Believing God  Mr 11:22; Joh 14:11,12.
Fearing God  Ec 12:13; 1Pe 2:17.
Loving God  De 6:5; Mt 22:37.
Following God  Eph 5:1; 1Pe 1:15,16.
Obeying God  Lu 1:6; 1Jo 5:3.
Rejoicing in God  Ps 33:1; Hab 3:18.
Believing in Christ  Joh 6:29; 1Jo 3:23.
Loving Christ  Joh 21:15; 1Pe 1:7,8.
Following the example of Christ  Joh 13:15; 1Pe 2:21-24.
Obeying Christ  Joh 14:21; 15:14.
Living
To Christ.  Ro 14:8; 2Co 5:15.
To righteousness.  Mic 6:8; Ro 6:18; 1Pe 2:24.
Soberly, righteously, and godly.  Tit 2:12.

Walking
Honestly.  1Th 4:12.
Worthy of God.  1Th 2:12.
Worthy of the Lord.  Col 1:10.
In the Spirit.  Ga 5:25.
After the Spirit.  Ro 8:1.
In newness of life.  Ro 6:4.
Worthy of vocation.  Eph 4:1.
As children of light.  Eph 5:8.

Rejoicing in Christ  Php 3:1; 4:4.
Loving one another  Joh 15:12; Ro 12:10; 1Co 13:1-13; Eph 5:2; Heb 13:1.
Striving for the faith  Php 1:27; Jude 1:3.
Putting away all sin  1Co 5:7; Heb 12:1.
Abstaining from all appearance of evil  1Th 5:22.
Perfecting holiness  Mt 5:48; 2Co 7:1; 2Ti 3:17.
Hating defilement  Jude 1:23.
Following after that which is good  Php 4:8; 1Th 5:15; 1Ti 6:11.
Overcoming the world  1Jo 5:4,5.
Adorning the gospel  Mt 5:16; Tit 2:10.
Showing a good example  1Ti 4:12; 1Pe 2:12; Tit 2:7.
Abounding in the work of the Lord  1Co 15:58; 2Co 8:7; 1Th 4:1.
Shunning the wicked  Ps 1:1; 2Th 3:6.
Controlling the body  1Co 9:27; Col 3:5.
Subduing the temper  Eph 4:26; Jas 1:19.
Submitting to injuries  Mt 5:39-41; 1Co 6:7.
Forgiving injuries  Mt 6:14; Ro 12:20.
Living peaceably with all  Ro 12:18; Heb 12:14.
Visiting the afflicted  Mt 25:36; Jas 1:27.
Doing as we would be done by  Mt 7:12; Lu 6:31.
Sympathising with others  Ga 6:2; 1Th 5:14.
Honouring others  Ps 15:4; Ro 12:10.
Fulfilling domestic duties  Eph 6:1-8; 1Pe 3:1-7.
Submitting to Authorities  Ro 13:1-7.
Being liberal to others  Ac 20:35; Ro 12:13.
Being contented  Php 4:11; Heb 13:5.
Blessedness of maintaining  Ps 1:1-3; 19:9-11; 50:23; Mt 5:3-12; Joh 15:10; 7:17.

Influences of the Holy Spirit necessary to  1Co 12:3; 1Jo 4:2.
A test of being saints  1Jo 2:23; 4:2,3.
An evidence of union with God  1Jo 4:15.
Necessary to salvation  Ro 10:9,10.
Ensures his confessing us  Mt 10:32.
The fear of man prevents  Joh 7:13; 12:42,43.
Persecution should not prevent us from  Mr 8:35; 2Ti 2:12.
Must be connected with faith  Ro 10:9.
Consequences of not  Mt 10:33.
Exemplified
Nathanael.  Joh 1:49.
Peter.  Joh 6:68,69; Ac 2:22-36.
Man born blind.  Joh 9:25,33.
Martha.  Joh 11:27.
Peter and John.  Ac 4:7-12.
Apostles.  Ac 5:29-32,42.
Stephen.  Ac 7:52,59.
Paul.  Ac 9:29.
Timothy.  1Ti 6:12.
John.  Re 1:9.
Church in Pergamos.  Re 2:13.
Martyrs.  Re 20:4.

