Laricciajr
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Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 2:17 NLT
Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king.
Jun 28
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 2:16 NLT
For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.
Jun 28
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 2:13 NLT
For the Lord’s sake, submit to all human authority—whether the king as head of state,
Jun 28
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 2:11 NLT
Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.
Jun 28
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 2:8 NLT
And, “He is the stone that makes people stumble, the rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them.
Jun 28
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 2:25 NLT
Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls.
Jun 28
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 2:24 NLT
He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.
Jun 28
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 1:23 NLT
For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 1:17 NLT
And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as “temporary residents.”
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 1:14 NLT
So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 1:13 NLT
So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 1:12 NLT
They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 1:11 NLT
They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 1:6 NLT
So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 1:5 NLT
And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 1:4 NLT
and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted 1 Peter 1:2 NLT
God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted James 5:16 NLT
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted James 5:12 NLT
But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned.
Jun 27
Laricciajr
highlighted James 1:27 NLT
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.
Jun 25