O you who believe! do not make your charity worthless by reproach and injury, like him who spends his property to be seen of men and does not believe in Allah and the last day; so his parable is as the parable of a smooth rock with earth upon it, then a heavy rain falls upon it, so it leaves it bare; they shall not be able to gain anything of what they have earned; and Allah does not guide the unbelieving people.
Do not quench the Spirit. 20Do not despise z prophecies, 21but a test everything; hold fast what is good. 22Abstain from every form of evil.
Put on then, as e God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, f compassionate hearts, g kindness, h humility, meekness, and patience, 13 h bearing with one another and, i if one has a complaint against another, g forgiving each other; g as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
When you look at the world through rose-tinted glasses, all the red flags just look like flags.
Final Greetings 16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and o will set them in their own land, and p sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
One gives k freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
I know I don’t have to be sarcastic, but the world has given me so much material to work with... I would hate to be wasteful.
And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
Sometimes I pretend to be normal. But it get boring. So I go back to being me.
Holy Spirit, strengthen my resolve to live every day as a committed, involved disciple. Live in me and permeate my life with love. Keep me mindful of the benefits of your grace.
I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Let love be genuine. u Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 v Love one another with brotherly affection.
The world isn’t divided between left and right, it’s divided between the people who can have a meaningful nuanced conversation about sensitive issues and the people who cannot.
Every time I trust someone new, they end up reminding me why I shouldn’t trust anyone at all.
No offense but telling someone something that you’re really passionate and excited about and getting little to no response is one of the worst feelings ever.
7 when the morning stars v sang together and all w the sons of God x shouted for joy?
Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem.