Biblical truth is not found in isolated verses but in the consistent, unified narrative of God's character and redemptive plan. It involves understanding context, embracing the full counsel of Scripture, and applying its timeless principles to contemporary life. This is achieved through prayerful study, reliance on the Holy Spirit, and the practical application of God's Word to heart, mind, and action.
Salvation
Understanding God's gracious offer of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ alone.
✔ Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved, for there is no other name for salvation (Acts 16:31; Acts 4:12)
✔ Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart God raised Him (Romans 10:9)
✔ Acknowledge salvation is not by works, but through the redemption in His blood (Ephesians 1:7; Titus 3:5)
✔ Recognize that eternal life and passing from death to life are found in the Son (1 John 3:14)
✔ Call upon the Lord as your strength, song, and salvation (Psalm 27:1; Isaiah 12:2; Revelation 7:10)
Sexual purity
Honoring God with your body by fleeing sexual immorality.
✔ Put to death sexual immorality, impurity, and passion as idolatry (Colossians 3:5)
✔ Understand God's will is your sanctification, to abstain from sexual immorality (1 Thessalonians 4:3-4)
✔ Flee sexual sin, recognizing your body is for the Lord (1 Corinthians 6:13-18)
✔ Know that those who practice sexual immorality are outside the kingdom (Revelation 22:15)
Diligence
Pursuing purposeful work as an act of worship and stewardship.
✔ Consider the ant and be wise, avoiding poverty through laziness (Proverbs 6:6-10)
✔ Work with diligence, for the soul of the sluggard craves but has nothing (Proverbs 13:4; 20:4)
✔ Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty (Proverbs 20:13)
✔ Understand that slack hands make poor, but diligent hands bring wealth (Proverbs 10:4)
Prayer
Cultivating a sincere, faithful dialogue with God.
✔ Pray in secret to your Father who sees in secret (Matthew 6:5-6)
✔ Believe you have received what you ask for in prayer (Mark 11:24)
✔ Seek God earnestly and plead in prayer (Job 8:5; 1 Samuel 1:12-13)
✔ Listen to God and ask according to His will (Isaiah 51:1-4; John 15:7)
Temptation
Relying on God's faithfulness and strength in times of testing.
✔ Consider trials pure joy, knowing testing produces perseverance (James 1:2)
✔ Trust God to provide a way out so you can endure temptation (1 Corinthians 10:13)
✔ Put on God's full armor to stand against evil (Ephesians 6:13)
✔ Remember Christ suffered and is able to help those being tempted (Hebrews 2:18)
✔ Recognize the deceptive nature of temptation (Matthew 4:3; Genesis 3:6)
Worship
Reserving devotion for the one true God alone.
✔ Have no other gods before the Lord (Exodus 20:1-3)
✔ Flee idolatry and do not turn to mediums (1 Corinthians 10:14; Leviticus 19:31)
✔ Understand idols are detestable to the Lord (Deuteronomy 27:15)
Contentment
Finding ultimate satisfaction in God, not material wealth.
✔ Pursue godliness with contentment, for the love of money is a root of evil (1 Timothy 6:6-10)
✔ Keep your life free from love of money; be content with what you have (Hebrews 13:5)
✔ Use honest scales and measures (Leviticus 19:35)
✔ Reject unjust gain and violence (Ezekiel 18:13; Proverbs 20:17)
Relationships
Choosing companions who encourage godliness.
✔ Do not be misled: bad company corrupts good character (1 Corinthians 15:33)
✔ Avoid association with sexually immoral professing believers (1 Corinthians 5:9)
✔ Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:14-16)
✔ Refuse to follow a crowd in doing wrong (Exodus 23:1-2)
Humility
Cultivating a lowly view of self and a high view of God.
✔ Humble yourself before the Lord, and He will lift you up (James 4:10; 1 Peter 5:5-10)
✔ Become like a child to enter the kingdom; welcome the little ones (Matthew 18:10)
✔ Take the lowest place, so your host may say, "Friend, move up higher" (Luke 14:10)
Modesty
Adorning yourself with good deeds and a gentle spirit.
✔ Let your beauty be your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle spirit (1 Peter 3:3-5)
✔ Dress modestly, with decency and propriety (1 Timothy 2:9-10)
✔ A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man women's (Deuteronomy 22:5)
✔ Remember your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
Marriage
Honoring the sacred, lifelong covenant between one man and one woman.
✔ Leave parents and cleave to spouse, becoming one flesh (Genesis 2:24; Mark 10:9)
✔ Live considerately with your wife, showing honor (1 Peter 3:7-8)
✔ Wives submit to husbands; husbands love wives as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:22-31)
✔ Honor marriage and keep the marriage bed pure (Hebrews 13:4-6)
✔ He who finds a wife finds a good thing (Proverbs 18:22)
Christ's return
Living in hopeful readiness for the coming of the Lord.
✔ Be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect (Luke 12:40; Matthew 24:30)
✔ Be patient and stand firm, for the Lord's coming is near (James 5:8-9)
✔ Abide in Him, so you may be confident and unashamed at His coming (1 John 2:28; John 14:3)
✔ Purify yourself as He is pure (2 Corinthians 7:1; 1 John 3:23)
✔ He will reward each according to his works (Matthew 16:27; Revelation 22:12)
Faith
Trusting fully in God's promises and character.
✔ By grace you are saved through faith, not of works (Ephesians 2:8-9)
✔ Take up the shield of faith to extinguish evil's flaming arrows (Ephesians 6:16)
✔ Faith is confidence in what we hope for, assurance about what we do not see (Hebrews 11:1)
✔ The testing of your faith produces perseverance (James 1:3-6)
✔ Faith expresses itself through love (Galatians 5:6)
Repentance
Turning from sin and toward God in humble transformation.
✔ Whoever conceals sins does not prosper, but one who confesses finds mercy (Proverbs 28:13)
✔ Return to the Lord with all your heart (Joel 2:12; Zephaniah 2:3)
✔ Repent and be baptized for forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38)
✔ God commands all people everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30)
✔ Unless you repent, you will all perish (Luke 13:3, 5)
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