The BIBLE on Godly Citizenship

Zeal without knowledge he is not good; a person who moves too quickly may go the wrong way. Proverbs 19:2

So be careful how you live, not as fools but as those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity for doing good in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but try to understand what the Lord wants you to do. Ephesians 5: 15-17

Hate what is wrong. Stand for the side of good. Romans 12: 9

Wounds from a friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. Proverbs 27:6

When I learn your righteous laws, I will thank you by living as I should! Psalm 119:7

I assure you of this: if anyone acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I, the Son of Man, will openly acknowledge that person in the presence of God’s Angels. But if anyone denies me here on earth, I will deny that person before God’s Angels. Luke 12:8-9

You must obey the government for two reasons: to keep from being punished and to keep a clear conscience. Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. Romans 13:5-6

We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. Proverbs 16:9

Be careful how you live among your unbelieving neighbors. Even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will believe and give honor to God when he comes to judge the world. 1 Peter 2:12

Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Only fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 1:7

Let us stop saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions. 1 John 3:18

The harvest is so great, but the workers are so few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send out more workers for his fields. Matthew 9:37-38

If you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it. 1 Peter 3:15

You must give them my messages whether they listen or not. Ezekiel 2:7

Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

With God’s help we will do mighty things. Psalm 60:12

All of a must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent me, because there is a little time left before that night falls and all work comes to an end. John 9:4

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. 2 Timothy 3:16

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving a soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise is the simple. The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight to life. Reverence for the Lord is pure; lasting forever the laws of the Lord are true; each one is fair. They are more desirable than gold, even the finest Gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. They are a warning to those who hear them; there is a great reward for those who obey them. Psalm 19:7-1

Don’t hide your light under a basket! Instead, put it a on a stand and let it shine for all. Matthew 5:15

Show respect for everyone. Love your Christian brothers and sisters. Fear God. Show respect for the king. 1 Peter 2:17

Don�t try to copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is. Romans 12:2

The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. James 5:16

We live by believing and not by seeing. 2 Corinthians 5:7

Use every piece of God’s armor to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the sturdy belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, on the peace that comes from the Good News, so that you will be fully prepared. In every battle you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by Satan. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God. Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 6:13-18

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will and all you do, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

�If any would not work, neither should he eat. 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Owe no man anything, but to love one another. Romans 13:8

Return to me and I will return to you�I will rebuke the devourer (Satan) for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; And all nations shall call you blessed; for ye shall be a delightsome land. Malachi 3:7-12

�Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Romans 10:17

In the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy. Without natural affection, troublemakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, having a form of Godliness, but denying the power of it; from such turn away.� 2 Timothy 3:3,4,5

You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is thereafter good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under the foot of men. Mathew 5:13

Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and rule over the earth. Genesis 1:28

When I bring an army against a country and the people of that land choose a watchman, and when he sees the army coming, and blows the alarm to warn them, then anyone who hears the alarm and refuses to heed it well, if he dies the fault is his own. For he heard the warning and wouldn’t listen; the fault is his. If he had heeded the warning he would have saved his life. But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and doesn’t sound the alarm and warn the people, he is responsible for their deaths. Ezekiel 33:2-6

Love is kind and patient, never jealous, boastful, proud, or rude. Love isn’t selfish or quick tempered. It doesn’t keep a record of wrongs that others do. Love rejoices in the truth, but not in evil. Love is always supportive, loyal, hopeful, and trusting. Love never fails! 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men. For kings and for all who are in authority; that we might lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 1 Timothy 2:1-2

In your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge; and in your knowledge, self-control. 2 Peter 1:5-6

Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not with flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:10

Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities; For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath upon the one who practices evil. Romans 13:1,3,4

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations. Mathew 28:19

Fear God. 1 Peter 2:17

Render unto Caesar (the government) the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. Mathew 17:21

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. 1 Peter 2:13-14

…not to use our freedom to satisfy the flesh but rather, through love, to serve one another. Galatians 5:13-15

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1