Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Carving » Idols manufactured by
Idol » Manufacture of
For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, who made silver temples of Diana, and afforded his artisans no small gain, assembling them together and laborers of like employments, said, Men, you know that our prosperity is derived from this employment,
Idolatry » Making idols for the purpose of, described and ridiculed
Ignorance » Of self » It misleads, fetters and deceives men
Knowledge » Who has no knowledge
If any one teaches differently, and consents not to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the doctrine which is according to piety, he is blinded and knows nothing, but has a sickly longing for debates and wars of words, from which arise envy, contention, blasphemies, evil suspicions, and wranglings of men of unsound judgments and destitute of the truth, supposing that piety is gain.
AND know this, that in the last days perilous times shall come. Men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, covenant breakers, slanderers, intemperate, ungentle, despisers of the good, read more.
traitors, rash, boasters, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, having a form of piety but denying its power; and these avoid. Of these are those who go into the houses and take captive foolish women loaded with sins, and led by various desires, always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
traitors, rash, boasters, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, having a form of piety but denying its power; and these avoid. Of these are those who go into the houses and take captive foolish women loaded with sins, and led by various desires, always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
Profit » What is not profitable
The Spirit is that which makes alive; the flesh profits nothing; the words which I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Verse Concepts
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his life? Or what will a man give as an exchange for his life?
Verse Concepts
For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world and destroys himself, or loses his life?
Verse Concepts
For what will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his life? for what is the exchange for his life?
ignorance of Self » It misleads, fetters and deceives men
Understanding » Who is void of understanding
This I say then and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the other gentiles walk, in the vanity of their minds, with their understandings darkened, alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance which is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts, who being without feeling have given themselves up to lewdness, to commit every impurity with greediness.
because having known God they glorified him not as God neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their ignorant mind was darkened. Saying that they were wise they became foolish, and changed the glory of the imperishable God into the likeness of the image of perishable man, and of birds, and quadrupeds, and reptiles.