Quotes About Community

It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,

Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.

No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ëKnow the Lord,í because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.

and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.

Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.

You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.

He chose to suffer oppression with Godís people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

Continue in brotherly love.

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.

For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.