114 Bible Verses about Spiritual
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But it is not the spiritual that comes first; it is the physical, and then the spiritual.
These truths we are setting forth, not in words that man's wisdom teaches but in words that the Spirit teaches, in this way fitting spiritual words to spiritual truths.
But the spiritual man appreciates everything, and yet he himself is not really appreciated by anybody.
If we have sown the spiritual seed for you, is it too great for us to reap a material support from you?
An unspiritual man does not accept the things that the Spirit of God teaches, for they are nonsense to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are appreciated by spiritual insight.
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am made of flesh that is frail, sold into slavery to sin.
So I myself, brothers, could not deal with you as spiritual persons, but as creatures of human clay, as merely baby Christians.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through Christ has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm.
Keep on pursuing love, but still keep cultivating your spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophesying.
From Thematic Bible
Adorning » Spiritual » General references
Adorning » Spiritual » White raiment, the heavenly garment
But I say to you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but treated him as they pleased. Just so the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."
Whoever conquers will be clothed this way -- in white clothes -- and I will never blot his name out of the book of life, but I will own him as mine in the presence of my Father and His angels.
I advise you to buy of me gold that has been refined in the fire, so that you may become rich, and white clothes to put on, to hide your shameful nakedness, and salve to put on your eyes, to make you see.
Around the throne there were twenty-four thrones, with twenty-four elders seated on them, clothed in white and with crowns of gold on their heads.
After this I looked, and there was a vast throng that no one could count from every nation, tribe, people, and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Adorning » Spiritual » The robe of righteousness, the saint's adorning
Armour » Spiritual » Weapons and armour of the saints
You must put on God's full armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems.
but let us who belong to the day keep sober, clothed with faith and love for a coat of mail and with the hope of salvation for a helmet.
The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
my message of truth, and the power of God; with the weapons of right-doing in my right hand and my left;
Assurance » Spiritual
This is why I am suffering so, but I am not ashamed of it, for I know whom I have trusted and I am absolutely sure that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
let us continue to draw near to God with sincere hearts and perfect faith; with our hearts cleansed from the sense of sin, and our bodies bathed in clean water;
that their hearts may be encouraged, by having been knit together in love and by having atoned to the full assurance of understanding, so that they may finally reach the fullest knowledge of the open secret, Christ Himself,
for our preaching of the good news came to you not entirely in words but with power and with the Holy Spirit and with absolute certainty (for you know the kind of men we were among you for your own sakes).
Beauty » Spiritual
Boasting » Spiritual
If some of the branches have been broken off, and yet you, although you were wild olive suckers, have been grafted in among the native branches, and been made to share the rich sap of the native olive's root, you must not be boasting against the natural branches. And if you do, just consider, you do not support the root, but the root supports you. Then you will say, "Branches have been broken off for us to be grafted in." read more.
Very well, but it was for lack of faith that they were broken off, and it is through your faith that you now stand where you are. Stop your haughty thinking, rather continue to be reverent, for if God did not spare the natural branches, certainly He will not spare you.
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the good news -- but not by means of wisdom and rhetoric, so that the cross of Christ may not be emptied of its power. For the message of the cross is nonsense to those who are in the process of being destroyed, but it is the power of God to those who are in the process of being saved. For the Scripture says: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the learning of the learned." read more.
So where is your philosopher? Where is your man of letters? Where is your logician of this age? Has not God shown up the nonsense of the world's wisdom? For since in accordance with the wisdom of God the world had never in reality, by means of its wisdom, come to know God, God chose through the nonsense of the message proclaimed, to save the people who put their faith in Him. While Jews are demanding spectacular signs and Greeks are searching for philosophy, we are preaching the Christ who was crucified -- a message that is a trap-stick to the Jews and nonsense to the Greeks, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks alike, the Christ who is God's power and God's wisdom. It is so, because God's nonsense is wiser than men's wisdom, and God's weakness is mightier than men's might. For consider, brothers, the way God called you; that not many of you, in accordance with human standards, were wise, not many influential, not many of high birth. Just the opposite: God chose what the world calls foolish to put the wise to shame, what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame, what the world calls of low degree, yea, what it counts as nothing and what it thinks does not exist, God chose to put a stop to what it thinks exists, so that no mortal man might ever boast in the presence of God. So you owe it all to Him through union with Christ Jesus, whom God has made our wisdom, our means of right standing, our consecration, and our redemption, so that, as the Scripture says, "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
Body » Resurrection of » Spiritual
He will so change the outward appearance of our lowly bodies that they will be like His glorious body, by the exertion of the power He has to subject everything to Himself.
it is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is a spiritual body too.
and as we have reflected the likeness of him who was made of dust, let us also reflect the likeness of the Man from heaven.
For in this one I am sighing, because I long to put on, like a robe, my heavenly body, my future home,
When Christ, who is our life, appears, you too will appear to be glorified in fellowship with Him.
Brethren » Spiritual » The family of God
For those on whom He set His heart beforehand He marked off as His own to be made like His Son, that He might be the eldest of many brothers;
Then I fell before his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must take care not to do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who hold to the testimony borne by Jesus. Worship God. For the testimony borne by Jesus is the inspiring spirit of prophecy."
Therefore He had to be made like His brothers, so that He could be a sympathetic High Priest, as well as a faithful one, in things relating to God, in order to atone for the people's sins.
But as for you, you must not seek for others to call you 'Teacher,' for you have but one who is 'Teacher,' and you are all brothers.
And the King will answer them, 'I solemnly say to you, every time you did a good deed to one of these most insignificant brothers of mine, you did a good deed to me.'
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Spiritual
The Spirit is what gives life; the flesh does not help at all. The truths that I have told you are spirit and life.
Circumcision » Spiritual
And through your union with Him you once received, not a hand-performed circumcision but one performed by Christ, in stripping you of your lower nature,
The real Jew is the man who is a Jew on the inside, and real circumcision is heart-circumcision, a spiritual, not a literal, affair. This man's praise originates, not with men, but with God.
Clothing » Spiritual » White raiment, the heavenly garment
But I say to you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but treated him as they pleased. Just so the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."
Whoever conquers will be clothed this way -- in white clothes -- and I will never blot his name out of the book of life, but I will own him as mine in the presence of my Father and His angels.
I advise you to buy of me gold that has been refined in the fire, so that you may become rich, and white clothes to put on, to hide your shameful nakedness, and salve to put on your eyes, to make you see.
Around the throne there were twenty-four thrones, with twenty-four elders seated on them, clothed in white and with crowns of gold on their heads.
After this I looked, and there was a vast throng that no one could count from every nation, tribe, people, and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Clothing » Spiritual » The robe of righteousness, the saint's adorning
Consequences of sin » death » Physical » Spiritual » Separation from God
Darkness » Spiritual
The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very source of light in you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!
For at one time you were darkness itself, but now in union with the Lord you are light itself. You must live like children of light,
So the light continues to shine in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it.
And the ground for the sentence is this, that the light has come into the world, and yet, because their actions were evil, men have loved darkness more than the light.
Deafness » Spiritual
Dearth » Spiritual
death » Spiritual
So here is the comparison: As through one man sin came into the world, and death as the consequence of sin, and death spread to all men; because all men sinned.
and no person who continues to live and believe in me will ever die at all. Do you believe this?"
with darkened understanding, estranged from the life of God because of the ignorance that exists among them and because of the stubbornness of their hearts;
He bore our sins in His own body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to uprightness. By His wounds you have been healed,
death » Spiritual » Of the wicked
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is to be demanded of you. Then who will have all that you have prepared?'
Debtors » Spiritual
for you have been bought and actually paid for. So you must honor God with your bodies.
To Greeks and to all the other nations, to cultured and to uncultured people alike, I owe a duty.
For by experience you know the unmerited favor shown by our Lord Jesus Christ; that although He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, in order that by His poverty you might become rich.
We know what love is from the fact that He laid down His life for us; and so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
Diligence » Spiritual
Are you not saying, 'In four months more the harvest comes'? Look! I tell you, lift up your eyes and scan the fields, for they are already white for harvesting.
for I could wish myself accursed, even cut off from Christ, for the sake of my brothers, my natural kinsmen.
Brothers, my heart's good will goes out for them, and my prayer to God is that they may be saved.
Enlightenment » Spiritual
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.
For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, reflected on the face of Christ.
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'
Feasts » Of new moons » Spiritual
Then he said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are they who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.' These," he said to me, "are the true words of God."
While they were eating, He took a loaf and blessed it and broke it in pieces and gave it to them, saying, "Take this; it is my body."
A second time he sent other slaves, and said to them, 'Tell the invited guests that I have my reception all ready, my bullocks and fatlings are butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding reception!'
Then Jesus said to him: "Once a man was giving a great dinner and invited many people to it.
Fulness » Spiritual » Warnings against worldly fulness
Because you say, 'I am rich, I have already become rich, I need nothing,' and you do not know that you are the very one that is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked;
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of blessing
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for being and doing right, for they will be completely satisfied.
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of joy
"I have told you these things, that the joy which I have had may remain in you and that your joy may be complete.
And I feel sure that when I do come to you, I shall come with Christ's abundant blessing on me.
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of the spirit
Stop getting drunk on wine, for that means profligacy, but ever be filled with the Spirit,
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of wisdom
This is why, ever since I heard of it, I have never ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you, through full wisdom and spiritual insight, with a clear knowledge of His will,
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of God
yes, to come at last to know the love of Christ, although it far surpasses human understanding, so that you may be filled with the perfect fullness of God.
Fulness » Spiritual » The overflowing cup
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Christ, the saviour
Jesus answered her, "If you just knew what God has to give and who it is that said to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have been the one to ask Him, and He would have given you living water."
"For God loved the world so much that He gave His Only Son, so that anyone who trusts in Him may never perish but have eternal life.
Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the real bread out of heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the real bread out of heaven, for the bread that God gives is what comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world."
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Faith
For it has been graciously granted to you for Christ's sake, not only to trust in Him but also to suffer for Him,
For it is by His unmerited favor through faith that you have been saved; it is not by anything that you have done, it is the gift of God.
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Wisdom
But if any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God who generously gives to everyone and never reproaches one with its lack, and it will be given to him.
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Repentance
When they heard this, they had no answer to make, but gave God the glory, saying, "So God has given even the heathen the repentance that leads to life."
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Grace
But He gives a greater spiritual blessing. He says, "God opposes haughty people but blesses humble people."
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Christ the chief of
Jesus answered her, "If you just knew what God has to give and who it is that said to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have been the one to ask Him, and He would have given you living water."
"For God loved the world so much that He gave His Only Son, so that anyone who trusts in Him may never perish but have eternal life.
Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the real bread out of heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the real bread out of heaven, for the bread that God gives is what comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world."
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Rest
and to give rest to you who are being crushed with sorrows, along with us, at the unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ from heaven, with His mighty angels
Come to me, all of you who toil and carry burdens, and I, yes, I, will lead you into rest.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Faith
For it has been graciously granted to you for Christ's sake, not only to trust in Him but also to suffer for Him,
For it is by His unmerited favor through faith that you have been saved; it is not by anything that you have done, it is the gift of God.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Are through Christ
But in accordance with the measure of Christ's gift, His favor has been bestowed upon each one of us. Concerning this the Scripture says: "He led a host of captives, when He went up on high, and granted gifts to men."
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Pray for
So if you, in spite of your being bad, know how to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your heavenly Father give what is good to those who keep on asking Him?
"Keep on asking, and the gift will be given you; keep on seeking, and you will find; keep on knocking, and the door will open to you.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Wisdom
But if any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God who generously gives to everyone and never reproaches one with its lack, and it will be given to him.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Glory
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Grace
But He gives a greater spiritual blessing. He says, "God opposes haughty people but blesses humble people."
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » The holy ghost
So if you, in spite of your being bad, know how to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who continue to ask Him?"
But Peter said to him, "Your money go to perdition with you for even dreaming you could buy the gift of God with money!
