Thematic Bible: Of the church
Thematic Bible
Authority » Of the church
Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.
I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever is fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.
Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.
And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.
Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
Verse Concepts
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Christian ministers » Ministers of » Of the church
Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church; Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,
Christian ministers » Servants » Of the church
For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
I am sleeping, but my heart is awake; it is the sound of my loved one at the door, saying, Be open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my very beautiful one; my head is wet with dew, and my hair with the drops of the night.
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church
I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; to take my myrrh with my spice; my wax with my honey; my wine with my milk. Take meat, O friends; take wine, yes, be overcome with love.
My loved one is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to take food in the gardens, and to get lilies.
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the green plants of the valley, and to see if the vine was in bud, and the pomegranate-trees were in flower.
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church
Now this Hagar is the mountain Sinai in Arabia, and is the image of the Jerusalem which now is: which is a servant with her children. But the Jerusalem on high is free, which is our mother.
Names » Of the church » Lamb's wife
And one of the seven angels who had the seven vessels in which were the seven last punishments, came and said to me, Come here, and see the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.
Names » Of the church » House of God
But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.
Names » Of the church » Spouse of Christ
A garden walled-in is my sister, my bride; a garden shut up, a spring of water stopped.
Names » Of the church » Temple of God
Do you not see that you are God's holy house, and that the Spirit of God has his place in you?
Names » Of the church » God's husbandry
For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.
Names » Of the church » God's building
For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.
Names » Of the church » New jerusalem
And I saw the holy town, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, like a bride made beautiful for her husband.
Names » Of the church » Holy city
And I saw the holy town, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, like a bride made beautiful for her husband.
Names » Of the church » Bride
And one of the seven angels who had the seven vessels in which were the seven last punishments, came and said to me, Come here, and see the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Names » Of the church » Pillar and ground of truth
But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.
Names » Of the church » Habitation of God
In whom you, with the rest, are united together as a living-place of God in the Spirit.
Names » Of the church » Household of God
So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,
Names » Of the church » Family in heaven
From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
Names » Of the church » Israel of God
And on all who are guided by this rule be peace and mercy, and on the Israel of God.
Names » Of the church » Heavenly jerusalem
But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,
Names » Of the church » General assembly
To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,
Names » Of the church » Flock, God's
He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
Verse Concepts
Names » Of the church » Branch
Your people will all be upright, the land will be their heritage for ever; the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, to be for my glory.
Names » Of the church » Assembly of the upright
Let the Lord be praised. I will give praise to the Lord with all my heart, among the upright, and in the meeting of the people.
Names » Of the church » Spiritual house
You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
Verse Concepts
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Names » Of the church » Body of Christ
So we, though we are a number of persons, are one body in Christ, and are dependent on one another;
Names » Of the church » Assembly of the saints
God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of the church
And even if there is still a tenth part in it, it will again be burned, like a tree of the woods whose broken end is still in the earth after the tree has been cut down (the holy seed is the broken end).
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the church
Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill?
As a servant of the holy things and of the true Tent, which was put up by God, not by man.
Make wide the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your house be stretched out without limit: make your cords long, and your tent-pins strong.
Then a king's seat will be based on mercy, and one will be seated on it in the tent of David for ever; judging uprightly, and quick to do righteousness.
And I saw the holy town, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, like a bride made beautiful for her husband. And there came to my ears a great voice out of the high seat, saying, See, the Tent of God is with men, and he will make his living-place with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.