“Be, Know, Do”
Be – What God wants us to be
2 Cor 6:17 be separate...
17 Therefore "Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you."
Acts 2:40-41 be saved/be baptized
And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation."
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
Acts 2:38 repent and be baptized for forgiveness...
38 Then Peter said to them, "repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 3:19 be converted, repent...
19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
Acts 16:30-33 believe and be baptized
30 And he brought them out and said, "sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
31 So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."
32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized.
Confess our belief...Acts 8 (the Eunuch’s confession…)
Acts 22:16 be baptized to wash away sins...
16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'
Eph 1:3-4 be without blame
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
Eph 5:27 be without blemish
27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
1 Peter 1:15-16 be holy...
15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
16 because it is written, "Be holy , for I am holy."
Rom 6:6 be NOT a slave to sin...
6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
Rom 6:11 be dead to sin...
11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rom 8:6 be spiritually minded...
6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
James 1:12 be strong against temptation...
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
1 Cor 15:58
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Rom 12:10-11 be loving, diligent, fervent and serve
10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another
11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
Rom 12:16-18 be likeminded
16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.
18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.
1 Cor 12:25-27 be caring
25 that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
1 Peter 5:5 be humble
Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble."
Know – What God wants us to know
Acts 22:14 know His will
14 Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth.
1 Cor 3:16 know the Holy Spirit lives in us
16 Do you not know that you are the
1 Cor 5:6 know that sin can destroy the church
6 Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
1 Cor 6:9 know the unrighteous will not be saved
9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the
1 Cor 6:19-7:1 know that you are not your own
19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
2 Cor 13:5 know that Jesus Christ is in us
5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? — unless indeed you are disqualified.
6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
1 John 2:3-5 if we know Him...
Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.
4 He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
1 John 4:13 we can know we abide in Him...
13 By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.
1 Tim 2:4 God wants all to know Him...
4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Do – What God wants us to do
Rom 12:2 do God’s will...
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
James 1:23-24 be a doer
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;
24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
Matt 7:21 do the will of the Father...
"Not everyone who says to Me,'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
1 John 2:17 do His will and abide forever...
17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Phil 4:8-9 meditate on the right things...
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things.
9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
John 14:15 keep His commands...
"If you love Me, keep My commandments.
John 15:10
10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.
John 13:14-17 serve one another
14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.
16 Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.
17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
“Be, Know, Do”
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