Thematic Bible: To believers


Thematic Bible




So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am commanding you today, so that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and so that you may live long on the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.” Verse ConceptsTemporal Blessingsethics, and graceBlessings, To AbrahamOld Age, Attainment OfHow To Live LongEternal PossessionResults Of Keeping The CommandmentsKeep The Commandments!



but showing graciousness and steadfast lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodReliabilityLove Towards God, Results InLove For GodResults Of Keeping The CommandmentsMercyFamily Lovedevotioncommandments

But if you will indeed listen to and truly obey His voice and do everything that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahBlessings, To IsraelCautionGod As EnemyEnemies

the blessing, if you listen to and obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today; Verse ConceptsBlessedBlessing And CurseObedienceBlessings From GodObeying Godcommandmentsobeying

Then it shall be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight, keeping and observing My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build you an enduring house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you. Verse Conceptsethics, and graceCommands, in OTBuildingKingsGod Will Be With YouKeep The Commandments!The Dynasty Of David


For whoever does the will of God [by believing in Me, and following Me], he is My brother and sister and mother.” Verse ConceptsGod, Fatherhood Ofethics, basis ofGuidance, Need For God'sRelationshipsmomsSiblingsGod's WillBrothers LoveSibling Lovemums

“So I say to you, ask and keep on asking, and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking, and you will find; knock and keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritThe Act Of OpeningPrayer, As Asking GodAnswered PromisesFinding ThingsGod Answers PrayerGod Giving Freely

If you ask Me anything in My name [as My representative], I will do it. Verse ConceptsCondolenceAnswered PromisesAsking In Jesus NameCalling In Christ's NameGod Answers Prayer



Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Verse ConceptsEarnestnessPrayer, Advice For EffectivePrayer, As A Response To GodSearchingSeeking GodPrayer, Offered WithSincereityApproaching GodGod, Presence OfFinding GodWhole HeartednessSingle MindednessFinding Loveseeking

And will not [our just] God defend and avenge His elect [His chosen ones] who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay [in providing justice] on their behalf? Verse ConceptsChosen OnesJustification, Necessity OfNightGod Is JustJusticeGod Not DelayingGod Does Right For PeopleGod VindicatesRevengeExercisePersistencevindication

But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. Verse ConceptsFindingRestoration After BackslidingPrayer, Advice For EffectiveReceptivenessRevival, CorporateFinding GodWhole HeartednessSingle Mindedness



“Return, O faithless sons,” [says the Lord],
“I will heal your unfaithfulness.”
[They answer] “Behold, we come to You,
For You are the Lord our God.
Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands fordrawing near to GodHealingRevival, CorporateReturning To GodGod HealsYou Are Our GodBackslidingBackslidersGod's Healing LoveFalling Away From God


Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are you who hunger now [for righteousness, actively seeking right standing with God], for you will be [completely] satisfied. Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are you who weep now [over your sins and repent], for you will laugh [when the burden of sin is lifted]. Verse ConceptsLaughterSatisfactionTearsBenefits Of SadnessMothers DeathSmilingFeeding The Poorhunger



Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.”
Now return [in repentance] to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people];
And He relents [His sentence of] evil [when His people genuinely repent].
Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfGod, Patience OfGod, Repentance OfGrace, In OtReceptivenessRepentance, Nature OfRestraintGod Is GraciousLongsuffering Of GodReturning To GodNot Tearing ClothesSpeed Of God's AngerDelay Of The Second ComingSurrenderNatural DisastersBroken Heartsrelentlesswholeness

So repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God—seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day]; Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofBlottingPeter, Preacher And TeacherPreaching, Content OfRepentance, Importance OfRevelation, Responses ToRevival, Nature OfSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfUrgencySecond Coming Of Christ, Names OfTurning To GodRepentanceForgiveness Through RepentanceRefreshing From GodRepentance And ForgivenessConversion Of IsraelBackslidersForgiving YourselfGod's ForgivenessThe Presence Of GodSeasons Changing


Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
Verse ConceptsAnger Of God, DescriptionMind, Of GodSin, Deliverance From GodSin, Nature OfUnforgivenessPenitenceWho Is Like God?A Forgiving GodSpeed Of God's AngerAnger And Forgiveness



But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth;
And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodFace Of GodWaistsMillennial KingdomSpirit Of ChristThe Sword Of The SpiritGod Beating PeopleGod KillingChrist SpeakingGod KillsRighteousness Of ChristStriking People With A Stafffairness


You [evildoers] shamefully plan against the poor,
But the Lord is his safe refuge.
Verse ConceptsPlansPoverty, Remedies ForGod And The PoorPoor, The Wicked Response ToShaming People




For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.
Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaPrisonersGod And The PoorCaptivity, Of IsraelAnswered PromisesGod Pays Attention


For He will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.
Verse ConceptsBad LeadershipGod And The PoorRight SidesGod Saving From EnemiesGod With You To HelpGod Helps The PoorHelping The Poor

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled [before others], and he who habitually humbles himself (keeps a realistic self-view) will be exalted.” Verse ConceptsAbasement Of The ProudLove, Abuse OfPride, Evil OfPromotionThe Proud Will Be AbasedHumbling OneselfAbasementBeing HumbleHumble Yourself



