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But he was rebuked for his transgression: a dumb ass spoke with a human voice and checked the madness of the Prophet. Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMadnessMouthsRebukeRestraintPeople Acting MadlyDumbnessBeing ReprovedDumbThe Dumb Speaking


In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles and birds, Verse ConceptsGod, Impartiality OfBeastsFour Other ThingsMammalsForbidden Food

For brute nature under all its forms--beasts and birds, reptiles and fishes--can be subjected and kept in subjection by human nature. Verse ConceptsHumanities Responsibility To CreationAnimal LifeRespect, For EnvironmentAbraham, New Testament ReferencesBirds, Features OfMan's DominionWild Beasts SubduedMan's FunctionBirdsPetshumanity




















while on the other hand upon the self-willed who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness will fall anger and fury, affliction and awful distress, coming upon the soul of every man and woman who deliberately does wrong--upon the Jew first, and then upon the Gentile;



He said this, and afterwards He added, "Our friend Lazarus is sleeping, but I will go and wake him." Verse ConceptsProphecies Said By JesusIntermediate Stateawakeninglazarus






For I know that the time for me to lay aside my body is now rapidly drawing near, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to me. Verse ConceptsDeath Of God's PeopleNear The Time PersonallyThings RevealedDeath Of The Righteous



Instantly she fell down dead at his feet, and the young men came in and found her dead. So they carried her out and buried her by her husband's side. Verse ConceptsMiracles Of PeterCarrying Dead BodiesPeople TumblingHaving No Breath

















covered with sores and longing to make a full meal off the scraps flung on the floor from the rich man's table. Nay, the dogs, too, used to come and lick his sores. Verse ConceptsdogsTablesTongueCrumbsSeeking FoodRemaining FoodPetsAbscessFeeding The Poorlazarus

Their case is that described in the true proverb, "A dog returns to what he has vomited," and also in the other proverb, "The sow has washed itself and now goes back to roll in its filth." Verse ConceptsdogsWicked Described AsDegradationSwinePigsUnclean SpiritsOld SayingsUnclean AnimalsBacksliderspork




His tail was drawing after it a third part of the stars of Heaven, and it dashed them to the ground. And in front of the woman who was about to become a mother, the Dragon was standing in order to devour the child as soon as it was born. Verse ConceptsSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSkySuffering, Of Jesus ChristAnimals, Figurative UseFractions, One ThirdOne ThirdTailsAnimals Eating PeopleAffecting Sun Moon And StarsPutting Things DownRebellion of Satan and Angels










nor by the earth, for it is the footstool under His feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the City of the Great King. Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfFootstoolsFeetNames For JerusalemCitySwearing

















while men's hearts are fainting for fear, and for anxious expectation of what is coming on the world. For the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed. Verse ConceptsBodySuffering, Emotional Aspects OfUniverseGod ShakingFaintingPeople WaitingFear Will ComeAnxiety And FearAnxiety And StressStress And Hard TimesWorrying About The FutureWeather In The Last Daysexpectations

while they called to the mountains and the rocks, saying, "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb; for the day of His anger--that great day--has come, and who is able to stand?"





Such was their answer, because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already settled among themselves that if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogue. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfSynagogueFear, Of PersecutionFear Of ManDisfellowshipExcommunicationFear Of EnemiesBelieving In Christ

There remains nothing but a certain awful expectation of judgement, and the fury of a fire which before long will devour the enemies of the truth. Verse ConceptsHell, As An ExperienceGuilty FearFire Of JudgementTerror Of GodJudgementexpectations








For it is contained in Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion a Cornerstone, chosen, and held in honour, and he whose faith rests on Him shall never have reason to feel ashamed." Verse ConceptsCornerstonesConfidence, In ChristdefeatZion, As A SymbolNames And Titles For ChristSpiritual FoundationsCapstoneChrist The RockThe Effects Of FaithNot Put To ShamePreciousScripture SaysDisappointmentpeterzion




He is like a man building a house, who digs and goes deep, and lays the foundation on the rock; and when a flood comes, the torrent bursts upon that house, but is unable to shake it, because it is securely built. Verse ConceptsFoundations Of BuildingsStones For Protection




