Thematic Bible: Pleasing of
Thematic Bible
God » Pleasing of » Power of
Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.
But go yourself, and be strong in war; God will not let you go down before those who are fighting against you; for God has power to give help or to send you down before your attackers.
By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.
Once has God said, twice has it come to my ears, that power is God's:
The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:
The Lord in heaven is stronger than the noise of great waters, yes, he is stronger than the great waves of the sea.
The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,
To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory for ever. So be it.
God » Pleasing of » Benevolence a means of
But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
Verse Concepts
Acceptance, divineFellowship, Among Believersethics, incentives towardsGiving To OthersAcceptance, Of WorshipAlms, Good DeedsGood WorksGrace, In Human RelationshipsIndividualismParticipation, In ChristNeglecting PeoplePleasing GodPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesServing PeopleGenerosity
And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.
God » Pleasing of » A characteristic of Christ
And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
He who sent me is with me; he has not gone from me, because at all times I do the things which are pleasing to him.
God » Pleasing of » The aim of the true minister
But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.
God » Pleasing of » The Christian duty
And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.
God » Pleasing of » Renders life secure
When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
God » Pleasing of » Enoch an example of
By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God: