Thematic Bible: Of the church
Thematic Bible
Authority » Of the church
unto those whose sins ye release, they shall be released; and unto those whose sins ye retain, they shall be retained.
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever thou shalt bind on the earth shall be bound in the heavens, and whatever thou shalt loose on the earth shall be loosed in the heaven.
Verily I say unto you, Whatever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in the heaven; and whatever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in the heaven.
And as they went through the cities, they asked them to keep the decrees that had been determined by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
Listen to your pastors, and do not resist them, for they watch for your souls as those that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.
Verse Concepts
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Christian ministers » Ministers of » Of the church
who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fulfill in my flesh that which is lacking of the tribulations of the Christ for his body's sake, which is the congregation , of which I am made a minister by the dispensation of God which is given to me in you, to fulfil the word of God,
Christian ministers » Servants » Of the church
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your slaves for Jesus' sake.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
I sleep, but my heart watches for the voice of my beloved that knocks at the door, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is beautiful.
Gardens » Illustrative » Of the church
I came into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh and my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk: eat, O friends; drink, beloved, drink abundantly.
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather the lilies.
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vines flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church
For this Hagar or Sinai is a mount in Arabia, which corresponds to the one that is now Jerusalem, which together with her children is in slavery. But the Jerusalem of above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Names » Of the church » Lamb's wife
And there came unto me one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues and talked with me, saying, Come here, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Let us be glad and rejoice and give glory to him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his bride has made herself ready.
Names » Of the church » House of God
But if I tarry long, that thou may know how it is expedient to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.
Names » Of the church » Spouse of Christ
A closed garden is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Names » Of the church » Temple of God
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
Names » Of the church » God's husbandry
For we are labourers together with God; ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
Names » Of the church » God's building
For we are labourers together with God; ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
Names » Of the church » New jerusalem
And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven, prepared of God as a bride adorned for her husband.
Names » Of the church » Holy city
And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven, prepared of God as a bride adorned for her husband.
Names » Of the church » Bride
And there came unto me one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues and talked with me, saying, Come here, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Names » Of the church » Pillar and ground of truth
But if I tarry long, that thou may know how it is expedient to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.
Names » Of the church » Habitation of God
in whom ye also are being built together for the habitation of God in the Spirit.
Names » Of the church » Household of God
Now therefore ye are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints and of the household of God,
Names » Of the church » Family in heaven
(of whom the whole family in the heavens and on earth is named),
Names » Of the church » Israel of God
And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
Names » Of the church » Heavenly jerusalem
but ye are come unto Mount Sion and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
Names » Of the church » General assembly
to the congregation of the called out ones of the firstborn, who are registered in the heavens and to God the Judge of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect
Names » Of the church » Flock, God's
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Verse Concepts
Names » Of the church » Branch
And thy people shall all be righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever; they shall be shoots of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
Names » Of the church » Assembly of the upright
Aleph Halelu-JAH. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, Beth in the company and in the congregation of the upright.
Names » Of the church » Spiritual house
ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, well pleasing to God by Jesus, the Christ.
Verse Concepts
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Names » Of the church » Body of Christ
likewise many of us are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
Names » Of the church » Assembly of the saints
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints and to be had in reverence of all those that are about him.
Oak Trees » Illustrative » Of the church
But yet in it shall remain a tenth, and it shall return and shall be razed; as the teil tree and as the oak, of which the stump remains alive when they are cut down, likewise in these his stump shall remain holy seed.
Tabernacle » Illustrative » Of the church
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in the mountain of thy holiness?
a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
And in mercy shall the throne be established; and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment and hastening righteousness.
And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven, prepared of God as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God.