I am not talking about 'let me just pick a verse and share it for the sake of the post' or 'pointless verse posting' since all verses aren't pointless. I mean random as in...we all learn something. :o If you feel God pressing you to share a verse or a passage, share it, and if you have anything to add to it, share it. 8)

NIV:Galatians 3:4
Have you suffered so much for nothing–if it really was for nothing?

We don't suffer for no reason at all - when we look back on a trial we can use it in our testimony!

NIV:Galatians 1:10 Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

And also in:

NLT:Galatians 3:4 You have suffered so much for the Good News. Surely it was not in vain, was it? Are you now going to just throw it all away?

Again, we are all going to suffer SOME amount if we are passionate for God. It wasn't for nothing, and we can't get over a hard time and just dismiss it - we have to share it in our testimony and acknowledge that we learned something throughout it.

This thread rocks. ;D
Colossians 3:12-14 "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."
This is like all that God's been speaking to me through His word these past few days. We really need to live with these virtues and stuff because we can impact the world if we set ourselves apart like this.

1 Peter 2:11
Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.

Let that be a reminder to everyone.

Joh 13:34 - Show Context
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

Joh 13:35 - Show Context
By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Joh 15:12 - Show Context
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Joh 15:17 - Show Context
These things I command you, that you love one another.

Ro 12:10 - Show Context
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;

Ro 13:8 - Show Context
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Ga 5:13 - Show Context
For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Eph 4:2 - Show Context
with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

1Th 3:12 - Show Context
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,

1Th 4:9 - Show Context
But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

Heb 10:24 - Show Context
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,

1Pe 1:22 - Show Context
Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,

1Pe 3:8 - Show Context
Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;

1Pe 4:8 - Show Context
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins."

1Pe 5:14 - Show Context
Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

1Jo 3:11 - Show Context
For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,

1Jo 3:23 - Show Context
And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

1Jo 4:7 - Show Context
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

1Jo 4:11 - Show Context
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

1Jo 4:12 - Show Context
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

Wanted just the John15:35 verse, but all the others came up with the search.(So forgive me for posting so much verses. It is just so clear, so much verses saying precisely the same thing: LOVE one another) We are commanded to love one another with a real love. We must love those who are poor and broken. Cause they are the ones Jesus came to save. May our hearts be broken with the things that break God's heart.

Psalms 51

10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

James 1:2-4 (NIV)

Consider it pure joy my brothers, when you face trials of many kinds, because the testing of your faith develops preserverance. Preserverance must finish its work so that you maybe mature and complete, not lacking anything.


This verse has been one that I have committed to memory. It just shows me that there is a reason for everything. I can tell you that I personally have had many various trials that if I were not to have gone through them I would not be the woman I am to day. I am more complete in Christ because of my trials. He has carried me through, although at times I did not see.

this is not only me that is going to post here this tread is open to all to post scripture here that can help the growth of alls faith.

1 peter 1

Growing in the Knowledge of God

3 As we know Jesus better, his divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life. He has called us to receive his own glory and goodness! 4 And by that same mighty power, he has given us all of his rich and wonderful promises. He has promised that you will escape the decadence all around you caused by evil desires and that you will share in his divine nature.
5 So make every effort to apply the benefits of these promises to your life. Then your faith will produce a life of moral excellence. A life of moral excellence leads to knowing God better. 6 Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness. 7 Godliness leads to love for other Christians, and finally you will grow to have genuine love for everyone. 8 The more you grow like this, the more you will become productive and useful in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But those who fail to develop these virtues are blind or, at least, very shortsighted.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 1996.

note on the above passage: that's a great passage. :) i've been going over that one a lot lately. i love how verse three opens up in the NIV. "His divine power..." it sets up the entire passage. :azn:

note #2: it's actually 2 Peter. ;)

my scripture of the day comes from James 1:2-18

2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; 8he is a doubleminded man, unstable in all he does.

9The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position. 10But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower. 11For the sun rises with the scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.

