Thematic Bible: Motives to
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Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The compassion of God
Another simile spake he to them: 'The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'
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'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?
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Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The sense of our infirmities
able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;
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Godly Fear » Motives to » The greatness of God
'And now, Israel, what is Jehovah thy God asking from thee, except to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
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for Jehovah your God -- He is God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe;
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Godly Fear » Motives to » God, Holiness of
who may not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? because Thou alone art kind, because all the nations shall come and bow before Thee, because Thy righteous acts were manifested.'
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Godly Fear » Motives to » Judgments of God
saying in a great voice, 'Fear ye God, and give to Him glory, because come did the hour of His judgment, and bow ye before Him who did make the heaven, and the land, and sea, and fountains of waters.'
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Godly Fear » Motives to » Wondrous works of God
because Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan at your presence, till your passing over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red Sea which He dried up at our presence till our passing over; so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it is strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.'
Godly Fear » Motives to » God, Goodness of
only, fear ye Jehovah, and ye have served Him in truth with all your heart, for see that which He hath made great with you;
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Godly Fear » Motives to » The forgiveness of God
But with Thee is forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.
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Forgiveness of injuries » Motives to » Christ's forgiveness of us
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you -- so also ye;
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Forgiveness of injuries » Motives to » God's forgiveness of us
and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
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Forgiveness of injuries » Motives to » Our need of forgiveness
'And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses;
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Forgiveness of injuries » Motives to » God's Mercy
be ye therefore merciful, as also your Father is merciful.
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Holiness » Motives to » God, Glory of
'In this was my Father glorified, that ye may bear much fruit, and ye shall become my disciples.
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being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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Holiness » Motives to » Love of Christ
for the love of the Christ doth constrain us, having judged thus: that if one for all died, then the whole died, and for all he died, that those living, no more to themselves may live, but to him who died for them, and was raised again.
Holiness » Motives to » The mercies of God
I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice -- living, sanctified, acceptable to God -- your intelligent service; and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what is the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect.
Holiness » Motives to » The dissolution of all things
All these, then, being dissolved, what kind of persons doth it behove you to be in holy behaviours and pious acts?
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Resignation » Motives to » Our own sinfulness
What -- sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?
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The indignation of Jehovah I do bear, For I have sinned against Him, Till that He doth plead my cause, And hath executed my judgment, He doth bring me forth to the light, I look on His righteousness.
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Resignation » Motives to » God's wisdom
for God did shut up together the whole to unbelief, that to the whole He might do kindness. O depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
Resignation » Motives to » God's justice
and Thou art righteous concerning all that hath come upon us, for truth Thou hast done, and we have done wickedly;
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Resignation » Motives to » God's faithfulness
so that also those suffering according to the will of god, as to a stedfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in good doing.
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Resignation » Motives to » God's love
for whom the Lord doth love He doth chasten, and He scourgeth every son whom He receiveth;'
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Resignation » Motives to » God, greatness of
Desist, and know that I am God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.
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Sobriety » Motives to
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
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And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,
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Watchfulness » Motives to » Uncertain time of the coming of Christ
'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
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'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;
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watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning; lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;
Watchfulness » Motives to » Liability to temptation
watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'
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Watchfulness » Motives to » Expected direction from God
On my charge I stand, and I station myself on a bulwark, and I watch to see what He doth speak against me, and what I do reply to my reproof.
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Watchfulness » Motives to » Incessant assaults of the devil
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
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