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⁴ Jehovah is in his holy temple. Jehovah’s throne is in heaven. His eyes see. They examine the sons of men. ⁵ Jehovah tests (examines) righteous and wicked people alike. He hates wicked people and the ones who love violence.

¹¹ »If you have not been faithful in handling worldly wealth, how can you be trusted with true wealth?

¹ Christ liberated us for freedom (moral liberty). Stand fast therefore, and do not become entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

¹² Beloved ones do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, for it comes upon you like a test, as though some strange thing were happening to you. ¹³ As much as you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.

⁷ Jehovah is my strength and my shield. My heart trusted him, so I received help. My heart is triumphant and I thank him with my song.

¹ I request (urge) (implore) you brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. ² Do not be conformed to this world (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement). But be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Prove what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.

¹ God tested Abraham. He said to him: »Abraham!« Abraham replied: »Here I am.« ² »Take your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.« ³ Early the next morning Abraham saddled his donkey. He took two of his servants and his son Isaac with him. He had cut the wood for the burnt offering. Then he set out for the place that God had told him about. ⁴ Two days later Abraham saw the place in the distance. ⁵ He said to the servants: »Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there and worship. Then we will come back to you.« ⁶ Abraham made Isaac carry the wood for the sacrifice. Abraham carried a knife and live coals for starting the fire. As they walked along together, ⁷ Isaac spoke up: »Father!« He answered: »Yes, my son?« Isaac asked: »I see that you have the coals and the wood, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?« ⁸ Abraham answered: »God will provide one.« And the two of them walked on together. ⁹ They came to the place God had told him about. Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood. ¹⁰ Then he picked up the knife to kill him. ¹¹ Jehovah’s angel shouted from heaven: »Abraham! Abraham!« »Here I am!« he answered. ¹² »Do not hurt the boy or harm him in any way!« The angel said. »Now I know that you truly obey God, because you were willing to offer him your only son.« ¹³ Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in the bushes. So he took the ram and sacrificed it in place of his son. ¹⁴ Abraham named that place »Jehovah Will Provide.« It is still said today: »It will be provided on the mountain of Jehovah.« ¹⁵ The angel of Jehovah called to Abraham from heaven a second time. ¹⁶ He said: »I am taking an oath on my own name, declares Jehovah, that because you have done this and have not refused to give me your son, your only son, ¹⁷ ‘»I will certainly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of their enemies’ cities. ¹⁸ ‘»All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants. This is because you obeyed my command.’« ¹⁹ Abraham and Isaac went back to the servants who had come with him. They returned to Abraham’s home in Beer-sheba. ²⁰ Abraham’s brother Nahor had married Milcah, and Abraham was later told that they had eight sons. ²¹ Uz was their firstborn. Buz was next. Then there was Kemuel who became the father of Aram. Their other five sons were ²² Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. ²³ Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These are the eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. ²⁴ His concubine, Reumah, also bore Tebah and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah.

²¹ Prove all things; hold fast to what is good.

¹ Beloved, do not believe every spirit. Test the spirits to see whether they are from God. This is because many false prophets have gone out into the world. ² Here is how you know the Spirit of God, every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is from God. ³ Every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that you heard was coming and now it is already in the world. ⁴ You are of God, my little children. You have overcome them because he that is in you is greater than he that is in the world.

² Do not be conformed to this world (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement). But be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Prove what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.