1 Samuel 12:7

7Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous deeds of the Lord that he performed for you and for your fathers.

Isaiah 1:18

18 Come now, alet us reason
Or dispute
together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as cwhite as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.

Isaiah 41:21

The Futility of Idols

21 Set forth your case, says the Lord;
bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob.

Acts 17:2

2And Paul went in, das was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them efrom the Scriptures,

Romans 12:1

A Living Sacrifice

1 fI appeal to you therefore, brothers,
Or  brothers and sisters
by the mercies of God, hto present your bodies ias a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Or your rational service

1 Peter 3:15

15but kin your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, lalways being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and mrespect,
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