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Marriage is honorable in every respect; and, in particular, sex within marriage is pure. But God will indeed punish fornicators and adulterers.

Keep your lives free from the love of money; and be satisfied with what you have; for God himself has said, "I will never fail you or abandon you."

Through him, therefore, let us offer God a sacrifice of praise continually. For this is the natural product of lips that acknowledge his name.

But don't forget doing good and sharing with others, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

The God of shalom brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Yeshua, by the blood of an eternal covenant.

May that God equip you with every good thing you need to do his will; and may he do in us whatever pleases him, through Yeshua the Messiah. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

From: Ya‘akov, a slave of God and of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah To: The Twelve Tribes in the Diaspora: Shalom!

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all generously and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

How blessed is the man who perseveres through temptation! For after he has passed the test, he will receive as his crown the Life which God has promised to those who love him.

No one being tempted should say, "I am being tempted by God." For God cannot be tempted by evil, and God himself tempts no one.

The religious observance that God the Father considers pure and faultless is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being contaminated by the world.

Listen, my dear brothers, hasn't God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to receive the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

You believe that "God is one" ? Good for you! The demons believe it too — the thought makes them shudder with fear!

and the passage of the Tanakh was fulfilled which says, "Avraham had faith in God, and it was credited to his account as righteousness." He was even called God's friend.

With it we bless Adonai , the Father; and with it we curse people, who were made in the image of God .

You unfaithful wives! Don't you know that loving the world is hating God? Whoever chooses to be the world's friend makes himself God's enemy!

But the grace he gives is greater, which is why it says, "God opposes the arrogant, but to the humble he gives grace."

Therefore, submit to God. Moreover, take a stand against the Adversary, and he will flee from you.

Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Clean your hands, sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded people!

chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obeying Yeshua the Messiah and for sprinkling with his blood: Grace and shalom be yours in full measure.