In Him...

IN HIM: 
    What is it to be “in Christ” to have the relationship that God the Father desires to have with us and calls everyone to have with him and with our Lord Jesus?
  Here is a breakdown of the verses that have the words, “in him”, “in God”, “in the Lord” and “in Christ” along with highlights of what we as disciples experience in our relationship with God the Father and our Lord Jesus, the give and take that exists with any relationship.
   At the end of each verse a summation of this is written in bold, marked with “>>” at the beginning.

The use of “>” = “leads to” or “should lead to” as a response. Such as my faith in Christ “leads to” Christ forgiving me of my sins > which leads to I becoming a member of God’s household.

Example:
> If I am in Christ > “leads to” I become a new creation > “leads to” being reconciled to God the Father and my sins are not counted against me > “should leads to” Christ’s love compels me to live for him and not myself. (2 Cor 5:14-19)
At the end of the collection of verses is a condensed list showing these together.

The reaction of people in most of these verses is one of either belief in God/Christ or trust in God/Christ.
I hope this opens your eyes to more of what we have being “in Christ” and will encourage you to respond even more as you learn the rich blessing and depth of fellowship that is ours being “in him”, than before. Enjoy.

Key Verses: (2)
Ps 40 Of David: 
1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He (God) put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.
>>Waiting patiently in fear and trust for God > Being heard, lifted up, set on firm place, have a new song of praise for the Lord.

Eph 3:12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
>Faith in Christ > I may approach the Father in freedom & confidence.
IN HIM/ IN GOD/ IN THE LORD/ IN CHRIST/ IN JESUS:
Ex 14:31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
>>God demonstrated he is worthy > people putting their trust in Him.

Deut 33 Moses Blesses the Tribes: (v1-29)
12 About Benjamin he (Moses) said: “Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.”
>>Those loved by God > can “rest secure” in him.

1 Sam 2 Hannah’s Prayer: (v1-20)
​1 Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.
>>My horn (strength) is lifted high, boasting over enemies God’s deliverance > rejoicing in the Lord.


1 Sam 30 David Destroys the Amalekites: (v1-31)
6 David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
>>Turning to God in times of great distress > can find strength.


2 Kings 18 Hezekiah King of Judah: (v1-16)
3 He (Hezekiah) did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David had done. 4 He removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.)


5 Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him.
>>Trust in the Lord > going against the entire nation by doing right in removing false gods.


2 Sam 22 David’s Song of Praise: (v1-51)
31 “As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
Treats of God: His word is Flawless and he is a shield for all > take refuge in Him.






1 Chron 5 Gad: (v11-22)
20 They (the Reubenites, Gadites & 1/2 tribe of Manasseh) were helped in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.
>> when people cry out to God in prayer > God answers > they trust in him. 


Job 13:15 Though he (God) slay me (Job), yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.
>>No matter my situation, I can find hope in God.


Ps 2:11 Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.
12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his (God’s) wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
>>Fear and celebrate God’s rule. (then) receive blessings for taking refuge in him.


Ps 4:5 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the Lord.
>> trust in the Lord > Pursue righteousness, offer sacrifices


Ps 11 Of David: 
1 In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain.
>>Taking refuge in the Lord > standing my ground and not running.


Ps 18 Of David:
30 As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
>>God ways are perfect, flawless and a shield > I can take refuge in him.


Ps 21 Of David:  
7 For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
>>Trusting in the Lord > experiencing God’s unfailing love and remaining unshaken.


Ps 26 Of David: 
1 Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered.
>>Trust in the Lord > pursuing a blameless life, not faltering.


Ps 28 Of David:
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
>> God is my strength, shield and help > I will trust > in joy will praise him.


Ps 31: 6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the Lord.
>>Trusting in the Lord > not doing what others do (worthless idols)




Ps 31:24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
>>Hope in the Lord > remaining strong and taking heart.


Ps 32 Of David:
10 Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him.
>>Trust in God > his “unfailing love” surrounding me.


Ps 32 Of David: 
11 Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
>>Rejoicing in the Lord > remaining upright in heart, being glad, singing


Ps 33:20 We (the righteous, v1) wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
>>The righteous find hope, help and a shield in the Lord, > my rejoicing and trust.


Ps 34 Of David: 
1 I (David) will extol (praise enthusiastically) the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
2 I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3 Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.
>>Glory in the lord > encourage others to extol the Lord at all times.


Ps 34 Of David: 
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
9 Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
>>If I look hard enough I will see that the Lord is “good”, taking refuge in him brings blessings, lacking nothing.
 
Ps 34 Of David:
22 The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
>>Taking refuge in God > being rescued and the promise of “no condemnation”


Ps 37:3 Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
>>Trust and delight in the Lord > Live securely, receive my hearts desires.


Ps 37 Of David:
5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
>>Being committed to God in trust > a righteous reward and vindication.


Ps 37:9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
>>Hope in God > inheriting the land.
Not hoping in God > being destroyed.


Ps 37 Of David:
23 The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
>>Delighting in God > my steps be firm, being upheld by God himself.


Ps 37:34 Hope in the Lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.
>>Hope in the Lord > keeping his ways > being exalted and the wicked destroyed.


Ps 37 Of David:
39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
>>If I am righteous and take refuge in God > Finding a stronghold, help, deliverance and salvation.


Ps 40 Of David: 
1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He (God) put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.
>>Waiting patiently in fear and trust for God > Being heard, lifted up, set on firm place, have a new song of praise for the Lord.


Ps 40:4 Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.
>>Trusting in the Lord > NOT looking to the proud or false gods > God’s blessings.


