And you well know that Jehovah your God is the [true] God, the faithful God, keeping covenant and loving-kindness in the case of those who love him and those who keep his commandments to a thousand generations, Deuteronomy 7:9
What! Do YOU not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God’s kingdom. 1 Corinthians 6:9,10
All things are lawful for me; but not all things are advantageous. All things are lawful for me; but I will not let myself be brought under authority by anything. Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods; but God will bring both it and them to nothing. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord is for the body. But God both raised up the Lord and will raise us up out of [death] through his power. Do YOU not know that YOUR bodies are members of Christ? Shall I, then, take the members of the Christ away and make them members of a harlot? Never may that happen! What! Do YOU not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? For, "The two," says he, "will be one flesh." But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit. Flee from fornication. Every other sin that a man may commit is outside his body, but he that practices fornication is sinning against his own body. What! Do YOU not know that the body of YOU people is [the] temple of the Holy Spirit within YOU, which YOU have from God? Also, YOU do not belong to yourselves, for YOU were bought with a price. By all means, Glorify God in the body of YOU people. 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
And it came about that from the day of the Ark’s dwelling in Kir´i·ath-je´a·rim the days kept multiplying, so that they amounted to twenty years, and all the house of Israel went lamenting after Jehovah. 7:2
And these are the last words of David: "The utterance of David the son of Jes´se, And the utterance of the able-bodied faithful man that was raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the pleasant one of the melodies of Israel. The spirit of Jehovah it was that spoke by me, And his word was upon my tongue. The God of Israel said, To me the Rock of Israel spoke, ‘When one ruling over mankind is righteous, Ruling in the fear of God, 2 Samuel 23:1-3
For is not my household like that with Yahweh? Because it is an indefinitely lasting covenant that he has assigned to me, Nicely put in order in everything and secured. Because it is all my salvation and all my delight, Is that not why he will make it grow? 23:5
Jehovah’s expressions of loving-kindness I will sing about even to time indefinite. For generation after generation I shall make your faithfulness known with my mouth. For I have said: "Loving-kindness will stay built even to time indefinite; As for the heavens, you keep your faithfulness firmly established in them." Psalms 89:1,2 
And I, brothers, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring the sacred secret of God to You. For I determined not to know anything among you, Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 
But we are of good courage and are well pleased rather to become absent from the body and to make our home with the Lord. Therefore we are also making it our aim that, whether having our home with him or being absent from him, we may be acceptable to him. For we must all be made manifest before the judgment seat of the Christ, that each one may get his award for the things done through the body, according to the things he has practiced, whether it is good or vile. Knowing, therefore, the fear of the Lord, we keep persuading men, but we have been made manifest to God. However, I hope that we have been made manifest also to YOUR consciences. We are not again recommending ourselves to YOU, but giving YOU an inducement for boasting in respect to us, that YOU may have [an answer] for those who boast over the outward appearance but not over the heart. For if we were out of our mind, it was for God; if we are sound in mind, it is for YOU. For the love the Christ has compels us, because this is what we have judged, that one man died for all; so, then, all had died; and he died for all that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died for them and was raised up. Consequently from now on we know no man according to the flesh. Even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, certainly we now know him so no more. Consequently if anyone is in union with Christ, he is a new creation; the old things passed away, look! new things have come into existence. But all things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of the reconciliation, namely, that God was by means of Christ reconciling a world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and he committed the word of the reconciliation to us. 5:8-19 
Study on Faith: Hebrews 11:1-40 
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The Holy Spirit Inspired Scriptures of God in regard to Abraham being prepared to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice in response to God's command given to Abraham from an angel, has been called "the profoundest experience in all the recorded history of "our forefathers" in faith. This event describes a fearful testing of Abraham's faith. As we reread, we should have faith that this man for whom God called and his son are the two primary allegiances in his life. Yet, apparently, he must choose between them. Remember all that Isaac represented to Abraham..a son given him in his old age, the potential for fulfilling God's promise that Abraham would be the father of a great nation. Yet that day came..the day that Abraham heard the angel of God say, And he went on to say: “Take, please, your son, your only son whom you so love, Isaac, and make a trip to the land of Mo·ri´ah and there offer him up as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall designate to you.” Genesis 22:2
