LOVE

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Mark 12:26-27 ESV

 

26 And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”

     

Mark 12:28-31 ESV

 

28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

     

Galatians 5:22-23 ESV

 

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

     

John 13:34-35 ESV

 

34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

                   

Luke 6:27-28, 32, 35-36 ESV

 

27 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

     

32 “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them…

     

35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

     

John 3:16 ESV

 

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

     

1 John 4:8 ESV

 

8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

     

James 2:14-17 ESV

 

14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

     

Galatians 5:6 ESV

 

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.

     

1 John 3:16-18 ESV

 

16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

     

"Agape love is the greatest virtue of the Christian life. Yet that type of love was rare in pagan Greek literature. That’s because the traits agape portrays—unselfishness, self-giving, willful devotion, concern for the welfare of others—were mostly disdained in ancient Greek culture as signs of weakness. However, the New Testament declares agape to be the character trait around which all others revolve. (MacArthur, J. The Power of Integrity : Building a Life Without Compromise, page 133. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books)

     

1 Corinthians 13:1-7, 13 NIV

 

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

 

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

     

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Joy  

Luke 10:17 ESV

 

17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”

     

Luke 10:20 ESV

 

20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

       

Ephesians 2:8 ESV

 

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

       

1 Peter 1:3-6a ESV

 

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice,

     

Philippians 4:4-8 NIV

 

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

     

Philippians 4:2-3 NIV

 

2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

     

Revelation 20:15 ESV

 

15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

     

Revelation 3:5b ESV

 

I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

     

James 1:2 ESV

 

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

Peace  

Luke 2:1-7 ESV

 

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

             

Luke 10:34-35 ESV

 

34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’

         

Luke 22:10-12 ESV

 

10 He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters 11 and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.”

         

Luke 2:8-14 ESV

 

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

 

14 “Glory to God in the highest,

 

and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

     

John 14:27 ESV

 

27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

     

John 17:20 ESV

 

20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,

     

Romans 5:1 ESV

 

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

     

John 3:17 ESV

 

17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

     

Romans 12:17-21 NASB

 

17 Never repay evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all people. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people. 19 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 “But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

     

Proverbs 19:11 NIV

 

A person’s wisdom yields patience;

 

it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

     

Colossians 3:15 NIV

 

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

Hope

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John 8:12 ESV

 

12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

     

Genesis 3:15 ESV

 

I will put enmity between you and the woman,

 

and between your offspring and her offspring;

 

he shall bruise your head,

 

and you shall bruise his heel.”

     

Genesis 12:7 ESV

 

7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

     

Genesis 49:10 NASB

 

“The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

     

Isaiah 7:14 ESV

 

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

     

Micah 5:2 ESV

 

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,

 

who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,

 

from you shall come forth for me

 

one who is to be ruler in Israel,

 

whose coming forth is from of old,

 

from ancient days.

     

Isaiah 35:4-6 ESV

 

Say to those who have an anxious heart,

 

“Be strong; fear not!

 

Behold, your God

 

will come with vengeance,

 

with the recompense of God.

 

He will come and save you.”

 

5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,

 

and the ears of the deaf unstopped;

 

6 then shall the lame man leap like a deer,

 

and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.

     

Psalm 22:16-18 ESV

 

For dogs encompass me;

 

a company of evildoers encircles me;

 

they have pierced my hands and feet—

 

17 I can count all my bones—

 

they stare and gloat over me;

 

18 they divide my garments among them,

 

and for my clothing they cast lots.

     

1 Peter 3:15 ESV

 

15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

     

Titus 2:11-13 ESV

 

11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

     

Ephesians 1:18 ESV

 

18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

     

1 Peter 1:3-7 ESV

 

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

     

Hebrews 6:13-14, 17-19 ESV

 

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.”

 

17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,

The Ezer Kenegdo  

Genesis 2:18 NASB

 

18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”

     

Genesis 1:26 NASB

 

26 Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness;

 

Merriam Webster : one that helps; especially : a relatively unskilled worker who assists a skilled worker usually by manual labor. Ex. The carpenter measured the wall while one of his helpers brought in the tools.

         

Merriam Webster :  one that helps; especially :  a relatively unskilled worker who assists a skilled worker usually by manual labor.  Ex. The carpenter measured the wall while one of his helpers brought in the tools. 

                 

Exodus 18:4 NASB

 

4 And the other was named Eliezer, for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.”

     

Psalm 70:5 NASB

 

But I am afflicted and needy;

 

Hurry to me, God!

 

You are my help and my savior;

 

Lord, do not delay.

     

Psalm 115:9-11 NASB

 

Israel, trust in the Lord;

 

He is their help and their shield.

 

10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord;

 

He is their help and their shield.

