Be a Friend

“For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator who is forever praised. Amen.” Romans 1:21-25

“And God spoke all these words; "I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them, for I the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of their fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.” Exodus 20:1-5

“I am the first and I am the last, apart from me there is no God.” Isaiah 44:6b

“Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in His name. Do not follow other gods, the gods of the people around you.” Deuteronomy 6:13-14

“Jesus replied; "Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." This is the first and greatest commandment.” Matthew 22:37-38

“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. {9 Or <kept safe>} He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10: 9-10

“Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.” 1 John 5:21

“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.” John 3:16-18