“For all these things My hand has made,
So all these things came into being [by and for Me],” declares the Lord.
“But to this one I will look [graciously],
To him who is humble and contrite in spirit, and who [reverently] trembles at My word and honors My commands.
Verse ConceptsBrokennessAttitudes Of HumilityGod, The CreatorHand Of GodMeeknessPoverty, SpiritualRepentance, Nature OfReverence, And God's NatureRevival, Nature OfSpirit, Nature OfTremblingContriteRemorseCharacter Of SaintsBible, In Christian LivingAweExistence Through GodFearing God's WordGod And The HumbleBeing HumbleSelf EsteemA Broken Heart

and He told them, “Whoever welcomes this child in My name welcomes Me; and whoever welcomes Me [also] welcomes Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you [that is, the one who is genuinely humble—the one with a realistic self-view]—he is the one who is [truly] great.” Verse ConceptsGod, Unity OfReceptivenessAcceptance, Of Jesus ChristInferiorityWelcoming ChristWelcoming BelieversIn The Name Of ChristGreatness Of DisciplesThe One Who Sent Christ


Though the Lord is exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.
Verse ConceptsHumilityPride, Evil OfThe ProudGod And The HumbleGod Far AwayGod Opposes The Proud

But He gives us more and more grace [through the power of the Holy Spirit to defy sin and live an obedient life that reflects both our faith and our gratitude for our salvation]. Therefore, it says, “God is opposed to the proud and haughty, but [continually] gives [the gift of] grace to the humble [who turn away from self-righteousness].” Verse ConceptsGod, Grace Ofethics, and graceAttitudes Of PrideGrace, And Christian LifeHumilityMeeknessMercy, Response To God'sAttention SeekersOpposition, To Sin And EvilPoverty, SpiritualPride, Evil OfGod Is GraciousEnabling GraceThe ProudGod OpposingGod And The HumbleGod Opposes The ProudThe Grace Given To MenGracePrideBeing HumbleHumble YourselfBeauty And Self WorthHumility And Pridehumblenesshumble


“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none;
Their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself;
I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.
Verse ConceptsThe Needydrought, physicalPrayer, God's Promises ConcerningTongueGod And The PoorAnswered PromisesSeeking WaterGod Not ForsakingWater, As A Symbol Of Affliction


For You have been a stronghold for the helpless,
A stronghold for the poor in his distress,
A shelter from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of tyrants
Is like a rainstorm against a wall.
Verse ConceptsFortressesAfflicted SaintsThe NeedyExploitationsdefence, divineGod, The ProviderGuardiansNoonPoverty, Remedies ForRefugeesSanctuaryStormsWallsDistressGod Being Our RefugeShadow Of GodshelterThe Storms Of Life



“But God saves [the innocent] from the sword of the mouth of the devious,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.
Verse ConceptsOppression, God's Attitude ToBoxingGod Saving From EnemiesGod Helps The Poor


For this is contained in Scripture:Behold, I am laying in Zion a chosen stone, a precious (honored) Cornerstone,
And he who believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will never be disappointed [in his expectations].”
Verse ConceptsCornerstonesConfidence, In ChristdefeatZion, As A SymbolNames And Titles For ChristSpiritual FoundationsCapstoneChrist The RockThe Effects Of FaithNot Put To ShamePreciousScripture SaysDisappointmentpeterzion

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must [so it is necessary that] the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross], In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him, trusts Him, and relies on Him] may not perish, but have eternal life and [actually] live forever!




I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes and trusts in Me [as Savior—all those who anchor their hope in Me and rely on the truth of My message] will not continue to live in darkness. Verse ConceptsDarkness, Deliverance FromenlightenmentSaving FaithThe Light Of ChristComing Out Of DarknessThe Effects Of FaithLightEvangelismThe World

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, anyone who believes in Me [as Savior] will also do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these [in extent and outreach], because I am going to the Father. Verse ConceptsPower Through GodJesus Christ, Ascension OfTruly TrulyGreatness Of DisciplesThe FatherWorks Of Faith

For this reason I am telling you, whatever things you ask for in prayer [in accordance with God’s will], believe [with confident trust] that you have received them, and they will be given to you. Verse ConceptsAll Things Being PossiblePrayer, God's Promises ConcerningBelievingAnswered PromisesAsking In Jesus NameHaving FaithEverything Happening For A ReasonPrayingbelief



And the Lord said, “If you have [confident, abiding] faith in God [even as small] as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree [which has very strong roots], ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea’; and [if the request was in agreement with the will of God] it would have obeyed you. Verse ConceptsFaith, And Blessings Of GodSmallnessSmall ThingsPlucking OutLiteral PlantingHarming TreesIn The Heart Of The SeaObeying PeopleFaith Moving MountainsSeeds

Jesus said to him, “[You say to Me,] ‘If You can?’ All things are possible for the one who believes and trusts [in Me]!” Verse ConceptsAll Things Being PossibleFaith, And Blessings Of GodBelievingPossibilities For PeoplePossible For PeopleBelieving In Yourselfbeliefpossibilitiesimpossible