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::I 1. Consistent living because of God's grace is required

believer's life.
in any

Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that brings salvation has
== appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and
worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives
in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope-the glorious
::I appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave
himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purifY for
himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
== 2. Consistent living because of God's grace as a testimony to an unbe-
lieving husband is encouraged.
:I 1 Peter 3:1-6 Wives, in the same way be submissive to your
husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may

== be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when

they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should
not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the

::I wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that
of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,
which is of great worth in God's sight. For this is the way the holy
women of the past who put their hope in God used to make
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like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You
are her daughters if you do what is right and do not giveway to fear.
1 Corinthians 7:12-17 If any brother has a wife who is not a
believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce
her. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is
willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the
unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the
unbelievingwifehas been sanctifiedthrough her believinghusband.
Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are
holy. But if the unbeliever leaves,let him do so. A believing man
or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us
to livein peace. How do you know,wife,whether youwill saveyour
husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save
your wife? Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life
that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him.
This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.

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