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Hos 6:1 "'Come, let us return to the
Lord; it is he who has torn us-he will heal us. He has wounded-he will bind
us up. 2 In just a couple of days, or three at the most, he will set us on
our feet again to live in his kindness! 3 Oh, that we might know the Lord!
Let us press on to know him, and he will respond to us as surely as the coming
of dawn or the rain of early spring.'" TLB
Salvation
 John 17:3 Now this
is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom you have sent.
Ps 13:5 But I will always trust in you and in your mercy and shall
rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord because he has
blessed me so richly. TLB
BloodHe did not say : 'When I see you eat matzot, or roast
the lamb, or go to the synagogue.' His Word says: 'When I see the blood,
I will pass over you' (Ex. 12:13). Brethren, you cannot substitute something
else for the blood! You need blood, blood, blood!"
'It is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul' (Leviticus 17
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Lev 17:10 And whatever man of the house of Israel,
or of the strangers who dwell among you, who eats any blood, I will set My
face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among
his people. 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given
it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the
blood that makes atonement for the soul.' 12 "Therefore I said to the children
of Israel, 'No one among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who
dwells among you eat blood.' 13 "Whatever man of the children of Israel,
or of the strangers who dwell among you, who hunts and catches any animal
or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with
dust; 14 for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore
I said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not eat the blood of any flesh,
for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.'
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Rebirth is accomplished by the
Spirit
Only God can
forgiveLuke 5:20
Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, "My friend, your sins are forgiven!"
21 "Who does this fellow think he is?" the Pharisees and teachers of the
Law exclaimed among themselves. "This is blasphemy! Who but God can forgive
sins?" TLB
Ex 34:7 I, Jehovah, show this steadfast love to many thousands by forgiving
their sins; or else I refuse to clear the guilty, TLB
Ps 32:5 until I finally admitted all my sins to you and stopped trying to
hide them. I said to myself, "I will confess them to the Lord." And you forgave
me! All my guilt is gone. TLB
Ps 103:3 He forgives all my sins. He heals me. 4 He ransoms me from hell.
He surrounds me with loving-kindness and tender mercies. TLB
Isa 43:25 "I, yes, I alone am he who blots away your sins for my own sake
and will never think of them again. TLB
Personal
Ps
7:6 But Lord! Arise in anger against the anger of my enemies. Awake! Demand
justice for me, Lord! 7 Gather all peoples before you; sit high above them,
judging their sins. But justify me publicly; establish my honor and truth
before them all. TLB.
Ps 78:5 For he issued his decree to Jacob; he gave his law to Israel. He
commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, [WHY]6 so
the next generation might know them--even the children not yet born--that
they in turn might teach their children. 7 So each generation can set its
hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.
8 Then they will not be like their ancestors--stubborn, rebellious, and
unfaithful, refusing to give their hearts to God.
NLT (Guided
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GracePs 78:38
Yet he was merciful and forgave their sins and didn't destroy them all. Many
a time he held back his anger and did not unleash his fury! 39 For he remembered
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ChosenActs 13:47 For this is what the Lord has commanded
us [Paul & Barnabas]: "'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that
you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'" 48 When the Gentiles
heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who
were appointed for eternal life believed. NIV
Acts 15:14 Peter has told you about the time God first
visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to bring honor to his name.
15 And this fact of Gentile conversion agrees with what the prophets predicted.
For instance, listen to this passage from the prophet Amos: 16'Afterwards'
[says the Lord], 'I will return and renew the
broken contract with David, 17 so that Gentiles,
too, will find the Lord-all those marked with my name.' TLB
Romans 1:6 And you also are among those who are called
to belong to Jesus Christ 7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called
to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord
Jesus Christ
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his
purpose ...30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called,
he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified
Rom 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined
to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn
among many brethren. NKJV
Romans 9:11 Yet, before the twins were born or had
done anything good or bad--in order that God's purpose in election might
stand ...24 Even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also
from the Gentiles
II Thessalonians 2:13 But we ought always to thank
God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose
you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief
in the truth James 2:5 Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those
who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit
the kingdom he promised those who love him
I Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare
the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light
I Peter 1:2 Who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the
Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus
Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance
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2 Tim 1:9 who has saved us and called us to a holy
life-not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose
and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of
time, NIV
AssuranceGen 4:6 "Why are you angry?" the Lord asked him. "Why is
your face so dark with rage? 7 It can be bright with joy if you will do what
you should! But if you refuse to obey, watch out. Sin is waiting
to attack you, longing to destroy you. But you can conquer it!"