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He must have watched in pain as the road of Jesus' life led to the tree, his place of sacrifice. God must have suffered terribly as He saw His Son..His only Son..crucified. And perhaps Jesus remembered, Je·ho´vah-ji´reh "The Lord will provide." God did provide a sacrifice for the whole world. The Lamb of God. That's the kind of Father God is. That's the kind of Father we have in Him. Therefore, for God's love, for His faith in His Son, and for His sacrifice, may we have faith in union with Father and Son and give, continual thanks to God Hallalujah "Praise Jah You People." Revelation 19:1,3,4,6
The OT both raises and attempts to answer the question of how God can be good and all-powerful yet allow evil to exist in the world, and lack of faith in the True God. From Adam and Eve’s first disobedient act in the garden, each biblical book affirms that human evil is the inevitable result of human disobedience, not of God’s malice or neglect. The first chapters of Genesis depicts God as disappointed or "grieved" by human wickedness, suggesting that the humans, rather than God, are responsible for human evil. Genesis 6:6. Later books, such as Judges and Kings, show God’s repeated attempts to sway the Israelites from the effects of their evil. This emphasizes the human capacity to reject God’s help, implying that the responsibility for evil lies with humanity. Judges echoes with this , And once again the sons of Israel went doing what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes. At that Jehovah let Eg´lon the king of Mo´ab grow strong against Israel, because they did what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes. Judges 3:12
In the Old Testament, faith is a resilient belief in the One True God and an unshakable obedience to His will. The models of the Holy Scriptures in faith, are not those who support organized religion, and who have no understanding therin of the Scriptures. But those who choose to trust in God at the most unpopular times. Part of the virtue of true faith is the ability to believe in God when He remains unseen. The Israelites betray their complete lack of faith when they complain after God repeatedly shows Himself and displays His Holy Spirit powers during the exodus from Egypt.
What is faith?
The word "faith" in the Bible has several definitions depending on the context in which it is used. How a person believes can be defined as faith. A person is said to be strong in faith when he believes something in a very determined manner. On the other hand, a person is said to be weak in faith when his conviction is easily broken. The word "faith" in the Bible sometimes refers to this inner feeling or inner strength in a person who can't be swayed. Jesus was talking about the strength of personal conviction when in Matthew 14:31 He approached him and said, Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"
Nevertheless many even of the rulers put faith in him, but the Pharisees they would not confess him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God. And Jesus cried out and said, "He who puts faith in me, does not put faith in me only, but in Him also who sent me; and he who sees me sees the One who sent me. I have come as light into the world, in order that everyone putting faith in me may not remain in the darkness. "If anyone hears my sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. But if anyone rejects me and does not receive my sayings, has One who judges him. The word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. For I did not speak on my own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent me has given me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak. "I know that His commandment is everlasting life. Therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told me so I speak them." John 12:42-50
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous one shall live by faith." But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifest, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those having faith. For there is no distinction. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a free gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God sent him forth as a propitiation in his blood through faith. This was to demonstrate his own righteousness, because in the forbearance of God he passed over the sins, I say, of his righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Romans 1:16,17; 3:21-26
Where then is boasting? It is excluded By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith in this one. Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the law. For what does the scripture say? "Abraham exercised faith in Jehovah, and it was counted to him as righteousness." Now to the one who works, his pay is counted, not as a favor, but as a debt. But to the one who does not work, but puts faith in Him who declares the ungodly one righteous, his faith is counted as righteousness, For the promise to Abraham or his seed had the promise that he should be heir of a world, but it was through the righteousness by faith. Romans 3:27-31;4:3-5,13
For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all his seed , not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who adhere to the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, just as it is written: "I have appointed you a father of many nations." in the presence of Him whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. Although beyond hope, yet based on hope he had faith. "So your seed will be." And, although he did not grow weak in faith, he considered his own body, now already deadened, as he was about one hundred years old, also the deadness of the womb of Sarah. yet, because of the promise of God, he did not waver in a lack of faith, but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, he was able also to do . Hence "it was counted to him as righteousness." Now not for his sake only was it written that it was counted to him, but for our sake also, to whom it will be counted, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, He was delivered up for the sake of our transgressions, and was raised up for the sake of declaring us righteous. Romans 4:16-25
