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Disclaimer: this page features commentaries that digress from the subjects and verses they were intended to address. To compensate for their anecdotal quality, these picks are some of the better commentaries of this website.

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Abortion; 1Tim 1,3-16; 70k

Abraham

Abraham formed his life around the heavenly words he heard

2Pet 1,16-19; 107c

1Jn 2-24; 106f

Believing in Jesus is like the faith of Abraham

Rom 10,2-4; 41h

Col 2,9-15; 136g

1The 1-3; 101h

Heb 4-11; 6e

He never received what was promised; Rev 2-25; 232g

He sacrificed his son; Jn 17-10; 34g

He trusted God; Heb 11,6-40; 5i

Israel was born at Abraham's first step; Phi 3,3-11; 177i

We have inherited God's promise to him

Rom 8-16,17; 36k

Tit 3,4-6; 103d

Adam and Eve

See also: Freedom, Suffering and evil, Commentary on the OT

Adam wanted to be like God

Mat 10-28; 47d

Rom 1,21-25; 195i

1Cor 3,18-20; 166f

1Cor 11-5,6; (190g)

Rev 11-18; 24g

Adam chose Eve over God; Mat 24,37-39; 168d

Adam was first and then Eve

Eph 5-22,23; 73h

1Tim 5-16; 44j

Adam was only given the earth; 1Pet 2-9,10; 213k

Adam will not be with us in heaven

2Cor 11-3; 151g

Rev 1-5; 37h

Curse: death rushed in to fill the void of God's absence

2Cor 7,4-7; 98h

Jm 3,13-16; 167d

Eve sinned before she conceived her first child; 2The 2,3-12; 185g

God experienced Adam's sin; 1Cor 15,20-28; 119i

God intended Adam to eat the forbidden fruit

Jn 5-43,44; 57e

Act 13,44-48; 200b

Act 17,22-31; 94m

Rom 5,6-10; 246k

Rev 20,1-3; 185g

God is still making man

Eph 2-6,7; 224l

Phi 2,5-11; 37d

1Tim 6-9,10; 161b

Heb 3,1-6; 231h

God uses Adam's curse to test man's loyalty

1Jn 4-21; 4l

Rev 20,1-3; 15i

God judged the devil through Adam and Eve

1The 5-9; 31a

Rev 17,1-18; 50g

God kicked man from the garden

Eph 2,1-3; 166j

Rev 9,13-15; 220d

God will create a new race of man -- See: New heavens and a new earth

Knowledge of evil -- See also: Reprobate

Lk 23,18-25; 168c

Act 3,17-19; 175j

Heb 6,4-8; 185d

Rev 16-15; 92d

Adam knew what he was doing more than Eve; 1Tim 2,11-15; 181a

Adam lived against his conscience

Mat 4,1-11; 108f

Act 23-5; 27d

Rom 7,7-13; 53c

Heb 3,7-19; 185l

Heb 10-15,16; 155g

Man is free

Mat 8,23-27; 147c

Rom 6-15,16; 161l

Heb 1-3,4; 41g

1Jn 3,7-10; 161i

Man is perfected through the curse; Rev 5-4,5; 41d

Mystery of lawlessness -- See: Mystery

Satan -- See also: Satan

Adam assimilated into Satan's curse

2The 2-13; 191k

Rev 21-1; 26c

Satan lied to Adam and Eve

Act 28,3-6; 157j

Rev 12,7-11; 46h

Jesus is the second Adam

Lk 4,1-13; 183j

Lk 4,5-13; 160f

Satan uses the law of sin and death against man; Jn 16-33; 41d

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Addiction -- See also: Sin

Bondage to sin

1Cor 11,27-30; 51c

Heb 3,6-19; 87b

1Jn 2,3-6, (90c)

Drug addiction

Deceitfulness of sin; Rom 7-11; 181j

Do not waste your resources on people's addictions; Act 20,33-35; 100d

Hate the addiction before kicking the habit; Jn 12,23-26; 129e

Overcoming drug addiction by a substitutionary process; Jn 4-13,14; 162h

Freedom from addiction (bondage)

Jn 8,31-36; 119c

Heb 11-29; 246c

Free and forgiven; Act 13-39; 118l

Standard of addiction is freedom; 1Jn 3,5-7; 42c

Resisting its temptation

Mat 3,1-3; 8m

Heb 2-18; 188e

Adopted; Eph 1,3-9; 33n

Age of Grace (Israel overlooked the 2000-year era documented in their Scriptures); Lk 1,67-75; 29e

Agnostic -- See: Atheism

Alcohol; 1Cor 11-21; 159i

Analogies -- See also: Atheism

Beliefs versus faith; Gal 5-7,8; 91f

Blind spot in our vision; 2Cor 4,3-6; 169a

Christian walk; Heb 2,1-4; 106l

Climbing Mount Everest; Jm 1-10,11; 166i

Comparing computers to faith; Heb 6-1,2; 137k

Heb 4-14; 150ca

Atheism (Chess game, computer program is like creation); 1Tim 6-20,21; 212d

Cowbirds; Mat 13,24-30; 159c

Fire and sticks; Heb 8-10,11; 110h

Heart is like a sharpshooter; Rev 2-4; 161d

Looking at our reflection in the mirror; Jm 1,22-25; 55b

Sparrows are like people; Mat 10,29-31; 160l

Surveyor; Rom 5,8-11; 72b

Swimming upstream; Lk 6-26; 240d

Train and railroad tracks

Jn 5-24; 205aa

Jn 10,27-30; 205aa

Act 24,1-9; 202a

Gal 3,21-26; 205k

Using a map in the woods

Jm 1,22-25; 94o

1Jn 1-9; 194j

Lost in the woods

Jn 14,7-11; 117j

Phi 3-15; 105j

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Angels different from man

        Heb 1-14; 15b
        Rev 1-5; 37h
        Rev 22-8,9; 15k

Anointing

Anointing of temple worship; Rev 19-8; 113c

Definition; 2Tim 2-1; 55a

It will return in the last days; Rev 8,2-6; 61a

Like a dove perched on our shoulder; Col 3-15; 136h

Produces the fruits of the Spirit; Heb 1-9; 224g

Pentecost; 1Pet 1-3,4; 13f

Antichrist

Anti-Semitism

Rom 4,11-17; 210ia

Rom 11,17-32; 186f

1Jn 2-22,23; 201a

Deny that Jesus came in the flesh; 1Jn 4,1-6; 164h

God will give the antichrist first-up at bat; 2Pet 1-16; 66l

Pope; Mat 24-11; 161e

Saul was an antichrist; Act 26,9-11; 243f

Anxiety (angst)

Mat 7-23; 47i

Mat 22,11-14; 222h

1Jn 4-18; 119d

Apostasy

American Christianity; Gal 2-9; 131k

Caring more about the world than the faith

Rom 8,14-17; 35f

Rom 14-7,8; 192b

2Cor 3-13; 118h

Heb 12-1,2; 30c

Church does not fear God; Rev 14-7; 41a

Church has become tasteless (salt)

