For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you e
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifi
Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope
and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in ou
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is ab
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and th
I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acce
but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the h
For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the d
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith
For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On th
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay thei
because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are servin
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;
keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.