Thematic Bible: Example of spiritual


Thematic Bible




But if your eye sees things wrongly, [then] your whole body [i.e., your entire life] will be full of darkness [i.e., will not be lived properly]. If therefore, the light you have is [really] darkness [i.e., if you are not seeing life properly], that darkness will be very great [i.e., you cannot possibly live properly]. Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinBlindness, SymbolicSpiritual Blindness, Consequences OfTemptation, Sources OfWorldly WisdomDamage To The BodyDarkness Of EvilEvil EyesDarknessEyesSpiritual Darkness


You blind people! Which is more important, the gift or the Altar that makes the gift sacred? Verse ConceptsGreat ThingsOffering SacrificesHolier Than ThouSanctificationimportance

But the minds of the Israelites became dull for, to this very day, the same veil remains on them [i.e., figuratively] when the Old Agreement [Scriptures] are read. It is not being revealed to them that the Old Agreement is being abolished by Christ [i.e., by His death on the cross. See Col. 2:14]. Verse ConceptsConfusionImagination, Evil SchemingRevelation, Necessity OfBare HeadsReading The ScripturesObstinate IndividualsCovenant Made At SinaiBlindnessThe MindReading The BibleStaying Strong During Hard TimesFeeling LostRemoving People From Your Life



But, anyone who lacks these qualities is [spiritually] blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed [i.e., forgiven] of his past sins. Verse ConceptsBacksliding, CausesLackPast, TheDefective VisionForgetting ThingsBeing Cleansed From SinThe Pastcleansingpastpeter

But the person who hates his brother is in the darkness [of sin] and he lives in [harmony with] that darkness, and he does not know where he is heading, because the darkness [of sin] has blinded his eyes [to his spiritual condition]. Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinBigotryRacismDarkness Of EvilNot Knowing WhereBlindingOther BlindingSibling Love