Rom 16-5; 150a

Tit 2,1-15; 11o

Close-mindedness; Act 21,27-32; 163f

Miss the second coming of Christ

Mat 22,3-6; 18i

2Cor 3,14-16; 70h

Eph 5-27; 105b

Our light is extinguished; Act 9,32-35; 4f

Strong central leadership belongs to Christ; Eph 4-15,16; 91h

The Church is disobedient

Act 17,16-32; 175m

Col 4-16; 80j

Rev 12-4; 204d

Walk while you have the light; Jn 12-35,36; 33a

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Apostles' creed; 2Jn-7; 37c

Armageddon; 2The 1,5-10; 49k

Ascension of Christ; Heb 9,11-15; 29j

Atheism

Agnostic; 2Pet 3,3-9; 243c

Alternate explanation for life and the universe; 2Pet 1-3; 91j

Believing a lie to spite the truth; Act 19,23-36; 183h

Chess game, computer program analogy of creation; 1Tim 6-20,21; 212d

Religion of unbelief

Lk 9,24-26; 167i

2Tim 4,6-8; 46e

Heb 11,24-29; 154g

Secular humanism -- See also: Truth/Relativism

Mat 7-26,27; 186d

Mat 12-30; 200l

1Jn 3-8; 166j

1Jn 5-19; 164c

Jd-4; 172d

Authority

Church has authority of Christ; Jn 5-19; 87c

Delegating authority; Rev 4,8-11; 244b

Babylonian Empire -- See: Last days

Baptism

Tit 1-10,11; 75j

Heb 10-21,22; 78f

John the Baptist

He doubted; 2Cor 11-28,29; 247d

Prophet of transition; Heb 9-8; 118m

Beast -- See: Last days

Begotten -- See: God/Father sent the Son

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Belief -- See: faith

Bible -- See also: Knowledge

Confidence in the Scriptures; 2Cor 1-13; 106j

Inkblots on a page without the Holy Spirit

Rom 4-17; 150h

1Cor 13-12; 112j

2Tim 3-7,8; 167g

Interpreting the Bible

Mat 16,6-12; 182f

Act 18,14-16; 239k

Misinterpreting the Bible

Mat 26,57-63; 160da

Lk 15-1,2; 223a

Jn 16-2,3; 223f

Source of our knowledge of God

1Cor 15,1-4; 106d

Heb 5,11-14; 4c

Unwilling to endure the word of God; 2Tim 4-3,4; 57j

Bitterness -- See: Heart

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

See also: Adam and Eve (Knowledge of evil); The reprobate mind; Pharisees

Accusing God of evil; 1Jn 4-5,6; 219g

Blasphemy leading to a reprobate mind

2Cor 12-20,21; 203k

Eph 5-5; 122d

1Tim 1-18,19; 199e

1Tim 4-1,2; 164a

1Jn 1-10; 203d

Rev 12-12; 157i

Denying the truth they know is from God

Mat 7,24-27; 114a

Mat 26-31; 37b

1Jn 5-16; 35k

Less we listen, less we hear; Jm 4-17; 200c

Pharisees denied that Jesus was the Christ

Mat 12,9-14; 241k

Mk 3,20-30; 195c

Jn 9,26-34; 198b

Act 26,4-11; 175m

Blindness, Satan blinds us to the truth that we don't want to believe; Mk 16-14; 74l

Blood of Jesus -- See: Judgment

Body

Body of Christ; Gal 1,13-24; 238e

Body, soul and spirit; 2The 3-14,15; 20k

Relationship between body and soul; 1Cor 10-8; 134k

Sacrifice our flesh to abide in the will of God; 1Jn 4-15; 78l

Boldness

Act 13,42-48; 143d

Act 26,26-28; 232e

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Bondage -- See: sin

Bondslaves -- See: Prophets

Born-again

Critical period; 2Cor 11-32,33; 147i

Our spiritual identity; 1Pet 2-24; 141d

Bride of Christ; Heb 1,1-3; 255c

Brother versus neighbor

Mat 25-40; 29i

Lk 10,30-37; 242j

Act 3-22,23; 29i

Phi 4-22; 131l

1The 4,3-8; 203g

1Jn 3,10-18; 129i

Building the temple

1Cor 3,9-11; 225l

Rev 3,15-18; 94n

Burden

Christian burden; Act 27-21; 20m

Calling, knowing His will

Mk 6-37; 4f

Jn 10-17,18; 71i

1Cor 15-58; 90l

1The 2-4; 212g

Calvinism -- See: Predestination

Camp of the saints -- See: Last days

Canonized writings; 1Tim 4-1; 106d

Capitalism -- See Greatest is least

Carnal Christian; Heb 3,7-19; 168j

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Catholicism -- See also: History

Building the Church on Peter instead of Christ

Mat 16,13-18; 109h

1Pet 2,6-8; 141b

1Pet 5,1-3; 76a

Catholic Church is not sanctified

Act 22,24-30; 192f

Gal 6-12,13; 200i

Catholicism is the false Church; Mat 22,1-6; 201j

Catholic Church will host the antichrist; Rev 18-20,21; 39ja

Fusing Church and state

Act 26-31,32; 152b

1Jn 4-2,3; 64h

Constantine

Jn 16,1-3; 175m

Act 20-30; 22l

Rom 1-8; 172e

1The 1,2-8; 149h

Disobedience of the Church; 1Tim 2,1-3; 10e

History of Catholicism

Jn 7,19-27; 241j

Jm 3,3-6; 173c

Rev 17,1-5; 21m

Persecuting (Martyring) the saints

Jn 16-2,3; 79c

Rev 18,1-8; 172j

Rev 18-4; 191j

Interacting with demons; 2Pet 2,1-22; 145i

Paul going to Rome encouraged the formation of the Catholic Church; Act 27,20-25; 227g

He never stood before Caesar; Act 28,17-21; 18c

Protestant services model after the Catholic Church -- See also: Church

Mat 23-10; 240a

Mat 23-11,12; 77i

Act 26-20; 120f

2Tim 2-15; 108c

1Pet 4-10,11; 234d

Silencing the word of God; Act 25-18,19; 163f

Transubstantiation

Lk 22-19; 209jb

1Cor 11,23-34; 184k

Works-based salvation; Jm 2,14-20; 5n

Character: Remedy for inconsistency and a lack of wisdom; Lk 20,21-26; 89d

Charities, giving to; 1Jn 3-17,18; 156d

Cherubim

Cherubim protect the saints

Rev 4,1-11; 28b

Rev 6,1-8; 39j

Living Creatures; 2Cor 5-3; 212h

Chess -- See: Atheism

Christ -- See: Jesus Christ

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Church -- See also: History, Catholicism