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Righteousness
And the gift is not fit all to be compared with the results of that one man's sin. For that sentence resulted from the offense of one man, and it meant condemnation, but the free gift resulted from the offenses of many, and it meant right standing. For if by one man's offense death reigned through that one, to a much greater degree will those who continue to receive the overflow of His unmerited favor and His gift of right standing with Himself, reign in real life through One, Jesus Christ.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » A new heart
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » To be used for mutual profit
As all of you have received your spiritual talents, you must keep on using them in serving one another, as good trustees of God's many-sided favor.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Not repented of by him
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Strength and power
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Eternal life
For the wages paid by sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life through union with Christ Jesus our Lord.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Peace
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Repentance
When they heard this, they had no answer to make, but gave God the glory, saying, "So God has given even the heathen the repentance that leads to life."
Glory » Spiritual » Is the work of the holy ghost
And all of us, with faces uncovered, because we continue to reflect like mirrors the splendor of the Lord, are being transformed into likeness to Him, from one degree of splendor to another, since it comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Glory » Spiritual » Is given by God
Glory » Spiritual » Is given by Christ
Glory » Spiritual » Is the work of the holy spirit
And all of us, with faces uncovered, because we continue to reflect like mirrors the splendor of the Lord, are being transformed into likeness to Him, from one degree of splendor to another, since it comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Good » Tidings » Spiritual
The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel; I stand in the very presence of God. I have been sent to talk with you and to tell you this good news.
Healing » Spiritual
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for He has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to send the downtrodden away in liberty and
Heirs » Spiritual » Spiritual
For the promise made to Abraham and his descendants, that he should own the world, was not conditioned on the law, but on the right standing he had with God through faith.
And if you belong to Christ, then you are real descendants of Abraham, and heirs in accordance with the promise made to him.
and if children, then also heirs, heirs of God and fellow-heirs with Christ if in reality we share His sufferings, so that we may share His glory too.
So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir by God's own act.
Are not the angels all attending spirits sent forth to serve for the sake of those who are going to be unceasing possessors of salvation?
Heritage » Spiritual
in union with whom we were made God's portion, since we had been foreordained in accordance with the purpose of Him who in everything carries out the plan of His will,
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'
yes, to an inheritance that is imperishable, unsullied, and unfading, which is kept in heaven for you
And now I commit you to the Lord, and to the message of His favor, which is able to build you up and to give you your proper possession among all God's consecrated people.
for you know that it is from the Lord that you are going to get your pay in the form of an inheritance; so keep on serving Christ the Lord.
Hope » Spiritual » Abides forever
May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and graciously given us encouragement that is eternal, and a hope that is well-founded,
if indeed you continue well grounded and firm in faith and never shift from the hope inspired by the good news you heard, which has been preached all over the world, and of which I, Paul, have been made a minister.
And so these three, faith, hope, and love endure, but the greatest of them is love.
Hope » Spiritual » Enabled abraham to become the father of the faithful
and hope never disappoints us; for through the Holy Spirit that has been given us, God's love has flooded our hearts.
Abraham, building on hope in spite of hopeless circumstances, had faith, and so he actually became the father of many nations, just as it had been told him, "So numberless shall your descendants be."
Hope » Spiritual » Believers called to testify concerning
but in your hearts be consecrated to Christ as Lord, and always be ready to make your defense to anyone who asks a reason for the hope you have. But you must do it in gentleness and reverence,
Hope » Spiritual » The scriptures the source of
For everything that was written in the earlier times was written for our instruction, so that by our patient endurance and through the encouragement the Scriptures bring we might continuously cherish our hope.
Hope » Spiritual » The saving element in life
Hope » Spiritual » Inspires to clean living
Hunger » Spiritual
and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation,
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for being and doing right, for they will be completely satisfied.
Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be completely satisfied! Blessed are you who are weeping now, for you will laugh!
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
with darkened understanding, estranged from the life of God because of the ignorance that exists among them and because of the stubbornness of their hearts;
As obedient children, stop molding your character by the evil desires you used to cherish when you did not know any better,
Imitation » Of worldly people and customs condemned » Spiritual
Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
You must not forget your former leaders, for it was they who brought you the message of God. Consider how they closed their lives; imitate their faith.
Not that I have no right to be supported, but to make myself an example for you to follow.
Practice the things you learned, received, and heard from me, things that you saw me do, and then the God who gives us peace will be with you.
Inheritance » Earthly » Spiritual
in union with whom we were made God's portion, since we had been foreordained in accordance with the purpose of Him who in everything carries out the plan of His will,
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'
yes, to an inheritance that is imperishable, unsullied, and unfading, which is kept in heaven for you
And now I commit you to the Lord, and to the message of His favor, which is able to build you up and to give you your proper possession among all God's consecrated people.
for you know that it is from the Lord that you are going to get your pay in the form of an inheritance; so keep on serving Christ the Lord.
The law of God » Described as » Spiritual
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am made of flesh that is frail, sold into slavery to sin.
Life » Spiritual
A thief does not come for any purpose but to steal and kill and destroy; I have come for people to have life and have it till it overflows.
Jesus answered him, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread that gives life. Whoever comes to me will never get hungry, and whoever believes in me will never get thirsty.
But these have been recorded, in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life, as bearers of His name.
Life » Spiritual » Spotless, general references to
that He might present the church to Himself as a splendid bride without a blot or wrinkle or anything like it, but to be consecrated and faultless.
Therefore, dearly beloved, since you are expecting this, be in earnest to be found by Him without a blot, without reproach, and at peace.
A religious worship that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: To look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep one's own self unstained by the world.
Life » Spiritual » Necessitates death to sin and self
I have been crucified with Christ, and I myself no longer live, but Christ is living in me; the life I now live as a mortal man I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.
and He died for all, that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
For all the time I continue to live I am being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that in my mortal lower nature the life of Jesus may be clearly shown.
Life » Spiritual » Secured through faith
"I most solemnly say to you, whoever listens to me and believes Him who has sent me possesses eternal life, and will never come under condemnation, but has already passed out of death into life.
But these have been recorded, in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life, as bearers of His name.
But if Christ lives in you, although your bodies must die because of sin, your spirits are now enjoying life because of right standing with God.
So you too must consider yourselves as having ended your relation to sin but living in unbroken relation to God.
Life » Spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
This is why the good news was preached to the dead too, that they may be judged in their physical nature as men are, but live in the Spirit as God does.
For to me living means Christ and dying brings gain.
Life » Spiritual » Sustained by the word of God
Life » Spiritual » Love the demonstration of
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love our brothers. Whoever does not continue to love continues still in death.
Men » Spiritual » Evil men put to silence
Mind » Spiritual
Keep on fostering the same disposition that Christ Jesus had.
For who has ever known the Lord's thoughts, so that he can instruct Him? But we now possess Christ's thoughts.
For to be thinking the things suggested by the lower nature means death, but to be thinking the things suggested by the Spirit means life and peace.
Nation » Spiritual » Sins of
Nation » Spiritual » The righteous cultivate the spirit of
The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, free from doubts and insincerity.
each elder must be above reproach, have only one wife, and his children must not be liable to the charge of profligacy or disobedience.
Continue to live in peace with everybody and strive for that consecration without which no one can see the Lord.
Nation » Spiritual » Rebellion against
In just the same way these dreamers defile the body, discard authority, and deride the majesties.
so that anyone who resists the authorities sets himself against what God has established, and those who set themselves against Him will get the penalty due them.
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
So if a man will cleanse himself from these things, he will be an instrument for honorable uses, consecrated, useful for the Master, and ready for any good service.
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
He will go before Him in the spirit and the power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the upright, to make ready for the Lord a people perfectly prepared."
Reputation » Spiritual
Yes, your obedience has been told to everybody; so I am delighted about you, but I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is bad.
First, through Jesus Christ I thank my God for you all, because the report of your faith is spreading all over the world.
By faith Abel offered a sacrifice more acceptable to God than Cain did, for by it he was approved as an upright man, since God approved him for the offering he made; and by it he still continues to speak, though dead. By faith Enoch was transplanted from earth, so that he did not experience dying; and he could not be found, because God had transplanted him from earth. For before he was transplanted from earth evidence was given him that he pleased God; but without faith it is impossible to please Him, for anyone who approaches God must believe that there is a God and that He gives rewards to all who earnestly try to find Him. read more.
By faith Noah, on being divinely warned about things not seen as yet, in reverence prepared an ark for saving his family, and by his faith condemned the world and became possessor of the uprightness that results from faith. By faith Abraham, on being called, obeyed in starting off for a country which he was to receive as his own, and he did it in spite of the fact that he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his temporary home in the land that God had promised him, although a land inhabited by others, living merely in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were to share the promise with him. For he was confidently looking forward to that city with the solid foundations, whose architect and builder is God. By faith Sarah received strength to become pregnant, and actually gave birth to a child, although she was past the time of life for it, because she thought that He who made her the promise was to be trusted. And so there sprang from one man, and that dead as to any prospects for offspring, a people as numberless as the stars in the sky and as the sands beside the seashore. These people all died victoriously as a result of their faith, although they did not receive the blessings promised; that is, because they really saw them in the far-off future and welcomed them, and so professed to be only foreigners and strangers here on earth. For people who make such a profession as this show that they are in search of a country of their own. And if they had been cherishing the memory of the country they had left, they would have had an opportunity to go back. But in reality they were aspiring for a better country, I mean, a heavenly one. This is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test, offered Isaac as a sacrifice; that is, he who had received the promise was starting to offer as a sacrifice his only son, of whom it had been said, "Through Isaac your offspring must be traced." For he considered the fact that God was able to raise people from the dead; and so from the dead, in a figure, he did receive him back. By faith Isaac put his blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau. By faith Jacob, when about to die, put his blessing on each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, at the closing of his life, made mention of the future migration of the Israelites, and gave directions what to do with his body. By faith, Moses, at his birth was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's decree. By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as a son of Pharaoh's daughter, because he preferred to suffer hardships with the people of God than to have the passing enjoyment that results from sin, and thought the reproach endured for the Christ was greater wealth than all the treasures in Egypt, for he kept his eye upon the reward. By faith he left Egypt, because he was not afraid of the king's anger, for he persevered as though he were actually seeing Him who is unseen. By faith he instituted the Passover and the pouring of blood upon the doorposts, so that the destroyer of the first-born might not touch them. By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though it were dry land, while the Egyptians, in attempting it, were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho collapsed, after being surrounded each of seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who disobeyed God, because she had welcomed the scouts as friends. And why should I continue to mention more? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, who by their faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, received new promises, shut the mouths of lions, stopped the force of fire, escaped from dying by the sword, out of weakness found great strength, grew mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women by a resurrection received their dead again; others endured tortures, because they would not accept release, that they might rise to a better life. Still others stood the test of taunts and tortures, and even chains and prisons. They were stoned to death, they were tortured to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. With nothing on their bodies but skins of sheep or goats they wandered here and there, destitute, oppressed, mistreated -- men of whom the world was not worthy, though wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and holes in the ground. Though all these people by their faith won God's approval, yet none of them received what He had promised,
Rest » Spiritual
Put on my yoke, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls,
So let us fear that when the promise for us to be admitted to His rest is still remaining valid some one of you may be found to have missed it. For we have had the good news told to us as well as they, but the message heard did them no good, because they were not by faith made one with those who heeded it. For we who have believed are being admitted to that rest, just as He has said: "As in my anger I took oath, they shall not be admitted to my rest," although God's works had been completed at the creation of the world. read more.
For somewhere He speaks of the seventh day: "On the seventh day God rested from all His works"; while in this passage again He says: "They shall not be admitted to my rest." Since then it still remains that some are being admitted to it and that those who first had the good news told to them were not admitted because of disobedience, He again fixes a definite day, saying long afterward through David, as has been quoted: "If you but hear His voice, you must not harden your hearts." For if Joshua had really given them rest, He would not afterward have been speaking of another day. So a sabbath of rest is still awaiting God's people. For whoever is admitted into God's rest himself has rested from his works, just as God did. So let us do our best to be admitted to that rest, so that not one of us may fail through the same sort of disobedience.
Rivers » Jordan » Spiritual
Then he showed me a river of living water, clear as crystal, which continued to flow from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Sleep » Spiritual » Symbol of death
Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not charge this sin on the book against them!" On saying this he fell asleep in death.
Sleep » Spiritual » General references to natural
Then He came back to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, "Could you not then watch with me a single hour?
And suddenly a furious storm came up, so that the boat was being covered over by the bursting billows, but He kept on sleeping.
