What Does The Bible Say About Light?

March 11, 2020 Desemond Mbantoh Leave a comment

What Does The Bible Say About Light? The phrase “Light of the World” (Greek: φῶς τοῦ κόσμου Phṓs tou kósmou), was clearly used by Jesus Christ to describe Himself and His disciples in the New Testament. This phrase which is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and John is closely related to the parables of Salt and Light, and Lamp under a bushel. Remember that in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth and said let there be light. The light of life from the very beginning of creation was Jesus Christ. Behold, Jesus is the light before the light. The Light in us is the light of Christ, the very light of the Holy Spirit which is the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:4).

In a debate with the Jews, Jesus says in John 8:12 that, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” During the miracle of healing the blind at birth, Jesus Christ also pointed to the fact that He is the light of the world. Let’s support this by reading from John 9:5 – “When I am in the world, I am the Light of the World.” It was out of love that God gave His only Son, Jesus Christ to be sacrificed as the lamb that takes away the sins of those who believe in Him (John 3:16). Today, anyone who Believes, Sincerely Repents, and starts obeying the Key Teachings of Jesus Christ is offered Eternal Life and saved from the Lake of Fire. He/she becomes the light of the world just like the Master, Jesus Christ.

What Does The Bible Say About Light?

What the Scriptures say about the Light

Jesus Christ Himself is the light of life (John 8:12), and the light of the world (John 9:5). Christ also refers to His disciples as the light of the world as we can read from Matthew 5:14 – “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” This is so because Christ is in them and they are in Christ. Hence, they are simply reflecting what they are through Christ. As followers of Christ, we’ve been called to live our lives just as He did with His.

1 John 1:5-6 says, “God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.” Hence, if no light shines from your life, it is either you have no relationship with Jesus Christ or you are bringing dishonor (sinning) to His name through your thoughts, words, and actions. To have the light shine from you is to strive for a righteous life through Christ. It is sad to hear someone proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord but still living a sinful life. Such brings disrepute to Christ and the Gospel. In short it is more of a stumbling block for unbelievers. Such is not convincing that Christ has the power to change lives. But by following the steps of Christ, we should preach both by actions and words.

What The Bible Says About Light

Isaiah 60:1 – “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.”

John 8:12 – “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.””

Psalm 119:105 – “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.“

Psalm 27:1 – “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?”

Numbers 6:24-26 – “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you, the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

Psalm 119:130 – “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.“

Matthew 5:14 – “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”

John 1:5 – “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

Matthew 5:15-16 – “Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Acts 13:47 – “For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.””

Group 1 – What The Bible Says About Light

1 John 1:5 – “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.“

Luke 8:16 – “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.”

Daniel 2:22 – “He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.“

Psalm 37:5-6 – “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.”

1 John 1:7 – “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”

Luke 12:3 – “What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.”

1 Peter 2:9 – “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”

2 Corinthians 6:14 – “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?”

Ephesians 1:18 – “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.”

Genesis 1:3 – “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”

Group 2 – What The Bible Says About Light

Acts 26:22-23 – “But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen— that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles.”

Psalm 31:16 – “Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.”

Psalm 80:19 – “Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.”

James 1:17 – “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.“

Psalm 119:105 – “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

John 1:5 – “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

Matthew 5:16 – “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

John 8:12 – 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.”

Psalm 44:3 – “It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.”

Group 3 – What The Bible Says About Light

1 John 1:5 – “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.”

Matthew 5:14 – “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”

1 Peter 2:9 – “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.“

Ephesians 5:8 – “For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.“

1 John 1:7 – “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”

Luke 11:34 – “Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness.”

2 Corinthians 4:6 – “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.”

Psalm 27:1 – “Of David. 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?“

John 12:35 – So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.”

Group 4 – What The Bible Says About Light

Isaiah 58:8 – “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.”

Matthew 4:16 – “The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.”

John 9:5 – “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

Isaiah 42:16 – “And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.”

1 Thessalonians 5:5 – “For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.”

John 12:36 – “While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.”

James 1:17 – “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.”

Psalm 119:130 – “The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.”

Ephesians 5:14 – “For anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.””

Group 5 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

Ecclesiastes 2:13 – “Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness.”

Proverbs 6:23 – “For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,”

Revelation 21:23 – “And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.”

Psalm 36:9 – “For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.”

Psalm 18:28 – “For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness.”

Genesis 1:3 – “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”

John 1:4 – “In him was life, and the life was the light of men.”

1 John 1:5-7 – “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. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”

Isaiah 49:6 – He says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

Group 6 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

Matthew 5:14-16 – “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

John 3:19-21 – “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. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”

Isaiah 9:2 – “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.“

Acts 26:18 – “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.’”

Ecclesiastes 2:13 – “Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness.”

Isaiah 60:20 – “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.”

Isaiah 60:1 – “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

Philippians 2:14-16 – “Do all things without grumbling or questioning, 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, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.”

John 5:35 – “He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.”

Genesis 1:3-5 – “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.”

Philippians 2:15 – “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,”

John 3:19-28 – “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. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized …”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

Daniel 12:3 – “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.”

Matthew 5:13-16 – “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.””

2 Peter 1:19 – “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,”

Proverbs 20:27 – “The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.”

John 1:7-9 – “He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.”

Acts 13:47 – For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

John 1:7 – “He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.”

Ephesians 5:11 – “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.”

Daniel 2:22 – “He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.”

Matthew 6:22-23 – “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full 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!”

Proverbs 4:18 – “But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.”

John 1:9 – “The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.”

John 1:4-9 – “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. …“

Luke 8:16 – “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.”

Matthew 17:2 – “And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

Isaiah 42:6 – “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,”

Romans 13:12 – “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.”

Genesis 1:4 – “And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.”

Isaiah 45:7 – “I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things.”

Exodus 13:21 – “And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.”

Luke 16:8 – “The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.”

2 Corinthians 6:14 – “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?”

John 12:35-36 – “So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.”

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

2 Corinthians 4:4-6 – “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 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.”

Jeremiah 13:16 – “Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the twilight mountains, and while you look for light he turns it into gloom and makes it deep darkness.”

1 John 1:7-10 – “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”

Isaiah 60:2-3 – “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.“

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

Isaiah 60:19 – “The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light; but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.”

Acts 9:3 – “Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.”

Ephesians 5:11-12 – “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.”

Psalm 104:2 – “Covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.”

1 Timothy 6:16 – “Who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.”

John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me

Revelation 21:23-25 – “And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there.”

Ephesians 5:8-9 – “For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

2 Corinthians 4:4 – “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”

Acts 26:13 – “At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me.”

Luke 2:32 – “A light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”

Numbers 6:24-26 – “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”

John 1:4-8 – “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.”

John 1:8 – “He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.”

John 3:16-17 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

Psalm 8:3-4 – “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?”

Genesis 1:13-19 – “And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so, And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, …”

John 12:46 – “I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.”

2 Corinthians 6:14-17 – “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 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. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,”

Group 15 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

Matthew 5:13 – “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.”

Micah 7:8-10 – “Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication. Then my enemy will see, and shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is the Lord your God?” My eyes will look upon her; now she will be trampled down like the mire of the streets.”

Job 38:19-24 – ““Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness, that you may take it to its territory and that you may discern the paths to its home? You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great! “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, which I have reserved for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war? …”

Zechariah 14:6-7 – “On that day there shall be no light, cold, or frost. And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.”

Group 16 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

Philippians 2:15-16 – “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, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.”

Psalm 23:1-6 – “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul, He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; …”

Colossians 1:11-12 – “May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.”

John 9:5-7 – “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.”

1 Kings 11:36 – “Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to put my name.”

Group 17 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

Job 38:15 – “From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm is broken.”

1 John 1:5-9 – “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. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Group 18 – What Does The Bible Say About Light?

1 Peter 2:5-9 – “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. 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.” So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. 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.”

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What Does The Bible Say About Life? The life that we live on Earth is a pathway that leads those who believe in Jesus Christ to the true life awaiting them before the throne of God, the Father of Creation. As Christians, we have the chance to start over, to begin a new spiritual life of righteousness in Jesus Christ. It is this life that we call the true life, one worth seeking with all your strength. This is the life that never finishes. We obtain it through Christ who did not hesitate to give-up his life on the cross of Calvary for our sake. On the cross, he took with him all the sins of those who welcome him as the lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world. The main Bible verses about life are revolving around this Holy Truth.

Christ on his own had no sin but out of his desire to restore the once lost relationship between God and man because of sin, he accepted to become the divine sacrificial lamb. His blood which was shed on the cross brought an end to the sin spiral which dates back to the time of Adam. God used the blood of his son to wash our sins and set us apart for his mercy, favor, and everlasting life. Let’s support this by reading from Ephesians 1:7 – “He is so rich in kindness and grace that He purchased our freedom with the blood of His Son and forgave our sins.” In addition, Christ gave us the right to become Children of God by embracing the new life in him as we can read from John 1:12-13. Other Bible verses about life reflect this very truth.

What Does The Bible Say About Life?

There is a deep meaning behind the Bible verses about life which we must understand as God’s spirit leads us. With the words of our mouths, heart desires and the believe in our hearts, we can invite Christ to come into our lives and be part of our daily activities. Christ is standing before the heart of every man and woman asking to have his way in. Anyone who opens up his heart, Christ will come and dwell in it together with the father of creation, God. He will give to such a person a new life that has no end. Upon asking Christ to come into your life, he will come and never leave nor abandon you. Lets support this message by reading from Matthew 28:20b – “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

What the Scriptures Say About Life (Through Christ we have eternal life)

1 John 5:11-13 – “And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.” It would be fatal mistake to write on Bible verses about life without pointing to this Divine Truth that saves mankind. The death of Christ on the Cross reconciled mankind with God. Today, God offers eternal life to all those who accept and honor the sacrifice of his son. This eternal life that we are talking about is a free gift made out of God’s grace. We did nothing to merit it, but by simply accepting Christ and his Key Teachings, it is made ours.

What The Bible Says About Life

Group 1 – What The Bible Says About Life

Proverbs 21:21 – “Whoever pursues righteousness and love
finds life, prosperity and honor.”

Proverbs 27:19 – “As water reflects the face,
so one’s life reflects the heart.”

Ephesians 5:15-16 – “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”

2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we live by faith, not by sight.”

Psalm 121:7-8 – “The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.”

Psalm 73:26 – “My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.”

1 Peter 3:10-11 – “For, Whoever would love life
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.”

Mark 8:36 – “What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?”

Colossians 3:23-24 – “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”

Group 2 – What The Bible Says About Life

Psalm 37:7 – “Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.”

Romans 12:2 – “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Proverbs 4:23 – “Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.”

Psalm 25:4 – “Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.”

Psalm 31:3 – “Since you are my rock and my fortress,
for the sake of your name lead and guide me.”

Hebrews 12:14 – “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.”

Proverbs 13:3 – “Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,
but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.”

Deuteronomy 30:16 – “For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.”

John 6:35 – “Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

Group 3 – What The Bible Says About Life

Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

James 3:13 – “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.”

John 7:38 – “Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

Proverbs 10:17 – “Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.”

Proverbs 19:8 – “The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.”

Psalm 23:6 – “Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.”

Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.”

