Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Eye » Anthropomorphic uses of
Because the eyes of the Lord are on upright men, and His ears listen to their pleading cries, but His face is against them that do wrong."
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Face » God's hidden » God's face hidden on account of sin
God » Of israel » Face of, hidden
hands » Of the wicked, described as » Bloody
hands » Often spread out in prayer
Hearing » Who the lord will not hear
Hiding » Who the lord hides himself from
Hypocrites » Worship of, not acceptable to God
Their worship of me is an empty show; the things they teach are only men's precepts.'"
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Murder » God » Rejects the prayers of those guilty of
Murder » The wicked » Have hands full of
Ordinance » Insufficiency of, for salvation
If once through fellowship with Christ you died and were separated from the world's crude notions, why do you live as though you belonged to the world? Why submit to rules such as, "You must not handle," "You must not taste," "You must not touch," which refer to things that perish in the using, in accordance with human rules and teachings? read more.
Such practices have the outward expression of wisdom, with their self-imposed devotions, their self-humiliation, their torturings of the body, but they are of no value; they really satisfy the lower nature.
Such practices have the outward expression of wisdom, with their self-imposed devotions, their self-humiliation, their torturings of the body, but they are of no value; they really satisfy the lower nature.
For in union with Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor lack of it counts for anything; but only faith that is spurred on to action by love.
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For neither circumcision nor the lack of it has any value, but only a new creation.
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through His human nature He has put a stop to the hostility between us, namely, the law with its commands and decrees, in order to create one new humanity out of the two parties and so make peace through union with Himself, and in one body
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canceled the note that stood against us, with its requirements, and has put it out of our way by nailing it to the cross.
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So indeed the first covenant had its regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary.
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By this the Holy Spirit was showing that there was as yet no access to the real sanctuary while the outer tent was still in existence, for it is merely a symbol of the present time in connection with which gifts and sacrifices are repeatedly offered though they cannot make the conscience of the worshiper perfect, since they deal only with food and drink and various washings, that is, with mere material regulations which are in force only until the time of setting things straight.