Sleep » Spiritual » Warnings against
as the Scripture Says, "God has given them over to an attitude of insensibility, so that their eyes cannot see and their ears cannot hear, down to this very day."
So it is said: "Wake up, sleeper; get up from the dead, and Christ will make day dawn on you."
Do this in particular because you know the present crisis, that it is high time for you to wake up out of your sleep, for our salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
So you must keep alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming -- in the evening or at midnight or at daybreak or early in the morning -- so that he may not come unexpectedly and find you asleep.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Radiant lives, of the saints
so that you may prove to be blameless and spotless, faultless children of God in a crooked and perverted age, in which you shine as light-bearers in the world as you continue
John was the lamp that kept on burning and shining, and you decided for a time to delight yourselves in his light.
And all of us, with faces uncovered, because we continue to reflect like mirrors the splendor of the Lord, are being transformed into likeness to Him, from one degree of splendor to another, since it comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Spiritual » Blindness » Examples of
But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very source of light in you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!
Let them alone. They are blind teachers! And if one blind man guides another, they will both fall into the ditch."
You blind men! which is greater, the offering, or the altar that makes the offering sacred?
Besides, their minds were made dull; for to this day that same veil remains unlifted, whenever they read the Old Covenant; because it is only through union with Christ that it is removed.
Spiritual » Adoption » Adultery
Spiritual » Hunger select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation,
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation,
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Destitution of the truth
and perpetual friction between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth, who imagine that religion is only a means of gain.
Because you say, 'I am rich, I have already become rich, I need nothing,' and you do not know that you are the very one that is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked;
At that time you were without any connection with Christ; you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the sacred compacts made by God's promise, with no hope, and no God in the world.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Of God
See what wonderful love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called God's children, and that is what we are! This is why the world does not know what we are, because it has never come to know Him.
But God, who is so rich in mercy on account of the great love He has for us, has made us, though dead because of our shortcomings, live again in fellowship with Christ -- it is by His unmerited favor that you have been saved.
But God proves His love for us by the fact that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
Spiritual » Instruction » Examples of spiritual
He started speaking courageously in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home with them and more accurately explained the way of God to him.
Then Philip opened his mouth, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.
Spiritual » Quickening » General references to spiritual quickening
Spiritual » Poverty » Destitution of the truth
and perpetual friction between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth, who imagine that religion is only a means of gain.
Because you say, 'I am rich, I have already become rich, I need nothing,' and you do not know that you are the very one that is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked;
At that time you were without any connection with Christ; you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the sacred compacts made by God's promise, with no hope, and no God in the world.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Food
I am the door myself. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
Let everyone who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give to him who conquers some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone with a new name written on it which no one knows except the man who receives it."'"
Let everyone who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give to him who conquers the privilege of eating the fruit of the tree of life that stands in the paradise of God."'"
I am this living bread that has come down out of heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my own flesh."
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Enlightenment, spiritual
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.
For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, reflected on the face of Christ.
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'
Spiritual » Enlargement » Enlightenment
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.
For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, reflected on the face of Christ.
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Brethren
For those on whom He set His heart beforehand He marked off as His own to be made like His Son, that He might be the eldest of many brothers;
Then I fell before his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must take care not to do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who hold to the testimony borne by Jesus. Worship God. For the testimony borne by Jesus is the inspiring spirit of prophecy."
Therefore He had to be made like His brothers, so that He could be a sympathetic High Priest, as well as a faithful one, in things relating to God, in order to atone for the people's sins.
But as for you, you must not seek for others to call you 'Teacher,' for you have but one who is 'Teacher,' and you are all brothers.
And the King will answer them, 'I solemnly say to you, every time you did a good deed to one of these most insignificant brothers of mine, you did a good deed to me.'
Spiritual » Hearing » Heritage
in union with whom we were made God's portion, since we had been foreordained in accordance with the purpose of Him who in everything carries out the plan of His will,
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'
yes, to an inheritance that is imperishable, unsullied, and unfading, which is kept in heaven for you
And now I commit you to the Lord, and to the message of His favor, which is able to build you up and to give you your proper possession among all God's consecrated people.
for you know that it is from the Lord that you are going to get your pay in the form of an inheritance; so keep on serving Christ the Lord.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » To God encouraged
you must keep yourselves in the love of God and continue to wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, to bring you to eternal life.
And He answered him, "'You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole soul, and your whole mind.'
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » Exhortations to those engaged in
Spiritual » Foundation » General references to
It must be so, because the Scriptures say: "Here now I lay in Zion a chosen stone, a costly cornerstone, And not a single one who puts his trust in Him will ever be put to shame."
"So everyone who listens to my words and practices their teaching, will be like a prudent man who built his house on a rocky foundation.
for you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself the cornerstone.
for no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is laid, that is, Jesus Christ Himself.
Spiritual » Hearing » Heirs of God
For the promise made to Abraham and his descendants, that he should own the world, was not conditioned on the law, but on the right standing he had with God through faith.
And if you belong to Christ, then you are real descendants of Abraham, and heirs in accordance with the promise made to him.
and if children, then also heirs, heirs of God and fellow-heirs with Christ if in reality we share His sufferings, so that we may share His glory too.
So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir by God's own act.
Are not the angels all attending spirits sent forth to serve for the sake of those who are going to be unceasing possessors of salvation?
Spiritual » Of God's word sins of » Imitation
Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
You must not forget your former leaders, for it was they who brought you the message of God. Consider how they closed their lives; imitate their faith.
Not that I have no right to be supported, but to make myself an example for you to follow.
Practice the things you learned, received, and heard from me, things that you saw me do, and then the God who gives us peace will be with you.
Spiritual » Examples of growth » Healing of spiritual disease
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for He has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to send the downtrodden away in liberty and
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
Spiritual » Light » God a light
And this is the message that we have heard from Him and now announce to you: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in Him.
There will be no night any longer; so they will need no lamplight nor sunlight, for the Lord God will give them light, and they will rule forever and ever.
Spiritual » Light » Reflected from believers
so that you may prove to be blameless and spotless, faultless children of God in a crooked and perverted age, in which you shine as light-bearers in the world as you continue
For at one time you were darkness itself, but now in union with the Lord you are light itself. You must live like children of light,
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Coming with power
Then I heard something like the shout of a great multitude and the roar of many waters and the peal of mighty thunders, saying: "Praise the Lord! For the Lord, our Almighty God, has now begun to reign!
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in foreign languages as the Spirit granted them to utter divine things.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "The salvation, power, and kingdom of our God, and the sovereignty of His Christ, have already come, because the accuser of our brothers, who always day and night accuses them before our God, has been hurled down.
And He said to them, "I solemnly say to you, some of the people standing here will certainly live to see the kingdom of God come in its power."
Spiritual » Eternal the growth of » Kingdom of Christ
They will make war upon the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, and His chosen, elect, and faithful followers will conquer with Him, too, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings."
I solemnly say to you, some of the people standing here will certainly live to see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."
so I confer on you the privilege of eating and drinking at my table in my kingdom and of sitting on thrones and judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Then he went on to say, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom!"
Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would have been fighting to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But as a matter of fact, my kingdom does not come from such a source."
Spiritual » Resurrection » Man, raised from spiritual death
Yes, although you were dead through your shortcomings and were physically uncircumcised, God made you live again through fellowship with Christ. He graciously forgave us all our shortcomings,
And He raised us with Him and through union with Christ Jesus He made us sit down with Him in the heavenly realm,
If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead has His home within you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give your mortal bodies life through His Spirit that has His home within you.
For if the rejection of them has resulted in the reconciling of the world, what will the result be of the final reception of them but life from the dead?
Spiritual » Cleansing » Spiritual encouraged
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Get your hands clean, you sinners. Get your hearts purified, you double-minded.
So, since we have such promises as these, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles our bodies and spirits, and in reverence to God carry on our consecration to completeness.
And now, why are you waiting? Get up and be baptized and wash your sins away by calling on His name.'
So if a man will cleanse himself from these things, he will be an instrument for honorable uses, consecrated, useful for the Master, and ready for any good service.
Spiritual » Renewal » Man, strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit
So I never give up; instead, although my outer nature is wasting away, my inner nature is constantly renewed from day to day.
He saved us, not for upright deeds that we had done, but in accordance with His mercy, through the bath of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
and have put on the new self which is in the process of being made new in the likeness of its Creator, so that you may attain a perfect knowledge of Him.
Stop living in accordance with the customs of this world, but by the new ideals that mold your minds continue to transform yourselves, so as to find and follow God's will; that is, what is good, well-pleasing to Him, and perfect.
Spiritual » Crowns » Darkness
The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very source of light in you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!
For at one time you were darkness itself, but now in union with the Lord you are light itself. You must live like children of light,
So the light continues to shine in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it.
And the ground for the sentence is this, that the light has come into the world, and yet, because their actions were evil, men have loved darkness more than the light.
Spiritual » Adoption » Adorning
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Treasures
I advise you to buy of me gold that has been refined in the fire, so that you may become rich, and white clothes to put on, to hide your shameful nakedness, and salve to put on your eyes, to make you see.
Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back here and follow me."
Yes, indeed, I certainly do count everything as loss compared with the priceless privilege of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have lost everything, and value it all as mere refuse, in order to gain Christ
in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a pot of gold which was buried in a field, which a man found and buried again; and for joy over it he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Spiritual » Of children encouraged » Investments
I advise you to buy of me gold that has been refined in the fire, so that you may become rich, and white clothes to put on, to hide your shameful nakedness, and salve to put on your eyes, to make you see.
Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back here and follow me."
Yes, indeed, I certainly do count everything as loss compared with the priceless privilege of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have lost everything, and value it all as mere refuse, in order to gain Christ
in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a pot of gold which was buried in a field, which a man found and buried again; and for joy over it he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
with darkened understanding, estranged from the life of God because of the ignorance that exists among them and because of the stubbornness of their hearts;
As obedient children, stop molding your character by the evil desires you used to cherish when you did not know any better,
Spiritual » Cleansing » Composure
"Stop letting your hearts be troubled; keep on believing in God, and also in me.
and to give rest to you who are being crushed with sorrows, along with us, at the unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ from heaven, with His mighty angels
But now I count as nothing the sacrifice of my life, if only I can finish my race and render the service entrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of faithfully telling the good news of God's favor.
Instead, you are happy, even if you should suffer for doing right. Never be afraid of their threats, and never be disturbed,
You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars; take care not to be scared out of your wits. They have to come, but that is not the end yet.
Spiritual » Temple » General references to
And what agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live in them and walk in them, and I will be their God and they will be my people."
Are you not conscious that you are God's temple, and that the Spirit of God has His permanent home in you?
Or, are you not conscious that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit that is in you, whom you have as a gift from God? Furthermore, you are not your own,
and keep on building yourselves up, as living stones, into a spiritual house for a consecrated priesthood, to offer up, through Jesus Christ, spiritual sacrifices that will be acceptable to God.
for you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself the cornerstone. In union with Him the whole building is harmoniously fitted together and continues to grow into a temple, sacred through its union with the Lord, and you yourselves, in union with Him, in fellowship with one another, are being built up into a dwelling for God through the Spirit.
Spiritual » Sowing » Surgery
for if you live by such a standard, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put a stop to the doings of your lower nature, you will live.
So once for all put to death your lower, earthly nature with respect to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is real idolatry.
for we know that our former self was crucified with Him, to make our body that is liable to sin inactive, so that we might not a moment longer continue to be slaves to sin.
And through your union with Him you once received, not a hand-performed circumcision but one performed by Christ, in stripping you of your lower nature,
Spiritual » Hearing » Spiritual of believers
You must understand this, my dearly loved brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to get angry;
But the portion in rich soil illustrates those who listen to the message, keep it in good and honest hearts, and in patience yield fruit.
Spiritual » Eternal the growth of » Kingdom of heaven
"For the kingdom of heaven is like an owner of an estate who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
"Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a pot of gold which was buried in a field, which a man found and buried again; and for joy over it he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
He told them another story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed seed in his field.
Spiritual » Crowns » Deafness
Spiritual » Eternal the growth of » Preaching of
After He had suffered, He had shown Himself alive to them, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them through a period of forty days, and telling them the things about the kingdom of God.
