Bible Verses About Religious Zeal

I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit? Didn’t we walk in the same steps?

Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Messiah. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.

But I hope that you will know that we aren’t disqualified.

Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.

For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this we also pray for, even your perfecting.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Messiah.

For you have heard of my way of living in time past in Judaism, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.

I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,

to reveal his Son in me, that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,

I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I proclaim among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Yeshua the Messiah was openly portrayed among you as crucified?

I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.

They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.

But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.

My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Messiah is formed in you—

But I, brothers, if I still proclaim circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Messiah forgave you.

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;