Verse of Significance: James 1:2-4

"Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way,
consider it an opportunity for great joy.

For you know that when your faith is tested,
your endurance has a chance to grow.

So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed,
you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing."




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Verse of Significance: Philippians 3:12-14

"I don't mean to say that I have already
achieved these things or that I have already
reached perfection. But I press on to possess
that perfection for which Christ Jesus first
possessed me.

No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it,
but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and
looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach
the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for
which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us."




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Verse of Significance: 1 John 5:20-21

"And we know that the Son of God has come,
and he has given us understanding so that we
can know the true God. And now we live in
fellowship with the true God because we live
in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is
the only true God, and he is eternal life.

Dear children, keep away from anything that
might take God's place in your hearts."




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Verse of Significance: Deuteronomy 30:19-20

"Today I have given you the choice between life and death,
between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth
to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life,
so that you and your descendants might live!

You can make this choice by loving the LORD your God,
obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This
is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the LORD,
you will live long in the land the LORD swore to give your
ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."



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Verse of Significance: Romans 8:27-28

"And the Father who knows all hearts knows
what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads
for us believers in harmony with God's own will.

And we know that God causes everything to work
together for the good of those who love God and
are called according to his purpose for them.




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Verse of Significance: Isaiah 61:8

"For I, the LORD, love justice.
I hate robbery and wrongdoing.

I will faithfully reward my people
for their suffering and make an
everlasting covenant with them."




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Verse of Significance: Revelation 3:8,10

"I know all the things you do,
and I have opened a door for you
that no one can close. You have little
strength, yet you obeyed my word
and did not deny me.

Because you have obeyed my command
to persevere, I will protect you from the
great time of testing that will come upon
the whole world to test those who belong
to this world."




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Verse of Significance: James 1:12

"God blesses those who patiently endure
testing and temptation. Afterward they
will receive the crown of life that God has
promised to those who love him."




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Verse of Significance: 1 Samuel 24:12-13

"May the LORD judge between us.

Perhaps the LORD will punish you for
what you are trying to do to me, but I
will never harm you.

As that old proverb says, 'From evil
people come evil deeds.' So you can be
sure I will never harm you."




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Verse of Significance: Matthew 22:14

"For many are called, but few are chosen."




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Verse of Significance: Matthew 7:15-20

"Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep
but are really vicious wolves.

You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act.
Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.

A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce
good fruit.

So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and
thrown into the fire. Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit,
so you can identify people by their actions."




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Verse of Significance: 2 Timothy 2:24-25

"A servant of the Lord must not quarrel
but must be kind to everyone, be able to
teach, and be patient with difficult people.

Gently instruct those who oppose the truth.
Perhaps God will change those people's hearts,
and they will learn the truth"




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Verse of Significance: Matthew 7:14

"But the gateway to life is very narrow
and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it."




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Verse of Significance: Lamentations 3:25-26

"The LORD is good to those who depend on him,
to those who search for him.

So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD."

Verse of Significance: 1 Samuel 24:12-13

"May the LORD judge between us.
Perhaps the LORD will punish you for
what you are trying to do to me,
but I will never harm you.

As that old proverb says, 'From evil
people come evil deeds.' So you can be
sure I will never harm you."




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Verse of Significance: James 1:12

"God blesses those who patiently endure testing
and temptation. Afterward they will receive the
crown of life that God has promised to those who
love him."




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Verse of Significance: Romans 12:19-29

"Dear friends, never take revenge.
Leave that to the righteous anger of God.
For the Scriptures say,

"I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,"
says the LORD.

Instead,

"If your enemies are hungry, feed them.
If they are thirsty, give them something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap
burning coals of shame on their heads."




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Verse of Significance: Revelation 21:8

"But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers,
the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol
worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery
lake of burning sulfur.

This is the second death."




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Verse of Significance: Revelation 21:4

""He will wipe every tear from their eyes,
and there will be no more death or sorrow
or crying or pain.

All these things are gone forever."




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Verse of Significance: Nahum 1:7

"The LORD is good,
a strong refuge when trouble comes.

He is close to those who trust in him."




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Verse of Significance: Amos 5:24

"Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice,
an endless river of righteous living."




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Verse of Significance: Ecclesiastes 7:8

"Finishing is better than starting.
Patience is better than pride."




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Verse of Significance: Jeremiah 17:10

"But I, the LORD, search all hearts
and examine secret motives.

I give all people their due rewards,
according to what their actions deserve."




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