Thematic Bible: Conditions of
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Covenants » Conditions of » Conformed by oath
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Covenants » Conditions of » Witnessed
Covenants » Conditions of » Clearly specified
Discipleship » Conditions of » Secret discipleship, examples of
After this, Joseph, of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one, because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him remove Jesus' body, and Pilate gave him permission. So Joseph went and took the body down.
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But no one spoke of him in public, for fear of the Jews.
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Among the Pharisees there was a man named Nicodemus, a leader among the Jews. This man went to Jesus one night, and said to him, "Master, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can show the signs that you do, unless God is with him."
Yet for all that, even among the leading men, many came to believe in him, but on account of the Pharisees they would not acknowledge it, for fear of being excluded from the synagogues,
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Discipleship » Conditions of » Self-denial and cross-bearing
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to go with me, he must disregard himself and take his cross and follow me.
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Discipleship » Conditions of » Renunciation
"If anyone comes to me without hating his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his very life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine.
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Discipleship » Conditions of » Leaving all
In just that way, no one of you who does not say goodbye to all he has can be a disciple of mine.
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Discipleship » Conditions of » Steadfastness
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide by what I teach, you are really disciples of mine,
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Discipleship » Conditions of » Fruitfulness
When you are very fruitful and show yourselves to be disciples of mine, my Father is honored.
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Then produce fruit that will be consistent with your professed repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you, God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones!
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and he said, "I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven at all.
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And just as Moses in the desert lifted the serpent up in the air, the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life." For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that no one who believes in him should be lost, but that they should all have eternal life. read more.
For God did not send his Son into the world to pass judgment upon the world, but that through him the world might be saved. No one who believes in him has to come up for judgment. Anyone who does not believe stands condemned already, for not believing in God's only Son.
For God did not send his Son into the world to pass judgment upon the world, but that through him the world might be saved. No one who believes in him has to come up for judgment. Anyone who does not believe stands condemned already, for not believing in God's only Son.
John the baptizer appeared in the desert, and preached repentance and baptism in order to obtain the forgiveness of sins.
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Peter said to them, "You must repent, and every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to have your sins forgiven; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit,
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I tell you, whoever listens to my message and believes him who has sent me, possesses eternal life, and will not come to judgment, but has already passed out of death into life.
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But these have been recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and through believing you may have life as his followers.
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Anyone that will not listen to that prophet will be annihilated from among the people.'
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"Repent!" he said, "for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"
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So repent and turn to God, to have your sins wiped out, and happier times will come from the presence of the Lord,
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Jesus said to her, "I myself am Resurrection and Life. He who believes in me will live on, even if he dies, and no one who is alive and believes in me will ever die. Do you believe that?"
There were great crowds accompanying him, and once he turned and said to them, "If anyone comes to me without hating his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his very life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine. For no one who does not take up his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine. read more.
What man among you if he wishes to build a tower does not first sit down and estimate the cost of it, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Or else when he has laid his foundation and cannot finish the building, everyone who sees it will begin to ridicule him, and say, 'This man started to erect a building, and could not finish it!' Or what king, if he is going to meet another king in battle, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the other who is coming against him with twenty thousand? And if he cannot, while the other is still far away, he sends envoys to him and asks on what terms he will make peace. In just that way, no one of you who does not say goodbye to all he has can be a disciple of mine.
What man among you if he wishes to build a tower does not first sit down and estimate the cost of it, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Or else when he has laid his foundation and cannot finish the building, everyone who sees it will begin to ridicule him, and say, 'This man started to erect a building, and could not finish it!' Or what king, if he is going to meet another king in battle, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the other who is coming against him with twenty thousand? And if he cannot, while the other is still far away, he sends envoys to him and asks on what terms he will make peace. In just that way, no one of you who does not say goodbye to all he has can be a disciple of mine.
I tell you, whoever believes already possesses eternal life.
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Then they said to him, "What must we do to carry out God's work?" Jesus answered them, "The work God has for you is to believe in the messenger that he has sent to you."
While you have the light believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." With these words Jesus went away, and disappeared from them.
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A man came up to him and said, "Master, what good deed must I do to obtain eternal life?" But he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter that life, keep the commandments." He said to him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "These: 'You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, read more.
Honor your father and mother,' and 'You shall love your neighbor as you do yourself.' " The young man said to him, "I have obeyed all these commandments. What do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go! Sell your property and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come back and be a follower of mine."
Honor your father and mother,' and 'You shall love your neighbor as you do yourself.' " The young man said to him, "I have obeyed all these commandments. What do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go! Sell your property and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come back and be a follower of mine."
Jesus learned that they had excluded him, and he found the man and said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
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But he who holds out to the end will be saved.
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A member of the council asked him, "Good master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself. You know the commandments, 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' " read more.
And he said, "I have obeyed all these commandments ever since I was a child." When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine." But when he heard that, he was much cast down, for he was very rich. And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of God!" And those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
And he said, "I have obeyed all these commandments ever since I was a child." When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine." But when he heard that, he was much cast down, for he was very rich. And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of God!" And those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"
Jesus answered him, "I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born over again from above!" Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb over again and be born?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, if a man does not owe his birth to water and spirit, he cannot get into the Kingdom of God. read more.
Whatever owes its birth to the physical is physical, and whatever owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual. Do not wonder at my telling you that you must be born over again from above. The wind blows wherever it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. That is the way with everyone who owes his birth to the Spirit." Nicodemus said to him, "How can that be?" Jesus answered, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet ignorant of this? I tell you, we know what we are talking about and we have seen the things we testify to, yet you all reject our testimony. If you will not believe the earthly things that I have told you, how can you believe the heavenly things I have to tell?