12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

13When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14but each one is tempted when, by his own evel desire, he is dragged away and enticed. 15The, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is fullgrown, gives birth to death.

16Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. 17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like the shifting shadows. 18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be kind of firstfruits of all he created.(NIV)

i know it's long but i think it makes a good point and helps us to live through our trials.

Yup. One of the Unregistered led me to my Scripture of the Day for yesterday. I'll see how I feel in a lil bit about making a Devotion on it, because I really wanted to last night, but I was too tired anyways. I might need to think about makin' a devo this time. No rush ;D

Ok since nothing's been posted up for a little while here's another piece of scripture for the day. I think everyone knows it.

John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

It's pretty obvious why I chose this verse. We all need to remember it. Sometimes we can lose sight of how much God really loves and cares for us and when we do that, we start to fall away in our faith. When we remember that God loved the world enough to send his only son to die for us and save us from our sins then we will be able to show him what that sacrifice meant to us. We obey him because of what he gave for us to be with him.

-ZP

Romans 5.3-5 NLT
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

That's a good one!

I am so glad this thread was started. It gives me a chance to read some of the finer points of the Bible, because I may be an aspiring Pastor, but I am not perfect at finding good verses. Romans 5:3-5 is a good verse.

Avoid Divisive Persons

Paul instructs in Romans 16:17-20 to "note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly."

Great Scripture! I hope giving it to my sister will help her through her own situation...

"As iron shapens iron..a friend shapens a friend" Proverbs 27.17 NLT

ooh, I was just reading proverbs last night! That's one of the porv. on my list of best ones!

"In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these:

a righteous man perishing in his
righteousness,
and a wicked man living long in
his wickedness.
Do not be overrighteous,
neither be overwise -
why destroy yourself?
Do not be overwicked,
and do not be a fool -
why die before your time?
It is good to grasp the one
and not let go of the other.
The man who fears God will
avoid all extremes*."

- Ecclesiastes 7:15-18, NIV

*In the NIV version, it says "or will follow them both"

It speaks for itself. Found it last night.

that is awesome! i hate having to balance stuff and "avoid all extremes", i thank God that He does it for me if I submit to and obey HIm, hurray for Jesus!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I don't even NEED to watch out for that kind of stuff most of the time... when I do need to watch out, it's Satan trying to tempt me, so all I need to do it watch out, and God does the rest. Hurray for Jesus!

yeah, Rock ON Jesus! Satan is so stupid. He thinks he can beat us up and like it will do anything, cuz we already won, and we'll live forever and he won't hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL, I usually don't laugh like that at him when I think like that, I usually laugh more maniacally, like "Yeh heh heh heh heh heh hehhhh!" lol But seriously, I loved the verses I found in Ecclesiastes.

yeah, they are pretty good. i was just looking at your signature and realized that when i need comfort the most, Psalm 23 really helps me, when i'm scared, overwhelmed, mad, etc. and the best one for when i feel like i have done something really bad or something, and i feel like i don't deserve to belong to Jesus, or whatever, i remind myself: "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you." Man, that brings me to tears.

Yep... God truly is the God of Wonders.

2 Corinthians 10:12:
We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.
This is a good verse.

Lamentations 3:25-26
"25The Lord is good to those whose
hope is in him;
26it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord."

I was searching the Bible the night before I posted this, and I just suddenly came across Lamentations, and decided to search it for a verse that had meaning. Well, my Bible, the kiddie Bible it is, as the basic ones blown up under "Words To Remember." This is the only "Words to remember" in Lamentations, but I read it and decided it was more than that; it is very important, and I think it teaches us patience in trials. Just wait on the Lord; His salvation is near. God bless,


A.D.

26 mins before its no longer Saturday...
Amos 8.11
"The time is coming" says the Soverevern Lord 'when I will send a famine on the land, not a famine of bread and water but of hearing the words of the Lord'. I randomly opened my Bible. and typed this.

Good verse. I must have overlooked it a month ago when I found it.... no, wait, I haven't looked in famous Amos in longer than a month. So I never really looked in it essentially.

