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Thematic Bible: Edification


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1 Corinthians 14:12
So, as you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, you must keep trying to excel for the upbuilding of the church. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsAbilityAmbition, positive aspects ofEnthusiasmencouragement, examples ofeagernessSpiritual Gifts, Purpose OfFervourZealHoly AmbitionBuilding Up The ChurchEach Local ChurchBuilding Each Other UpSpiritual GiftsGifts And Talentszealots

1 Corinthians 14:3-5
But whoever prophesies is speaking to men for their upbuilding. encouragement, and comfort. Whoever speaks in ecstasy builds up himself alone, but whoever prophesies builds up the congregation too. I would like for all of you to speak in ecstasy, but I would rather that you prophesy. The man who speaks with real prophetic insight renders greater service than the man who speaks in ecstasy, unless the latter explains it, so the congregation may receive an uplift.

1 Corinthians 10:23
Everything is permissible for people, but not everything is good for them. Everything is permissible for people, but not everything builds up their personality. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianUseless ThingsProfitable ThingsBuilding Up The ChurchFulfilling The LawChristian LibertyReligious Freedomeverything

1 Corinthians 10:33
just as I myself am in the habit of pleasing everybody in everything, not aiming at my own welfare but at that of as many people as possible, in order that they may be saved. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfSelfishness, Shown InPleasing MenAdaptability

2 Corinthians 10:8
For if I do boast a little too much about my authority, which the Lord gave me for building you up and not for tearing you down, I shall never have to blush for doing so. Verse ConceptsApostles, Authority In ChurchHuman Authority, Nature OfAuthority, Responsibilities OfSelf ConfidenceMinisters, Description OfConverts To ChristianityBuilding Up The ChurchAuthority Of DisciplesNot Put To ShamePaul's BoastingBoasting

2 Corinthians 13:10
This is why I am writing this while far away from you, that when I do come, I may not have to deal harshly with you in accordance with the authority which the Lord has given me, for building you up, not for tearing you down. Verse ConceptsApostles, Authority In ChurchHuman Authority, Nature OfAuthority, Responsibilities OfMinisters, Description OfSharpnessBuilding Up The ChurchWriting LettersAuthority Of DisciplesDestruction Of The ChurchGone AwayStrictnessIn Men's Presence

1 Thessalonians 5:11
So continue encouraging one another and helping one another in character building. Verse ConceptsBad CounselFellowship, Among Believersencouragement, examples ofBeing An EncouragerEdification, Means OfBeing In A RelationshipBuildingNurtureCaring For OthersSuffering, Encouragements InTeachingCommunion Of SaintsAfflictions, Consolation DuringBrotherly LoveBuilding Up The ChurchEncourage Others!Building Each Other UpEncouragementFriendship And LoveWorking TogetherEncouraging One AnotherEncouraging OthersFriendship And TrustLosing A FriendSupportMotivationLosing Friendshelphelpingencouragingupliftingothers

Romans 15:2-3
Each one of us must practice pleasing his neighbor, to help in his immediate upbuilding for his eternal good. Christ certainly did not please Himself; instead, as the Scripture says, "The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen upon me."

2 Corinthians 12:19
Are you thinking all this time that I am defending myself to you? It is in the very presence of God and as one who is in union with Christ that I am speaking. And it is all for building you up, beloved, for I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, when I come I shall find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. Verse ConceptsAffection, ExpressingEdification, Means OfBuilding Up The ChurchGod Seeing All PeopleMan Defendingcommunionreality

Ephesians 4:29
You must stop letting any bad word pass your lips, but only words that are good for building up as the occasion demands, so that they will result in spiritual blessing to the hearers. Verse ConceptsAngerBad ParentsBad LanguageBackbitingBad AttitudeBeing An EncouragerEdification, Of BelieversGossipBullyingSpeech, Power And Significance OfVulgarityConversationSpeaking, Wisdom InConflict ResolutionCursingCrude LanguageName CallingAbusive MarriagesBuilding Up The ChurchBlessing Through God's PeopleLet Your Speech Be GoodLanguageBuilding Each Other UpEncouragementEncouraging OthersA Word Fitly SpokenMotivationSpeechencouragingimprovementjokinguplifting

1 Thessalonians 5:11
So continue encouraging one another and helping one another in character building. Verse ConceptsBad CounselFellowship, Among Believersencouragement, examples ofBeing An EncouragerEdification, Means OfBeing In A RelationshipBuildingNurtureCaring For OthersSuffering, Encouragements InTeachingCommunion Of SaintsAfflictions, Consolation DuringBrotherly LoveBuilding Up The ChurchEncourage Others!Building Each Other UpEncouragementFriendship And LoveWorking TogetherEncouraging One AnotherEncouraging OthersFriendship And TrustLosing A FriendSupportMotivationLosing Friendshelphelpingencouragingupliftingothers

Romans 14:19
So let us keep on pursuing the things that make for peace and our mutual upbuilding. Verse ConceptsEdification, Of BelieversCharacterdisagreementsPeacemakersRelationshipsStrifeUnity Among BelieversPeace, In Christian LivingBrotherly LovePursuingBuilding Up The ChurchPursuing GoodNetworkingBuilding Each Other UpEducationeffort

1 Corinthians 10:23
Everything is permissible for people, but not everything is good for them. Everything is permissible for people, but not everything builds up their personality. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianUseless ThingsProfitable ThingsBuilding Up The ChurchFulfilling The LawChristian LibertyReligious Freedomeverything

1 Corinthians 6:12
Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is good for me. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not become a slave to anything. Verse ConceptsAddictionsAlcoholUseless ThingsSelf DenialProfitable ThingsFulfilling The LawFreedomMovieseverything