But when the people came to believe the good news proclaimed by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were constantly baptized.
But He said to them, "To other towns also I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God, for that is what I was sent to do."
Now after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God:
Soon afterwards He chanced to be making a tour of Galilee from town to town and from village to village preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve went with Him,
Spiritual » Sowing » Striving
"You must struggle on to get in through the narrow door, for I tell you, many will try to get in, but will not succeed,
I am pressing onward toward the goal, to win the prize to which God through Jesus Christ is calling us upward.
Only you must practice living lives that are worthy of the good news, so that whether I come and see you or stay away, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, and that with one purpose you are continuing to cooperate in the fight for faith in the good news.
Any man who enters an athletic contest practices rigid self-control in training, only to win a wreath that withers, but we are in to win a wreath that never withers.
For this I am toiling and struggling by His active energy which is mightily working in me.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Walking with God
Yet you have in Sardis a few who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me in white, for they deserve to do so.
Spiritual » Battles » Beauty
And I saw the new Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride to join her husband.
that He might present the church to Himself as a splendid bride without a blot or wrinkle or anything like it, but to be consecrated and faultless.
Your adornments must be not of an external nature, with braids of hair or ornaments of gold, or changes of dress, but they must be of an internal nature, the character concealed in the heart, in the imperishable quality of a quiet and gentle spirit, which is of great value in the sight of God.
Spiritual » Crowns » Debtors
for you have been bought and actually paid for. So you must honor God with your bodies.
To Greeks and to all the other nations, to cultured and to uncultured people alike, I owe a duty.
For by experience you know the unmerited favor shown by our Lord Jesus Christ; that although He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, in order that by His poverty you might become rich.
We know what love is from the fact that He laid down His life for us; and so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
Spiritual » Spiritual necessities emphasized by Christ » New Birth
but without faith it is impossible to please Him, for anyone who approaches God must believe that there is a God and that He gives rewards to all who earnestly try to find Him.
In fact, under the law, almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood no forgiveness is granted.
Jesus answered, "I most solemnly say to you, no one can ever get into the kingdom of God, unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
There is no salvation by anyone else, for no one else in all the wide world has been appointed among men as our only medium by which to be saved."
Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life in you.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Weapons
for the weapons used in my warfare are not mere human ones, but through my God are mighty for demolishing fortresses.
take the helmet salvation provides, and take the sword the Spirit wields, which is the word of God.
But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone can man live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
For God's message is alive and full of power in action, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the depths of soul and spirit, to the dividing of joints and marrow, and passing judgment on the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Body
He will so change the outward appearance of our lowly bodies that they will be like His glorious body, by the exertion of the power He has to subject everything to Himself.
it is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is a spiritual body too.
and as we have reflected the likeness of him who was made of dust, let us also reflect the likeness of the Man from heaven.
For in this one I am sighing, because I long to put on, like a robe, my heavenly body, my future home,
When Christ, who is our life, appears, you too will appear to be glorified in fellowship with Him.
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Bondage
but I see another power operating in my lower nature in conflict with the power operated by my reason, which makes me a prisoner to the power of sin which is operating in my lower nature.
Jesus answered them, "I most solemnly say to you, everyone who lives in sin is a slave of sin.
Do you not know that when you habitually offer yourselves to anyone for obedience to him, you are slaves to that one whom you are in the habit of obeying, whether it is the slavery to sin whose end is death or to obedience whose end is right-doing?
Spiritual » Sleep » Warnings against
as the Scripture Says, "God has given them over to an attitude of insensibility, so that their eyes cannot see and their ears cannot hear, down to this very day."
So it is said: "Wake up, sleeper; get up from the dead, and Christ will make day dawn on you."
Do this in particular because you know the present crisis, that it is high time for you to wake up out of your sleep, for our salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
So you must keep alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming -- in the evening or at midnight or at daybreak or early in the morning -- so that he may not come unexpectedly and find you asleep.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Dawn, spiritual, the coming of Christ ushers in the
The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
So we have the message of the prophets more certainly guaranteed. Please pay attention to this message as to a lamp that is shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
Spiritual » Examples of growth » Harvest
Let us stop getting tired of doing good, for at the proper time we shall reap if we do not give up.
So He was saying to them: "The harvest is plentiful, but the reapers are scarce. So pray the Lord of the harvest to send out reapers to His harvest-field.
Spiritual » Crowns » Dawn
The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
So we have the message of the prophets more certainly guaranteed. Please pay attention to this message as to a lamp that is shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Shining faces, general references to
And in their presence His appearance was changed and His face shone like the sun, and His clothes turned as white as light.
Now if the old religious service which resulted in death, although its law was carved in letters of stone, was introduced with a splendor so great that the Israelites could not keep their eyes fixed on Moses' face because of the splendor that was fading from it,
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Dullness, condemned
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret day by day the look of earth and sky. Then how is it that you do not know how to interpret the present crisis?
Why is it that you misunderstand what I say? It is because you cannot listen to what I teach.
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Drought
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Examples of love to God
For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have shown His name in the service you have rendered for your fellow-Christians, and still are doing.
Spiritual » Kingdom » General references to
Jesus answered, "I most solemnly say to you, no one can ever get into the kingdom of God, unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would have been fighting to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But as a matter of fact, my kingdom does not come from such a source."
But this I tell you, brothers: Our physical bodies cannot take part in the kingdom of God; what is decaying will never take part in what is immortal.
For the kingdom of God does not consist in what we eat and drink, but in doing right, in peace and joy through the Holy Spirit;
Spiritual » Progress » A characteristic of the righteous
And all of us, with faces uncovered, because we continue to reflect like mirrors the splendor of the Lord, are being transformed into likeness to Him, from one degree of splendor to another, since it comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Spiritual » Power » Fills life with healing influences
for our preaching of the good news came to you not entirely in words but with power and with the Holy Spirit and with absolute certainty (for you know the kind of men we were among you for your own sakes).
For the Spirit that God has given us does not impart timidity but power and love and self-control.
and beg Him to grant you, in accordance with the riches of His perfect character, to be mightily strengthened by His Spirit in your inmost being,
God also continued to do such wonder-works through Paul as an instrument that the people carried off to the sick, towels or aprons used by him, and at their touch they were cured of their diseases, and the evil spirits went out of them.
and my language and the message I preached were not adorned with pleasing words of worldly wisdom, but they were attended with proof and power given by the Spirit,
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Sanity
For I am demolishing arguments and every barrier that is raised against the genuine knowledge of God, taking captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ,
When they came to Jesus and saw the man who had once been insane under the power of many demons, sitting, with his clothes on, and in his right mind, they were frightened.
For the Spirit that God has given us does not impart timidity but power and love and self-control.
Then he came to himself and said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more to eat than they need, and here I am dying of hunger!
Spiritual » Feasts » Prepared in abundance for believers (select reading pr 91-6)
Then he said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are they who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.' These," he said to me, "are the true words of God."
While they were eating, He took a loaf and blessed it and broke it in pieces and gave it to them, saying, "Take this; it is my body."
A second time he sent other slaves, and said to them, 'Tell the invited guests that I have my reception all ready, my bullocks and fatlings are butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding reception!'
Then Jesus said to him: "Once a man was giving a great dinner and invited many people to it.
Spiritual » Sowing » The blessings of
The person who sows to gratify his lower nature will reap destruction from that lower nature, and the person who sows to gratify his higher nature will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
Spiritual » Future rest of the saints restoration » Spiritual, of the penitent
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Circumcision
And through your union with Him you once received, not a hand-performed circumcision but one performed by Christ, in stripping you of your lower nature,
The real Jew is the man who is a Jew on the inside, and real circumcision is heart-circumcision, a spiritual, not a literal, affair. This man's praise originates, not with men, but with God.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Utterance
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in foreign languages as the Spirit granted them to utter divine things.
At the same time keep on praying for me too, that God may open the door of opportunity for the message, so that I may tell the open secret about Christ, for the sake of which I am held a prisoner,
Yes, just as you are growing rich in everything else, in faith, expression, knowledge, perfect enthusiasm, and the love inspired in you by us, you must see to it that you grow rich in this gracious contribution too.
and for me that a message may be given me when I open my lips, so that I may boldly make known the open secret of the good news,
because you have in everything been richly blessed through union with Him, with perfect expression and fullness of knowledge.
Spiritual » Traffic » Exhortations to men to engage in
I advise you to buy of me gold that has been refined in the fire, so that you may become rich, and white clothes to put on, to hide your shameful nakedness, and salve to put on your eyes, to make you see.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a pot of gold which was buried in a field, which a man found and buried again; and for joy over it he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
But the thoughtful ones answered, 'No, no, there may not be enough for you and us. Go to the store and buy your own oil.'
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Examples of
sad but always glad, poor but making many people rich, penniless but really possessing everything.
"I know your pressing trouble and poverty, but still you are rich; I know how you are abused by those who claim to be Jews although they are not, but are only a synagogue of Satan.
For by experience you know the unmerited favor shown by our Lord Jesus Christ; that although He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, in order that by His poverty you might become rich.
because you have in everything been richly blessed through union with Him, with perfect expression and fullness of knowledge.
Spiritual » Enlargement » failure
Since then it still remains that some are being admitted to it and that those who first had the good news told to them were not admitted because of disobedience,
If the structure which one builds is burned up, he will get no pay; and yet he himself will be saved, but just as one who goes through a fire.
And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the wind blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed, and the wreck of it was complete."
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Discernment
An unspiritual man does not accept the things that the Spirit of God teaches, for they are nonsense to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are appreciated by spiritual insight.
But solid food belongs to full-grown men who on account of constant use have their faculties trained to distinguish good and evil.
Spiritual » Hearing » Highway
Spiritual » Adoption » Attraction
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him to me; then I myself will raise him to life on the last day.
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Pride
Because you say, 'I am rich, I have already become rich, I need nothing,' and you do not know that you are the very one that is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked;
The Pharisee stood and said this self-centered prayer, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men, robbers, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector.
Jesus answered them, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty, but now you keep on claiming, 'We can see'; so your sin remains."
But some of you have become conceited over the thought that I am not coming to see you.
Spiritual » Adoption » Armour
You must put on God's full armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems.
but let us who belong to the day keep sober, clothed with faith and love for a coat of mail and with the hope of salvation for a helmet.
The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
my message of truth, and the power of God; with the weapons of right-doing in my right hand and my left;
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Showers
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Rivers
Then he showed me a river of living water, clear as crystal, which continued to flow from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By giving opportunities for choice
Spiritual » Renewal » Reputation
Yes, your obedience has been told to everybody; so I am delighted about you, but I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is bad.
First, through Jesus Christ I thank my God for you all, because the report of your faith is spreading all over the world.
By faith Abel offered a sacrifice more acceptable to God than Cain did, for by it he was approved as an upright man, since God approved him for the offering he made; and by it he still continues to speak, though dead. By faith Enoch was transplanted from earth, so that he did not experience dying; and he could not be found, because God had transplanted him from earth. For before he was transplanted from earth evidence was given him that he pleased God; but without faith it is impossible to please Him, for anyone who approaches God must believe that there is a God and that He gives rewards to all who earnestly try to find Him. read more.