I know this verse is only half the sentence, but it makes sense that way:

Daniel 9:9

"The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him."

Good verse.

i am glad that i was able to give something to this board and i hope that this will grow more and help poeple more and bring everyone closer to each other and closer to God.

your brother in christ jesus
nico

James 5:
7 Dear brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who eagerly look for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They patiently wait for the precious harvest to ripen. 8 You, too, must be patient. And take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
9 Don’t grumble about each other, my brothers and sisters, or God will judge you. For look! The great Judge is coming. He is standing at the door!
10 For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. Job is an example of a man who endured patiently. From his experience we see how the Lord’s plan finally ended in good, for he is full of tenderness and mercy.
12 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 for it.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation,

James 1
5 If you need wisdom—if you want to know what God wants you to do—ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. 6 But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 They can’t make up their minds. They waver back and forth in everything they do.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation,
This opened my eyes to something that we must acpect answers not only be prayen.

Psalm 106:1, NKJV

Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For his mercy endures forever.

Psalm 136:1

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good
His love endures forever

Your scripture inspired me to post this one:


Psalm 84:1-2

"How lovely is your dwelling place,
O Lord Almighty!
My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God."

I love Jerimiah 29:11-13 NKJ That has to be my fav. scripture

Here's my scripture of the day:
"And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in Him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love, and may you have the power to understand as all God's people should how wide, how long and how deep His love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God." Ephesians 3:17-19

Pretty much the whole book of JOB right now means something to me right now. And Romans 5.3 -3Not only so, but we[c] also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. - really speaks to me right now as well.

Psalms 49:14-15
Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
Death shall feed on them;
The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling.
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave,
For He shall receive me.Selah

Psalms 51

10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
thats my favorite Psalm, wrote when David was sorry for what he had done with Bathsheba

1 Peter 5:8

"Be ever-watchful and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a lion looking for someone do devour."

(If you didn't know already, ^this is my favorite verse!)

Ephesians 6:10-17

"10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, bu against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the fill 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. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shielf of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."

Romans 12:9-13

"9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do no be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality."

(That^ is a quickie description of how a Christian should live. Although I have a long way to go... at least I know where my goal should be set. :) )

isn't this (http://www.panheads.org/boards/showthread.php?t=1586) the same thing?

i read this today and it got me thinking.

2 Kings 17:33 (New King James)

"They feared the Lord, yet served their own gods..."

what can we say of ourselves? for instance, i believe in God and i don't want to go to hell. but is there something in my life that i hang onto so much that i place it before Him and it becomes a god? it could be the internet, vanity, music, social life, bf/gf, husband/wife, money, etc.

it really got me thinking and asking the Lord once again to go through my heart and clean out what is unclean. purge me of the things not from Him. let only what remains be what He placed inside of me. a dangerous (and desperate) prayer for holiness.

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and another verse to comfort us from worry and fear.

Psalm 138:8 (New King James)

"The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the work of Your hands."

isn't this (http://www.panheads.org/boards/showthread.php?t=1586) the same thing?


i took care of it, thanks. :)

my fave verse for the past 2 or 3 days has been Ecclesiastes 1:14...
"I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind".

I just think it's a good reminder that we shouldn't get all caught up in the things of this world, but to remember that it's not gonna make a bit of difference when we die. (I'm talking about little things that people tend to worry about (clothes, weight, looks, who "likes" whom, etc.), rather than sins or actions that actually do make a difference after death)

here are 2 verses we talked about at a youth retreat a while back, and i really love both of them. they both make good points!

"If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, in being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care-then do me a favor. Agree with eachother, love eachother, be deep-spirited friends. DOnt push your way to the front, don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand" ~Philippians 2:1-4

"I'm absolutely convinced that nothing-nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or yesterday, high or low, thinkable of unthinkable-absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love" ~ Romans 8:39

i love 1 John 3:18 ..."Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth."

and 1 john 4:16b..."God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him."

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.1JoHn 4 18