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God's Increase-The Fruit of Righteousness

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Growing In Him! God brings the increase...

Colossians 2::19 Holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments,
grows with the increase that is from God.

1 Corinthians 3:7
So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

John 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

Ephesians 4:
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But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplies,
according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, making an increase of the body
unto the edifying of itself in love.



2 Corinthians 9:
8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things,
may have an abundance for every good work.
9 As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”
10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown
and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.



1 Thessalonians 4:
9 But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you,
for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;
10 and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia.
But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more;
11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business,
and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.


James 3:18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.