By faith Noah, on being divinely warned about things not seen as yet, in reverence prepared an ark for saving his family, and by his faith condemned the world and became possessor of the uprightness that results from faith. By faith Abraham, on being called, obeyed in starting off for a country which he was to receive as his own, and he did it in spite of the fact that he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his temporary home in the land that God had promised him, although a land inhabited by others, living merely in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were to share the promise with him. For he was confidently looking forward to that city with the solid foundations, whose architect and builder is God. By faith Sarah received strength to become pregnant, and actually gave birth to a child, although she was past the time of life for it, because she thought that He who made her the promise was to be trusted. And so there sprang from one man, and that dead as to any prospects for offspring, a people as numberless as the stars in the sky and as the sands beside the seashore. These people all died victoriously as a result of their faith, although they did not receive the blessings promised; that is, because they really saw them in the far-off future and welcomed them, and so professed to be only foreigners and strangers here on earth. For people who make such a profession as this show that they are in search of a country of their own. And if they had been cherishing the memory of the country they had left, they would have had an opportunity to go back. But in reality they were aspiring for a better country, I mean, a heavenly one. This is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test, offered Isaac as a sacrifice; that is, he who had received the promise was starting to offer as a sacrifice his only son, of whom it had been said, "Through Isaac your offspring must be traced." For he considered the fact that God was able to raise people from the dead; and so from the dead, in a figure, he did receive him back. By faith Isaac put his blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau. By faith Jacob, when about to die, put his blessing on each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, at the closing of his life, made mention of the future migration of the Israelites, and gave directions what to do with his body. By faith, Moses, at his birth was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's decree. By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as a son of Pharaoh's daughter, because he preferred to suffer hardships with the people of God than to have the passing enjoyment that results from sin, and thought the reproach endured for the Christ was greater wealth than all the treasures in Egypt, for he kept his eye upon the reward. By faith he left Egypt, because he was not afraid of the king's anger, for he persevered as though he were actually seeing Him who is unseen. By faith he instituted the Passover and the pouring of blood upon the doorposts, so that the destroyer of the first-born might not touch them. By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though it were dry land, while the Egyptians, in attempting it, were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho collapsed, after being surrounded each of seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who disobeyed God, because she had welcomed the scouts as friends. And why should I continue to mention more? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, who by their faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, received new promises, shut the mouths of lions, stopped the force of fire, escaped from dying by the sword, out of weakness found great strength, grew mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women by a resurrection received their dead again; others endured tortures, because they would not accept release, that they might rise to a better life. Still others stood the test of taunts and tortures, and even chains and prisons. They were stoned to death, they were tortured to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. With nothing on their bodies but skins of sheep or goats they wandered here and there, destitute, oppressed, mistreated -- men of whom the world was not worthy, though wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and holes in the ground. Though all these people by their faith won God's approval, yet none of them received what He had promised,
Spiritual » Light » General references to
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Disease
Jesus heard it, and said to them, "Not well but sick people have to send for the doctor. It is not upright but sinful people that I have come to invite."
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » Times of spiritual refreshing
And not only that, but this too: we shall continue exulting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained our reconciliation.
I have the greatest confidence in you; I speak most highly of you. I am fully comforted; in the face of all my sorrow my cup is running over with joy.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away; the official saw him no more, for he went on home rejoicing;
So Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began to preach the Christ to the Samaritans. As the crowds continued to listen to his message and continued to see his wonder-works which he was performing, with one mind they became interested in what was said by Philip.
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » Thirst
Spiritual » Relationships the church, its spiritual relationships » Heirship with Christ entailed in
and if children, then also heirs, heirs of God and fellow-heirs with Christ if in reality we share His sufferings, so that we may share His glory too.
And in the place where it was said, 'You are no people of mine,' they shall be called sons of the living God."
Remember me to Rufus, that choicest Christian, and to his mother, who has been a mother to me too.
This is why I have sent Timothy to you. He is a dear child of mine and trustworthy in the Lord's work; he will call to your minds my methods in the work of Christ Jesus, just as I teach them everywhere in every church.
Spiritual » Kinship, family of God its spiritual relationships » Heirship with Christ entailed in
and if children, then also heirs, heirs of God and fellow-heirs with Christ if in reality we share His sufferings, so that we may share His glory too.
And in the place where it was said, 'You are no people of mine,' they shall be called sons of the living God."
Remember me to Rufus, that choicest Christian, and to his mother, who has been a mother to me too.
This is why I have sent Timothy to you. He is a dear child of mine and trustworthy in the Lord's work; he will call to your minds my methods in the work of Christ Jesus, just as I teach them everywhere in every church.
Spiritual » Receptivity » General references to
So they accepted his message and were baptized, and about three thousand persons united with them on that day.
And what was sown in rich soil illustrates the man who hears the message and understands it, and yields fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, another thirty-fold."
The Jews there were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message with all eagerness and carried on a daily study of the Scriptures to see if Paul's message was true.
For another reason too, we, as far as we are concerned, are constantly giving thanks to God; that is, when you received the message you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the message of men but as the message of God, as it really is, which keeps on working in you who believe.
Spiritual » Hope » Abides forever
May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and graciously given us encouragement that is eternal, and a hope that is well-founded,
if indeed you continue well grounded and firm in faith and never shift from the hope inspired by the good news you heard, which has been preached all over the world, and of which I, Paul, have been made a minister.
And so these three, faith, hope, and love endure, but the greatest of them is love.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Watchmen
Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
Spiritual » Life » Necessitates death to sin and self
I have been crucified with Christ, and I myself no longer live, but Christ is living in me; the life I now live as a mortal man I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.
and He died for all, that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
For all the time I continue to live I am being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that in my mortal lower nature the life of Jesus may be clearly shown.
Spiritual » Eternal the growth of » Near at hand
From that time Jesus continued to preach and say, "Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near."
So when you see these things taking place, you must understand that the kingdom of God is near.
Spiritual » Mind » Mind of Christ
Keep on fostering the same disposition that Christ Jesus had.
For who has ever known the Lord's thoughts, so that he can instruct Him? But we now possess Christ's thoughts.
So then, since Christ has suffered in our physical form, you too must arm yourselves with the same determination. For whoever suffers in his physical form has done with sin,
Spiritual » Mind » Spiritual mind
Keep on fostering the same disposition that Christ Jesus had.
For who has ever known the Lord's thoughts, so that he can instruct Him? But we now possess Christ's thoughts.
For to be thinking the things suggested by the lower nature means death, but to be thinking the things suggested by the Spirit means life and peace.
Spiritual » Life » Secured through faith
"I most solemnly say to you, whoever listens to me and believes Him who has sent me possesses eternal life, and will never come under condemnation, but has already passed out of death into life.
But these have been recorded, in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life, as bearers of His name.
But if Christ lives in you, although your bodies must die because of sin, your spirits are now enjoying life because of right standing with God.
So you too must consider yourselves as having ended your relation to sin but living in unbroken relation to God.
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » Demands entire consecration
No soldier ever allows himself to be involved in the business affairs of life, so that he may please the officer who enlisted him.
But you must continue to remember those earlier days when first you received the light and then endured so great a struggle with persecution,
So the dragon was enraged against the woman, and he went off to make war with the rest of her descendants, who continue to keep God's commands and to bear testimony to Jesus.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Demands entire consecration
No soldier ever allows himself to be involved in the business affairs of life, so that he may please the officer who enlisted him.
But you must continue to remember those earlier days when first you received the light and then endured so great a struggle with persecution,
So the dragon was enraged against the woman, and he went off to make war with the rest of her descendants, who continue to keep God's commands and to bear testimony to Jesus.
Spiritual » Kings spiritual kingship, conditions of » Fidelity
For if by one man's offense death reigned through that one, to a much greater degree will those who continue to receive the overflow of His unmerited favor and His gift of right standing with Himself, reign in real life through One, Jesus Christ.
Yet you have continued to stand by me in my trials; and as my Father has conferred on me a kingdom,
Are you satisfied already? Have you grown rich already? Have you ascended your thrones without us to join you? Yes, I could wish that you had ascended your thrones, that we too might join you on them!
Spiritual » Enlargement » Exercise
The man who had received the five thousand dollars at once went out and invested it, and made five thousand more.
For this reason I now remind you to rekindle and keep burning the fire of the divine gift which came upon you when I laid my hands upon you.
But make it your habit to let worldly and old women's stories alone. Continue training yourself for the religious life.
Spiritual » Encouraged » In love
May the Lord make you increase and overflow in love for one another and for all men, as my love for you does,
as you are practicing it toward all the brothers all over Macedonia. We beg you, brothers, to continue to live better and better;
Spiritual » Immaturity » Inability to receive strong doctrine
Brothers, stop being children in intelligence, but as to evil keep on being babies; and yet as to intelligence be men of maturity.
So I myself, brothers, could not deal with you as spiritual persons, but as creatures of human clay, as merely baby Christians. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you could not take it. Why, you cannot take it even now,
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Abiding in Christ
I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in union with me and I in union with him will bear abundant fruit, because you cannot do anything cut off from union with me.
Now for the time being no discipline seems to be pleasant; it is painful; later on, however, to those who are trained by it, it yields the fruit of peace which grows from upright character.
But now, since you have been freed from sin and have become the slaves of God, the immediate result is consecration, and the final destiny is eternal life.
Spiritual » Talk » Used in everyday life
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By leading men in a difficult way
Spiritual » Kings spiritual kingship, conditions of » Spiritual cleansing
he will govern them with a scepter of iron and shatter them like earthen jars -- just such authority as I have received from my Father --
and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the First-born of the dead, and the Sovereign of the kings of the earth. To Him who ever loves us and once for all released us from our sins by His blood, and has made us a kingdom of priests for His God and Father: to Him be glory forever. Amen.
Spiritual » Liberty » The presence of the spirit secures
Now the Lord means the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
they did not try it even for the sake of the false brothers who had been smuggled in, who stole in to spy out the freedom we enjoy in Christ Jesus, so as to make us slaves again.
Spiritual » Kings spiritual kingship, conditions of » Victory over satan
Then I saw thrones and those who were seated on them, and permission was granted them to pass judgment, even those who had been beheaded for bearing testimony to Jesus and for preaching the word of God, who refused to worship the wild beast and his statue, and would not let his mark be stamped upon their foreheads and upon their hands. They lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
There will be no night any longer; so they will need no lamplight nor sunlight, for the Lord God will give them light, and they will rule forever and ever.
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » A spiritual crown
Do not be so afraid of what you are to suffer. See! The devil is going to throw some of you into prison to be tested there and for ten days to suffer pressing troubles. Each one of you must prove to be faithful, even if you have to die, and I will give you the crown of life.
Let everyone who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give to him who conquers some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone with a new name written on it which no one knows except the man who receives it."'"
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Without defect
men that are abounding in the fruits of right-doing with the help of Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.
for the product of light consists in practicing everything that is good and right and true;
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Abandonment of idols
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Endurance
strengthening the hearts of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, and warning them that it is through enduring many hardships that we must get into the kingdom of God.
This is a proof of God's righteous judgment, His aim being to let you show yourselves worthy of His kingdom, for which you are suffering; since,
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » Growth
I have much to say to you about Him, but it is difficult to make it clear to you, since you have become so dull in your spiritual senses. For although you ought to be teachers of others because you have been Christians so long, you actually need someone to teach you over and over again the very elements of the truths that God has given us, and you have gotten into such a state that you are in constant need of milk instead of solid food. For everyone who uses milk alone is inexperienced in the message of right-doing; he is only an infant. read more.
But solid food belongs to full-grown men who on account of constant use have their faculties trained to distinguish good and evil.
So then let us once for all quit the elementary teaching about Christ and continue progressing toward maturity; let us stop relaying a foundation of repentance from works that mean only death, and of faith in God, of teaching about ceremonial washings and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead and final judgment. And we will progress, if God permits. read more.
For it is impossible for those who have once for all been enlightened and have experienced the gift from heaven, who have been made sharers of the Holy Spirit and have experienced how good God's message is and the mighty powers of the age to come, and then have fallen by the wayside -- it is impossible, I say, to keep on restoring them to their first repentance, since they continue to crucify the Son of God to their detriment and hold Him up to contempt. For a piece of ground that drinks in the rains so frequently falling on it, and continues yielding vegetation useful to those for whose sakes it is cultivated, receives from God His blessings. But if it continues to yield thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless and in danger of being cursed, and its final fate is burning. But in your case, my dearly loved friends, even though we speak in such a tone, we are sure of better things, yea, things that point to salvation. For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have shown His name in the service you have rendered for your fellow-Christians, and still are doing. And we desire each one of you to continue to show the same earnestness to the very end, that you may enjoy your hope to the fullest, so that you may not grow careless, but may follow the example of those who through their faith and patient endurance are now possessors of the blessings promised. For when God made His promise to Abraham, He took an oath by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom He could take it, saying: "I will certainly bless you over and over again, I will extensively increase your numbers." And so by patiently waiting he obtained what God had promised him. For it is a custom among men to take oath by something greater than themselves, and an oath taken for confirmation settles any dispute among them.
Spiritual » Encouraged » Into Christ
But, on the other hand, we shall go on holding to the truth and in love growing up into perfect union with Him, that is, Christ Himself who is the Head.
so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord to His full satisfaction, by perennially bearing fruit in every good enterprise and by a steady growth in fuller knowledge of God;
Spiritual » Labourers » Great opportunity afforded to
for we belong to God as His fellow-workers; you belong to God as His field to be tilled, as His building to be built.
