114 Bible Verses about Spiritual
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But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual.
And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.
The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.
If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
From Thematic Bible
Adorning » Spiritual » General references
All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
She will place on your head a graceful garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown."
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Adorning » Spiritual » White raiment, the heavenly garment
But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands."
The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads.
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Adorning » Spiritual » The robe of righteousness, the saint's adorning
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.
Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
And the angel said to those who were standing before him, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And to him he said, "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments."
Armour » Spiritual » Weapons and armour of the saints
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
Assurance » Spiritual
which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ,
because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
Beauty » Spiritual
One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness;
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!
Boasting » Spiritual
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.
those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, read more.
that he should live on forever and never see the pit.
But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. Then you will say, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in." read more.
That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.
For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart." read more.
Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
Body » Resurrection of » Spiritual
who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling,
When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Brethren » Spiritual » The family of God
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God." For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
Christ » Words of characteristics of » Spiritual
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Circumcision » Spiritual
In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn.
And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD; remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds."
But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
Clothing » Spiritual » White raiment, the heavenly garment
But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands."
The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads.
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Clothing » Spiritual » The robe of righteousness, the saint's adorning
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.
Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
And the angel said to those who were standing before him, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And to him he said, "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments."
Consequences of sin » death » Physical » Spiritual » Separation from God
but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people."
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed my covenant that I commanded them; they have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen and lied and put them among their own belongings. Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
There is no one who calls upon your name, who rouses himself to take hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us, and have made us melt in the hand of our iniquities.
Darkness » Spiritual
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
Deafness » Spiritual
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."
To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the LORD is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it.
"Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are a rebellious house.
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.
Dearth » Spiritual
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the LORD will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Therefore my people go into exile for lack of knowledge; their honored men go hungry, and their multitude is parched with thirst.
God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
For you shall be like an oak whose leaf withers, and like a garden without water.
death » Spiritual
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned--
and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
death » Spiritual » Of the wicked
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
They shall die of deadly diseases. They shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. They shall perish by the sword and by famine, and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?
But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.
He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is led astray.
Debtors » Spiritual
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Diligence » Spiritual
Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.
For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.
Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.
in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them.
Enlightenment » Spiritual
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORDgives light to the eyes of both.
Feasts » Of new moons » Spiritual
And the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are the true words of God."
And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, "Take; this is my body."
Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'
On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
Fulness » Spiritual » Warnings against worldly fulness
For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy.
they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
"But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.
They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly.
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of blessing
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of joy
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of the spirit
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of wisdom
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Fulness » Spiritual » Fulness of God
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Fulness » Spiritual » The overflowing cup
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Christ, the saviour
Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples.
"I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Faith
For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Wisdom
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Repentance
When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life."
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Grace
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Christ the chief of
Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples.
"I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Rest
and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Faith
For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Are through Christ
You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men."
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Pray for
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Wisdom
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Glory
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Grace
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » The holy ghost
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Righteousness
And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » A new heart
And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » To be used for mutual profit
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Not repented of by him
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Strength and power
Awesome is God from hissanctuary; the God of Israel--he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Eternal life
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Peace
May the LORD give strength to his people! May the LORD bless his people with peace!
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Repentance
When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life."
Glory » Spiritual » Is the work of the holy ghost
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Glory » Spiritual » Is given by God
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Glory » Spiritual » Is given by Christ
The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,
Glory » Spiritual » Is the work of the holy spirit
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Good » Tidings » Spiritual
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows, for never again shall the worthless pass through you; he is utterly cut off.
Healing » Spiritual
Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
"Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness." "Behold, we come to you, for you are the LORD our God.
"Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
Heirs » Spiritual » Spiritual
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.
and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
Heritage » Spiritual
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
Hope » Spiritual » Abides forever
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Hope » Spiritual » Enabled abraham to become the father of the faithful
and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, "So shall your offspring be."
Hope » Spiritual » Believers called to testify concerning
but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
Hope » Spiritual » The scriptures the source of
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Hope » Spiritual » The saving element in life
For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?
