, 18 17-Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18-No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Revelation 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
The Commandments of God
Deuteronomy 5:7-21 7-Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
8-Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 9-Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, 10-And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
11-Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
12-Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee. 13-Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: 14-But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. 15-And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
16-Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
17-Thou shalt not kill.
18-Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
19-Neither shalt thou steal.
20-Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
21-Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
You Cannot Hide From God
Job 34:21, 22 21-For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 22-There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Jeremiah 23:24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
Psalm 139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. See also Psalm 139:12 below
Psam 139:12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Luke 8:17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Everlasting Punishment of The Ungodly
Matthew 13:41, 42 41-The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42-And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Psalm 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
II Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
II Thessalonians 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
Matthew 18:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
Matthew 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Judgment Ahead
Acts 17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
II Peter 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
I John 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Revelation 20:12b ....and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
II Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Romans 14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
The Grace of Jesus Christ
Romans 5:15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Romans 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy.
I Peter 5:5b ....God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
II Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
II Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
Romans 5:20b, 21 29b-But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21-That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Acts 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
Repentance
Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Matthew 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. See also Acts 3:19 below
Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Ezekiel 18:31a Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed;
Proverbs 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
II Corinthians 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
The Forgiveness of Sins
Ezekiel 18:21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Matthew 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Acts 13:38b ....through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:.... See also Acts 5:31 below
Acts 5:31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Separation From Worldliness
Titus 2:11, 12 11-For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12-Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Colossians 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
I John 2:15, 16 15-Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16-For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Isaiah 1:16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
[Jesus said,] After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will you Father forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:9-15
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