Summary
Do not think too highly of yourself
and be too proud and important to serve others. Abstain from
fleshly lusts which war against the soul, flee these things and
rather pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and
gentleness.
Do not quarrel, but be gentle to
all, able to teach, correcting others in humility so that they can
escape the snares of the devil. Be compassionate to those who have
doubts, be merciful, but always have a healthy reverence of Me,
keeping yourself free from the pollution of the flesh. You are
blessed if you suffer for My sake, for I am with you. But please
don't suffer because of wrong things that you do.
Tame your tongue, do not speak
evil, do not judge and do not grumble.
Do not be yoked together with
unbelievers. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, lust or
greed. Rather guard your speech, forsake vulgarities and worthless
insults. Let worship fill your heart and spill out in your words.
Lead a quiet life, mind your own business and work with your hands.
Be faithful and true in all that you do. Devour My Word, be devoted
in prayer and in teaching the believers and live in peace. Give
careful attention to your spiritual life and live what you preach.
Be a vessel of honor, sanctified and prepared for every good work.
Don't allow your hearts to grow dull or lose your enthusiasm, but
follow the example of those who inherited My promises because of
their strong faith and patient endurance.
Honor all people, love the
brotherhood, visit orphans and widows, revere Me and honor the
king. Be sober and vigilant, resisting the devil. Serve Me
fervently, make it your aim to be well pleasing to Me, walking
worthy of the calling with which you were called. Rejoice in hope,
be patient in tribulation and let unbelievers glorify Me through
your good works.
(Excerpt from The New
Covenant by Ilze Henderson)
Detailed verses to support
the summary, plus it will help if you want to delve into the Word
yourself
Do not think too highly of yourself
and become proud, rather look at yourself through the eyes of faith
given to you by Me (Romans 12:3). Do not think you are too
important to serve others (Romans 12:16), let no one seek his own,
but rather the other's well-being (1 Corinthians 10:24). Don't be
smug and think that you know it all (Romans 12:16) and do not
divorce (1 Corinthians 7:10,11). Keep from idols (1 John 5:21), for
you were bought with a price. Do not become slaves of men (1
Corinthians 7:23). Abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the
soul (1 Peter 2:11). Flee these things, rather pursue
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and gentleness.
Fight the good fight of faith and lay hold on eternal life, to
which you were called (1 Timothy 6:11, 12). Avoid foolish and
ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate only strife. To him
who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin (James
4:17).
A servant of Mine must not quarrel,
but they must be gentle to all, able to teach and correct those who
are in opposition in patient humility. Then I can grant those in
error repentance, so that they may know the truth, and that they
may come to their senses and escape the entrapment of the devil,
having been taken captive by him to do his will (2 Timothy
2:22-26). Keep being compassionate to those who still have doubts,
and snatch others out of the fire to save them. Be merciful over
and over to them, but always couple your mercy with a healthy
admiration of Me. Be extremely careful to keep yourselves free from
the pollutions of the flesh, as you can so easily get entrapped
yourself (Jude 1:22, 23). Rejoice if you partake in Christ's
sufferings. You are blessed if you are reprimanded for the name of
Christ, for My Spirit of glory rests upon you. But don't suffer
because you do wrong things like being a busybody in other people's
matters (1 Peter 4:12-15).
Let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak and slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not
produce My righteousness. Lay aside all filthiness and overflow of
wickedness, and receive with humbleness the word implanted in you,
which is able to save your souls (James 1:19-21). For your religion
is useless if you cannot restrain your tongue (James 1:26).
Therefore tame your tongue (James 3:1-13), do not speak evil of one
another, do not judge (James 4:11, 12) and do not grumble against
one another (James 4:9). Rather let your yes be yes and your no be
no and do not swear be heaven or earth (James 5:12).
Do not be yoked together with
unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with
lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness (2
Corinthians 6:14)? Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, lust
or greed, guard your speech, forsake obscenities and worthless
insults, instead let worship fill your heart and spill out in your
words (Ephesians 5:3, 4). Lead a quiet life, minding your own
business and working with your hands (1 Thessalonians 4:11, 12). Be
faithful and true in all that you do, speak the truth and live a
life of purity and authentic love as you remain strong in your
faith. Be diligent in consuming My Word, be faithful in prayer and
in teaching the believers (1 Timothy 4:12, 13). Be of good comfort,
be of one mind and live in peace (2 Corinthians 13:11). Make this
your constant meditation and make it real in your life (1 Timothy
4:15). Give careful attention to your spiritual life and every
cherished truth you teach, for living what you preach will then
release even more abundant life inside of you and to all those who
listen to you (1 Timothy 4:16).
Be a vessel of honor, sanctified
and useful to Me, prepared for every good work (2 Timothy 2:21).
For those who believe in Me should be careful to maintain good
works. You do not have to perform good works to obtain salvation,
but good works flowing out of your love for Me pleases Me. These
things are good and profitable to men (Titus 3:8). Let unbelievers
by your good works glorify Me (1 Peter 2:12). So don't allow your
hearts to grow dull or lose your enthusiasm, but follow the example
of those in My Word who have inherited My promises because of their
strong faith and patient endurance (Hebrews 6:12). Pursue peace
with all people and holiness, without which no one will see Me.
Look carefully lest anyone fall short of My grace; for any root of
bitterness springing up may cause trouble, and by this many become
defiled (Hebrews 12:14, 15).
Visit orphans and widows in their
trouble and keep yourself unspotted from the world (James 1:27).
Honor all people, love the brotherhood, revere Me and honor the
king (1 Peter 2:17). Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may
devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same
sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world (1
Peter 5:8, 9). Serve Me with a fervent spirit (Romans 12:11),
rejoice in hope (Romans 12:12) and be patient in tribulation
(Romans 12:12). Make it your aim to be well pleasing to Me (2
Corinthians 5:9), walking worthy of the calling with which you were
called (Ephesians 4:1).