The following topic serves as a guide for a GOD-pleasing life, in accordance with the sound teachings of Jesus and his apostles. At the same time, it serves as an aid and orientation for examining one's own faith based on the Bible.

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1 Confession

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2 Testimony

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3 Identity in Christ

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4 Spiritual Attitude

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5 Baptism

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6. Prayer

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7 GOD's Word

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8 Church / Community

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9 Marriage and Family

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10 Dealing with Unbelievers

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11 Forgiveness

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12 Dealing with Money and Possessions

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13 Eating and Drinking

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14 Verbal Expression

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15 Honesty

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16 Dealing with Sin

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17 Mission

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18 Basic and secondary matters

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1 - Confession

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GOD is One - GOD is the Father

Mark 12,29-34 / John 17,3 / Galatians 3,20 / 1st Corinthians 6,8 / Ephesians 4,6 / 2nd Timothy 2,5

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Jesus is Lord

Romans 10,9 / 1st Corinthians 6,8

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Jesus is the Christ / Son of GOD (the Anointed One)

Matthew 16,15-17 / John 20,30 / 1st John 4,15 / 1st John 5,1

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2 - Testimony

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Jesus was crucified - he died for our sins

Isaiah 53,4 / 1st Corinthians 15,3 f. / 1st Peter 2,24

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GOD raised Jesus from the dead

Romans 10,9 f. / 1st Corinthians 15,3 f.

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Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead

John 5,22 / John 9,39 / Romans 2,12 / 2nd Timothy 4,1 / 2nd Peter 2,9

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Jesus is the only way to GOD and salvation 

John 3,16 / John 3,36 / John 20,31 / Acts 4,12 / Romans 6,3 / 1st Timothy 2,5 / 1st John 5,12

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3 - Identity in Christ

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I am a child of GOD and a servant of my Lord Jesus

John 1,12 / 1st Corinthians 2,23 / Ephesians 5,23 / Colossians 1,18

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I am a new person / a new creation

2nd Corinther 5,17 / Ephesians 4,22 / Colossians 3,9 / 2nd Peter 1,4 / 1st John 5,4

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Christus lives in me

Römer 8,10 / 2. Korinther 13,5 / Galater 2,20 / Epheser 3,17 / Kolosser 1,27 / Kolosser 3,1-4

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I am holy and righteous

Psalm 119,9 / Römer 6,22 / 1. Korinther 6,9-11 / 1. Petrus 1,15 f. / Hebräer 12,14

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I am heir of GOD's kingdom

Römer 8,17 / Galater 4,7 / 1. Petrus 2,9

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I am redeemed and a partaker of eternal life

Luke 10,20 / John 3,36 / John 10,28-30 / Romans 5,21 / 2nd Corinthians 5,1 / Hebrews 5,9 / Hebrews 7,25 / 1st Peter 5,10 / 1st John 2,17 / 1st John 5,13

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4 - Spiritual Attitude

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I have the same mindset as Jesus and follow his example

Matthews 11,29 / Luke 9,23 f. / Luke 14,26 / Philippians 2,5 / 1st Peter 2,21-24

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I no longer live for myself, but for GOD and for Jesus

Romans 12,1 / 2nd Corinthians 5,14 f. / Philippians 1,21

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I have died to sin and been crucified to the world

John 8,31-36 / Romans 6,1-11 / Romans 8,1 f. / Romans 12,2 / Galatians 5,1 / Galatians 6,14 / James 4,4 / 1st John 2,15

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I am a role model for others

Matthew 5,13-16 / Philippians 2,15 f.

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I demonstrate a humble attitude of heart

Luke 17,7-10 / Romans 12,16 / Philippians 2,3 / Colossians 3,12 / James 4,6-12

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I am thankful

Colossians 3,15-17 / Colossians 4,2 / 1st Thessalonians 5,16-18

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I bear visible fruit and demonstrate my faith through my actions

James 2,14-26 / Galatians 5,16-26

 

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I love GOD with all my heart and obey His commandments

Mark 12,29-31 / John 14,15 / Romans 13,9 / 1st John 3,11 - 1st John 5,5​

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I always seek GOD's will and submit myself to it

Proverbs 29.25 / Matthew 7,21-23 / Luke 22,42 / Acts 5,29 / James 5,13-17

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I allow my actions to be determined by GOD's Spirit and His Word

Psalm 119,9 + 105 / Psalm 143,10 / Matthew 4,4 / Romans 8,14 / Galatians 5,16

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I do not follow my own life plans and dreams

Philippians 2,3 f. / James 4,13-17

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I trust in GOD and His promises and do not doubt; regardless of the circumstances

John 20,29 / Hebrews 11,1 / James 1,5-8

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I do not worry about my life