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows:"Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ that is, to bring Christ down; or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ that is, to bring Christ up from the dead." But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your own mouth and in your own heart"; that is, the "word" of faith, which we are preaching. For if you publicly declare that ‘word in your own mouth,’ that Jesus is Lord, and exercise faith in your heart that God raised him up from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one exercises faith for righteousness, but with the mouth one makes public declaration for salvation. For the Scripture says: "None that rests his faith on him will be disappointed." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for there is the same Lord over all, who is rich to all those calling upon him. For "everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved." How then will they call on Him whom they have not put faith? How, in turn, will they put faith in Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How, in turn, will they preach unless they have been sent forth? Just as it is written: "How comely are the feet of those who declare good news!" Nevertheless, they did not all obey the good news. For Isaiah says: "Jehovah, who put faith in the thing heard from us?" So faith follows the thing heard. In turn the thing heard is through the word about Christ. The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin. Romans 5:1,2;10:6-17;14:22,23
so that your faith nor trust rest not on the wisdom of man, but on the power of God. So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Corinthians 2:5;4:1,2
Now because we have the same spirit of faith as which it is written: "I exercised faith, therefore I spoke," we too exercise faith and therefore we speak, 2 Co 4:13;5:7. knowing as we do that a man is declared righteous, not due to works of law, but only through faith toward Christ Jesus, even we have put our faith in Christ Jesus, that we may be declared righteous due to faith toward Christ, and not due to works of law, because due to works of law no flesh will be declared righteous. I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me. Galatians 2:16,20
And because of what Jesus Christ has done, the blessing that was promised to Abraham was taken to the Gentiles. This happened so that by faith we would be given the promised Holy Spirit. However, before the faith arrived, we were being guarded under law, being delivered up together into custody, looking to the faith that was destined to be revealed. Consequently the Law has become our tutor leading to Christ, that we might be declared righteous due to faith. But now that the faith has arrived, we are no longer under a tutor. YOU are all, in fact, sons of God through YOUR faith in Christ Jesus. For all of YOU who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. And if you try to please God by obeying the Law, you have cut yourself off from Christ and his wonderful kindness. But the Spirit makes us sure that God will accept us because of our faith in Christ. Be a follower of Christ Jesus, it makes no difference whether you are circumcised or not. Your faith that makes you love others. We should help people, especially toward those related to [us] in the faith followers of the Lord. Galatians 3:14;23-27;5:4-6;6:10
I know that I shall abide, abide with all of you, for your progress and joy in the faith; that your exultation may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again. Let your manner of life be one in the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you and be absent, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel; and not frightened by the adversaries. This is a proof of destruction of them, but of salvation for YOU; and this [indication] is from God, because to YOU the privilege was given in behalf of Christ, not only to put YOUR faith in him, but also to suffer in his behalf. Philippians 1:25-29
Be encouraged in heart, and united in love, so that you may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the accurate knowledge of the sacred secret of God, namely, Christ, in whom are concealed all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments. For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your faith in Christ is. Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, go on walking in union with him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:2-7
We are obligated always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God because of YOUR endurance and faith may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every action by your faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. But we are always to thank God for you, brothers loved by Jehovah , because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through faith in the truth. Finally, brothers, pray for us that the word of Jehovah may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance. 2 Thessalonians 1:3,4,11,12;2:13;3:1-5
Noah, Abraham, and Elijah represent the main reasoning of true faith in The Old Testament. Each demonstrates his faith in God by performing tasks after God has been absent from humankind for an extended period of time. God has not spoken to humans for generations when Noah obediently builds a large, strange boat in preparation for a monumental flood. Abraham similarly dismisses the idols and gods of his region in favor of a belief that an unseen and Divine Power will provide a promised land for his descendants. Centuries later, the prophet Elijah attempts to rejuvenate faith in God after Israel has worshipped idols for decades. Like Noah and Abraham, Elijah develops a faith based on his ability to communicate directly with God for God sent his angels who are messengers in the first person to speak for Him.