Psalm 37:5-6 – “Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.”

Matthew 16:25 – “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.”

Ecclesiastes 7:10 – “Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.”

Group 4 – What The Bible Says About Life

Matthew 6:25 – “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?”

1 Corinthians 15:22 – “For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.”

Psalm 118:24 – “The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.”

1 John 4:9 – “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.”

Philippians 2:14-16b – “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life.”

2 Timothy 3:16-17 – “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Jeremiah 17:9-10 – The heart is deceitful above all things
and beyond cure.
Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart
and examine the mind,
to reward each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”

Luke 11:28 – He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

Ecclesiastes 7:14 – “When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.”

Group 5 – What Does The Bible Say About Life?

Psalm 16:11 – “You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”

Romans 14:8 – “If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”

Galatians 5:25 – “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”

John 14:6 – Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Proverbs 3:1-2 – “My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.”

Proverbs 13:12 – “Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 -“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”

Matthew 16:26 – “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?“

Philippians 1:21 – “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

James 1:12 – “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”

Group 6 – What Does The Bible Say About Life?

John 8:12 – When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Psalm 119:93 – “I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have preserved my life.”

Revelation 3:9 – “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.”

Proverbs 10:9 – “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.“

1 Corinthians 6:12 – “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.”

1 John 4:15 – “If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.”

2 Corinthians 10:3 – “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.”

1 John 5:12 – “Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

Acts 20:24 – “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.“

1 Peter 1:15-16 – “But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

Psalm 63:3-4 – “Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.”

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Life?

John 10:10 – “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

James 2:17 – “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 – “I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.”

Proverbs 14:12 – “There is a way that appears to be right,
but in the end it leads to death.”

1 Corinthians 10:31 – “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

Romans 8:6 – “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.”

Acts 17:28 – “For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.”

Luke 12:22b-23 – “Do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.”

Genesis 50:20 – “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”

Galatians 5:1 – “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”

Matthew 10:39 – “Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Life?

Psalm 34:22 – “The Lord will rescue his servants;
no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.”

Psalm 119:1 – “Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the law of the Lord.“

Isaiah 57:15 – “For this is what the high and exalted One says—
he who lives forever, whose name is holy:
“I live in a high and holy place,
but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and to revive the heart of the contrite.”

2 Corinthians 5:14-15 – “For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.”

Amos 5:4 – This is what the Lord says to Israel: “Seek me and live”.

James 1:18 – “He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.”

Proverbs 4:26 – “Give careful thought to the paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.”

Psalm 24:1 – “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.”

Philippians 4:12 – “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.“

Psalm 90:4 – “A thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Life?

Ecclesiastes 9:7 – “Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.”

Proverbs 4:10 – “Listen, my son, accept what I say,
and the years of your life will be many.”

Matthew 3:8 – “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.”

Ecclesiastes 3:11 – “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”

Genesis 1:26 – Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

1 Corinthians 8:6 – “Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.”

Romans 8:11 – “And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”

Ecclesiastes 12:1 – “Remember your Creator
in the days of your youth,
before the days of trouble come
and the years approach when you will say,
“I find no pleasure in them”.

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Life?

Psalm 54:4 – “Surely God is my help;
the Lord is the one who sustains me.”

Philippians 1:23-24 – “I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.”

1 Peter 1:18-19 – “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.”

Deuteronomy 8:3 – “He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.”

Genesis 1:29 – Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.”

Habakkuk 2:4 – “See, the enemy is puffed up;
his desires are not upright—
but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness.”

Isaiah 55:7 – “Let the wicked forsake their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.”

1 Peter 2:16 – “Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.”

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Life?

Luke 9:24 – “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.”

Romans 6:1-2 – “What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?“

Mark 8:35 – “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.”

2 Peter 1:3 – “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.”

Ecclesiastes 12:13 – “Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the duty of all mankind.”

2 Timothy 3:12 – “In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”

1 Timothy 4:8 – “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.”

Leviticus 20:26 – “You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.”

Romans 12:18 – “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”

Hebrews 12:1 – “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Life?

Ecclesiastes 5:18 – “This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.”

Hebrews 3:14 – “We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end

2 Corinthians 13:11 – “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.”

Matthew 5:14 – “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”

Revelation 3:5 – “The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.”

John 1:3 – “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”

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What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

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What Does The Bible Say About Learning? It is of great importance that we keep ourselves spiritually intelligent by studying, meditating, learning, and knowing the Word of God. The message of God that came through Christ is one that brings life. And it is without doubt that God wants us to spend quantitative and qualitative time studying His ways. However, it is not just about studying for studying sake but studying and putting into practice. It is by so doing that we are located in God’s mercy and favor. And as we all know, once a person finds favor before God, he/she will live to testify His goodness, love, and protection.

Truth be told, the Bible is an incredible book of history and facts that are all pointing to the existence of God Almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth. And even of greater importance is the fact that the Bible is the Word of God. It contains the Mind of God on almost all situations about our lives. That’s why we should actively study it and meditate on it day and night. Apostle Paul says in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 – “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” By Believing, Sincerely Repenting, Learning and Obeying the Key Teachings of Jesus Christ, we are offered God’s special gift of Eternal Life and saved from the Fire of Hell.

What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

What the Scriptures say about Learning

It is by learning and putting God’s word into practice that we are able to grow and mature spiritually. It is difficult to claim blessings or promises that you know little to nothing about. Hence, by studying God’s word, you get to familiarize yourself with His promises and blessings which you can rightly claim. There is so much to benefit from learning God’s word.

5 Reasons why you should learn God’s word

1. The word of God is infallible (Proverbs 30:5-6)

Behold brethren, there is no error in God’s word. When it has to do with our souls, the law of the Lord is perfect. It is also important to understand here that the testimony of our Lord is inerrant. The purity of God’s word does not require something additional. It is in this light that the Lord warns us against adding to His word that which He has not spoken. Proverbs 30:5-6 says, “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.”

2. The word of God is complete (Revelation 22:18-19)

Brethren, what God had spoken through our Christian fathers and the immediate followers of Jesus Christ should be held with much care. Let no one try to remove or add anything that was not said. Whatever God revealed to any of them about a subject matter is complete and worth respecting. Their teachings have been gathered into what we refer today as the Bible. Revelation 22:18-19 says, “For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”

3. The word of God is totally authoritative (Psalms 119:89)

Psalms 119:89 says, “Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven.” It is important to understand once and for all that the Word of God is the only source of absolute Divine authority.

4. God will fulfill all what His word promises (Isaiah 55:11)

Isaiah 55:11 says, “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Behold, God sent His word to accomplish His perfect will in our lives. He has given us many promises in the Bible that reassure us about His love, mercy, favor, and protection even in the midst of intense challenges. You can be sure that He will certainly bring to accomplishment all His promises. He never fails. He did it in the past, He is still doing it these days, and He will certainly do it even in the days to come (Hebrews 13:8).

5. God’s word is totally sufficient for all our needs (Timothy 3:16-17)

Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” The Bible which is an authoritative guide in knowing and doing the will of God handles almost all aspects of life. Hence, we can say that it is sufficient for us to know what God wants from us in every situation.

What The Bible Says About Learning

Proverbs 3:11-12 – “My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.”

Proverbs 1:7 – “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

Philippians 4:9 – “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”

Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”

Proverbs 4:11 – “I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.”

Proverbs 12:1 – “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.”

Colossians 3:16 – “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.”

Psalm 25:5 – “Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.”

Psalm 25:4 – “Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.”

Group 1 – What The Bible Says About Learning

1 John 2:27 – “As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.”

Matthew 28:19-20 – “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Matthew 11:29-30 – “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Isaiah 26:9 – “My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.”

Titus 2:1 – “You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.”

John 7:16 – Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.”

Psalm 25:8-9 – “Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”

Psalm 143:10 – “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.”

Group 2 – What The Bible Says About Learning

Deuteronomy 8:5 – “Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.”

Acts 20:20 – “You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house.”

Acts 5:42 – “Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.”

John 14:26 – “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”

2 Timothy 2:15 – “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.”

Proverbs 9:9 – “Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.”

2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,”

Proverbs 18:15 – “An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.”

Proverbs 1:7 – “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

Proverbs 1:5 – “Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,”

Group 3 – What The Bible Says About Learning

2 John 1:9 – “Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.”

Titus 2:1 – “But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.”

2 Timothy 3:7 – “Always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.“

2 Timothy 3:16-17 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.”

Proverbs 22:6 – “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.“

Philippians 4:9 – “What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”

Proverbs 10:17 – “Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.”

James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.“

Colossians 3:16 – “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.“

Romans 15:4 – “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.”

Luke 2:52 – “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”

Group 4 – What The Bible Says About Learning

Daniel 1:17 – “As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.“

John 14:26 – “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.”

Psalm 25:4 – “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.”

Colossians 2:8 – “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.”

Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.”

Deuteronomy 5:1 – “And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak in your hearing today, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them.”

Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Colossians 3:20 – “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”

Psalm 127:3 – “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”

Psalm 119:11 – “I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”

Group 5 – What The Bible Says About Learning

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”

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.”

Matthew 18:10 – “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.”

1 John 2:27 – “But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.”

Proverbs 1:8-9 – “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.”

1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.””

Exodus 20:12 – “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.”

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

Group 6 – What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

Matthew 19:14 – But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

Psalm 25:5 – “Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.”

Proverbs 4:5-6 – “Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.”

Matthew 11:29 – “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.”

Proverbs 15:5 – “A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.”

Ephesians 6:1-3 – “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.””

Psalm 23:1-6 – “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul, He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...”

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

Matthew 11:29-30 – “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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Proverbs 3:11-12 – “My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”

1 Chronicles 16:11 – “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!”

Psalm 25:8-9 – “Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.”

Deuteronomy 31:13 – “And that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as you live in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess.”

Proverbs 6:20 – “My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.”

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Titus 3:14 – “And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful.“

Isaiah 26:9 – “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.”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

Proverbs 23:22 – “Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.”

Proverbs 16:21 – “The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.”

John 3:10 – Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?”

Proverbs 20:11 – “Even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and upright.”

Isaiah 1:17 – “Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.”

John 7:15 – The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?”

Joshua 1:8 – “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”

Proverbs 4:1-2 – “Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight, for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching.”

Matthew 18:2-4 – And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

2 Timothy 3:15 – “And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.”

John 6:45 – “It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me—”

Romans 2:21 – “You then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?”

Ephesians 6:4 – “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

Proverbs 10:1 – “The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.”

Romans 3:23 – “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”

Revelation 3:19 – “Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.”

Psalm 143:10 – “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!”

Isaiah 26:3 – “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”

1 Timothy 5:4 – “But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”

2 Corinthians 12:9 – “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

Ecclesiastes 12:12 – “My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.”

Psalm 119:66 – “Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.”

Proverbs 4:11 – “I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.”

Romans 10:17 – “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.”

Hebrews 4:12 – “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.”

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

1 Peter 3:15 – “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,”

Mark 10:13-16 – “And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.”

Galatians 2:20 – “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.”

Colossians 3:23 – “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,”

John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Genesis 1:1 – “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

Psalm 25:4-5 – “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.”

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

Proverbs 24:16 – “For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.”

Psalm 119:9 – “How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.”

Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

Ephesians 2:8 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,”

John 7:16 – “So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

Acts 17:11 – “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.”

Acts 1:8 – “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.”

Proverbs 12:1 – “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.”

Acts 20:20 – “How I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house,”

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About Learning?

Revelation 1:1-20 – “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. ...”

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What Does The Bible Say About The Law?

March 10, 2020 Desemond Mbantoh Leave a comment

What Does The Bible Say About The Law? Each time that the Bible speaks of the Law, it is referring to the detailed standards that God gave to Moses, beginning in Exodus 20 with the 10 Commandments. It is these standards that sum up to make God’s Law. This Law clearly explains God’s requirements for a holy people. It included three categories: Civil, Ceremonial, and Moral Laws. This Law was given by God in order to separate His people from all the evil nations around them and to clearly define sin unto their understanding (Ezra 10:11; Romans 5:13; 7:7). This very Law also pointed out to the fact that no human being could purify themselves enough to please God — that is, the Law revealed our need for a Savior.

It is rather unfortunate that by New Testament times, the religious leaders had hijacked the Law and added to it their own rules, traditions, and teachings (Mark 7:7-9). It is important to understand here that although the Law was good, it was weak in that it lacked the power to change a sinful heart (Romans 8:3). Behold, preserving the Law, as interpreted by the Pharisees, had actually become an oppressive and overwhelming burden (Luke 11:46). It was then that God gave His only Son, Jesus Christ to be offered as atonement for the sins of all those who believe in Him so that they may not die but have everlasting life (John 3:16). Today, anyone who Believes, Sincerely Repents, and obeys the Key Teachings of Jesus Christ is offered God’s special gift of Eternal Life.

What Does The Bible Say About The Law?

What the Scriptures say about the Law

We perceive in the Scriptures that Jesus Christ was born into a legalistic climate within which conflicts with the hypocritical arbiters of the Law were inevitable. However, Jesus Christ, the Lawgiver, said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matthew 5:17). Truth be told, the Law was not evil. It was purposefully given to serve as a mirror to reveal the conditions of a person’s heart (Romans 7:7). John 1:17 says, “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” We can as well say without doubt that Jesus Christ represents the perfect balance between Grace and the Law (John 1:14).

Christ is the fulfillment of the Law of Moses and the teachings of the Prophets. Through Him, God’s saving grace has been poured out on all those who believe. Jesus Christ takes away the sins of all who come to Him and purifies them so that they can stand in the presence of God Almighty where they’ll benefit from everlasting life. Christ is the perfect mediator between man and God. His death on the Cross at Calvary was a sacrifice to reconcile man with God.

Facts about the Law

From the very beginning, God has always been full of grace (Psalm 116:5; Joel 2:13), and people have always been saved by faith in Him (Genesis 15:6). The truth is that the same God who gave the Law also gave Jesus (John 3:16). His grace was manifested through the Law by instituting the sacrificial system to cover sins. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus was born of a virgin “under the law” (Galatians 4:4) and He became the Final Sacrifice to fulfill the Law and establish the New Covenant (Luke 22:20). Today, everyone who comes to God through Christ is declared righteous and worthy for the Heavenly Feast (Hebrews 9:15; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 3:18).

What The Bible Says About The Law

Mark 12:31 – “The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

Romans 6:15 – “What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means!”

1 Corinthians 10:23 – ““I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.”

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 – “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

Joshua 1:8 – “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”

Deuteronomy 28:1 – “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

Deuteronomy 30:16 – “For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.”

Group 1 – What The Bible Says About The Law

Psalm 103:17-18 – “But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.”

Matthew 7:12 – “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

Romans 3:20 – “Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.”

Romans 13:8 – “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.”

Deuteronomy 10:12-13 – “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?”

2 Corinthians 6:14 – “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?”

John 15:12 – “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.“

Ephesians 6:4 – “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”

Galatians 5:14 – “For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.””

Group 2 – What The Bible Says About The Law

Amos 5:24 – “But let justice roll on like a river,righteousness like a never-failing stream!”

1 John 3:21-22 – “Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.”

Micah 6:8 – “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Galatians 6:2 – “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

Psalm 119:10 – “I seek you with all my heart;do not let me stray from your commands.”

Romans 6:14 – “For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.”

Romans 2:12 – “All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.”

Psalm 119:30 – “I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.“

Joshua 22:5 – “But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.“

1 John 4:21 – “And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”

Group 3 – What The Bible Says About The Law

1 Kings 2:3 – “Observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go.”

Romans 7:7 – “What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.””

Proverbs 10:8 – “The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.”

Matthew 7:1 – “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.”

John 14:15 – “If you love me, keep my commands.”

1 Corinthians 15:56 – “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.”

Romans 10:4 – “Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.“

Romans 13:10 – “Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.“

Deuteronomy 7:9 – “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.“

Romans 13:9 – “The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.””

Group 4 – What The Bible Says About The Law

Luke 10:27 – He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Psalm 119:111 – “Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.”

Ezekiel 20:19-20 – “I am the Lord your God; follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. Keep my Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.”

Acts 13:38-39 – “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.”

Hebrews 9:15 – “For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.”

Psalm 119:165 – “Great peace have those who love your law,and nothing can make them stumble.”

Psalm 119:1 – “Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.”

Galatians 3:5 – “So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?”

Proverbs 3:1-2 – “My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.”

Group 5 – What The Bible Says About The Law

Matthew 19:18b-19 – “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’“

John 14:21 – “Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

Psalm 119:36 – “Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.”

Psalm 119:160 – “All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.“

Romans 8:1-2 – “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”

Psalm 119:14 – “I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.”

Exodus 34:28 – “Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.”

Proverbs 19:16 – “Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.”

Romans 3:21-22 – “But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile.”

1 John 3:11 – “For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.”

Group 6 – What Does The Bible Say About The Law?

Exodus 15:26 – “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”

Psalm 119:60 – “I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.”

Galatians 2:15-16 – “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.”

Psalm 19:7 – “The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.”

James 1:25 – “But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.“

Matthew 19:19 – “‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”

John 13:34 – “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.“

Daniel 9:5 – “We have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.”

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About The Law?

John 15:10 – “If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.”

Psalm 112:1 – “Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands.”

Isaiah 26:8 – “Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.”

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 – “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”

Psalm 119:93 – “I will never forget your precepts,for by them you have preserved my life.”

Psalm 119:45 – “I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.”

Proverbs 4:10 – “Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.”

Ecclesiastes 12:13 – “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.”

Ezekiel 18:21 – “But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die.“

1 John 3:24 – “The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About The Law?

James 4:12 – “There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?”

Deuteronomy 5:29 – “Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!”

Hebrews 13:20-21 – “Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

Psalm 119:7 – “I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.”

Ezekiel 36:27 – “And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.”

Deuteronomy 4:2 – “Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.”

Proverbs 10:29 – “The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.“

Leviticus 5:17 – “If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though they do not know it, they are guilty and will be held responsible.”

Psalm 111:10 – “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About The Law?

Deuteronomy 4:13 – “He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow and then wrote them on two stone tablets.”

Leviticus 26:3-4 – “If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.”

Matthew 5:17 – “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”

Exodus 20:17 – “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Deuteronomy 4:40 – “Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the Lord your God gives you for all time.”

Exodus 20:23 – “Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.”

Matthew 22:39 – “And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Numbers 15:39 – “You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the Lord, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes.”

1 John 3:4 – “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About The Law?

Leviticus 22:31 – “Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord.”

Exodus 24:12 – The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”

Galatians 2:21 – “I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!“

Job 23:12 – “I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.”

Matthew 22:39 – “And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Deuteronomy 6:17 – “Be sure to keep the commands of the Lord your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.”

Genesis 26:4-5 – “I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.”

Deuteronomy 5:11 – “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.”

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What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

March 10, 2020 Desemond Mbantoh Leave a comment

What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God? The Kingdom of God is highly referenced in the Gospels (e.g., Luke 17:20; Mark 1:15; 10:15; 15:43) and in other books of the New Testament (e.g., 1 Corinthians 15:50; Acts 28:31; Romans 14:17). It is important to understand here that the Kingdom of God is synonymous with the Kingdom of Heaven. In different passages of Scripture, the deep concept of the Kingdom of God takes on various shades of meaning. In a broad sense, the Kingdom of God is the rule of an eternal, sovereign God over the entire universe. A good number of Scriptural passages indicate that God is the supreme and undeniable Monarch of all creation: “The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all” (Psalm 103:19).

It is important to understand that every authority that exist has been established by God Almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth (Romans 13:1). Hence, we can say with a reasonable degree of certainty that the Kingdom of God incorporates everything that is. We can as well perceive the Kingdom of God as a spiritual rule over the hearts of those who willingly submit to His sovereign authority. All those who defy this authority and refuse to subject to ruling are not part of God’s Kingdom. From this point of view, we can clearly say without doubt that the Kingdom of God is spiritual.

What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

What the Scriptures say about God’s Kingdom

Jesus Christ said that His Kingdom was not of this world (John 18:36). He preached that a Sincere Repentance and an obedient heart to the Commands of God was necessary to be a part of the Kingdom of God (Matthew 4:17). John 3:5-7 is the evidence that the Kingdom of God can be equated to a sphere of salvation. Jesus tells us that the Kingdom of God is accessed by being born again of Water and the Holy Spirit. The birth which is governed by water is the call for a sincere repentance from sin and all wicked ways. God instructed John the Baptist to institute it (Matthew 3). The birth which is governed by the Holy Spirit is that which repented sinners obtain in Christ Jesus (John 14). We can also say that the Lord is the Sovereign of the Universe. Hence His Kingdom is Universal (1 Timothy 6:15).

Another sense in which the Kingdom of God is used in the Scripture is the literal rule of Christ on the Earth during the Millennium. Prophet Daniel said, “the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed” (Daniel 2:44; cf. 7:13–14). Behold, many other Prophets also spoke in support of this (e.g., Zechariah 14:9; Obadiah 1:21; Habakkuk 2:14; Micah 4:2). Having this in mind, some theologians refer to the future, open manifestation of God’s Kingdom as the “Kingdom of Glory” and the present, hidden manifestation of God’s Kingdom as the “Kingdom of Grace.” However, both manifestations of God’s Kingdom are highly connected. As of now, Christ has setup his spiritual reign in the Church on Earth, and He will someday setup His physical reign in Jerusalem.

What The Bible Says About The Kingdom Of God

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.“

1 Chronicles 29:11 – “Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.”

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 – “Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

Ephesians 2:19-20 – “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.”

Matthew 4:17 – From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

Matthew 19:14 – Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Luke 12:32 – “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.”

Group 1 – What The Bible Says About The Kingdom Of God

Matthew 5:10 – “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.“

Mark 1:15 – “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

Zechariah 14:9 – “The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.”

Luke 10:9 – “Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’”

John 3:3 – Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

Isaiah 33:22 – “For the Lord is our judge,the Lord is our lawgiver,the Lord is our king;it is he who will save us.”

Matthew 16:19 – “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

John 3:5 – Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.”

Psalm 24:10 – “Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty—he is the King of glory.”

Isaiah 52:7 – “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!””

Group 2 – What The Bible Says About The Kingdom Of God

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.“

2 Peter 1:10-11 – “Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Revelation 20:6 – “Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.”

