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and one God and Father of all, who rules over all, acts through all, and dwells in all.
Dear children, let us not love in words only nor with the lips, but in deed and in truth.
For just as there are in the one human body many parts, and these parts have not all the same function;
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
If those to whom God's word was addressed are called gods (and the Scripture cannot be annulled)
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.
Every Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for convincing, for correction of error, and for instruction in right doing;
But, above all, remember that no prophecy in Scripture will be found to have come from the prophet's own prompting;
Come, you who say, "To-day or to-morrow we will go to this or that city, and spend a year there and carry on a successful business,"
For what I do is not the good thing that I desire to do; but the evil thing that I desire not to do, is what I constantly do.
so collectively we form one body in Christ, while individually we are linked to one another as its members.
"You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;
But there are also many other things which Jesus did--so vast a number indeed that if they were all described in detail, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would have to be written.
Instead of that you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we shall live and do this or that."
And this proves that faith comes from a Message heard, and that the Message comes through its having been spoken by Christ.
If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own property. But because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world--for that reason the world hates you.
"Which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, asking if he has the means to finish it? --
And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, and let it be through Him that you give thanks to God the Father.
For this reason I shall always persist in reminding you of these things, although you know them and are stedfast believers in truth which you already possess.
In my Father's house there are many resting-places. Were it otherwise, I would have told you; for I am going to make ready a place for you.
For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
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The bible » The law part of » In the heart
since they exhibit proof that a knowledge of the conduct which the Law requires is engraven on their hearts, while their consciences also bear witness to the Law, and their thoughts, as if in mutual discussion, accuse them or perhaps maintain their innocence--
But this is the Covenant that I will covenant with the house of Israel after those days,' says the Lord: I will put My laws into their minds and will write them upon their hearts. And I will indeed be their God and they shall be My People.
For all can see that you are a letter of Christ entrusted to our care, and written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the ever-living God--and not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts as tablets.
The bible » Statutes contained in » General references to
The bible » The law part of » Despised
The bible » Purpose » Absolutely trustworthy
Solemnly I tell you that until Heaven and earth pass away, not one iota or smallest detail will pass away from the Law until all has taken place.
All depends on faith, and for this reason--that acceptance with God might be an act of pure grace,
The bible » The law part of » The public reading of
The bible » Commandments contained in » General references to
Love for God means obedience to His commands; and His commands are not irksome.
The bible » Statutes contained in » Perpetual, given to israel
The bible » Purpose » Profitable for instruction
for he powerfully and in public overcame the Jews in argument, proving to them from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
The bible » Purpose » It contains the message to be delivered
Thus speak, exhort, reprove, with all impressiveness. Let no one make light of your authority.
"Go and stand in the Temple, and go on proclaiming to the people all this Message of Life."
The bible » The law part of » Ceremonial abolished in Christ
by setting aside the Law with its commandments, expressed, as they were, in definite decrees. His design was to unite the two sections of humanity in Himself so as to form one new man,
The bond, with its requirements, which was in force against us and was hostile to us, He cancelled, and cleared it out of the way, nailing it to His Cross.
On the one hand we have here the abrogation of an earlier code because it was weak and ineffective--
By using the words, "a new Covenant," He has made the first one obsolete; but whatever is decaying and showing signs of old age is not far from disappearing altogether.
For, since the Law exhibits only an outline of the blessings to come and not a perfect representation of the things themselves, the priests can never, by repeating the same sacrifices which they continually offer year after year, give complete freedom from sin to those who draw near.
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A blessing to those who reverence it
"In most solemn truth I tell you that he who listens to my teaching and believes Him who sent me, has the Life of the Ages, and does not come under judgement, but has passed over out of death into Life.
"Nay rather," He replied, "they are blessed who hear God's Message and carefully keep it."
Blessed is he who reads and blessed are those who listen to the words of this prophecy and lay to heart what is written in it; for the time for its fulfillment is now close at hand.
"Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;
The bible » Purpose » Ignorance of, perilous
For the people of Jerusalem and their rulers, by the judgement they pronounced on Jesus, have actually fulfilled the predictions of the Prophets which are read Sabbath after Sabbath, through ignorance of those predictions and of Him.
