16 For this reason, as I have said, I do not lose courage, but even though my outward man is wasting away, my inward man is being renewed, day by day.
17 For my light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working out for me a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
18 while I am gazing not at things seen, but at things unseen; for things seen are temporal, but things unseen are eternal.
6 Do not worry about anything; but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will stand guard over your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt lose its savor, in what way shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden under foot of men.
15 Strive earnestly to present yourself unto God, tested and proved worthy by trial, a workman unashamed, ever cutting a straight path for the message of the truth.
1 I entreat you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies to Him as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. This is your reasonable service of worship.
2 And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
17 So there is a new creation when any man is in Christ. The old life has passed away, behold, the new is come.
29 From your lips let no evil words come forth, but such as occasion warrants, such as are good for upbuilding and give a blessing to the hearers.
9 But if we confess our sins, faithful is he and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all wrong-doing.
20 I have been crucified with Christ, so it is no longer I who am living, but it is Christ who is living in me; and the life I am now living in the flesh, I am living in faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.