Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Benevolence » The duty of » Encouragement to
But do not forget that he who sows with a niggardly hand will also reap a niggardly crop, and that he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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give, and gifts shall be bestowed on you. Full measure, pressed, shaken down, and running over, shall they pour into your laps; for with the same measure that you use they shall measure to you in return."
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God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the merciful
"For if you forgive others their offences, your Heavenly Father will forgive you also;
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"Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion.
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give, and gifts shall be bestowed on you. Full measure, pressed, shaken down, and running over, shall they pour into your laps; for with the same measure that you use they shall measure to you in return."
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"But the King will answer them, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'
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Goodness » Good people
A good man from his good store produces good things, and a bad man from his bad store produces bad things.
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"There is no good tree that yields unsound fruit, nor again any unsound tree that yields good fruit. Every tree is known by its own fruit. It is not from thorns that men gather figs, nor from the bramble that they can get a bunch of grapes. A good man from the good stored up in his heart brings out what is good; and an evil man from the evil stored up brings out what is evil; for from the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has also given to the Son to have life in Himself. And He has conferred on Him authority to act as Judge, because He is the Son of Man. Wonder not at this. For a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice and will come forth-- read more.
they who have done what is right to the resurrection of Life, and they whose actions have been evil to the resurrection of judgement.
they who have done what is right to the resurrection of Life, and they whose actions have been evil to the resurrection of judgement.
My dear friend, do not follow wrong examples, but right ones. He who habitually does what is right is a child of God: he who habitually does what is wrong has not seen God.
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whereas glory, honour and peace will be given to every one who does what is good and right--to the Jew first and then to the Gentile.
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Honor » Who has honor
whereas glory, honour and peace will be given to every one who does what is good and right--to the Jew first and then to the Gentile.
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Every one of you already has all that heart can desire; already you have grown rich; without waiting for us, you have ascended your thrones! Yes indeed, would to God that you had ascended your thrones, that we also might reign with you! God, it seems to me, has exhibited us Apostles last of all, as men condemned to death; for we have come to be a spectacle to all creation--alike to angels and to men. We, for Christ's sake, are labeled as "foolish"; you, as Christians, are men of shrewd intelligence. We are mere weaklings: you are strong. You are in high repute: we are outcasts.
Liberality » Promises to
Liberality » Characteristic of saints
Missionaries » In visiting and relieving the poor, the sick, &c
In all things I have set you an example, showing you that, by working as I do, you ought to help the weak, and to bear in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself said, "'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
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The religious service which is pure and stainless in the sight of our God and Father is to visit fatherless children and widowed women in their time of trouble, and to keep one's own self unspotted from the world.
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when I was ill-clad, you clothed me; when I was sick, you visited me; when I was in prison, you came to see me.'
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As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his almsgiving remains for ever."
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The poor » Care for » Is characteristic of saints
As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his almsgiving remains for ever."
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Righteousness » Of saints endures forever
As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his almsgiving remains for ever."
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