TLB
Ps 4:3 Mark this well: The Lord has set apart the
redeemed for himself. Therefore he will listen to me and answer when
I call to him. TLB
Gen 3:15 From now on you and the woman will be enemies,
as will your offspring and hers. You will strike his heel, but he will crush
your head." TLB (Satan became man's enemy - but note that man has
the advantage in that he can crush the snake's head while humans mostly survive
snake bites.)
Ps 16:8 I am always thinking of the Lord; and because he is so near, I
never need to stumble or to fall. TLB
Ps 17:15 And I--in righteousness I will see your face;
when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness. NIV
Ps 17:15 But as for me, my contentment is not in wealth but in seeing you
and knowing all is well between us. And when I awake in heaven, I
will be fully satisfied, for I will see you face to face.
TLB
Isa 59:20 "The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those
in Jacob who repent of their sins," declares the LORD. 21 "As for me, this
is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit, who is on you, and
my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or
from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants
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1 John 4:4 You, dear children, are from God and have
overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who
is in the world. NIV
Image of
GodRom 8:29 For
whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image
of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
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ShieldedPs 5:7 But as for me, I will
come into your Temple protected by your mercy and your love; I will worship
you with deepest awe. 8 Lord, lead me as you promised me you would; otherwise
my enemies will conquer me. ...11 But make everyone rejoice who puts his
trust in you. Keep them shouting for joy because you are defending them.
Fill all who love you with your happiness. 12 For you bless the godly man,
O Lord; you protect him with your shield of love. TLB
Ps 3:4 I cried out to the Lord, and he heard me from
his Temple in Jerusalem. 5 Then I lay down and slept in peace and woke up
safely, for the Lord was watching over me. 6 And now, although ten thousand
enemies surround me on every side, I am not afraid. TLB
Ps 11:1 I trust in the LORD for protection. So why
do you say to me, "Fly to the mountains for safety! NLT
Ps 12:7 O Lord, we know that you will forever preserve
your own from the reach of evil men, 8 although they prowl on every side
and vileness is praised throughout the land. TLB
Ps 73:21 Then I realized how bitter I had become, how
pained I had been by all I had seen. 22 I was so foolish and ignorant--I
must have seemed like a senseless animal to you. 23 Yet I still belong to
you; you are holding my right hand. 24 You will keep on guiding me with your
counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. 25 Whom have I in heaven
but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. 26 My health may fail,
and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he
is mine forever. NLT
| Ps 75:7 It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who
will fall. 8 ...He pours the wine out in judgment, and all the wicked must
drink it, draining it to the dregs. 9 But as for me, I will always
proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Israel (Jacob).
10 For God says, "I will cut off the strength of the wicked, but I will increase
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Being grafted in, what applies to Israel, applies to
meIsa 43:1 But
now the Lord who created you, O Israel, says, "Don't be afraid, for I have
ransomed you; I have called you by name; you are mine. 2 When you go through
deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers
of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up-the flames will not consume you. TLB
Against sin / Falling
awayPs 26:12 I
publicly praise the Lord for keeping me from slipping and falling.
TLB
Ps 12:6 The Lord's promise
is sure. He speaks no careless word; all he says is purest truth, like
silver seven times refined. TLB
1 Cor 10:12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't
fall! 13 No temptation has seized you except
what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted
beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide
a way out so that you can stand up under it. NIV
Heb 2:18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted,
he is able to help those who are being tempted. NIV
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Gal 4:29 And so we who are born of the Holy Spirit
are persecuted now by those who want us to keep the Jewish laws, just as
Isaac, the child of promise, was persecuted by Ishmael, the slave-wife's
son.