Hope » Spiritual » Inspires to clean living
Hunger » Spiritual
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
"Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
"They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, "those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds."
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.
Imitation » Of worldly people and customs condemned » Spiritual
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate.
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me--practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Inheritance » Earthly » Spiritual
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
The law of God » Described as » Spiritual
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin.
Life » Spiritual
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Life » Spiritual » Spotless, general references to
so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Surely then you will lift up your face without blemish; you will be secure and will not fear.
Life » Spiritual » Necessitates death to sin and self
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
Life » Spiritual » Secured through faith
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Life » Spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
Life » Spiritual » Sustained by the word of God
Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Life » Spiritual » Love the demonstration of
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
Men » Spiritual » Evil men put to silence
and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.
But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
that you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord GOD."
Mind » Spiritual
"For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Nation » Spiritual » Sins of
And the people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people.
"Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
saying: "O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens.
And the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against you, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Baals."
So they gathered at Mizpah and drew water and poured it out before the LORDand fasted on that day and said there, "We have sinned against the LORD." And Samuel judged the people of Israel at Mizpah.
Nation » Spiritual » The righteous cultivate the spirit of
If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
Nation » Spiritual » Rebellion against
Whoever will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be strictly executed on him, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of his goods or for imprisonment."
Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.
and that if anyone did not come within three days, by order of the officials and the elders all his property should be forfeited, and he himself banned from the congregation of the exiles.
The man who acts presumptuously by not obeying the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall purge the evil from Israel.
Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, "If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the LORDand serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."
Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asherahs out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."
Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple
They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."
Reputation » Spiritual
For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. read more.
By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named." He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies. And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets-- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two,they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated-- of whom the world was not worthy--wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,
Rest » Spiritual
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened. For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my wrath, 'They shall not enter my rest,'"although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. read more.
For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all his works." And again in this passage he said, "They shall not enter my rest." Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, again he appoints a certain day, "Today," saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts." For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on. So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.
Rivers » Jordan » Spiritual
They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;
Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.
Sleep » Spiritual » Symbol of death
Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
so a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep.
And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Sleep » Spiritual » General references to natural
And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, "Arise and eat."
And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, "So, could you not watch with me one hour?
Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.
As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him.
And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.
Sleep » Spiritual » Warnings against
as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day."
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
Therefore stay awake--for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning-- lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Radiant lives, of the saints
And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch.
Spiritual » Blindness » Examples of
We grope for the wall like the blind; we grope like those who have no eyes; we stumble at noon as in the twilight, among those in full vigor we are like dead men.
but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away.
Spiritual » Adoption » Adultery
Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the LORD, and they did not do so.
And Gideon made an ephod of it and put it in his city, in Ophrah. And all Israel whored after it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family.
But they broke faith with the God of their fathers, and whored after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the whore in their deeds.
then those of you who escape will remember me among the nations where they are carried captive, how I have been broken over their whoring heart that has departed from me and over their eyes that go whoring after their idols. And they will be loathsome in their own sight for the evils that they have committed, for all their abominations.
Spiritual » Hunger select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Destitution of the truth
and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law,
remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
"Behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, "when I will send a famine on the land-- not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Of God
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved--
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
the LORD appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.
Spiritual » Instruction » Examples of spiritual
Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites,helped the people to understand the Law, while the people remained in their places.
He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.
Spiritual » Quickening » General references to spiritual quickening
O LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.
For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble!
Then we shall not turn back from you; give us life, and we will call upon your name!
Spiritual » Poverty » Destitution of the truth
and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law,
remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
"Behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, "when I will send a famine on the land-- not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Food
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.'
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.'
Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Enlightenment, spiritual
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORDgives light to the eyes of both.
Spiritual » Enlargement » Enlightenment
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORDgives light to the eyes of both.
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Brethren
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God." For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
Spiritual » Hearing » Heritage
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » To God encouraged
Love the LORD, all you his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul."
keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » Exhortations to those engaged in
"I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man,
But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."
Say to those who have an anxious heart, "Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you."
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work, for I am with you, declares the LORD of hosts,
Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
Spiritual » Foundation » General references to
For it stands in Scripture: "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."
therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'Whoever believes will not be in haste.'
