Union with Christ
Beneficial results of:
Righteousness imputed.
2 Co 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in
him we might become the righteousness of God.
Justification by Faith.
Ge 15:6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as
righteousness.
Ac 13:39 Through him everyone who believes is justified from
everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.
Ro 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from
observing the law.
Ro 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Ro 5:18 Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was
condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was
justification that brings life for all men.
Ro 9:30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue
righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
1 Co 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you
were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by
the Spirit of our God.
Gal 3:24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we
might be justified by faith.
Christ's Sinlessness.
Isa 53:9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the
rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his
mouth.
Lk 23:41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds
deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
Jn 8:46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the
truth, why don't you believe me?
2 Co 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him
we might become the righteousness of God.
Heb 1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore
God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil
of joy."
Heb 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize
with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as
we are - yet was without sin.
Heb 7:26 Such a high priest meets our need - one who is holy,
blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
Heb 9:14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through
the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences
from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
1 Pe 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without
blemish or defect.
1 Pe 2:22 "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his
mouth."
1 Jn 3:5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our
sins. And in him is no sin.
Christ our Saviour.
Became Man's Substitute.
Ps 69:9 for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of
those who insult you fall on me.
Isa 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for
our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his
wounds we are healed.
2 Co 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him
we might become the righteousness of God.
Gal 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a
curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a
tree."
Heb 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels,
now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace
of God he might taste death for everyone.
Heb 9:28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many
people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring
salvation to those who are waiting for him.
1 Pe 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we
might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been
healed.
1 Pe 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the
unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive
by the Spirit,
Bore the Sins of Many.
Isa 53:12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and
he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto
death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and
made intercession for the transgressors.
Heb 9:28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many
people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring
salvation to those who are waiting for him.
1 Pe 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we
might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been
healed.
1 Jn 3:5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our
sins. And in him is no sin.
Php 3:9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that
comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ - the
righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.
Faith.
Justification by Faith.
Habakkuk 2:4 "See, he is puffed up; his desires are not
upright - but the righteous will live by his faith
Ro 4:3 What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it
was credited to him as righteousness."
Ro 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Gal 3:6 Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited
to him as righteousness."
Php 3:9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that
comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ - the
righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.
Heb 10:38 But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks
back, I will not be pleased with him."
Heb 11:4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did.
By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his
offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
The Folly of Self-Righteousness.
Dt 9:4 After the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do
not say to yourself, "The LORD has brought me here to take possession of
this land because of my righteousness." No, it is on account of the
wickedness of these nations that the LORD is going to drive them out before you.
Job 9:20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were
blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
Job 35:2 "Do you think this is just? You say, 'I will be cleared
by God. '
Pr 12:15 The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens
to advice.
Pr 20:6 Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man
who can find?
Pr 21:2 All a man's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the
heart.
Pr 30:12 those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed
of their filth;
Jer 2:35 you say, 'I am innocent; he is not angry with me.' But I will
pass judgment on you because you say, 'I have not sinned.'
2 Co 10:12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some
who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare
themselves with themselves, they are not wise.
Rev 3:17 You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a
thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and
naked.
Freedom from condemnation.
Ro 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are
in Christ Jesus,
Note: Later manuscripts have. 'Who do not live according to the sinful
nature but according to the Spirit.'
No Condemnation,
for the righteous.
Isa 50:9 It is the Sovereign LORD who helps me. Who is he that
will condemn me? They will all wear out like a garment; the moths will eat them
up.
Lk 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.
Jn 3:18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not
believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of
God's one and only Son.
Jn 5:24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes
him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over
from death to life.
Ro 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in
Christ Jesus,
Ro 8:34 Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died - more than
that, who was raised to life - is at the right hand of God and is also
interceding for us.
1 Jn 3:21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have
confidence before God.
Freedom from dominion of sin.
1 Jn 3:6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who
continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
Definition of Sin.
Vain Talk.
Pr 10:19 When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds
his tongue is wise.
Contempt of Others.
Pr 14:21 He who despises his neighbour sins, but blessed is he who
is kind to the needy.
Foolish Thoughts.
Pr 24:9 The schemes of folly are sin, and men detest a mocker.
Unbelief.
Ro 14:23 But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats,
because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from
faith is sin.
Neglect of Opportunity.
Jas 4:17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and
doesn't do it, sins.