Biblical format of church services; Jn 10-1,2; 229f

See also: Catholicism/Protestant services model after the Catholic Church

Building the Church

1Cor 3-6,7; 140g

1The 5-24; 91i

Tit 1,5-9; 240b

Change agent of the world; 1The 1-7,8; 44k

Church is like governments; Eph 2,19-22; 137m

Church is most responsible for Jesus' death; Jn 6,47-58; 254e

Church lost the anointing after the first century; 2Tim 2-1; 72h

Condition of the Church today

Act 2,41-47; 147f

Act 17,1-13; 143d

Rom 15-1; 170a

Church resembles Israel at the time of Christ

Rom 10-21; 49a

Rev 17,10-18; 3j

Delegates authority; 1Jn 4,13-16; 70j

Obstacles in the way church growth

1The 5-24; 130m

1Pet 5,1-3; 169j

Sign of a healthy church; Rom 1,13-16; 123a

Strife and division; 1Cor 10,5-11; 64d

Synergy in the Church; 1Cor 11,16-22; 178h

Close minded

Mat 13,53-58; 70g

Lk 18-33,34; 94p

Act 17,10-13; 95f

Gal 1,15-24; 210k

Cognitive dissonance -- See Close minded

Communion; Heb 10-3; 238i

Compassion; Fruit of Christianity; Mat 15,32-39; 147c

Complete; 1The 5-23; 231h

Conscience; Mat 26,48-50; 16j

Contentment; Mat 6,25-33; 29l

Conviction -- See: Guilt

Corrie ten Boom; Jm 3-13; 127i

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Covenant

Abraham/Moses versus Christ; Heb 8,7-13; 205ka

New Covenant is better than the old; Heb 7,1-28; 80l

Old Covenant priesthood

Heb 10-22; 103g

Rev 15,5-8; 40c

Creation

Creation is at war with itself; Rom 8,19-23; 24e

Creation is evidence of God

2Cor 5,18-20; 5e

Phi 3-20,21; 226d

Col 2,1-4; 80e

2Pet 3-9; 247a

God operates through certain laws; Jn 14-6; 83h

Physical and spiritual realms are opposites; Heb 4-14; 150ca

Cross -- See: Judgment

Cults

All cults follow the same pattern

Mat 26,59-61; 177a

3Jn-9,10; 6l

Christianity is the one true cult; 2Tim 2-1; 36m

Formation of a cult; 1Tim 5-21; 51i

Jehovah Witnesses

Col 1-15; 248f

1Jn 2-13,14; 253b

1Jn 5-20; 244d

Rev 3-14; 248g

Mormons

Rom 1-2; 151e

1Cor 3,8-17; 139g

Gal 1-8,9; 106f

New Age

Having faith in your faith; Mk 11,20-24; 147h

Believing God is energy; Heb 11,1-3; 212b

They love the world and reject the Spirit of Christ; Rom 5-5; 35f

Curse -- See: Satan

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Darkness -- See: Satan

David, King

Lk 20,41-44 253eb

Jn 10,11-14; 180cb

2Tim 1-6; 104d

Death

Death is separation; Rom 6,21-23; 218f

Death nullifies this life without Christ; 1Cor 15,30-32; 75b

What happens to people when they die

Mat 13,40-42; 241f

Mk 9-4; 151e

Lk 23,40-43; 237l

Jn 10-28; 57f

Jn 14-16,17; 244f

Act 2,23-36; 149a

Rom 14-9; 66a

1Jn 4,1-6; 160b

Deception (Satanic delusion)

1Cor 1-10; 158d

2Jn-7,8; 183k

Defense mechanisms; 1Jn 1-1,2; 37d

Demon Possession

Going from bad to worse; 2Pet 2,13-22; 163a

Playing with a Ouija Board; Lk 8,26-28; 146d

Denominations -- See: Religion

Discernment

Mat 16,1-4; 70g

Mat 27,3-10; 186h

Col 2-5; 6i

1The 5-14; 126l

Discipline (Heb 12,7-11); Paul disciplined the Corinthians; 2Cor 13-2; 69i

Disobedient -- See: Apostasy

Division; Phi 2,1-4; 78h

Doctrine (Know what you believe); Act 17,10-13; 95f

Doomsday preppers -- See: Last Days

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Door of Christ

Jn 10,9-11; 33j

Rev 3,8-10; 50h

Rev 8-5; 104d

Doubt; Mat 28-16,17; 237h

Drug addict -- See: Addiction

Dying to self; Jm 1-12; 226b

Early Christians -- See: History of the Church

Easy-believism -- See: Eternal security

Emulsifier between money and faith toward God; 1Tim 6-9,10; 19h

Endtime Prophecy -- See: Last days

Eternal security? -- See also: Blasphemy

Doctrine of easy-believism

1Cor 3-15; 153d

Tit 2-11,12; 239k

Heb 12-8; 157e

God doesn't allow quitters in heaven; Heb 3-6; 121i

God's irrevocable gifts and calling; Rom 11-29; 91j

Removing our lampstand; Rev 2-5; 105f

We can break the seal; 2Cor 1-22; 71k

Eternity -- See: Time

Evangelicals and Baptists

1The 5-20; 222l

Heb 1-9; 224g

Jd-3,4; 7a

Rev 2-4,5; 193f

Evangelism

Separating the counterfeit from the genuine; 1Jn 3-3; 191c

Sowers and reapers; Jn 4,36-38; 131k

Making disciples; 2Tim 2-4; 120l

Evolution -- See: Atheism

"Exorcist” (the movie); Mat 8,28-34; 146f

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Faith -- See also: God, Salvation

Believe in God to be like Him; 2Cor 10-7; 97c

Confidence in God; Mat 6-14; 156da

Difference between faith and confidence; 2Tim 2-19; 97j

Difference between "belief" and "faith"

Believing in God by revelation of the Spirit

Mat 4-23,24; 145c

Jn 11-40; 5n

Act 2,37-40; 193d

Rom 14-22,23; 122g

2Cor 3-16; 156h

Gal 3,1-7; 201h

Eph 6-16,17; 114g

1Jn 4-18; 57c

Rev 3,15-17; 86f

God replaces our belief with His faith

Mat 24-12,13; 98k

Mk 8,22-26; 226k

Lk 17,11-19; 145a

Act 24-24,25; 85m

1Cor 13-10; 43i

2Cor 12-8,9; 43k

Phi 3,9-11; 98g

Col 2,12-15; 205i

1Pet 4-12,13; 121c

2Pet 3-17; 181f

Don't walk beyond your faith; Rom 12,1-3; 43l

Faith and love -- See also: Spirit and the word

Rom 11-32; 127a

1Cor 8-1,2; 96g

Eph 5-9,10; 43b

Eph 6-23,24; 138h

Faith and love of the truth; 1Cor 13-7; 99g

Faith in the truth; 1Tim 2-7; 78b

Faith versus works

Jn 5-29; 127j

Act 1,23-26; 198e

Act 17-30; 177i

Gal 1-6; 203i

Gal 2,11-14; 190j

Gal 3-3; 118m

Gal 5-3,4; 182g

Eph 2-8,9; 41f

Eph 5,3-6; 86f

Salvation is through grace, apart from the law; 2Cor 3-5,6; 116h

We inadvertently fulfill the law through grace; Eph 5-6,7; 230g

How faith works; Mat 14,34-36; 146k

Proven faith; Rom 6-20,21; 153g

False Doctrine (Gospel has become a mishmash of teachings); Mk 6-7; 46k

Familiarity, sin of (Rejecting Christ); Lk 7-23; 2l

Fasting

Rom 12,1-3; 190a

Col 3,5-8; 134h

1Pet 4-6,7; 187e

Father -- See: God

Firemen of 911; Rom 5,6-21; 227f

Five-fold ministry; Eph 4,11-16; 137m

Flesh -- See: Body

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Freedom -- See also: Adam, Addiction

