practical:
- “‘everything is permissible for me’ but not everything is helpful. ‘everything is permissible for me’ but i will not be brought under the control of anything.” // I corinthians 6:12
- “for it is written: ‘be holy, because i am holy.’” // I peter 1:16
- “therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.” // II corinthians 7:1
- “be careful that you do not turn to iniquity, for that is why you have been tested by affliction.” //job 36:21
- “you shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the Lord.” // leviticus 19:28
- “do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? you are not your own, for you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body.” // I corinthians 6:19-20
- “you are sons of the Lord your God; do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head on behalf of the dead, for you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. the Lord has chosen you to be His special people out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.” // deuteronomy 14:1-2
- “no temptation has overtaken you except what is common to humanity. God is faithful and He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape, so that you are able to bear it.” // I corinthians 10:13
- “don’t you know that you are God’s sanctuary and that the Spirit of God lives in you? if anyone ruins God’s sanctuary, God will ruin him; for God’s sanctuary is holy, and that is what you are.” // I corinthians 3:16-17
- “see, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands.” // isaiah 49:16
- “the Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden,
and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.” // isaiah 58:11