being a man of god

¹¹But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and truly pursue justice, piety, faith, charity, patience, meekness.

¹³Be vigilant. Stand with faith. Act manfully and be strengthened.

¹And so, I beg you, brothers, by the mercy of God, that you offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, with the subservience of your mind. ²And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect. ³For I say, through the grace that has been given to me, to all who are among you: Taste no more than it is necessary to taste, but taste unto sobriety and just as God has distributed a share of the faith to each one. ⁴For just as, within one body, we have many parts, though all the parts do not have the same role, ⁵so also we, being many, are one body in Christ, and each one is a part, the one of the other. ⁶And we each have different gifts, according to the grace that has been given to us: whether prophecy, in agreement with the reasonableness of faith;

⁸I will reveal to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires from you, and how to act with judgment, and to love mercy, and to walk carefully with your God.

³⁴I give you a new commandment: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also must you love one another.

⁵“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.”

⁹If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.

⁷Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

²⁴God is Spirit. And so, those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”

¹My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my prudence, ²so that you may guard your thinking, and so that your lips may preserve discipline. Do not pay attention to the deceit of a woman. ³For the lips of a loose woman are like a dripping honeycomb, and her voice is smoother than oil. ⁴But in the end, she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword. ⁵Her feet descend into death, and her steps reach even to Hell. ⁶They do not walk along the path of life; her steps are wandering and untraceable.

¹“Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe in me also.

¹²For the Word of God is living and effective: more piercing than any two-edged sword, reaching to the division even between the soul and the spirit, even between the joints and the marrow, and so it discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

⁹Behold, I am instructing you. Be strengthened, and be steadfast. Do not dread, and do not fear. For the Lord your God is with you in all things, wherever you may go.”

²“I am entering the way of all the earth. Be strengthened and be a good man. ³And observe the care of the Lord your God, so that you walk in his ways, so that you care for his ceremonies, and his precepts, and judgments, and testimonies, just as it is written in the law of Moses. So may you understand everything that you do, in any direction that you may turn yourself. ⁴So may the Lord confirm his words, which he has spoken about me, saying: ‘If your sons will guard their ways, and if they will walk before me in truth, with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not be taken away from you a man on the throne of Israel.’

⁸For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, for it is a gift of God. ⁹And this is not of works, so that no one may glory.

⁸So if you perfect the regal law, according to the Scriptures, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” then you do well.

²O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways. ³By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory. ⁴For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise. ⁵So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name. ⁶Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips.

²⁸There is neither Jew nor Greek; there is neither servant nor free; there is neither male nor female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶All Scripture, having been divinely inspired, is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in justice,

²“I am entering the way of all the earth. Be strengthened and be a good man.

⁸Ask of me and I will give to you: the Gentiles for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.