Ps 62 Of David: 
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
>>Trust in God always, Pour out my heart to him > find rest, hope, a rock, salvation and refuge. (Pouring out my heart calls for a strong prayer life).


Ps 64:10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!
>>The Righteous/upright in heart > taking refuge in the Lord > giving God glory.
Ps 104:34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
>>Rejoicing in the Lord > pleasing meditation to God.


Ps 112:6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever.
7 They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
>>The Righteous > Trusting in the Lord > never be shaken, will be remembered forever, no fear of bad news


Ps 115:9 All you Israelites, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield.
The Lord is our help and shield > trusting in the Lord


Ps 118:8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.
>>Trusting in the Lord > not trusting in humans or princes (those with great power)


Ps 125 A song of ascents 
1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
>>Trusting in the Lord > can’t be shaken will endure forever.


Ps 130:7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
>>Hope in the Lord > finding unfailing love and full redemption.


Prov 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
>>Trust in the Lord with all your heart > rejecting my own understanding.


Prov 16:20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.
>>Trusting in the Lord > heeding his instructions > prospering.


Prov 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
>>Trusting in the Lord > no longer fearing man.


Prov 30 The sayings of Agur
5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
>>Because the word of God is flawless I can be confident of His shield and refuge.


Is 25 Praise to the Lord: (v1-12)
9 In that day they (God’s people) will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
>>Trust in God > being saved > rejoicing and being glad.


Is 26 A Song Praise: (v1-21)
3 You (God) will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
>>The Lord the Rock eternal > trust in him forever > God makes my mind steadfast.
Is 40 Comfort for God’s People: (v1-31)
28 Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 
31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
>>Hope in the Lord > have my strength renewed.


Is 45:24 They (Israel) will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength.’” All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame. 25 But all the descendants of Israel will find deliverance in the Lord and will make their boast in him.
>>Deliverance and strength are found in the Lord > boasting in Him.


Is 58 True Fasting: (v1-14)
13 “If you (Israel) keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,14 then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
>>Keep the Sabbath holy, honorable, not doing as I please, but delighting in it > finding joy in the Lord > riding in triumph on the heights and feast on the inheritance of Jacob.


Is 61 Year of the Lord’s Favor: (v1-11)
10 I (Isaiah) 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.
>>God has clothed me with salvation and righteousness > I delight greatly in the Lord.


Jer 4: 1 “If you, Israel, will return, then return to me,” declares the Lord.
“If you put your detestable idols out of my sight and no longer go astray,


2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ then the nations will invoke blessings by him and in him they will boast.”
>>Honestly turn to God (repent) > me boasting in him.


Jer 17: 5 This is what the Lord says:
“Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.


7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
>>Trusting and having confidence in the Lord > being blessed.


Jer 17: 7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
>>Trusting and having confidence in God > blessings, no worries.


Lam 3:25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
>>Wait quietly/patiently for God’s salvation > The lord is good to them.
    
Joel 2 The Lord’s Answer: (v18-27)
23 Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
>>God has given the autumn and springs rains > be glad and rejoice in the Lord.


Nahum 1 The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh: (v2-15)
7 The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,
>>Those who trust in God > find refuge, blessings, care in times of trouble.
John 2 Jesus Changes Water into Wine: (v1-12) 
11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
>>Jesus’ revealed glory > his disciple believed in him.


Hab 3 Habakkuk’s Prayer: (v1-19)
17 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,
18 yet I (Habakkuk) will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
>>Even if all is lost to me > be joyful in God my Savior.


Zech 10 The Lord Will Care for Judah: (v1-12)
6 “I (God) will strengthen Judah and save the tribes of Joseph. I will restore them
because I have compassion on them. They will be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
7 The Ephraimites will become like warriors, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.
>>God’s compassion on Judah > giving them strength, saving them and restoration.


Acts 10 Peter at Cornelius’s House: (v24-48)
43 All the prophets testify about him (Jesus) that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
>>Belief in Jesus > forgiveness of sins.


Acts 17 In Athens: (v16-34)
28 ‘For in him (Christ) we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
>>Being in Christ > Life, movement and being, making us God’s children.


Acts 9 Aeneas and Dorcas: (v32-43)
40 Peter sent them (the family) all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. 42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
>>Seeing the power of Jesus to raise the dead > believing in the Lord.


Acts 11 Peter Explains His Actions: (v1-)
15  “As I (Peter) began to speak (to Cornelius and his family), the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with[a] water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 So if God gave them (gentiles) the same gift (the Holy Spirit) he gave us (Jews) who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, (then) who was I (Paul) to think that I could stand in God’s way?”
>>Believing in the Lord Jesus > receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit.


Acts 18 In Corinth: (v1-17)
5 When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. 6 But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”


7 Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. 8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.
>>Belief in the Lord > being baptized.




Rom 4 Abraham Justified by Faith: (v1-25)
23 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him (Abraham) alone, 24 but also for us (all disciples), to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
>>Belief in Jesus > having righteousness credited to me.


Rom 6 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ: (v1-14)
1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
>>Being baptized into Christ > being baptized into his death > me being raised from the dead to the “glory of the Father” > to a new life.


Rom 6 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ: (v1-14)
11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
>>Die to sin > being made alive in Christ Jesus to God the Father.


Rom 6 Slaves to Righteousness: (v15-23)
19 I (Paul) am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness. 20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
>>Being set free from sins > becoming a slave of God > holiness and eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.


