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We did not choose Him

John 15:16 (NIV)
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

Our works

John 15:8 (NIV)
This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

Salvation by grace

Galatians 5:4 (NIV)
You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Even fools thought wise

Proverbs 17:28 (NIV)
Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

Jesus was "heavenly, glorious"

Isaiah 53:2 (NIV)
He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

Heart attitude - not visible acts

Joel 2:13 (NLT)
Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the LORD your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.

Slavery to sin vs obedience

Romans 6:16 (NIV)
Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?

Sin shall no longer be your master

Romans 6:14 (NIV)
For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

Objecting to Christ's call

Acts 11:8 (NIV)
"I replied, 'Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.'

Pride

Acts 11:3 (NIV)
and said, "You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them."

Quick to listen

James 1:19 (NIV)
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

Character determined how we interperet

Psalm 18:25-26 (NIV)
To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

I strike a blow to my body

1 Corinthians 9:27 (NIV)
No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

Wise in your own eyes

Isaiah 5:21 (NIV)
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

Go outside the camp

Hebrews 13:13 (NIV)
Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.

Love

Romans 13:9-10 (NIV)
The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet," and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."

Love

Romans 13:8 (NIV)
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.

Love

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (NIV)
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

Build others up

Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Whoever digs a pit

Psalm 7:15 (NIV)
Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.

The Holy Spirit

Isaiah 11:2 (NIV)
The Spirit of the lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the lord—

Above all, love deeply

1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Use what you have

1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.

Offer hospitality

1 Peter 4:9 (NIV)
Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.