Matthew 6,25-34 / Luke 21,34 / Philippians 4,6 f. / 1st Peter 5,7

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Everything I do, I do for GOD's glory and out of faith; that is, in accordance with GOD's will

Romans 14,23 / 1st Corinthians 10,31 / James 4,17

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I do everything out of (selfless) love; never out of self-interest or vanity

1st Corinthians 13 / 1st Corinthians 16,14 / Galatians 5,26 / Philippians 2,3

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I live honestly and with a clear conscience before GOD and people

Proverbs 2,6 f. / Proverbs 28,13 / Ephesians 4,25 / Colossians 3,9

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​I am capable and live decently and orderly

Acts 20,33-36 / 2nd Thessalonians 3,6-15
 

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I do not grumble or complain against GOD

1st Corinthians 10,10 / Philippians 2,14

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I do not judge or condemn anyone out of arrogance

Matthew 7,1 / Romans 14,10 / James 4,11 f.

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I do not favor or discriminate against anyone

Deuteronomy 16,19 / James 2,1-13

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I do not take anything personally or bear a grudge against others

1st Corinthians 13,4-7 / Colossians 3,13 / Hebrews 12,15 / James 5,9

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I do not take revenge on others or repay anyone evil for evil

Matthew 5,38-48 / Romans 12,17-21

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I do not boast or show off

Matthew 6,1-4 / Matthew 6,5 f. / 1st Corinthians 13,4 f.

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I don't let anything control me

1st Corinthians 6,12 / Galatians 5,16-26

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I am willing to accept division with people because of my faith

Matthew 10,34-39 / Luke 6,26 / Luke 14,26

 

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I am willing to endure persecution and (if necessary) to die for my faith

 

Matthew 5,10-12 / Matthew 10,33 / John 15,18 / 2nd Timothy 2,12 / 2nd Timothy 3,12 / Revelation 12,11

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5 - Baptism

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As an adult, I was baptized in the faith by submersion in water in the name of Jesus

Mark 16,16 / John 3,5 / Acts 2,38-41 / Acts 8,26-40 / 1st Corinthians 12,13 / 1st Peter 3,21

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6 - Prayer

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I worship no other "gods" than the one true GOD (the Father)

Exodus 20,3 / Matthew 4,10 / Mark 12,29-33 / John 17,3 / 1st Corinthians 8,4-6

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I praise and thank GOD

1st Chronicles 16,34 / Psalm 34,2 / Psalm 63,4 f. / Psalm 103,1 / Acts 2,46 f. / Romans 12,12 / Colossians 23,16 f. / 1st Thessalonians 5,16-18

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I pray always in faith

Matthew 6,5-15 / Matthew 26,41 / John 4,23 f. / Acts 1,14 / Romans 8,26 / Romans 12,12 / Ephesians 6,18 / Colossians 4,2 / 1st Thessalonians 5,16-18 / 1st Timothy 2,8 / 1. Peter 4,7

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I ask GOD for everything I need

Matthew 18,19 f. / Matthew 21,22 / Mark 11,24 / John 15,16 / Philippians 4,6 f. / James 1,5-8 / James 4,1-3 / 1st John 5,14 f.

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I pray for others

Luke 6,27 f. / 1st Timothy 2,2 / James 5,16-18

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7 - GOD's Word

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I read the Bible and test everything against the Word of GOD

Matthew 4,4 / Ephesians 6,17 / Colossians 3,16 / 1st Thessalonians 5,21 / 2nd Timothy 3,16 f. / Hebrews 4,12

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I do not take away from GOD's Word or add to it

Proverbs 30,6 / 2nd Timothy 4,1-4 / Revelation 22,18 f.

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8 - Church / Community

 

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I love my fellow believers; I value them more than myself and give my life for them

John 15,13 / Romans 12,10 / Romans 14,13-20 / Galatians 5,14 / Philippians 2,3 f. / 1st John 3,10-24

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I serve others with my gifts and actively contribute to the building up of the community

Romans 12,4-8 / 1st Corinthians 1,1-31 / 1st Corinthians 14,26

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I practice hospitality and fellowship with other believers

Acts 2,41-47 / Romans 12,13 / Hebrews 13,12 / 1st Peter 4,9

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I strive for unity with other Christians based on the Bible

John 17,21-23 / Romans 16,17 f. / 1st Corinthians 1,10-13 / 1st Corinthians 12,24 f. / Ephesians 4,3 f. / Philippians 2,1-4

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I respect GOD's church order

