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Psalm 119: ⁹⁶Nothing is completely perfect, except your teachings. ⁹⁷I deeply love your Law! I think about it all day.⁹⁸Your laws never leave my mind, and they make me much wiser than my enemies. ⁹⁹Thinking about your teachings gives me better understanding than my teachers, ¹⁰⁰and obeying your laws makes me wiser than those who have lived a long time. (CEV)

Matthew 5: ⁴⁸But you must always act like your Father in heaven. (CEV)

Romans 12: ²Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him. (CEV)

1 Corinthians 12: ³¹I want you to desire the best gifts. So I will show you a much better way .... [That most excellent way is the way of love, 1 Corinthians chapter 13] (CEV)

2 Corinthians 12: ⁹...."My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak." So if Christ keeps giving me his power, I will gladly brag about how weak I am. (CEV)

Philippians 4: ⁸Finally, my friends, keep your minds on whatever is true, pure, right, holy, friendly, and proper. Don't ever stop thinking about what is truly worthwhile and worthy of praise. ⁹You know the teachings I gave you, and you know what you heard me say and saw me do. So follow my example. And God, who gives peace, will be with you. (CEV)

Colossians 1: ²⁸We announce the message about Christ, and we use all our wisdom to warn and teach everyone, so that all of Christ's followers will grow and become mature. ²⁹That's why I work so hard and use the mighty power he gives me. (CEV)

Colossians 2: ²I do it to encourage them. Then as their hearts are joined together in love, they will be wonderfully blessed with complete understanding. And they will truly know Christ. Not only is he the key to God's mystery, ³but all wisdom and knowledge are hidden away in him... ⁴I tell you these things to keep you from being fooled by fancy talk. ⁵Even though I am not with you, I keep thinking about you. I am glad to know that you are living as you should and that your faith in Christ is strong

1. What does it mean that all wisdom and knowledge are hidden away in Christ?
2. How can we be wiser than enemies & have more understanding than teachers & older people?
3. Why did Paul work so hard to make all Christ's followers grow strong and become mature?
4. When we think about being true, pure, right, friendly, and proper how do our relationships go?
Please study above references and questions and then add observations and applications:
Observations                                                                    Applications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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