So, dear children, keep yourselves away from false gods.

Surely you know that people who do wrong will not get to enjoy God's kingdom. Don't be fooled. These are the people who will not get to enjoy his kingdom: those who sin sexually, those who worship idols, those who commit adultery, men who let other men use them for sex or who have sex with other men, those who steal, those who are greedy, those who drink too much, those who abuse others with insults, and those who cheat.

You must follow the Lord your God. Respect him. Obey his commands and do what he tells you. Serve the Lord your God, and never leave him.

Have no part in the things that people in darkness do, which produce nothing good. Instead, tell everyone how wrong those things are.
It is really very shameful to even talk about the things those people do in secret.

"So today you must remember and accept that the Lord is God. He is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other god!

So put everything evil out of your life: sexual sin, doing anything immoral, letting sinful thoughts control you, and wanting things that are wrong. And don't keep wanting more and more for yourself, which is the same as worshiping a false god.

"But maybe you don't want to serve the Lord. You must choose for yourselves today. Today you must decide who you will serve. Will you serve the gods that your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River? Or will you serve the gods of the Amorites who lived in this land? You must choose for yourselves. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord."

Wear the full armor of God. Wear God's armor so that you can fight against the devil's clever tricks.

"People will make weapons to fight against you, but their weapons will not defeat you. Some people will say things against you, but anyone who speaks against you will be proved wrong." The Lord says, "That is what my servants get! They get the good things that come from me.

"I have been the Lord your God since the time you were in the land of Egypt. You did not know any other god except me. I am the one who saved you.

Don't let evil defeat you, but defeat evil by doing good.

The love of money causes all kinds of evil. Some people have turned away from what we believe because they want to get more and more money. But they have caused themselves a lot of pain and sorrow.

"I am not asking you to take them out of the world. But I am asking that you keep them safe from the Evil One.

Stop doing anything evil, and do good. Look for peace, and do all you can to help people live peacefully.

Death's power to hurt is sin, and the power of sin is the law.