instructingus to denyungodlinessand worldlydesiresand to livesensibly,righteouslyand godlyin the presentage,
Sothat they might keepHis statutesAnd observeHis laws,Praisethe LORD!
But knowthat the LORDhas setapartthe godlymanfor Himself; The LORDhearswhen I callto Him.
"I will putMy Spiritwithinyou and causeyou to walkin My statutes,and you will be carefulto observeMy ordinances.
"Whoeverspeaksa wordagainstthe Sonof Man,it shall be forgivenhim; but whoeverspeaksagainstthe HolySpirit,it shall not be forgivenhim, eitherin thisageorin the [age] to come.
ThenJesussaidto His disciples,"Ifanyonewishesto comeafterMe, he must denyhimself,and takeup his crossand followMe.
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
They were bothrighteousin the sightof God,walkingblamelesslyin allthe commandmentsand requirementsof the Lord.
In holinessand righteousnessbeforeHim allour days.
"I will not speakmuchmorewith you, for the rulerof the worldis coming,and he hasnothingin Me;
Whenthey foundHim on the other sideof the sea,they saidto Him, "Rabbi,whendid You gethere?"
"In view of this,I alsodo my bestto maintainalwaysa blamelessconscience[both] beforeGodand before men.
But as he was discussingrighteousness,self-controland the judgmentto come,Felixbecamefrightenedand said,"Go awayfor the present,and when I findtimeI will summonyou."
And do not be conformedto thisworld,but be transformedby the renewingof your mind,sothat you may provewhatthe willof Godis, that which is goodand acceptableand perfect.
Thereforedo not let sinreignin your mortalbodysothat you obeyits lusts,
I am speakingin human termsbecauseof the weaknessof your flesh.For justas you presentedyour membersas slavesto impurityand to lawlessness,resultingin [further] lawlessness,sonowpresentyour membersas slavesto righteousness,resultingin sanctification.
for ifyou are livingaccordingto the flesh,you mustdie;but ifby the Spirityou are putting to deaththe deedsof the body,you will live.
For our proud confidenceis this:the testimonyof our conscience,that in holinessand godlysincerity,not in fleshlywisdombut in the graceof God,we have conductedourselves in the world,and especiallytowardyou.
Therefore,havingthesepromises,beloved,let us cleanseourselvesfrom alldefilementof fleshand spirit,perfectingholinessin the fearof God.
who gaveHimselffor our sinssothat He might rescueus from thispresentevilage,accordingto the willof our Godand Father,
Nowthosewho belong to ChristJesushave crucifiedthe fleshwith its passionsand desires.
justas He choseus in Him beforethe foundationof the world,that we would be holyand blamelessbeforeHim. In love
in whichyou formerlywalkedaccordingto the courseof thisworld,accordingto the princeof the powerof the air,of the spiritthat is nowworkingin the sonsof disobedience.
yetHe has nowreconciledyou in His fleshlybodythroughdeath,in order to presentyou beforeHim holyand blamelessand beyond reproach--
For Godhas not calledus for the purpose of impurity,but in sanctification.
Nowas to the love of the brethren,you havenoneedfor [anyone] to writeto you, for you yourselvesare taught by Godto loveone another;
Let no onelook downon your youthfulness,but [rather] in speech,conduct,love,faith[and] purity,showyourself an exampleof thosewho believe.
Instructthosewho are richin thispresentworldnot to be conceitedorto fix their hopeon the uncertaintyof riches,but on God,who richlysuppliesus with all thingsto enjoy.
But thosewho wantto get richfallinto temptationand a snareand manyfoolishand harmfuldesireswhichplungemeninto ruinand destruction.
Indeed,allwho desireto livegodlyin ChristJesuswill be persecuted.
for Demas,having lovedthispresentworld,has desertedme and goneto Thessalonica;Crescens[has gone] to Galatia,Titusto Dalmatia.
For we alsooncewere foolishourselves,disobedient,deceived,enslavedto variouslustsand pleasures,spending our lifein maliceand envy,hateful,hatingone another.
"AND THEY SHALL NOT TEACHEVERYONEHIS FELLOW CITIZEN,AND EVERYONEHIS BROTHER,SAYING,'KNOWTHE LORD,'FOR ALLWILL KNOWME, FROM THE LEASTTO THE GREATESTOF THEM.
Pureand undefiledreligionin the sightof [our] Godand Fatheris this:to visitorphansand widowsin their distress,[and] to keeponeselfunstainedby the world.
[then] the Lordknows howto rescuethe godlyfrom temptation,and to keepthe unrighteousunder punishmentfor the dayof judgment,
Since allthese thingsare to be destroyedin this way,what sortof people oughtyou to be in holyconductand godliness,
As for you, the anointingwhichyou receivedfrom Him abidesin you, and you havenoneedfor anyoneto teachyou; but as His anointingteachesyou aboutall things,and is true and is not a lie,and justas it has taughtyou, you abidein Him.
the one who sayshe abidesin Him oughthimselfto walkin the same manneras He walked.
We knowthat we are of God,and that the wholeworldliesin [the power of] the evil one.
that they were sayingto you, "In the lasttimethere will be mockers,followingaftertheir ownungodlylusts."
Hereis the perseveranceof the saintswho keepthe commandmentsof Godand their faithin Jesus.
