Philippians 3:6-8

6 aas to zeal, ba persecutor of the church; cas to righteousness under the law,
Greek in the law
blameless.
7But ewhatever gain I had, fI counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8Indeed, I count everything as loss because of gthe surpassing worth of hknowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I ihave suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

Titus 1:15

15 jTo the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and kunbelieving, nothing is pure; but both ltheir minds and their consciences are defiled.

Hebrews 11:6

6And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God mmust believe that he exists and nthat he rewards those who seek him.
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