"Go," He replied, "and take this message to that fox: "'See, to-day and to-morrow I am driving out demons and effecting cures, and on the third day I finish my course.' Verse ConceptsGoalsFigures Of Speechdriving outFoxesDemons, Exorcism OfLeaders, PoliticalThe Third Day Of The WeekJesus Casting Out DemonsTodayJesus HealingCasting Out Demonstomorrow













But God's free gift immeasurably outweighs the transgression. For if through the transgression of the one individual the mass of mankind have died, infinitely greater is the generosity with which God's grace, and the gift given in His grace which found expression in the one man Jesus Christ, have been bestowed on the mass of mankind. Verse ConceptsAdam and Jesus ChristGod's attitude towards peopleParticipation, In ChristAbounding, Good ThingsGrace, Description OfSalvation, As A GiftSaving GraceGrowth In GraceMany Seeking SalvationSin Producing DeathNot Like ThingsOnly One PersonSin Produces DeathThe Grace Of ChristThe Grace Of GodGod's Grace

For if, through the transgression of the one individual, Death made use of the one individual to seize the sovereignty, all the more shall those who receive God's overflowing grace and gift of righteousness reign as kings in Life through the one individual, Jesus Christ. Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfAbundance, SpiritualGenerosity, God'sGrace, And Christian LifeJustification, Results OfRighteousness, As FaithVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesImputed RighteousnessGrowth In GraceLife Through ChristSin Producing DeathOnly One PersonAuthority Of DisciplesSin Produces DeathThe Grace Of GodRighteousnessGod's GraceTragedy





while they themselves also in supplications on your behalf pour out their longing love towards you because of God's surpassing grace which is resting upon you. Verse ConceptsGrace, Description OfThe Grace Given To MenPraying For Otherssupplication



in order that as sin has exercised kingly sway in inflicting death, so grace, too, may exercise kingly sway in bestowing a righteousness which results in the Life of the Ages through Jesus Christ our Lord. Verse Conceptseternal life, gift ofSin, Causes OfSin, Universality OfGrace, Description OfComplicityJustified By GraceExercise




for the things which are done by these people in secret it is disgraceful even to speak of. Verse ConceptsNations DescribedSecret SinsActing In SecretCurbing SpeechShame Of Bad Conductspeakingdisobedience

and, instead of worshipping the imperishable God, they worshipped images resembling perishable man or resembling birds or beasts or reptiles. Verse ConceptsIncorruptibleImmortality, In NtNations DescribedBirds, Features OfNature DecayingNo DecayPeople Are CorruptibleIdolatryExchanging Good For BadNature Of IdolatryBirdscatsimage




For after the world by its wisdom--as God in His wisdom had ordained--had failed to gain the knowledge of God, God was pleased, by the apparent foolishness of the Message which we preach, to save those who accepted it. Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forFaith, As Basis Of Salvationevangelism, nature ofGod, Revelation OfGospel, Transmission OfPreaching, Importance OfRevelation, Necessity OfWisdom, Source Of HumanNations DescribedSaved By FaithNot Knowing GodDrawbacks To WisdomFoolishness Of GodThe Gospel Preached

I have served Him by frequent travelling, amid dangers in crossing rivers, dangers from robbers; dangers from my own countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles; dangers in the city, dangers in the Desert, dangers by sea, dangers from spies in our midst; Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalAdventureStealingTravelNations DescribedCities Under AttackFalse PeopleAntagonism From Jew And GentileIn The Heart Of The SeaFake Friendsrisk




No, but that which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, not to God; and I would not have you have fellowship with one another through the demons. Verse ConceptsAstrologyFalse ReligionPagansNations DescribedSacrificesDemonsSacrificeHalloweenpartnershipstatuesDemonic Influence




and these they will throw into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth. Verse ConceptsFurnacesBitingHell, Description OfTeethGnashing Of TeethWailingThrowing PeopleMourning Due To CatastropheMourning In RegretHellLake Of FireWeed

and will throw them into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth." Verse ConceptsFurnacesThrowing PeopleFire Of HellMourning Due To CatastropheMourning In Regret

he shall drink the wine of God's anger which stands ready, undiluted, in the cup of His fury, and he shall be tormented with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. Verse ConceptsCup, God's WrathBrimstoneHell, Description OfMetaphorical WineFire Of HellSulphurNot MixingAngels Doing God's WorkGod Making DrunkGod TroublingThe Coming Day Of God's WrathVoice Of The Archangel

