22 Bible Verses about Sincereity
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So John used to say to the crowd of those who were going out to be baptized by him. "You breed of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Then bring forth fruit befitting your penitence, and do not begin to say to yourselves, "We have Abraham as our father." I tell you that God is able to raise up sons to Abraham out of these stones.
So let us keep the unending feast, not with any old leaven, neither with leaven of malice and vice, but with unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
For this is my proud boast, the testimony of my conscience, that it was in holiness and with pure motives before God, not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God, that I have conducted myself in the world, and above all in my relations with you.
I am; for I am not like most, trafficking in the word of God, but rather from a sincere heart, like a man of God, I speak in Christ, in the very presence of God.
And whatever you do, do it heartily as for the Lord, and not for men. You know that from the Lord you will receive reward of the inheritance, for you are the Lord Christ's slaves.
Now that by obedience to the truth you have purified your lives for a brotherly love without hypocrisy, you must love one another from your hearts, fervently.
Above everything have fervent love to one another; for love veils a multitude of sins.
My children, let us not love in word nor in talk, but in deed and in truth.
"So will my heavenly Father do to you also, unless from your heart each one of you forgive his brother."
Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with reverence and humility, in singleness of heart as if to Christ himself; not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but as the slaves of Christ, doing the will of God; slaving with good-will from your heart, as for the Lord and not for men;
Because whether you are eating or whether you are drinking, you are to do it all for the glory of God.
I do not say this by way of command, but by the zeal of others I am trying to prove the reality of your love.
Now the end of the exhortation is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and an undissembled faith.
Let love be without insincerity. Abhor what is evil; wed yourselves to what is good.
For my preaching was not grounded on a delusion, or on impure motives, on in deceit. But as my fitness to be entrusted with the gospel has been tested and approved by God, I so speak, not to please men, but to please God, who is testing my motives. For as you well know, I never resorted to flattery, nor to any pretext for enriching myself. God is my witness!
Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;
but the former preach Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely, because they think they are adding bitterness to my bonds.
Therefore put away all malice, all deceit, insincerity, jealousy, and slander of every sort.
for testing things that differ, so that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,