issuevoter wrote on Dec 19
th, 2016 at 10:54am:
I am sorry God is going to have to be something more interesting than a bus stop.
Oh he is!
....if he will allow you to approach him!
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warning - here comes the scripture!
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Deuteronomy 8:2
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee,
to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
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Psalms 14:2
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Matthew 6:33
...seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;Mark 12:28
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Zephaniah 2:3
Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness:......
Q.
What is 'the righteousness of God' ?
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Leviticus 20:7
Sanctify yourselves therefore, and
be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and
the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Malachi 3:7
...Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts....
James 4:8
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you....
2 Corinthians 6:17
....come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.