"Have you not read," He replied, "that He who made them 'made them' from the beginning 'male and female,
The reply of Jesus was, "You are in error, through ignorance of the Scriptures and of the power of God.
The bible » Purpose » Purity of
The bible » Purpose » The standard of faith and duty
But if even we or an angel from Heaven should bring you a Good News different from that which we have already brought you, let him be accursed.
He who sets me at naught and does not receive my teachings is not left without a judge: the Message which I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
And for this further reason we render unceasing thanks to God, that when you received God's Message from our lips, it was as no mere message from men that you embraced it, but as--what it really is--God's Message, which also does its work in the hearts of you who believe.
The bible » Purpose » Its words sacred, not to be altered
and that if any one takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take from him his share in the Tree of Life and in the holy city--the things described in this book.
The bible » Purpose » Read in the great congregation
He came to Nazareth also, where He had been brought up; and, as was His custom, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.
And when this Letter has been read among you, let it be read also in the Church of the Laodiceans, and you in turn must read the one I am sending to Laodicea.
The bible » Purpose » The study of encouraged
"You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;
The Jews at Beroea were of a nobler disposition than those in Thessalonica, for they very readily received the Message, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether it was as Paul stated.
For all that was written of old has been written for our instruction, so that we may always have hope through the power of endurance and the encouragement which the Scriptures afford.
The bible » The law part of » Perfection of the divine
For we know that the Law is a spiritual thing; but I am unspiritual--the slave, bought and sold, of sin.
The bible » The law part of » Keeping of encouraged
The bible » Mighty in its influence » Purifies the life
Make them holy in the truth: Thy Message is truth.
Now that, through your obedience to the truth, you have purified your souls for cherishing sincere brotherly love, you must love another heartily and fervently.
The bible » The law part of » Impartiality of
The bible » Selected readings
The bible » Purpose » Contains seed-corn for the sower
And God who continually supplies seed for the sower and bread for eating, will supply you with seed and multiply it, and will cause your almsgiving to yield a plentiful harvest.
"What the sower sows is the Message. Those who receive the seed by the way-side are those in whom the Message is sown, but, when they have heard it, Satan comes at once and carries away the Message sown in them.
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A life-giving force
Thus mightily did the Lord's Message spread and triumph!
The bible » Purpose » To relate human experience as a warning
All this kept happening to them with a figurative meaning; but it was put on record by way of admonition to us upon whom the ends of the Ages have come.
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A defensive weapon
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A crushing hammer
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A probing instrument
For God's Message is full of life and power, and is keener than the sharpest two-edged sword. It pierces even to the severance of soul from spirit, and penetrates between the joints and the marrow, and it can discern the secret thoughts and purposes of the heart.
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A saving power
For I am not ashamed of the Good News. It is God's power which is at work for the salvation of every one who believes--the Jew first, and then the Gentile.
The bible » Purpose » To give knowledge of eternal life
I write all this to you in order that you who believe in the Son of God may know for certain that you already have the Life of the Ages.
The bible » Purpose » To give hope to men
For all that was written of old has been written for our instruction, so that we may always have hope through the power of endurance and the encouragement which the Scriptures afford.
The bible » Purpose » To authenticate the divinity of Christ
But these have been recorded in order that you may believe that He is the Christ, the Son of God, and that, through believing, you may have Life through His name.
Topics on The Bible
Adding to the Bible
Revelation 22:18-19"I solemnly declare to every one who hears the words of the prophecy contained in this book, that if any one adds to those words, God will add to him the plagues spoken of in this book;
Applying The Bible
James 1:22-25But prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon yourselves.
Reading The Bible
1 Timothy 4:13Till I come, bestow your attention on reading, exhortation and teaching.
Studying The Bible
Acts 17:11The Jews at Beroea were of a nobler disposition than those in Thessalonica, for they very readily received the Message, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether it was as Paul stated.
The Bible Being About Jesus
Matthew 5:17"Do not for a moment suppose that I have come to abrogate the Law or the Prophets: I have not come to abrogate them but to give them their completion.
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