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What does Jesus say about himself?
| MT 5:17 | Came to complete the law, not replace it |
| MT 10:34-39 | Did not come to bring peace but a sword (compare LK 12:49-53) |
| MT 11:28-30 | Relieving, wise, gentile, humble, non-burdensome |
| MT 26:53-54 | Could ask for Angles to protect Himself but chose sacrificial love |
| MT 28:18 | Has complete authority everywhere |
| MK 1:38 | Came to preach in many towns (compare LK 4:43) |
| MK 2:4-12 | Possessed authority to forgive sins |
| MK 2:17 | Came to help the acknowledged sick rather than the presumptuous healthy (compare LK 5:32 and JN 9:41) |
| MK 2:28 | Ruler of the Sabbath |
| MK 10:45 | Came to serve, not be served, and to be the sacrificial lamb of the world |
| MK 14:61-62 | Messiah, the savior of Israel (compare LK 22:69-71 and JN 13:19) |
| LK 9:22 | Must suffer, be rejected, murdered & return from the dead |
| LK 9:50 | Don't stop other believers who don't believe every detail exactly the same way you do. Contrast this to MT 12:30 and LK 11:23 (and JAM 4:4) where Jesus says anyone who is indifferent (at best) to Him is actually working against Him. |
| LK 10:22 | No one knows the Father except Himself |
| LK 12:13-15 | Does not want to judge every detail of our lives |
| LK 14:25-27 | He must be first in our lives/hearts |
| LK 18:31-33 | Knew his earthly fate |
| LK 23:3 | King of Jews |
| JN 3:13-17 | Came to save rather than to judge, judgment would come later, and He knew how He would die (compare JN 12:47-48 and JN 12:32-33 & JN 18:31-32) |
| JN 4:26 | Messiah (compare JN 8:24 and JN 9:35-37) |
| JN 5:16-30 | Son of God (therefore equal to God, compare JN 10:30) |
| JN 5:39 | Scriptures point to Himself |
| JN 6:15 | Was not an earthly king |
| JN 6:35 | Bread of life (complete story is JN 6:22-59, compare to MT 26:26-28, MK 14:22-24 and LK 22:19-20) |
| JN 7:16-18 | Origin of & motive for his teaching |
| JN 8:12 | Light of the world |
| JN 8:50-51 | Humble to not self glorify but allow God to glorify, also His teaching is powerful enough to save our soul |
| JN 8:56-59 | Equal to the great I AM (direct reference to EX 3:13-14) |
| JN 10:1-18 | Good shepherd |
| JN 10:30 | Equal with (same as) God |
| JN 14:6 | No one gets to God without going through Him |
| JN 16:28 | Came from God and returned to God (compare JN 17:4-5) |
| JN 18:9 | No loose any of His followers (JN 6:39 & JN 17:12) |
| REV 22:12-13,16 | He is returning, He is everything |
What did the apostles say about Jesus?
| JN 1:1-18,29-34 | Lots of praises (Yes, JTB is not an apostle) |
| JN 3:27-36 | Lots more praises |
| AC 2:36 | Lord and Messiah |
| AC 4:11-12 | Since the beginning, He was God's plan |
| AC 10:36-43 | Supreme judge, forgives sins |
| AC 17:2-3 | Messiah |
| RO 3:23-26 | Sacrificed His life for our sin |
| RO 5 | Contrasting Adam and Jesus |
| RO 6:9-10 | Died, was raised from the dead, can not die again |
| RO 9:5 | Descendent of Abraham |
| 1CO 1:2 | Makes us holy |
| EPH 1:21-23 | Above all powers and everything |
| PHP 2:5-11 | He humbled himself from God to slave so has been raised to heights of heaven |
| COL 1:15-22 | Pre-existent and [to be everything] |
| 1TI 2:5 | The only mediator |
| TIT 2:13-14 | He gave His life to free us and make us His own |
| HEB 1:1-13 | (This section is packed and granted the author of this book is not clear) |
| HEB 2:6-3:6 | Above all things, including Moses |
| HEB 4:15 | Able to relate to us yet never sinned while with us (compare 1JN 3:5) |
| 1PE 2:21-25 | Never sinned and was still able to trust God for all judgment, even in the face of severe persecution |
| 1PE 3:18-22 | Suffered, died, resurrected, now seated in place of ultimate honor |
| 1JN 3:3-5 | Pure & sinless |
| 1JN 4:14 | Savior of the world |
What does the Bible say about itself and what does God say about His word?