Rom 8 Life Through the Spirit: (v1-17)
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
>>Being in Christ > I am set free from the law of sin and death > no condemnation 


Rom 8 More Than Conquerors: (v31-39)
36 Who shall separate us (disciples) from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:


“For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[Ps 44:22]


37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 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.
>>Nothing in all creation shell separate me from the love of Christ > we are “more than conquerors through him who loved us”


Rom 9 Israel’s Unbelief: (v30-33)
30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal. 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone. 33 As it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
>>Belief in Christ > will never be put to shame. Rom 1:16()


Rom 10: 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, (then) you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
>>Confessing with my mouth my belief in Jesus, > I’ll be justified before God and never be put to shame.


Rom 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
>>Trust in the “God of Hope” > I can be filled with “joy”, ‘peace” and “hope” by the power of the Holy Spirit.


Rom 16 Personal Greetings: (v1-27)
1 I (Paul) commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. 2 I ask you to receive her in the Lord (as Christ would) in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.
>>Any person who is “in Christ” > being welcomed with hospitality worthy of a fellow disciple.


1 Cor 1 Thanksgiving: (v4-9)
4  I (Paul) always thank my God for you because of his grace given you (the Corinthian church) in Christ Jesus. 5 For in him you have been enriched in every way--with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge--
>>Being in Christ > I am enriched in every way: all kinds of speech and all knowledge. 


1 Cor 1 Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom: (v18-31)
27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
>>The foolish, weak, despised things of the world are lifted up by God > me not relying on or trusting worldly things > me looking to Christ for my righteousness, holiness and redemption in him.


1 Cor 7 Concerning Change of Status: (17-24)
21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.
>>Becoming Christ’s slave > be free from sin.


1 Cor 15 The Resurrection of the Dead: (v12-34)
21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
>>Being in Christ > all being made alive.


1 Cor 15 The Resurrection Body: (v35-58)
55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”[Hosea 13:14]
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 


58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
>>Jesus has given me victory of death through himself > me standing firm > always giving myself to the work of the Lord.


2 Cor 1 Paul’s Change of Plans: (v12-24)
20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.
21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,
>> The Promises of God are all true in Christ > I can stand firm in Him > being 
   anointed by him.


 2 Cor 2 Ministers of the New Covenant: (v12-17)
14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task? 17 Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God.
>>As a captive in Christ > I am used to spread the knowledge of him > makes me a “pleasing aroma of Christ” 


2 Cor 3 The Greater Glory of the New Covenant: (v7-18)
13 We (Apostles) are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. 14 But their (the Israelites’) 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 (the veil) taken away. 15 Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate [or reflect on] the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
>>Turning to the Lord > the veil is taken off the heart > I being transformed into his image, with ever-increasing glory through the Spirit.
 
2 Cor 5 The Ministry of Reconciliation: (v11-21)
14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 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.


16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, (then) the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
>> If I am in Christ > I become a new creation > reconciled to God the Father through Christ > my sins are not counted against me. > Christ’s love compels me to live for him and not myself.


2 Cor 5:21 God made him (Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
>>Jesus was made to be sin for me > so I could become the “righteousness of God”


2 Cor 10 Paul’s Defense of His Ministry: (v1-18)
17 But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” 18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
>>My boasting in the Lord > being commended by him.


Gal 2 Paul Opposes Cephas: (v11-21) 
15  “We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16 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.
Faith in Jesus > being justified before him






Gal 2 Paul Opposes Cephas: (v11-21) 
20 I (Paul) 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.
>> Faith in Christ > me being crucified with him > Christ lives in me.
 
Gal 3 Children of God: (v23-29)
23 Before the coming of this faith,  we (Apostles) were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.


26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
>> Faith in Christ > me becoming a child of God > 
     Being baptized into Christ > being clothed with Christ. Made equal with all 
     disciples, and become a part of Abraham’s seed (family)


Eph 1 Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ: (v3-14) 
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us (disciples) in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he (God) chose us (disciples) in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
>>God’s blessing through Christ >“chosen” to be “holy” and “blameless”


Eph 1 Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ: (v1-14)
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
>> Blessed with ever spiritual blessing in Christ > Praising God the Father.


Eph 1 Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ: (v1-14)
7 In him (Christ) we (disciples) have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,  9 he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,
>>God’s grace > redemption, forgiveness of sins > knowing the mystery of his will.














Eph 1 Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ: (v1-14)
11 In him we were also chosen,[or were made heirs] having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,
>> Hope in Christ > being chosen or were made heirs > for the praise of his glory
    Hearing the message of truth, the gospel of salvation > believing, being marked
    with the Holy Spirit.


Eph 2 Made Alive in Christ: (v1-10)
6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
>>I am raised up with Christ, seated with him in the heavenly realms > in the coming ages he may show the incomparable riches of his grace, kindness to us.


Eph 2 Made Alive in Christ: (v1-10)
10 For we (disciples) are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
>>Being created in Christ > disciples are God’s handiwork > doing good works prepared for us.


Eph 2 Jews and Gentile Reconciled through Christ: (v11-22)
13 But now in Christ Jesus you (sinful man) who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
>>The Blood of Christ > brought me close to God.


Eph 2 Jew and Gentile Reconciled Through Christ: 
17 He (Christ) came and preached peace to you (gentiles) who were far away and peace to those (Jews) who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
>>Christ’s message of: peace with God the Father > have access to the Father through the Holy Spirit. 


19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
>>Christ preached peace > me having access to the God the Father > me no longer being a foreigner and stranger but now a citizen with God, a member of his household, joined together to be a holy temple in the Lord and a dwelling for the Spirit of God to live in.
Eph 3 God’s Marvelous Plan for the Gentiles: (v1-13)
6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.
>> Christ’s promise > Gentiles are heirs with Israel, part of the one body.