Freedom defines us as made in the image of God

See also: God is human (we are made in His image)

Lk 15,11-32; 4i

Heb 5,7-9; 189e

Rev 14,9-11; 64f

Freedom from bondage; Heb 10,1-7; 43g

Freedom of Christ; Eph 5,3-7; 92l

Slave to freedom; 1Cor 13,1-8; 230k

Truth will set you free; Jn 8-32; 6f

Value freedom or lose your soul; 2Cor 6,11-13; 196d

Fruits of the Spirit are not actions; Gal 5,16-18; 137e

Garden of Eden -- See: Adam

Genealogy -- See: Abraham

Gentiles included in salvation; Act 15,8-11; 35d

Global economic collapse -- See: Last Days

Gnosticism

1Tim 6-20,21; 161b

Tit 1,10-16; 182e

Jd-3,4; 135m

Denies that Jesus is God in human flesh

1Jn 4-2,3; 150d

2Jn 7-11; 198b

Simon (Megus) the magician; Act 8,9-13; 159k

Elymas; Act 13,6-12; 191d

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God (the Father) -- See also: Adam, Time, Faith

Father sent the Son

Mat 17-17; 69d

1Cor 13-3; 252j

Heb 5,1-10; 80l

Heb 13-15; 252f

Father honors the Son as the Son honors the Father; Mat 12,1-7; 141i

Only begotten of the Father; Heb 5-5,6; 253f

God is an artist; Phi 2-13; 229d

God is eternal -- See: Time

God is human

Col 2-10; 44e

Heb 2,11-14; 135n

He made us in His image -- See also: Freedom

Jm 1-18; 248b

1Jn 2-13,14; 244b

Rev 1,10-20; 253cc

Rev 22-4; 104j

God likes matter; Jn 14,1-3; 38g

He is defined by His authority; 2Cor 12,7-10; 66h

He is sovereign

Mat 24,37-39; 195g

Act 17,22-31; 74b

God's will over man; Rom 9,18-23; 202k

His substance is faith

Mat 9,27-30; 115g

Lk 8,40-48; 72c

Jn 3-16,17; 253ja

Rom 3,24-28; 119l

Rom 4,5-8; 231d

1Cor 1,18-29; 16k

1Tim 3-8,9; 230h

Heb 1-3; 253d

Heb 11,1-40; 99n

Heb 13-15; 77b

1Pet 1-6,7; 192e

1Pet 1,3-7; 249ga

1Jn 4-12; 55e

Rev 3-21; 70ja

Rev 4,8-11; 109a

Rev 21-3; 104h

Composition of the Father; Jn 14-23; 252a

Father is an abrupt mystery

Mat 11,20-24; 48i

Rev 4-2; 215i

His vision of the world; Jn 14-30,31; 87c

His ultimate goal; Lk 24,27-29; 215j

Same God in both the Old and New Testaments; Heb 12-21; 87m

Godliness; Tit 1-1; 41k

God working in you; Jd-1,2; 28h

Gospel

Offense of the gospel; 2Cor 11-32,33; 201g

Salvation through the death of Christ; Act 28-22; 154e

Grace

God saves us throughout our lives; Mat 12-20; 32e

Grace versus mercy; Act 5-32; 35f

Salvation is by grace through faith; Act 15,1-12; 172h

God's grace works in us; 1Cor 1,4-8; 122d

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Great depression; Rev 6-3,4; 25f

Great Endtime Revival -- See also: last days

Camp of the saints

Mk 6,33-46 235g

Lk 22-45,46; 103j

Rev 8,3-5; 31i

Mat 24-22; 219f

Rev 12-6; 28k

Catfight between the princess of the Lamb and Jezebel the adulteress

Rev 2-20; 198h

Rev 18,6-8; 49f

Jew first; Mat 15,22-28; 210hb

Jews expected to return to the faith

Mat 9-16,17; 185a

1Cor 10-6; 8p

Jews will manage the gospel

Mat 21-43,44; 21e

Mat 28,18-20; 84cb

Mk 12,9-11; 49d

Lk 11,49-51; 194c

Jn 12,20-22; 72h

Act 20,17-35; 101f

2Cor 11-22; 148d

Eph 2,11-22; 211a

Phi 2,1-4; 77n

1Tim 1-3,4; 50a

Heb 2-16; 58e

1Jn 2-7,8; 250hh

Two Witnesses; Act 2-46,47; 129n

God's Adjudicators

Mat 24,9-13; 5f

Lk 1,67-79; 46e

Jm 5-17,18; 151e

John the Baptist had the ministry of Elijah

Mat 17,10-13; 193d

Lk 7,24-28; 193d

Harvest at the end of the age

Mat 9,35-38; 129d

Mat 13-30; 237c

Jn 4,28-39; 148l

Act 6,1-10; 130c

Act 14,1-7; 149d

Rom 10,16-21; 223j

1Cor 16,1-12; 130f

Eph 2,19-22; 229d

Phi 1-19,20; 234c

Phi 3-20,21; 61a

1The 4,13-18; 84c

2The 2,10-12; 21l

1Pet 3-19,20; 151h

Mark of God on their foreheads; 2Cor 3,2-11; 109d

Miracles will accompany the endtime revival; Rev 11,1-6; 50h

Mature past Christians who have been saved for years; Gal 6-1; 131e

Spiritual ascension

Eph 1,18-23; 237h

Col 3,1-4; 109d

Tit 2-13; 237a

Jd-21; 126ka

Two periods: first century and last century

Mk 11-23; 215e

Lk 12,42-44; 246e

Lk 19,28-40; 194c

Jn 9-4,5; 112g

Jn 16,25-27; 140d

Act 2,16-21; 50b

Col 1-4; 129f

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Greatest is least and the least greatest