1 Timothy 1:17 – “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

Mark 1:15 –And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Romans 14:17 – “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”

John 18:36 – 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.”

Luke 17:20-21 – “Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.””

Group 3 – What The Bible Says About The Kingdom Of God

Matthew 16:19 – “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

Revelation 11:15 – “Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”“

Daniel 2:44 – “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,”

Matthew 4:17 – “From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.””

Matthew 12:28 – “But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.”

Daniel 7:27 – “And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.’”

Acts 28:31 – “Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.”

1 Corinthians 6:9 – “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,”

Group 4 – What The Bible Says About The Kingdom Of God

Matthew 5:3 – “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

Psalm 103:19 – “The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.”

Matthew 6:9-13 – Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”

Matthew 25:34 – “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.”

Matthew 6:10 – “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”

Zechariah 14:9 – “And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one.”

John 3:5 – Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”

Luke 10:9 – “Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’”

Luke 17:21 – “Nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”

John 3:3 – Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Group 5 – What The Bible Says About The Kingdom Of God

Revelation 21:1-4 – “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Matthew 5:20 – “For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 – “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

Acts 28:23 – “When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.”

Matthew 5:10 – “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

1 Corinthians 15:50 – “I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.”

Group 6 – What The Bible Says About The Kingdom Of God

Romans 2:6-8 – “He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.”

Matthew 4:23 – “And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.”

Matthew 13:44 – “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.”

Luke 11:20 – “But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.”

Luke 16:16 – “The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.”

Matthew 19:14 – But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

1 Corinthians 4:20 – “For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.”

Mark 1:14-15 – “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.””

Matthew 13:11 – And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.”

Matthew 3:2– “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Group 7 – What The Bible Says About The Kingdom Of God

Matthew 10:7 – “And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”

Matthew 24:14 – “And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

Luke 13:28-29 – “In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out. And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 7:21 – “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”

Luke 12:32 – “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”

Matthew 5:5 – “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”

Luke 9:2 – “And he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.”

Galatians 5:19-21 – “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Mark 9:1 – 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.”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

Luke 1:31-33 – “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

Galatians 1:8-9 – “But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.”

Matthew 13:24 – He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,”

Matthew 13:1-58 – “That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down, And the whole crowd stood on the beach, And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, ...”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

Matthew 7:13-14 – “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”

Isaiah 9:6-7 – “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.”

Psalm 45:6 – “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;”

John 3:1-36 – “Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. …”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

Mark 4:30-32 – And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”

2 Thessalonians 1:5 – “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—”

Acts 28:30-31 – “He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.”

Amos 9:11 – “In that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen and repair its breaches, and raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old,”

Mark 1:14 – “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,”

1 Corinthians 6:10 – “Nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

Romans 4:13 – “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.”

Matthew 18:3 – And said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

Acts 8:12 – “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.”

Mark 12:34 – “And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.”

Matthew 19:28 – Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Matthew 9:35 – “And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.”

John 11:25-26 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

Isaiah 32:1 – “Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice.”

Matthew 13:47-50 – “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

Colossians 1:13 – “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,”

2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”

John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Matthew 5:19-20 – “Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Acts 19:8 – “And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 11:12 – “From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force.”

John 18:36-37 – 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.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

Revelation 20:4-6– “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. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.”

Micah 4:1-3 – “It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it, and many nations shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide for strong nations far away; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore;”

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

John 3:13 – “No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.”

Revelation 5:10 – “And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”

Romans 1:1-32 – “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, …”

Isaiah 11:1-9 – “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. 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, 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. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins. ...”

Group 15 – What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

Revelation 21:3-4 – “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Luke 4:43 – 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.”

Matthew 6:9-10 – Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”

Galatians 3:27-29 – “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.”

Philippians 3:20 – “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,“

Hebrews 12:28 – “Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,”

Hebrews 12:22 – “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,”

Group 16 – What Does The Bible Say About The Kingdom Of God?

2 Peter 3:13 – “But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.”

Matthew 5:8 – “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”

Acts 1:6 – So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

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.”

Romans 14:17-19 – “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.”

Ephesians 5:5 – “For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.”

Romans 8:17 – “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.”

Luke 8:10 – He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’”

Psalm 115:16 – “The heavens are the Lord’s heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man.”

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What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

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What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day? The answer to this question will help you to better prepare yourself. But what is Judgement Day? It is the day of God’s final, ultimate judgement on sinful mankind. Several Scriptural passages point to the final judgement after death at the end of time when everyone will stand before God to give an account of his/her thoughts, words, and actions. On several occasions, the Bible severely warns us against the Judgement Day. Prophet Malachi wrote saying: “‘Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,’ says the LORD Almighty. ‘Not a root or a branch will be left to them’” (Malachi 4:1). John the Baptist also spoke of the need to “flee from the coming wrath” (Luke 3:7).

Apostle Paul also spoke of the coming judgement when he wrote to the unrepentant: “Because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. God ‘will repay each person according to what they have done’” (Romans 2:5–6; cf. Psalm 62:12). Hence, Judgement Day is a sure event. On several occasions in the scriptures, we perceive God passing judgement on individuals and nations. For example, Isaiah 17-23 is a series of judgement being pronounced against Damascus, Egypt, Babylon, Cush, Jerusalem, Arabia, and Tyre. Behold, these localized judgement serve to foreshadow that which is to come (Isaiah 24 is a description of God’s final judgement over the whole world).

What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

What the Scriptures say about Judgement

In most cases, there is a temporal judgement on sin that takes place in this life, but the Final Judgement will take place at the end of time. Revelation 19:17-21 records or makes mention of a great battle in which the enemies of God are slaughtered (and this is likely the image that popup in the minds of many whenever they think of the Judgement Day). However, this is only a temporal judgement which will be passed on those who will be alive by the time of the great battle. The Final Judgement is one that will encompass everyone who has ever lived and will consign each and everyone accordingly to their final destiny. Let’s get one of the Scriptural vivid description of the Judgement Day by reading from:

Revelation 20:11-15 – “Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.”

Facts about the Judgement Day

In Revelation 20:11-15, we perceive that God is the Final Judge. According to Jesus Christ, it is the Son who will render Final Judgement, so it must be He who is siting on the throne as mentioned in Revelation 20:11-15 (John 5:16–30; cf. Revelation 7:17). The final judgement is one which is comprehensive. It will bring forth everyone including those who have ever died, small and great (insignificant as well as significant). Truth be told, no one escapes Judgement Day. The judgement of Judgement Day will be carried out according to what individuals have done in their lives – all will be judged according to their works. It is important to understand here that you won’t be judged according to what others did or didn’t do but will stand judgement alone, responsible for your own actions.

Although judgement is based on works, it is not a matter of weighing good deeds against bad. Ultimately, our entrance into heaven or hell is based on whether or not our names are written in the Book of Life (Revelation 20:11-15). Those whose names are not found in the Book of Life will be cast into the Lake of Fire. Such people are those who rejected the call of Jesus Christ for a Sincere Repentance. They have refused to obey His Key Teachings nor Believe that He is the Son of Jehovah, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. God’s special gift of Eternal Life has not been offered to such people. Revelation 21:27 reiterates and clearly points to the fact that only those whose names are written in the Lambs Book of Life will enter the New Heaven and the New Earth.

Justification through Jesus Christ

Romans 5:1 says, “Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” The person who has faith in Jesus Christ has already had judgement rendered. The person has been justified – that is, declared righteous by God on the basis of Christ’s work on his behalf. Remember that Christ was crucified on the Cross for our sins. Although, He was holy and had no sin of His own that merited death, He willingly gave up His life as a price for our own sins. He did this so that anyone who believes in Him may not die but have everlasting life. Hence, anyone who has faith in Christ has been justified. It is like the final judgement that would have taken place on Judgement Day has been rendered in advanced.

All who have faith in Christ have been declared righteous, and their names have been written in the Book of Life. Such people have nothing to fear on the Judgement Day because their punishment was borne by Christ on the Cross at Calvary (Romans 8:1). However, it is important to understand that having faith in Christ has to do with welcoming Him and following His Teachings. This is how we show our love for Him and our desire for Eternal Life. Behold, Christ is full of Eternal Life, ready and willing to give to anyone who loves Him. Loving Him is obeying His commands (John 14:21). And Loving Him is loving the One who sent Him, God the Father Almighty. Judgement Day will be a day of final salvation for those who have faith in Christ as they’ll be freed from all kinds of suffering and sin (Malachi 4:2–3).

Christ is the one who takes away sin

Hebrews 9:27–28 says, “Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him”.

What The Bible Says About Judgement Day

Group 1 – What The Bible Says About Judgement Day

Matthew 7:3 – “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”

Romans 14:13 – “Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.”

Matthew 7:1 – “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.”

Proverbs 21:2 – “A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.”

Romans 2:1 – “You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.”

Matthew 12:36 – “But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.”

Hebrews 13:4 – “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.“

Romans 2:12 – “All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.”

Isaiah 54:17 – “No weapon forged against you will prevail,and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,and this is their vindication from me,”declares the Lord.”

Luke 6:37 – “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”

Romans 14:4 – “Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.”

Group 2 – What The Bible Says About Judgement Day

John 3:17 – “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”

Romans 8:1-2 – “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”

Romans 14:3 – “The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them.“

Colossians 2:16-17 – “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.”

James 4:12 – “There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?”

Isaiah 26:9 – “My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.”

John 3:18 – “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”

1 Corinthians 9:27 – “No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.”

Group 3 – What The Bible Says About Judgement Day

Revelation 20:12-13 – “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.”

James 5:12 – “Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.”

Mark 16:16 – “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”

2 Timothy 4:7-8 – “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store 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 longed for his appearing.”

Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

2 Peter 2:9 – “If this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.”

Group 4 – What The Bible Says About Judgement Day

John 12:48 – “The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.”

Romans 14:10 – “Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;”

Hebrews 9:27 – “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,”

1 Corinthians 4:5 – “Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.”

Matthew 12:36 – “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,”

Group 5 – What The Bible Says About Judgement Day

Revelation 20:1-15 – “Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. 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. …“

Matthew 24:36 – “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.”

Revelation 13:8 – “And all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.”

Revelation 21:4 – “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

2 Corinthians 5:10 – “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.”

Group 6 – What The Bible Says About Judgement Day

Romans 2:16 – “On that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.”

Revelation 20:7 – “And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison.”

1 Corinthians 11:31 – “But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.“

2 Peter 2:4 – “For 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;”

Acts 17:31 – “Because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

Romans 12:19 – “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.””

Matthew 6:1-34 – “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. …”

Group 7 – What The Bible Says About Judgement Day

John 3:17 – “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

Matthew 25:31-46 – “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 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, …”

2 Peter 3:10-13 – “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

Mathew 25:39-40 – “And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 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.’”

Matthew 25:36-38 – “I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?”

Matthew 7:2 – “For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.”

Revelation 20:12 – “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.”

John 3:16-17 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

Matthew 10:15 – “Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.”

Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

Revelation 22:18 – “I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,”

1 Peter 4:17 – “For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?”

John 5:22 – “The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,“

Revelation 22:12 – “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay everyone for what he has done.”

Matthew 7:1 – “Judge not, that you be not judged.”

