If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God.

For this reason I tell you: When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it, and you will be given whatever you ask for.

In every church service I want the men to pray, men who are dedicated to God and can lift up their hands in prayer without anger or argument.

No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God must have faith that God exists and rewards those who seek him.

You are like a raging flood, But you will not be the most important, For you slept with my concubine And dishonored your father's bed.

Then we shall no longer be children, carried by the waves and blown about by every shifting wind of the teaching of deceitful people, who lead others into error by the tricks they invent.

Let us hold on firmly to the hope we profess, because we can trust God to keep his promise.

Do not let all kinds of strange teachings lead you from the right way. It is good to receive inner strength from God's grace, and not by obeying rules about foods; those who obey these rules have not been helped by them.

These people are like dried-up springs, like clouds blown along by a storm; God has reserved a place for them in the deepest darkness.

With their shameless carousing they are like dirty spots in your fellowship meals. They take care only of themselves. They are like clouds carried along by the wind, but bringing no rain. They are like trees that bear no fruit, even in autumn, trees that have been pulled up by the roots and are completely dead.

They are like wild waves of the sea, with their shameful deeds showing up like foam. They are like wandering stars, for whom God has reserved a place forever in the deepest darkness.