Mat 20,24-28; 164d

Mat 26-30; 254a

Eph 5-23; 137a

Rev 21-26,27; 72a

Opposite of Capitalism; Rev 19,12-16; 40b

Guilt versus conviction; Act 26-18; 237k

Hearing ear

Do what you know is the will of God; Jn 15-7; 150i

Develop the hearing ear through the word of God and prayer; Phi 2-13; 117h

God's plan of protection in the last days

Jn 16-13; 111c

Rev 3-10; 100a

Heart

Bitterness; 1Cor 10,5-11; 154g

Heart of man; Gal 5-5,6; 230i

Heaven -- See also: New heavens and a new earth

Experience of heaven

1Pet 5-1; 233k

Rev 14-13; 137j

Heaven is another dimension; Mat 18-10; 15c

In heaven and on earth at the same time; Jn 5-19; 117ga

We cannot enter Heaven without an offering; 2Cor 1-14; 235d

We don't go to heaven to avoid hell; 1Tim 4-10; 31a

Hedonism; Jm 4-9; 77l

Hell

Bible was written so we could avoid hell

Rom 15-4,5; 141i

Heb 2,1-4; 96c

Endtime judgments simulate hell; Rev 8-10; 104c

Eternal purifying process; Rev 16,1-21; 49h

Hell in incomprehensible; Rom 11,33-36; 217b

God experienced hell before He created anything; Heb 8,1-6; 246d

Hell is God's environment of choice

2Cor 13-11; 126a

Heb 12,18-24; 221i

Lake of fire; Mat 10-14,15; 47l

Located at the center of the new earth

Act 2-34,35; 245j

1Pet 3,8-18; 124k

Under the earth; Mat 22,11-14; 48m

Levels of judgment; Rev 20,10-15; 50m

More sin, worse hell; 1Cor 15,50-58; 119i

Made for the rich; Col 1-5; 226d

Made for the rebellious; Col 1-19,20; 46j

Man's sin is more evil than the devil's; Mat 18-34,35; 65i

Presence of God is worse than hell to the wicked

Heb 1-1,2; 50c

1Pet 1-1,2; 220c

2Jn-2; 238g

Rev 4,2-11; 88i

Rev 20,11-15; 48c

Trust God's judgment regarding hell; Rev 19-3; 245g

White Throne Judgment; 1Pet 3-9; 124i

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Heresy; 2Tim 2-7; 89h

Herod, king; Rev 12-4; 189h

Hinduism (Karma - God does not baby-sit mankind)

Lk 13,1-5; 175k

Jn 5-14; 26f

Jn 9-34; 174g

Act 17,22-31; 54ea

Act 28,3-6; 18e
Rom 2,9-11; 166g

Hippies de-emphasized money; Lk 12,24-34; 29l

History

History of America in relation to faith

Act 2-37,38; 88j

Tit 2,1-10; 10b

History of Israel -- See also: Patriarchs

Mat 9-16,17; 132k

Lk 15,11-32; 50dd

Jn 6,24-26; 19i

Act 3,19-26; 210j

Act 11,15-18; 77m

Heb 3,15-19; 162d

Heb 6,12-19; 151b

Heb 11-11,12; 225j

Heb 12,25-29; 141i

Hardened their hearts after 400 years enslaved to Egypt; Rev 9-20,21; 134k

History of Israel concerning Passover; Jn 18-28; 176d

History of Israel concerning the land of Canaan; Heb 11,29-31; 217l

History of mankind

Phi 3-20,21; 229a

Heb 11-5; 90j

History of the Church

See also: Catholicism/History of, Early Christians

Act 2,1-13; 80a

Act 23-11; 247h

1Tim 2-6; 215c

2Tim 3-8; 240j

Heb 10-28,29; 173c

Jm 4,1-4; 198h

1Jn 2,15-17; 191j

Rev 12,7-11; 42b

First century Church

                        Act 4,13-16; 149j
                        Act 18,24-28; 80a
                        Rom 16,1-16; 88b
                        1Cor 10,18-21; 173g

1Pet 5,1-3; 138j

Second century Church; Act 5,17-20; 152d
Reformation did about as much harm as good

Mk 6-12; 193b

Jm 2,14-20; 55c

Who were the disciples? Act 12,1-4; 242b

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Hollywood; Be careful what you listen to; Mk 4-24; 79g

Holocaust -- See: Israel

Holy Spirit

Authority; Mat 10-1; 71c

We get to heaven by the indwelling Holy Spirit; Gal 3-3; 238aa

Obeying the Holy Spirit

Eph 1-19,20; 113k

Phi 2-17; 189b

Heb 3-5; 90l

Heb 11-1; 110l

Resisting the Holy Spirit; 1Jn 5-20; 112a

Home Bible studies; Act 20,18-21; 143d

Homosexuality

2Pet 2-6; 104c

Jd-3,4; 183k

Rev 10-1; 221k

Hospitality; Jm 4,1-4; 165f

Human -- See: God (the Father)/God is human

Humanism -- See: Atheism

Humility (Jesus overcame evil with good); Jn 19-9,10; 175l

Idolatry -- See also: Satan... wanted to be God

Mat 19,16-21; 205ka

Rom 13,8-10; 90h

Col 2-18; 5c

Col 3,5-9; 90f

1The 1-9,10; 193d

Image, Made in the image of God -- See: Freedom, God

Infinity; Jm 4,13-17; 214d

Inheritance -- See also: New heavens and new earth

Believer owns everything

Eph 1,18-23; 39ib

Rev 2,26-29; 36h

He will give us a planet to govern; 2Jn-12; 104j

We will reign with Christ; Heb 9,15-22; 26i

Intercourse, spiritual; 1Cor 12,22-24; 208ja

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Interpreting the Bible

Mat 25,34-40; 130f

Col 1-1; 248b

Invest in the kingdom of God; Jm 4,1-10; 187aa

Ironies -- See: Paradox

Isaac and Ishmael; Gal 4,21-31; 20g

Israel

Ancient Jewish government; Lk 10,25-37; 23c

Catholic Church despises the Jews; Col 4-11; 190h

Exemplary of mankind

Mk 8,1-9; 229k

Rom 10-21; 202a

Expected to return to their faith -- See: Great endtime revival

God tricked the Jews to crucify His Son

Act 28-28; 211b

Rom 11,1-36; 50dc

History of Israel -- See: History

Holocaust

Mat 22-7; 69d

Rom 15-26,27; 2g

1Pet 2-7,8; 201h

Rev 13-7; 189h

Rev 16,1-7; 189f

Rev 18,15-24; 21m

Israel's big mistake; Heb 12,7-9; 106f

Israel rejected the gospel

Act 20,24-27; 117h

1The 2,14-16; 24i

Israel judged for rejecting the gospel, not for crucifying their Messiah; Act 13-46; 179j

Israel wrestles with God

Gal 1-15,16; 91k

1Tim 4,1-3; 201j

Jew first; Rom 10-19,20; 211b

Question of faith was never raised in the Old Testament; Tit 1-10; 171d

Gentiles are Spiritual Jews

Mat 18,15-17; 172b

1Cor 9,16-27; 6c

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Jacob and Esau -- See: Patriarchs

Jail Ministry; Heb 10-26; 201i

Jehovah Witnesses -- See: Cults

James -- See: Paul

Jerusalem (Those left behind who have not taken the mark will migrate to Jerusalem between the trumpets and the bowls)