Matthew 18,15-17 / 1st Corinthians 5,11-13 / 1st Corinthians 6,1-5 / 1st Corinthians 11,2-16 / 1st Corinthians 14,26-39 / 2nd Thessalonians 3,6-15 / 1st Timothy 2,8-15 / 1st Timothy 3,1-13 / 1st Timothy 5,3-16 / 1st Timothy 5,17-20

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I acknowledge (male) elders/leaders and submit myself to them

Hebrews 13,16 / 1st Timothy 5,17

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I keep the Lord's Supper properly

Matthew 26,26-28 / Luke 22,14-20 / Acts 2,42 / 1st Corinthians 11,17-34

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I provoke neighter strife nor division

Romans 16,17 / 1st Corinthians 3,1-4 / Galatians 5,19-21 / 2nd Timothy 2,24 / Titus 3,10 / James 4,1-3

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I help (believing) widows and orphans

Isaiah 1,17 / 1st Timothy 5,3 / James 1,27

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9 - Marriage and Family
 

 

I respect GOD'S marriage commandments

​Matthew 5,27-32 / ​Matthew 19,1-12 / Mark 10,11 f. / Romans 7,1-3 / 1st Corinthians 7,10-16 / 1st Corinthians 7,39 f.

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I keep myself sexually pure

Proverbs 6,20-35 / Proverbs 7,1-27 / ​Matthew 5,27-39 / ​Matthew 19,9 / 1st Corinthians 6,9-20 / 1st Corinthians 7,1-40 / Ephesians 5,3 / Colossians 3,5 / 1. Thessalonians 4,3 f. / Hebrews 13,4

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As a man I love my wife and treat her honorably

As a woman I love my husband and submit myself to him in everything

Ephesians 5,21-33 / Colossians 3,18 f. / 1st Peter 3,1-7

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I raise my children in obedience to Christ and in fear of GOD

Ephesians 6,1-4 / Colossians 3,20

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I honor my father and mother and provide for them (if necessary)

​Matthew 15,4 / Ephesians 6,2

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10 - Dealing with Unbelievers

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I treat everyone with kindness / gentleness

​Matthew 5,5 / ​Matthew 11,29 f. / Ephesians 4,2 / Colossians 3,12 / Colossians 4,6 / Philippians 4,5 / 1st Timothy 6,11 / James 3,13

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I love my enemies, bless them, pray for them and treat them well

​Matthew 5,39 + 44 / Romans 12,17-21

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I strive to live at peace with everyone

Romans 12,18 / 1st Peter 3,10 f.

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I submit to all authorities and obey their laws conscientiously (those which do not contradict GOD's will)

​Matthew 22,21 / Romans 13,1-7

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I stay away from people who harm my relationship with GOD

Psalm 1,1-6 / Proverbs 3,31 / 1st Corinthians 15,33 f. / 2nd Corinthians 6,11-18

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11 - Forgiveness

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I seek reconciliation with all those I have wronged and forgive those who sin against me (if they repent)

​Matthew 5,23 f. / ​Matthew 6,14 f. / ​Matthew 18,21-35 / Mark 11,25 / Romans 15,7 / Colossians 3,13

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12 - Dealing with Money and Possessions

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I am neither greedy nor stingy

Matthew 6,24 / Luke 12,14 f. / 1st Corinthians 6,10 / Ephesians 5,5 / 1st Timothy 6,9-11 / Hebrews 13,5

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I am content with the bare necessities of life

1st Timothy 6,6-8

 

I am generous, helping the poor and needy, and using my money and time for GOD's sake

Proverbs 3,17 / Proverbs 11,25 / 2nd Corinthians 8,1-24 / 2nd Corinthians 9,1-15

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I do not ask for what I give back

Luke 6,30-35

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13 - Eating and Drinking

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I eat my meals with thanksgiving and a clear conscience

1st Timothy 4,1-4 / 1st Corinthians 10,23-33

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I do not eat blood or anything strangled (carrion)

Acts 15,19-29

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I do not judge or despise anyone because of food

Romans 14,1-23

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I do not live in debauchery or gluttony

Mark 7,21 f. / 1st Corinthians 3,1-4 / Galatians 5,19-21 / Philippians 3,18 f. / James 4,1-3

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I do not get drunk on alcohol or drugs

Proverbs 23,20 f. / Luke 21-34 / 1st Corinthians 5,11-13 / 1st Corinthians 6,9-11 / Ephesians 5,18

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14 - Verbal Expression

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I do not curse, insult or slander anyone

​Matthew 5,21 f. / Romans 12,14 / James 3,9 f. / James 4,11 / 1st Peter 2,21-24

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I do not speak useless or shameful things

​Matthew 12,36 / Ephesians 4,29 / Ephesians 5,4

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I do not speak ill of GOD and do not bring His holy name into disrepute

