David Popa

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, no sacrafice

Mark 12:33 (NIV)
To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Obedience vs sacrafice

1 Samuel 15:22 (NIV)
But Samuel replied: "Does the lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.

Trusting in the world

Isaiah 31:1 (NIV)
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the lord.

Christ (foundatoin) measure

Isaiah 28:16-17 (NIV)
So this is what the Sovereign lord says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.

1 Peter 3:12, 1 Peter 3:14

1 Peter 3:12 (NIV)
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

1 Peter 3:14 (NIV)
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened."

1 Peter 3:12

1 Peter 3:12 (NIV)
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

Isaiah 30:15

Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)
This is what the Sovereign lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.

Isaiah 33:6

Isaiah 33:6 (NIV)
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the lord is the key to this treasure.

FAith

Galatians 5:6 (NIV)
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

Joy for the law

Psalm 119:18 (NIV)
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.

Proverbs 15:22, Proverbs 15:33

Proverbs 15:22 (NIV)
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Proverbs 15:33 (NIV)
Wisdom's instruction is to fear the lord, and humility comes before honor.

Counsel

Proverbs 15:22 (NIV)
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Worldly ways

Proverbs 14:12 (NIV)
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Ezra 8:23

Ezra 8:23 (NIV84)
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.

Ephesians 6:12

Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

2 Chronicles 30:9

2 Chronicles 30:9 (NIV)
If you return to the lord, then your fellow Israelites and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will return to this land, for the lord your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him."

2 Chronicles 20:1

2 Chronicles 20:1 (NIV)
After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 20:2

2 Chronicles 20:2 (NIV)
Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, "A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar" (that is, En Gedi).

2 Chronicles 20:3

2 Chronicles 20:3 (NIV)
Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah.

2 Chronicles 20:4

2 Chronicles 20:4 (NIV)
The people of Judah came together to seek help from the lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him.

2 Chronicles 20:4

2 Chronicles 20:4 (NIV)
The people of Judah came together to seek help from the lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him.

2 Chronicles 20:6

2 Chronicles 20:6 (NIV)
and said: "lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.

2 Chronicles 20:7

2 Chronicles 20:7 (NIV)
Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?

2 Chronicles 20:7

2 Chronicles 20:7 (NIV)
Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?