Thematic Bible: Includes
Thematic Bible
Obedience to God » Includes » Obeying the gospel
It was through Jesus, and for His name's sake, that we [i.e., I] received God's favor to become an apostle, in order to bring about obedience based on faith from among people of all nations.
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Thank God that you people, who were once slaves to [the practice of] sin, became obedient from [your] heart to the pattern of teaching [i.e., the Gospel message] you committed yourself to.
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But not everyone [of the Israelites] obeyed [that] good news. For Isaiah said [Isa. 53:1], "Lord, who has believed our message?" So, faith results from [people] hearing, and [their] hearing results from [the preaching of] the message about Christ.
Obedience to God » Includes » Obeying Christ
We overthrow [vain] reasonings and every lofty idea raised against the knowledge of God [i.e., as revealed through the Gospel], and take captive [our] every thought to [make it] obey Christ.
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Obedience to God » Includes » Obeying his law
Obedience to God » Includes » Obeying his voice
Obedience to God » Includes » Keeping his commandments
Obedience to God » Includes » Submission to higher powers
Every person must be submissive to the ruling authorities, for all authorities come from God. And the existence of authorities has been established by God.
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Slander » Includes » Bearing false witness
Some soldiers on duty also asked him, "And what must we do [i.e., to demonstrate our repentance]?" And he answered them, "Do not force people to give you money or accuse them falsely, and be content with your pay."
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Slander » Includes » Defaming
[though] we are slandered, we reply kindly. We have become [like] the scum of the earth, the dregs of all society, to this day.
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Slander » Includes » Whispering
For I am afraid that somehow, when I come [to you], I might not find you the way I want you to be, and you might not find me the way you want me to be. I am afraid there might be quarrelling, jealousy, angry outbursts, factious spirits, slander, gossip, arrogance and [other] disturbances [there].
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They are full of all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed, and maliciousness. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
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Slander » Includes » Backbiting
For I am afraid that somehow, when I come [to you], I might not find you the way I want you to be, and you might not find me the way you want me to be. I am afraid there might be quarrelling, jealousy, angry outbursts, factious spirits, slander, gossip, arrogance and [other] disturbances [there].
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slanderers, hateful toward God, arrogant, proud and boastful. They think up evil things to do; they disobey their parents;
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Slander » Includes » Evil speaking
Slander » Includes » Babbling
Slander » Includes » Tale-bearing
Slander » Includes » Tattling
And on top of that, they learn to be idle, going around from house to house; and not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not be.
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Slander » Includes » Judging uncharitably
Do not slander one another, brothers, [for] the person who speaks against his brother, or judges him, is [guilty of] speaking against the law [of God]. But when you judge the law, you are not obeying it but acting as its judge. There is only One Lawgiver and Judge [i.e., God or Christ]. It is He who is able to save and destroy [people]. So, who [do you think] you are, judging your neighbor?
Slander » Includes » Repeating matters
Slander » Includes » Evil surmising
that person is conceited. He does not understand anything, but has an unhealthy concern for controversy and arguments over words, which produce envy, dissension, abusive language, evil suspicions,
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