Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Assurance » Spiritual
For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself,
for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.
Assurance » Is abundant in the understanding of the gospel
that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself,
for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
Christian ministers » Success attending » Paul
The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles.
for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.
Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen: "The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it. "For a period of about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness. read more.
"When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance--all of which took about four hundred and fifty years. "After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. "Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. "After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, 'I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.' "From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, after John had proclaimed before His coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. "And while John was completing his course, he kept saying, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.' "Brethren, sons of Abraham's family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent. "For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him. "And though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed. "When they had carried out all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb. "But God raised Him from the dead; and for many days He appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now His witnesses to the people. "And we preach to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers, that God has fulfilled this promise to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, 'YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.' "As for the fact that He raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: 'I WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY and SURE blessings OF DAVID.' "Therefore He also says in another Psalm, 'YOU WILL NOT ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO DECAY.' "For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers and underwent decay; but He whom God raised did not undergo decay. "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. "Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you: 'BEHOLD, YOU SCOFFERS, AND MARVEL, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A WORK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.'" As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people kept begging that these things might be spoken to them the next Sabbath. Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God.
"When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance--all of which took about four hundred and fifty years. "After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. "Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. "After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, 'I HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.' "From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, after John had proclaimed before His coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. "And while John was completing his course, he kept saying, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.' "Brethren, sons of Abraham's family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent. "For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him. "And though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed. "When they had carried out all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb. "But God raised Him from the dead; and for many days He appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now His witnesses to the people. "And we preach to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers, that God has fulfilled this promise to our children in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, 'YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.' "As for the fact that He raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: 'I WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY and SURE blessings OF DAVID.' "Therefore He also says in another Psalm, 'YOU WILL NOT ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO DECAY.' "For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers and underwent decay; but He whom God raised did not undergo decay. "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. "Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you: 'BEHOLD, YOU SCOFFERS, AND MARVEL, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A WORK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.'" As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people kept begging that these things might be spoken to them the next Sabbath. Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God.
For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
For indeed He was crucified because of weakness, yet He lives because of the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, yet we will live with Him because of the power of God directed toward you.
Gospel » General references to
dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.
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for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
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If others share the right over you, do we not more? Nevertheless, we did not use this right, but we endure all things so that we will cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,
and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
The gospel » Is the power of God unto salvation
for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Holy spirit » Power of » Fills life with healing influences
for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
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AnxietyComfortingBad ThoughtsBalance In LifeAdultsBecoming A Christianethics, and graceBeing AfraidLove, Nature OfFearWhat God GivesSelf DisciplineShynessStrength, SpiritualStressTemperTimidityApprehensionConcentrationLove For GodBeing CalmAgape LoveThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationEncouragement In LifePower Through The SpiritThose Not Fearing
Mental HealthMental IllnessMind BattlesCourageThe power of Christholy Boldnessthe Gifts of GodCourage And StrengthPowerFearing GodFear And WorryLove And StrengthStaying Strong And Not Giving UpThe MindPeace And StrengthGod Being In ControlBoldnessHope And LoveOvercoming ObstaclesStrength And LovefearlesssonshipefficiencyOvercoming Fear With FaithTaking Risks With Faith
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,
God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.
and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Power » Spiritual, general references to » Fills life with healing influences
for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
Verse Concepts
AnxietyComfortingBad ThoughtsBalance In LifeAdultsBecoming A Christianethics, and graceBeing AfraidLove, Nature OfFearWhat God GivesSelf DisciplineShynessStrength, SpiritualStressTemperTimidityApprehensionConcentrationLove For GodBeing CalmAgape LoveThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationEncouragement In LifePower Through The SpiritThose Not Fearing
Mental HealthMental IllnessMind BattlesCourageThe power of Christholy Boldnessthe Gifts of GodCourage And StrengthPowerFearing GodFear And WorryLove And StrengthStaying Strong And Not Giving UpThe MindPeace And StrengthGod Being In ControlBoldnessHope And LoveOvercoming ObstaclesStrength And LovefearlesssonshipefficiencyOvercoming Fear With FaithTaking Risks With Faith
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,
God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.
and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Power » Of the holy spirit » Exemplified in » Making the gospel effective
for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Power, Of The Holy Spirit » Exhibited in » Making the gospel efficacious
for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Spiritual » Power » Fills life with healing influences
for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
Verse Concepts
AnxietyComfortingBad ThoughtsBalance In LifeAdultsBecoming A Christianethics, and graceBeing AfraidLove, Nature OfFearWhat God GivesSelf DisciplineShynessStrength, SpiritualStressTemperTimidityApprehensionConcentrationLove For GodBeing CalmAgape LoveThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationEncouragement In LifePower Through The SpiritThose Not Fearing
Mental HealthMental IllnessMind BattlesCourageThe power of Christholy Boldnessthe Gifts of GodCourage And StrengthPowerFearing GodFear And WorryLove And StrengthStaying Strong And Not Giving UpThe MindPeace And StrengthGod Being In ControlBoldnessHope And LoveOvercoming ObstaclesStrength And LovefearlesssonshipefficiencyOvercoming Fear With FaithTaking Risks With Faith
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,
God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.
and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Witness of the holy ghost » The faithful preaching of the apostles accompanied by
for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,