Are you not saying, 'In four months more the harvest comes'? Look! I tell you, lift up your eyes and scan the fields, for they are already white for harvesting. Now the reaper is already getting pay, for he is gathering a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By striving after the Christ ideal
But, on the other hand, we shall go on holding to the truth and in love growing up into perfect union with Him, that is, Christ Himself who is the Head.
until we all attain to unity in faith and to perfect knowledge of the Son of God, namely, to a mature manhood and to a perfect measure of Christ's moral stature;
Spiritual » Immaturity » Necessity for tutelage
I mean this: As long as the heir is under age he is not a whit better off than a slave, although he is heir of all the property, but he is under guardians and trustees until the time fixed by the father.
Spiritual » Labourers » Prayer for the increase of
"When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and ending with the first.'
Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the reapers are scarce. So pray the Lord of the harvest to send out reapers to His harvest field."
Spiritual » Knowledge » A cause for exultation
Spiritual » Life » Christ the supreme object of
This is why the good news was preached to the dead too, that they may be judged in their physical nature as men are, but live in the Spirit as God does.
For to me living means Christ and dying brings gain.
Spiritual » Crowns » The crown of glory
Do not be so afraid of what you are to suffer. See! The devil is going to throw some of you into prison to be tested there and for ten days to suffer pressing troubles. Each one of you must prove to be faithful, even if you have to die, and I will give you the crown of life.
and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious crown that never fades.
Spiritual » Life » Sustained by the word of God
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Sympathetic service
Then the King will say to those at His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. For when I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, when I was thirsty you gave me something to drink, when I was a stranger you welcomed me to your homes,
Then He fixed His eyes upon His disciples, and began to speak. "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours!
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By demanding great sacrifices
Spiritual » Rest » Lost by stubbornness
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Humility
"Blessed are those who feel poor in spiritual things, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
"Blessed are those who suffer persecution for being and doing right, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » Dedication of God's house
Spiritual » Immaturity » Continuance in the primary department
For although you ought to be teachers of others because you have been Christians so long, you actually need someone to teach you over and over again the very elements of the truths that God has given us, and you have gotten into such a state that you are in constant need of milk instead of solid food.
and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation,
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of blessing
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for being and doing right, for they will be completely satisfied.
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over severest afflictions
Who can separate us from Christ's love? Can suffering or misfortune or persecution or hunger or destitution or danger or the sword?
Spiritual » Relationships the church, its spiritual relationships » Obedience secures the benefits of
Then He answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's message and practice it."
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my mother and sister and brother."
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Peter, the profane fisherman becomes a man whose very shadow heals
Then he commenced cursing and swearing, "I do not know the man!" And at once a cock crowed.
so that they kept bringing out into the streets their sick ones and putting them on little couches or pallets, that at least the shadow of Peter, as he went by, might fall on some of them.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » John the vindictive jew becomes the apostle of love
Dearly beloved, let us practice loving one another, because love originates with God, and everyone who practices loving is a child of God and knows God by experience.
But they would not receive Him, because He was facing in the direction of Jerusalem. When the disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?"
Spiritual » Kinship, family of God its spiritual relationships » Obedience secures the benefits of
Then He answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's message and practice it."
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my mother and sister and brother."
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of joy
"I have told you these things, that the joy which I have had may remain in you and that your joy may be complete.
And I feel sure that when I do come to you, I shall come with Christ's abundant blessing on me.
Spiritual » Rest » True response found in God
Spiritual » Rest » The divine presence gives
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over evil influences of men
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The woman of samaria of unsavoury reputation becomes an evangel of truth
The woman answered, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You were right in saying, 'I have no husband,' for you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true."
Spiritual » Hope » Enabled abraham to become the father of the faithful
and hope never disappoints us; for through the Holy Spirit that has been given us, God's love has flooded our hearts.
Abraham, building on hope in spite of hopeless circumstances, had faith, and so he actually became the father of many nations, just as it had been told him, "So numberless shall your descendants be."
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The cold-hearted philippian jailer becomes a sympathetic friend
Even at that time of the night he took them and washed their wounds, and he and all the members of his household at once were baptized.
Because he had such strict orders, he put them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » Eternal life
Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, in whom there is no variation or changing shadow.
and I give to them eternal life, and they shall never get lost, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » The death of Christ
In the same way, after supper, He took the cup of wine, saying, "This cup is the new covenant ratified by my blood. Whenever you drink it, do so in memory of me." For every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes again.
Spiritual » Light promised » To the followers of Christ
Then Jesus again addressed them and said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever continues to follow me need never walk in darkness, but he will enjoy the light that means life."
Whoever continues to love his brother is always in the light, and he is no hindrance to others.
Spiritual » Light promised » To the obedient
Spiritual » Liberty » The mission of Christ to proclaim
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for He has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to send the downtrodden away in liberty and
Spiritual » Liberty » The truth the instrumentality
Spiritual » Vision » Afflictions prepare for
Spiritual » Power » Source of spiritual power
but you are going to receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you must be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth."
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By proposing hard tasks
But when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed over for two days in the place where He was.
So Jesus looked up and saw that a vast crowd was coming toward Him, and said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?" He was saying this to test him for He knew Himself what He was going to do.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Watching
for you are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness. So let us stop sleeping as others do, but let us stay awake and keep sober.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Saul the bloodthirsty persecutor becomes paul, the tender-hearted brother
Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? Why, I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
Now Saul, as he was still breathing threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Worshipping
Spiritual » Examples of growth » The boy Christ
And the child continued to grow and gain in strength; He continued to increase in wisdom, and the spiritual blessing of God was on Him.
Meanwhile Jesus grew constantly in wisdom and in body, and in favor with God and man.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The restless demoniac becomes a quiet disciple
All night and all day he kept screaming among the tombs and on the hills, and kept gashing himself with stones.
When they came to Jesus and saw the man who had once been insane under the power of many demons, sitting, with his clothes on, and in his right mind, they were frightened.
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By cultivating the understanding
Brothers, stop being children in intelligence, but as to evil keep on being babies; and yet as to intelligence be men of maturity.
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By putting away childish things
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I laid aside my childish ways.
Spiritual » Examples of growth » The thessalonians
We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing
Spiritual » Power » Enables men to speak with authority
So with great power the apostles continued to give their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God's favor rested richly on them all.
Now Stephen, full of grace and power, went on performing great signs and wonders among the people.
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Cleansing of God's temple
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » Spiritual weapons
for the weapons used in my warfare are not mere human ones, but through my God are mighty for demolishing fortresses.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Spiritual weapons
for the weapons used in my warfare are not mere human ones, but through my God are mighty for demolishing fortresses.
Spiritual » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
He who always supplies the sower with seed and the eater with bread will supply you with seed and multiply it and enlarge the harvest which your deeds of charity yield.
Spiritual » Power » Accompanies the baptism of the holy spirit
but you are going to receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you must be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth."
when suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a terrific blast of wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting,
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Believers called to
God is entirely trustworthy, and it is He through whom you have been called into this fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant grace
And God is able to make your every spiritual blessing overflow for you, so that you will always have in every situation an entire sufficiency and so overflow for every good cause;
Spiritual » Perception » The wise man
Spiritual » Labourers » Worthy of reward
Elders who do their duties well should be considered as deserving twice the salary they get especially those who keep on toiling in preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox when he is treading out the grain," and, "The workman deserves his pay."
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Many varieties of
But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things.
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » The bankrupt servant
So the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle up his accounts with his slaves, And when he began, a man was brought to him who owed him ten million dollars. And because he could not pay it, his master ordered him to be sold, yea, even his wife and children and all he had, and payment to be made.
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » The bankrupt servant
So the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle up his accounts with his slaves, And when he began, a man was brought to him who owed him ten million dollars. And because he could not pay it, his master ordered him to be sold, yea, even his wife and children and all he had, and payment to be made.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Witnessing
so that you may prove to be blameless and spotless, faultless children of God in a crooked and perverted age, in which you shine as light-bearers in the world as you continue
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant supplies
My God will amply supply your every need, through Christ Jesus, from His riches in glory.
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » Past mercies
Spiritual » Rest » Eternal
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: 'Blessed are the dead who from this time die as Christians.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "let them rest from their toils, for the things they have done are going with them."
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over all satanic powers
Then I saw something that looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and standing upon the sea of glass were those who had conquered the wild beast, his statue, and the number representing his name; and they had harps that God had given them.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Spiritual receptivity the condition of
I am now standing at the door and knocking. If anyone listens to my voice and opens the door, I will be his guest and feast with him, and he with me.
Spiritual » Crowns » Cast at jesus' feet
the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who is seated on the throne, and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and they throw their crowns in front of the throne, and say:
Spiritual » Crowns » To be guarded
I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one may take away your crown.
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » The laodicean church
Because you say, 'I am rich, I have already become rich, I need nothing,' and you do not know that you are the very one that is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked;
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » The laodicean church
Because you say, 'I am rich, I have already become rich, I need nothing,' and you do not know that you are the very one that is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked;
Spiritual » Relationships the church, its spiritual relationships » Saints in heaven and earth united in
Spiritual » Relationships the church, its spiritual relationships » All barriers broken down
So you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but you are fellow-citizens of God's people and members of His family;
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » The gentiles
At that time you were without any connection with Christ; you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the sacred compacts made by God's promise, with no hope, and no God in the world.
Spiritual » Kinship, family of God its spiritual relationships » Saints in heaven and earth united in
Spiritual » Kinship, family of God its spiritual relationships » All barriers broken down
So you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but you are fellow-citizens of God's people and members of His family;
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » The gentiles
At that time you were without any connection with Christ; you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the sacred compacts made by God's promise, with no hope, and no God in the world.
Spiritual » Kings spiritual kingship, conditions of » Endurance
"If we patiently endure, we will reign with Him too. If we disown Him, He will disown us too.
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Personal purification
So if a man will cleanse himself from these things, he will be an instrument for honorable uses, consecrated, useful for the Master, and ready for any good service.
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Discovered by spiritual vision
by having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, so that you may know what the hope is to which He calls you, how glorious rich God's portion in His people is,
Spiritual » Riches general references to » God's blessing the source of
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » Young soldiers enlisted
This is the instruction which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, which is in accordance with the prophetic utterances formerly made about you, that you may, aided by them, continue to fight the good fight,
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » A fight of faith
Keep up the good fight for the faith. Keep your hold on eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the good profession of faith.
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » Invisible foes
For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Young soldiers enlisted
This is the instruction which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, which is in accordance with the prophetic utterances formerly made about you, that you may, aided by them, continue to fight the good fight,
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » A fight of faith
Keep up the good fight for the faith. Keep your hold on eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the good profession of faith.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Invisible foes
For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest.
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant power
To Him who by His power that is at work within us can do surpassingly more than all we ask or imagine,
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » The delights of God's word
Spiritual » Persuasion » Of the inseparable love of God
For I have full assurance that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor the present nor the future nor evil forces above or beneath, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God as shown in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Spiritual » Persuasion » Of the divine keeping power
This is why I am suffering so, but I am not ashamed of it, for I know whom I have trusted and I am absolutely sure that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
Spiritual » Immaturity » Instability of faith
so that we may not be babies any longer, or like sailors tossed about and driven around by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men through their cunning in inventing new methods of error.
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of the spirit
Stop getting drunk on wine, for that means profligacy, but ever be filled with the Spirit,
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of wisdom
This is why, ever since I heard of it, I have never ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you, through full wisdom and spiritual insight, with a clear knowledge of His will,
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of God
yes, to come at last to know the love of Christ, although it far surpasses human understanding, so that you may be filled with the perfect fullness of God.
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Produced in all periods of life
Spiritual » Talk » Spiritual thoughts expressed in music
and always be speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Keep on praying and praising the Lord with all your heart;
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Found in spiritual assemblies
For wherever two or three have met as my disciples, I am right there with them."
Spiritual » Crowns » The crown of righteousness
Now the crown for doing right awaits me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award me on that day, and not only me but also all who have loved His appearing.