| NUM 33:2 | Commanded by God |
| DT 4:1-2 | Listen & obey, don't change to meet our needs |
| DT 6:1-2 | Contains a message from God, must be obeyed (taken seriously) |
| DT 29:29 | Provided for our enlightenment and obedience |
| JOS 1:8 | Study it, meditate on it |
| PS 12:6 | Perfect |
| PS 18:30 | Without error |
| PS 19:7-11 | Makes the simple wise |
| PS 33:4 | Remains true |
| PS 119:89 | Eternal, exists in heaven and on Earth |
| PR 4:20-22 | Life & health |
| PR 30:5-6 | Always proves to be true |
| ISA 34:16 | Read it |
| ISA 40:8 | Lasts forever (repeated in LK 21:33 and 1PE 1:23-25) |
| ISA 55:10-11 | Achieves the purpose for which it was sent |
| ISA 66:1-2 | God will bless those who listen & obey |
| JER 23:29 | Like a hammer that breaks rock in pieces |
| HOS 8:12 | God declares the word His Word but is well aware that we disregard it |
| MT 5:18 | Everything God says in His Word will happen |
| MT 22:43 | Holy Spirit spoke through the authors (repeated AC 1:16 and AC 4:24-25, compare MK 12:36) |
| MK 13:31 | More permanent than anything else we know |
| LK 6:47 | Meant to cause noticeable change, not just verbal accolades (esp MSG trans) |
| LK 16:17 | Can not be rescinded |
| JN 5:39-40 | Knowing our Bible is good, but don't study for the sake of knowledge, study to understand and relate better to God (compare RO 2:13) |
| JN 10:35 | What God says can't be avoided/altered/undone |
| JN 20:30-31 | Why the gospels were written |
| 1CO 1:17-18 | Power of God to believers, foolishness to everyone else |
| 1TH 2:13 | Paul was either an idiot or a prophet but not likely both |
| 2TI 3:14-16 | God breathed, useful, teaching... |
| JAM 1:21 | Can save our soul |
| HEB 4:12 | Sharper than any double edge sword |
| 2PE 1:19-21 | Prophecies were not written by the will of men |
| 2PE 3:15-16 | Divinely inspired, and don't alter it |
| 1JN 5:10 | If we do not believe then we are calling God a liar (see 1JN 5:9-12) |
| REV 1:3 | Blessed are those who read & hear (compare DT 8:3, MT 4:4 and LK 4:4) |
| REV 22:18-19 | Don't add or subtract or else we will die |
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Don't miss the very next section on the sufficiency of scripture.
God's word to humanity is sufficient to understand without external context
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| 1CO 1:17-29 | Extra wisdom and eloquence not required to understand (listen) or explain (speak) |
| 1CO 9:7-10 | Example: the talk of oxen didn't need "historical context" to be understood correctly, or to understand the meaning more broadly than absolutley literally |
| 2CO 1:12-13 | Extra wisdom not required, nothing was written they wouldn't understand |
| 2CO 4:2-4 | No deception, no distortion, only plain truth, though admittedly veiled to unbelievers (they may need extra wisdom to get meaning) |
| PHP 3:15 | God makes Himself clear |
| COL 2:8 | Extra perspective can be hollow and deceptive philosophy, putting human tradition above God's opinion |
| 2TI 2:7 | God is faithful to those who honestly seek to understand His opinion |
| TIT 1:9 | The message as taught was sufficient, so much that those who oppose it should be refuted |
| HEB 2:1 | Even if we bring outside insight (eisegesis) we must prioritize the original text highest (exegesis) to avoid the temptation that we're smarter than God's word |
| HEB 3:14 | What we learn about Jesus (God) from the Bible is adequate |
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One book perhaps more important than the Bible
| EX 32:32-33 | Moses may have known about it before the rest of us |
| PS 69:28 | David knew about it |
| MAL 3:16 | A scroll of remembrance? Similar to but different from Lambs Book of Life? |
