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Ezekiel 36:27

Ezekiel 36:27 (NLT)
And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.

Ezekiel 36:25-26

Ezekiel 36:25-26 (NLT)
“Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.

Matthew 2:7-8

Matthew 2:7-8 (MSG)
Herod then arranged a secret meeting with the scholars from the East. Pretending to be as devout as they were, he got them to tell him exactly when the birth-announcement star appeared. Then he told them the prophecy about Bethlehem, and said, "Go find this child. Leave no stone unturned. As soon as you find him, send word and I'll join you at once in your worship."

We are sent as the Father sent Jesus

John 20:21 (NLT)
Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”

Treatment of poor and widows --- leave some for them!

Deuteronomy 24:17-21 (NLT)
“True justice must be given to foreigners living among you and to orphans, and you must never accept a widow’s garment as security for her debt.

Newly married man - no work for a year

Deuteronomy 24:5 (NLT)
“A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other official responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married.

Spiritual foreclosure and the law

Galatians 2:19-20 (NLT)
For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for God.

Overwhelmed with a desire for your regulations.

Psalm 119:20 (NLT)
I am always overwhelmed with a desire for your regulations.

Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths of your instruction

Psalm 119:17-18 (NLT)
Be good to your servant, that I may live and obey your word.

Psalm 119:16

Psalm 119:16 (NLT)
I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word.

God's grace super rules

Romans 5:3 (NLT)
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.

Romans 5:20-21 (NLT)
God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.

first Adam vs second Adam

Romans 5:3 (NLT)
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.

Romans 5:12-21 (NLT)
When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.

Luke 18:9

Luke 18:9 (NKJV)
Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

Luke 18:10

Luke 18:10 (NKJV)
Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

Luke 18:11

Luke 18:11 (NKJV)
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank You that I am not like other menextortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

Luke 18:12

Luke 18:12 (NKJV)
I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.

Luke 18:13

Luke 18:13 (NKJV)
And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner!

Luke 18:14

Luke 18:14 (NKJV)
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

love your enemies

Matthew 5:43-48 (NLT)
“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.

let your yes be yes and no be no

Matthew 5:33-37 (NLT)
“You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the LORD.’

if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off

Matthew 5:29-30 (NLT)
So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

reconcile before sacrifice

Matthew 5:23-24 (NLT)
“So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you,

Proverbs 16:1

Proverbs 16:1 (NLT)
We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer.

Proverbs 16:2

Proverbs 16:2 (NLT)
People may be pure in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their motives.

Proverbs 16:3

Proverbs 16:3 (NLT)
Commit your actions to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.