Exodus 20,7 / Leviticus 24,16 / 2nd Samuel 12,14 / Luke 6,26 / Romans 4,17-24 / Ephesians 4,31 / Colossians 3,18

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15 - Honesty

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I do not lie or pretend, but always speak the truth

 

Exodus 20,16 / Proverbs 6,16-19 / Matthew 7,3-5 / Luke 12,1 / Romans 2,1-10 / Ephesians 4,25 / Colossians 3,9 / James 3,17

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I do not swear and keep my promises

​Matthew 5,33-37 / James 5,12

 

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16 - Dealing with Sin

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I no longer live according to my carnal desires

Romans 8,5 + 12 f. / 2nd Corinthians 7,1 / Galatians 5,19-21 / Titus 2,11 f.

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I live separated from the world

Romans 12,1 f. / Ephesians 3,5 / 2nd Timothy 2,22 / 1st Peter  2,11 / 1st John 2,15-17 / 1st John 3,1 / James 4,4 / Titus 2,11 f.

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I stay away from magic / esotericism / spiritualism / occultism / fortune-telling / necromancy etc.

Leviticus 19,31 / Deuteronomy 18,10 / Acts 19,19 / Galatians 5,20 / Revelation 21,8

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I resist the devil and his temptations

​Matthew 4,1-11 / James 4,7

 

I do not sin willfully / intentionally

2nd Timothy 2,19 / Hebrews 10,26 / 1st John 3,9

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I confess and repent when I have sinned

Psalm 32,1-5 / Proverbs 28,13 / James 4,8 / James 5,16 / 1st John 1,8 f.

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I point out sin and GOD'S will to people and allow myself to be admonished and corrected

Leviticus 19,17 / Psalm 141,5 / Proverbs 27,6 / ​Matthew 18,15-17 / 2nd Corinthians 13,11 / Galatians 6,1 f. / Colossians 3,16 / 1st Thessalonians 5,11 / James 3,17 / James 5,19 f. / Hebrews 3,12 f. / Hebrews 10,23-25

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I distance myself from people who do not live according to the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles

​Matthew 18,15-18 / ​Matthew 24,24 / Romans 16,17 / 1st Corinthians 5,1-13 / Galatians 1,9 f. / Colossians 2,8 / 2nd Thessalonians 3,6-15 / Titus 3,10 f. / Revelation 18,4

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17 - Mission

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I preach the Gospel (The Good News of the Kingdom of GOD) and share my hope with other people

​Matthew 28,16-18 / Mark 16,15 / 1st Peter 1,3-15

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18 - Basic and secondary matters​

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fundamental and / or crucial for salvation

- GOD is One (the Father) / the Creator of all things

- Jesus is the Christ / the Son of GOD

- Jesus is "Lord" (not "GOD")

- GOD raised Jesus from the dead

- Faith in Jesus is the only way to be saved

- Love and obey GOD / keep the commandments / live to GOD's glory

- Trust GOD and let His Spirit guide you

- Live honestly / maintain a clear conscience

- Love fellow human beings / fellow believers

- Help believers in need

- Forgive each other / Seek peace and reconciliation

- Keep marriage pure and undefiled

- Do not fornicate

- Honor parents

- Do not live in debauchery and drunkenness

- Do not practice idolatry

- Do not practice sorcery or magic

- Do not be greedy / do not love money

- Don not give false testimony

- Do not blaspheme GOD or people

- Do not grumble or rebel against GOD

- Do not slander anyone

- Do not be proud or selfish

- Confess Jesus even in times of persecution

- Teach the Word according to the truth

- Crucify carnal desires

- Do not sin willfully / intentionally

- Confess sins and sincerely repent

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important for faith

- Get baptized (as an adult)

- Observe church rules

- Submit to elders

- Observe the rules for marriage

- Raise children to be GOD-fearing

- Give alms / be generous / help those in need

- Pray and praise GOD regularly

- Read GOD's Word regularly

- Enjoy fellowship with fellow believers / break bread

- Practice hospitality

- Engage in spiritual activities

- Take responsibility within the church

- Use gifts for the edification of the church

- Keep promises

- Work / be capable / make yourself useful

- Do not get into (financial) debt

- Proclaim the gospel / bear witness

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incidental

- Diet (animal or plant-based)

- Fasting (yes or no)

- Drink alcohol (yes or no)

- Clothing (formal or casual)

- Holidays for GOD (yes or no)

- Gatherings (saturday, sunday or another day)

- Lord's meal (wine or juice)

- Laying on of hands for healing (yes or no)

- Casting out demons (yes or no)

- Marriage (yes or no)

- Children (yes or no)

- Sex in marriage (yes or no)

- Judgment (hell or destruction)

- Sequence of end-time events​

 

 

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