Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



My son, obey your father's command, and do not abandon the law of your mother: Constantly bind them upon your heart, and tie them about your neck. When you go, they will lead you; when you sleep they will watch over you and when you awake, they will talk to you. read more.
For the commandment is a lamp. The law is light. Reproofs for instruction are the way of life.









The words of the wise are like prodding goads, and like nails fastened by the masters of assemblies. They are given from one shepherd. Verse ConceptsNailsSharp Tools

Take firm hold of instruction and do not let go. Obey her for she is your life. Verse ConceptsWise CouncelAppropriationGraspingLife By WisdomInformation AgeFastingEducation








The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces. Your hands made me and fashioned me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments. May those who fear you see me and be glad, for I wait for your word. read more.
I know, O Jehovah, that your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid! I had not known sin except through the law. For I had not known coveting except the law had said: You should not covet. But sin, finding occasion, worked out in me through the commandment all manner of coveting. Apart from the law sin is dead. I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. read more.
The commandment, which was to life, this I found to be to death. For sin, finding occasion, through the commandment deceived me, and through it killed me. The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good. Did that which is good become death to me? God forbid! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good. This way sin might be shown to be sin. Through the commandment sin could be recognized. For we know that the law is spiritual. But I am fleshly and sold under sin. I do not understand what I am doing. For what I want to do I do not do. What I hate, I do. But if what I do not want to do, I do, I consent to the law that it is right.

What then is the law? It was added (to cause awareness of sin) because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator. A mediator is not a mediator of one; but God is one. Is the Law then against the promises of God? God forbid! If a law had been given which could impart life, righteousness would have been from the Law. read more.
But the Scriptures shut up (imprisoned) (pictured) all things (mankind) under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. But before faith came the Law held us in custody. We were locked up until faith was revealed. The Law was our schoolmaster (Greek: paedagogue: a combination of schoolmaster, instructor, servant and guardian in charge of us) to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you who were baptized into Christ put on (clothed yourselves with) Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one (united) in Christ Jesus. (John 17:21) (Ephesians 4:4-6) If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.


Take firm hold of instruction and do not let go. Obey her for she is your life. Verse ConceptsWise CouncelAppropriationGraspingLife By WisdomInformation AgeFastingEducation

It is the spirit that gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I spoke to you are spirit and life. There are some of you who do not believe. Jesus knew from the beginning whom they were who did not believe and who would betray him.







When Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel, he said to them: Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today. Command your sons to observe carefully all the words of this law. It is not an idle talk! Indeed it is your life. By this word you will prolong your days in the land you to possess on the other side of the Jordan.


My son, obey your father's command, and do not abandon the law of your mother: Constantly bind them upon your heart, and tie them about your neck. When you go, they will lead you; when you sleep they will watch over you and when you awake, they will talk to you. read more.
For the commandment is a lamp. The law is light. Reproofs for instruction are the way of life.


We have such confidence through Christ toward God. We are not adequate by ourselves to account for anything. Our adequacy is from God. He also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant. This is a covenant not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.



But all things become visible when the light exposes them, for everything that becomes visible is light. Verse ConceptsCharacterVisibilityDarknessLightColorGod Turning Bad Things Into Goodeverything