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Titus 1:16

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Such people claim to know God, but their actions prove that they really don't. They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless to do anything good.

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what chance do humans have? We are so terribly evil that we thirst for sin.

others think they are perfect, but they are stained by sin.

The Lord has said: "These people praise me with their words, but they never really think about me. They worship me by repeating rules made up by humans.

People of Israel, you come from Jacob's family and the tribe of Judah. You claim to worship me, the LORD God of Israel, but you are lying.

Day after day, you worship him and seem eager to learn his teachings. You act like a nation that wants to do right by obeying his laws. You ask him about justice, and say you enjoy worshiping the LORD.

We have rebelled and refused to follow you. Our hearts were deceitful, and so we lied; we planned to abuse others and turn our backs on you.

You plant them like trees; you let them prosper and produce fruit. Yet even when they praise you, they don't mean it.

Everyone breaks promises made in my name."

but my people are too wicked to be made pure, and so I have rejected them.

So they all come and listen to you, but they refuse to do what you tell them. They claim to be faithful, but they are forever trying to cheat others out of their money.

My knowledge comes from God Most High, the LORD All-Powerful. I bowed down to him and saw a vision of Israel.

Since these people refused even to think about God, he let their useless minds rule over them. That's why they do all sorts of indecent things.

Don't let anyone trick you with foolish talk. God punishes everyone who disobeys him and says foolish things.

We also understand that it wasn't given to control people who please God, but to control lawbreakers, criminals, godless people, and sinners. It is for wicked and evil people, and for murderers, who would even kill their own parents.

People who don't take care of their relatives, and especially their own families, have given up their faith. They are worse than someone who doesn't have faith in the Lord.

The Scriptures train God's servants to do all kinds of good deeds.

Remind your people to obey the rulers and authorities and not to be rebellious. They must always be ready to do something helpful

We used to be stupid, disobedient, and foolish, as well as slaves of all sorts of desires and pleasures. We were evil and jealous. Everyone hated us, and we hated everyone.

But if we claim to know him and don't obey him, we are lying and the truth isn't in our hearts.

Some godless people have sneaked in among us and are saying, "God treats us much better than we deserve, and so it is all right to be immoral." They even deny that we must obey Jesus Christ as our only Master and Lord. But long ago the Scriptures warned that these godless people were doomed.

But nothing unworthy will be allowed to enter. No one who is dirty-minded or who tells lies will be there. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life will be in the city.

But I will tell you what will happen to cowards and to everyone who is unfaithful or dirty-minded or who murders or is sexually immoral or uses witchcraft or worships idols or tells lies. They will be thrown into that lake of fire and burning sulfur. This is the second death.

"Tell me," Samuel said. "Does the LORD really want sacrifices and offerings? No! He doesn't want your sacrifices. He wants you to obey him.

"I have sinned," Saul admitted. "I disobeyed both you and the LORD. I was afraid of the army, and I listened to them instead.




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