Wednesday, March 27, 2013

*Now*

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

Even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

 Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. But now is Christ risen from the dead.

Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath He reconciled.  Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace. Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Now the just shall live by faith. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever.

And now, little children, abide in Him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before the Lord Jesus Christ at His coming. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as he is. Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever.  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.