Ephesians 4:11-12
And He has given some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers, for the immediate equipment of God's people for the work of service, for the ultimate building up of the body of Christ,

1 Corinthians 8:1
Now about the foods that have been sacrificed to idols: We know that every one of us has some knowledge of the matter. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Verse ConceptsAcademicsPride, OriginArrogance, In The ChurchBuilding Up The ChurchKnowingDrawbacks To Knowledge

1 Corinthians 8:1
Now about the foods that have been sacrificed to idols: We know that every one of us has some knowledge of the matter. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Verse ConceptsAcademicsPride, OriginArrogance, In The ChurchBuilding Up The ChurchKnowingDrawbacks To Knowledge

Ephesians 4:12-16
for the immediate equipment of God's people for the work of service, for the ultimate building up of the body of Christ, until we all attain to unity in faith and to perfect knowledge of the Son of God, namely, to a mature manhood and to a perfect measure of Christ's moral stature; so that we may not be babies any longer, or like sailors tossed about and driven around by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men through their cunning in inventing new methods of error. read more.
But, on the other hand, we shall go on holding to the truth and in love growing up into perfect union with Him, that is, Christ Himself who is the Head. For it is under His direction that the whole body is perfectly adjusted and united by every joint that furnishes its supplies; and by the proper functioning of each particular part there is brought about the growing of the body for its building up in love.

Ephesians 4:7-12
But in accordance with the measure of Christ's gift, His favor has been bestowed upon each one of us. Concerning this the Scripture says: "He led a host of captives, when He went up on high, and granted gifts to men." What does "He went up" mean, except that He had first gone down into the lower regions of the earth? read more.
The very One that went down has gone up, too, far above all the heavens, to fill the universe. And He has given some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers, for the immediate equipment of God's people for the work of service, for the ultimate building up of the body of Christ,

Ephesians 4:16
For it is under His direction that the whole body is perfectly adjusted and united by every joint that furnishes its supplies; and by the proper functioning of each particular part there is brought about the growing of the body for its building up in love. Verse ConceptsChrist's LimbsanniversariesParticipation, In ChristProgressBeing OrganizedSpiritual Gifts, Purpose OfUnity, Of God's PeopleChurch, Unity OfAgape LoveGrowth Of The ChurchBuilding Up The ChurchJoined To The ChurchJoining Flesh And BonesBody Of ChristLove Fellow Christians!Head As ChiefBuilding Each Other UpWorking TogetherGrowingNervousnessconnectionconstructionmusclesefficiency

1 Timothy 1:4
to stop devoting themselves to myths and never-ending pedigrees, for such things lead to controversies rather than stimulate our trusteeship to God through faith. Verse ConceptsFoolish QuestionsFools, Characteristics OfFalse ReligionFablesFalse Doctrines, AvoidanceMythsContinual SinHow Faith ComesTeaching The Way Of Godattentionstories

1 Timothy 1:4
to stop devoting themselves to myths and never-ending pedigrees, for such things lead to controversies rather than stimulate our trusteeship to God through faith. Verse ConceptsFoolish QuestionsFools, Characteristics OfFalse ReligionFablesFalse Doctrines, AvoidanceMythsContinual SinHow Faith ComesTeaching The Way Of Godattentionstories

Jude 1:20-21
But you, dearly beloved, must continue to build yourselves up on the groundwork of your most holy faith and to pray in the Holy Spirit; you must keep yourselves in the love of God and continue to wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, to bring you to eternal life.

Acts 20:32
And now I commit you to the Lord, and to the message of His favor, which is able to build you up and to give you your proper possession among all God's consecrated people. Verse ConceptsBuild, FigurativelyEdification, Means OfGrace, And Christian LifeHeaven, Inheritance OfInheritance, SpiritualParticipation, In ChristRiches, SpiritualStrength, SpiritualBible, Given ForTypes Of ChristSanctified OnesBuilding Up The ChurchEntrustingReceiving God's WordThe Grace Of GodGod's GraceSanctificationgoodbyes

Acts 9:31
So the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace, and as it continued to be built up spiritually and to live in reverence for the Lord, it continued to increase in numbers through the encouragement that the Holy Spirit gave. Verse ConceptsMultiplyingEdification, Means OfChurchGrace, And Holy SpiritGrowthPeace, Divine In NtReverence, And BlessingReverence, And God's NatureSamaritansReverence To GodAfflictions, Consolation DuringGodly Fear, Examples OfChurch, IncreasingAttitudes Of RespectAdditionsThe Holy Spirit As CounsellorMany In The ChurchGod Has ComfortedIndividuals Fearing GodThe Church UniversalTime Of PeacePeace And ComfortPeace And StrengthGoing To ChurchexperienceFinding Comfort In The Spirit

1 Timothy 1:4
to stop devoting themselves to myths and never-ending pedigrees, for such things lead to controversies rather than stimulate our trusteeship to God through faith. Verse ConceptsFoolish QuestionsFools, Characteristics OfFalse ReligionFablesFalse Doctrines, AvoidanceMythsContinual SinHow Faith ComesTeaching The Way Of Godattentionstories

Jude 1:20
But you, dearly beloved, must continue to build yourselves up on the groundwork of your most holy faith and to pray in the Holy Spirit; Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritEdification, Of BelieversThe Divinity Of The Holy SpiritSpeaking By The SpiritPrayer LanguageBuilding Each Other UpFaith KjvKeeping FaithFriendship And TrustPrayer During Hard TimesGrandmothersBeing Differentghostsbrandingconstruction

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