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DEED OF INHERITANCE

hen you accepted Jesus Christ as your

Savioras the One who died on the cross, taking on the punishment you deserve for your sinyou
became a Christian and a member of Gods family. He
has adopted you as His child and promised you, His
child, eternal life in heaven.
The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that
we are children of God, and if children, then heirs
heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed
we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified
together.
ROMANS 8:1617

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So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the

word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give
you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
ACTS 20:32

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being

predestined according to the purpose of Him who
works all things according to the counsel of His will,
that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the
praise of His glory.
In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word
of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also,
having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit
of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance
until the redemption of the purchased possession, to
the praise of His glory.
EPHESIANS 1:1114

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has
begotten us again to a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an
inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does
not fade away, reserved in heaven for you.
1 PETER 1:34
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GUIDE FOR LIFE

od cares about you so much that He has given

you a guide for life. That guide is the Bible, and
all of us Christians are to be students of that Book
throughout our lives. We grow in our faith, we share
our beliefs more clearly, and we gain a big-picture
perspective on the course of history when we regularly spend time learning what God wants us to know
about His love and how He wants us to respond to it.
God desires for youfor all of His childrento know
all you can about Him and all you can about how to
live in a way that honors Him. This knowledge and
wisdom are available to you in the Bible.

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Your word is a lamp to my feet

And a light to my path.
PSALM 119:105

If you abide in My word, you are My disciples

indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free.
JOHN 8:3132

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you

should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
PSALM 32:8

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your

mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that
you may observe to do according to all that is written
in it. For then you will make your way prosperous,
and then you will have good success.
JOSHUA 1:8

How can a young man cleanse his way?

By taking heed according to Your word.
PSALM 119:9

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STABLE FOUNDATION
FOR LIFE

he truths we find in the Bible nourish our faith

and grow our knowledge of God and of what it
means to be His child. Gods Word provides a stable foundation for the lifestyle He has designed for
your good and His glory. No wonder God urges you
and me to pay attention to what He teaches us in
His Word, to remember what those instructions are,
and to follow them however countercultural they are.
With its mantra of tolerance and its fluid morals,
the worlds paths are lined with snares and pitfalls.
Since Gods Word can help you avoid those dangers,
spend time reading the Bible. Nowhere else will you
find as solid a foundation for your life as Gods neverchanging truth.
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My son, give attention to my words;

Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
PROVERBS 4:2022

The grass withers, the flower fades,

But the word of our God stands forever.
ISAIAH 40:8

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for

us, who can be against us?
ROMANS 8:31

All flesh is as grass,

And all the glory of man as the flower of the
grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
But the word of the Lord endures forever.
1 PETER 1:2425

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will

by no means pass away.
MATTHEW 24:35
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SOURCE OF STRENGTH

ore important than physical strength is the mental, emotional, moral, and spiritual strength we
need to stay faithful to God day in and day out. No
matter the circumstances, the Bible can give you fortitudewhen life is hard or easy, when we feel all alone
or completely loved, and when were wandering aimlessly or serving God and feeling more fulfilled than
we ever thought possible. This kind of strength comes
from the Holy Spirit who is with you always and from
the love God has promised every follower of Jesus
Christ. The more you learn about the Bible and your
faith, the stronger you will be in this world that is not
always gracious to Christians. The Lord has promised
to be your Rock, your Fortress, and your Deliverer, and
He calls upon you to trust Him for every kind of strength
you need, whatever circumstances you face. The Lord
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has promised to uphold you with His righteous right

hand. Trust Him to do exactly that and call on Him for
strengthfor whatever kind of strength you need.
[I pray that God] would grant you, according to the
riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might
through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may
dwell in your hearts through faith.
EPHESIANS 3:1617

[We pray] that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully
pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and
increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened
with all might, according to His glorious power, for
all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks
to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of
the inheritance of the saints in the light.
COLOSSIANS 1:1012

But those who wait on the Lord

Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
ISAIAH 40:31
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Fear not, for I am with you;

Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
ISAIAH 41:10

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my

deliverer;
My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my
stronghold.
PSALM 18:2

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ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY
FOR ALL OF LIFE

imply put, if its in the Bible, you can believe

its true. The words in Scripture are indeed the
absolute authority for every Christian and a road map
for living a life that honors and glorifies Jesus. Gods
Word gives you the instructions you need to live each
day aware of Gods presence and for His glory. Never
forget that God has instituted every single guideline
and command for your own good!
Forever, O Lord,
Your word is settled in heaven.
PSALM 119:89

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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is

profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness.
2 TIMOTHY 3:16

The word of God is living and powerful, and sharper

than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division
of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
HEBREWS 4:12

For as the rain comes down, and the snow

from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
So shall My word be that goes forth from
My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I
sent it.
ISAIAH 55:1011

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