"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Spiritual » Hearing » Heirs of God
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.
and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
Spiritual » Of God's word sins of » Imitation
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate.
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me--practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Spiritual » Examples of growth » Healing of spiritual disease
Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
"Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness." "Behold, we come to you, for you are the LORD our God.
"Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people'; and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'"
I will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with lye and remove all your alloy.
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.
Spiritual » Light » God a light
The LORD is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar!
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Spiritual » Light » Reflected from believers
that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch.
"So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might."And the land had rest for forty years.
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Coming with power
Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,
And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power."
Spiritual » Eternal the growth of » Kingdom of Christ
They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful."
Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world."
Spiritual » Resurrection » Man, raised from spiritual death
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?
Spiritual » Cleansing » Spiritual encouraged
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
Spiritual » Renewal » Man, strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Spiritual » Crowns » Darkness
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
Spiritual » Adoption » Adorning
All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
She will place on your head a graceful garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown."
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Treasures
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Spiritual » Of children encouraged » Investments
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
"They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, "those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds."
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.
Spiritual » Cleansing » Composure
and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
Spiritual » Temple » General references to
What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Spiritual » Sowing » Surgery
For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
We know that our old selfwas crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
Spiritual » Hearing » Spiritual of believers
O LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.
Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.
Spiritual » Eternal the growth of » Kingdom of heaven
"For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
"Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son,
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,
Spiritual » Crowns » Deafness
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."
To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the LORD is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it.
"Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are a rebellious house.
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.
Spiritual » Eternal the growth of » Preaching of
He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose."
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,
Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,
Spiritual » Sowing » Striving
"Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Walking with God
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.
For all the peoples walk each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.
And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people joined in the covenant.
Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
Spiritual » Battles » Beauty
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
"Who is this who looks down like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awesome as an army with banners?"
And your renown went forth among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through the splendor that I had bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.
so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
Do not let your adorning be external--the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear-- but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
Spiritual » Crowns » Debtors
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Spiritual » Spiritual necessities emphasized by Christ » New Birth
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Weapons
Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
Moses alone shall come near to the LORD, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him."
There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.
When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the LORD would speak with Moses.
The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
while Moses went up to God. The LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel:
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Body
who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling,
When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Bondage
but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.
For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity."
Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?
Spiritual » Sleep » Warnings against
as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day."
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
Therefore stay awake--for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning-- lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Dawn, spiritual, the coming of Christ ushers in the
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit usfrom on high
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
Spiritual » Examples of growth » Harvest
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
Spiritual » Crowns » Dawn
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit usfrom on high
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Shining faces, general references to
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses' face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end,
Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.
Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Dullness, condemned
No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?"
"Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are a rebellious house.
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?
Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Drought
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the LORD will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Therefore my people go into exile for lack of knowledge; their honored men go hungry, and their multitude is parched with thirst.
God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
For you shall be like an oak whose leaf withers, and like a garden without water.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Examples of love to God
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Spiritual » Kingdom » General references to
Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world."
I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Spiritual » Progress » A characteristic of the righteous
The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
Spiritual » Power » Fills life with healing influences
because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.
and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Sanity
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
"But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger!
Spiritual » Feasts » Prepared in abundance for believers (select reading pr 91-6)
And the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are the true words of God."
And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, "Take; this is my body."
Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'
On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
Spiritual » Sowing » The blessings of
Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
Happy are you who sow beside all waters, who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Spiritual » Future rest of the saints restoration » Spiritual, of the penitent
"Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness." "Behold, we come to you, for you are the LORD our God.
I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.
He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the LORD, because they have called you an outcast: 'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!'
Spiritual » Physical inflicted physical healed » Circumcision
In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn.
And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD; remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds."
But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Utterance
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison--
But as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you--see that you excel in this act of grace also.
and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,
that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge--
Spiritual » Traffic » Exhortations to men to engage in
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
But the wise answered, saying, 'Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.'
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Examples of
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
"'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge--
Spiritual » Enlargement » failure
Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,
If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.
And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Discernment
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?"