Eph 3:12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
>Faith in Christ > I may approach the Father in freedom & confidence.


Eph 4 Instructions for Christian Living: (v17-32) 
17 So I (Paul) tell you (the church) this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
>>Being in the Lord > no longer living in the futility of my thinking.


Eph 4 Instructions for Christian Living: (v17-32)
21 when you (Ephesians) heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.
>>The truth is found in Jesus.


Eph 4 Instructions for Christian Living: (v17-32)
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
>> God forgave me > me being kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving.


Eph 5: 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. 7 Therefore do not be partners with them. 8 For you (Ephesian disciples) were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
>>Being on guard against being deceived by empty (false) words, not becoming partners with them as in the past > now being a light in the Lord.


Eph 6: 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
>>Honor your parents in the Lord > so that it may go well with you and you may enjoy long life.


Eph 6 The Armor of God: (v10-20) 
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.


18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
>>To be strong in the Lord > me putting on the full armor of God > me standing against the devil’s schemes, stand my ground through; His righteousness, truth, peace, salvation and the word of God.
    
Philip 1 Paul’s Chains Advance the Gospel: (v12-26)
14 And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.
>>The example of Paul being chained because of the Gospel > me having greater confidence in the Lord > proclaim the gospel without fear. 


Phil 1 Life Worthy of the Gospel: (v27-30)
29 For it has been granted to you (disciples in Philippi) on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
>>Belief in Christ > suffering for him.


Philip 3 No Confidence in the Flesh: (v1-14)
1 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— 4 though I myself have reasons for such confidence.
>>The Lord is a safeguard for me > me rejoicing in him.
We are the circumcision who serve God > me boasting in Christ.


Philippians 3 No Confidence in the Flesh: (v1-14)
2 Watch out for those dogs (those who want to impose the Law on gentiles), those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For it is we (disciples) who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh--
>> I am the circumcision > serving God by his Spirit > not boasting in the flesh  
     > boasting in Christ.


Phil 3 No Confidence in the Flesh: (v1-14)  
8 What is more, I (Paul) consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 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 on the basis of faith.
>>Paul considered everything gained in the world to be lost > to gain Christ, be found in him and to gain righteousness through faith
Philippians 4 Final Exhortations: (v4-9) 
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
>>The peace of God will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus > not being anxious about anything > the peace of God will guard my heart and mind in Christ


Philippians 4 Final Exhortations: (v4-9)
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
>>My heart and mind are guarded by Christ > having the peace of God


Philippians 4 Thanks for Their Gifts: (v10-20)
19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
>>The Glory of Christ > all my needs will be meet.


Col 1 The Supremacy of the Son of God: (v15-23)
15 The Son (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
>>In Christ all things were created > all things hold together through him.


Col 2 Spiritual Fullness in Christ: (v6-15)
6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,
7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
>>Receive Christ as Lord > live my life in him, being rooted and built up in him and strengthened > being overflowed with thanksgiving.


Col 2 Spiritual Fullness in Christ: (v6-15)
9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you (disciples) have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. 11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ,
>>In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives > Christ able to bring me to fullness as well through spiritual circumcision > my no longer being ruled by the flesh.


Col 3 Living as Those Made Alive in Christ: (v1-17)
1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
>> Being raised with Christ > me setting my heart on things above.
1 Thess 4 Living to Please God: (v1-12)
1 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.


3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified (set apart as or declare holy): that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 5 not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; 6 and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before.
>>In the Lord > me living in order to please God. > avoiding sexual immorality, passionate lust, not wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister.


1 Thess 5 Final Instructions: (v12-28)
15  Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.


16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 
18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
>> God’s will for us > Always strive to do good for all, rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances.


2 Thess 1 Thanksgiving and Prayer: (v3-12)
12 We (Paul) pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I glorify the Lord Jesus > He in turn glorifies me. 


2 Thess 3 Warning Against Idleness: (v6-15)
11 We (Apostles) hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
>>Being in the Lord > not being idle or disruptive but > being settled and earning my own food.
 
1 Tim 1 The Lord’s Grace to Paul: (v12-17)
13 Even though I (Paul) was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 14 The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
>>Faith in Christ > God’s grace poured out in abundance.










1 Tim 1 The Lord’s Grace to Paul: (v12-)
15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I (Paul) am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.
>>Christ showed mercy to Paul, the worse of sinners > others might see his “immense patience” > believing in him and receiving eternal life.


2 Tim 1 Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel: (v6-14)
9 He (Christ) has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
>>The Grace of Christ > being called to a holy life > for his purpose.


2 Tim 1 Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel: (v6-14)
13 What you heard from me (Paul), keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.
>> Faith and live in Christ > keeping to sound teaching.


2 Tim 2 The Appeal Renewed: (v1-13)
10 Therefore I (Paul) endure everything for the sake of the elect (disciples), that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
>>To help others obtain the salvation found in Christ > endure everything


2 Tim 3 A Final Charge to Timothy: (v10-17)
12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
>>Living a godly life in Christ > being persecuted.


2 Tim 3 A Final Charge to Timothy: (v10-17)
15 and how from infancy you (disciples) have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
>> Faith in Christ > becoming wise for salvation 


Philemon 1 Thanksgiving and Prayer: (v3-11)
4 In all my (Paul’s) prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus.
>>Faith in the Lord > love for all his holy people.


