Attitudes, positive to God
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· 16 viewsScripture identifies a range of positive attitudes towards God, which believers are encouraged to adopt.
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Trust
Trust
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
See also Ps 20:7; Ps 25:1–2; Ps 40:4; Ps 56:11; Jn 14:1; Ro 15:13
Faith
Faith
Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.
See also Mt 9:2; Heb 11:1–39
Thankfulness
Thankfulness
in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
See also 1 Ch 16:34; Ps 35:18; Ps 100:4; Mt 14:19; Eph 5:20; Php 4:6; Col 2:7
Praise
Praise
Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.
See also Ezr 3:11; Ps 148:1–5; Ps 150:1–6; Is 42:10; Is 61:3; Ac 2:46–47; Jas 5:13
Prayerfulness
Prayerfulness
Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.
See also Mt 14:23; Mt 26:41; Ro 8:26; 1 Th 5:17
Reverence
Reverence
But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house,
At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.
See also Ne 5:15; Mal 2:5; Mal 4:2; Eph 5:21; Heb 12:28; 1 Pe 3:1–2
Watchfulness
Watchfulness
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;
See also Lk 12:37–38; 1 Th 5:6–8; 1 Pe 5:8
Hope
Hope
“Though He slay me,
I will hope in Him.
Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.
See also Ps 25:5; Is 40:31; Mic 7:7; Ro 4:18
Love
Love
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
See also Dt 30:6; Ps 18:1; Ps 116:1; Jn 21:15–17
Holiness
Holiness
Heb 12:14; 1 Pe 1:15–16
See also Dt 7:6; Dt 14:1–2; Ro 12:1–2; 1 Co 5:7–8; Col 3:2
Awesome respect
Awesome respect
The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.
See also Dt 10:12–13; Pr 1:7; Pr 9:10; Je 5:22; Ac 9:31; Re 14:7
Repentance
Repentance
For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.
See also Job 42:6; Eze 14:6; Ac 2:38; Ac 17:30
Humility
Humility
“For My hand made all these things,
Thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord.
“But to this one I will look,
To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.
See also Ezr 8:21; Jas 4:10; 1 Pe 5:6
Self-denial
Self-denial
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
Submission
Submission
Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
See also Job 22:21; Ro 8:7; Ro 10:3