Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
The atonement » Saints glorify God for
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, Christ lives in me; the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.
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you were bought for a price; then glorify God with your body.
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As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Paul
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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death » Preparation for
And as you call upon a Father who judges everyone impartially by what he has done, be reverent in your conduct while you sojourn here below;
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While daylight lasts, we must be busy with the work of God: night comes, when no one can do any work.
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if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. Thus we are the Lord's whether we live or die;
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As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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(for we have no lasting city here below, we seek the City to come).
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Keep your loins girt and your lamps lit, and be like men who are expecting their lord and master on his return from a marriage-banquet, so as to open the door for him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the lord and master finds awake when he comes! I tell you truly, he will gird himself, make them recline at table, and come forward to wait on them.
You ought rather to say, "If the Lord will, we shall live to do this or that."
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death » Who has hope in their death
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
death » Desired » Paul
It makes me sigh indeed, this yearning to be under the cover of my heavenly habitation,
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and in this confidence I would fain get away from the body and reside with the Lord.
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As life means Christ to me, so death means gain. But then, if it is to be life here below, that means fruitful work for me. So ??well, I cannot tell which to choose; I am in a dilemma between the two. My strong desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far the best.
death » Of the righteous » Great gain
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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the Death of saints » Is gain
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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Decision » Instances of » The disciples
I have fought in the good fight; I have run my course; I have kept the faith. Now the crown of a good life awaits me, with which the Lord, that just Judge, will reward me on the great Day ??and not only me but all who have loved and longed for his appearance.
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
For I am proud of the gospel; it is God's saving power for everyone who has faith, for the Jew first and for the Greek as well.
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he also held conversations and debates with the Hellenists. But when the brothers learned that the Hellenists were attempting to make away with him,
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They devoted themselves to the instruction given by the apostles and to fellowship, breaking bread and praying together.
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for although I am absent in body I am with you in spirit, and it is a joy to note your steadiness and the solid front of your faith in Christ.
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Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, who are we to go to? You have got words of eternal life, and we believe, we are certain, that you are the holy One of God."
Peter said, "Well, we have left our homes and followed you!"
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To-day I am standing my trial for hoping in the promise made by God to our fathers,
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Dying » Of the righteous » Great gain
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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Life » Of the spirit spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
(for this was why the gospel was preached to the dead as well, that while they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live as God lives in the spirit).
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As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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Life » Spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
(for this was why the gospel was preached to the dead as well, that while they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live as God lives in the spirit).
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As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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natural Life » Should be spent in » Living unto God
if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. Thus we are the Lord's whether we live or die;
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As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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Man » Vanquished of the righteous » Great gain
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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Ministers » Should be » Devoted
But then, I set no value on my own life as compared with the joy of finishing my course and fulfilling the commission I received from the Lord Jesus to attest the gospel of the grace of God.
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As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
The righteous » Seed of death of » Great gain
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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Spiritual » Life » Christ the supreme object of
(for this was why the gospel was preached to the dead as well, that while they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live as God lives in the spirit).
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As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
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Tact » Paul » In turning the preaching of his adversaries to advantage
so that you may be transparent and no harm to anyone in view of the day of Christ, your life covered with that harvest of righteousness which Jesus Christ produces to the glory and the praise of God. I would have you understand, my brothers, that my affairs have really tended to advance the gospel; read more.
throughout the whole of the praetorian guard and everywhere else it is recognized that I am imprisoned on account of my connexion with Christ, and my imprisonment has given the majority of the brotherhood greater confidence in the Lord to venture on speaking the word of God without being afraid. Some of them, it is true, are actually preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, others from goodwill; the latter do it from love to me, knowing that I am set here to defend the gospel, but the former proclaim Christ for their own ends, with mixed motives, intending to annoy me as I lie in prison. What does it matter? Anyhow, for ulterior ends or honestly, Christ is being proclaimed, and I rejoice over that; yes and I will rejoice over it. The outcome of all this, I know, will be my release, as you continue to pray for me, and as I am provided with the Spirit of Jesus Christ ??20 my eager desire and hope being that I may never feel ashamed but that now as ever I may do honour to Christ in my own person by fearless courage. Whether that means life or death, no matter! As life means Christ to me, so death means gain. But then, if it is to be life here below, that means fruitful work for me. So ??well, I cannot tell which to choose;
throughout the whole of the praetorian guard and everywhere else it is recognized that I am imprisoned on account of my connexion with Christ, and my imprisonment has given the majority of the brotherhood greater confidence in the Lord to venture on speaking the word of God without being afraid. Some of them, it is true, are actually preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, others from goodwill; the latter do it from love to me, knowing that I am set here to defend the gospel, but the former proclaim Christ for their own ends, with mixed motives, intending to annoy me as I lie in prison. What does it matter? Anyhow, for ulterior ends or honestly, Christ is being proclaimed, and I rejoice over that; yes and I will rejoice over it. The outcome of all this, I know, will be my release, as you continue to pray for me, and as I am provided with the Spirit of Jesus Christ ??20 my eager desire and hope being that I may never feel ashamed but that now as ever I may do honour to Christ in my own person by fearless courage. Whether that means life or death, no matter! As life means Christ to me, so death means gain. But then, if it is to be life here below, that means fruitful work for me. So ??well, I cannot tell which to choose;