🕊️ WORDS OF JESUS

• Matthew 5:6
  "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."

• Matthew 5:16
  "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

• Matthew 5:20
  "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."

• Matthew 5:27–28
  "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."

• Matthew 5:44
  "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you."

• Matthew 5:48
  "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."

• Matthew 6:33
  "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

• Matthew 7:21
  "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."

• Matthew 7:24–27
  "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
  And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it."

• Matthew 12:33–37
  "Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
  O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
  A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
  But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."

• Matthew 15:18–20
  "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
  For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
  These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man."

• Matthew 18:8–9
  "Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
  And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire."

• Matthew 22:37–40
  "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
  This is the first and great commandment.
  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

• Matthew 23:25–28
  "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
  Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
  Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity."

• Luke 6:46
  "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"

• John 5:14
  "Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee."

• John 8:11
  "…Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more."

• John 13:34–35
  "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."

• John 14:15
  "If ye love me, keep my commandments."

• John 14:21–24
  "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me…
  If a man love me, he will keep my words…
  He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings…"

• John 15:2
  "Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit."

• John 15:6
  "If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered…"

• John 15:8
  "Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples."

• John 17:17
  "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."

⚖️ HOLY LIVING

• Romans 12:1–2
  "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…"

• Ephesians 4:20–24
  "But ye have not so learned Christ;
  If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
  That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man…
  And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
  And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."

• Colossians 1:21–23
  "And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
  In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
  If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled…"

• 1 Timothy 4:8
  "For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come."

• 1 Timothy 6:3
  "If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness…"

• 1 Timothy 6:6
  "But godliness with contentment is great gain."

• 2 Timothy 2:19
  "Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity."

• 2 Timothy 3:12
  "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."

• Titus 1:1–2
  "Paul, a servant of God… according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
  In hope of eternal life…"

• 2 Peter 1:3
  "According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness…"

• 2 Peter 3:11
  "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness."

🔥 GRACE EMPOWERS OBEDIENCE

• Acts 5:32
  "…the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him."

• Romans 6:6–14
  "Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him… that henceforth we should not serve sin.
  For he that is dead is freed from sin…
  Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
  Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God…"

• Romans 6:16
  "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are… whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"

• Romans 6:17
  "But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you."

• Romans 8:12–14
  "Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."

• Galatians 2:20
  "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me…"

• Galatians 5:16
  "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."

• Galatians 5:24–25
  "And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
  If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."

• Philippians 2:12–13
  "…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
  For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."

• Titus 2:11–14
  "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world…
  Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works."

• 1 Peter 2:24
  "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness…"

✨ HOLINESS AND SANCTIFICATION REQUIRED

• 2 Corinthians 7:1
  "…let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."

• 1 Thessalonians 4:3–7
  "For this is the will of God, even your sanctification…
  That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
  For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness."

• 1 Thessalonians 5:22–23
  "Abstain from all appearance of evil.
  And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly…"

• Hebrews 12:14
  "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord."

• 1 Peter 1:14–16
  "As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts…
  But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
  Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy."

🌿 RIGHTEOUSNESS, PURITY, AND CLEANNESS OF LIFE

• 2 Corinthians 5:17
  "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."

• Ephesians 5:3–11
  "But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints…
  For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light…
  And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them."

• Colossians 3:1–10
  "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above…
  Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness…
  But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication…
  And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him."

• 2 Timothy 2:22
  "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart."

• 1 John 1:6–7
  "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
  But if we walk in the light… the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."

• 1 John 3:2–3
  "…every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure."

• 1 John 5:18
  "We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself…"

🍇 FRUIT AS EVIDENCE OF NEW BIRTH

• Romans 6:22
  "But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life."

• Ephesians 2:10
  "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."

• Philippians 1:11
  "Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God."

• 2 Peter 1:5–7
  "…giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
  And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
  And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."

• 2 Peter 1:8–10
  "For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful…
  Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure…"

• James 1:22
  "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."

• James 2:17–20
  "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone…
  But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?"

• James 2:26
  "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."

• 1 John 2:3–4
  "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar…"

• 1 John 2:29
  "…every one that doeth righteousness is born of him."

• 1 John 3:7
  "Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous."

⚠️ NO EXCUSES / GRACE IS NOT LICENSE

• Romans 6:1–2
  "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?"

• 1 Corinthians 9:27
  "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means… I myself should be a castaway."

• Hebrews 3:12–14
  "Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God…
  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end."

• Hebrews 10:26–29
  "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins…
  Of how much sorer punishment… shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God… and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?"

• 1 John 2:15–17
  "Love not the world… If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him…
  And the world passeth away… but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."

• Jude 4
  "…ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness…"