| LK 10:19-20 | Jesus mentions a writing in Heaven |
| PHIL 4:3 | Paul spoke of it only in passing |
| REV 3:5 | John mentions it a few times, beginning here |
| REV 13:8 | Finally a description |
| REV 17:8 | Another supernatural connection to us |
| REV 20:12-15 | Why we should do whatever God says, and then some, to be sure we are listed in this book |
| REV 21:27 | Chapter 20 has the negative reason why we want to be listed, this is the positive reason |
Contradictory perceptions of God
| PS 2:12 | Angry to those who deny Him, compassionate on those who seek Him |
| PS 18:25-27 | Faithful, blameless and pure to the good, shrewd and humbling to the bad |
| PS 37:33-34 | Protection/success for the godly, thwarting/destruction for the wicked |
| PS 68:1-3 | Fear for those who hate God, rejoicing for the godly |
| PS 94:22-23 | Source of protection for some, destruction for others |
| PS 107:42 | Rejoicing for the godly, silence for the wicked |
| PR 3:34 | Opposition to the proud, grace to the humble (quoted JAM 4:6 and 1PE 5:5) |
| PR 10:29 | Stronghold to people with integrity, destruction to wicked people |
| PR 12:2 | Approval of people who are good, condemnation of people who even plan to be wicked |
| PR 14:2 | Righteous fear Him, the rest despise Him |
| PR 15:25 | Destroys proud, protects widows |
| PR 15:29 | Far from the wicked, listens to the righteous |
| PR 21:15 | Joy to the good, terrifying to the bad (this verse is talking about justice) |
| PR 29:27 | Good and bad do not like each other (this verse is talking about people) |
| 1SA 2:30b | Honor to the respectful, disdain to the arrogant |
| 2SA 22:26-28 | Attractive to righteous, hostile to wicked |
| MAL 4:1-2 | Arrogant will burn, reverent will frolic |
| JN 3:18-21 | Believers will escape a form of judgment but not those who do not believe |
| JN 8:47 | Believers listen to God, non believers do not (again talking about people) |
| 2CO 2:14-16 | Life to believers, death to non believers (again talking about people) |
| TIT 1:15 | Purity is real for the believer but unattainable for the non believer (again talking about people) |
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Truth versus virtue (Do our beliefs matter?)
| MT 21:28-32 | Jesus contrasts the false positive and the false negative |
| LK 12:35-48 | Jesus contrasts those who know but don't care and those who know and act accordingly |
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Attitude is [almost] everything (just a start)
| EX 13:17-21 | (perhaps not best vs?) they had pillars and mana as daily evidence of G but still wondered (see EX 14:12, NUM 11, NUM 14:3) |
| JOEL 2:13 | conform your will more important than your appearance |
| JN 3:26 | We're so tempted to believe "I'm right & best no matter what," even if my mentor tells me the savior of the world is right over there |
| JN 4:11-12 | (weak connection?) Cultures |
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Dealing with Satan
| GE 3 | He was the first and is still the master at the lie that's based on a lot of truth, we must be very careful |
| ZEC 3:1-2 | Don't try to rebuke/correct/criticise him directly, ask God to do so |
| JUDE 1:9 | Even the strongest angel didn't rebuke Satan directly but rather asked God to, and remember angels are stronger than people 2PE 2:11 |
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[Some of] the promises of God
| EX 19:5-6 | Obey God and be a treasure to Him |
| EX 23:20-31 | Worship God and prosper (most of this was for a specific time, but some of it can be generalized) |
| LEV 26 | Obey God and prosper |
| DT 28-30 | Choice of obedience or negligence, bringing prosperity or disaster (followup HOS 4:6) |
| 1KI 8:56 | All promises get fulfilled |