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Perennial
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By permitting men to suffer when in the pathway of duty (paul and silas)
After flogging them severely, they put them into jail, and gave the jailer orders to keep close watch on them. Because he had such strict orders, he put them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Walking
For at one time you were darkness itself, but now in union with the Lord you are light itself. You must live like children of light,
Spiritual » Riches general references to » More precious than earthly
and thought the reproach endured for the Christ was greater wealth than all the treasures in Egypt, for he kept his eye upon the reward.
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Unsearchable
yes, on me, the very least of all His people, this unmerited favor was bestowed -- that I might preach as good news to the heathen the boundless riches of Christ,
Spiritual » Riches general references to » A paradox
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Enduring
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Spiritual receptivity
And what was sown in rich soil illustrates the man who hears the message and understands it, and yields fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, another thirty-fold."
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » An everlasting name
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » Spiritual knowledge
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » Spiritual rest
Come to me, all of you who toil and carry burdens, and I, yes, I, will lead you into rest.
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » A new heart
Spiritual » Examples of growth » The boy samuel
Spiritual » Light promised » To the just
Spiritual » Persuasion » Of the certainty of the divine promises
These people all died victoriously as a result of their faith, although they did not receive the blessings promised; that is, because they really saw them in the far-off future and welcomed them, and so professed to be only foreigners and strangers here on earth.
Spiritual » Encouraged » Formation
Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with patient endurance, patient endurance with piety,
Spiritual » Perception » Nehemiah
Spiritual » Perception » David
Spiritual » Vision » The holy spirit the author of
He will glorify me, because He will take the things that belong to me and tell them to you. Everything that the Father has is mine; this is why I have told you, 'He will take the things that are mine and tell them to you.'
Spiritual » Vision » Uses the telescope of faith
By faith he left Egypt, because he was not afraid of the king's anger, for he persevered as though he were actually seeing Him who is unseen.
Spiritual » Power » Mightier than physical forces
Spiritual » Talk » Christ the topic of
On that very day, strange to say, two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and were talking together about all these things that had taken place.
Spiritual » Rest » Found in Christ's service
Put on my yoke, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls,
Spiritual » Spiritual necessities emphasized by Christ » Inward righteousness
For I tell you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven at all.
Spiritual » Spiritual necessities emphasized by Christ » A childlike spirit
and said: "I solemnly say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you can never get into the kingdom of heaven at all.
Spiritual » Relationships the church, its spiritual relationships » Brotherhood of, recognized by Christ
For both He who is purifying them and those who are being purified all spring from one Father; so He is not ashamed to call them brothers,
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Spiritual » Kinship, family of God its spiritual relationships » Brotherhood of, recognized by Christ
For both He who is purifying them and those who are being purified all spring from one Father; so He is not ashamed to call them brothers,
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Warring
The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant entrance
for it is in this way that to you will be generously granted a triumphant admittance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » The blessings of a spiritual life
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By partaking of the deeper truths of the gospel
But solid food belongs to full-grown men who on account of constant use have their faculties trained to distinguish good and evil.
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » Brings joy in the night season
Spiritual » Light promised » To the church of the future
Spiritual » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
but instead, you must continue to grow in the spiritual strength and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory now and forever!
Spiritual » Knowledge » Obedience, the condition of receiving
Jesus answered them, "My teaching is not my own, but it comes from Him who sent me. If anyone is willing to keep on doing God's will, he will know whether my teaching comes from God, or merely expresses my own ideas.
Spiritual » Knowledge » Liberates the soul from all error
So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in Him, "If you live in accordance with what I teach, you are really my disciples, and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free."
Spiritual » Vision » Given in answer to prayer
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Grown only upon good ground
And some fell in rich soil, and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty-fold.
Spiritual » Talk » Concerns the things of God
Spiritual » Talk » The habit of the saints
Spiritual » Hope » Believers called to testify concerning
but in your hearts be consecrated to Christ as Lord, and always be ready to make your defense to anyone who asks a reason for the hope you have. But you must do it in gentleness and reverence,
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By permitting temptation
You must consider it the purest joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials, for you surely know that what is genuine in your faith produces the patient mind that endures;
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » An inward battle
but I see another power operating in my lower nature in conflict with the power operated by my reason, which makes me a prisoner to the power of sin which is operating in my lower nature.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » An inward battle
but I see another power operating in my lower nature in conflict with the power operated by my reason, which makes me a prisoner to the power of sin which is operating in my lower nature.
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » The return from captivity
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » Love of Christ
You must continue to love Him, although you have never seen Him, but because you do believe in Him, although you do not now see Him, you must continue to rejoice with an unutterable and triumphant joy,
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » All the teachings of the gospel
to remember the things foretold by the holy prophets, and the command of the Lord and Saviour through your apostles.
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » The wonderful works of God
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By overcoming temptation
I write to you, fathers, because you know Him who has existed from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and God's message is always in your hearts, and you have conquered the evil one.
Spiritual » Light promised » To the benevolent
Spiritual » Light promised » To the upright
Spiritual » Persuasion » Of the divine ability
Spiritual » Perception » The shunammite woman
Spiritual » Encouraged » Through "the word"
and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation,
Spiritual » Encouraged » Unto perfection
So then let us once for all quit the elementary teaching about Christ and continue progressing toward maturity; let us stop relaying a foundation of repentance from works that mean only death, and of faith in God,
Spiritual » Liberty » Spiritual, a mark of the new dispensation
Spiritual » Liberty » The bondage of sin broken
that even nature itself might finally be set free from its bondage to decay, so as to share the glorious freedom of God's children.
Spiritual » Vision » Heart purity essential to
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Spiritual » Hope » The scriptures the source of
For everything that was written in the earlier times was written for our instruction, so that by our patient endurance and through the encouragement the Scriptures bring we might continuously cherish our hope.
Spiritual » Hope » The saving element in life
Spiritual » Life » Love the demonstration of
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love our brothers. Whoever does not continue to love continues still in death.
Spiritual » Rest » Appropriated by faith
For we who have believed are being admitted to that rest, just as He has said: "As in my anger I took oath, they shall not be admitted to my rest," although God's works had been completed at the creation of the world.
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over malign spiritual forces
Listen! I have given you power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy, and nothing at all will ever harm you.
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over worldly allurements
for every child of God continues to conquer the world. Our faith is the victory that has conquered the world.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Mary magdalene
But Mary stood just outside the tomb and kept weeping. So, as she was weeping, she stooped down and peered into the tomb
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » In the communion of saints
And as they were talking, and discussing these things, Jesus Himself came up near to them and continued to walk with them,
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Testimony an aid to
I repeat, it is what we have seen and heard that we now announce to you, so that you too may share this fellowship with us, for this fellowship that we have is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ;
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Warms the heart
Then they said to each other, "Did not our hearts keep burning in our bosoms as He was talking to us on the road, as He went on explaining the Scriptures to us?"
Spiritual » Crowns » The crown of life
Blessed is the person who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » The prodigal son
After he had spent it all, a severe famine struck that country, and he began to suffer want.
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » The prodigal son
After he had spent it all, a severe famine struck that country, and he began to suffer want.
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Death of the old life
I most solemnly say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains a single grain. But if it does die, it yields a great harvest.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Thomas
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Peter
Jesus again said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, are you really devoted to me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I tenderly love you." Jesus said to him, "Then be a shepherd to my sheep."
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Paul
Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? Why, I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » The holy spirit
So if you, in spite of your being bad, know how to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who continue to ask Him?"
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant life
A thief does not come for any purpose but to steal and kill and destroy; I have come for people to have life and have it till it overflows.
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant joys
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » The words of Christ concerning benevolence
In everything I showed you that by working hard like this we must help those who are weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It makes one happier to give than to get.'"
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » Is quickened by the holy spirit
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send to represent me, will teach you everything Himself, and cause you to remember everything that I have told you.
Spiritual » Receptivity » Martha received him into her house
She had a sister named Mary who took her seat at the Lord's feet, and remained listening to His message.
Spiritual » Perception » Peter
Spiritual » Liberty » A new law of life sets free
For the life-giving power of the Spirit through union with Christ Jesus has set us free from the power of sin and death.
Spiritual » Fulness » The overflowing cup
Spiritual » Vision » Believers alone possess
In just a little while the world will not see me any more, but you will be seeing me. Because I am to live on, you too will live on.
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » The product of heavenly wisdom
The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, free from doubts and insincerity.
Spiritual » Talk » Tends to religious fervency
Then they said to each other, "Did not our hearts keep burning in our bosoms as He was talking to us on the road, as He went on explaining the Scriptures to us?"
Spiritual » Rest » Vainly sought in escape from trouble
Spiritual » Hope » Inspires to clean living
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Leaves its impress upon the life
They were surprised to see the courage shown by Peter and John and to find that they were uneducated men, and especially untrained in the schools, but they recognized the fact that they had been companions of Jesus,
Spiritual » Examples of growth » John the baptist
Now the child continued to grow and to gain strength in the Spirit, and he lived in the desert until the day when he announced himself to Israel.
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Returning unto the lord
He will go before Him in the spirit and the power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the upright, to make ready for the Lord a people perfectly prepared."
Spiritual » Riches general references to » The inheritance of God's elect
Listen, my dearly loved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Contact with living water
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Chastening, or pruning
He cuts away any branch on me that stops bearing fruit, and He repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » The sinful women
Therefore, I tell you, her sins, as many as they are, are forgiven, for she has loved me so much. But the one who has little to be forgiven loves me little."
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Mary of bethany
Then Mary took a pound of expensive perfume, made of the purest oil, and poured it on Jesus' feet, and wiped them with her hair; and the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Faith and love
Listen, my dearly loved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Perseverance
Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow, and then continues to look back, is fitted for service in the kingdom of God."
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » The lord as a deliverer
Spiritual » Examples of growth » Paul
But Saul grew stronger and stronger and continued to put to utter confusion the Jews who lived in Damascus, by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
Spiritual » Perception » The samaritan woman
Spiritual » Perception » Jesus
Jesus saw that they were arguing, and answered them: "Why are you arguing so in your hearts?
Spiritual » Knowledge » Obtained by acquaintanceship with God
Spiritual » Knowledge » Leads to eternal life
Now eternal life means knowing you as the only true God and knowing Jesus your messenger as Christ.
Spiritual » Power » Gives men courage to rebuke sin
Spiritual » Power » Jesus the supreme example of
Then Jesus in the power of the Spirit returned to Galilee, and news of Him spread all over the surrounding country.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Working
We must continue to do the works of Him who sent me while it is daylight. Night is coming when no one can do any work.
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » New Birth
Jesus answered him, "I most solemnly say to you, no one can ever see the kingdom of God, unless he is born from above."
good Tidings » Spiritual
The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel; I stand in the very presence of God. I have been sent to talk with you and to tell you this good news.
Watchmen » Spiritual
Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
Way provided » Spiritual
Weapons » Spiritual » Sword of the spirit
Then the representative of lawlessness will be uncovered, and the Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of His mouth and put a stop to his operations by His appearance and coming;
"To the messenger of the church in Pergamum write: 'The One who is wielding the sharp, double-edged sword speaks as follows:
take the helmet salvation provides, and take the sword the Spirit wields, which is the word of God.
For God's message is alive and full of power in action, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the depths of soul and spirit, to the dividing of joints and marrow, and passing judgment on the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
Weapons » Spiritual » General references to weapons
for the weapons used in my warfare are not mere human ones, but through my God are mighty for demolishing fortresses.
take the helmet salvation provides, and take the sword the Spirit wields, which is the word of God.
But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone can man live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
For God's message is alive and full of power in action, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the depths of soul and spirit, to the dividing of joints and marrow, and passing judgment on the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
Weapons » Spiritual » Trust in weapons vain
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Spiritual
The Spirit is what gives life; the flesh does not help at all. The truths that I have told you are spirit and life.
Words of Christ » Characteristics of » Spiritual
The Spirit is what gives life; the flesh does not help at all. The truths that I have told you are spirit and life.
Topics on Spiritual
Abundance, Spiritual
Ephesians 3:20To Him who by His power that is at work within us can do surpassingly more than all we ask or imagine,
Abuse, Of Spiritual Things
1 Corinthians 9:18Then what is the pay that I am getting? To be able to preach the good news without expense to anybody, and so never to make full use of my rights in preaching the good news.