Jude 1:6 – “And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—”

Matthew 12:36-37 – “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

John 5:24 – “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.”

Romans 2:5 – “But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.”

John 8:12 – 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.”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

Romans 14:12 – “So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.”

2 Timothy 4:8 – “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.”

Daniel 7:9-10 – “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.”

2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 – “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— since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 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 in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, …”

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

Psalm 23:1-6 – “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul, He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. …”

Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

2 Peter 3:7 – “But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.”

James 2:12-13 – “So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.”

Acts 10:42 – “And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.”

Matthew 25:41 – “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

Romans 2:1 – “Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.

Romans 2:12 – “For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.”

2 Peter 3:10 – “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.”

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.”

Luke 16:19-31 – “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. …”

Daniel 12:2 – “And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”

Romans 8:1 – “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

1 Peter 4:5 – “But they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.”

Matthew 25:46 – “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Ecclesiastes 12:14 – “For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.”

John 3:18 – “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”

Matthew 10:14-15 – “And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.”

Mark 16:16 – “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”

John 12:31 – “Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.”

Matthew 7:21-23 – “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”

Matthew 13:40 – “Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the close of the age.”

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

Romans 14:10-12 – “Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.”

Revelation 11:7 – “And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,”

Revelation 9:6 – “And in those days people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them.”

1 Peter 3:18 – “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,”

Revelation 3:5 – “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.”

Acts 4:12 – “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.”

1 John 4:17 – “By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.”

Group 15 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

Revelation 11:18 – “The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”

Matthew 25:31 – “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.”

Revelation 20:13 – “And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.”

Revelation 20:15 – “And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”

Matthew 13:49 – “So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous.”

Revelation 11:15 – “Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.””

James 5:12 – “But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.”

Matthew 24:24 – “For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.”

Group 16 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

Revelation 17:8 – “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.”

Matthew 3:12 – “His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

Matthew 25:34 – “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.”

Jude 1:14-15 – “It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

Hebrews 13:4 – “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.”

Revelation 20:10 – “And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.”

Group 17 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

Mark 8:38 – “For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

Matthew 18:21 – Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”

2 Timothy 4:1 – “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:”

Matthew 25:32 – “Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.”

James 2:10 – “For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.”

1 Corinthians 9:27 – “But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.”

Matthew 12:36-41 – “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. …”

Group 18 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

John 5:29 – “And come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.”

Luke 23:32-41 – “Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left, And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!” The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine …”

Matthew 24:14 – “And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

Revelation 20:14 – “Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.”

2 Timothy 3:1-17 – “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. …”

Group 19 – What Does The Bible Say About Judgement Day?

John 14:15 – “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”

Revelation 20:11-12 – “Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.”

Romans 8:1-2 – “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.”

1 Corinthians 3:11-15 – “For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.”

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What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

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What Does The Bible Say About Joy? The answer to this question will give us the mindset that we should maintain as followers of Christ even in the face of challenges. Remember that Joy is one of the fruits of the Spirit. Literally, the “fruit of the Spirit” is what is manifested when the Holy Spirit indwells a believer in Jesus Christ. We can as well say that the “fruit” is the product of the Holy Spirit’s cultivation of character in the heart of a person. Galatians 5:22-23 clearly list the different fruits of the Spirit with the second on the list being joy. The Greek word translated as Joy is Chara which points to the natural reaction to the work of God, whether promised or fulfilled. In simple terms, joy expresses God’s Kingdom together with His influence on Earth (Romans 14:17).

The Greek word Chara is closely related to Charis, which means “grace” or “a gift.” Chara is just the normal response to Charis. That is, we have joy because of God’s grace. Such joy is so great that at times, it becomes inexpressible (1 Peter 1:8). Behold, possessing joy is a choice. We chose whether to value God’s presence, promises, and works in our lives. The Spirit opens our eyes to God’s grace around us and fills us with the joy (Romans 15:13). Joy is not to be found in a fallen world but rather through fellowship with God Almighty. He is the reason for our happiness. His love for us was so high that He gave His only Son as an atonement sacrifice for our sins (John 3:16). Today, anyone who Sincerely Repents, Believes and obeys the Teachings of His Son is offered Eternal Life.

What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

What the Scriptures say about Joy and Happiness

It is without doubt that joy is something that we all long for although it often seems challenging to lay hold on. It is then that you hear the question, “how can I experience Joy in my life as a Christian?” Experiencing joy should be part of every Christian’s daily life. We know that even the most mature of God’s people did experience moments of joylessness in their lives. For instance, King David prayed to be taken to a place were he would not have to deal with reality (Psalm 55:6–8). Job wished he had never been born (Job 3:11). Elijah, even after overcoming 450 prophets of Baal with fire from heaven (1 Kings 18:16–46), fled into the desert where he asked God to take his life (1 Kings 19:3–5).

If these great men of God struggled, then how can we actually experience consistent joy in our Christian life? The secret or key point is to realize that joy is the result of God’s grace in our lives. It comes as God’s gift to those who follow His ways. We are making a mistake to define our joy as the world does . We should derive our joy from the promises of God and the works which He has already accomplished. Let’s yield ourselves to the Spirit and He will open our eyes to the great things which God did for us, is still doing, and will certainly do in times to come. Looking around with a grateful heart, you’ll find a thousand reasons to rejoice and give glory to God. The air you breath, your life, your belongings, and your being is all thanks to God’s love and grace.

Where does Joy come from? – Case of Apostle Paul

Truth be told, Paul was an extraordinary man. His encounter with Christ led him into a greater level of spirituality. Behold, he knew how to rejoice when things went well. But, as our Lord said, even the gentiles rejoice when things go well. There is just nothing especially Christians about that. What is truly extraordinary about Apostle Paul is how unbelievable durable his joy was in the face of challenges or when things weren’t unfolding well or as planned. He says in 2 Corinthians 7:4 – “I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.” He also says same in Colossians 1:24 – “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake.” One might ask where this joy was coming from. The answer is given as follows:

1. Joy was taught by Jesus (Luke 6:22-23)

We cannot talk about what the Bible says about joy without mentioning the fact that it was taught by Jesus Christ.
Luke 6:22-23 – “Blessed are you when men hate you … Be glad in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven.” Behold, trouble for Jesus compound your interest in heaven where it last forever.

2. From the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22)

Galatians 5:22 – “The fruit of the Spirit is … joy.” Genuine joy does not come from our imagination, thoughts, family upbringing or financial background but from the Holy Spirit. Let’s further support this by reading from 1 Thessalonians 1:6 – “You received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit.” This is in accordance to what the Bible says about joy.

3. From belonging to the kingdom of God (Romans 14:17)

Romans 14:17 – “The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” There is joy and happiness in belonging to the Kingdom of God.

4. From Faith (Romans 15:13)

Romans 15:13 – “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing.” Believing in God for who He is comes with an immeasurable joy which fills the whole being of a person. Philippians 1:25 says, “I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith.”

5. From knowing Jesus (Philippians 4:4)

Philippians 4:4 – “Rejoice in the Lord always.” There is great joy in knowing Jesus Christ, the only Son of God who freely gave up His life out of love so that we may not die but live through Him.

6. From fellow believers (2 Corinthians 1:24)

2 Corinthians 1:24 – “We are workers with you for your joy.” Inline with what the Bible says about joy is that fact that as followers of Christ, our joy also comes from other believers who are instruments in the hands of God. They work hard to help us maintain our faith and keep-up with the Christian race.

7. From the sanctifying effects of tribulations (Romans 5:3-4)

Romans 5:3-4 – “We also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope.” Christ made it clear that blessed are those who endure tribulations in His name for they shall see God and dwell with Him in the Heavenly places. James 1:2-4 says, “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” In addition, Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 11:1 – “Be imitators of me as I am of Christ.”

What The Bible Says About Joy

Psalm 118:24 – “The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.”

Philippians 4:4 – “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”

Psalm 94:19 – “When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.”

Zephaniah 3:17 – “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

Romans 12:12 – “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

1 Peter 1:8-9 – “Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”

Habakkuk 3:17-18 – “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.“

Psalm 16:11 – “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”

Group 1 – What The Bible Says About Joy

2 Corinthians 9:7 – “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

2 Corinthians 12:10 – “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

Isaiah 61:10 – “I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”

John 16:24 – “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.”

Hebrews 11:6 – “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.“

Romans 15:32 – “So that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed.”

Romans 12:15 – “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

Proverbs 15:23 – “A person finds joy in giving an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!”

Psalm 32:7 – “You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.”

Group 2 – What The Bible Says About Joy

1 Timothy 6:17– “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.”

Proverbs 23:24 – “The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.”

Psalm 149:4 – “For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.”

Psalm 119:14 – “I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.”

1 Timothy 6:6 – “But godliness with contentment is great gain.”

Psalm 119:111 – “Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.”

Romans 5:3-4 – “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”

Psalm 9:2 – “I will be glad and rejoice in you;I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.”

John 15:11 – “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”

Matthew 17:5 – “While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!””

3 John 1:4 – “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”

Proverbs 17:22 – “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

Group 3 – What The Bible Says About Joy

Ecclesiastes 9:7 – “Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.”

Ecclesiastes 7:14 – “When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.”

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 – “I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.”

Nehemiah 8:10 – Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Luke 15:7 – “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”

Proverbs 12:20 – “Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,but those who promote peace have joy.”

Luke 10:20 – “However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Proverbs 23:15 – “My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed.“

2 Corinthians 6:10 – “Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.”

Malachi 4:2 – “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.”

Group 4 – What The Bible Says About Joy

Proverbs 10:1 – “A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.”

Luke 15:10 – “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Ecclesiastes 5:19 – “Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.”

Ecclesiastes 12:1 – “Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”.”

Luke 2:10 – But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.”

Philippians 4:4 – “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.”

Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”

Romans 12:12 – “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”

James 1:2 – “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,”

Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”

Joel 1:12 – “The vine is dried up and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the palm and the apple tree—all the trees of the field—are dried up. Surely the people’s joy is withered away.”

Group 5 – What The Bible Says About Joy

Romans 14:17 – “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”

1 Peter 1:8 – “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,”

Proverbs 17:22 – “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

John 16:22 – “So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.”

John 16:24 – “Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”

John 15:11 – “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”

Psalm 30:5 – “For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”

Psalm 118:24 – “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

James 1:2-4 – “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”

Psalm 16:11 – “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”

Group 6 – What The Bible Says About Joy

Luke 15:10 – “Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16 – “Rejoice always,”

Proverbs 10:28 – “The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.“

Nehemiah 8:10 – Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Psalm 16:9 – “Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.“

Psalm 4:7 – “You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.”

Psalm 126:5 – “Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!“

1 Peter 1:8-9 – “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, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”

Psalm 71:23 – “My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.”

Psalm 28:7 – “The 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.”

Isaiah 55:12 – “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

Psalm 5:11 – “But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you.”

Psalm 30:11 – “You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,”

1 John 1:4 – “And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.”

Hebrews 12:2 – “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

1 Chronicles 16:27 – “Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place.“

1 Thessalonians 2:20 – “For you are our glory and joy.”

Psalm 100:1 – “A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!”

Psalm 51:12 – “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.”

Psalm 27:6 – “And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.”

