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VERSES FOR OFFERINGS
Think about giving – it's truly beautiful in God's eyes. When you're preparing your offering, remember it should be your best, given with a sincere heart. It should be a joyful act, knowing how much God has already blessed us with, even when we don't deserve it. He's been incredibly generous, hasn't He?
If you only give what's leftover, well, life might just mirror that back to you. Think about it – give as if you're giving to yourself. Don't do it out of obligation or because you expect something in return. True giving comes from the heart.
Don't make a big show of it either. It's not about getting praised or patted on the back. Let your giving be a quiet act between you and God. He sees what's in your heart, and He loves a cheerful giver. Remember what it says in 2 Corinthians 9:7: "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
Giving is an act of worship, a way to give back a portion of what God has already given us. And when God gives, He gives abundantly. When you offer from the heart, you're opening the door for even more blessings. The more you give, the more you receive. It's a beautiful cycle.
Adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore is minded to be the friend of the world is constituted enemy of God.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;
If any one come to you and bring not this doctrine, do not receive him into the house, and greet him not;
for he who greets him partakes in his wicked works.
Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.
Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man;
lest thou learn his paths, and get a snare to thy soul.
Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
He that walketh with wise men becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
But now I have written to you, if any one called brother be fornicator, or avaricious, or idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or rapacious, not to mix with him; with such a one not even to eat.
A man of many friends will come to ruin but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she hath no comforter; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.
Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from us.
An heretical man after a first and second admonition have done with,
knowing that such a one is perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless shall have poverty enough.
And Jehu the son of Hanani, the seer, went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate Jehovah? Therefore is wrath upon thee from Jehovah.
I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers;
I have hated the congregation of evil-doers, and I have not sat with the wicked.
But if any one obey not our word by the letter, mark that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed of himself;
and do not esteem him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;
But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And he is as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth.
and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them,
Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation is there between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?
Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O +God And ye men of blood, depart from me.
For they speak of thee wickedly, they take thy name in vain, thine enemies.
Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee?
I hate them with perfect hatred; I account them mine enemies.
Ye ran well; who has stopped you that ye should not obey the truth?
The persuasibleness is not of him that calls you.
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will of God abides for eternity.
But I beseech you, brethren, to consider those who create divisions and occasions of falling, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learnt, and turn away from them.
For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.
Strive earnestly in the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;
we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
cast in thy lot among us; we will all have one purse:
— my son, walk not in the way with them, keep back thy foot from their path;
He that walketh in integrity walketh securely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same sink of corruption, speaking injuriously of you;
But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.
A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful man in the day of trouble.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.
Brethren, if even a man be taken in some fault, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest thou also be tempted.
But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and who hath not another to lift him up!
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,
back-biters, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, unmerciful;
who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do them.
Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.