And if any one's name was not found recorded in the Book of Life he was thrown into the Lake of fire. Verse ConceptsFireBearing Bad FruitBook of lifeHell, Description OfLast ThingsLake Of FirePunishment Of the WickedHell, Punishment OfFire Of Helllakes



His winnowing-shovel is in His hand, and He will make a thorough clearance of His threshing-floor, gathering His wheat into the storehouse, but burning up the chaff in unquenchable fire." Verse ConceptsHell, Description OfNames For HeavenHell, As An ExperienceForksSin, God's Judgment OnThreshing FloorToolsWinnowingWicked Described AsEternal JudgmentLight As ChaffReapingBurning PlantsGod's StorehousesWeed



And may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself--and God our Father who has loved us and has given us in His grace eternal consolation and a bright hope-- Verse ConceptsGrace, And SalvationSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfAfflictions, Consolation DuringGrace, The Source OfEternal BlessingGod Will ComfortJustified By GraceThe Hope Of The GospelHope For The Righteous
















"You are blind! Why, which is greater? --the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy? Verse ConceptsGreat ThingsOffering SacrificesHolier Than ThouSanctificationimportance

Blind Pharisee, first wash clean the inside of the cup or dish, and then the outside will be clean also. Verse ConceptsMiracles Of ChristCleaningFirst ActionsInside And OutThe Inward BeingCleanlinessPurityFocusInner Beautycleansingmathpharisees

"Blind fools! Why, which is greater? --the gold, or the Sanctuary which has made the gold holy? Verse ConceptsHypocrites, Description OfGod's Attitude To FoolsGreat ThingsStatus Of The TempleSanctification


He proceeded to teach them, and said: Verse ConceptsJesus As Our TeacherChrist Teaching

And everything they do they do with a view to being observed by men; for they widen their phylacteries and make the tassels large, Verse ConceptsPride, Examples OfHypocrites, Description OfDisplayingLong ThingsBroadnessFringe Of ClothesBeing Seen By ManSeeing PeopleGarmentspeoplephariseesdeeds

And why do you look at the splinter in your brother's eye, and not notice the beam which is in your own eye? Or how say to your brother, 'Allow me to take the splinter out of your eye,' while the beam is in your own eye? Hypocrite, first take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly how to remove the splinter from your brother's eye.

Then the Warden of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured her on a Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days in the week on which people ought to work. On those days therefore come and get yourselves cured, and not on the Sabbath day." But the Lord's reply to him was, "Hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his bullock or his ass from the stall and lead him to water?





and do not imagine that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones. Verse ConceptsDelusionsPeople Of God, In NtHeredityAbility, God's PowerHypocrites, Description OfSelf DelusionWorry And StressRaising ChildrenBuilding Relationships



The Pharisee, standing erect, prayed as follows by himself: "'O God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people--I am not a thief nor a cheat nor an adulterer, nor do I even resemble this tax-gatherer. Verse ConceptsExtortion, Examples OfAttitudes, in prayerHypocrisy, Description OfPrejudiceStandingStatusTax CollectorsHypocrites, Description OfSelf DelusionEvildoersNot Like PeopleAvoid AdulteryWe Thank GodConfession of sin

We are not again commending ourselves to your favour, but are furnishing you with a ground of boasting on our behalf, so that you may have a reply ready for those with whom superficial appearances are everything and sincerity of heart counts for nothing. Verse ConceptsCommendationOutward AppearanceHypocrites, Description OfAppearancesCommending OneselfOther References To The HeartAppearances of

"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you pay the tithe on mint, dill, and cumin, while you have neglected the weightier requirements of the Law--just judgement, mercy, and faithful dealing. These things you ought to have done, and yet you ought not to have left the others undone. You blind guides, straining out the gnat while you gulp down the camel!


Then there came to Jesus a party of Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, who inquired, "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?" "Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition?

and love the best seats at a dinner party or in the synagogues, and like to be bowed to in places of public resort, and to be addressed by men as 'Rabbi.'