Whatever owes its birth to the physical is physical, and whatever owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual. Do not wonder at my telling you that you must be born over again from above. The wind blows wherever it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. That is the way with everyone who owes his birth to the Spirit." Nicodemus said to him, "How can that be?" Jesus answered, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet ignorant of this? I tell you, we know what we are talking about and we have seen the things we testify to, yet you all reject our testimony. If you will not believe the earthly things that I have told you, how can you believe the heavenly things I have to tell?
Salvation » Conditions of » Sought
He led them out of the jail and said to them, "Gentlemen, what must I do to be saved?"
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Salvation » Conditions of » Possible to all men
who wants all men to be saved and to come to know the truth.
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Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'
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So as one offense meant condemnation for all men, just so one righteous act means acquittal and life for all men.
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The Lord is not slow about his promise, in the sense that some men think; he is really showing his patience with you, because he does not want any to perish, but wishes all men to be brought to repentance.
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For God's mercy has appeared and brought salvation to all men, training us to renounce godless ways and worldly passions, and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world,
And all mankind is to see how God can save!"
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For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.
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Salvation » Conditions of » Promised
Jesus said to him, "Salvation has come to this house today, for he too is a descendant of Abraham.
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He who believes it and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe it will be condemned.
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"Believe in the Lord Jesus," they said, "and you and your household will be saved!"
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and he will tell you things that will save you and your whole household.'
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Salvation » Conditions of » Faith and confession
and how from childhood you have known the Scriptures which can give you the wisdom that through faith in Christ Jesus leads to salvation.
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For if with your lips you acknowledge the message that Jesus is Lord, and with your mind you believe that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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For since in God's providence the world with all its wisdom did not come to know God, God chose, through the folly of the gospel message, to save those who had faith in him.
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and through which you are to be saved, if you hold on, unless your faith has been all for nothing.
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Salvation » Conditions of » Free
"Come," say the Spirit and the bride. Let everyone who hears this say, "Come!" Let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wants it come and take without cost living water.
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but by his mercy they are made upright for nothing, by the deliverance secured through Christ Jesus.
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Salvation » Conditions of » Spiritual cleansing
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so as to have the right to approach the tree of life and to enter the gates of the city.
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Salvation » Conditions of » Spiritual diligence
Therefore, brothers, make all the greater efforts to make God's call and choice of you certain. For if you have these qualities, you will never stumble, for then you will be triumphantly admitted to the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Salvation » Conditions of » Endurance
You will be hated by everybody on my account, but the man who holds out to the very end will be saved.
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Salvation » Conditions of » Spiritual receptivity
So strip yourselves of everything that soils you, and of every evil growth, and in a humble spirit let the message that has the power to save your souls be planted in your hearts.
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Sinners » Conditions of » The gift of God
Will not he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, with that gift give us everything?
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Jesus answered, "If you knew what God has to give, and who it is that said to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
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For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that no one who believes in him should be lost, but that they should all have eternal life.
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For the wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is eternal life through union with Christ Jesus our Lord.
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But there is no comparison between God's gift and that offense. For if one man's offense made the mass of mankind die, God's mercy and his gift given through the favor of the one man Jesus Christ have far more powerfully affected mankind.
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For it is by his mercy that you have been saved through faith. It is not by your own action, it is the gift of God.
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Thank God for his indescribable gift!
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Sinners » Conditions of » Sought
He led them out of the jail and said to them, "Gentlemen, what must I do to be saved?"
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Sinners » Conditions of » Possible to all men
who wants all men to be saved and to come to know the truth.
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Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'
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So as one offense meant condemnation for all men, just so one righteous act means acquittal and life for all men.
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The Lord is not slow about his promise, in the sense that some men think; he is really showing his patience with you, because he does not want any to perish, but wishes all men to be brought to repentance.
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For God's mercy has appeared and brought salvation to all men, training us to renounce godless ways and worldly passions, and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world,
And all mankind is to see how God can save!"
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For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.
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Sinners » Conditions of » Promised
Jesus said to him, "Salvation has come to this house today, for he too is a descendant of Abraham.
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He who believes it and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe it will be condemned.
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"Believe in the Lord Jesus," they said, "and you and your household will be saved!"
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and he will tell you things that will save you and your whole household.'
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Sinners » Conditions of » Faith and confession
and how from childhood you have known the Scriptures which can give you the wisdom that through faith in Christ Jesus leads to salvation.
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For if with your lips you acknowledge the message that Jesus is Lord, and with your mind you believe that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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For since in God's providence the world with all its wisdom did not come to know God, God chose, through the folly of the gospel message, to save those who had faith in him.
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and through which you are to be saved, if you hold on, unless your faith has been all for nothing.
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Sinners » Conditions of » Free
"Come," say the Spirit and the bride. Let everyone who hears this say, "Come!" Let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wants it come and take without cost living water.
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but by his mercy they are made upright for nothing, by the deliverance secured through Christ Jesus.
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Sinners » Conditions of » Spiritual cleansing
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so as to have the right to approach the tree of life and to enter the gates of the city.
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Sinners » Conditions of » Spiritual diligence
Therefore, brothers, make all the greater efforts to make God's call and choice of you certain. For if you have these qualities, you will never stumble, for then you will be triumphantly admitted to the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Sinners » Conditions of » Endurance
You will be hated by everybody on my account, but the man who holds out to the very end will be saved.
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Sinners » Conditions of » Spiritual receptivity
So strip yourselves of everything that soils you, and of every evil growth, and in a humble spirit let the message that has the power to save your souls be planted in your hearts.
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