Mark 12:30-34
12:30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’
12:31 The second is: ‘
Love your neighbor as yourself.’
There is no other commandment greater than these.”
12:32 The expert in the law said to him, “That is true, Teacher; you are right to say that
he is one, and there is no one else besides him.
12:33 And
to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength and
to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
12:34 When Jesus saw that he had answered thoughtfully, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” Then no one dared any longer to question him.
Romans 8:28
8:28 And we know that all things work together
for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
Romans 8:1
The Believer’s Relationship to the Holy Spirit
8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:22
1:22 but now he has reconciled you
by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him –
Galatians 5:6
5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love.
Ephesians 6:24
6:24 Grace be
with all of those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
James 1:12
1:12 Happy is the one
who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God
promised to those who love him.
James 2:5
2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters!
Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?