Colossians 1:11 – “May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy,”

2 Corinthians 7:4 – “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.”

Psalm 33:21 – “For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”

1 Peter 4:13 – “But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.”

1 Thessalonians 1:6 – “And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit,”

Romans 15:32 – “So that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.”

John 17:13 – “But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.”

Psalm 19:8 – “The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;“

Luke 1:47 – “And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,”

Proverbs 15:23 – “To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!“

Acts 13:52 – “And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.”

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Zephaniah 3:17 – “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

Psalm 97:11 – “Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.”

Jeremiah 15:16 – “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.”

Psalm 119:111 – “Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.“

Romans 12:15 – “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.”

Acts 2:28 – “You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’”

James 1:2-3 – “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.”

Romans 5:11 – “More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.”

Isaiah 12:6 – “Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

Philemon 1:7 – “For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.”

Matthew 25:21 – “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’“

Ecclesiastes 2:26 – “For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

2 Corinthians 6:10 – “As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.”

Ecclesiastes 9:7 – “Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.”

Psalm 32:11 – “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!”

2 John 1:12 – “Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.”

Luke 15:7 – “Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.”

Isaiah 35:10 – “And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”

Isaiah 9:3 – “You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil.”

Psalm 94:19 – “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.”

John 16:33 – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

1 Thessalonians 3:9 – “For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,”

Isaiah 61:10 – “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.”

Nehemiah 12:43 – “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.”

2 Corinthians 12:10 – “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.“

Luke 2:10 – And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.”

Ezra 6:22 – “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.”

Job 8:21 – “He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting.”

Psalm 47:1 – “To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!”

Psalm 21:6 – “For you make him most blessed forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence.”

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

Psalm 100:2 – “Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!”

2 Corinthians 8:2 – “For in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.”

Psalm 126:6 – “He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.”

Jude 1:24 – “Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,”

Psalm 70:4 – “May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!””

Matthew 2:10 – “When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.”

Psalm 150:6 – “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!”

Psalm 51:8 – “Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.”

Isaiah 12:1-6 – “You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. “Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. ...”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

Nehemiah 8:9-18 – “And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.” And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them. …”

Esther 8:17 – “And in every province and in every city, wherever the king’s command and his edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, for fear of the Jews had fallen on them.”

1 Samuel 18:6 – “As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments.”

Psalm 126:2-3 – “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.” The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad.”

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About Joy?

Proverbs 23:24 – “The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.”

Habakkuk 3:17-18 – “Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.”

1 Kings 8:66 – “On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people.”

3 John 1:4 – “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.“

Acts 8:8 – “So there was much joy in that city.”

Isaiah 12:3 – “With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.”

Luke 24:52 – “And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,”

Proverbs 15:13 – “A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.”

Psalm 105:43 – “So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.”

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What Does The Bible Say About Jesus Christ?

What the Scriptures say about Jesus

Christ was nailed on the Cross at Calvary, where He remained till death. He was buried and after three days, He conquered death and came back to life body and spirit just as He had initially told His followers. His immediate followers and those who believe in Him are witnesses of His Resurrection. Today, He is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, who gave Him all authority in Heaven, on Earth, under the Earth, and in the world to come (Matthew 28:18; Philippians 2:10-11). And behold, anyone who hears His voice (Key Teachings of Jesus Christ)and Sincerely Repents is offered Eternal Life in the presence of God the Father. Such a person will be saved from the Fire of Hell which awaits those who reject Him. Just as Christ overcame death, He will also do same for all His followers.

It is rather unfortunate that we are living in an age of religious pluralism and moral relativism. The untruthful popular spiritual philosophy is that all religious belief systems, as long as heart-felt, are equal. This philosophical way of thinking teaches that you should pick one, follow it sincerely, and you’ll get into Heaven. This is actually what the world teaches. But behold, Jesus Christ teaches otherwise. In John 14:6, Jesus declares: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” If no one can access the Heavenly presence of God the Father without going through Jesus Christ, then He is more than just a mere Prophet as some would say. Let’s get to better understand His personality through the following steps:

Jesus Christ was 100% Man

As we can read from John 1:14, Jesus became flesh and walked among men. Indeed, He took the human flesh and made His dwelling among us. One might ask why His humanity is so important? It is said in Hebrew 4:15 that Jesus was tempted in every way, just as we are. As such, He can genuinely sympathize with our weakness as humans. According to 1 John 3:5, Jesus took the human form and came to earth so as to die a physical death as a way of taking away our sins and making us worth entering God’s Kingdom. Hence, Jesus Christ is the Key to membership into God’s Family.

Jesus Christ was 100% God

One might be wondering how it was possible for Christ’s human body to hold the whole deity and glory of God. According to John 1:1-3, Jesus existed from the beginning. From the very beginning, Jesus was with God, and Jesus was God. This Biblical scripture clearly points to the inseparable nature of Jesus and God the Father Almighty, Creator of the Universe. Below are some Biblical scriptures that support the truth that Jesus is 100% God:

Jesus’ own identification/claim: John 10:30-38, Mark 14:61-64, Matthew 16:13-17
Claims of Christ’s followers: Hebrews 1:8, Colossians 1:16, John 12:40 (quoting Isaiah 6:1-10)
Fulfillment of Prophecy: Matthew 13:14, Luke 24:44
Resurrection: Luke 24:39, Mark 8:31, Acts 17:32

Jesus Christ is the ONLY WAY to Heaven

In John 14:6, Jesus declares: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” While other religions in the world focus on works, the Bible tells us that it is not our works that make us perfect nor give us entrance into Heaven but the grace of God. Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.” Hence our relationship with Christ is one of faith in His resurrection power. Good works or repeated rituals won’t guarantee your salvation, only Jesus in whom there are good works. Acts 4:12 is clear, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Facts About Jesus Christ

Unlike the question “Does God Exist?” very few people question whether Jesus Christ existed. It is generally and historically accepted that Jesus Christ was truly a man who walked on the earth some 2000 years ago in Israel. The debate or issue comes in when the full identity of Jesus is being discussed. Almost every major religion teaches that Jesus was a Prophet or a godly man, or a good teacher. The problem is that the Bible tells us that Jesus was more than a Prophet, a good teacher, or a godly man. C.S. Lewis in his book Mere Christianity writes the following: “I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him [Jesus Christ]: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say.

A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with a man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that option open to us. He did not intend to.”

More Facts

Jesus’ words in John 10:30 are clear, “I and the Father are one.” Upon glancing at this scripture for the first time, one might think that it is not a claim to be God. However, let’s get to better understand this statement by looking at the Jews’ reaction “‘We are not stoning you for any of these,’ replied the Jews, ‘but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God’” (John 10:33). Behold, the Jews clearly understood Jesus’ statement as a claim to be God. Interestingly, in the following verses, Jesus did not correct the Jews by saying, “I did not claim to be God.” Hence, Jesus was truly saying that He was God by declaring; “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). We can have another good example in John 8:58: “‘I tell you the truth,’ Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I am!’”

The next verse (John 8:59) speaks of how the Jews tried stoning Jesus. Why would the Jews want to stone Jesus? In John 8:58, we clearly hear Jesus presenting Himself as “I AM” (Old Testament name for God (Exodus 3:14)). They tried stoning Him because they believed that he had said something blasphemous, namely, a claim to be God. John 1:1 says “the Word was God.” In addition, John 1:14 says “the Word became flesh.” This is a clear indication that Jesus was the word who took flesh. Thomas, one of Jesus’ Apostles, declared: “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Behold, Jesus did not correct him because he had not said wrong. Apostle Paul describes Jesus as, “…our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). Apostle Peter speaks of Him in the same way “…our God and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:1).

What The Bible Says About Jesus Christ

Acts 4:11-12 – “This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. 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.”

1 Timothy 2:5 – “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,”

Proverbs 8:35-36 – “For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord, but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.”

John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 1:14 – “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.“

Hebrews 13:8 – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

Hebrews 4:10 – “For whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.”

John 11:35 – “Jesus wept.”

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.”

Group 1 – What The Bible Says About Jesus Christ

Colossians 2:9 – “For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,”

John 8:12 – 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.”

John 8:58 – Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

Isaiah 53:5 – “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.”

Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Philippians 2:8-11 – “And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Isaiah 7:14 – “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

Hebrews 2:14 – “Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,”

Group 2 – What The Bible Says About Jesus Christ

John 8:24 – “I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”

1 Corinthians 16:22 – “If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come!”

John 20:28 – Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”

Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

Revelation 17:14 – “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.”

Micah 5:2 – “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.”

Matthew 24:44 – “Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 – “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,”

Romans 15:17 – “In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God.”

Group 3 – What The Bible Says About Jesus Christ

Matthew 25:13 – “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

Romans 10:9 – “Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

John 10:30-33 – I and the Father are one.” The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”

Isaiah 9:6 – “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.“

Isaiah 1:1-31 – “The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. …”

Group 4 – What The Bible Says About Jesus Christ

John 10:30 – “I and the Father are one.”

Matthew 16:25 – “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

2 Corinthians 5:21 – “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

Matthew 16:15-16 – He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Revelation 22:13 – “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

Galatians 3:28 – “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

Matthew 24:36 – “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.”

Acts 1:1-26 – “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 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. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …”

Group 5 – What The Bible Says About Jesus Christ

1 Peter 2:24 – “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.”

Luke 16:19-31 – “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. …”

Song of Solomon 1:1-17 – “The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine; your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you. 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. I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. …”

1 John 2:2 – “He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.”

Group 6 – What The Bible Says About Jesus Christ

Titus 2:13 – “Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,”

1 Peter 3:18 – “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,”

Acts 4:12 – “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.”

Hebrews 12:2 – “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Colossians 1:17 – “And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

Proverbs 8:22-36 – “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth, before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world. …”

Acts 1:11 – And said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Jesus Christ?

Acts 1:1-2:1 – “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 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. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” …”

Hebrews 7:25 – “Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.”

Hebrews 10:37 – “For, Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay;”

1 John 3:5 – “You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.”

Hebrews 9:28 – “So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.”

John 1:3 – “All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.”

Revelation 19:16 – “On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Jesus Christ?

Hebrews 4:15 – “For 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.“

John 7:38 – “Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”

Philippians 2:5 – “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,”

Hebrews 4:12 – “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.”

Philippians 3:20 – “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,”

1 Timothy 4:10 – “For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.”

Philippians 2:5-7 – “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.“

1 John 5:10 – “Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.“

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Jesus Christ?

John 19:30 – “When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”

John 17:5 – “And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.”

Ephesians 2:10 – “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Hebrews 4:15 – “For 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.”

Exodus 3:14 – “God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I am has sent me to you.’”“

John 3:17 – “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.“

Matthew 5:16 – “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.“

John 11:25 – “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,”

Matthew 2:11 – “And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Jesus Christ?

1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

1 John 4:9 – “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.“

Revelation 1:8 – “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 1:5 – “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.”

Matthew 1:23 – “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).”

Matthew 1:18-25 – “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: …“

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Jesus Christ?

1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 – “Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.”

1 Peter 3:15 – “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,“

Hebrews 9:26 – “For then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.“

1 John 2:1 – “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.”

John 12:50 – “And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”

Ephesians 2:6 – “And raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,“

John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

Ephesians 5:2 – “And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

Philippians 4:19 – “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Jesus Christ?

