Thematic Bible: Decision
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Decision » Exhortation to
I tell you, everyone who will acknowledge me before men, the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God,
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No slave can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money.
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No servant can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or he will stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money!"
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He said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Let me first go and bury my father." Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; you must go and spread the news of the Kingdom of God!" Yet another man said to him, "Master, I am going to follow you, but let me first say goodbye to my people at home." read more.
Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plough, and then looks back, is fitted for the Kingdom of God."
Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plough, and then looks back, is fitted for the Kingdom of God."
Therefore everyone who will acknowledge me before men I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven,
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From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent! for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"
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And another of his disciples said to him, "Let me first go, sir, and bury my father." But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!"
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Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who does not join me in gathering, scatters.
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Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who does not join me in gathering, scatters.
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Remember Lot's wife!
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So just as you once accepted the Christ, Jesus, as your Lord, you must live in vital union with him. You must be rooted and built up in him and made strong in faith, just as you were taught to be, overflowing with it in your gratitude.
But you, man of God, must fly from these things. Strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Enter the great contest of faith! Take hold of eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the great profession of faith. Before God who maintains all life, and before Christ Jesus who in testifying before Pontius Pilate made his great profession, I charge you read more.
to keep his command stainless and irreproachable until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,
to keep his command stainless and irreproachable until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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So when they gathered to ask this, Pilate said to them, "Which one do you want me to release for you, Barabbas, or Jesus, the so-called Christ?"
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And Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, "There is one thing that you lack. Go, sell all you have, and give the money to the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."
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No servant can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or he will stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money!"
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So Jesus said to the Twelve, "Do you mean to go away too?"
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Decision » Instances of » The disciples
I have had a part in the great contest, I have run my race, I have preserved my faith. Now the crown of uprightness awaits me, which the Lord, the upright judge, will award me on that Day, and not only me but also all who have loved and hoped for his appearing.
for I eagerly and confidently hope that I shall never disgrace myself but that this time as always hitherto, living or dying, I shall do Christ credit by my unfailing courage. For, as I see it, living means Christ and dying something even better.
For I am not ashamed of the good news, for it is God's power for the salvation of everyone who has faith, of the Jew first and then of the Greek.
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and spoke boldly for the Lord's cause, talking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews. But they tried to kill him.
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And they devoted themselves to the teaching and the society of the apostles, the breaking of bread, and prayer.
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For though I am absent from you in person I am with you in spirit, and I am glad to observe your harmony and the solidity of your faith in Christ.
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Simon Peter answered, "To whom can we go, sir? You have a message of eternal life, and we believe and are satisfied that you are the Holy One of God."
Peter said, "Here we have left home and followed you."
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Even now it is for my hope in the promise that God made to our forefathers that I stand here on trial,
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Decision » Exhortations to » To choose between God and evil
Decision » Exhibited in » Following God fully
Decision » Instances of » Caleb
Decision » Instances of » moses
Now the faithfulness of Moses in all the house of God was that of a servant, in faithfully repeating what he was told to say;
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Faith made Moses, when he was grown up, refuse to be known as a son of Pharaoh's daughter, for he preferred sharing the hardships of God's people to a short-lived enjoyment of sin, and thought such contempt as the Christ endured was truer wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking forward to the coming reward.
Decision » Instances of » Joash
Decision » Opposed to » Not setting the heart aright
Decision » Instances of » hezekiah
Decision » Instances of » Ruth
Decision » Exhibited in » Seeking God with the heart
Decision » Instances of » Jehoshaphat
Decision » Exemplified » Asa
Decision » Instances of » Job
Decision » Opposed to » Turning to the right or left
Decision » Exhibited in » Loving God perfectly
Decision » Instances of » Joshua
Decision » Instances of » Jehu
Decision » Exhortations to
Decision » Exhibited in » Keeping the commandments of God
Decision » Instances of » Abraham
Faith enabled Abraham, when he was put to the test, to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had accepted God's promises was ready to sacrifice his only son, of whom he had been told, "Your posterity is to arise through Isaac!" For he believed that God was able to raise men even from the dead, and from the dead he did indeed, to speak figuratively, receive him back.
Faith enabled Abraham to obey when God summoned him to leave his home for a region which he was to have for his own, and to leave home without knowing where he was going.
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Decision » Instances of » gideon
Decision » Exemplified » Caleb
Decision » Opposed to » Halting between two opinions
Decision » Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Joshua
Decision » Exhibited in » Being on the lord's side
Decision » Exemplified » moses
Decision » Opposed to » A divided service
No slave can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money.
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Decision » Instances of » Church of sardis
I know what you are doing. See! I have put before you an open door that no one can close. I know that you have little strength, but you have obeyed my message and you have not disowned my name.
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Because you have kept in mind the message of what I endured, I also will keep you safe in the time of testing that is going to come upon the whole world, to test the inhabitants of the earth.
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Yet you have a few at Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me clad in white, for they deserve to.
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Decision » Exhibited in » Serving God
Decision » Instances of » A prophet
Decision » Instances of » Abigail
Decision » Instances of » Naaman
Decision » Instances of » balaam
Decision » Instances of » jacob
Decision » Exhibited in » Blessedness of
Decision » Instances of » Phinehas
Decision » Instances of » Joseph
Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the council, who was himself living in expectation of the reign of God, made bold to go to Pilate and ask for Jesus' body.
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Decision » Exemplified » David
Decision » Instances of » Enoch
Faith caused Enoch to be taken up from the earth without experiencing death; he could not be found, because God had taken him up. For before he was taken up there is evidence that he pleased God, but without faith it is impossible to please him; for whoever would approach God must have faith in his existence and in his willingness to reward those who try to find him.
Decision » Exemplified » Paul
Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."
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Decision » Instances of » Elijah
Decision » Instances of » Martha
She said to him, "Yes, Master, I do indeed believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."
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Decision » Exemplified » Peter
Simon Peter answered, "To whom can we go, sir? You have a message of eternal life,
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Decision » Exemplified » Ruth
Decision » Opposed to » Double-mindedness
Decision » Necessary to the service of God
Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plough, and then looks back, is fitted for the Kingdom of God."
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Decision » Instances of » Nathaniel
Decision » Instances of » Ephesians
I know what you have done; your hard work and your endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, and that you have tested those who claimed to be apostles when they were not, and have found them to be impostors. You show endurance; you have undergone much for my sake, and you have not grown weary.
Decision » Instances of » Mordecai
Decision » Instances of » Abel
Faith made Abel's sacrifice greater in the sight of God than Cain's; through faith he gained God's approval as an upright man, for God himself approved his offering, and through faith even when he was dead he still spoke.
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Decision » Instances of » Noah
Faith led Noah, when he was warned by God of things no one then saw, in obedience to the warning to build an ark in which to save his family, and by such faith he condemned the world, and came to possess that uprightness which faith produces.
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Decision » Instances of » Nehemiah
Decision » Instances of » Esther
Decision » Instances of » Saints
They are the men who have not been defiled by relations with women; they are celibates. It is they who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been ransomed from among men as the first-fruits for God and the Lamb,
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Decision » Instances of » Matthew
Afterward, as Jesus was passing along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tollhouse, and he said to him, "Follow me!" And he got up and followed him.
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