And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.
But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
Spiritual » Hearing » Highway
Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway; clear it of stones; lift up a signal over the peoples.
And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.
"Set up road markers for yourself; make yourself guideposts; consider well the highway, the road by which you went. Return, O virgin Israel, return to these your cities.
Spiritual » Adoption » Attraction
Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers.We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you.
the LORD appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them.
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Pride
For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayedthus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains.
You say, 'I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.
Spiritual » Adoption » Armour
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Showers
May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth."
May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb.
And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Rivers
They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;
Again he measured a thousand, and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had risen. It was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By giving opportunities for choice
You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, you have tested me, and you will find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
And so in the matter of the envoys of the princes of Babylon, who had been sent to him to inquire about the sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, in order to test him and to know all that was in his heart.
At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, "Ask what I shall give you."
The LORDtests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous-- you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!
Spiritual » Renewal » Reputation
For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. read more.
By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named." He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies. And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets-- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two,they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated-- of whom the world was not worthy--wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,
Spiritual » Light » General references to
if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Disease
Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?
Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
"For thus says the LORD: Your hurt is incurable, and your wound is grievous.
For her wound is incurable, and it has come to Judah; it has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem.
And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » Times of spiritual refreshing
More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.
And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip when they heard him and saw the signs that he did.
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » Thirst
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
"Behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, "when I will send a famine on the land-- not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.
Spiritual » Relationships the church, its spiritual relationships » Heirship with Christ entailed in
and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
"And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ,as I teach them everywhere in every church.
Spiritual » Kinship, family of God its spiritual relationships » Heirship with Christ entailed in
and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
"And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ,as I teach them everywhere in every church.
Spiritual » Receptivity » General references to
So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."
Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
Spiritual » Hope » Abides forever
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Watchmen
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent. You who put the LORD in remembrance, take no rest,
"Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.
I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not pay attention.'
Spiritual » Life » Necessitates death to sin and self
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
Spiritual » Eternal the growth of » Near at hand
From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
Spiritual » Mind » Mind of Christ
"For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh,arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
Spiritual » Mind » Spiritual mind
"For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Spiritual » Life » Secured through faith
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » Demands entire consecration
No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,
Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Demands entire consecration
No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,
Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
Spiritual » Kings spiritual kingship, conditions of » Fidelity
For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
"You are those who have stayed with me in my trials, and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom,
Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Without us you have become kings! And would that you did reign, so that we might share the rule with you!
Spiritual » Enlargement » Exercise
He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,
Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;
Spiritual » Encouraged » In love
and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you,
for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more,
Spiritual » Immaturity » Inability to receive strong doctrine
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready,
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Abiding in Christ
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
Spiritual » Talk » Used in everyday life
You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By leading men in a difficult way
And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the LORD your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Spiritual » Kings spiritual kingship, conditions of » Spiritual cleansing
and he will rule them with a rod of iron, as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father.
and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Spiritual » Liberty » The presence of the spirit secures
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in--who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery--
Spiritual » Kings spiritual kingship, conditions of » Victory over satan
Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » A spiritual crown
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.'
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Without defect
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, "If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your heart to the LORDand serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."
Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asherahs out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Endurance
strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering--
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » Growth
About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. read more.
But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings,the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits. read more.
For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things--things that belong to salvation. For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you." And thus Abraham,having patiently waited, obtained the promise. For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
Spiritual » Encouraged » Into Christ
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
Spiritual » Labourers » Great opportunity afforded to
For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building.
Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By striving after the Christ ideal
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
Spiritual » Immaturity » Necessity for tutelage
In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world.
I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father.
Spiritual » Labourers » Prayer for the increase of
And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.'
Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
Spiritual » Knowledge » A cause for exultation
but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD."
And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,'for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
Spiritual » Life » Christ the supreme object of
For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.
Spiritual » Crowns » The crown of glory
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
Spiritual » Life » Sustained by the word of God
Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Sympathetic service
Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By demanding great sacrifices
Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin."
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I."
Spiritual » Rest » Lost by stubbornness
to whom he has said, "This is rest; give rest to the weary; and this is repose"; yet they would not hear.