Heb 2 Jesus Made Fully Human: (v5-18)
11 Both the one (Christ) who makes people holy and those (disciples) who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers (disciples) and sisters. 12 He says,
“I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters;
    in the assembly I will sing your praises.” (Ps 22:22)


13 And again,
 “I will put my trust in him.”(Is 8:17) 


And again he says, 
“Here am I, and the children God has given me.”(Is 8:18)
>>Jesus makes me holy, makes me a part of one family in him, > Jesus is not ashamed to call me his brother > I will gladly declare his name to brothers and sisters.


Heb 3 Warning Against Unbelief: (v7-19)
14 We (disciples) have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.
>>Holding to my original convictions to the end > Sharing in Christ


1 Peter 1 Praise to God for a Living Hope: (v3-12)
8 Though you (disciples) have not seen him (Jesus), 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, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
>>Love and belief in Jesus > being filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy because of the salvation of my soul.


1 Peter 2 The Living Stone and a Chosen People: (v4-10) 
6 For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”
>>Trusts in him > never be put to shame
 
1 Peter 5 To the Elders and the Flock: (v1-11)
10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
>> Being called to Christ’s eternal glory > suffering for a little while for him > being restored, made strong, firm and steadfast.


1 John 2 Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers: (v3-11)
4 Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5 But if anyone obeys his word, (then) love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
>>My claim that I am in Christ > I must live as Jesus did.


God’s Children and Sin:
28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him (Christ) at his coming.
>>By continuing to live in Christ > I will have confidence and not be ashamed before him.




1 John 3: 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[or made known] we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.
6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
>>All who hope in Christ > purifying themselves > us becoming children of God.
    Christ came to take away my sins > me living in him and giving up my sinning.


1 John 3 More on Love and Hatred: (v11-24)
23 And this is his (God’s) command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us 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.
>>Believe in Jesus > me keeping God’s commands to live in Christ > Christ living in me through the gift of the Spirit.


1 John 5 Concluding Affirmations: (v13-21)
18 We (Apostles) know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them. 19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. 20 We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
>>Being children of God > gaining understanding of Christ who is the true God and eternal life.


