Thematic Bible: Decision


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To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God." Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say farewell to those at my home." read more.
Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."




Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

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He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. Verse ConceptsGospel, Responses ToNot MeChrist With People In SpiritNo Helpgathering

He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. Verse ConceptsGospel, Responses ToCooperationDissensiongathering

Remember Lot's wife. Verse ConceptsHesitationWifeluck

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, overflowing with thanksgiving.

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession before Pontius Pilate, read more.
to keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,





So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you, Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?" Verse ConceptsBarabbasRight DesiresPeople Releasing Othersfree



Then Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you also want to go away?" Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithLonelinessLeavingTwelve DisciplesSchoolwill

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved his appearing.

as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.




For even though I am absent in flesh, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. Verse ConceptsJoy, Of The ChurchSpirit, Nature OfCharacter Of SaintsComplimentsAnchorsOrderly PatternsStrong Faith In ChristGone AwayAbsenceKeeping FaithStrength And FaithFaith In GodThe Bodydistanceorganizationconnectionorder

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we believe, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God."

Then Peter said, "Behold, we have left all and followed you." Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleSelf DenialNever Giving Upfollowingimpossible

And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; Verse ConceptsHope, In GodMinistry, Qualifications ForAncestorsGod's Promise To Abraham














By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered abuse suffered for the Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.

























By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son, of whom it was said, "Through Isaac shall your descendants be called." He considered that God was able to raise men even from the dead; from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back.

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. Verse ConceptsAbrahamFaith, Nature OfExamples Of FaithCommitment, to GodReceiving An InheritanceHistoryAbraham, New Testament ReferencesAbraham, Calling And LifeCalling, Of IndividualsDestinationsExploits Of FaithNot Knowing Where










Yet you have a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy. Verse ConceptsRest, EternalWalkingWorthinessWhite And Bright ClothesClothed With RighteousnessWhite ClothsClean ClothesFew PeopleFew In The KingdomWorthy PeopleThe Environment











Josnt of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Verse ConceptsBoldness, To PeopleKingdom Of God, Coming OfSanhedrinWaitingWaiting On GodBoldness Examples OfMessianic HopeJesus CorpseNot DiscouragedThose Who Wait For Godrisk


By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God had taken him. For before he was taken he was attested as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please God, for anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.




Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleLife By God's WordWho Is The One?Eternal lifeEverlastingThe Power Of Wordseternity





I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance. I know that you cannot bear evil men, but you have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and have found them to be false; I know you have persevered and have endured for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary.


By faith Abel offered God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, even though he is dead. Verse ConceptsAbelAbel and CainFaith, As Basis Of SalvationCommendationExamples Of FaithAtonement, Types OfRighteousness, As FaithWorship, Acceptable AttitudesThe Witness Of GodRighteous By ObedienceSacrificeExcellence




These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb. Verse ConceptsFollowing Jesus Christdiscipleship, nature ofDefilement, By SinCommitment, to Jesus ChristAsceticism, TypesMarketsCelibacyMetaphorical Firstfruits144,000UniversalismDefilementFirst fruitsSexual PurityThe Rapturerevelationredeemedvirginity