🕊️ 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.”

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

• John 8:11
  “…go, and sin no more.”

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

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

⚖️ FROM THE REST OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

GODLINESS

• 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 6:6
  “But godliness with contentment is great gain.”

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

• 2 Peter 1:3
  “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:”

• 2 Peter 1:5–7
  “And beside this, 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 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,”

RIGHTEOUSNESS

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

• 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 2:29
  “If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that 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.”

HOLY OBEDIENCE

• 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.”

• Acts 5:32
  “And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.”

• 1 Peter 1:14–16
  “As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 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.”

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

• 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, and the truth is not in him.”

NO EXCUSES

• 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?”