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Abraham: Independence of, in Character Genesis 14:23

that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

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Abraham: Independence of, in Character Genesis 23:6–16

“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.” / Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. / “If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

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Dependence John 15:5

I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

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Dependence Psalm 40:3, 4

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. / Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

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Dependence 2 Corinthians 1:8, 9

We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

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Dependence 1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

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Dependence John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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Dependence Isaiah 30:15

For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”

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Independence Galatians 5:13

For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

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Independence Galatians 5:1

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.

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Independence 2 Corinthians 3:17

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

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Independence Romans 8:21

that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

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Independence Psalm 33:12

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!

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Independence John 8:36

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

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Independence Esther 1:1

This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.

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Paul: His Independence of Character 1 Thessalonians 2:9

Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

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Paul: His Independence of Character 2 Thessalonians 3:8

nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

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The Providence of God: Saints should Pray in Dependence Upon Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

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