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Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is
near. | Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his
thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon. | "For my thoughts
are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares
the LORD. | "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are
my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah
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Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on
things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. | Set
your minds on things above, not on earthly things. | For you died,
and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. | When Christ, who
is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:
sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is
idolatry. | Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. Colossians
3:1-10 (NIV)
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For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.
| It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly
passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in
this present age Titus
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But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:6-8
(NIV)
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