SUMATION OF VERSES:(136 Verses)
>God proved his power and is worthy > Jews putting their trust in Him.( Ex 14:31)
>Those loved by God > can “rest secure” in him. (Deut 33:12)
> His word is Flawless and he is a shield for all > take refuge in Him. (2 Sam 2:31)
> When people cry out to God in prayer > God hears (1 Chron 5:20)
>No matter my situation > I can find hope in God.(Job 13:15)
>Fear & celebrate God’s rule. > Serving the Lord
   take refuge in him > receive blessings *Ps 2:11)
>God ways are perfect, flawless and a shield > I can take refuge in him.(Ps 18:30)
> God is my strength, shield and help > I will trust > in joy will praise him. (Ps 28:7)
>Trust in God > his “unfailing love” surrounding me.(Ps 32:10)
>The righteous find hope, help and a shield in the Lord, > my rejoicing and 
   trust.(Ps 33:20)
>If I look hard enough > I will see that the Lord is “good”, > taking refuge in him > 
   brings blessings, lacking nothing.(Ps 34:8-9)
> Being committed to God in trust > a righteous reward & vindication. (Ps 37:5-6)
> Delighting in God > my steps be firm, being upheld by God himself.(Ps 37:23-4)
> If I am righteous and take refuge in God > there is a stronghold, help, 
   deliverance and salvation for me.(Ps 37:39-40)
> Waiting patiently in fear and trust for God > Being heard, lifted up, set on firm 
   place, have a new song of praise for the Lord.(Ps 40:1-3)
>Trust in God always > Pour out my heart to him > find rest, hope, salvation and 
   refuge. (This calls for a strong prayer life). (Ps 62:5-8)
>The righteous > take refuge in God > rejoice and glory in him.(Ps 64:10)
> Because the word of God is flawless I can be confident of His shield and 
   refuge.(Prov 30:5)
>Trust in God > being saved > rejoicing and being glad.(Is 25:9)
> Deliverance of God > boasting in him.(Is 45:25)
> Honestly turn to God (repent) > boasting.(Jer 4:1-2)
> Trusting and having confidence in God > blessings, no worries.(Jer 17:7)
> Wait quietly/patiently for God’s salvation > The lord is good to them.(Lam 3:25)
>Those who trust in God > find refuge, blessings, care in times of trouble.  
    (Nehum 1:7)
>Jesus’ revealed glory > his disciple believed in him.(John 2:11)
> Belief in Jesus > be saved through him and have eternal life.
   Non belief in Jesus > condemnation.(John 3:15-18)
>God’s will that all believe in Jesus > resurrection on the last day to eternal 
   life.(John 6:40)
>Belief in Jesus > living water will flow from within me (Holy Spirit)(John 7:37-9)
>Belief in Jesus > forgiveness of sins.(Acts 10:43)
>Being in Christ > Life, movement & being, making me God’s children.(Acts 17:28)
>Belief in Jesus > having righteousness credited to me.(Acts 4:23-4)
>Belief in Christ > will never be put to shame. (Rom 9:30) ref. Rom 1:16()
>Confessing with my mouth my belief in Jesus > I’ll be justified before God and 
   never be put to shame.(Rom 10:9-11)
>Trust in the “God of Hope” > the Holy Spirit filling me with joy, peace & hope.
   (Rom 15:13)
> Being in Christ > I am enriched in every way: in speech & all knowledge. (1 Cor
   1:4-5)
>Jesus became sin for me > so I could become the “righteousness of God”
   (2 Cor 5:21)
>God’s blessing through Christ > me “chosen” to be “holy” and “blameless”
   (Eph 1:3-4)
>Being in Christ > God’s grace > have redemption and forgiveness. (Eph 1:7)
>Hope in Christ > being marked with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit.(Eph 1:11-13)
> in Christ > I am no longer a foreigner/ stranger but a citizen/member of God’s 
   household, built up > to be part of a “holy temple” in the lord. (Eph :19-22)
> Faith in Christ > I may approach the Father in freedom & confidence.(Eph 3:12)
> Belief in Christ > suffering for him.(Phil 1:29)
> Paul considered everything gained in the world to be lost > to gain Christ, be 
   found in him and to gain righteousness through faith.(Phil 3:8)
> In Christ > all things were created & all things hold together through him.
   (Col 1:15-17)
> Receive Christ as Lord > live my life in him, being rooted and built up in him 
   and strengthened > being overflowed with thanksgiving. (Col 2:6-7)
> I glorify the Lord Jesus > He in turn glorifies me. (2 Thess 1:12)
> Christ showed mercy to Paul, the worse of sinners > others might see Christ’s
   “immense patience” > believing in him and receiving eternal life (1 Tim 1:15-16)
> Jesus makes me holy, makes me a part of one family in him, > Jesus is not 
   ashamed to call me his brother > I will gladly declare his name to brothers and
   sisters.(Heb 2:11-13)
> Love and belief in Jesus > being filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy
   because of the salvation of my soul.(1 Peter 1:8)
> Trusts in him > never be put to shame. (1 Peter 2:6)
> My claim that I am in Christ > I must live as Jesus did.(1 John 2:4-6)
> By continuing to live in Christ > I will have confidence and not be ashamed 
   before him.(1 John 2:28)
> All who hope in Christ > purifying themselves > us being children of God.
   Christ came to take away my sins > me living in him and giving up my sinning.
   (1 John 3:2-6)
> Believe in Jesus > me keeping God’s commands to live in Christ > Christ living
   in me through the gift of the Spirit.(1 John 3:23-24)
> Being children of God > gaining understanding of Christ who is the true God
   and eternal life.(1 John 5:18-20)
> My horn (strength) is lifted high, boasting over enemies God’s deliverance >
   rejoicing in the Lord.(1 Sam 2:1)
> Turning to God in times of great distress > can find strength.(1 Sam 30:6)
> Trust in the Lord > going against the entire nation by doing right in removing
    false gods.(2 Sam 18:3-5)
> trust in the Lord > Pursue righteousness, offer sacrifices(Ps 4;5)
> Taking refuge in the Lord > standing my ground and not running. (Ps 11:1)
> Trusting in the Lord > experiencing God’s unfailing love and remaining 
   unshaken. (Ps 21:7)
> in the Lord > pursuing a blameless life, not faltering.(Ps 26:1)
> Trusting in the Lord > not doing what others do (worthless idols)(Ps 31:6)
> Rejoicing in the Lord > remaining upright in heart, being glad, singing(Ps 32:11)
> Glory in the lord > encourage others to extol the Lord at all times.(Ps 34:1-3)
> Trust & delight in the Lord > Live securely, receive hearts desires.*(Ps 37:3-4)
> Hope in God > inheriting the land.
   Not hoping in God > being destroyed. (Ps 37:9)
> Hope in the Lord > keeping his ways > I exalted, the wicked destroyed(Ps 37:34)
> Trust in the Lord > NOT looking to the proud or false gods > God’s 
    blessings.(Ps 40:4)
> The Righteous/upright in heart > taking refuge in the Lord > giving God glory. 
   (Ps 104:34)
> The Righteous > Trusting in the Lord > never be shaken, be remembered  
   Forever >have no fear of bad news.(Ps 112:6-7)
> Trust in the Lord > not trusting in humans or princes (the powerful)(Ps 118:8-9)
> Trusting in the Lord > can’t be shaken will endure forever.(Ps 125:1)
> Hope in the Lord > finding unfailing love and full redemption.(Ps 130:7)
> Trust in the Lord with all my heart > rejecting my own understanding.(Prov 3:5)
