Thematic Bible: Preciousness of Christ
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Preciousness of Christ
for it is said in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious, and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.
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Preciousness of Christ » Illustrated
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field, which a man found, and concealed, and went away with joy, and sold all that he had and bought that field. Again; the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, finding one very costly, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Preciousness of Christ » To saints
To you therefore who believe he is precious; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the head of a corner
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But for the same reason also I consider all things to be a loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and consider them worthless that I may gain Christ
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Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Name
being made as much greater than the angels as he has inherited a more excellent name than they.
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Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Atonement
and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to a sprinkled blood which speaks better than Abel.
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but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish, and without a spot;
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Preciousness of Christ » As the source of all grace
for in him [God] was well pleased that all fullness should dwell,
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And the Word became flesh and tabernacled with us and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only child with a father, full of grace and truth.
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Preciousness of Christ » As the corner-stone of the church
for it is said in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious, and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.
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Preciousness of Christ » To God
And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
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To whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed by men but approved by God, elect, precious,
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Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Goodness and beauty
Preciousness of Christ » Unsearchable
To me, who am the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the nations the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Care and tenderness
Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Promises
through which have been given us very great and precious promises, that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption which is in the world by inordinate desire,
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Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Excellence and grace
Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Words
Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? you have words of eternal life,
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