For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." But you were unwilling,
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Humility
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » Dedication of God's house
And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.
And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Spiritual » Immaturity » Continuance in the primary department
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of blessing
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over severest afflictions
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Spiritual » Relationships the church, its spiritual relationships » Obedience secures the benefits of
But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Peter, the profane fisherman becomes a man whose very shadow heals
Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed.
so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on 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 from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
Spiritual » Kinship, family of God its spiritual relationships » Obedience secures the benefits of
But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of joy
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
Spiritual » Rest » True response found in God
When the LORD has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve,
Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
Spiritual » Rest » The divine presence gives
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over evil influences of men
Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down those who rise up against us.
And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the LORD of hosts.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The woman of samaria of unsavoury reputation becomes an evangel of truth
The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband'; for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true."
Spiritual » Hope » Enabled abraham to become the father of the faithful
and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, "So shall your offspring be."
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 family.
Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » Eternal life
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » The death of Christ
In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
Spiritual » Light promised » To the followers of Christ
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.
Spiritual » Light promised » To the obedient
You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.
Spiritual » Liberty » The mission of Christ to proclaim
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
Spiritual » Liberty » The truth the instrumentality
Spiritual » Vision » Afflictions prepare for
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.
Spiritual » Power » Source of spiritual power
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By proposing hard tasks
So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?" He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Watching
For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » Saul the bloodthirsty persecutor becomes paul, the tender-hearted brother
Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Worshipping
and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the LORD), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the LORD, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever,"the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
Spiritual » Examples of growth » The boy Christ
And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
Spiritual » Transformation characters transformed by conversion » The restless demoniac becomes a quiet disciple
Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.
And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By cultivating the understanding
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By putting away childish things
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
Spiritual » Examples of growth » The thessalonians
We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
Spiritual » Power » Enables men to speak with authority
And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Cleansing of God's temple
They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » Spiritual weapons
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Spiritual weapons
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
Spiritual » Encouraged » In fruitfulness
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
Spiritual » Power » Accompanies the baptism of the holy spirit
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Believers called to
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant grace
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
Spiritual » Perception » The wise man
The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the same event happens to all of them.
Spiritual » Labourers » Worthy of reward
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his wages."
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Many varieties of
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » The bankrupt servant
"Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » The bankrupt servant
"Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Witnessing
that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant supplies
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » Past mercies
Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you, your elders, and they will tell you.
Spiritual » Rest » Eternal
And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.""Blessed indeed," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!"
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over all satanic powers
And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire--and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Spiritual receptivity the condition of
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
Spiritual » Crowns » Cast at jesus' feet
the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Spiritual » Crowns » To be guarded
I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » The laodicean church
For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » The laodicean church
For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
Spiritual » Relationships the church, its spiritual relationships » Saints in heaven and earth united in
Spiritual » Relationships the church, its spiritual relationships » All barriers broken down
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » The gentiles
remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Spiritual » Kinship, family of God its spiritual relationships » Saints in heaven and earth united in
Spiritual » Kinship, family of God its spiritual relationships » All barriers broken down
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » The gentiles
remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Spiritual » Kings spiritual kingship, conditions of » Endurance
if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Personal purification
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Discovered by spiritual vision
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
Spiritual » Riches general references to » God's blessing the source of
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » Young soldiers enlisted
This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » A fight of faith
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » Invisible foes
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Young soldiers enlisted
This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » A fight of faith
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Invisible foes
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant power
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » The delights of God's word
Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts.
Spiritual » Persuasion » Of the inseparable love of God
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Spiritual » Persuasion » Of the divine keeping power
which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
Spiritual » Immaturity » Instability of faith
so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of the spirit
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of wisdom
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Spiritual » Fulness » Fulness of God
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Produced in all periods of life
They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,
Spiritual » Talk » Spiritual thoughts expressed in music
addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Found in spiritual assemblies
For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."
Spiritual » Crowns » The crown of righteousness
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Perennial
And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing."
