Thematic Bible: Transformation characters transformed by conversion
Thematic Bible
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Treasures
I advise you to buy of me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white raiment to clothe yourself, so that the shame of your nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint your eyes, in order that you may see.
"If you want to be perfect," said Jesus, "go, sell your property, give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow 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
In very truth I count all things but loss compared to the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and esteem them but refuse that I may gain Christ,
laying up right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order that they may obtain the Life which is life indeed.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in the ground, which a man finds but buries again, and then in his joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that land.
"but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
"For the life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Utterance
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
Keep on praying for me, too, that God may open for me a door of utterance to speak the secret truth of Christ, for which I am a prisoner.
Now then, as you excel in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and all zeal and in your love to me, see to it that you excel in this grace also.
and for me, that utterance may be given me to open my mouth boldly, and to make known the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador,
that in everything you have been enriched in him, in all speech, and in all knowledge
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Peter, the profane fisherman becomes a man whose very shadow heals
Then he began to curse and swear, saying, "I never knew the man." Immediately the cock crew!
In consequence people would even bring out their sick into the streets, and place them upon beds and pallets as Peter was passing, that at least his shadow might fall upon some of them.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » John the vindictive jew becomes the apostle of love
Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loves us a child of God.
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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
But they did not receive him because his face was set to go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples, James and John, saw this they said, "Lord, are you willing for us to bid fire come down from heaven and destroy them?" As Elijah did.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The woman of samaria of unsavoury reputation becomes an evangel of truth
"I have no husband," answered the woman. "You are right in saying 'I have no husband,'" Jesus said to her, "for you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband; in this you have spoken truly."
"Come! see a man who has told me everything that I ever did. He can't be the Christ, can he?"
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The cold-hearted philippian jailer becomes a sympathetic friend
And he took them, the same hour of the night, and washed their wounds, and he was baptized at once, he and all his.
On receiving so strict an order he cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Saul the bloodthirsty persecutor becomes paul, the tender-hearted brother
"What do you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief?" answered Paul. "For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus."
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The restless demoniac becomes a quiet disciple
And always, night and day, he remained among the tombs and in the mountains, shrieking and gashing himself with stones.
When they got to Jesus they found the demoniac sitting there clothed and in his right mind??he man who had had the "Legion"??nd they were awestruck.
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