Adultery, Spiritual
1 John 2:15-17Stop loving the world, or the things that are in the world. If anyone persists in loving the world, there is no love for the Father in his heart,
Appetite, Spiritual
John 7:37-39On the last day, the great day, of the feast, Jesus stood and cried aloud, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
Armor, Spiritual
Ephesians 6:11You must put on God's full armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems.
Babies Used As A Spiritual Image
1 Corinthians 3:1-2So I myself, brothers, could not deal with you as spiritual persons, but as creatures of human clay, as merely baby Christians.
Beauty, Spiritual
Romans 10:15And how can men preach unless they are sent to do so? As the Scripture says, "How beautiful are the feet of men who bring the glad news of His good things!"
Betrothal, Spiritual
2 Corinthians 11:2For I feel a divine jealousy for you, as I betrothed you to Christ, to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.
Birth, Spiritual
John 3:3Jesus answered him, "I most solemnly say to you, no one can ever see the kingdom of God, unless he is born from above."
Blessings, Spiritual
John 3:16"For God loved the world so much that He gave His Only Son, so that anyone who trusts in Him may never perish but have eternal life.
Bondage, Spiritual
2 Timothy 2:26and they might recover their senses and escape from the devil's trap in which they have been caught by him to do his will.
Circumcision, spiritual
Romans 2:28-29For the real Jew is not the man who is a Jew on the outside, and real circumcision is not outward physical circumcision.
Clean, Spiritual Use
James 4:8Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Get your hands clean, you sinners. Get your hearts purified, you double-minded.
Crowns, Spiritual Use
Revelation 19:12His eyes were like coals of fire. On His head were many diadems, and on Him a name was written which no one knew but Himself.
David, Spiritual Significance Of
Acts 2:29"Brothers, I may confidently say to you about the patriarch David, that he died and was buried, and that his grave is here among us to this very day.
Dividing Spiritual Blessings
Acts 1:17for he was one of our number, and he received a share in this ministry of ours.
drought, spiritual
John 7:37-39On the last day, the great day, of the feast, Jesus stood and cried aloud, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
equipping, spiritual
Matthew 12:18"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved, in whom my soul delights itself. I will endow Him with my Spirit, and He will announce a judgment to the heathen.
Escaping, Spiritual Things
Luke 21:36But ever be watching and always praying, so that you may have strength to escape all this that is going to take place, and so you may take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."
Fruit, Spiritual
James 3:13Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him show by his noble living that his good deeds are done in humility, which wisdom prompts.
Fruitfulness, Spiritual
Galatians 5:22-23But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Games, Spiritual
1 Corinthians 9:26So that is the way I run, with no uncertainty as to winning. That is the way I box, not like one that punches the air.
Gifts From God, Spiritual
John 6:32Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the real bread out of heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the real bread out of heaven,
Inheritance, Spiritual
Hebrews 1:2but in these latter days He has spoken to us through a Son, whom He had appointed lawful owner of everything, and through whom He had made the worlds.
Labor, Spiritual Aspects Of
John 4:38I have sent you to reap a harvest which you have not labored to make. Other men have labored, but you have reaped the results of their labors."
Land, Spiritual Aspects Of
Romans 8:19-20For all nature is expectantly waiting for the unveiling of the sons of God.
Leaders, Spiritual
Hebrews 5:4And no one takes this honor upon himself but is called to it by God, as Aaron was.
Light, Spiritual
1 John 1:5And this is the message that we have heard from Him and now announce to you: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in Him.
Many Spiritual Beings
Revelation 5:11Then I looked and heard the voices of many angels surrounding the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. Their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
Maturity, Spiritual
Ephesians 4:13-15until we all attain to unity in faith and to perfect knowledge of the Son of God, namely, to a mature manhood and to a perfect measure of Christ's moral stature;
Not Seeing Spiritual Things
Acts 9:7His fellow-travelers stood speechless, for they heard the voice but could not see anyone.
Origins Of Spiritual Life
John 3:6-8Whatever is born of the physical is physical, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spiritual.
Poverty, Spiritual
Matthew 13:58He did not do many wonder-works there, because of their lack of faith.
Predestination, Spiritual Events
Matthew 11:25-26At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing these matters from wise and learned men, and for revealing them to little children.
Purity, Moral And Spiritual
1 John 1:5And this is the message that we have heard from Him and now announce to you: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in Him.
Rest, Spiritual
1 Timothy 2:2for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead peaceful, quiet lives in perfect piety and seriousness.
Riches, Spiritual
Romans 11:33-36How fathomless the depths of God's resources, wisdom, and knowledge! How unsearchable His decisions, and how mysterious His methods!
Slavery, Spiritual
John 8:33-36They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and we never have been anybody's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"
Sleep, Spiritual
Matthew 24:43-44But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in exactly what part of the night the thief would come, he would have been on guard and would not have let his house be broken into.
Spiritual Allegories
John 10:1-16"I most solemnly say to you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs over at some other place is a thief and a robber.
Spiritual Blindness, Consequences Of
Romans 1:20-22Forever since the creation of the world, His invisible characteristics -- His eternal power and divine nature -- have been made intelligible and clearly visible by His works. So they are without excuse,
Spiritual Blindness, In Unbelievers
1 Corinthians 2:14An unspiritual man does not accept the things that the Spirit of God teaches, for they are nonsense to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are appreciated by spiritual insight.
Spiritual Blindness, Removal Of
2 Corinthians 4:6For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, reflected on the face of Christ.
Spiritual Blindness, Results Of Sin
2 Corinthians 4:4In their case, the god of this world has blinded the eyes of the unbelievers, to keep the glorious light of the good news of Christ, who is the likeness of God, from dawning upon them.
Spiritual crowns
1 Corinthians 9:25Any man who enters an athletic contest practices rigid self-control in training, only to win a wreath that withers, but we are in to win a wreath that never withers.
Spiritual Darkness
John 11:10but if he travels in the nighttime, he does stumble, because he has no light."
Spiritual Dawn
2 Peter 1:19So we have the message of the prophets more certainly guaranteed. Please pay attention to this message as to a lamp that is shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
Spiritual Deafness
2 Timothy 4:4and they will cease to listen to the truth and will turn to listen to myths.
Spiritual Death
Romans 6:23For the wages paid by sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life through union with Christ Jesus our Lord.
Spiritual Depths
1 Corinthians 2:10For God unveiled them to us through His Spirit, for the Spirit by searching discovers everything, even the deepest truths about God.
Spiritual Desires
1 Thessalonians 2:17Now we, brothers, on our part, when we were separated from you for a little while -- in person but not in heart -- were extremely eager and intensely longing to see you.
Spiritual Destitution
Matthew 5:3"Blessed are those who feel poor in spiritual things, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
Spiritual Failure
Matthew 7:27And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the wind blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed, and the wreck of it was complete."
Spiritual Famine, Relief Of
John 6:35Jesus said to them, "I am the bread that gives life. Whoever comes to me will never get hungry, and whoever believes in me will never get thirsty.
Spiritual Fathers
1 Corinthians 4:15For though you have ten thousand teachers in the Christian life, you certainly could not have many fathers. For it was I myself who became your father through your union with Christ Jesus, which resulted from my telling you the good news.
Spiritual Foundations
1 Corinthians 3:11for no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is laid, that is, Jesus Christ Himself.
Spiritual Fulness
Matthew 5:6"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for being and doing right, for they will be completely satisfied.
Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:1About spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be without information.
Spiritual Gifts, Diversity Of
1 Corinthians 12:4-6There are varieties of gifts, but the Spirit is the same in all;
Spiritual Gifts, Given To Church
Ephesians 4:11And He has given some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,
Spiritual Gifts, Importance Of Love
1 Corinthians 13:1If I could speak the languages of men, of angels too, and have no love, I am only a rattling pan or a clashing cymbal.
Spiritual Gifts, Purpose Of
1 Corinthians 14:12So, as you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, you must keep trying to excel for the upbuilding of the church.
Spiritual Gifts, Warnings About
1 Corinthians 14:39So, my brothers, cultivate the gift of prophetic speaking, but stop preventing others from speaking in ecstasy.
Spiritual Growth
2 Corinthians 9:10He who always supplies the sower with seed and the eater with bread will supply you with seed and multiply it and enlarge the harvest which your deeds of charity yield.
Spiritual Hunger
1 Peter 2:2and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation,
Spiritual Ignorance
1 Corinthians 12:1About spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be without information.
Spiritual Illumination
John 14:26But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send to represent me, will teach you everything Himself, and cause you to remember everything that I have told you.
Spiritual Immaturity
1 Corinthians 3:1So I myself, brothers, could not deal with you as spiritual persons, but as creatures of human clay, as merely baby Christians.
Spiritual Investment
Matthew 6:20But keep on storing up your riches in heaven where moths and rust do not make away with them and where thieves do not break in and steal them.
Spiritual life
John 6:63The Spirit is what gives life; the flesh does not help at all. The truths that I have told you are spirit and life.
Spiritual Life, Described By
Romans 6:11So you too must consider yourselves as having ended your relation to sin but living in unbroken relation to God.
Spiritual Life, Maintained By
John 6:57Just as the living Father has sent me and I live because of the Father, so whoever keeps on eating me will live because of me.
Spiritual Life, Nature Of
Colossians 2:13Yes, although you were dead through your shortcomings and were physically uncircumcised, God made you live again through fellowship with Christ. He graciously forgave us all our shortcomings,
Spiritual Malnutrition
1 Corinthians 3:1-3So I myself, brothers, could not deal with you as spiritual persons, but as creatures of human clay, as merely baby Christians.
Spiritual Maturity
1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, stop being children in intelligence, but as to evil keep on being babies; and yet as to intelligence be men of maturity.
Spiritual Mothers
1 Peter 3:6They were submissive to their husbands, as Sarah, for example, obeyed Abraham and called him master. You have become true daughters of hers, if you practice doing right and cease from every fear.
Spiritual Night
1 Thessalonians 5:5for you are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness.
Spiritual Offspring
Galatians 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are real descendants of Abraham, and heirs in accordance with the promise made to him.
Spiritual Perception
Mark 2:8Now Jesus at once felt in His spirit that they were arguing about this, and said, "Why are you arguing to yourselves about this?
Spiritual Progress
2 Corinthians 3:18And all of us, with faces uncovered, because we continue to reflect like mirrors the splendor of the Lord, are being transformed into likeness to Him, from one degree of splendor to another, since it comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Spiritual Striving
Philippians 1:27Only you must practice living lives that are worthy of the good news, so that whether I come and see you or stay away, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, and that with one purpose you are continuing to cooperate in the fight for faith in the good news.
Spiritual Treasures
2 Corinthians 4:7But I am keeping this jewel in an earthen jar, to prove that its surpassing power is God's, not mine.
Spiritual Understanding
Hebrews 13:12-13So Jesus, too, in order to purify the people by His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
Spiritual Vitality
2 Thessalonians 1:3We always ought to be thanking God for you, brothers, as it is right to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing
Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:12For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest.
Spiritual Warfare, Armour
Romans 13:12-14The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
Spiritual Warfare, As Conflict
Ephesians 6:12For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest.
Spiritual Warfare, Causes Of
2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but hurled them down to Tartarus and committed them to dark dungeons to await their doom,
Spiritual Warfare, Enemies In
James 4:4You faithless wives! Do you not know that the friendship of the world means enmity with God? So whoever wants to be a friend to the world puts himself down as an enemy to God.
Strength, Spiritual
Ephesians 6:10From now on you must grow stronger through union with the Lord and through His mighty power.
That Which Is Spiritual
John 4:24God is a spiritual Being, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and reality."
Victory, Over Spiritual Forces
Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a High Priest who is incapable of sympathizing with us in our weaknesses, but we have One who was tempted in every respect as we are, and yet without committing any sin.
Wardrobe, Spiritual
Romans 13:12The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
Weakness, Spiritual
2 Corinthians 12:10So I most happily boast about my weaknesses, so that the strength of Christ may overshadow me. That is why I take such pleasure in weaknesses, insults, distresses, persecution, and difficulties, which I endure for Christ's sake, for it is when I am consciously weak that I am really strong.