God requires  Le 5:5; Ho 5:15.
God regards  Job 33:27,28; Da 9:20-23.
Exhortation to  Jos 7:19; Jer 3:13; Jas 5:16.
Promises to  Le 26:40-42; Pr 28:13.
Should be accompanied with
Submission to punishment.  Le 26:41; Ne 9:33; Ezr 9:13.
Prayer for forgiveness.  2Sa 24:10; Ps 25:11; 51:1; Jer 14:7-9,20.
Self-abasement.  Isa 64:5,6; Jer 3:25.
Godly sorrow.  Ps 38:18; La 1:20.
Forsaking sin.  Pr 28:13.
Restitution.  Nu 5:6,7.

Should be full and unreserved  Ps 32:5; 51:3; 106:6.
Followed by pardon  Ps 32:5; 1Jo 1:9.
Illustrated  Lu 15:21; 18:13.
Exemplified
Aaron.  Nu 12:11.
Israelites.  Nu 21:6,7; 1Sa 7:6; 12:19.
Saul.  1Sa 15:24.
David.  2Sa 24:10.
Ezra.  Eze 9:6.
Nehemiah.  Ne 1:6,7.
Levites.  Ne 9:4,33,34.
Job.  Job 7:20.
Daniel.  Da 9:4.
Peter.  Lu 5:8.
Thief.  Lu 23:41.

Witnesses in man  Pr 20:27; Ro 2:15.
Accuses of sin  Ge 42:21; 2Sa 24:10; Mt 27:3; Ac 2:37.
We should have the approval of  Job 27:6; Ac 24:16; Ro 9:1; 14:22.
The blood of Christ alone can purify  Heb 9:14; 10:2-10,22.
Keep the faith in purity of  1Ti 1:19; 3:9.
Of saints, pure and good  Heb 13:18; 1Pe 3:16,21.
Submit to authority for  Ro 13:5.
Suffer patiently for  1Pe 2:19.
Testimony of, a source of joy  2Co 1:12; 1Jo 3:21.
Of others, not to be offended  Ro 14:21; 1Co 10:28-32.
Ministers should commend themselves to that of their people  2Co 4:2; 5:11.
Of the wicked, seared  1Ti 4:2.
Of the wicked, defiled  Tit 1:15.
Without spiritual illumination, a false guide  Ac 23:1; 26:9.

Sin of  Job 31:13,14; Pr 14:21.
Folly of  Pr 11:12.
A characteristic of the wicked  Pr 18:3; Isa 5:24; 2Ti 3:3.
Forbidden towards
Parents.  Pr 23:22.
Christ’s little ones.  Mt 18:10.
Weak brethren.  Ro 14:3.
Young ministers.  1Co 16:11.
Believing masters.  1Ti 6:2.
The poor.  Jas 2:1-3.

Self-righteous prompts to  Isa 65:5; Lu 18:9,11.
Pride and prosperity prompt to  Ps 123:4.
Ministers should give no occasion for  1Ti 4:12.
Of ministers, is a despising of God  Lu 10:16; 1Th 4:8.
Towards the church
Often turned into respect.  Isa 60:14.
Often punished.  Eze 28:26.

Causes saints to cry to God  Ne 4:4; Ps 123:3.
The wicked exhibit towards
Christ.  Ps 22:6; Isa 53:3; Mt 27:29.
Saints.  Ps 119:141.
Authorities.  2Pe 2:10; Jude 1:8.
Parents.  Pr 15:5,20.
The afflicted.  Job 19:18.
The poor.  Ps 14:6; Ec 9:16.

Saints sometimes guilty of  Jas 2:6.
Exemplified
Hagar.  Ge 16:4.
Children of Belial.  1Sa 10:27.
Nabal.  1Sa 25:10,11.
Michal.  2Sa 6:16.
Sanballat, &c.  Ne 2:19; 4:2,3.
False teachers.  2Co 10:10.

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