"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you scour sea and land in order to win one convert--and when he is gained, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves. Verse ConceptsExploitationsJudaismMission, Of IsraelPharisees, Beliefs OfPassing OverSonsTravelHypocrites, Description OfGehennaProselytesSea TravelOnly One PersonDouble PenaltyCrossing To The Other SideHypocrisy




The Master however said to him, "Here we see how you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup or plate, while your secret hearts are full of greed and selfishness. Verse ConceptsGluttonyCups, Figurative UseCovetingevil, origins ofGreed, Condemnation OfHypocrisy, Description OfHypocrites, Description OfExternalsThe Inward BeingCharacteristics Of PhariseesGreedcleansingpreppingpharisees








Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to imagine that His nature resembles gold or silver or marble, or anything sculptured by the art and inventive faculty of man. Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritFalse ReligionGoldSculptureSkillStonesEvolutionProofs Of God's ExistenceStone ItemsIdolatryDivineDivinityGodheadimaginationartistsimage

For when they had come to know God, they did not give Him glory as God nor render Him thanks, but they became absorbed in useless discussions, and their senseless minds were darkened. While boasting of their wisdom they became utter fools, and, instead of worshipping the imperishable God, they worshipped images resembling perishable man or resembling birds or beasts or reptiles.


































He was the lamp that burned and shone, and for a time you were willing to be gladdened by his light. Verse ConceptsRadiancyRadiant LivesLight Of God's PeopleSeasons Changing

















Come, you who say, "To-day or to-morrow we will go to this or that city, and spend a year there and carry on a successful business," when, all the while, you do not even know what will happen to-morrow. For what is the nature of your life? Why, it is but a mist, which appears for a short time and then is seen no more. Instead of that you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we shall live and do this or that."


In the same way you also must regard yourselves as dead in relation to sin, but as alive in relation to God, because you are in Christ Jesus. Verse ConceptsBecoming More Like ChristSanctification, Nature And BasisSpiritual Life, Described ByBeing Dead In SinDead To SinAccountancyDeath To SelfLife Through ChristReckoning

for it is by the Law that I have died to the Law, in order that I may live to God. Verse ConceptsLaw, And GospelSpiritual Life, Described ByDead To SinLiving The Life









For every wrongdoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, for fear his actions should be exposed and condemned. But he who does what is honest and right comes to the light, in order that his actions may be plainly shown to have been done in God.















The appearance of the locusts was like that of horses equipped for war. On their heads they had wreaths which looked like gold. Verse ConceptsLocustsThings Like GoldCrowns On CreaturesLike Menbugscrowns










nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God which rests upon us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Verse ConceptsdepthLove, Nature OfChrist, Names ForAgape LoveSpiritual DepthsNothing MissingGod's Love For UsGod's Creation










































As for us Apostles, let any one take this view of us--we are Christ's officers, and stewards of God's secret truths. Verse ConceptsApostles, Function In Early ChurchBeing A ServantSecrecyMinisters, Description OfResponsibilityVolunteeringMoney Managementsecrets

As for us Apostles, let any one take this view of us--we are Christ's officers, and stewards of God's secret truths. Verse ConceptsApostles, Function In Early ChurchBeing A ServantSecrecyMinisters, Description OfResponsibilityVolunteeringMoney Managementsecrets

And I am justified in having this confidence about you all, because, both during my imprisonment and when I stand up in defence of the Good News or to confirm its truth, I have you in my heart, sharers as you all are in the same grace as myself. Verse ConceptsFellowship, In The GospelFellowship, Among BelieversConfirmationFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsChainsdefence, humanDefenseGrace, And Christian LifeParticipation, In ChristSympathyMinisters, Description OfMinisters, Should BePartakersThe Gospel PreachedThe Grace Given To MenGod's GracePositive Thinkingpartnershipgrandmasevangelising

The signs that characterize the true Apostle have been done among you, accompanied by unwearied fortitude, and by tokens and marvels and displays of power. Verse ConceptsApostles, IdentficationMiracles, Nature OfMiraculous SignsApostles, Miraculous PowerApostles, Given Miraculous PowerOther MiraclesSigns And Wonders Of The GospelMiracles Authenticate God's Messagepatientpersevering

















For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any importance; but only a renewed nature. Verse ConceptsGod, The CreatorNewnessRitualUncircumcisionNew Birth, Described AsSalvation Not By WorksNew LifeNecessity Of Circumcision


In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision not performed by hand, when you threw off your sinful nature in true Christian circumcision; Verse ConceptsBeing Born AgainParticipation, In ChristRitualTypesNew Birth, Described AsForsaking SinGod Stripping PeopleLiving Not For The MaterialTrue CircumcisionRemoving People From Your Lifeefficiency