30 But the Scriptures say that God told Abraham to
send away the slave-wife and her son, for the slave-wife's son could not
inherit Abraham's home and lands along with the free woman's son. 31 Dear
brothers, we are not slave children, obligated to the Jewish laws, but children
of the free woman, acceptable to God because of our faith.
TLBRescued &
ReconciledCol 1:13 For he has
rescued us from the dominion of darkness and
brought us into the kingdom of
the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of
sins. ... 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20
and through him to reconcile to
himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by
making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. NIV
Rom 5:11 Not only is this so, but we also rejoice
in God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, through whom we
have now received
reconciliation. NIV
Rom 11:13 I am talking to
you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle
to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry 14 in the hope that I may somehow
arouse my own people to
envy and save some of them. 15 For if
their rejection is the
reconciliation of the world,
what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? NIV
2 Cor 5:18 All this is from God, who
reconciled
us to himself through Christ
and gave us the ministry of
reconciliation: 19 that God was
reconciling the world to himself
in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed
to us the message of reconciliation.
NIV
RighteousGen
15:6 And Abram believed God; then God considered him righteous on account
of his faith. TLB
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Gen 6:12 As God observed how bad it was,
and saw that all mankind was vicious and depraved, he said to Noah, "I have
decided to destroy all mankind; for the earth is filled with crime because
of man. Yes, I will destroy mankind from the earth. TLB
2 Chron 16 For the eyes of the Lord search back and forthacross the whole
earth, looking for people whose hearts are perfect toward him, so that he
can show his great power in helping them. TLB
Ps 17:14 You still the hunger of those you cherish; their sons have plenty,
and they store up wealth for their children. NIV
Ps 58:10 The godly shall rejoice in the triumph
of right; they shall walk the blood-stained fields of slaughtered, wicked
men. 11 Then at last everyone will know that good is rewarded, and that there
is a God who judges justly here on earth. TLB
Ps 58:10 The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they bathe
their feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 Then men will say, "Surely the
righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth."
NIV
JoyPs 4:7 Yes, the gladness you have given me is far greater
than their joys at harvest time as they gaze at their bountiful crops.
TLB
PowerPs 75:10 For God says, "I will cut
off the strength of the wicked, but
I will increase
the power of the godly." NLT
Matt 18:18 "I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be
bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will
be loosed in heaven. NIV
Spiritual
WarfareIsa 24:15 But my heart is heavy with grief,
for evil still prevails and treachery is everywhere. 17 Terror and the captivity
of hell are still your lot, O men of the world. ...21 On that day the Lord
will punish the fallen angels in the heavens and the proud rulers of the
nations on earth. 22 They will be rounded up like prisoners and imprisoned
in a dungeon until they are tried and condemned.
Isa 24:23 Then the Lord
of heaven's armies will mount his throne in Zion and rule gloriously in
Jerusalem, in the sight of all the elders of his people. Such glory there
will be that all the brightness of the sun and moon will seem to fade away.
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Pray_intercedeEx 17:15 Moses built an altar and called it The LORD is my
Banner.16 He said, "For hands were lifted up to the throne of the LORD.
The LORD will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation."
NIV
2 Chron 7:14 then if my people will humble themselves
and pray, and search for me, and turn from their wicked ways, I will
hear them from heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land.
TLB
Ps 5:1 O Lord, hear me praying; listen to my plea,
O God my King, for I will never pray to anyone but you. 3 Each morning I
will look to you in heaven and lay my requests before you, praying earnestly.
TLB
Ps 141:1 Quick, Lord, answer me-for I have prayed.
Listen when I cry to you for help! 2 Regard my prayer as my evening sacrifice
and as incense wafting up to you. TLB
NIV Ps 141:2 May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting
up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
Challenge
GodPs 4:6 Many
say that God will never help us. Prove them wrong, O Lord, by letting the
light of your face shine down upon us. TLB
Prayer against: Ps 141:5 But I am in constant
prayer against the wicked and their deeds. 6 When their leaders are condemned,
and their bones are strewn across the ground, then these men will finally
listen to me and know that I am trying to help them. 8 I look to you for
help, O Lord God. You are my refuge. Don't let them slay me. 9 Keep me out
of their traps. 10 Let them fall into their own snares, while I
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