“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10

“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” James 1:19-20 ; English Standard Version

“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Judges 17:6, English Standard Version

To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. John 10:3-4, English Standard Version

“do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7, English Standard Version

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the…

“For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:3

“It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,” Matthew 20:26, English Standard Version

“For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” Romans 1:19-20, English…