Bible verses about "challenges" | ACV

⁴⁵ Then David said to the Philistine, Thou come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin, but I come to thee in the name of LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou have defied.

³⁰ and thou shall love the Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and from thy whole soul, and from thy whole mind, and from thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but have eternal life.

¹ Consequently nothing is condemnation now to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to flesh but according to Spirit.

¹ But I want you not to be ignorant, brothers, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, ² and all in Moses were immersed in the cloud and in the sea. ³ And they all ate the same spiritual food, ⁴ and they all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them. And the rock was the Christ. ⁵ However with most of them God was not well pleased, for they were strewn in the wilderness. ⁶ But these things became our examples, for us not to be men who lust for evil things as those also lusted. ⁷ Neither become ye idolaters as some of them, as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel. ⁸ Nor should we fornicate as some of them fornicated, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. ⁹ Nor should we challenge the Christ as some of them also challenged, and were destroyed by the serpents. ¹⁰ And ye should not grumble as some of them grumbled, and were destroyed by the destroyer. ¹¹ Now all these things happened to those men for examples, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the ends of the ages came. ¹² Therefore let him who seems to stand take heed lest he fall. ¹³ No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure. ¹⁴ Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. ¹⁵ I speak as to wise men, judge ye what I say. ¹⁶ The cup of the blessing that we bless, is it not a participation of the blood of the Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation of the body of the Christ? ¹⁷ Because we, the many, are one bread, one body, for we are all partakers of the one bread. ¹⁸ Look at Israel according to flesh. Those who eat the sacrifices, are they not partakers of the altar? ¹⁹ What therefore do I say, that an idol is anything, or that a sacrifice to an idol is anything? ²⁰ Rather, that which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become partakers of demons. ²¹ Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons. Ye cannot be partakers of a table of the Lord, and of a table of demons. ²² Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? ²³ All things are permitted for me, but not all things are expedient. All things are permitted for me, but not all things are constructive. ²⁴ Let not one man seek that of himself, but each man that of the other. ²⁵ Eat everything being sold in a meat market, inquiring of nothing because of the conscience, ²⁶ for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it. ²⁷ If any of those unbelievers invites you, and ye want to go, eat everything being set before you, inquiring of nothing because of the conscience. ²⁸ But if any man says to you, This is a sacrifice to an idol, do not eat for the sake of that man who informed, and the conscience, for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it. ²⁹ And I say conscience, not the one of himself, but the one of the other man. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience? ³⁰ If I partake with thankfulness, why am I maligned about which I express thanks? ³¹ Therefore whether ye eat, or drink, or anything ye do, do all to the glory of God. ³² Become ye inoffensive both to Jews and to Greeks, and to the church of God, ³³ just as I also strive to please in all things for all men, not seeking my own advantage, but that of the many, so that they may be saved.

⁹ But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

¹⁷ Ye shall not need to fight in this battle. Set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Fear not, nor be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, for LORD is with you.

¹ LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. ² He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. ³ He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. ⁴ Yea, tho I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou are with me, thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. ⁵ Thou prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Thou have anointed my head with oil. My cup runs over. ⁶ Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of LORD forever.

¹⁸ Fear is not in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear holds punishment, and he who is afraid has not been fully perfected in love.

¹⁰ And may the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus (after suffering a little while) himself thoroughly prepare you. He will establish, strengthen, and provide a foundation.

¹³ No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.

¹³ I can do all things in the Christ who strengthens me.

⁵ The Way of life is to be without love of money, being content with the things that are present, for he has said, I will, no, not leave thee, and also, I will, no, not forsake thee.

⁶ Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thankfulness make your requests known to God.

⁸ restricted in everything, yet not confined, perplexed but not despairing, ⁹ persecuted but not forsaken, cast down but not destroyed.

² Consider it all joy, my brothers, when ye encounter various trials, ³ knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ⁴ And let perseverance have a perfect work, so that ye may be perfect and complete, falling short in nothing.