Thematic Bible: Social
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Fellowship, with God » With Christ » Social
He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you host a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.
So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.
"Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.
"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host.
If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.
Peace » Social » Periods of peace in the history of israel
(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war.
The Lord made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them.
Joshua conquered the whole land, just as the Lord had promised Moses, and he assigned Israel their tribal portions. Then the land was free of war.
His royal court was so large because he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors.
Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
But now the Lord my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.
He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the Lord gave him peace.
Peace » Social » No peace for the worldly and wicked
They are unfamiliar with peace; their deeds are unjust. They use deceitful methods, and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace.
"'This is because they have led my people astray saying, "All is well," when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, they coat it with whitewash.
In those days no one could travel safely, for total chaos had overtaken all the people of the surrounding lands.
There will be no prosperity for the wicked," says the Lord.
Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody -- each one -- against everyone else.
Peace » Social » Foretold by the prophets
He will judge disputes between nations; he will settle cases for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not take up the sword against other nations, and they will no longer train for war.
"At that time I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will abolish the warrior's bow and sword -- that is, every weapon of warfare -- from the land, and I will allow them to live securely."
I will remove the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be removed. Then he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David's throne and over David's kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The Lord's intense devotion to his people will accomplish this.
They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the Lord's sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea.
Each will sit under his own grapevine or under his own fig tree without any fear. The Lord who commands armies has decreed it.
A wolf and a lamb will graze together; a lion, like an ox, will eat straw, and a snake's food will be dirt. They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain," says the Lord.
Peace » Social » FALSE
Woe to those who live in ease in Zion, to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation. The family of Israel looks to them for leadership.
We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.
The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her, including all kinds of men; even Sabeans were brought from the desert. The sisters put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.
They offer only superficial help for the harm my people have suffered. They say, 'Everything will be all right!' But everything is not all right!
"'This is because they have led my people astray saying, "All is well," when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, they coat it with whitewash.
Prayer » Social
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.
Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
When our time was over, we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompanied us outside of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying,
When he had said these things, he knelt down with them all and prayed.
When they had entered Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James were there. All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
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