Matthew 28:18 – And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”

John 4:24 – “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Luke 24:13-35 – “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. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. ...”

Isaiah 53:4 – “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.”

Matthew 7:12 – “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”

Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Jesus Christ?

Matthew 28:1-20 – “Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ...”

Daniel 7:12-14 – “As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.”

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What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

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What Does The Bible Say About Idols? Idolatry is a subject matter worth understanding by all followers of Christ. If you’ve ever wondered what is idolatry in the Bible or questioned yourself about its true meaning, you are at the right place. Our write-up is aimed at pouring more light on this subject matter. Reaching out to answer the question of what is idolatry, we can say that it is the worship of an idol or cult image, being a physical image, like a statue, or a person in the place of God Almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth. In simple terms, idolatry is the worship of anything in the place of God Almighty who describes Himself as “I AM that I AM” (Exodus 3:14).

The Easton’s Bible Dictionary defines idolatry as “image-worship or divine honour paid to any created object.” It is a practice that undermines the place of God. We’ve been cautioned across the Bible to stay away from the sin of idolatry. Still, on what the Bible says about idols, God has warned His children not to create any image in the name of a god for worshiping sake. If you’ve ever done such, Sincerely Repent and start obeying the Key Teachings of Jesus Christ. In this way, you’ll be saved from the Fire of Hell and offered Eternal Life. Below are some forms of idolatry:

Nature worship (worship of the sun, moon, and stars)
Fetishism (worship of trees, rivers, stones, hills, etc)
Hero worship (the worship of deceased ancestors, or of heroes)

What Does The Bible Say About Idolatry?

What the Scriptures say about Idols

In the Scripture, idolatry is regarded as of heathen origin, and as being imported into the midst of the Hebrews through their contact with nations who were ignorant about the existence of the One True God. Idolatry is mentioned for the first time in the Bible in the account of Rachel stealing her father’s teraphim (Genesis 31:19). These were the relics of the worship of other gods by Laban’s progenitors “on the other side of the river in old time” ( Joshua 24:2 ). During their stay in Egypt which lasted for long, the Hebrews were introduced to idolatry. It was long before they were delivered from these evil practices which they picked from other nations ( Joshua 24:14 ; Ezekiel 20:7 ). They also suffered much from God’s anger due to this sin.

The first and second commandments speak against idolatry in all forms. Both individuals and communities were equally amenable to the rigorous code. As we can read from Exodus 22:20, the individual offender was devoted to destruction. Behold, his nearest relatives were not only bound to denounce him and set him up for punishment ( Deuteronomy 13:20-10 ), but their hands were to strike the first blow. If the individual offender’s practice was witnessed by at least two people, he was stoned ( Deuteronomy 17:2-7 ). Attempting to seduce others to false worship was a crime of equal intensity (Deuteronomy 13:6-10). Idolatrous nations also shared the same fate. The Old Testament strongly holds to the fact that the extermination of the Canaanites was the punishment for their idolatry ( Exodus 34:15 Exodus 34:16 ; Deuteronomy 7 ; 12:29-31 ; 20:17). Jeremiah 2:17 says that the calamities of the Israelites were due to the same cause.

What The Bible Says About Idols

Exodus 20:23 – “Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.”

Ephesians 5:11-12 – “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.”

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 – “Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

Deuteronomy 13:4 – “It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.”

1 John 5:21 – “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.”

Joshua 24:15 – “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Ephesians 6:11 – “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”

Deuteronomy 4:39 – “Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.”

Colossians 3:5 – “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.”

Group 1 – What The Bible Says About Idols

Psalm 34:14 – “Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”

John 17:15 – “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.”

Romans 12:21 – “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

1 Timothy 6:10 – “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”

Isaiah 54:17 – “No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.

Hosea 13:4 – “But I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.”

Exodus 20:4 – “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.”

Exodus 20:3 – “You shall have no other gods before me.”

1 Corinthians 15:56 – “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.”

Jeremiah 10:3-5 – “For the practices of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. They adorn it with silver and gold, they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter. Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good.”

Group 2 – What The Bible Says About Idols

Habakkuk 2:18 – “What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a metal image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation when he makes speechless idols!”

Hebrews 13:5 – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Jonah 2:8 – “Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.”

Psalm 135:15-17 – “The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but do not speak, they have eyes, but do not see; they have ears, but do not hear, nor is there any breath in their mouths.”

Isaiah 37:19 – “And have cast their gods into the fire. For they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed.”

Isaiah 44:9-12 – “All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together. The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails, he drinks no water and is faint.”

Group 3 – What The Bible Says About Idols

Psalm 115:4-8 – “Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat. Those who make them become like them; so do all who trust in them.”

1 John 5:21 – “Little children, keep yourselves from idols.”

Leviticus 26:1 – “You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God.”

Colossians 3:5 – “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”

Ezekiel 20:32 – “What is in your mind shall never happen—the thought, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the tribes of the countries, and worship wood and stone.’”

Romans 1:21-23 – “For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.”

1 Chronicles 16:26 – “For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.”

Group 4 – What The Bible Says About Idols

1 John 4:1 – “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

Colossians 2:8 – “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.”

Acts 19:25 – These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth.”

Isaiah 30:22 – “Then you will defile your carved idols overlaid with silver and your gold-plated metal images. You will scatter them as unclean things. You will say to them, “Be gone!”“

Isaiah 44:13-19 – “The carpenter stretches a line, he marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass, He shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest, He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it. Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. …”

Group 5 – What The Bible Says About Idols

1 Kings 18:25-29 – “Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made. And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. …”

Isaiah 44:17 – “And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god!””

Exodus 23:13 – “Pay attention to all that I have said to you, and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let it be heard on your lips.”

Isaiah 40:19 – “An idol! A craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts for it silver chains.”

Psalm 115:4-7 – “Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat.”

Group 6 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

Leviticus 19:4 – “Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the Lord your God.”

Psalm 96:5 – “For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens.”

Isaiah 31:7 – “For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which your hands have sinfully made for you.”

Isaiah 2:20 – “In that day mankind will cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,”

Acts 15:29 – “That you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”

Isaiah 42:8 – “I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.”

Luke 9:25 – “For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?“

Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

1 Corinthians 10:14 – “Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.”

Luke 12:34 – “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

Exodus 34:17 – “You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal.“

2 Kings 19:18 – “And have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed.“

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “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, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”

Job 22:22-24 – “Receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tents, if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed,“

Exodus 32:4 – “And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!””

Colossians 3:1-25 – “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ...”

Ephesians 5:5 – “For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

Isaiah 16:12 – “And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.”

Hosea 8:4 – “They made kings, but not through me. They set up princes, but I knew it not. With their silver and gold they made idols for their own destruction.“

Isaiah 40:20 – “He who is too impoverished for an offering chooses wood that will not rot; he seeks out a skillful craftsman to set up an idol that will not move.”

Acts 19:24 – “For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen.”

Acts 15:20 – “But should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and from what has been strangled, and from blood.“

Deuteronomy 7:25 – “The carved images of their gods you shall burn with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared by it, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.”

2 Kings 18:4 – “He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan).“

1 Samuel 15:23 – “For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has also rejected you from being king.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

1 Peter 4:3 – “For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.”

Colossians 3:2-6 – “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.”

2 Peter 2:15 – “Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing,”

Genesis 19:1-38 – “The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.” But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? ...”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

Deuteronomy 4:15-16 – “Therefore watch yourselves very carefully. Since you saw no form on the day that the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, beware lest you act corruptly by making a carved image for yourselves, in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,”

Colossians 2:18 – “Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,”

Psalm 16:4 – “The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.”

Job 22:23-28 – “If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tents, if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed, then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver. For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and lift up your face to God. You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you, and you will pay your vows. …”

Exodus 20:5 – “You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,”

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

James 4:3-4 – “You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. You 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.”

Revelation 2:14 – “But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.”

2 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”

Exodus 20:3-6 – “You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.”

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

Galatians 1:6-9 – “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: …”

Revelation 9:20-21 – “The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.”

Revelation 11:1-19 – “Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. And if anyone would harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, this is how he is doomed to be killed. …”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

Acts 20:24 – “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.”

Jeremiah 11:12 – “Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they make offerings, but they cannot save them in the time of their trouble.”

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 – “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

Daniel 5:22-24 – “And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this, but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored. “Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed.”

1 Corinthians 12:2 – “You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led.”

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

Isaiah 2:8 – “Their land is filled with idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their own fingers have made.”

Jeremiah 11:12 – “Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they make offerings, but they cannot save them in the time of their trouble.”

Jeremiah 2:18-19 – “And now what do you gain by going to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? Or what do you gain by going to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates? Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts.”

Isaiah 44:6-20 – “Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people, Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen. Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any.” All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? …”

Group 15 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

Ecclesiastes 4:13-16 – “Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice. For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor. I saw all the living who move about under the sun, along with that youth who was to stand in the king’s place. There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.”

Ecclesiastes 1:18 – “For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.”

Isaiah 42:17 – “They are turned back and utterly put to shame, who trust in carved idols, who say to metal images, “You are our gods.””

Exodus 32:20 – “He took the calf that they had made and burned it with fire and ground it to powder and scattered it on the water and made the people of Israel drink it.”

Psalm 97:7 – “All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; worship him, all you gods!“

Ecclesiastes 1:18 – “For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.”

Psalm 106:38 – “They poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.”

Psalm 97:7 – “All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; worship him, all you gods!”

Group 16 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

1 Thessalonians 1:9 – “For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,”

Genesis 31:19 – “Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father’s household gods.”

Revelation 21:8 – “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Deuteronomy 27:15 – “‘Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’“

Exodus 19:1-20:26 – “On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, 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: You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; ...”

Group 17 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

Revelation 9:1-21 – “And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft. Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone. ...”

Acts 17:16 – “Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.“

Galatians 5:19-21 – “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Group 18 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

Jeremiah 10:1-11:23 – “Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. Thus says the Lord: “Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them, for the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman. They decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so that it cannot move. Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, and they cannot speak; they have to be carried, for they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.” …”

Jeremiah 17:1-27 – ““The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars, while their children remember their altars and their Asherim, beside every green tree and on the high hills, on the mountains in the open country. Your wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil as the price of your high places for sin throughout all your territory. You shall loosen your hand from your heritage that I gave to you, and I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.” Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. ...”

Group 19 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

1 Corinthians 10:19 – “What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?”

2 Corinthians 6:16 – “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.““

Isaiah 44:9-20 – “All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together. The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails, he drinks no water and is faint. The carpenter stretches a line, he marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass. ...”

Group 20 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

1 Corinthians 10:1-16:24 – “For I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. …”

1 Corinthians 10:7 – Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.”

1 Timothy 2:4 – “Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

Psalm 135:15 – “The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.“

Psalm 115:4 – “Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.”

Group 21 – What Does The Bible Say About Idols?

