Good Intentions
7 passages
- 1 John 3:18
Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
Read it in context - James 4:17
Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
Read it in context - 1 Timothy 2:4
who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Read it in context - Proverbs 16:2
All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Read it in context - Luke 14:28–30
28Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? 29Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
Read it in context - Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Read it in context - Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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