“Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.  My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.”

Psalm 119:49-50 New International Version

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

James 1:2-4 New International Version

“You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.“

Titus 2:1 New International Version

” A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.”

Proverbs 17:10 New International Version

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.  And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.”

Romans 5:1-2 New International Version

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.“

Matthew 6:34 New International Version

“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 New International Version

“I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. ”

Psalm 69:30 New International Version

“You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.“

Romans 2:1 New International Version

“Leave them; they are blind guides.  If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

 Matthew 15:14 New International Version