Psalm 15 King James Version (KJV)
1 Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Monday, December 31, 2018
Saturday, December 29, 2018
29What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; 30those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing; 31and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
1 Cor 7:29-31
Imitators of God
1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, 2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
3But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. 4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. 5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience. 7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Children of Light
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, 9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself. 14So it is said:
“Wake up, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 5:1-20
Love Fulfills the Law
(Leviticus 19:9-18)
8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. 9The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,”a and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”b 10Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.
Put On Christ
11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.12The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Prov 10:27
Shining as Stars
(Matthew 5:13-16)
12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. 13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good pleasure.
14Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation,a in which you shine as lights in the world 16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
Job 14
Job Laments the Finality of Death
1Man, who is born of woman,
is short of days and full of trouble.
2Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away;
like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
3Do You open your eyes to one like this?
Will You bring him into judgment before You?
4Who can bring clean out of unclean?
No one!
5Since his days are determined
and the number of his months is with You,
and since You have set limits
that he cannot exceed,
6look away from him and let him rest,
so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
7For there is hope for a tree:
If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
and its tender shoots will not fail.
8If its roots grow old in the ground
and its stump dies in the soil,
9at the scent of water it will bud
and put forth twigs like a sapling.
10But a man dies and is laid low;
he breathes his last, and where is he?
11As water disappears from the sea
and a river becomes parched and dry,
12so man lies down and does not rise.
Until the heavens are no more,
he will not be awakened
or roused from his sleep.
13If only You would hide me in Sheol
and conceal me until Your anger passes.
If only You would appoint a time for me
and then remember me.
14When a man dies, will he live again?
All the days of my hard service I will wait,
until my reliefa comes.
15You will call, and I will answer You;
You will desire the work of Your hands.
16For then You would count my steps,
but would not keep track of my sin.
17My transgression would be sealed in a bag,
and You would cover over my iniquity.
18But as a mountain erodes and crumbles
and a rock is dislodged from its place,
19as water wears away stones
and torrents wash away the soil,
so You destroy a man’s hope.
20You forever overpower him, and he passes on;
You change his countenance and send him away.
21If his sons receive honor, he does not know it;
if they are brought low, he is unaware.
22He feels only the pain of his own body
and mourns only for himself.”
1 Cor 7:29-31
Imitators of God
1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, 2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
3But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. 4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. 5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience. 7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Children of Light
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, 9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself. 14So it is said:
“Wake up, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Eph 5:1-20
Love Fulfills the Law
(Leviticus 19:9-18)
8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. 9The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,”a and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”b 10Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.
Put On Christ
11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.12The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Prov 10:27
Shining as Stars
(Matthew 5:13-16)
12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. 13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good pleasure.
14Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation,a in which you shine as lights in the world 16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
Job 14
Job Laments the Finality of Death
1Man, who is born of woman,
is short of days and full of trouble.
2Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away;
like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
3Do You open your eyes to one like this?
Will You bring him into judgment before You?
4Who can bring clean out of unclean?
No one!
5Since his days are determined
and the number of his months is with You,
and since You have set limits
that he cannot exceed,
6look away from him and let him rest,
so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
7For there is hope for a tree:
If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
and its tender shoots will not fail.
8If its roots grow old in the ground
and its stump dies in the soil,
9at the scent of water it will bud
and put forth twigs like a sapling.
10But a man dies and is laid low;
he breathes his last, and where is he?
11As water disappears from the sea
and a river becomes parched and dry,
12so man lies down and does not rise.
Until the heavens are no more,
he will not be awakened
or roused from his sleep.
13If only You would hide me in Sheol
and conceal me until Your anger passes.
If only You would appoint a time for me
and then remember me.
14When a man dies, will he live again?
All the days of my hard service I will wait,
until my reliefa comes.
15You will call, and I will answer You;
You will desire the work of Your hands.
16For then You would count my steps,
but would not keep track of my sin.
17My transgression would be sealed in a bag,
and You would cover over my iniquity.
18But as a mountain erodes and crumbles
and a rock is dislodged from its place,
19as water wears away stones
and torrents wash away the soil,
so You destroy a man’s hope.
20You forever overpower him, and he passes on;
You change his countenance and send him away.
21If his sons receive honor, he does not know it;
if they are brought low, he is unaware.
22He feels only the pain of his own body
and mourns only for himself.”
Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
Proverbs 14:29-30
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. Even zeal is not good without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily sins.
Proverbs 19:2
Commit your works to the LORD,
and your plans will be achieved.
Proverbs 16:3
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Proverbs 29:20
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:12
Proverbs 16
The Reply of the Tongue is from the LORD
1The plans of the heart belong to man,
but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes,
but his motives are weighed by the LORD.
3Commit your works to the LORD,
and your plans will be achieved.
4The LORD has made everything for His purpose—
even the wicked for the day of disaster.
5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD;
be assured that he will not go unpunished.
6By loving devotion and truth, wickedness is atoned for,
and by the fear of the LORD a man turns aside from evil.
7When a man’s ways please the LORD,
He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
8Better a little with righteousness
than great gain with injustice.
9A man’s heart plans his course,
but the LORD determines his steps.
10A divine verdict is on the lips of a king;
his mouth should not betray justice.
11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD;
all the weights in the bag are His concern.
12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,
for a throne is established through righteousness.
13Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death,
but a wise man will pacify it.
15When a king’s face brightens, there is life;
his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold;
to gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
17The highway of the upright leads away from evil;
he who guards his way protects his life.
18Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20Whoever heeds instruction will find success,a
and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
21The wise in heart will be called discerning,
and pleasant speech increases learning.
22Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.
23The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth
and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
24Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way of death.
26A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger drives him onward.
