Where the Real News is the Good News

There is no one holy like the Lord;
    there is no one besides you;
    there is no Rock like our God.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2   He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 

You are my refuge and my shield;
    I have put my hope in your word.

Trust in the Lord forever,
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.

 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 

So do not fear, for I am with you;
    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

There is no one holy like the Lord;
    there is no one besides you;
    there is no Rock like our God.

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.