Saints in Jerusalem

Bob10

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One day Jesus was standing beside Lake Gennesaret when the crowd pressed in around him to hear God’s word....Jesus boarded one of the boats....Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. - Luke 5:1-3, Common English Bible (CEB).

JESUS: "Man is to live by every word that God speaks." - Matt. 4:4, NLV

"You must obey Him only." - Matt. 4:10, NLV

JESUS: "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching..." - Jn 14:23, NIRV

PAUL: Therefore do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food and drink or of observing festivals, new moons, or sabbaths. - Col.2:16, NRSV

It is God's word. It is at work in you who believe. - 1Thess. 2:13, NIRV

JESUS: "I have shown you to the disciples you gave me out of the world. They were yours. You gave them to me. And they have obeyed your word." - Jn 17:6, NIRV

Bob10

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....the gift of God is eternal life.... - Romans 6:23, NIV

....those who do the will of God live forever. - 1 John 2:17, NRSV

Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother. - Mk 3:35, NRSV

My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it. - Lk 8:21, NRSV

Bob10

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....God led you during these forty years in the desert so he could humble you, testing you to find out what was in your heart: whether you would keep his commandments or not. - Dt. 8:2, CEB

...He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. - Philippians 2:8, NKJV

....some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves ...to 'keep the Feast' of Unleavened Bread.... - 2Chronicles 30:11,13, NKJV

Therefore humble yourselves... - 1Peter 5:6, NKJV

...."keep the feast".... - 1Cor. 5:7-8, NKJV

“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.” - 1Peter 5:5, NKJV

For by grace you have been saved.... - Eph. 2:8

He saves all those who obey him - Hebrews 5:9, NIRV

Or do you suppose that scripture is meaningless? Doesn’t God long for our faithfulness in the life he has given to us? - James 4:5, CEB

Bob10

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For seven days you will eat bread without yeast....It will be a special mark on your hand and on your forehead to make people remember, that the Law of the Lord is to be in your mouth.... - Ex. 13:6-9, NLV

PAUL: So let us keep the Feast....Let us keep the Feast with bread made without yeast... - 1Cor 5:7-8, NIRV

The fifth angel blew his horn....They were to hurt only the men who did not have the mark of God on their foreheads. - Rev. 9:1-4, NLV

Bob10

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When Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together .... - Acts 2:1, Common English Bible (CEB)

PAUL: I am warning you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who try to keep you from staying together. They want to trip you up. They teach you things opposite to what you have learned. Stay away from them. People like that are not serving Christ our Lord. - Rom. 16:17-18, NIRV

Bob10

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Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother. - Mk 3:35, NIV

My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice. - Lk 8:21, NIV

On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer.... - Acts 16:13, NIV

....they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.” - Acts 16:19-21, NIV

....it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them. - Esther 3:8, NIV

After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison....After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, where they met with the brothers and sisters and encouraged them. Then they left. - Acts 16:23,40, NIV

Bob10

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....the Word of the Lord will last forever. That Word is the Good News which was preached to you. - 1Peter 1:25, NLV

The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, .... if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes (Acts 2:1/ 1Cor. 5:7-8), and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. - Ezek. 18:1, 21, NKJV

Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” - Act 15:36, NIV

Bob10

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You always do what is right.
And your law is true. - Psalm 119:142, NIRV

....and all your commandments (1Cor. 7:19/ 1Jn. 2:3-4) are true. - Psalm 119:151, Common English Bible (CEB)

All your words are true.
All your laws are right. They last forever. - Psalm 119:160, NIRV

PAUL: The time will come when people won’t put up with true teaching. - 2Ti. 4:3, NIRV

O Lord, save me from lying lips and a false tongue. - Psalm 120:2, NLV

...there will be false teachers among you. - 2Peter 2:1, NIRV

...you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. - Rev. 2:2, NIV

Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image... - Rev. 19:20, NKJV

PAUL: Finally, my brothers and sisters, always think about what is true. Think about what is noble, right and pure. - Philippians 4:8, NIRV

Bob10

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… do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments (1Cor. 7:19/ 1Jn 2:3-4) and keep all His statutes (Acts 2:1/ 1Cor. 5:7-8)… - Exodus 15:26, NKJV

The Lord hates how sinners live.
But he loves those who run after what is right. – Proverbs 15:9, NIRV

So run in a way that will get you the prize. All who take part in the games train hard. They do it to get a crown that will not last. But we do it to get a crown that will last forever. – 1Cor. 9:24-25, NIRV

Let us throw off any sin that holds on to us so tightly. Let us keep on running the race marked out for us. – Hebrews 12:1, NIRV

You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? The One who chooses you does not keep you from obeying the truth. – Galatians 5:7-8, NIRV

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth. – Psalms 119:142, NKJV

Bob10

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The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”

Philip was from the town of Bethsaida. So were Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One that Moses wrote about in the Law. The prophets also wrote about him. He is Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” - John 1:43-45, New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

Peter: Moses said, The Lord your God will raise up from your own people a prophet like me (Dt. 18:15-18). Listen to whatever he tells you. Whoever doesn’t listen to that prophet will be totally cut off from the people. – Acts 3:12, 22-23, CEB

“Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”

“What is written in the Law (Dt. 30:16-19)?” Jesus replied.

“Do that, and you will live.” - Luke 10:25-28, NIRV

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