Exodus 32:1-34:35 – “When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” So Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” …”

Judges 17:1-19:30 – “There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the Lord.” And he restored the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother. And his mother said, “I dedicate the silver to the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a metal image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.” So when he restored the money to his mother, his mother took 200 pieces of silver and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into a carved image and a metal image. …”

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What Does The Bible Say About Humility? According to the Bible, humility is referred to as meekness, lowliness, and absence of self. The Greek word which is translated as “humility” in Colossians 3:12 and elsewhere in the New Testament literary means “lowliness of mind.” Hence, we can say without doubt that humility is more of a heart attitude, and not merely an outward demeanor. Behold, one can put on an outward show of humility but still have a heart full of pride and arrogance. Christ Himself said that those who are “poor in spirit” would have the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5:3). In simple terms, being poor in spirit means that only those who admit to an absolute bankruptcy of spiritual worth will inherit God’s special gift of Eternal Life. Thus, humility is a prerequisite for all Christians.

When we come to Christ as sinners who are sincerely willing to Repent, Follow Him, and obey His Teachings, we must come in humility. Coming before Him in humility has to do with acknowledging that we are paupers, and beggars in His presence that have nothing to offer but our sin and our need for salvation. It is in this way that we recognize our lack of merit and inability to save ourselves from the Fire of Hell. And even when Christ offers unto us the Grace and Mercy of God, it is with a humble heart that we should receive. This unmerited favor that we receive from Christ is one that should boost our desire to commit our lives to Him and to serving others. It is by “dying to self” that we can live as new creations in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 2:17).

What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

What does the Scriptures say about Humility

The Bible says much about humility. The very act of humility is reflected by the thoughts, words, and actions of many Biblical figures. The sacrifice of Christ is one that we should never forget. Behold, he has exchanged are worthlessness for His infinite worth, and our sin for His righteousness. Hence, the life that we now live is one by faith in the Son of God, Jesus Christ who loved us so much that He willingly gave up His life for our sake (Galatians 2:20). This makes up for the definition of true humility. For He left His throne in Heaven to come down on Earth and take our place on the Cross at Calvary so that we may also live through Him with God the Father Almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth.

Truth be told, Biblical humility is not only necessary to have access into the Kingdom of God, it is also necessary to be great in His Kingdom (Matthew 20:26-27). In this light, we can say without doubt that Jesus Christ is our model. For He did not come to be served but to serve. That’s why we should commit ourselves to serving others and considering their interests above ours (Philippians 2:3). An attitude of genuine humility excludes conceit, selfish ambitions, and the strife that comes with self-defense and self-justification. Behold, Christ was not ashamed to humble Himself as a servant (John 13:1-16), even to death on the Cross (Philippians 2:8). In all humility, Christ was always obedient to the Father. That’s why as humble Christians, we should keep aside all selfish thoughts, words and actions as we submit in obedience to God and His Holy Word.

Benefits of Humility

Genuine humility produces godliness, contentment, and security. The Bible tells us that God has promised to give grace to the humble, while He opposes the proud in their wicked ways (Proverbs 3:34; 1 Peter 5:5). That’s why we must confess, put away pride and embrace humility just as our Master, Jesus Christ, did. By exalting ourselves in anyway, we are placing ourselves in opposition to God who will, in His grace and for our own good, humble us. On the other hand, if we humble ourselves, God gives us more grace and exalts us (Luke14:11). Together with Jesus Christ, Apostle Paul is also to be our example of humility. In spite of the great understanding and numerous spiritual gifts that he had received from Christ, he saw himself as the “least of the Apostles” and the “chief of sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Corinthians 15:9).

4 Things you should know about humility

There are great physical and spiritual blessings that come with being humble. Many followers of Christ like Apostle Paul have benefited much from genuine humility. Just like Apostle Paul, the truly humble will glory in the grace of God and the Cross, rather than perceiving themselves worthy and able to make it all alone in the Christian journey of righteousness (Philippians 3:3-9).

1. Humility means submission, but not groveling

Humility and submission go hand in hand. The Bible, which happens to be an authoritative guide in knowing the will of God, teaches us that we are to submit to one another in lowliness of mind. Let’s support this by reading from 1 Peter 5:5-6 – “Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for ‘God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’” By embracing humility through a submissive mind-state, we can create peace and unity with the others. We should not be so proud and high up that we can’t accept correction or exportation. In the same light, we should not be of the mindset that our own opinions and thoughts are always better than that of others. Such thinking won’t benefit our spiritual lives in Christ.

2. Humility is not a call to become passive

1 Peter 3:3-4 – “Do not let your adornment be merely outward…rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.” In scripture, it is clear that God desires that Christians should possess a gentle and quiet spirit. It is of great importance for us to be humble and still in our inner man, so that we can clearly hear God’s voice throughout the day. However, possessing a gentle and quiet spirit is not a call for us to be passive people. God also requires action and zeal in our lives. In Matthew 11:12, Jesus Christ tells us that the Kingdom of Heaven is taken by force. In other words, this is a call for us to stand strong and remain faithful to God no matter the challenges that come our way.

3. Humility means that we use our talents and capabilities

Behold, God desires to use us to His glory and for His purpose, and each of us should be aware of this. Submitting to His will is one of the greatest ways through which we can display genuine humility. Hence we can say that humility is that we use our capabilities and talents under God’s direction and leading. Let’s support our message by reading from 1 Peter 4:10-11 – “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

4. Humility is the key to progress

James 4:6-8, 10 – “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you… Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” Coming before God in humility is a great way of asking Him to take control of our lives and every thing that we do. And as we know, once God steps in, everything starts working for the good of those who love Him.

What The Bible Says About Humility

1 Peter 3:3-4 – “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”

Romans 12:16 – “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.”

James 4:10 – “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.”

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

Ephesians 4:2 – “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”

1 Peter 5:6 – “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”

2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

Proverbs 22:4 – “Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.”

Colossians 3:12 – “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”

Proverbs 29:23 – “Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.”

Group 1 – What The Bible Says About Humility

1 Corinthians 1:28-29 – “God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.”

1 Peter 3:8 – “Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.”

Matthew 11:29-30 – “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Proverbs 18:12 – “Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.”

James 3:13 – “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.”

Proverbs 15:33 – “Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.”

Micah 6:8 – “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Colossians 3:18-19 – “Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.”

Matthew 6:2 – “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.“

Mark 9:35 – Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

Group 2 – What The Bible Says About Humility

John 3:30 – “He must become greater; I must become less.”

Philippians 4:20 – “To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

Galatians 5:13 – “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”

Psalm 25:8-9 – “Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”

Luke 9:48 – Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”

Ephesians 3:20-21 – “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”

Psalm 115:1 – “Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.”

Daniel 4:37 – “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.”

Psalm 149:4 – “For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.”

Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Group 3 – What The Bible Says About Humility

Romans 14:11 – “It is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,‘every knee will bow before me;every tongue will acknowledge God.’”

Psalm 95:6 – “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.”

Isaiah 45:9 – “Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter,‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘The potter has no hands’?”

Matthew 6:16 – “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.”

Zechariah 9:9 – “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Psalm 8:4 – “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?”

James 1:9-10 – “Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.”

1 Samuel 2:7 – “The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.”

Matthew 20:26-27 – “Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave.”

Group 4 – What The Bible Says About Humility

Luke 14:11 – “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Colossians 3:12 – “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,”

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.”

James 4:6 – But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.””

Proverbs 22:4 – “The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.”

Philippians 2:3-11 – “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. …”

Proverbs 18:12 – “Before destruction a man’s heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.”

Ephesians 4:2 – “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Proverbs 15:33 – “The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.”

Group 5 – What The Bible Says About Humility

Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

Romans 12:3 – “For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.“

1 Peter 5:6 – “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,”

James 4:10 – “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.”

Matthew 11:29 – “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.”

Psalm 25:9 – “He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.“

Matthew 23:12 – “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”

Proverbs 3:34 – “Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor.”

2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.“

Group 6 – What The Bible Says About Humility

Job 22:29 – “For when they are humbled you say, ‘It is because of pride’; but he saves the lowly.”

John 3:30 – “He must increase, but I must decrease.”

Psalm 149:4 – “For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.”

Psalm 147:6 – “The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.”

James 3:13 – “Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.”

Isaiah 57:15 – For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.”

1 Peter 3:8 – “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.”

Philippians 2:3-4 – “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

Proverbs 29:23 – “One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.”

Proverbs 27:2 – “Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.”

Romans 12:16 – “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.”

Group 7 – What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

Matthew 23:10-12 – “Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

Matthew 5:3 – “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

Jeremiah 9:23 – Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,”

Isaiah 66:2 – “All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.”

Matthew 18:4 – “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Zephaniah 2:3 – “Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord.”

2 Chronicles 34:27 – “Because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord.”

Romans 11:18 – “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.”

Group 8 – What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

Proverbs 12:15 – “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.”

Philippians 2:5-8 – “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

1 Kings 21:29 – “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son’s days I will bring the disaster upon his house.”

Psalm 138:6 – “For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.”

Deuteronomy 8:2-3 – “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. 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.”

Proverbs 16:19 – “It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.”

Group 9 – What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

1 Peter 5:5-6 – “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,”

Zechariah 9:9 – “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Philippians 2:8 – “And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Genesis 41:16 – Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”

Luke 1:52 – “He has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate;“

2 Corinthians 11:30 – “If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.”

Psalm 131:1 – “A Song of Ascents. Of David. O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.”

1 Corinthians 15:9 – “For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.“

Numbers 12:3 – “Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.”

Group 10 – What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

Colossians 2:23 – “These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.”

Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 9:35 – And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

Romans 12:10 – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

Philippians 2:5 – “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,”

Psalm 18:27 – “For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down.”

Exodus 10:3 – “So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.”

Matthew 18:1-4 – “At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Group 11 – What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

Ephesians 4:31-32 – “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

James 3:2 – “For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.”

1 Corinthians 1:28 – “God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are,”

Acts 20:19 – “Serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews;”

Titus 3:2 – “To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.”

Proverbs 8:13 – “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.”

2 Samuel 22:28 – “You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.”

Genesis 18:27 – Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.”

Ecclesiastes 5:2 – “Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.”

Jeremiah 45:5 – “And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”

Group 12 – What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

Luke 18:14 – “I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Matthew 11:29-30 – “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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Jeremiah 10:23 – “I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.”

1 Corinthians 1:28-29 – “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.”

Mark 9:33-37 – “And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

Proverbs 25:6 – “Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great,”

Group 13 – What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

John 13:14-16 – “If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.”

Ephesians 4:1-3 – “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

Philippians 4:12 – “I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.”

2 Corinthians 10:1 – “I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—”

Proverbs 16:18-19 – “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.“

Psalm 37:11 – “But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.”

Psalm 76:8 – “From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still,”

1 Corinthians 3:18 – “Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.”

Group 14 – What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

1 Timothy 1:15 – “The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”

Luke 14:10 – “But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.”

Psalm 51:17 – “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.”

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

Proverbs 13:10 – “By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.”

Group 15 – What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

Ezra 9:13 – “And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this,”

Jeremiah 13:15 – “Hear and give ear; be not proud, for the Lord has spoken.”

Proverbs 15:12 – “A scoffer does not like to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.”

Galatians 5:26 – “Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.”

James 1:19 – “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;”

Isaiah 6:5 – And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”

Group 16 – What Does The Bible Say About Humility?

2 Corinthians 12:5-12 – “On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. Though if I should wish to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”...”

Colossians 2:1-23 – “For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 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, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. ...”

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