Thematic Bible: Similitudes
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Similitudes » The church compared to » Of the kingdom of heaven
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it.”
He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
Similitudes » The church compared to » 2 a living body
Now you are the body of Christ, and individual members of it.
Similitudes » The church compared to » 7 a temple
Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s sanctuary and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ the corner-stone
So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
Similitudes » The church compared to » Building
For we are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field, God’s building.
Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the head
He doesn’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, develops with growth from God.
Similitudes » The church compared to » 4 a bride
I also saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ the builder
Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the high priest
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin.
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Similitudes » The church compared to » 5 a casket of jewels
“They will be Mine,” says the Lord of Hosts, “a special possession on the day I am preparing. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.
Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the shepherd
Similitudes » The church compared to » 3 a flock
Similitudes » The church compared to » Christ being the bridegroom
He who has the bride is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.