For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

And having disarmed the powers and authorities,
he made a public spectacle of them,
triumphing over them by the cross.

The LORD is my light and my salvation 
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life
of whom shall I be afraid?

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted.

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.

Once you were alienated from God but now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.

Therefore put on the full armor of God,
so that when the day of evil comes,
you may be able to stand your ground,
and after you have done everything, to stand

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing, and perfect will.

A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

One man considers one day more sacred than another;
another man considers every day alike.
Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

"If you feel guilty and condemned, come, and though the house is too good for you, Christ will make you good enough for the house. He will wash you, and cleanse you, and you will yet be able to sing with Moses, with the same unfaltering voice, 'Lord, thou hast been my dwelling place throughout all generations.'" - Charles Spurgeon

For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace with his blood, shed on the cross.

Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great:
He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit,
was seen by angels, was preached among the nations,
was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

I do not frustrate the grace of God:
for if righteousness come by the law,
then Christ is dead in vain.

So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don't be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,
who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped…

In all my prayers for all of you,
I always pray with joy because
of your partnership in the gospel
from the first day until now.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.

Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do
and doesn’t do it, sins.

Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great:
He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit,
was seen by angels, was preached among the nations,
was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.