| PS 89:3-4,19-37 | David's decedents would be kings |
| JER 17:21-27 | Obey the Sabbath and endure |
| JER 22:4-5 | Obey God's commands for political prosperity |
| JER 29:11-13 | God has an amazing plan for us (compare to 1CO 2:7-9 and ISA 64:4) |
| JN 14:15-17 | Company of the Holy Spirit (see also JN 15:26 and JN 16:8,13) |
| JN 14:27 | Personal peace |
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Spiritual gifts
| RO 12:6-8 | Prophecy, service, teaching, encouraging, giving, leadership and mercy |
| 1CO 12:4-11 | Wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophesy, discernment, tongues and interpretations |
| 1CO 12:27-31 | Apostles, prophecy, teaching, miracles, healing, helps, leadership, tongues and interpretations |
| 1CO 14 | Tongues, interpretations and prophecy |
| EPH 4:11-12 | Apostles, prophecy, evangelism, pastoring and teaching |
| 1PE 4:10-11 | Speaking, helping others |
| ... |
Diet/nutrition
| GE 1:29-30 | Every green plant for food |
| GE 9:1-4 | Every living thing for food |
| LEV 3:17 | Do not eat fat or blood |
| LEV 7:22-27 | Reinforcement of 3:17 |
| LEV 11:1-47 | Distinguishing between animals that may be eaten and those that may not (for reasons of cleanliness, repeated in DT 14:1-21) |
| LEV 17:10-16 | More on not eating blood |
| LEV 19:23-25 | Timing of eating fruit from new trees |
| LEV 25:1-12 | Harvesting & jubilee |
| NUM 6:1-4 | Restricted foods for those especially separated for the Lord |
| EC 9:10 | God approves of us eating and drinking wine |
| DAN 1:3-16 | Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego eat only vegetables |
| MT 10:42 | Cold water |
| MK 7:14-23 | What comes out of us defiles us, not what we put in, so any food is officially spiritually acceptable (compare MT 15:15-20) |
| LK 10:8 | As the disciples were being sent out Jesus tells them to eat anything that is presented to them and not worry about the regulations of the law |
| AC 10:9-16 | Do not call anything impure that God has made clean |
| RO 14:1-4,14:14-15:3 | When exercising the right to eat anything, consider the consciences of others not just our own |
| 1CO 8 | More on being considerate of the conscience of others |
| 1CO 10:25-31 | Still more on the conscience of others |
| 1CO 15:39 | Various kinds of flesh |
| 1TI 4:1-5 | God created all food to be enjoyed with thanksgiving |
| HEB 13:8-9 | Strength comes from God, not rules |
Stories where animals played a significant role
| GE 1:20-25 | God's creation of all animals |
| GE 3:1-15 | The serpent in the Garden of Eden |
| GE 6:11-8:22 | Noah and the ark |
| GE 9:8-15 | Animals are included in God's covenant |
| NUM 22:21-35 | Balaam's talking donkey |
| 2KI 2:23-24 | Bears come at Elisha's command |
| PS 148:7-13 | Animals sing praises |
| EC 3:18-21 | When animals die |
| JOB 38:39-39:30 | God asks Job about many animals |
| ISA 11:6-9,65:25 | Lion and the Lamb |
| DAN 6 | Daniel and the lions' den |
| JHN 1:1-2:10 | Jonah and the great fish |
| MT 8:28-34 | Jesus sends demons into pigs (also in MK 5:1-17 and LK 8:26-39) |
| MT 21:1-11 | Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey |
| AC 28:1-6 | Paul shakes off a poisonous snake bite |
Warnings
| GE 4:7 | Sin wants to have us, but we must overcome (compare to NUM 32:23, PR 5:22-23, RO 6:11-23 and RO 8:12-13, then JN 8:32) |
| JDG 17:6 | People did what seemed right in their own eyes (repeated JDG 21:25) |
| 1KI 20:35-36 | What God says we need to do (no matter how strange) |
| ISA 5:18-19 | This is aimed at unbelievers/scoffers, but a good reminder for those of us waiting on the second coming |
| PS 36:1-4 | The result of nonchalant sin |
| PS 127:1 | If we are going to act alone (pretending we don't need God) then don't bother (compare PR 16:25) |
