The New Life in Christ: The days of punishment have come, the days of recompense have come; Hosea 9:7.

For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teacher to suit their own desires, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.

As for you, always be sober, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully. 2Timothy 4:3-4.

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work. Titus 1:16.

But as for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine. Titus 2:1. Amen.

The New Life in Christ: Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. Psalm 119:36.

“No servant can serve for two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You can not serve both God and Money.” Luke 16:13.

Now listen, you rich people…

You have hoarded wealth in the last days.

You have lived on earth in luxury and self indulgence.

You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. James 5:1-5.

But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1Timothy 6:6. Amen.

The New Life in Christ: He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction. Psalm 107:20.

My soul melts away from sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. Psalm 119:28.

Then I shall have an answer for those who taunt me, for I trust in your word. Do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your ordinances. Psalm 119:42-43.

It is good for me that I was humbled, so that I might learn your statutes. Psalm 119:71. Amen.

The New Life in Christ: We are plain to God…it is also plain to your conscience. 2Corinthians 5:11.

Some have rejected their good conscience and so have shipwrecked their faith. 1Timothy 1:19.

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. Titus 1:15.

(But) Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Hebrews 4:13.

Amen.

The New Life in Christ: God seeks out what has gone by. Ecclesiastes 3:15.

Under the sun that in the place of justice, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.

(But) God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work. Ecclesiastes 3:16-17.

Though sinners do evil a hundred times and prolong their lives, yet I know that it will be with those who fear God, because they stand in fear before him, but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God. Ecclesiastes 8:12-13.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil. Ecclesiastes 12:14. Amen.

The New Life in Christ: The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked. Psalm 11:5.

There are righteous people who perish in their righteousness, and there are wicked people who prolong their life in their evil doing. Ecclesiastes 7:15.

There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people who are treated according to the conduct of the wicked, and there are wicked people who are treated according to the conduct of the righteous, I said that this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 8:14.

Since the same fate comes to all, to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil… Ecclesiastes 9:2.

But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment. Ecclesiastes 11:9.

Amen.

The New Life in Christ: Truly, one who touches you touches the apple of my eye. Zechariah 2:8.

Thus says your Sovereign, the LORD, your God who pleads the cause of his people:

See, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering;

you shall drink no more from the bowl of my wrath.

And I will put it into the hand of your tormentors,

who have said to you,

“Bow down, that we may walk on you”;

and you have made your back like the ground

and like the street for them to walk on. Isaiah 51:22-23.

Therefore wait for me, says the LORD, for the day when I arise as a witness. Zephaniah 3:8.

So that, all may see and know,

all may consider and understand,

that the hand of the LORD has done this. Isaiah 41:20.

You are my witnesses, says the LORD. Isaiah 43:12. Amen.