Faithful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God.1

I beseech you, ... brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.2 As ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.3 In Christ Jesus neither circum-cision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy.4

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.5 I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.6

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1 Col 1:10; 2 Rom 12:1,2; 3 Rom 6:19; 4 Gal 6:15,16; 5 Joh 15:8,16;