Thematic Bible: Transformation characters transformed by conversion
Thematic Bible
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Treasures
I counsel thee to buy of me, gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich, - and white raiment, that thou mayest array thyself, and, the shame of thy nakedness, may not be made manifest, - and eye-salve, to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
Jesus said unto him - If thou desirest to be perfect, Withdraw! sell thy substance, and give to the destitute, - and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens; and come! be following me.
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of PossessionsFollowing Jesus ChristCommitment, to Jesus Christethics, socialChristlikenessGenerosity, Humandiscipleship, nature ofChallengesBeggarsAlms, Good DeedsHeaven, Inheritance OfInvitationsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoverty, Remedies ForReligionRestitutionReward, For God's PeopleRich, TheSelf Denial
Yea, doubtless! and I account all things to be, loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom, the loss, of all things, have I suffered, and do account them refuse, in order that, Christ, I may win,
Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.
The kingdom of the heavens is like unto, a treasure hid in the field, which a man, finding, hid, - and, by reason of his joy, withdraweth and selleth whatsoever he hath, and buyeth that field.
but be laying up or yourselves treasures in heaven, where, neither moth nor rust, doth tarnish, and where, thieves, dig not through nor steal:
For, the life, is more, than the food, and, the body, than, the clothing.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Utterance
And they were all filled with Holy Spirit, and began to be speaking with other kinds of tongues just as the Spirit was giving unto them to be sounding forth.
Praying, at the same time, for us also, - that, God, would open unto us a door for the word, so that we may speak the sacred secret of the Christ - for the sake of which also I am in bonds,
But, just as, in everything, ye superabound, - in faith, and discourse, and knowledge, and all earnestness, and in the love among you which proceedeth from us, in order that, in this favour also, ye would superabound.
And on behalf of me; - that, unto me, may be given discourse in the opening of my mouth, with freedom of utterance, to make known the sacred secret of the glad-message
That, in everything, ye have been enriched in him - in all discourse and in all knowledge;
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Peter, the profane fisherman becomes a man whose very shadow heals
Then, began he to be cursing and swearing - I know not the man! And, straightway, a cock crowed.
So that, even into the broad-ways, were they bringing forth the sick, and laying them on small couches and beds, in order that, if Peter were coming along, even perchance his shadow, might overshadow some one of them.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » John the vindictive jew becomes the apostle of love
Beloved! let us be loving one another; because, love, is, of God, and, whosoever loveth, of God, hath been born, and is getting to understand God:
Verse Concepts
LoveCommitment, to God's peopleAssurance, nature ofBirth, SpiritualAttitudes, to other peopleOrigins Of Spiritual LifeLove, For One AnotherRegenerationSpiritualityLoving OthersNew Birth, Evidenced ByLove To OthersBrotherly LoveAgape LoveLove Fellow Christians!Loving Your EnemiesLove to ChristReciprocityFriendsBest Friends
And they welcomed him not, because, his face, was for journeying unto Jerusalem. And the disciples James and John, seeing it, said - Lord! wilt thou, that we bid fire come down from heaven, and destroy them?
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The woman of samaria of unsavoury reputation becomes an evangel of truth
The woman answered, and said unto him- I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her - Well, saidst thou, A husband, I have not; for, five husbands, thou hast had, - and, now, he whom thou hast, is not thy, husband: This true thing, hast thou spoken.
Come! see a man, that told me all things that ever I did: Can, this, be, the Christ?
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The cold-hearted philippian jailer becomes a sympathetic friend
And, taking them with him, in that hour of the night, he bathed them from their stripes, and was immersed, he, and his, one and all, on the spot;
who, a charge like this receiving, thrust them into the inner prison, and, their feet, made he fast in the stocks.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Saul the bloodthirsty persecutor becomes paul, the tender-hearted brother
Then, answered Paul - What are ye doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For, I, not only to be bound, but to die in Jerusalem, am ready, in behalf of the name of the Lord Jesus.
But, Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, going unto the High-priest,
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The restless demoniac becomes a quiet disciple
and, continually, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, was he crying aloud, and cutting himself in pieces with stones.
And they come unto Jesus, and view the demonized man, clothed and of sound mind, him who had had the legion, - and they were struck with fear.
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