Thematic Bible: Of the church
Thematic Bible
Authority » Of the church
As they traveled through the towns, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem for them to observe.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
Verse Concepts
anniversariesAttending ChurchCommitment, to God's peopleBeing A Leaderelders, in the churchBishops, Dutiesdefence, humanConfusionGuardsHeadshipHonouring RulersJoy, And Human ExperienceMinistry, In The ChurchObedience, To Human AuthoritiesMan Keeping WatchPrivilegesResistanceRespect, For Human Beings
Christian ministers » Ministers of » Of the church
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for His body, that is, the church. I have become its minister, according to God's administration that was given to me for you, to make God's message fully known,
Christian ministers » Servants » Of the church
For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves because of Jesus.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
A sound! My love is knocking!
my dove, my perfect one.
For my head is drenched with dew,
my hair with droplets of the night.
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church
I gather
I eat my honeycomb with my honey.
I drink my wine with my milk.
Drink, be intoxicated with love!
to beds of spice,
to feed in the gardens
and gather lilies.
to see the blossoms of the valley,
to see if the vines were budding
and the pomegranates blooming.
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church
Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
Names » Of the church » Lamb's wife
Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
because the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and His wife has prepared herself.
Names » Of the church » House of God
But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
Names » Of the church » Spouse of Christ
a locked garden
Names » Of the church » Temple of God
Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s sanctuary and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
Names » Of the church » God's husbandry
For we are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field, God’s building.
Names » Of the church » God's building
For we are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field, God’s building.
Names » Of the church » New jerusalem
I also saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
Names » Of the church » Holy city
I also saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
Names » Of the church » Bride
Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
Names » Of the church » Pillar and ground of truth
But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
Names » Of the church » Habitation of God
You also are being built together for God’s dwelling in the Spirit.
Names » Of the church » Household of God
So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household,
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
May peace come to all those who follow this standard, and mercy to the Israel of God!
Names » Of the church » Heavenly jerusalem
Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels in festive gathering,
Names » Of the church » General assembly
to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to God who is the Judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,
Names » Of the church » Flock, God's
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them in the fold of His garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.
Verse Concepts
Names » Of the church » Branch
they will possess the land forever;
they are the branch I planted,
the work of My
so that I may be glorified.
Names » Of the church » Assembly of the upright
Hallelujah!
I will praise the Lord with all my heart
in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
I will praise the Lord with all my heart
in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
Names » Of the church » Spiritual house
you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Verse Concepts
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Names » Of the church » Body of Christ
in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ and individually members of one another.
Names » Of the church » Assembly of the saints
more awe-inspiring than
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of the church
it will be burned again.
Like the terebinth or the oak
that leaves a stump when felled,
the holy seed
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the church
A Davidic psalm.Lord, who can dwell in Your tent?
Who can live on Your holy mountain?
Who can live on Your holy mountain?
a minister of the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that was set up by the Lord and not man.
and let your tent curtains be stretched out;
do not hold back;
lengthen your ropes,
and drive your pegs deep.
a throne will be established by faithful love.
A judge who seeks what is right
and is quick to execute justice
will sit on the throne forever.
I also saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. Then I heard a loud voice from the throne: Look! God's dwelling is with men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.