| PR 4:14-15 | Don't even think about sinning |
| PR 13:3 | Be cautious of self destructive speech (compare JAM 3:1-12) |
| PR 17:5 | An alternate version of the golden rule |
| PR 24:17-18 | Be cautious venting happiness even at our enemy's stumbling |
| PR 25:15,18 | Sticks and stones can break our bones and names will scar for life |
| PR 26:24-26 | Looks are deceiving |
| PR 21:13 | Rude/stingy people do not get their prayers answered (compare PR 28:9, contrast JAM 5:16) |
| EC 9:11 | The key to success |
| ISA 44:6-20 | Do not make idols, that is stupidity |
| ISA 50:11 | Self sufficiency (supposed autonomy from God) |
| JER 7:9-11 | Don't kid ourselves that going to church on Sunday is going to save us if we sin like crazy the rest of the week |
| EZK 18:26 | Turn from righteousness and die |
| MIC 3:9-12 | Christians & Jews beware the temptation to get prideful in our faith |
| ZEC 7:13 | Listen to God or He will not listen to us (duh) |
| MAL 3:5 | God will put some people on trial and speak against them |
| MT 5:28 | We can commit adultery without laying a finger on someone |
| MT 5:47 | Don't just be nice to those who are nice to us first |
| MT 6:15 | Forgive or we won't be forgiven (compare MK 11:25-26) |
| MT 7:21 | Talk is cheap, back it up with actions |
| MT 8:11-12 | Do not fall into the trap of "civilized" religion (see also MT 7:6) |
| MT 10:32,33 | If we deny Jesus before men then he will deny us before God |
| MT 12:31-32 | The unforgivable sin (repeated MK 3:28-29 and LK 12:8-10, see also 1JN 5:16-17) |
| JN 16:9 | Short, to the point complaint of God for humanity |
| AC 7:51-8:1 | If speak the truth be prepared to be hated, persecuted and murdered (see also John 5:1-15, JN 9:32-34, AC 13:42-45, AC 14:1-7, and AC 14:18-20) |
| AC 10:15 | What God says goes |
| RO 2:1-4 | We are all sinners (compare to the more common verse in RO 3:21-24) |
| RO 14:20-21 | Be careful of others' weaknesses |
| RO 16:17-18 | Watch out for malicious teachers |
| 1CO 10:19-22 | False gods are actually demons |
| 1CO 11:26-30 | Do not take communion with a wrong heart (compare to EX 12:43-45) |
| 1CO 16:22 | Paul is pretty blunt |
| HEB 10:26-31 | Non-repentant sin |
| JAM 1:5-8 | Doubt is very bad (questioning without doubt is ok) |
| JAM 2:10 | It's like hanging on a chain, we fall just the same if one or all links break |
| JAM 2:19 | Simply acknowledging God exists does us no good for salvation |
| JAM 3:1 | God holds teachers to a higher standard of virtue |
| JAM 4:4 | We must choose between God and the world, do not kid ourselves that we can compromise and make both happy!!! |
| JAM 4:17 | If we know we should do good but don't, then that is one kind of sin |
| JAM 5:12 | Be true to our word rather than giving oaths |
| 1JN 2:15-16 | Do not love the world |
| 1JN 4:1-3 | Demons lie (and are really good at it!) so know how to test them or risk being deceived |
| 1JN 4:19-21 | Don't underestimate the importance of the second commandment, especially don't kid ourselves that we can neglect it in favor of the first |
| 1JN 5:10 | If we do not believe then we are calling God a liar (see 1JN 5:9-12) |
| 2JN 1:10-11 | Don't encourage theological inaccuracy |
| REV 14:9-11 | When Satan declares war he will use people as pawns and they will be eternally punished for believing the lie, so don't be deceived! |
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Things to Remember
| DT 5:32 | Our faith journey is like a road, not like a mountain (compare DT 17:11, DT 17:20, DT 28:14, JOS 1:7, JOS 23:6, 2KI 22:2, 2CH 34:2, PR 4:27, ISA 30:21, use non-NLT) |
| DT 8:2-5 | God gives bread the capacity to satisfy, it is not self present (quoted MT 4:1-4) |