> Trusting in the Lord > heeding his instructions > prospering.(Prov 16:20)
> Trusting in the Lord > no longer fearing man.(Prov 29:25)
> The Lord is the Rock eternal > trusting in him forever > God makes my mind
   steadfast. (Is 26:3-4)
> Hope in the Lord > have my strength renewed.(Is 40:28-31)
> Deliverance and strength are found in the Lord > boasting in Him(Is 45:24)
> Keep the Sabbath holy, honorable, not doing as I please, but delighting in it >
   finding joy in the Lord > riding in triumph on the heights and feast on the 
   inheritance of Jacob. (Is 58:13-14)
> God has clothed me with salvation and righteousness > I delight greatly in the
   Lord.(Is 61:10)
> Trusting and having confidence in the Lord > being blessed(Jer 17:5-7)
> God gives autumn and springs rains > be glad & rejoice in the Lord(Joel 2:23)
> Even if all is lost to me > be joyful in God my Savior(Hab 3:17-18)
> God’s compassion on Judah > giving strength, saving & restoration.(Zech 10:6-7)
> Seeing the power of Jesus to raise the dead > believe in the Lord.(Acts 9:40-42)
> Believing in the Lord Jesus > receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit(Acts 11:15-17)
> Belief in the Lord > being baptized.(Acts 18:5-8)
> Any person “in Christ” > is welcomed with hospitality worthy of a fellow 
   disciple. (Rom 16:1-2)
> The foolish, weak, despised things of the world are lifted up by God > me not relying on or trusting worldly things > me looking to Christ for my righteousness, holiness and redemption in him.(1 Cor 1:27-31)
> Becoming Christ’s slave > be free from sin. (1 Cor 7:21-22)
> Jesus has given me victory of death through himself > so I can stand firm > 
   always giving myself to the work of the Lord. (1 Cor 15:55-58)
> My boasting in the Lord > being commended by him.(2 Cor 10:17-18)
> Christ preached peace > me having access to the God the Father > I am no 
   longer being a foreigner/ stranger but now a citizen with God, a member of his 
   household, joined together to be a holy temple in the Lord and a dwelling for 
   the Spirit of God to live in. (Eph 2:17-22)
> Being in the Lord > no longer living in the futility of my thinking.(Eph 4:17)
> Honor your parents in the Lord > so that it may go well with you and you may 
   enjoy long life. (Eph 6:1)
> To be strong in the Lord > me putting on the full armor of God > me standing 
   against the devil’s schemes, stand my ground through; His righteousness,
   truth, peace, salvation and the word of God.(Eph 6:10-18”Armor of God”)
> The example of Paul being chained because of the Gospel > me having greater 
   confidence in the Lord > proclaim the gospel without fear.(Philip 1:14)
> The Lord is a safeguard for me > me rejoicing in him.
   We are the circumcision who serve God > me boasting in Christ.(Philip 3:1-4)
> The peace of God will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus > not being 
   anxious about anything > the peace of God will guard my heart and mind in
   Christ. (Philip 4:4-7)
> In the Lord > I live in order to please God. > avoiding sexual immorality, lust, 
   not wronging or take advantage of a brother or sister.(1 Thess 1:4-6) 
> Being in the Lord > not being idle or disruptive but > being settled and earning 
   my own food. (2 Thess 3:11-12)
> Faith in the Lord > love for all his holy people. (Phil 1;4)
> Being baptized into Christ > being baptized into his death > me being raised
   from the dead to the “glory of the Father” > to a new life. (Rom 6:1-4)
> Die to sin > being made alive in Christ Jesus to God the Father.(Rom 6:11)
> Being set free from sins > becoming a slave of God > holiness and eternal life in 
   Christ Jesus my Lord. (Rom 6:10-23)
> Being in Christ > I am set free from the law of sin and death > now no 
   condemnation. (Rom 8:1-2)
> Nothing in all creation shell separate me from the love of Christ > we are “more
   than conquerors through him who loved us”(Rom 8:36-39)
> In Christ > all being made alive.(1 Cor 15:21-22)
> The Promises of God are all true in Christ > I can stand firm in Him > being 
   anointed by him. (2 Cor 1:20-21)
> As a captive in Christ > I am used to spread the knowledge of him > makes me a
   “pleasing aroma of Christ”(2 Cor 2:14:17)
> Turning to the Lord > the veil is taken off the heart > I being transformed into
   his image, with ever-increasing glory through the Spirit. (2 Cor 3:13-18)
> If I am in Christ > I become a new creation > reconciled to God the Father
   through Christ > my sins are not counted against me > Christ’s love compels
   me to live for him and not myself.(2 Cor 5:14-19)
> Faith in Jesus > being justified before him. (Gal 2:15-16)
> Faith in Christ > me being crucified with him > Christ lives in me.(Gal 2:20)
> Faith in Christ > me becoming a child of God > 
   Being baptized into Christ > being clothed with Christ. Made equal with all 
   disciples, and become a part of Abraham’s seed/(family)(Gal 3:23-29)
> Blessed with ever spiritual blessing in Christ > Praising God the Father(Eph 1:3)
> God’s grace > redemption, forgiveness of sins > knowing the mystery of his 
   will. (Eph 1:7-9)
> Hope in Christ > being chosen or were made heirs > for the praise of his glory 
   Hearing the message of truth, the gospel of salvation > believing, being marked
   with the Holy Spirit.(Eph 1:11-13)
> I am raised up with Christ, > I am seated with him in the heavenly realms > in 
   the coming ages he may show the incomparable riches of his grace and 
   kindness. (Eph 2:6-7)
> Created in Christ > I become God’s handiwork > doing good works prepared for 
   me. (Eph 2:10)
> The Blood of Christ > brought me close to God.(Eph 2:13)
> Christ’s promise > Gentiles are heirs with Israel, part of the one body.(Eph 3:6)
> God forgave me > me being kind, compassionate & forgiving to others. (Eph 4:32)
> I am the circumcision > serving God by his Spirit > not boasting in the flesh  
    > boasting in Christ.(Phil 3:2-3)
> Being found in Christ > not having my own righteousness > having it come 
   through faith in Christ. (Phil 3:9)
> The Glory of Christ > all my needs will be meet.(Phil 4:19)
> In Christ > I am brought to fullness as he is the fullness of the Father.(Col 2:9-10)
> Being raised with Christ > me setting my heart on things above/(Col 3:1)
> God’s will for me > Always strive to do good for all, rejoice always, pray 
   continually, give thanks in all circumstances.(1 Cor 5:15-18)
> Faith in Christ > God’s grace poured out in abundance. (1 Tim 1:13-14)
> The Grace of Christ > being called to a holy life > for his purpose.(2 Tim 1:9)
> Help others obtain the salvation found in Christ > endure everything(2 Tim 2:10)
> Faith in Christ > becoming wise for salvation.(2 Tim 3:15)
> Holding to my original convictions to the end > Sharing in Christ.(Heb 3:14)
> Keeping a clean conscience > my enemies will be ashamed of their slander.
   (1 Peter 3:16)
> Being called to Christ’s eternal glory > suffering for a little while for him > being 
   restored, made strong, firm and steadfast. (1 Peter 5:10)