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By permitting men to suffer when in the pathway of duty (paul and silas)
And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Walking
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
Spiritual » Riches general references to » More precious than earthly
He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Unsearchable
To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Spiritual » Riches general references to » A paradox
One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Enduring
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Spiritual receptivity
As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » An everlasting name
For thus says the LORD: "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose the things that please me and hold fast my covenant, I will give in my house and within my walls a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » Spiritual knowledge
I will give them a heart to know that I am the LORD, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » Spiritual rest
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » A new heart
And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,
Spiritual » Examples of growth » The boy samuel
Now the young man Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the LORD and also with man.
Spiritual » Light promised » To the just
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
Spiritual » Persuasion » Of the certainty of the divine promises
These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Spiritual » Encouraged » Formation
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,
Spiritual » Perception » Nehemiah
And I understood and saw that God had not sent him, but he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
Spiritual » Perception » David
And David knew that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
Spiritual » Vision » The holy spirit the author of
He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Spiritual » Vision » Uses the telescope of faith
By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
Spiritual » Power » Mightier than physical forces
Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.
Spiritual » Talk » Christ the topic of
That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened.
Spiritual » Rest » Found in Christ's service
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Spiritual » Spiritual necessities emphasized by Christ » Inward righteousness
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Spiritual » Spiritual necessities emphasized by Christ » A childlike spirit
and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Spiritual » Relationships the church, its spiritual relationships » Brotherhood of, recognized by Christ
For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Then I said, "These are only the poor; they have no sense; for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
Spiritual » Kinship, family of God its spiritual relationships » Brotherhood of, recognized by Christ
For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » Inhabitants of jerusalem
Then I said, "These are only the poor; they have no sense; for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Warring
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant entrance
For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » The blessings of a spiritual life
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By partaking of the deeper truths of the gospel
But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » Brings joy in the night season
My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
Spiritual » Light promised » To the church of the future
Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended.
Spiritual » Encouraged » In grace and knowledge
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Spiritual » Knowledge » Obedience, the condition of receiving
So Jesus answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.
Spiritual » Knowledge » Liberates the soul from all error
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Spiritual » Vision » Given in answer to prayer
Then Elisha prayed and said, "O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see." So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » Grown only upon good ground
Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Spiritual » Talk » Concerns the things of God
Spiritual » Talk » The habit of the saints
Then those who feared the LORD spoke with one another. The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name.
Spiritual » Hope » Believers called to testify concerning
but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By permitting temptation
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » An inward battle
but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » An inward battle
but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » The return from captivity
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » Love of Christ
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » All the teachings of the gospel
that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » The wonderful works of God
I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old.
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By overcoming temptation
I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
Spiritual » Light promised » To the benevolent
Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
Spiritual » Light promised » To the upright
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
Spiritual » Persuasion » Of the divine ability
Spiritual » Perception » The shunammite woman
And she said to her husband, "Behold now, I know that this is a holy man of God who is continually passing our way.
Spiritual » Encouraged » Through "the word"
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--
Spiritual » Encouraged » Unto perfection
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
Spiritual » Liberty » Spiritual, a mark of the new dispensation
to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
Spiritual » Liberty » The bondage of sin broken
that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
Spiritual » Vision » Heart purity essential to
Spiritual » Hope » The scriptures the source of
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Spiritual » Hope » The saving element in life
For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?
Spiritual » Life » Love the demonstration of
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
Spiritual » Rest » Appropriated by faith
For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said, "As I swore in my wrath, 'They shall not enter my rest,'"although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over malign spiritual forces
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
Spiritual » Victory promises of ultimate triumph » Over worldly allurements
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Mary magdalene
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » In the communion of saints
While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Testimony an aid to
that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Warms the heart
They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?"
Spiritual » Crowns » The crown of life
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
Spiritual » Moral Brankruptcy » The prodigal son
And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need.
Spiritual » Examples of moral and spiritual bankruptcy » The prodigal son
And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need.
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Death of the old life
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Thomas
So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Peter
He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep."
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Paul
Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
Spiritual » Gifts spiritual, promised » The holy spirit
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant life
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Spiritual » Abundance, of God's gifts » Abundant joys
They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » The words of Christ concerning benevolence
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » Is quickened by the holy spirit
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
Spiritual » Receptivity » Martha received him into her house
And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.
