*
Holy Spirit
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
Romans 8:26
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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."
Romans 8:15
---
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Luke 11:13
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And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
Ezekiel 36:27
*
Homosexuality
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
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9We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine 11that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.
1 Timothy 1:9-11
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26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.
Romans 1:26-27
*
Hope
For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,
my confidence since my youth.
Psalm 71:5
---
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
1 Peter 1:3
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For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13
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4For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently
Romans 8:24-25
*
Hopelessness
Do not run until your feet are bare and your throat is dry.
But you said, 'It's no use! I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.'
Jeremiah 2:25
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From on high he sent fire, sent it down into my bones.
He spread a net for my feet and turned me back.
He made me desolate, faint all the day long.
Lamentations 1:13
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Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2 Corinthians 7:10
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*
Humility
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Matthew 23:12
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Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4
---
For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 9:12
---
But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
James 4:6
---
*
Idolatry
And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
Deuteronomy 4:19
---
Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry."
1 Corinthians 10:7
---
The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:19-21
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Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.
1 John 5:21
*
Intervention
When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will put him to flight
Isaiah 59:19
---
For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
Colossians 1:16
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and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Colossians 1:20
*
Joy
But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
Psalm 68:3
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I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:10
---
yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Habakkuk 3:18
---
Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Nehemiah 8:10
---
*
Killing
And the Lord said to him, [a]Therefore, if anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a [b]mark or sign upon Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
Genesis 4:15
---
IF A man steals an ox or sheep and kills or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep.
Exodus 22
---
and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.
Ephesians 2:16
---
*
Laziness
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Proverbs 26:16
---
6"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
Matthew 25:26
---
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
Proverbs 6:6
---
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
---
*
Leaders
But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the aliens living among you must not do any of these detestable things,
Leviticus 18:26
---
They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the LORD's assembly?"
Numbers 16:3
*
Loneliness
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
"If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk
Isaiah 58:9
---
Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
Psalm 40:17
---
18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:18
---
6 God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
Psalm 68:6
---
*
Love
"If you love me, you will obey what I command.
John 14:15
---
Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Romans 13:10
---
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Galatians 5:6
---
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
2 John 1:6
---
*
Lust
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
Romans 8:5
---
The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
John 6:63
---
2Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:22
---
"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'[a] 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:27-28
*
Lying
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
1 Peter 2:1
---
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.' "
Matthew 15:18-20
---
16 There are six things the LORD hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19 a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
Proverbs 6:16-19
---
3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD ?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,who does not lift up his soul to an idol
or swear by what is false.
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior.
Psalm 24:3-5
---
*
Marriage
The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
Genesis 2:18
---
17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins.
Exodus 22:17
---
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Exodus 20:14
---
*
Meekness
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5
---
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-25
---
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians 4:2
---
24And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
2 Timothy 2:24
---
Holy Spirit
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
Romans 8:26
---
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."
Romans 8:15
---
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Luke 11:13
---
And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
Ezekiel 36:27
*
Homosexuality
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
---
9We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine 11that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.
1 Timothy 1:9-11
---
26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.
Romans 1:26-27
*
Hope
For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,
my confidence since my youth.
Psalm 71:5
---
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
1 Peter 1:3
---
For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13
---
4For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently
Romans 8:24-25
*
Hopelessness
Do not run until your feet are bare and your throat is dry.
But you said, 'It's no use! I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.'
Jeremiah 2:25
---
From on high he sent fire, sent it down into my bones.
He spread a net for my feet and turned me back.
He made me desolate, faint all the day long.
Lamentations 1:13
---
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2 Corinthians 7:10
---
*
Humility
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Matthew 23:12
---
Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4
---
For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 9:12
---
But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
James 4:6
---
*
Idolatry
And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
Deuteronomy 4:19
---
Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry."
1 Corinthians 10:7
---
The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:19-21
---
Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.
1 John 5:21
*
Intervention
When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will put him to flight
Isaiah 59:19
---
For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
Colossians 1:16
---
and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Colossians 1:20
*
Joy
But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
Psalm 68:3
---
I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:10
---
yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Habakkuk 3:18
---
Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Nehemiah 8:10
---
*
Killing
And the Lord said to him, [a]Therefore, if anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a [b]mark or sign upon Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
Genesis 4:15
---
IF A man steals an ox or sheep and kills or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep.
Exodus 22
---
and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.
Ephesians 2:16
---
*
Laziness
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Proverbs 26:16
---
6"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
Matthew 25:26
---
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
Proverbs 6:6
---
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
---
*
Leaders
But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the aliens living among you must not do any of these detestable things,
Leviticus 18:26
---
They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the LORD's assembly?"
Numbers 16:3
*
Loneliness
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
"If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk
Isaiah 58:9
---
Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
Psalm 40:17
---
18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:18
---
6 God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
Psalm 68:6
---
*
Love
"If you love me, you will obey what I command.
John 14:15
---
Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Romans 13:10
---
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Galatians 5:6
---
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
2 John 1:6
---
*
Lust
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
Romans 8:5
---
The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
John 6:63
---
2Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:22
---
"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'[a] 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:27-28
*
Lying
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
1 Peter 2:1
---
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.' "
Matthew 15:18-20
---
16 There are six things the LORD hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19 a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
Proverbs 6:16-19
---
3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD ?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,who does not lift up his soul to an idol
or swear by what is false.
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior.
Psalm 24:3-5
---
*
Marriage
The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
Genesis 2:18
---
17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins.
Exodus 22:17
---
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Exodus 20:14
---
*
Meekness
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5
---
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-25
---
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians 4:2
---
24And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
2 Timothy 2:24
---
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