Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible




Then Jesus said to His disciples: "If anyone wants to be my disciple, he must say 'No' to self, put his cross on his shoulders, and keep on following me. For whoever wants to save his higher life will have to give up the lower life, and whoever gives up his lower life for my sake will find the higher life.



and nobody is worthy of me who does not take up his cross and follow me. Anybody who gains his lower life will lose the higher life, and anybody who loses his lower life for my sake will gain the higher life.





As I begged you to do when I was on my way to Macedonia, I still beg you to stay on in Ephesus to warn certain teachers to stop devoting themselves to myths and never-ending pedigrees, for such things lead to controversies rather than stimulate our trusteeship to God through faith.


This is why we must pay much closer attention to the message once heard, to keep from drifting to one side. Verse ConceptsBacksliding, CausesFaith, As A Body Of Beliefsdoubt, results ofWatchfulness, Of BelieversTaking HeedResponsible To Warnattention













Suppose you were to see the Son of Man going back where He was before? Verse ConceptsGoing Up To HeavenMinistry Of The Son Of Man




It was bit by bit and in many different ways that God in olden times spoke to our forefathers through the prophets, but in these latter days He has spoken to us through a Son, whom He had appointed lawful owner of everything, and through whom He had made the worlds.



But regarding the Son He says: "Your throne, O God, will stand forever and ever; a righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom. You loved the right and hated wrong; so God, your God, anointed you, with oil of exultation beyond all your companions." And: "You, Lord, in the beginning founded the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands. read more.
They will perish, but you always remain; they all will grow old like a coat, And you will fold them up just like a robe, and they will be changed like the changing of one's coat, but you are the same, and your years will never cease."

For from Him everything comes, through Him everything lives, and for Him everything exists. Glory to Him forever! Amen. Verse ConceptsExistenceAcknowledging GodAmenAggressioneternity, nature ofProvidenceEternal PraiseGlory of ChristGlory of the The churchTrinity

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In the beginning the Word existed; and the Word was face to face with God; yea, the Word was God Himself. He is the One who was face to face with God in the beginning. It was through Him that everything came into existence, and apart from Him not a single thing came into existence.

Your forefather Abraham exulted in the hope of seeing my day. He has seen it and is glad of it." The Jews then said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?" Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, I existed before Abraham was born."

Keep on fostering the same disposition that Christ Jesus had. Though He was existing in the nature of God, He did not think His being on an equality with God a thing to be selfishly grasped, but He laid it aside as He took on the nature of a slave and became like other men.

Yes, He is the exact likeness of the unseen God, His first-born Son who existed before any created thing, for it was through Him that everything was created in heaven and on earth, the seen and the unseen, thrones, dominions, principalities, authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him. So He existed before all things, and through Him all things are held together.

Since then the children mentioned share our mortal nature, He too took on Himself a full share of the same, in order that He by His death might put a stop to the power of him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and set at liberty those who all their lifetime had been subject to slavery because of their dread of death. For of course it is not angels but descendants of Abraham that He is to help.

For if Joshua had really given them rest, He would not afterward have been speaking of another day. Verse ConceptsRest, EternalGod Giving RestRest

Then Jesus said to His disciples: "If anyone wants to be my disciple, he must say 'No' to self, put his cross on his shoulders, and keep on following me. For whoever wants to save his higher life will have to give up the lower life, and whoever gives up his lower life for my sake will find the higher life.



and nobody is worthy of me who does not take up his cross and follow me. Anybody who gains his lower life will lose the higher life, and anybody who loses his lower life for my sake will gain the higher life.