Spiritual » Perception » Peter
So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality,
Spiritual » Liberty » A new law of life sets free
For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
Spiritual » Fulness » The overflowing cup
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Spiritual » Vision » Believers alone possess
Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
Spiritual » Fruit » General references to » The product of heavenly wisdom
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
Spiritual » Talk » Tends to religious fervency
They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?"
Spiritual » Rest » Vainly sought in escape from trouble
And I say, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest;
Spiritual » Hope » Inspires to clean living
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Leaves its impress upon the life
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
Spiritual » Examples of growth » John the baptist
And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
Spiritual » Preparation steps required in » Returning unto the lord
and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."
Spiritual » Riches general references to » The inheritance of God's elect
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Contact with living water
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Chastening, or pruning
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » The sinful women
Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven--for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little."
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Mary of bethany
Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Faith and love
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Perseverance
Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
Spiritual » Memory calls to mind » The lord as a deliverer
When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.
Spiritual » Examples of growth » Paul
But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ.
Spiritual » Perception » The samaritan woman
Spiritual » Perception » Jesus
When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, "Why do you question in your hearts?
Spiritual » Knowledge » Obtained by acquaintanceship with God
Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth."
Spiritual » Knowledge » Leads to eternal life
And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
Spiritual » Power » Gives men courage to rebuke sin
But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
Spiritual » Power » Jesus the supreme example of
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Working
We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » New Birth
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."
good Tidings » Spiritual
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."
And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows, for never again shall the worthless pass through you; he is utterly cut off.
Watchmen » Spiritual
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent. You who put the LORD in remembrance, take no rest,
"Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.
I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not pay attention.'
Way provided » Spiritual
Go through, go through the gates; prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway; clear it of stones; lift up a signal over the peoples.
And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.
"Set up road markers for yourself; make yourself guideposts; consider well the highway, the road by which you went. Return, O virgin Israel, return to these your cities.
Weapons » Spiritual » Sword of the spirit
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.
"And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: 'The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword.
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Weapons » Spiritual » General references to weapons
Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Weapons » Spiritual » Trust in weapons vain
Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the LORD their God. I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen."
and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and overthrow the chariots and their riders. And the horses and their riders shall go down, every one by the sword of his brother.
Words » Christ's, characteristics of » Spiritual
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Words of Christ » Characteristics of » Spiritual
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Topics on Spiritual
Abundance, Spiritual
Exodus 34:6The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,
Abuse, Of Spiritual Things
Numbers 20:10Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?"
Adultery, Spiritual
1 John 2:15-17Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Appetite, Spiritual
Isaiah 55:1"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Armor, Spiritual
Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Babies Used As A Spiritual Image
1 Corinthians 3:1-2But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
Beauty, Spiritual
Psalm 110:3Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.
Betrothal, Spiritual
2 Corinthians 11:2For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
Birth, Spiritual
John 3:3Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Blessings, Spiritual
John 3:16"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Bondage, Spiritual
2 Timothy 2:26and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
Circumcision, spiritual
Deuteronomy 30:6And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Crowns, Spiritual Use
Isaiah 62:3You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
David, Spiritual Significance Of
Acts 2:29"Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
Dividing Spiritual Blessings
Acts 1:17For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry."
drought, spiritual
Psalm 68:6God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
equipping, spiritual
Isaiah 61:1-2The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Escaping, Spiritual Things
Genesis 39:10-12And as she spoke to Joseph day after day, he would not listen to her, to lie beside her or to be with her.
Fruit, Spiritual
James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
Fruitfulness, Spiritual
Galatians 5:22-23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Gifts From God, Spiritual
John 6:32Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
Inheritance, Spiritual
Hebrews 1:2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.
Labor, Spiritual Aspects Of
John 4:38I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."
Land, Spiritual Aspects Of
Genesis 2:8-9And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Leaders, Spiritual
Hebrews 5:4And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
Light, Spiritual
1 John 1:5This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Many Spiritual Beings
Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
Maturity, Spiritual
Ephesians 4:13-15until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
Not Seeing Spiritual Things
Daniel 10:7And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.
