Bible verses about "vulnerability" | Twentieth_Century

²¹ Then Peter came up, and said to Jesus: "Master, how often am I to forgive my Brother when he wrongs me? As many as seven times?" ²² But Jesus answered: "Not seven times, but 'seventy times seven.'

³³ Do not be deceived. 'Good character is marred by evil company.'

⁷ This treasure we have in these earthen vessels, that its all- prevailing power may be seen to come from God, and not to be our own.

⁵ Let the spirit of Christ Jesus be yours also. ⁶ Though the divine nature was his from the beginning, yet he did not look upon equality with God as above all things to be clung to, ⁷ But impoverished himself by taking the nature of a servant and becoming like men; ⁸ He appeared among us as a man, and still further humbled himself by submitting even to death--to death on a cross! ⁹ And that is why God raised him to the very highest place, and gave him the Name which stands above all other names, ¹⁰ So that in adoration of the Name of Jesus every knee should bend, in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth,

² Bear one another's burdens, and so carry out the Law of the Christ.

³⁴ I give you a new commandment--Love one another; love one another as I have loved you. ³⁵ It is by this that every one will recognize you as my disciples--by your loving one another."

²⁷ But to you who hear I say--Love your enemies, show kindness to those who hate you, ²⁸ Bless those who curse you, pray for those who insult you. ²⁹ When a man gives one of you a blow on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well; and, when any one takes away your cloak, do not keep back your coat either. ³⁰ Give to every one who asks of you; and, when any one takes away what is yours, do not demand its return. ³¹ Do to others as you wish them to do to you. ³² If you love only those who love you, what thanks will be due to you? Why, even the outcast love those who love them! ³³ For, if you show kindness only to those who show kindness to you, what thanks will be due to you? Even the outcast do that! ³⁴ If you lend only to those from whom you expect to get something, what thanks will be due to you? Even the outcast lend to the outcast in the hope of getting as much in return! ³⁵ But love your enemies, and show them kindness, and lend to them, never despairing. Then your reward shall be great, and you shall be Sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the thankless and the bad. ³⁶ Learn to be merciful--even as your Father is merciful.

¹⁶ Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be cured. Great is the power of a good man's fervent prayer.

¹¹ We have been speaking freely to you, men of Corinth; we have opened our heart; ¹² There is room there for you, yet there is not room, in your love, for us. ¹³ Can you not in return--I appeal to you as I should to children--open your hearts to us?

⁹ But his reply has been-- 'My help is enough for you; for my strength attains its perfection in the midst of weakness.' Most gladly, then, will I boast all the more of my weaknesses, so that the strength of the Christ may overshadow me. ¹⁰ That is why I delight in weakness, ill-treatment, hardship, persecution, and difficulties, when borne for Christ. For, when I am weak, then it is that I am strong!

¹ James, a Servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, greets The Twelve Tribes that are living abroad. ² My Brothers, whatever may be the temptations that beset you from time to time, always regard them as a reason for rejoicing, ³ Knowing, as you do, that the testing of your faith develops endurance. ⁴ And let endurance do its work perfectly, so that you may be altogether perfect, and in no respect deficient. ⁵ If one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask wisdom from the God who gives freely to every one without reproaches, and it will be given to him. ⁶ But let him ask with confidence, never doubting; for the man who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven hither and thither at the mercy of the wind-- ⁷ Such a man must not expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, ⁸ Vacillating as he is, irresolute at every turn. ⁹ Let a Brother in humble circumstances be proud of his exalted position, but a rich Brother of his humiliation; ¹⁰ For the rich man will pass away 'like the flower of the grass.' ¹¹ As the sun rises, and the hot wind blows, 'the grass withers, its flower fades,' and all its beauty is gone. So is it with the rich man. In the midst of his pursuits he will come to an untimely end. ¹² Blessed is the man who remains firm under temptation, for, when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of Life, which the Lord has promised to those who love him. ¹³ Let no one say, when he is tempted, "It is God who is tempting me!" For God, who cannot be tempted to do wrong, does not himself tempt any one. ¹⁴ A man is in every case tempted by his own passions--allured and enticed by them. ¹⁵ Then Passion conceives and gives birth to Sin, and Sin, on reaching maturity, brings forth Death. ¹⁶ Do not be deceived, my dear Brothers. ¹⁷ Every good thing given us, and every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down to us from the Maker of the Lights in the heavens, who is himself never subject to change or to eclipse. ¹⁸ Because he so willed, he gave us Life, through the Message of the Truth, so that we should be, as it were, an earnest of still further creations. ¹⁹ Mark this, my dear Brothers--Let every one be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry; ²⁰ For the anger of man does not forward the righteous purpose of God. ²¹ Therefore, have done with all filthiness and whatever wickedness still remains, and in a humble spirit receive that Message which has been planted in your hearts and is able to save your souls. ²² Put that Message into practice, and do not merely listen to it--deceiving yourselves. ²³ For, when any one listens to it and does not practice it, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror. ²⁴ He looks at himself, then goes on his way, ²⁵ But he who looks carefully into the perfect Law, the Law of Freedom, and continues to do so, not listening to it and then forgetting it, but putting it into practice--that man will be blessed in what he does. ²⁶ When a man appears to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue, but imposes upon his own conscience, that man's religious observances are valueless. ²⁷ That religious observance which is pure and spotless in the eyes of God our Father is this--to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the world.