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"As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
2 Samuel Chapter 22: Verse 31
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
Psalms Chapter 5: Verse 11
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalms Chapter 9: Verse 10
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
Psalms Chapter 18: Verse 30
Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.
Psalms Chapter 32: Verse 10
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Psalms Chapter 34: Verse 8
The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.
Psalms Chapter 34: Verse 22
How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings.
Psalms Chapter 36: Verse 7
Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.
Psalms Chapter 40: Verse 4
Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him!
Psalms Chapter 64: Verse 10
O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
Psalms Chapter 84: Verse 12
He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
Psalms Chapter 112: Verse 7
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
Psalms Chapter 118: Verses 8 - 9
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
Psalms Chapter 125: Verse 1
the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Psalms Chapter 147: Verse 11
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
Proverbs Chapter 3: Verse 5
He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.
Proverbs Chapter 14: Verse 26
So that your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.
Proverbs Chapter 22: Verse 19
A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
Proverbs Chapter 28: Verse 25
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.
Proverbs Chapter 29: Verse 25
"Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Proverbs Chapter 30: Verse 5
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah Chapter 26: Verse 3
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
Isaiah Chapter 30: Verse 15
When you cry out for help, let your collection of idols save you! The wind will carry all of them off, a mere breath will blow them away. But the man who makes me his refuge will inherit the land and possess my holy mountain." Comfort for the Contrite
Isaiah Chapter 57: Verse 13
"But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.
He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."
Jeremiah Chapter 17: Verses 7 - 8
I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the LORD.' "
Jeremiah Chapter 39: Verse 18
The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,
Nahum Chapter 1: Verse 7
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done.
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."The Authority of Jesus Questioned
Matthew Chapter 21: Verses 21 - 22
" 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."
Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
Mark Chapter 9: Verses 23 - 24
"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Mark Chapter 11: Verses 23 - 24
Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
Luke Chapter 7: Verse 50
Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace."
Luke Chapter 8: Verse 48
Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed."
Luke Chapter 8: Verse 50
The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
Luke Chapter 17: Verse 5
I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Luke Chapter 18: Verse 8
By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see.
Acts Chapter 3: Verse 16
When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
Acts Chapter 13: Verse 48
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
Acts Chapter 26: Verse 18
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." God's Wrath Against Mankind
Romans Chapter 1: Verses 16 - 17
What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
Romans Chapter 4: Verse 3
However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
Romans Chapter 4: Verse 5
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
Romans Chapter 4: Verse 11
It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is worthless,
Romans Chapter 4: Verses 13 - 14
Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness."
The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone,
but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness,for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
Romans Chapter 4: Verses 20 - 24
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans Chapter 5: Verse 1
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
Romans Chapter 10: Verses 9 - 10
Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
Romans Chapter 11: Verse 20
And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
Romans Chapter 11: Verse 23
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Paul the Minister to the Gentiles
Romans Chapter 15: Verse 13
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
1 Corinthians Chapter 1: Verse 21
so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.Wisdom From the Spirit
1 Corinthians Chapter 2: Verse 5
To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,
to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
1 Corinthians Chapter 12: Verses 8 - 9
Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.
2 Corinthians Chapter 1: Verse 24
I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard?
Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?
Galatians Chapter 3: Verses 2 - 3
Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham.
The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: "All nations will be blessed through you."
So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law."
Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith."
The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."
Galatians Chapter 3: Verses 6 - 12
He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.The Law and the Promise
Galatians Chapter 3: Verse 14
Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.
So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.
Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.Sons of God
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,
for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
Galatians Chapter 3: Verses 23 - 27
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians Chapter 5: Verse 22
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith,and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God,
Ephesians Chapter 2: Verse 8
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Ephesians Chapter 6: Verse 16
if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.Paul's Labor for the Church
Colossians Chapter 1: Verse 23
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 2: Verse 13
But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
1 Thessalonians Chapter 5: Verse 8
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
2 Thessalonians Chapter 2: Verse 13
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy Chapter 1: Verse 5
holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith.
1 Timothy Chapter 1: Verse 19
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1 Timothy Chapter 6: Verses 11 - 12
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy Chapter 4: Verse 7
For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.
Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, "So I declared on oath in my anger, 'They shall never enter my rest.' " And yet his work has been finished since the creation of the world.
Hebrews Chapter 4: Verses 2 - 3
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
Hebrews Chapter 10: Verse 35
But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him."
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.
Hebrews Chapter 10: Verses 38 - 39
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
This is what the ancients were commended for.
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Hebrews Chapter 11: Verses 1 - 3
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Hebrews Chapter 11: Verse 6
But 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.
James Chapter 1: Verse 6
My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism.
James Chapter 2: Verse 1
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
James Chapter 2: Verse 5
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?
In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that,and shudder.
You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless ?
Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend.
You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
James Chapter 2: Verses 14 - 26
for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter Chapter 1: Verse 9
Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
1 Peter Chapter 1: Verse 21
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God
1 John Chapter 3: Verse 21
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
1 John Chapter 5: Verse 4
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