Transgression of the Law.
1 Jn 3:4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is
lawlessness.
All Unrighteousness.
1 Jn 5:17 All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not
lead to death.
Jesus’ Mission.
Mt 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 fulfil them.
Mt 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to
serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Lk 4:43 But he said, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom
of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent."
Lk 12:49 "I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish
it were already kindled!
Lk 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was
lost."
Jn 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the
world, but to save the world through him.
Jn 9:39 Jesus said, "For judgement I have come into this world,
so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind."
Jn 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.
Jn 12:47 "As for the person who hears my words but does not keep
them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.
Jn 18:37 "You are a king, then!" said Pilate. Jesus
answered, "You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I
was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone
on the side of truth listens to me."
1 Ti 1:15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance:
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst.
Christ Came to Earth to be our Saviour.
Lk 2:11 Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you;
he is Christ the Lord.
Lk 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was
lost."
Jn 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the
world, but to save the world through him.
Ac 5:31 God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Saviour
that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
Ac 12:23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an
angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
1 Ti 1:15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance:
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst.
2 Ti 1:10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our
Saviour, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and
immortality to light through the gospel.
Heb 7:25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God
through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
1 Jn 4:14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his
Son to be the Saviour of the world.
Examples of Spiritual Blindness.
Isa 59:10 Like the blind we grope along the wall, feeling our way
like men without eyes. At midday we stumble as if it were twilight; among the
strong, we are like the dead.
Mt 6:23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of
darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Mt 15:14 Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a
blind man, both will fall into a pit."
Mt 23:19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that
makes the gift sacred?
2 Co 3:14 But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same
veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because
only in Christ is it taken away.
2 Co 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so
that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the
image of God.
Eph 4:18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from
the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of
their hearts.
2 Pe 1:9 But if anyone does not have them, he is near-sighted and
blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
1 Jn 2:11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks
around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness
has blinded him.
Man's Spiritual Ignorance.
Isa 1:3 The ox knows his master, the donkey his owner's manger,
but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."
Isa 59:8 The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in
their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks in them
will know peace.
Jer 5:4 I thought, "These are only the poor; they are foolish,
for they do not know the way of the LORD, the requirements of their God.
Am 3:10 "They do not know how to do right," declares the
LORD, "who hoard plunder and loot in their fortresses."
Micah 4:12 But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD; they do not
understand his plan, he who gathers them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
Ro 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God
and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
Eph 4:18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from
the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of
their hearts.
1 Pe 1:14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you
had when you lived in ignorance.
Man's Ignorance Concerning Christ.
Jn 1:10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through
him, the world did not recognize him.
Jn 1:26 "I baptise with water," John replied, "but
among you stands one you do not know.
Jn 4:10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who
it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have
given you living water."
Jn 8:19 Then they asked him, "Where is your father?"
"You do not know me or my Father," Jesus replied. "If you knew
me, you would know my Father also."
Jn 9:30 The man answered, "Now that is remarkable! You don't know
where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.
Jn 14:9 Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I
have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the
Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
Jn 16:3 They will do such things because they have not known the
Father or me.
Ac 13:27 The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognise
Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are
read every Sabbath.
1 Jn 3:6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who
continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
Being created anew.
2 Co 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!
Conversion of Sinners.
Characters Transformed by Union with Christ.
Peter, the Profane Fisherman, becomes a man
whose very shadow heals.
Mt 26:74 Then he began to call down curses on himself and he swore
to them, "I don't know the man!" Immediately a
rooster crowed.
Ac 5:15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid
them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them
as he passed by.
The Restless Demoniac, becomes a quiet disciple.
Mk 5:5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry
out and cut himself with stones.
Mk 5:15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been
possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind;
and they were afraid.
John the Vindictive Jew, becomes the apostle of
love.
Lk 9:53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was
heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they
asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy
them?"
1 Jn 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from
God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
The Woman of Samaria of Unsavoury Reputation,
becomes a witness of truth.
Jn 4:17 "I have no husband," she replied. Jesus said to
her, "You are right when you say you have no husband. 18 The fact is, you
have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you
have just said is quite true."
Jn 4:29 "Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could
this be the Christ?"
Saul, the Bloodthirsty Persecutor, becomes Paul,
the tender hearted brother.
Ac 9:1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats
against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest
Ac 21:13 Then Paul answered, "Why are you weeping and breaking my
heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the
name of the Lord Jesus."
