Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Election » Of saints, is » Sovereign
in whom we are made heirs, and were thereto predestinate according to the purpose of him which worketh all things after the purpose of his own will:
For he saith to Moses, "I will show mercy to whom I show mercy: And will have compassion on whom I have compassion." So lieth it not then in a man's will, or cunning, but in the mercy of God.
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise. And God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound things which are mighty.
Grace » Of Christ » Bestows unmerited favours
not of the deeds of righteousness which we wrought, but of his mercy, he saved us, by the fountain of the new birth, and with the renewing of the holy ghost,
Verse Concepts
Accepting ChristBaptism Of The Holy SpiritBreath Of GodBorn Again, Produced ByBeing Born AgainBehaviourSpiritual RenewalBirth, SpiritualBaptism, significance ofHoliness, Believers' Growth InTransformationOnce Saved Always SavedRegenerationRenewal, Of People Of GodRevival, Nature OfSacramentsSelf Righteousness, And The GospelSpiritualityWashing
God, Grace OfHoly Spirit, Activities OfAbundance, SpiritualNew Birth, Described AsNew Birth, The Means OfGod's MercyThe Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit,Cleansing The BodyThe Divinity Of The Holy SpiritBeing Cleansed From SinRenewedGod Saves From TroubleGod Showed MercyWorks Of The LawRighteousnessRenewalrebirthgraciousness
Therefore by faith is the inheritance given, that it might come of favour: and that the promise might be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the law: but also to them which are of the faith of Abraham, which is the father of us all.
It is not for thy righteousness' sake and right heart that thou goest to possess their land: But partly for the wickedness of these nations, the LORD thy God doth cast them out before thee, and partly to perform that which the LORD thy God sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
O my God, incline thine ear, and hearken; at the least for thine own sake, open thine eyes. Behold how we be desolated: yea, and the city also, which is called after thy name. For we do not cast our prayers before thee in our own righteousnesses, no, but only in thy great mercies.
So lieth it not then in a man's will, or cunning, but in the mercy of God.