| DT 8:10-20 | Do not get complacent in our prosperity |
| 1SA 8:4-9 | Israel requests a king (defiance/rejection of DT 33:5) |
| 2SA 22:21 | Always do right |
| 2KI 21:9 | How quickly we can degrade |
| 1CH 21:13 | David would rather fall into the hands of an upset God than of any man |
| JOB 14:4 | Don't think we can |
| PS 4:8 | [Little] comfort on a sleepless night |
| PS 11:3 | Ken Ham's (Answers in Genesis) mantra (followup JN 3:12, see also 1CH 12:32) |
| PS 23 | One of those super famous chapters (followup PS 27) |
| PS 37:16 | Perspective |
| PS 46:10 | Ultimate comfort (regardless of circumstance) |
| PS 79:12-13 | God has heard it before and He will hear it again, so don't blame Him if He doesn't seem to believe us (repeated PS 80:17-18) |
| PS 97:10 | Love God, hate evil |
| PS 106:3 | Do what is right because it is right |
| PS 121:2 | In need or especially in prosperity, remember who to look to |
| PS 131 | Don't be overly concerned with philosophy |
| PR 6:32 | Don't destroy ourselves |
| PR 10:12 | Love is the best argument or bandaid |
| PR 14:4 | Without other people we can organize our lives real well, but sooner or later we'll need other people |
| PR 16:2 | God looks at the heart |
| PR 16:18 | Another super famous verse |
| PR 19:3 | If we are going to get mad at God, do it because He gave us a free will and didn't make us puppets |
| PR 25:11 | There is such a thing as good criticism |
| PR 27:14 | You morning people!!! |
| PR 29:26 | True justice comes from God, not the king |
| EC 3:16 | It was a problem 3,100 years ago just like it is today (compare to HAB 1:4) |
| ISA 1:16-17 | A plea to sinners (compare to JAM 1:27) |
| ISA 44:6-22 | Idols are foolishness, they're made of the same stuff we use to cook with, how could they do anything for us, let alone save us? |
| ISA 51:7-8 | Cherish God's word, do not be afraid of [inevitable] scorn |
| ISA 59 | Why there is evil in the world if God exists |
| ISA 64:4-8 | We are the clay, He is the potter |
| ISA 66:1-4 | Heaven is His throne, earth is his footstool, what we sacrifice is not as important as our worship & obedience (reference PS 50:9-15) |
| JER 9:23-24 | What we may boast about (see also 1CO 1:31) |
| JER 29:11 | God has a plan for each of us |
| JER 31:27-34 | God's strategic plan (see also EX 9:16, EPH 1:9-10, EPH 3:9-11, COL 1:25-27, 2TI 1:9-10, HEB 8:7-13 and 1JN 2:27) |
| AMO 9:7-10 | God has been at work on behalf of others besides Israel |
| HAB 1:5 | Be amazed and die (repeated in AC 13:41) |
| MT 20:1-16 | God is gracious & merciful but not fair (compare LK 12:48) |
| LK 6:38 | When life is soo boring, we've forgotten or denied this (esp MSG trans) |
| LK 12:4-5 | Who to fear (compare PR 1:7 and 1JN 4:18) |
| LK 17:1-4 | Temptation |
| LK 17:7-10 | Do what is right because it is right, not for a reward |
| LK 19:23-26 | God is a capitalist |
| LK 24:21 | A wrong paradigm resulted in wrong understanding (also LK 19:21 and AC 7:57-8:1) |
| JN 9:32-34 | Great example of why the world hates us: sometimes we make too much sense but we contradict their paradigms (beware of MT 7:6 and compare to AC 7:51-8:1 mentioned above) |
| JN 15:18-25 | The world hated Jesus so expect them to hate us too/even more (also JN 16:1-4) |
| JN 17:20-26 | The Lord's real prayer (contrast to the Lord's model prayer in MT 9:6-13 and LK 11:2-4) |
| RO 1:20 | There is no excuse for not knowing God (compare PS 19:1-4, AC 14:15-17 and AC 17:22-31) |
| 1CO 2:1-5 | The spirit is all we need to witness about our faith (compare 1TH 2:3-6) |
| 1CO 4:7 | All we have is from God |
| 1CO 6:1-8 | Do not sue other believers |
| 1CO 10:13 | Reassurance of/from temptation |
| 1CO 13 | Love is a verb, not a noun |