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Now, as in many inspired prophecies, we sometimes get hung up on questions that are not central to the primary message. "Why would God do this?" probably is the most obvious one. But this is not about God's motives. Rather, it details Abraham's faith love and trust in God..and it indicates that faith quite graphically indeed. In addition, this faith of Abraham provides a preview of the faith of another father, in terms of his relationship with his son. Later on, God knew and He was willing to sacrifice His Son. God must have felt the agony of Abraham many times over, but He knew he would be well pleased in His Son Jesus and had no regrets. Ps 110:1-7; Mt 3:16,17; Lu 24:44-53; Ac 5:31.. Please read Romans 8:31-39
Now, as in many inspired prophecies, we sometimes get hung up on questions that are not central to the primary message. "Why would God do this?" probably is the most obvious one. But this is not about God's motives. Rather, it details Abraham's faith love and trust in God..and it indicates that faith quite graphically indeed. In addition, this faith of Abraham provides a preview of the faith of another father, in terms of his relationship with his son. Later on, God knew and He was willing to sacrifice His Son. God must have felt the agony of Abraham many times over, but He knew he would be well pleased in His Son Jesus and had no regrets. Ps 110:1-7; Mt 3:16,17; Lu 24:44-53; Ac 5:31.. Please read Romans 8:31-39
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He must have watched in pain as the road of Jesus' life led to the tree, his place of sacrifice. God must have suffered terribly as He saw His Son..His only Son..crucified. And perhaps Jesus remembered, Je·ho´vah-ji´reh "The Lord will provide." God did provide a sacrifice for the whole world. The Lamb of God. That's the kind of Father God is. That's the kind of Father we have in Him. Therefore, for God's love, for His faith in His Son, and for His sacrifice, may we have faith in union with Father and Son and give, continual thanks to God Hallalujah "Praise Jah You People." Revelation 19:1,3,4,6
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The Problem of Evil
The OT both raises and attempts to answer the question of how God can be good and all-powerful yet allow evil to exist in the world, and lack of faith in the True God. From Adam and Eve’s first disobedient act in the garden, each biblical book affirms that human evil is the inevitable result of human disobedience, not of God’s malice or neglect. The first chapters of Genesis depicts God as disappointed or "grieved" by human wickedness, suggesting that the humans, rather than God, are responsible for human evil. Genesis 6:6. Later books, such as Judges and Kings, show God’s repeated attempts to sway the Israelites from the effects of their evil. This emphasizes the human capacity to reject God’s help, implying that the responsibility for evil lies with humanity. Judges echoes with this , And once again the sons of Israel went doing what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes. At that Jehovah let Eg´lon the king of Mo´ab grow strong against Israel, because they did what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes. Judges 3:12
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The Virtue of Faith
In the Old Testament, faith is a resilient belief in the One True God and an unshakable obedience to His will. The models of the Holy Scriptures in faith, are not those who support organized religion, and who have no understanding therin of the Scriptures. But those who choose to trust in God at the most unpopular times. Part of the virtue of true faith is the ability to believe in God when He remains unseen. The Israelites betray their complete lack of faith when they complain after God repeatedly shows Himself and displays His Holy Spirit powers during the exodus from Egypt.
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What is faith?