The Cold-hearted Phillipian Jailer, becomes a
sympathetic friend.
Ac 16:24 Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell
and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Ac 16:33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed
their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptised.
The Teaching Concerning Regeneration.
Birth of a New Spirit.
Eze 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you;
I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Of Divine Origin.
Jn 1:13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human
decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
Essential to Spiritual Vision.
Jn 3:3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one
can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. "
2 Co 3:3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our
ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on
tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
A New Creation.
2 Co 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!
Necessary to Salvation.
Tit 3:5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done,
but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal
by the Holy Spirit,
Jas 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.
By the Word of God.
1 Pe 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Pe 1:23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of
imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
1 Jn 2:29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who
does what is right has been born of him.
1 Jn 3:9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's
seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
1 Jn 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from
God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Obtained by Faith.
1 Jn 5:1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of
God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.
New Things.
Isa 42:9 See, the former things have taken place, and new things I
declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you."
Isa 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not
perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
Isa 48:6 You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not
admit them? "From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things
unknown to you.
Isa 65:17 "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The
former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
2 Co 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the
old has gone, the new has come!
Rev 21:5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making
everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are
trustworthy and true."
The spirit alive to righteousness.
Ro 8:10 But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin,
yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
Confidence at his coming.
1 Jn 2:28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he
appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.
Spiritual Boldness.
Eph 3:12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with
freedom and confidence.
1 Ti 3:13 Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and
great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
Heb 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so
that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Heb 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the
Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
1 Jn 4:17 In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will
have confidence on the day of judgement, because in this world we are like him.
True Attitude Concerning the Second Coming of
Christ.
Readiness.
Mt 24:44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will
come at an hour when you do not expect him.
Stewardship.
Lk 19:13 So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.
'Put this money to work,' he said, 'until I come back.'
Patient Waiting.
1 Co 1:7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you
eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
Charitableness.
1 Co 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait
till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will
expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise
from God.
Blameless Living.
1 Th 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through
and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Perfect Obedience.
1 Ti 6:14 to keep this command without spot or blame until the
appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Joyful Expectation.
Tit 2:13 while we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious
appearing of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ,
Constant Abiding.
1 Jn 2:28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he
appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.
The Righteous Not Ashamed.
Ps 119:6 Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your
commands.
Isa 50:7 Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced.
Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.
Joel 2:26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you
will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you; never
again will my people be shamed.
Ro 9:33 As it is written: "See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes
men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame."
Php 1:20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed,
but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in
my body, whether by life or by death.
1 Pe 4:16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed,
but praise God that you bear that name.
1 Jn 2:28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he
appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.
Abundant fruitfulness.
Jn 15:5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man
remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do
nothing.
Answers to prayer.
Jn 15:7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask
whatever you wish, and it will be given you.
They Who Have Union With Christ Ought to Walk as
He Walked.
1 Jn 2:6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.
Christ's Example to be Followed.
Mt 11:29 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.
Mt 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come
after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Jn 13:15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done
for you.
Ro 15:5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a
spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus,
2 Co 10:1 By the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you -
I, Paul, who am "timid" when face to face with you, but
"bold" when away!
Php 2:5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Col 3:13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may
have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Heb 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling,
fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
Heb 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our
faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and
sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 Pe 2:21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you,
leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
False teachers have not.
Col 2:18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the
worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great
detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle
notions.
The Rewards of the Faithful for Spiritual
Service.
The Soul-Winners.
Da 12:3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the
heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and
ever.
Humble Servants.
Mt 10:42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of
these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will
certainly not lose his reward."
The Faithful Stewards.
Mt 25:23 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful
servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of
many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'
Mt 25:24 "Then the man who had received the one talent came.
'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have
not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
Mk 9:41 I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in
my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward.
The Benevolent.
Lk 6:35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them
without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you
will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Jn 4:36 Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the
crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.
The Good of All Nations.
Ro 2:10 but glory, honour and peace for everyone who does good:
first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
1 Co 3:8 The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose,
and each will be rewarded according to his own labour.
All Ranks and Stations.
Eph 6:8 because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for
whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
Col 3:24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the
Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Examples of Spiritual Humility and Pride.
Job 33:9 'I am pure and without sin; I am clean and free from
guilt.