Origins Of Spiritual Life
John 3:6-8That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Poverty, Spiritual
Matthew 13:58And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
Predestination, Spiritual Events
Exodus 33:19And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
Purity, Moral And Spiritual
Habakkuk 1:13You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he?
Rejection Of Spiritual Instruction
2 Chronicles 30:10So the couriers went from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them.
Rest, Spiritual
Lamentations 5:19-22But you, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations.
Riches, Spiritual
Romans 11:33-36Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
Slavery, Spiritual
John 8:33-36They answered him, "We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, 'You will become free'?"
Sleep, Spiritual
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Spiritual Adoption
Exodus 4:22-23Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD, Israel is my firstborn son,
Spiritual Allegories
John 10:1-16"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.
Spiritual Blindness, Consequences Of
Romans 1:20-22For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Spiritual Blindness, In Unbelievers
Proverbs 4:19The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
Spiritual Blindness, Removal Of
2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Spiritual Blindness, Results Of Sin
Lamentations 4:14They wandered, blind, through the streets; they were so defiled with blood that no one was able to touch their garments.
Spiritual crowns
Isaiah 61:3to grant to those who mourn in Zion-- to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
Spiritual Darkness
John 11:10But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."
Spiritual Dawn
2 Peter 1:19And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
Spiritual Deafness
2 Timothy 4:4and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
Spiritual Death
Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Spiritual Depths
1 Corinthians 2:10these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.
Spiritual Desires
Isaiah 26:9My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Spiritual Destitution
Matthew 5:3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Spiritual Discernment
2 Kings 4:9And she said to her husband, "Behold now, I know that this is a holy man of God who is continually passing our way.
Spiritual Failure
Matthew 7:27And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."
Spiritual Famine,
Amos 8:11-12"Behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, "when I will send a famine on the land-- not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.
Spiritual Famine, Relief Of
Psalm 107:9For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
Spiritual Fathers
1 Corinthians 4:15For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Spiritual Foundations
1 Corinthians 3:11For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Spiritual Fulness
Psalm 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
Spiritual Gifts, Diversity Of
1 Corinthians 12:4-6Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;
Spiritual Gifts, Given To Church
Ephesians 4:11And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
Spiritual Gifts, Importance Of Love
1 Corinthians 13:1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Spiritual Gifts, Purpose Of
1 Corinthians 14:12So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.
Spiritual Gifts, Warnings About
1 Corinthians 14:39So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
Spiritual Growth
2 Corinthians 9:10He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
Spiritual Harlotry
Hosea 5:4Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. For the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not the LORD.
Spiritual Hunger
1 Peter 2:2Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--
Spiritual Ignorance
1 Corinthians 12:1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
Spiritual Illumination
Daniel 5:14I have heard of you that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.
Spiritual Immaturity
1 Corinthians 3:1But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
Spiritual Investment
Matthew 6:20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Spiritual life
John 6:63It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
Spiritual Life, Described By
Romans 6:11So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Spiritual Life, Maintained By
John 6:57As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.
Spiritual Life, Nature Of
Psalm 36:9For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.
Spiritual Malnutrition
1 Corinthians 3:1-3But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
Spiritual Maturity
1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
Spiritual Mothers
1 Peter 3:6as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
Spiritual Night
1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.
Spiritual Offspring
Galatians 3:29And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.
Spiritual Perception
Mark 2:8And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question these things in your hearts?
Spiritual Progress
Job 17:9Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.
Spiritual Striving
Philippians 1:27Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
Spiritual Treasures
2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
Spiritual Understanding
Hebrews 13:12-13So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.
Spiritual Vitality
2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Spiritual Warfare, Armour
Psalm 28:7-8The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
Spiritual Warfare, As Conflict
Ephesians 6:12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Spiritual Warfare, Causes Of
2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;
Spiritual Warfare, Enemies In
James 4:4You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
That Which Is Spiritual
John 4:24God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
Victory, Over Spiritual Forces
Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Wardrobe, Spiritual
Romans 13:12The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Weakness, Spiritual
2 Corinthians 12:10For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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