Romans 14:18

18Whoever thus serves Christ is aacceptable to God and approved by men.

2 Corinthians 6:4

4but bas servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: cby great endurance, din afflictions, ehardships, calamities,

2 Corinthians 13:7

7But we pray to God that you may not do wrongnot that we may appear to have met the test, but that you may do what is right, though we may seem to have failed.

2 Timothy 2:15

15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,
That is,  one approved after being tested
a worker gwho has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
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