 

11 You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;

 

He is their help and their shield.

     

Psalm 121:1-2 NASB

 

I will raise my eyes to the mountains;

 

From where will my help come?

 

2 My help comes from the Lord,

 

Who made heaven and earth.

     

Proverbs 27:6 NASB

 

Faithful are the wounds of a friend,

 

But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

     

Proverbs 27:17 NASB

 

As iron sharpens iron,

 

So one person sharpens another.

     

Colossians 1:28-29 ESV

 

28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

     

Ephesians 4:13-15 ESV

 

13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

     

1 Samuel 7:10-12 ESV 

 

10 As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. But the Lord thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel. 11 And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and struck them, as far as below Beth-car. 12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, “Till now the Lord has helped us.”

 

 

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Matthew 12:3a ESV

 

3 He said to them, “Have you not read

     

Matthew 12:3-4 ESV

 

3 He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

                         

Leviticus 24:8-9 ESV

 

8 Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange it before the Lord regularly; it is from the people of Israel as a covenant forever. 9 And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, since it is for him a most holy portion out of the Lord's food offerings, a perpetual due.”

     

Matthew 12:5 ESV

 

5 Or have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?

     

Leviticus 24:8 ESV

 

8 Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange it before the Lord regularly; it is from the people of Israel as a covenant forever.

     

Numbers 28:3-5a ESV

 

3 And you shall say to them, This is the food offering that you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs a year old without blemish, day by day, as a regular offering. 4 The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; 5 also a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering,

     

Numbers 28:9-10 ESV

 

9 “On the Sabbath day, two male lambs a year old without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour for a grain offering, mixed with oil, and its drink offering: 10 this is the burnt offering of every Sabbath, besides the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

     

Matthew 12:6-8 ESV

 

6 I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. 7 And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

     

Hosea 6:6 ESV

 

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,

 

the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

     

1 Samuel 15:22 ESV

 

22 And Samuel said,

 

“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,

 

as in obeying the voice of the Lord?

 

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,

 

and to listen than the fat of rams.

     

Deuteronomy 6:4-6 ESV

 

4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.

     

Hebrews 4:10 ESV

 

10 for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.

     

Colossians 2:16-17 ESV

 

16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

     

Matthew 12:9-14 ESV

 

9 He went on from there and entered their synagogue. 10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse him. 11 He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.

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Matthew 11:28 ESV

 

28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 

Matthew 11:29-30 ESV

 

29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

     

Matthew 12:1-2 ESV

 

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”

     

Genesis 2:2-3 ESV

 

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.

     

Exodus 20:8-11 ESV

 

8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

     

Exodus 31:12-17 ESV

 

12 And the Lord said to Moses, 13 “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you. 14 You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death. 16 Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever.17 It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”

     

Deuteronomy 23:24-25 ESV

 

24 “If you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in your bag. 25 If you go into your neighbor's standing grain, you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you shall not put a sickle to your neighbor's standing grain.

         

1.Carrying 2. Burning 3. Extinguishing 4. Finishing 5. Writing 6. Erasing 7. Cooking 8. Washing 9. Sewing 10. Tearing 11. Knotting 12. Untying 13. Shaping 14. Plowing 15. Planting 16. Reaping 17. Harvesting 18. Threshing 19. Winnowing 20. Selecting 21. Sifting 22. Grinding 23. Kneading 24. Combing 25. Spinning 26. Dyeing 27. Chain-stitching 28. Warping 29. Weaving 30. Unraveling 31. Building 32. Demolishing 33. Trapping 34. Shearing 35. Slaughtering 36. Skinning 37. Tanning 38. Smoothing 39. Marking

         

Colossians 2:16-17 ESV

 

16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

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Ephesians 1:11-14 ESV

 

11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

     

Matthew 11:28 ESV

 

28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

     

Hebrews 3:11 ESV

 

As I swore in my wrath,

 

‘They shall not enter my rest.’”

     

Hebrews 4:9-10 ESV

 

9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, 10 for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.

     

Ephesians 1:17-19 ESV

 

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe,

     

Matthew 11:29-30 ESV

 

29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

           

1 John 5:1-4 ESV

 

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

     

John 13:34-35 ESV

 

34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

     

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 ESV

 

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

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2 Corinthians 7:8-10 ESV

 

8 For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. 9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. 10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.

     

Revelation 3:19 ESV

 

19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

     

Matthew 11:25-27 ESV

 

25 At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

     

1 Corinthians 1:18-25, 29 ESV

 

18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,

 

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,

 

and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

 

20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

     

29 so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.

     

Romans 11:25-26a ESV

 

25 Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And in this way all Israel will be saved

     

Matthew 11:27 ESV

 

27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.