Thematic Bible: Designed for
Thematic Bible
Covenants » Designed for » Mutual protection
Covenants » Designed for » Procuring assistance in war
Covenants » Designed for » Selling land
Covenants » Designed for » Promoting commerce
Covenants » Designed for » Establishing peace
Covenants » Designed for » Establishing friendship
Marriage » Designed for » Increasing the species
Marriage » Designed for » Preventing fornication
But, because of so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
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Marriage » Designed for » Raising up Godly seed
Marriage » Designed for » The happiness of man
Rain » Designed for » Refreshing the earth
Rain » Designed for » Replenishing the springs and fountains of the earth
Rain » Designed for » Making fruitful the earth
For God blesses land that has soaked up the rain which has fallen on it, and it produces a profitable crop for those people for whom the land was farmed.
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The scriptures » Designed for » Admonishing
Now these events happened to those people as examples [to us], and they were written as warnings to us, to whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. [Note: This refers to past ages concluding with the coming of Christ in that day].
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The scriptures » Designed for » Supporting life
But Jesus answered, "It is written [Deut. 8:3], 'A person is not to live by [eating] bread only, but [instead] by [believing and obeying] every statement spoken by God.'"
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The scriptures » Designed for » Sanctifying
so that He could dedicate her [to Himself], after cleansing her by means of the washing of water [i.e., immersion], accompanied by the word. [Note: "The word" here refers either to a person's profession of faith (See Rom. 10:9) or to the Gospel message (See Rom. 10:17), both of which are associated with immersion].
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Set them apart [i.e., for your service] through the truth; your word is truth.
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The scriptures » Designed for » Quickening
The scriptures » Designed for » Cleansing the heart
so that He could dedicate her [to Himself], after cleansing her by means of the washing of water [i.e., immersion], accompanied by the word. [Note: "The word" here refers either to a person's profession of faith (See Rom. 10:9) or to the Gospel message (See Rom. 10:17), both of which are associated with immersion].
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You people are already 'clean' [i.e., have been pruned of undesirable traits] because of [obedience to] the teaching I have given you.
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The scriptures » Designed for » Rejoicing the heart
The scriptures » Designed for » Producing hope
For whatever things were written previously [i.e., in the Old Testament], were intended for us to learn from, so that we could have hope [i.e., in the face of difficult times] through remaining steadfast, and through the encouragement [received] from reading the Scriptures.
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The scriptures » Designed for » Comforting
For whatever things were written previously [i.e., in the Old Testament], were intended for us to learn from, so that we could have hope [i.e., in the face of difficult times] through remaining steadfast, and through the encouragement [received] from reading the Scriptures.
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The scriptures » Designed for » Regenerating
It was God's purpose to bring us into being [spiritually] by the message of truth, so that we could become a kind of "firstfruits" of those He created. [Note: "Firstfruits" here suggests either that Christians are the best of all of God's creatures (Num. 18:12), or that they were the first to be converted, with many more to come].
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You have experienced new birth, not from seed that can decay, but from seed that cannot decay, through the living and enduring word of God.
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The scriptures » Designed for » Producing obedience
The scriptures » Designed for » Illuminating
The scriptures » Designed for » Promoting growth in grace
[So], like newly born babies, you should desire the genuine, spiritual milk [i.e., God's word. See Heb. 5:12-13], so that by it you may grow toward [final] salvation,
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The scriptures » Designed for » Cleansing the ways
The scriptures » Designed for » Keeping from destructive paths
The scriptures » Designed for » Building up in the faith
"Now I commit you [elders] to God and to the message of His unearned favor which can build you up [spiritually] and provide you with the inheritance [of never ending life], along with others who are [specially] set apart [for God].
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The scriptures » Designed for » Making wise the simple
The scriptures » Designed for » Converting the soul
The scriptures » Designed for » Producing faith
But these [signs] are written down so that you will believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that when you believe [this], you will have [never ending] life in His name [i.e., through His person and work].
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