But the true Jew is one inwardly, and true circumcision is heart-circumcision--not literal, but spiritual; and such people receive praise not from men, but from God. Verse ConceptsChanged HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedPaul, Teaching OfTypesWorthinessRenewed HeartNew Birth, Described AsThe Holy Spirit, And RegenerationThe Holy Spirit, And ScriptureThe Inward BeingPeople Commended By GodJews


caused us, dead though we were through our offences, to live with Christ--it is by grace that you have been saved-- Verse ConceptsGrace, The Source OfSaving GraceLife With ChristSpiritually DeadJustified By GraceThe Gospel Of SalvationGraceCauses of failure inBeing Saved

Well, then, we by our baptism were buried with Him in death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from among the dead by the Father's glorious power, we also should live an entirely new life. For since we have become one with Him by sharing in His death, we shall also be one with Him by sharing in His resurrection. This we know--that our old self was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our sinful nature might be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer be the slaves of sin;




But seeing that we have died to that which once held us in bondage, the Law has now no hold over us, so that we render a service which, instead of being old and formal, is new and spiritual. Verse ConceptsPaul, Teaching OfRitualService To GodChristian Liberty Is Freedom FromNew Birth, Described AsThe Holy Spirit, And RegenerationThe Holy Spirit, And ScriptureNew LifeOld ThingsDead To SinWithout The Law
























He went to him, and dressed his wounds with oil and wine and bound them up. Then placing him on his own mule he brought him to an inn, where he bestowed every care on him. Verse ConceptsGesturesInnsAnointing, Medical PurposeAnointing With OilHealingHelpfulnessMedicineOilOintmentHoly Spirit, Types OfAlcohol ConsumptionStaying Temporarily





Can a fig-tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine yield figs? No; and neither can salt water yield sweet. Verse ConceptsGrapesBad WaterSourness



And if some of the branches have been pruned away, and you, although you were but a wild olive, have been grafted in among them and have become a sharer with others in the rich sap of the root of the olive tree, Verse ConceptsFellowship With ChristFellowship, In The GospelParticipation, In ChristSeparation From GodJoined To The ChurchGentilesOlive TreesJews












































Or has not the potter rightful power over the clay to make out of the same lump one vessel for more honourable and another for less honourable uses? Verse ConceptsCraftsmenPower Of God, DescribedReprobatesPeople Have HonourPurposeBeauty And Self Worthpotmoldhonour


when He displayed it in Christ by raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His own right hand in the heavenly realms, high above all other government and authority and power and dominion, and every title of sovereignty used either in this Age or in the Age to come.


























Or has not the potter rightful power over the clay to make out of the same lump one vessel for more honourable and another for less honourable uses? Verse ConceptsCraftsmenPower Of God, DescribedReprobatesPeople Have HonourPurposeBeauty And Self Worthpotmoldhonour

































And I saw thrones, and some who were seated on them, to whom judgment was entrusted. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded on account of the testimony that they had borne to Jesus and on account of God's Message, and also the souls of those who had not worshipped the Wild Beast or his statue, nor received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands; and they came to Life and were kings with Christ for a thousand years. Verse ConceptsForeheads666Faithfulness, To Godevil, victory overdefianceBeheadingThe BeastJudgesJudgment SeatPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSelf SacrificeThe Immortal SoulMartyrdom, Methods OfSufferings RewardedRemoving HeadsCosmic CreaturesBelievers JudgingMarks On PeopleAuthority Of DisciplesAvoiding IdolatrySubsequent Witness To ChristWorshipping The DevilMark Of The BeastHow First Resurrection Is Spread OutSigns Of The Timesend times prophecyMartyrdom










so that you shall eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and sit on thrones as judges over the twelve tribes of Israel. Verse ConceptsThe Number TwelveJudgment SeatSittingJesus Christ, JudgeBelievers JudgingTwelve TribesEating And DrinkingPeople Of The KingdomJudging

Do you not know that God's people will sit in judgement upon the world? And if you are the court before which the world is to be judged, are you unfit to deal with these petty matters? Verse ConceptsCourtsHoliness, Purpose OfMillenniumSaintsBelievers JudgingFamily ProblemsJudgement DayJudgementJudging Others Actions








even as Thou hast given Him authority over all mankind, so that on all whom Thou hast given Him He may bestow the Life of the Ages. And in this consists the Life of the Ages--in knowing Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.