| 2CO 7:8-11 | There are two kinds of sadness: godly and worldly, with two very different results |
| 2CO 12:8-9 | God's grace is sufficient for us, His grace shines in our weakness |
| GAL 6:3 | Do not get conceited/ complacent |
| GAL 6:7-9 | God is sovereign, not us |
| EPH 5:6-14 | We are supposed to be different |
| PHP 1:20-25 | Paul's live or die line |
| PHP 4:6-7 | Don't be anxious, have peace |
| COL 3:1-4 | Keep focused on the right things (see also 1TI 4:7-11) |
| 1TI 1:15-16 | A trustworthy saying & prime example |
| 1TI 2:1-7 | Prayer is good, peace is good, this is why Jesus came |
| 1TI 3:16 | Summary of the Christian faith |
| 1TI 5:24-25 | Obvious and subtle |
| 2TI 1:7 | What we have |
| 2TI 4:7-8 | The goal |
| HEB 3:6-14 | Don't be impatient with God |
| HEB 10:25 | Go to church and/or Bible study |
| HEB 13:7,17 | Remember and obey our pastor |
| JAM 4:10 | To excel, be humble (compare 1PE 5:6 and the Beatitudes) |
| JAM 4:13-16 | Don't boast of our own plans (see also gospel?) |
| JAM 4:17 | The moment we understand what God is saying to us, that is the moment we are supposed to act |
| 1PE 3:15-16 | Individual witness (followup to great commission) |
| 1PE 5:7 | The great Comforter |
| 1JN 3:16 | Reminder of true "true love" |
| 1JN 4:11 | Simple logic to live by |
| 1JN 5:3 | Obedience to God is not really that difficult |
| 1JN 5:21 | Avoid temptation |
| REV 19:10 | How angels should act when we get confused (compare REV 22:8-9) |
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The correct attitude toward inevitable suffering
| JN 17:15 | We are not excused from suffering, we are expected to have peace about the outcome |
| PHP 1:28-30 | Another perspective on expecting suffering for Christ |
| 2TI 1:11-12 | Another perspective on suffering for Christ |
| 2TI 3:12 | Plan on it |
| JAM 1:2-4 | Perseverance has a perfect point |
| 1PE 3:13-17 | The bright side of suffering |
| 1PE 4:4-5 | We all answer to God for our actions |
| 1PE 4:12-16 | Why would we not want persecution |
| 1JN 3:13 | Expect it |
| REV 13:9-10,14:12-13 | It is part of God's plan, so it must happen |
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Concerning suffering (the opposite of comfort, which requires health) it is critical to understand God's perspective that our spiritual wholeness and the health of our eternal soul is infinitely more important than the comfort of our earthly bodies. Remember that all healing, even done by Jesus, is only temporary. We all die, but more important than when or how is what happens next.
The burden of being stronger
| RO 14:1-15:3 | Food |
| 1CO 8:8-13 | Food |
| 1CO 9:20-23 | Sensitive to culture |
| 1CO 10:23-33 | Put others ahead of ourselves |
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God Fights for Israel
| EX 14:10-31 | Crossing the Red Sea |
| JOS 6:20-21 | Conquering Jericho |
| JDG 7 | God & Gideon's army of 300 |
| 1SA 4:1-11 | The Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, pt1 |
| 1SA 5-6 | The Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, pt2 |
| 1SA 7:7-11 | The Lords voice thunders from heaven |
| 1SA 14:1-23 | Jonathan and his armor-bearer attack over 9,000 Philistines (see 1SA 13:1-7 for the setup) |
| 2SA 6:1-7 | The Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, pt3 (compare 1CH 13) |
| 1KI 8:1-11 | The Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, pt4 (compare 2CH 5, concluded REV 11:19) |
| 2KI 3:20-27 | God sends a miracle to create enemy confusion |
| 2KI 6:8-7:20 | God warns the people when and where they will be attacked (includes the innumerable chariots of fire protecting Elisha) |
| 2KI 19:35 | The angel of the Lord kills 185,000 invaders (complete story is 2KI 18:13-19:37 and also told in 2CH 32:9-22.)