Lk 18:11 The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank
you that I am not like other men - robbers, evildoers, adulterers - or even like
this tax collector.
Jn 9:41 Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty
of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.
1 Co 4:18 Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to
you.
Rev 3:17 You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a
thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and
naked.
Sinful Mind.
Ro 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you,
because your faith is being reported all over the world.
Ro 8:7 the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's
law, nor can it do so.
Eph 4:17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you
must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
Col 1:21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your
minds because of your evil behaviour.
Col 2:18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the
worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great
detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle
notions.
Tit 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are
corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and
consciences are corrupted.
Causes of Spiritual Loss.
Sin.
Jer 5:25 Your wrongdoings have kept these away; your sins have
deprived you of good.
Mt 16:26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world,
yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Breach of Trust.
Mt 25:27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with
the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with
interest.
Mt 25:28 "'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who
has the ten talents.
Mt 25:29 For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an
abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
Worldliness.
Mk 8:36 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet
forfeit his soul?
False Foundation.
Lk 6:49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into
practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The
moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was
complete."
Prodigality.
Lk 15:13 "Not long after that, the younger son got together
all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in
wild living.
Imperfect Service.
1 Co 3:13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day
will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test
the quality of each man's work.
1 Co 3:15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be
saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.
The Work of Deceivers.
Ro 16:18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but
their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive
people.
2 Co 11:13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen,
masquerading as apostles of Christ.
Eph 4:14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by
the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning
and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.
2 Ti 3:13 while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse,
deceiving and being deceived.
Tit 1:10 For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and
deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.
2 Jn 1:7 Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming
in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and
the antichrist.
Rev 18:23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice
of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were
the world's great men. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.
Col 2:19 He has lost connection with the Head, from whom the whole
body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God
causes it to grow.
Is indissoluble.
* Ro 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble
or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
Battle of Life.
Promises of Ultimate Triumph.
Over Evil Influences of Men.
Ps 44:5 Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we
trample our foes.
Malachi 4:3 Then you will trample down the wicked; they will be ashes
under the soles of your feet on the day when I do these things," says the
LORD Almighty.
Over Malign Spiritual Forces.
Lk 10:19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions
and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
Over Severest Afflictions.
Ro 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall
trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
Ro 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through
him who loved us.
2 Co 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal
procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the
knowledge of him.
2 Co 10:4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.
On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
Over Worldly Enticements.
1 Jn 5:4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the
victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
Over All Satanic Powers.
Rev 15:2 And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire
and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and
his image and over the number of his name. They held harps given them by God
Afflictions and Tribulation are a Part of
Earthly Experience.
Dt 4:30 When you are in distress and all these things have
happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and
obey him.
Mt 24:21 For then there will be great distress, unequalled from the
beginning of the world until now - and never to be equalled again.
Jn 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may
have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome
the world."
Ac 14:22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain
true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom
of God," they said.
Ro 5:3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we
know that suffering produces perseverance;
1 Th 3:4 In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we
would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.
Rev 2:9 I know your afflictions and your poverty - yet you are rich! I
know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue
of Satan.
Rev 7:14 I answered, "Sir, you know." And he said,
"These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have
washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Suffering for Righteousness' Sake.
Persecution.
Ps 7:1 O LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me
from all who pursue me,
Ps 31:15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and
from those who pursue me.
Ps 119:86 All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for men
persecute me without cause.
Ps 119:157 Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned
from your statutes.
Ps 119:161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at
your word.
Ps 143:3 The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes
me dwell in darkness like those long dead.
Jer 15:15 You understand, O LORD; remember me and care for me. Avenge
me on my persecutors. You are long-suffering - do not take me away; think of how
I suffer reproach for your sake.
Lamentations 5:5 Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary
and find no rest.
The Inseperable
Christ.
Believers
Constantly:
Accompanied by his
Presence.
Mt 28:20 and teaching them to
obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the
very end of the age."
Held Close by His
Hand.
Jn 10:28 I give them eternal
life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.
Like Branches in
the Vine.
Jn 15:4 Remain in me, and I
will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the
vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
In Perpetual
Fellowship.
Jn 17:23 I in them and you in
me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me
and have loved them even as you have loved me.
No Power can
Separate.
Ro 8:38 For I am convinced that
neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the
future, nor any powers,
Ro 8:39 neither height nor depth, nor anything
else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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