Romans 12:8
12:8 if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
Romans 12:11
12:11 Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.
Romans 12:1
Consecration of the Believer’s Life
12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.
Colossians 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Galatians 6:9
6:9 So we must not grow weary
in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.
Philippians 1:9-11
1:9 And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight
1:10 so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,
1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 3:15
3:15 Therefore let those of us who are “perfect” embrace this point of view.
If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.
Philippians 3:1
True and False Righteousness
3:1 Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.
Philippians 4:10
Appreciation for Support
4:10 I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me. (Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)
Philippians 4:2
4:2 I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord.
Philippians 3:13
3:13 Brothers and sisters,
I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded:
Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,
Philippians 3:2
3:2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh!
Philippians 1:5-8
1:5 because of your participation
in the gospel from the first day until now.
1:6 For I am sure of this very thing,
that the one
who began a good work in
you will perfect it
until the day of Christ Jesus.
1:7 For
it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart,
since both in my imprisonment
and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace
together with me.
1:8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14
3:14 with this goal in mind,
I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God
in Christ Jesus.