Teaching Sound Doctrine
But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine. 2Ti 1:131Ti 6:3Tit 1:91Ti 1:10Tit 3:8Tit 2:11-14
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance. Gal 5:231Pe 4:71Ti 3:111Pe 5:81Th 5:81Ti 3:2Job 12:12Pro 16:31
Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good. Tit 2:41Ti 3:111Pe 3:3-51Ti 2:9-10Tit 1:71Ti 3:81Ti 5:5-10Rom 16:2 In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, 1Ti 5:141Ti 5:21Ti 5:11 to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited. Pro 31:10-31Col 3:181Pe 3:1-51Ti 5:101Ti 5:13-14Gen 3:16Eph 5:22-24Pro 7:11
In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. Ecc 12:11Pe 5:51Jn 2:13Ecc 11:9Jol 2:281Ti 5:1Psa 148:12Job 29:8
In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, 1Pe 5:31Ti 4:122Co 4:2Php 1:102Co 1:122Th 3:9Eph 6:242Co 2:17 and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us. 1Pe 2:121Pe 2:151Pe 3:161Ti 6:3Php 2:14-162Th 3:14Neh 5:9Isa 66:5
Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 1Pe 2:18-251Ti 6:1-2Col 3:22-25Eph 6:5-8Eph 5:24 not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior. Mat 5:161Pe 2:122Jn 1:91Co 4:21Pe 3:161Sa 26:231Ti 6:11Ti 6:3
God’s Grace Brings Salvation
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. Eph 2:81Ti 2:4Isa 45:22Heb 2:9Eph 2:52Th 2:16Jhn 1:16-17Rom 5:15 It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, Ezk 36:27Mat 16:24Rom 6:19Psa 4:32Pe 2:9Eph 4:22-251Jn 2:62Pe 1:4-8 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. 2Ti 4:81Co 1:7Mat 16:27Tit 1:22Pe 3:12-14Mrk 14:621Jn 3:2-3Heb 9:28 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. Heb 9:14Eph 2:101Pe 2:91Pe 1:18Rev 5:9Tit 3:8Gal 3:13Ezk 36:25
Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. 2Ti 4:21Ti 4:12-13Tit 1:131Ti 5:20Mat 7:29Mrk 1:22Luk 4:36Mrk 1:27