*1.* “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” *2* “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.” *3* “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” *4* “Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.”