Rev 3-3; 49i

Rev 11,1-6; 28c

Rev 20-4; 144b

Jesus Christ

God created all things through Him; Rev 19,11-13; 107e

He became like us that we might become like Him

Lk 2-16; 253cc

1Cor 6-16,17; 61b

2Cor 8-9; 12l

He is infinite and eternal like the Father; Rev 22-13; 56i

He never had a beginning; Jn 1-27; 253e

He descended from the line of David; Heb 7-6; 151b

He knows only those who belong to Him; Jn 10,27-30; 228d

He is perfect; Lk 24-4,5; 113c

He retains the sins of those who don't believe in Him; Rev 19-12; 253ec

His humility; Jn 1,26-30; 71d

His righteousness; Lk 19,5-10; 35j

Jesus' innermost being

His soul is the Church

Jn 14-20; 224e

1Cor 12,12-27; 135n

His spirit is the Spirit of God

Lk 1-35; 254f

Jn 14-10; 254i

Eph 1-10; 44e

Heb 1-5,6; 252a

Jesus as a boy

Mat 13,53-56; 89i

Jn 19-28; 141f

Jm 2,14-26; 99e

Rejecting Christ; Jn 4-39; 150g

We have the mind of Christ; Rom 8,26-34; 117e

We reflect His deity; Col 2-9,10; 61b

Jews -- See: Great Endtime Revival, Israel

Jezebel -- See: Great Endtime Revival

Job -- See: Suffering and Evil

John the Baptist -- See: Baptism, Great Endtime Revival

Judas Iscariot (Comparing him to Peter)

Lk 22-31,32; 193c

Heb 3,12-14; 98e

Judgment

Believer's Judgment; 1Cor 2,10-13; 33l

Cross

God Judges the wicked through the cross

Mat 12-41,42; 40a

Mat 13,37-42; 47b

Mat 20,25-28; 40d

Rev 5,1-14; 71i

Rev 16,1-21; 49h

Cross of Christ legitimizes hell; Lk 23,35-37; 19i

Jesus was flayed with a cat-o-nine-tails

Mat 20-28; 209i

Mat 27-46; 37b

Jesus was separated from the Father; Rom 3-24,25; 37g

Represents the height of man's rebellion

Mat 27-24,25; 103e

Act 3,11-15; 149a

Why Jesus had to die; Heb 9,15-22; 26c

False judgment (it takes one to know one); Act 26-24; 202h

God has sown judgment into the earth; Rom 2,9-11; 166g

God's judgment is comparative

Mat 12-41,42; 48i

Heb 11-7; 49b

God's judgment takes precedence over His love; Act 26,4-11; 185b

Judgment has increased through the law/through Christ; Rom 7,7-11; 22a

Judgment on the righteous and the wicked; Mat 12-36,37; 84k

Judgment of fire; Act 4-1,2; 39c

Righteous judgment; 1Cor 5-1,2; 104a

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Karma -- See: Hinduism

Kingdome of God -- See also: Millennium / New heavens and new earth

His Kingdom is opposite the world

Phi 1,27-30; 243f

1Tim 2,1-3; 165g

Tit 3-1; 238j

Rev 11-17; 245g

Holy Spirit (anointing) is the essence of His Kingdom

Act 4,8-12; 110l

1Cor 4-19,20; 85e

Kingdom of God is written in the prophets; Eph 1-21; 142a

Kingdom Principles: To him who has shall more be given; 2Tim 1-3; 82c

Least greatest / greatest least; Mk 9-31,32; 177h

We will inherit a physical kingdom -- See: Suffering and evil

Knowledge -- See also: Bible

Knowledge of evil -- See: Adam and Eve, Reprobate

Know the word; Act 20-32; 115e

Lost knowledge of the Scriptures; Rom 15-15,16; 191l

Significance of knowledge; 1Cor 5,6-8; 230a

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Last days

See Also: Great Endtime Revival, Millennium, Jerusalem

Anointing of the Last days; 2Cor 6,16-18; 213g

Armageddon; Rev 16,12-16; 50k

Christ subdues His enemies through the Church; 1Cor 15-25; 48n

Satan is extricated as prince of the power of the air

Lk 8-23; 245l

Jn 2,13-17; 175b

Conditions of the Last days; Act 16,36-40; 148d

Counterfeit Christians; Mat 13,24-30; 159c

Doomsday preppers; 1The 3-12,13; 42a

Global economic collapse

Mat 24,37-39; 215g

Jn 9-4,5; 184e

Tit 2-15; 70k

Interpreting endtime prophecy

Jn 7,40-43; 83l

1Cor 4-1; 108i

2Tim 3,1-9; 3l

Jewish temple -- See: Temple

Love of money; Mat 6-24; 21m

Mark of the beast associated with the blood of the saints

Mk 13,9-13; 242k

Jn 13,23-27; 163h

Jm 5-5; 240d

Rev 16,1-7; 189f

Associated with Babylon; Rev 18-4; 105l

Martyrdom of the Saints

Mat 8,23-27; 164f

Rev 18,1-8; 160a

Meaning of the seven heads and ten horns of the dragon; Rev 17,3-5; 164c

Miss the second coming of Christ; Act 9-22,23; 175f

Rapture

Rapture is delayed

Jn 11,3-6; 214b

Jn 12,12-16; 133a

Last Trumpet

Mat 25-3,4; 82k

Rev 3-10; 49m

Rev 7,13-15; 4f

Rev 10,1-11; 50i

Preparing for His return

Lk 12,35-46; 237d

Jn 10,40-42; 8h

Seal and Trumpet judgments

Mat 13,39-42; 15j

Lk 17,31-37; 245e

Sequence of endtime events

Act 2,33-36; 67d

1Cor 15-26; 34h

1Pet 4,17-19 40l

Rev 2-9,10; 50f

Rev 8,7-13; 49c

Rev 19,17-21; 163k

Summary of the last days; Rev 6,9-11; 48b

Ten Virgins

Mat 26,36-46; 196j

Lk 22-45,46; 196j

1The 5,1-9; 8b

Rev 3-2,3; 4j

Rev 8-5; 104d

Rev 14-12,13; 156e

Two Witnesses; Rev 11,7-10; 199h

Wilderness

Church wanders in the wilderness; Rom 8-15; 24a

Church's last days' wilderness will mirror Jesus' wilderness

Mat 19-1,2; 143g

Rev 17-3; 162c

Place of safety and protection

Mat 6,19-21; 7l

Mat 13,47-51; 47b

1Pet 4,17-19 103k

Rev 4,1-11; 224b

Rev 8-10; 60c

Seek His calling; 1Pet 4,1-4; 8a

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Laughter doctrine of the 1990s

1The 5-6,7; 84a

1Tim 4,1-3; 160d

Law

Comparing the Law to the fruits of the Spirit

Mat 5-19; 45h

Rom 13,8-10; 74e

Law is our tutor to lead us to Christ; Act 16-13; 150a

Jesus broke the law of sin and death

Lk 22,63-71; 241ib

Act 2-24; 254g

Heb 2,14-18; 39i

1Pet 3-22; 39ia

Least is greatest -- See: Greatest is least

Legalism; Mat 5-19; 45h

Literal manifestations; Rom 12-21; 127o

Life after death; 2Cor 5,6-9; 224h

Living Creatures -- see: Cherubim

Logically deducing the truth; 1Jn 4-20; 84j

Lost knowledge of the Scriptures

Through willful ignorance; Jn 20-9; 175f

Through Calvinism and Armenianism; 2Tim 2,1-7; 115c

Love

1Pet 1-22; 87l

1Pet 2-17; 88k

Lucifer -- See: Satan

Luther, Martin -- See: History/Church History

Mark of the Beast -- see: Last days

Mark's abandonment of Paul and Barnabas; 2Cor 12-17,18; 102c

Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Mat 28,18-20; 191b

2The 2-3; 207a

Heb 10,19-26; 229j

2Pet 3-8,9; 215e

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Martyrdom of the saints -- See: Last days