The word "faith" in the Bible has several definitions depending on the context in which it is used. How a person believes can be defined as faith. A person is said to be strong in faith when he believes something in a very determined manner. On the other hand, a person is said to be weak in faith when his conviction is easily broken. The word "faith" in the Bible sometimes refers to this inner feeling or inner strength in a person who can't be swayed. Jesus was talking about the strength of personal conviction when in Matthew 14:31 He approached him and said, Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"
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The Promised Messiah
Nevertheless, the hour is coming, and it is now, when the true worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and truth, for, indeed, the Father is looking for suchlike ones to worship him. God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth." The woman said to him: "I know that Mes·si´ah is coming, who is called Christ. Whenever that one arrives, he will declare all things to us openly." Jesus said to her: "I who am speaking to you am he." John 4:23-26. Jesus said to them: "Because of YOUR little faith. For truly I say to YOU, If YOU have faith the size of a mustard grain, YOU will say to this mountain, ‘Transfer from here to there,’ and it will transfer, and nothing will be impossible for YOU." Matthew 17:20. "Have faith in God. Truly I say to YOU that whoever tells this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but has faith that what he says is going to occur, he will have it so. This is why I tell YOU, All the things YOU pray and ask for have faith that YOU will received, and YOU will have them. And when YOU stand praying, forgive whatever YOU have against anyone; in order that YOUR Father who is in the heavens may also forgive YOU YOUR trespasses." But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions." Mr 11:22-26. now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:7,8
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Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and, on finding him, he said: "Are you putting faith in the Son of man?" The [man] answered: "And who is he, sir, that I may put faith in him?" Jesus said to him: "You have seen him and, besides, he that is speaking with you is that one." Then he said: "I do put faith [in him], Lord." And he did obeisance to him. And Jesus said: "For [this] judgment I came into this world: that those not seeing might see and those seeing might become blind." Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him: "We are not blind also, are we?" Jesus said to them: "If YOU were blind, YOU would have no sin. But now YOU say, ‘We see.’ YOUR sin remains." Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what he had done, put faith in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done. Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the San´he·drin, and were saying, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs. If we let him go on like this, all will put faith in him, the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation." John 9:35-41;11:45-48
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Nevertheless many even of the rulers put faith in him, but the Pharisees they would not confess him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God. And Jesus cried out and said, "He who puts faith in me, does not put faith in me only, but in Him also who sent me; and he who sees me sees the One who sent me. I have come as light into the world, in order that everyone putting faith in me may not remain in the darkness. "If anyone hears my sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. But if anyone rejects me and does not receive my sayings, has One who judges him. The word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. For I did not speak on my own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent me has given me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak. "I know that His commandment is everlasting life. Therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told me so I speak them." John 12:42-50
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To him all the prophets bear witness, that through his name everyone putting faith in him receives forgiveness of sins." to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.' Acts 10:43; 26:18
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For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous one shall live by faith." But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifest, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those having faith. For there is no distinction. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a free gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God sent him forth as a propitiation in his blood through faith. This was to demonstrate his own righteousness, because in the forbearance of God he passed over the sins, I say, of his righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Romans 1:16,17; 3:21-26
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Where then is boasting? It is excluded By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith in this one. Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the law. For what does the scripture say? "Abraham exercised faith in Jehovah, and it was counted to him as righteousness." Now to the one who works, his pay is counted, not as a favor, but as a debt. But to the one who does not work, but puts faith in Him who declares the ungodly one righteous, his faith is counted as righteousness, For the promise to Abraham or his seed had the promise that he should be heir of a world, but it was through the righteousness by faith. Romans 3:27-31;4:3-5,13
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For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all his seed , not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who adhere to the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, just as it is written: "I have appointed you a father of many nations." in the presence of Him whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. Although beyond hope, yet based on hope he had faith. "So your seed will be." And, although he did not grow weak in faith, he considered his own body, now already deadened, as he was about one hundred years old, also the deadness of the womb of Sarah. yet, because of the promise of God, he did not waver in a lack of faith, but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, he was able also to do . Hence "it was counted to him as righteousness." Now not for his sake only was it written that it was counted to him, but for our sake also, to whom it will be counted, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, He was delivered up for the sake of our transgressions, and was raised up for the sake of declaring us righteous. Romans 4:16-25