who shall not certainly receive many times as much in this life, and in the age that is coming the Life of the Ages." Verse ConceptsAge To Comeeternal life, nature ofGrowth In GraceThe Future AgeEntering LifeThe FutureThe WorldAgeeternity




"'You have done well, good and trustworthy servant,' replied his master; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.' Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsFaithfulness, To GodFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsHappinessWhat Heaven Will Be LikeHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityServants, GoodWork, And RedemptionRejoicingEntering The KingdomGood PeopleFew ThingsAuthority Of DisciplesFaithfulnessTalentsimprovement








But every competitor in an athletic contest practices abstemiousness in all directions. They indeed do this for the sake of securing a perishable wreath, but we for the sake of securing one that will not perish. Verse ConceptsCrowns Of ChristiansCrowns, Spiritual UseAthleticsLast JudgmentSelf DisciplineSpiritual StrivingPossessions DecayingEternal PossessionNo DecayBemaNot Giving UpSpiritual crownsSportsExerciseCompetitionRaceHard Work And Perseverancetrainingfitnessfootballstrivingcrowns





and if children, then heirs too--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ; if indeed we are sharers in Christ's sufferings, in order that we may also be sharers in His glory. Why, what we now suffer I count as nothing in comparison with the glory which is soon to be manifested in us.



For you not only showed sympathy with those who were imprisoned, but you even submitted with joy when your property was taken from you, being well aware that you have in your own selves a more valuable possession and one which will remain. Verse ConceptsCompassion, In ChristiansJoy, Of The ChurchPoverty, Causes OfPoverty, SpiritualPrisonersProperty, HousesSelf SacrificeSuffering, HardshipSympathyEternal StateRejoicing In TribulationConfiscationSufferings RewardedRejoicing In TrialRobbing PeoplePropertyAcceptancepossessions


And because of this He is the negotiator of a new Covenant, in order that, since a life has been given in atonement for the offences committed under the first Covenant, those who have been called may receive the eternal inheritance which has been promised to them. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Through Jesus ChristCovenant, the newAtonement, in NTHeirsReceiving An InheritanceInheritance, SpiritualMediationMoses, Significance OfNewnessRansomRedemption, In NtRevelation, In OtTypesChrist, The MediatorGod's Call, ResultsAdvocatesEternal PossessionThe Effect Of Christ's DeathRedemptionPromisesThe Blood Of JesuscovenantNew











weeping aloud and sorrowing, and saying, 'Alas, alas, for this great city, which was brilliantly arrayed in fine linen, and purple and scarlet stuff, and beautified with gold, jewels and pearls; because in one short hour all this great wealth has been laid waste!' And every shipmaster and every passenger by sea and the crews and all who ply their trade on the sea,

knowing, as you do, that it was not with a ransom of perishable wealth, such as silver or gold, that you were set free from your frivolous habits of life which had been handed down to you from your forefathers, Verse ConceptsFutilityemptinessGoldMarketsRiches, Nature OfRiches, Description OfPossessions DecayingTransient WealthUseless EndeavourPeople Are CorruptibleMoney's Deficienciesfearlessliberationredeemed








Again, the promise that he should inherit the world did not come to Abraham or his posterity conditioned by Law, but by faith-righteousness. Verse ConceptsImputed RighteousnessGod's Promise To AbrahamRighteous By FaithPromisesTrust In Relationships

To what conclusion does this bring us? Why, that the Gentiles, who were not in pursuit of righteousness, have overtaken it--a righteousness, however, which arises from faith; Verse ConceptsGospel, Promises OfJustice, In Believers' LivesImputed RighteousnessPursuing GoodForeigners Saved By FaithRighteous By FaithGentiles

But the righteousness which is based on faith speaks in a different tone. "Say not in your heart," it declares, "'Who shall ascend to Heaven?'" --that is, to bring Christ down; Verse ConceptsImputed RighteousnessGoing Up To HeavenAbasing PeopleRighteous By FaithGoing To HeavenBelieving In Yourselffearless




