John 9:39
And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.
Category: The Bible
Give praise to the Lord God and please him
Ezra 10:11
So now, give praise to the Lord, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and make yourselves separate from the peoples of the land and from the strange women.
Ezr 10:19 And they gave their word that they would put away their wives; and for their sin, they gave an offering of a male sheep of the flock.
True confession
Ezra 9:6
I said, O my God, shame keeps me from lifting up my face to you, my God: for our sins are increased higher than our heads and our evil-doing has come up to heaven.
Ask, pray and give praise for all men, kings and authorities.
1 Timothy 2:1
My desire is, first of all, that you will make requests and prayers and give praise for all men;1 Timothy 2:2
For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour.1 Timothy 2:3
This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;1 Timothy 2:4
Whose desire is that all men may have salvation and come to the knowledge of what is true.
Light of the world
John 8:12
Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.
God helps all his servants
Ezra 8:22
For I would not, for shame, make request to the king for a band of armed men and horsemen to give us help against those who might make attacks on us on the way: for we had said to the king, The hand of our God is on his servants for good, but his power and his wrath are against all those who are turned away from him.
Be a true witness; preach the true doctrine.
1 Timothy 1:15
It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:
1 Timothy 1:16
But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.