| | 2CH 13:13-18 | Judah on the defensive from Israel |
| 2CH 14:8-15 | The Lord strikes down the Cushites |
| 2CH 20:1-30 | God causes the invading armies of Edom to kill themselves |
| PS 44:1-7 | Recap of what God did from a Jewish perspective |
| EZK 38:1-39:24 | War of Gog and Magog |
Do we believe God when He says all vengeance is His (DT 32:35) and that He will take care of doubters (DT 18:18-19)? David did even after God had promised him to be king and yet the incumbent king and every king around was trying to murder him (PS 35). This doesn't mean we are pacifists (see controversial topic above) but does mean there's a difference between purging evil and getting revenge (RO 12:19-21). If we don't know the difference then we need to read our Bible more and ask God for discernment.
Also, this is neither an absolute nor a promise. These verses are examples that He can if He wants and sometimes does, but we shouldn't use that as an excuse for laziness (EX 14:15).
Sometimes God blesses us for His sake, not ours (just a start)
| RO 2:24 | We have a tendency to dishonor God yet He doesn't immediately silence us (quoting ISA 52:5, EZE 36:20-22) |
Miracles just for the sake of God's glory or demonstrating his power
| GE 1:1-2:4 | Creation |
| GE 41:45,54-55 | There was a famine on half the continent for seven years just to get Joseph's brothers to bow down to him and repent |
| EX 19:16-20 | God descends on Mount Sinai |
| EX 13:21-22 | Pillar of cloud by day, fire by night |
| 1KI 18 | Elijah's contest at Mount Carmel |
| 1KI 19:1-18 | Elijah at Sinai with God |
| 2KI 20:1-11 | The Sun goes backwards (also in ISA 38:1-8) |
| 2CH 7:3 | God christens his temple (commissioned by Solomon) |
| DAN 6 | Daniel and the lions' den |
| MT 8:23-27 | Jesus calms the storm |
| MT 9:1-8 | Jesus heals a paralyzed man |
| MT 9:32-33 | Jesus casts out a demon |
| MT 27:50-54 | Earthquake, temple curtain & reincarnations at time of Jesus' death (also MK 15:37-39 and LK 23:45) |
| MK 16:9 | Jesus rises from the dead |
| LK 24:50-52 | Jesus rises to Heaven |
| JN 9 | Jesus gives sight to a man born blind |
| JN 11:1-45 | Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead after 4 days |
Note: miracles are easy to dismiss (ignore) after they happen, but that doesn't mean they're insignificant.
National accountability/leadership
| DT 4:5-8 | Nations are judged as wholes by outsiders |
| DT 17:14-20 | Instructions for the king |
| JOS 7 | One man's sin committed in secret almost ruined the entire nation, it certainly ruined those 3 dozen families (see background JOS 6:17-19,21,24) |
| 1SA 12:14,24-25 | Importance of national obedience |
| 2SA 23:3-4 | Positive reinforcement |
| 2CH 19:10 | Avoid God's wrath for yourself and your people |
| 2CH 26:3-5 | Obedience brings success |
| 2CH 34:23-28 | Delay of judgment because of repentance |
| PS 2 | God will laugh (at our futility), get angry and correct us if we choose our own path |
| PS 20:6-9 | God, not instruments of war, brings victory (this does not mean those instruments are not a part of what it means to be at war, but it means we need to remember perspective of what causes victory.) |
| PS 33:10-12 | Apart from God we can not succeed |
| PS 67:4-5 | God is a good (the best) ruler |
| PS 76:11-12 | He can and will "break" us, it is best to let Him do it sooner than later |
| PS 81:8-16 | Why God is frustrated |
| PS 96:7-10 | What it looks like |
| PS 124 | A recount of how glad the king was after the fact (consider that long term victory in Christ "feels" infinitely better than the temporary pleasure gained by committing any sin) |
| PR 11:14 | Knowledge (and even more so wisdom) is power |
| PR 14:34-35 | Fearing/following God makes a nation great |
| PR 28:2 | When society looses its morals, the government does too |
| PR 29:4,12 | Like a rudder steers a boat |
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See also controversial topic on Government Submission above.
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Monday, October 11, 2021
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