Melchizedek, Jesus existed before the creation; Jn 1,1-3; 212b

Memes

1Tim 1-12,13; 176a

2Tim 4-3,4; 55n

Mentors; Heb 13-7; 12a

Millennium -- See also: Kingdom of God

Expecting the Kingdom of God to appear immediately

Mat 16-23; 94p

Mat 17,15-18; 198j

Lk 18,31-34; 177i

Jn 2-22,23; 20h

Jn 18-36; 46a

Act 1-6,7; 215i

Act 4,1-14; 183j

Act 10-14; 182i

1Pet 3-18; 207l

Missed the first coming of Christ; Jn 9,24-34; 53j

Church gives birth to the Millennium; Jn 16,19-22; 125e

Judgment during the Millennium; 1Pet 5-11; 213c

Post-millennium theology, trying to force God's hand; 1The 5-15; 46aa

Purpose: prove that sin is utterly sinful; 2The 3,1-3; 16a

Remnant of the Bowls will repopulate the earth

                Mat 22,1-14; 224e
                Lk 22,14-18; 224e
                1Cor 15-26; 34h
                Rev 7-13,14; 218j

Rev 16-15; 4j

Spiritual then the natural; Jn 11,46-48; 39ja

Those born in the Millennium will not have our authority

Mat 26-29; 50j

Mk 14-25; 224e

Waiting for the Millennium

Mat 4-22; 109g

Mk 15-43; 84b

Mk 16-13,14; 138b

Act 3,20-26; 245i

Rev 21-1,2; 231j

We can bury a time Capsule and retrieve it in the Millennium; Rev 20,1-6; 245i

Ministry -- See: Five-fold ministry

Miracles;

Missionaries

Instruction to missionaries; 2Cor 2-12,13; 105g

Missionaries hold the position of a prophet; Jn 4-43,44; 152g

Pray for the missionaries we send; Heb 13-18; 76j

Money -- See: Wealth

Mormons -- See: Cults

Moses -- See: Patriarchs

Mystery of godliness

Rom 12-1,2; 42i

Eph 3,7-9; 14a

Mystery of lawlessness

Satan fulfills the principles of his own nature; Jn 13-18; 65i

Man has entered Satan's mystery; Act 21,27-40; 162g

Name of Jesus; power of God is in the person of Christ, not in His name; Act 14,8-10; 145d

Narrow way -- See: trail of Good works

Nebuchadnezzar -- See: Babylonian empire

Neighbor -- See: Brother

New Age -- See: Cults, Spirit and the word

New covenant -- See: covenant

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New heavens and a new earth -- See also: Heaven, Inheritance

Church is wife of the Lamb

Mat 22-30; 3e

Gal 4,21-31; 33c

Eph 5,22-33; 224e

Rev 22-2; 145c

Construct of the new creation

2Pet 3,10-13; 66b

1Jn 2-12; 234b

1Jn 4-16; 33m

God does all things through His Son, who does all things through us

Jn 1-10; 212b

Jn 3-34; 35c

Gal 6-15; 238e

Eph 1,15-23; 80i

God will create a new race of man and put us in charge of them

Mat 24,45-47; 87g

Mat 28-5; 23m

Mk 10,28-31; 224c

Jn 13-36; 231g

1Cor 10-26; 214a

Gal 4,1-7; 117gb

2Tim 2-10; 234f

Tit 3,4-6; 103d

Jm 1-18; 212c

Rev 21-25; 119l

God's love is based on a vision; Mat 26,65-68; 184k

New Jerusalem

Citizens of heavenly Israel; Jn 8,33-40; 33c

New Garden of Eden

Rev 3-12; 140g

Rev 21,22-27; 231i

Prototype of what is to come; Heb 11,4-40; 85m

Our inheritance is infinite and eternal

Mk 12,18-27; 224g

Lk 9-28,29; 244c

Lk 12,42-44; 13m

Lk 19,12-27; 192d

Lk 20,27-36; 209a

Rom 8-18; 226f

Rom 11,33-36; 214a

Heb 11-11,12; 128ia

Rev 15-4; 140b

Rev 20,4-6; 50l

Pantheism is a reality of the new creation

Mat 27-46; 26d

Rom 6,4-10; 224a

Rom 8,20-23; 162g

Heb 12,27-29; 243g

Spiritual giving way to the Physical

Jn 14,1-3; 38g

Rev 1-5; 245e

We will be like gods to those we govern

Eph 2-6,7; 67e

Heb 1-14; 15b

We will teach the new creation right from wrong

Mat 25,14-23; 102c

Jn 4,20-24; 252f

Jn 14,16-24; 225a

Rom 5-13,14; 52c

1Cor 3,21-23; 238e

Nephilim; Jd,6-13; 181a

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Obedience; Spirit versus the law

Mat 10-40; 153a

Lk 6,1-11; 173i

Heb 10-8,9; 139i

Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder, OCD patients serve their rituals; Rom 1-1; 12j

Old covenant -- See: covenant

Old Testament Prophets -- See: Patriarchs

Pantheism -- See: New heavens and new earth

Paradox

Give to him who has; 1Jn 2-21; 155j

God is smaller than us; Lk 10-21; 23a

More Bibles, less knowledge; 2Pet 1,2-11; 80b

Mystery of lawlessness; Lk 13,31-33; 2c

Persecution cannot harm us; 1Pet 3-14; 242d

Parallax; Jd-3,4; 182e

Passover -- See: History

Pastor's relationship with the congregation; 1The 2-7,8; 128f

Patience; 1Pet 2,21-25; 99b

Patriarchs -- See also: History, of Israel

Able; Lk 11,47-51; 242a

Jacob and Esau

Mat 13-44; 63c

Rom 9,1-3; 173h

1Tim 4-1,2; 155e

Heb 12,15-17; 161n

Moses

Act 3,20-23; 67d

Rom 12-16; 77n

Paul the apostle

Paul and Barnabas separated because of Mark; Col 4-10; 130k

Paul replaced Judas Iscariot; Gal 2-6; 95j

Paul's suffering

Gal 4-10,11; 24b

1The 3,1-5; 209h

Paul the zealot; 1Cor 15,5-8; 144b

He may have had OCD; 2Cor 10-1,2; 11l

Paul versus James -- See: Faith... versus works

Paul's conversion; 1Tim 2-7; 43c

Pay it forward; Act 10,1-8; 32j

Penance; Heb 12-4; 242g

Perfection

Jesus was perfect; Heb 2,14-18; 227g

Unable to sin; 1Pet 4,12-16; 102l

Persecution

It causes the Church to flourish

Act 28-22; 242h

Rom 8,35-39; 238g

Religious institution persecutes the saints

Lk 11-23; 200l

The world hates God by default

Rom 8,4-8; 197a

1The 2,14-16; 21k

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Personal relationship with Christ; Eph 1,8-11; 91b