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Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows:"Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ that is, to bring Christ down; or, ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ that is, to bring Christ up from the dead." But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your own mouth and in your own heart"; that is, the "word" of faith, which we are preaching. For if you publicly declare that ‘word in your own mouth,’ that Jesus is Lord, and exercise faith in your heart that God raised him up from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one exercises faith for righteousness, but with the mouth one makes public declaration for salvation. For the Scripture says: "None that rests his faith on him will be disappointed." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for there is the same Lord over all, who is rich to all those calling upon him. For "everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved." How then will they call on Him whom they have not put faith? How, in turn, will they put faith in Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How, in turn, will they preach unless they have been sent forth? Just as it is written: "How comely are the feet of those who declare good news!" Nevertheless, they did not all obey the good news. For Isaiah says: "Jehovah, who put faith in the thing heard from us?" So faith follows the thing heard. In turn the thing heard is through the word about Christ. The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin. Romans 5:1,2;10:6-17;14:22,23
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so that your faith nor trust rest not on the wisdom of man, but on the power of God. So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Corinthians 2:5;4:1,2
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Now because we have the same spirit of faith as which it is written: "I exercised faith, therefore I spoke," we too exercise faith and therefore we speak, 2 Co 4:13;5:7. knowing as we do that a man is declared righteous, not due to works of law, but only through faith toward Christ Jesus, even we have put our faith in Christ Jesus, that we may be declared righteous due to faith toward Christ, and not due to works of law, because due to works of law no flesh will be declared righteous. I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me. Galatians 2:16,20
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And because of what Jesus Christ has done, the blessing that was promised to Abraham was taken to the Gentiles. This happened so that by faith we would be given the promised Holy Spirit. However, before the faith arrived, we were being guarded under law, being delivered up together into custody, looking to the faith that was destined to be revealed. Consequently the Law has become our tutor leading to Christ, that we might be declared righteous due to faith. But now that the faith has arrived, we are no longer under a tutor. YOU are all, in fact, sons of God through YOUR faith in Christ Jesus. For all of YOU who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. And if you try to please God by obeying the Law, you have cut yourself off from Christ and his wonderful kindness. But the Spirit makes us sure that God will accept us because of our faith in Christ. Be a follower of Christ Jesus, it makes no difference whether you are circumcised or not. Your faith that makes you love others. We should help people, especially toward those related to [us] in the faith followers of the Lord. Galatians 3:14;23-27;5:4-6;6:10
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God prepared in advance for us to walk in them. Be humble and gentle. Patience with each and love one other. Try your best to let God's Spirit keep your hearts united. Living at peace. Being one. There is only one Spirit of God, you were given one hope, chosen to be God's people. We have only one Lord Jesus Christ, one faith, and one baptism. There is One God who is the Father of all people. He is God aboveall others, he works, and he is to live in us. Take up the large shield of faith, of the soul and spirit. Christ union works perfectly, become strong because of love. As a follower of the Lord, Stop living like stupid, people who serve the gods. Also, accept the helmet of salvation, andthe sword of the spirit, that is, God’s word, Ephesians 2:8-10; 4:2-6;6:16,17
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I know that I shall abide, abide with all of you, for your progress and joy in the faith; that your exultation may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again. Let your manner of life be one in the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you and be absent, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel; and not frightened by the adversaries. This is a proof of destruction of them, but of salvation for YOU; and this [indication] is from God, because to YOU the privilege was given in behalf of Christ, not only to put YOUR faith in him, but also to suffer in his behalf. Philippians 1:25-29
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Be encouraged in heart, and united in love, so that you may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the accurate knowledge of the sacred secret of God, namely, Christ, in whom are concealed all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments. For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your faith in Christ is. Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, go on walking in union with him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:2-7
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How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have before our God because of you? Night and day we pray earnestly, seeing you again and supply what is lacking in your faith. Now may our God and Father Himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
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We are obligated always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing. With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God because of YOUR endurance and faith may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every action by your faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. But we are always to thank God for you, brothers loved by Jehovah , because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through faith in the truth. Finally, brothers, pray for us that the word of Jehovah may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance. 2 Thessalonians 1:3,4,11,12;2:13;3:1-5
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