Divina Bruss

Unity within the church

Philippians 1:27 (NLT)
Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.

Death and pain will be gone forever

Revelation 21:4 (NLT)
He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”

Book of life before the world was made

Revelation 17:8 (NLT)
The beast you saw was once alive but isn’t now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.

God will wipe every tear

Revelation 7:17 (NLT)
For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

Lamb will lead to life giving water

Revelation 7:17 (NLT)
For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

Revelation song

Revelation 4:8 (NLT)
Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty— the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.”

Searches out thoughts and intentions

Revelation 2:23 (NLT)
I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.

Alpha and Omega

Revelation 1:8 (NLT)
“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”

Keep away from idols

1 John 5:21 (NLT)
Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.

Not every sin leads to death

1 John 5:17 (NLT)
All wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death.

1 John 5:20 (NLT)
And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.

Command to love

1 John 4:21 (NLT)
And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their Christian brothers and sisters.

We love each other bc he loved is first

1 John 4:19 (NLT)
We love each other because he loved us first.

Love expels all fear

1 John 4:18 (NLT)
Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.

Real love is what God did for us

1 John 4:10 (NLT)
This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

Must put love into action

1 John 3:18-19 (NLT)
Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.

Give up lives for others

1 John 3:16 (NLT)
We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.

World will hate you

1 John 3:13 (NLT)
So don’t be surprised, dear brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.

If you don't love each other, you don't love God

1 John 3:10 (NLT)
So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.

Actions evidence of righteousness

1 John 3:7 (NLT)
Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous.

Do right=God's children

1 John 2:29 (NLT)
Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children.

Spirit teaches you everything you need to know

1 John 2:27 (NLT)
But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.

Holy one has given you his spirit

1 John 2:20 (NLT)
But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth.

Christ existed from the beginning

1 John 2:14 (NLT)
I have written to you who are God’s children because you know the Father. I have written to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I have written to you who are young in the faith because you are strong. God’s word lives in your hearts, and you have won your battle with the evil one.

Love one another

1 John 2:7-10 (NLT)
Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before.

Should live like Jesus

1 John 2:6 (NLT)
Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.