Thematic Bible: Possessed of


Thematic Bible




Food gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel [just as sin may be sweet at first, but later its consequences bring despair].
Verse ConceptsDeceit, Practice OfDeceit Leading to JudgmentTasteSweetnessMen DeceivingSand And GravelDeceptionconsequencescheaters






Moreover, because I delight in the house of my God, the [personal] treasure that I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, in addition to all that I have already provided for the holy house: Verse ConceptsDonationsAffectionconstruction


Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I would mention my faults today. Verse ConceptsCupbearerRemindersButlersMemoriesPainful MemoriesReminders Of Sin

By this faith you are saved [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain [just superficially and without complete commitment]. Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeReasons For Faith In ChristUseless ReligionThe Gospel Of SalvationKeeping FaithBeing SavedpreachingFutile Faith


For if I do this work of my own free will, then I have a reward; but if it is not of my will [but by God’s choosing], I have been entrusted with a [sacred] stewardship. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodStewardshipTrustworthinessPeople WillingReward For WorksResponsibility


And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people), Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseenlightenmentGenerosity, God'sHeaven, Inheritance OfHoliness, Purpose OfHope, Results OfSpiritual IlluminationRiches, SpiritualSaintsUnderstandingSpiritual Blindness, Removal OfCalling, Of ChristiansGod Giving LightEyes OpenedOther References To The HeartThe Hope Of The GospelKnowing About God's KingdomPrayer, And God's WillRichesEyesInheritanceGod's CallFloodsInner BeautyHope And Healingvocationmovement


They show that the essential requirements of the Law are written in their hearts; and their conscience [their sense of right and wrong, their moral choices] bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or perhaps defending them Verse ConceptsGoadsThoughtWritingThoughts Of The WickedWriting On PeopleJustified By WorksKnowing Right And WrongTaking The Law To HeartThings As WitnessesHeart, HumanEthicsMoralityconscienceaccusations