But now a righteousness coming from God has been brought to light apart from any Law, both Law and Prophets bearing witness to it-- Verse ConceptsGospel, Confirmation OfRighteousness, As FaithImputed RighteousnessWitness To The GospelWithout The LawWritten In The ProphetsGrace Verse LawWitnessing














and so, having been made perfect, He became to all who obey Him the source and giver of eternal salvation. Verse Conceptseternal life, gift ofGod, The EternalPerfection, DivineSalvation, Described AsChrist, Names ForEternal DeliveranceChrist Made Perfect



For this reason I endure all things for the sake of God's own people; so that they also may obtain salvation--even the salvation which is in Christ Jesus--and with it eternal glory. Verse Conceptseternal life, nature ofEndurance, Results Ofelection, to salvationChristiansGlorySalvation, Described AsEternal BlessingEnduringThe Gospel Of SalvationTemporary Affliction Of SaintsSelflessness



how shall *we* escape if we are indifferent to a salvation as great as that now offered to us? This, after having first of all been announced by the Lord Himself, had its truth made sure to us by those who heard Him, Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeConfirmationComplacencydelay, humanHearingHistoryNeglecting God's ThingsWitnesses, To Jesus ChristSalvation, Described AsChrist PreachingEscaping EvilThe Gospel Of Salvation

Dear friends, since I am eager to begin a letter to you on the subject of our common salvation, I find myself constrained to write and cheer you on to the vigorous defense of the faith delivered once for all to God's people. Verse ConceptsFight Of FaithOnly OnceAll Believers Are SaintsThe Gospel Of Salvationeffort






For God's Message is full of life and power, and is keener than the sharpest two-edged sword. It pierces even to the severance of soul from spirit, and penetrates between the joints and the marrow, and it can discern the secret thoughts and purposes of the heart. Verse ConceptsArmor of GodBad ThoughtsBad LanguageBodily LimbsIntentionsSpirit, Nature OfSpiritual Warfare, ArmourThoughtWordsBibleMan, Trichotomy View OfBible, Names OfBible, Described AsGod's OmnipresenceCounselingSharpnessThe Sword Of The SpiritLife By God's WordMan's ThoughtsMan's PurposesTwo SidedWeapons Of The BelieverWhat God DoesGod's SwordThoughtsdivisiontransitioncutting










When he has brought out his own sheep--all of them--he walks at the head of them; and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. But a stranger they will by no means follow, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."




So too with ships, great as they are, and often driven along by strong gales, yet they can be steered with a very small rudder in whichever direction the caprice of the man at the helm chooses. Verse ConceptsWindShipsBig ThingsSmall ThingsMarinersThe TongueDirectionStaying Strong During Hard Timessailing





"But when you see Jerusalem with armies encamping round her on every side, then be certain that her overthrow is close at hand. Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDThe Prophecy Towards JerusalemDestruction Of JerusalemEnemies SurroundingAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldKnowing FactsNear The Time Generally




















The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind. Verse ConceptsThings ManifestJudgement DayJudgementJudging Others Actionsfollowingothers




For her sins are piled up to the sky, and God has called to mind her unrighteous deeds. Verse ConceptsBabylonGod Remembering SinThe judgment of babylon

The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind. Verse ConceptsThings ManifestJudgement DayJudgementJudging Others Actionsfollowingothers











Their case is that described in the true proverb, "A dog returns to what he has vomited," and also in the other proverb, "The sow has washed itself and now goes back to roll in its filth." Verse ConceptsdogsWicked Described AsDegradationSwinePigsUnclean SpiritsOld SayingsUnclean AnimalsBacksliderspork


"Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor throw your pearls to the swine; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and then turn and attack you. Verse ConceptsContemptdogsJewelsPrudenceAskingUngodlinessWasteWicked Described AsDespisersName CallingSwinePeople Torn To PiecesPigsUnfitting ThingsPetsHurt And Betrayalpork


















I know a Christian man who fourteen years ago-- whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know; God knows--was caught up (this man of whom I am speaking) Verse ConceptsKnowing PeopleNames For HeavenSelf ConfidenceThe Number FourteenTen To Fourteen YearsGod Lifting PeopleThird PersonTaken To HeavenUs In GodHeavenIgnorant Of FactsVisualizationHeavenly VisionGoing To HeavenThe BodyThe Raptureweather














Says the Lord, who has been making these things known from ages long past.' Verse ConceptsGod Speaking Of OldGod's Things Revealed