27A worthless man digs up evil,
and his speechb is like a scorching fire.
28A perverse man spreads dissension,
and a gossip divides close friends.
29A violent man entices his neighbor
and leads him down a path that is not good.
30He who winks his eye devises perversity;
he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
31Gray hair is a crown of glory;
it is attained along the path of righteousness.
32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior,
and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
33The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the LORD.
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
Proverbs 14:29-30
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. Even zeal is not good without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily sins.
Proverbs 19:2
Commit your works to the LORD,
and your plans will be achieved.
Proverbs 16:3
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Proverbs 29:20
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:12
Proverbs 16
The Reply of the Tongue is from the LORD
1The plans of the heart belong to man,
but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
2All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes,
but his motives are weighed by the LORD.
3Commit your works to the LORD,
and your plans will be achieved.
4The LORD has made everything for His purpose—
even the wicked for the day of disaster.
5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD;
be assured that he will not go unpunished.
6By loving devotion and truth, wickedness is atoned for,
and by the fear of the LORD a man turns aside from evil.
7When a man’s ways please the LORD,
He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
8Better a little with righteousness
than great gain with injustice.
9A man’s heart plans his course,
but the LORD determines his steps.
10A divine verdict is on the lips of a king;
his mouth should not betray justice.
11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD;
all the weights in the bag are His concern.
12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,
for a throne is established through righteousness.
13Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death,
but a wise man will pacify it.
15When a king’s face brightens, there is life;
his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold;
to gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
17The highway of the upright leads away from evil;
he who guards his way protects his life.
18Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20Whoever heeds instruction will find success,a
and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
21The wise in heart will be called discerning,
and pleasant speech increases learning.
22Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.
23The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth
and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
24Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way of death.
26A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger drives him onward.
27A worthless man digs up evil,
and his speechb is like a scorching fire.
28A perverse man spreads dissension,
and a gossip divides close friends.
29A violent man entices his neighbor
and leads him down a path that is not good.
30He who winks his eye devises perversity;
he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
31Gray hair is a crown of glory;
it is attained along the path of righteousness.
32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior,
and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
33The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the LORD.
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
Proverbs 28:13
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
The Prayer of Faith
13Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. 14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. 17Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
James 5:13-18
Proverbs 28:13
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
The Prayer of Faith
13Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. 14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. 17Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
James 5:13-18
Psalm 136 New Living Translation (NLT)
Psalm 136
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods.
His faithful love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords.
His faithful love endures forever.
4 Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles.
His faithful love endures forever.
5 Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully.
His faithful love endures forever.
6 Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters.
His faithful love endures forever.
7 Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights—
His faithful love endures forever.
8 the sun to rule the day,
His faithful love endures forever.
9 and the moon and stars to rule the night.
His faithful love endures forever.
10 Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt.
His faithful love endures forever.
11 He brought Israel out of Egypt.
His faithful love endures forever.
12 He acted with a strong hand and powerful arm.
His faithful love endures forever.
13 Give thanks to him who parted the Red Sea.[a]
His faithful love endures forever.
14 He led Israel safely through,
His faithful love endures forever.
15 but he hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.
His faithful love endures forever.
16 Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness.
His faithful love endures forever.
17 Give thanks to him who struck down mighty kings.
His faithful love endures forever.
18 He killed powerful kings—
His faithful love endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites,
His faithful love endures forever.
20 and Og king of Bashan.
His faithful love endures forever.
21 God gave the land of these kings as an inheritance—
His faithful love endures forever.
22 a special possession to his servant Israel.
His faithful love endures forever.
23 He remembered us in our weakness.
His faithful love endures forever.
24 He saved us from our enemies.
His faithful love endures forever.
25 He gives food to every living thing.
His faithful love endures forever.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His faithful love endures forever.
Rejoicing in Trials
(Philippians 1:12-20)
2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
5Now 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. 6But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. 10But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. 11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Run Your Race to Win
24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. 26Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. 27No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Pressing Toward the Goal
12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been perfected, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have laid hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
15All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well. 16Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
Philippians 3:12-16
(Philippians 1:12-20)
2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
5Now 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. 6But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. 10But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. 11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Run Your Race to Win
24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. 26Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. 27No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Pressing Toward the Goal
12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been perfected, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have laid hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
15All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well. 16Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
Philippians 3:12-16
Friday, December 28, 2018
Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.
Romans 12:9
Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
1 Peter 4:8-9
Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.
1 Peter 1:22
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so also you must love one another.
John 13:34
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
17 “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. 19 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, 21 whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago. 22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’ 24 And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ 26 God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
Acts 3:17-26
Judging Others
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. For God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others.
Don't speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God's law.
Mat 7:1-5
God’s Righteous Judgment
1You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
5But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. 6God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” a 7To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. 8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. 9There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; 10but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 11For God does not show favoritism.
12All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. 13For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. 14(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.) 16This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.
Romans 2:1-29
And he said to him, all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.
Mark 12:30-31
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Luke 6:31
Do everything in love.
1 Cor 16:4
Romans 12:9
Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
1 Peter 4:8-9
Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.
1 Peter 1:22
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so also you must love one another.
John 13:34
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
17 “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. 19 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, 21 whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago. 22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’ 24 And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ 26 God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”
Acts 3:17-26
Judging Others
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. For God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others.
Don't speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God's law.
Mat 7:1-5
God’s Righteous Judgment
1You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
5But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. 6God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” a 7To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. 8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. 9There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; 10but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 11For God does not show favoritism.
12All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. 13For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. 14(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.) 16This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.
Romans 2:1-29
And he said to him, all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.
Mark 12:30-31
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Luke 6:31
Do everything in love.
1 Cor 16:4
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