Pilate; what is Truth? Act 23-1; 232l

Plutonomy

Lk 16-19; 170d

Rev 12,1-10; 61f

Politics; Rom 14-5; 94n

Poor

Definition; Mat 6,1-4; 124b

Being poor doesn't automatically make you a Christian; Jm 2,5-7; 222d

Practical -- See: Kingdom of God

Prayer

God answers prayer based on obedience; Jn 11-32,33; 252d

Praying in the Spirit; Eph 6-18,19; 81m

Golden Altar of Incense represents prayer

Mat 26,36-39; 140b

Rev 8,2-6; 104f

Predestination

Called and chosen; Lk 5-27,28; 234ab

Calvinism

Salvation is an amalgamation of God's will and man's will; Jn 7-17; 230b

Foreknowledge versus predestination

Jn 7-30; 214d

Jn 17-6; 220a

Rom 11-25,26; 214g

God chooses us as we choose ourselves; Jn 17-9; 219e

Predestination excludes the works of men

Rom 11-6; 205i

Rev 3,20-22; 106g

Prophecy must be fulfilled; Mat 26-24; 141f

Priesthood; 2Cor 2,14-16; 66i

Priorities (Meeting the needs of family members, Church, world); Tit 3-12,13; 100d

Process (Degrading society); Rom 1,18-25; 16k

Projecting self on others; 2Cor 10-2; 17m

Prophecy -- See: Bible

Prophets

Eph 4,11-16; 110ja

Col 4-12; 98d

Heb 11-35; 233a

Rev 18,17-24; 49f

Prosperity teachers

Act 5,1-10; 25j

Act 19,13-20; 187j

1Cor 4,7-13; 23e

2Cor 9,3-7; 4e

Psychology tries to explain spiritual things on a secular level; Lk 8,33-37; 167i

Psychopath -- See: Reprobate

Questioning God (Mary versus Zacharias); Rom 9,19-21; 75e

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Rapture -- See: Last days

Rebellion

Disobeying Jesus' word; Mk 3,7-10; 143l

Everyone speaking in tongues at once; 1Cor 14,1-40; 176i

Running from God; Lk 9,24-26; 195c

Teenage rebellion; 2Pet 2,10-18; 185e

Reformation -- See: History... of the Church

Relativism -- See: Truth

Religion -- See also: History

Denominations: the evolution of religion; Act 23,6-10; 175g

Religion is a contrivance of the world; Col 2,8-10; 249g

Business of religion

Act 27,14-25; 164f

Tit 1,9-14; 180a

Repentance; 1Cor 5-8; 100l

Process of repentance; 1Jn 3,19-21; 154j

Reprobate -- See also: Blasphemy; Eternal security?

Defined as quitting on God; Rom 8-35; 26e

Formation of the reprobate mind

Rom 1,18-32; 166b

Rom 3-19,20; 52d

Rom 11,11-14; 20m

Rom 11,19-21; 21a

1Tim 5-14,15; 163l

Tit 1-15,16; 155d

God will prove the reprobate's theories correct (Psalm 18-25,26); 1Jn 4-8; 164h

Incapable of repentance; Rev 20,1-3; 163b

Man and demons think alike

Mk 12-12,13; 180e

1Tim 1-13; 186c

Jd,4-13; 186j

Psychopath

Devoid of conscience

Mat 6-22,23; 186i

Lk 9,23-27; 197j

Phi 3-18,19; 186g

Devoid of compassion; 2Pet 2-12; 186f

Reprobate versus the psychopath; Jn 12,4-8; 195e

Surrendering to sin; Eph 5,5-8; 167j

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Resurrection

A new body using existing parts

Mk 16,5-8; 248f

Gal 6-18; 132a

First fruits of the resurrection

2Cor 5,2-4; 95b

Rev 3-14; 238d

Rev 14,1-5; 210h

His eternal kingdom will begin at the First Resurrection; Rev 2,26-29; 34d

Judgment appended to the resurrected body

Act 17-30,31; 48b

1Cor 6,18-20; 135f

1Jn 2-17; 87e

No more injury, pain or death; 1Pet 3-13,14; 243h

Rewards appended to the resurrected body

Lk 6-35; 127a

Eph 6-7,8; 218d

1Pet 5-1; 144b

Resurrected body will reflect our view of Jesus; 1Jn 3-2; 224d

Resurrection is the result of God's forgiveness; 1Cor 15,12-19; 171c

Resurrection glorifies God; Mat 26,38-42; 209g

Spiritual body

Jn 10,27-30; 244d

1The 5-10,11; 117g

Ability to interface with both realms; 2Cor 12,2-4; 224a

Body will take on the image of the underlying soul

2Cor 5,2-4; 113e

1Pet 1,21-25; 238c

Revelation of God's word -- See: Spirit and the word

Revival -- See: Great Endtime Revival

Rewards

Mat 12-37; 45j

Lk 15,11-32; 225f

Col 3-25; 218e

Heb 10-34; 25i

2Jn-8; 79g

Righteousness

Gal 3-21; 108d

Righteous deception; Heb 12,15-17; 161n

Omitting righteousness; Tit 1-12,13; 81i

Rome; The reason God sent Paul to Rome; Rom 1-8,9; 149f

Rule -- See: New heavens and new earth

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Salt -- See: Apostasy

Salvation -- See also: Faith

Born in sin, needing salvation; Tit 3-3; 145f

Choose this day whom you will serve; 1Cor 15,30-34; 193l

Saved by the blood of Christ; Heb 8-1; 67c

Sanctification; Gal 6-12,13; 201f

Church is no longer set apart from the world-- See also: Catholicism

2Cor 4,15-18; 229a

Satan -- See also: Adam, Spiritual warfare

Defined as the absence of God; Jn 3,19-21; 112i

Devil steals the word from our hearts; Lk 24,4-7; 15f

God cursed the creation through Satan

Jn 1,10-13; 119k

Rom 2,1-11; 26j

Eph 4-6; 54ea

1Tim 5-21; 15g

Heb 1,4-7; 15k

Rev 12-4; 26g

God is committed to proving the devil wrong

Act 15-20; 196b

Heb 1,3-6; 30h

1Pet 4-15,16; 194e

2Pet 2-4; 46h

Rev 8-1; 250g

Prince of the power of the air; Lk 8-12; 164f

Prince of darkness; Lk 22,1-6; 19c

Satan is in bondage to sin; Jn 13,23-27; 65i

Satan is jealous of man

Heb 2,5-9; 15k

Rev 17-8; 60f

Satan is self-destructive; Rev 17-14; 112b

Satan is the absence of light; Mat 17-2; 245c

Satan is the accuser of the brethren

Col 2-14,15; 9a

Rev 12,12-14; 62o

Satan is released at the end of the Millennium; Rev 18-20,21; 29h

Satan is the tempter; Heb 5-7,8; 46g

Satan tried to hold man hostage; Rev 18-20,21; 28i

Satan tried to kill Jesus; Lk 23,33-38; 244j

Satan wanted to be God; he wanted His throne