Colossians 1:21-23 NKJV

Titus 1:15-16 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

They profess to now God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.  

Titus 2:1-15 But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine;

that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things--

that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient, to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed,

Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober minded,

in all things showing yourself, to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,

 sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say to you.

Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back,

not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly  lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age,

looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed an purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works,

Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. 

Titus 3:8-11 This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who believed in God should be careful  to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

But foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.

Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition,

knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and have given  us the ministry of reconciliation,


that is, that God was in Christ reconciled the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us, the word of reconciliation,
 
Now then, we are ambassadors fro Christ, as though God were pleading through us, we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.


For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.