Thematic Bible: Explained
Thematic Bible
Adoption » Explained
And I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters," says the Lord, the Ruler of all.'
Verse Concepts
The atonement » Explained
But God puts his love for us beyond all doubt by the fact that Christ died on our behalf while we were still sinners. Much more, then, now that we have been pronounced righteous by virtue of the shedding of his blood, shall we be saved through him from the Wrath of God. For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, much more, now that we have become reconciled, shall we be saved by virtue of Christ's Life. read more.
And not only that, but we exult in God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, through whom we have now obtained this reconciliation.
And not only that, but we exult in God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, through whom we have now obtained this reconciliation.
But all this is the work of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave us the Ministry of Reconciliation-- To proclaim that God, in Christ, was reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning men's offenses against them, and that he had entrusted us with the Message of this reconciliation.
spiritual Blindness » Explained
And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness never overpowered it.
Verse Concepts
The merely intellectual man rejects the teaching of the Spirit of God; for to him it is mere folly; he cannot grasp it, because it is to be understood only by spiritual insight.
Verse Concepts
Charity » Explained
Love is long-suffering, and kind; Love is never envious, never boastful, never conceited, never behaves unbecomingly; Love is never self-seeking, never provoked, never reckons up her wrongs; Love never rejoices at evil, but rejoices in the triumph of Truth; read more.
Love bears with all things, every trustful, ever hopeful, ever patient.
Love bears with all things, every trustful, ever hopeful, ever patient.
The law of God » Christ » Explained
Do to others whatever you would wish them to do to you; for that is the teaching of both the Law and the Prophets.
Verse Concepts
His answer was: "'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.' This is the great first commandment. The second, which is like it, is this--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself.' read more.
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
Love to man » Explained
Love is long-suffering, and kind; Love is never envious, never boastful, never conceited, never behaves unbecomingly; Love is never self-seeking, never provoked, never reckons up her wrongs; Love never rejoices at evil, but rejoices in the triumph of Truth; read more.
Love bears with all things, every trustful, ever hopeful, ever patient.
Love bears with all things, every trustful, ever hopeful, ever patient.