What does the Bible say about how to act?
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The Bible teaches that we should act in humble obedience to God, loving others, pursuing holiness, and trusting him to guide our lives for his glory. Micah 6:8 calls us to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God, while Colossians 3:17 teaches that all we do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus. We must avoid self-righteous judgment, yet exercise wise discernment, as Matthew 7:1-6 shows. Faithful conduct grows from a mind set on things above and from diligent attention to God’s truth (Colossians 3:2; 2 Timothy 2:15). Love is essential, for even costly deeds are empty without it (1 Corinthians 13:3, 13).
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- Matthew 7:1-6
[1] "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged. [2] For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. [3] Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye? [4] Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye? [5] You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye. [6] "Don't give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
- 2 Timothy 2:15
Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.
- Colossians 3:17
Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
- 1 Timothy 5:22
Lay hands hastily on no one, neither be a participant in other men's sins. Keep yourself pure.
- Colossians 3:2
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
- Romans 8:28
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
- 1 Corinthians 13:3
If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.
- Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, To love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- 1 Corinthians 13:13
But now faith, hope, and love remain--these three. The greatest of these is love.
- Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
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