Perseverance
Mark 13:5-13
5 Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives
you.
6 Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and
will deceive many.
7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be
alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are
the beginning of birth pains.
9 “You must be on your guard. You will be handed over
to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will
stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
10 And the gospel must first be preached to all
nations.
11 Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do
not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the
time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father
his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to
death.
13 All men will hate you because of me, but he who
stands firm to the end will be saved.
Purity
Matthew 5:27-32
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit
adultery.’
28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman
lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out
and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for
your whole body to be thrown into hell.
30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it
off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than
for your whole body to go into hell.
31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife
must give her a certificate of divorce.’
32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife,
except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and
anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.
2 Timothy 2:22
Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue
righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out
of a pure heart.
Reading the Bible
John 5:39
You diligently study the Scriptures because you think
that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify
about me,
Psalms 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his
law he meditates day and night.
Psalms 119:97
Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day
long.
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