Nature of God:
John 6 Jesus the Bread of Life: (v25-59)
40 For my (Jesus’) Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”
>>God’s will that all believe in Jesus > resurrection on the last day to eternal life.


>God the Father is Glorified in Jesus > Jesus being Glorified in himself.(John 13:32)


John 13 Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial: (v31-38)
32 If God is glorified in him (Jesus), (than) God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
>>God the Father is Glorified in Jesus > Jesus being Glorified in himself.


Nature of Christ: 
>>John 1 The Word Became Flesh: (v1-18)
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
>>The life that is in Christ > the light of all mankind.


>>In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives > Christ able to bring me to fullness as well through spiritual circumcision > my no longer being ruled by the flesh.(Col 2:9-11)


Christ’s message of: peace with God the Father > have access to the Father through the Holy Spirit. (Eph 2:17-18)




MAN AGAINST GOD:
Zeph 3 Jerusalem: (v1-5)
1 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
2 She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord, she does not draw near to her God.


2 Kings 18 Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem: (v17-37) Syrian field commander says
30 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the Lord when he says, ‘The Lord will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’


31 “Do not listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then each of you will eat fruit from your own vine and fig tree and drink water from your own cistern, 32 until I come and take you to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey. Choose life and not death!
“Do not listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says, ‘The Lord will deliver us.’


Man’s Nature:
Matt 12 Jesus and Beelzebul: (v22-37)
35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.
>>A good man brings out good stored > in himself.
    An evil man brings out evil stored > in himself


UNUSED VERSES: 
1 Peter 3 Suffering for Doing Good: (v8-22)
16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
>> Keeping a clean conscience > my enemies will be ashamed of their slander.


MAN NOT TRUST IN GOD:
2 Kings 17 Israel Exiled Because of Sin: (v7-23)
13 The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers: “Turn from your evil ways. Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your ancestors to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.”


14 But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their ancestors, who did not trust in the Lord their God.


1 Thess 3 Timothy’s Encouraging Report: (v6-13)
8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.
>>Standing firm in the Lord > we really live.


Josh 22:25 The Lord has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the Lord.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop fearing the Lord.


Gal 2 Paul Opposes Cephas: (v11-21) 
17 “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! 18 If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker.


Gal 5 Freedom in Christ:
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.


2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4 You (Jews) who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit we (disciples) eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.


Phil 1: 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:


Col 1 Paul’s Labor for the Church: (v24-29)
28 He (God the Father) is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.


1 Thess 2 Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica: (v1-16)
14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people the same things those churches suffered from the Jews


1 Thess 4 Believers Who Have Died: (v13-18)
16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.


2 Tim 1: 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,


2 Tim 2 The Appeal Renewed: (v1-13)
1 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.


Philemon 1 Paul’s Plea for Onesimus: (v8-25)
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings.


Rom 9 Paul’s Anguish Over Israel: (v1-5)
1 I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit--


Rom 12 Humble Service in the Body of Christ: (v3-8)
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we (disciples), though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.


1 Cor 1 Christ Crucified is God’s Power and Wisdom: (v18-31)
26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him.30 It is because of him (God the Father) that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.


1 Cor 3 The Church and Its Leaders: (v1-23)
1 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly--mere infants in Christ.


1 Cor 15 The Resurrection of the Dead: (v12-34)
13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, (then) our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, (then) your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, (then) we are of all people most to be pitied.


Gal 5 Freedom in Christ: (v1-12)
7 You (Galatians) were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9 “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty.


Eph 6 Final Greetings: (c21-24)
21 Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing.


Philip 4 Closing Appeal for Steadfastness and Unity: (v1-3)
1 Therefore, my (Paul’s) brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends!
2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.


Philip 4 Thanks for Their Gifts: (v10-20)
10 I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.


Col 3 Instructions for Christian Households: (v18-25)
18 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.


2 Thess 3 Request for Prayer: (v1-5)
4 We (Paul) have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command.


Rev 14 The Three Angels: (Three Judgments on the World) (v6-13)
9  A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, 10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” 12 This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus.


13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” 


“Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”


Is 41 The Helper of Israel; (v1-29)
16 You (God) will winnow them (), the wind will pick them () up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel.


Jer 3 Unfaithful Israel: (v6-25)
23 Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills and mountains is a deception; surely in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.


Rom 14 The Weak and the Strong: (v1-23)
14 I (Paul) am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.


1 Cor 4 Paul’s Appeal and Warning: (v14-21)
14 I (Paul) am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children. 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.


Acts 16 
15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.


Paul and Silas in Prison: (v16-40)
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”


Rom 16 Personal Greetings: (v1-27)
8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.


Rom 16 Personal Greetings: (v1-27)
11 Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.
13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.


Rom 16 Personal Greetings: (v1-27)
22 I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.


1 Cor 9 Paul’s Rights as an Apostle: 
1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?


1 Cor 9 Paul’s Rights as an Apostle 
2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.


1 Cor 11 On Covering the Head in Worship: (v2-16)
11 Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.


1 Cor 16 Final Greetings: (v19-24)  
19 The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.


Eph 1 Thanksgiving and Prayer: (v15-23) 
15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,


Deut 1 
32 In spite of this, you did not trust in the Lord your God,


Josh 22 Eastern Tribes Return Home: (v1-34)
27 On the contrary, it is to be a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the Lord at his sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices and fellowship offerings. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the Lord.’


1 Kings 18 
3 and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, his palace administrator. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the Lord.


2 Chron 20 Jehoshaphat Defeats Moab and Ammon: (v1-31)
20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.”


Ps 22 Of David: 
8 “He (David) trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”


Ps 35 Of David: 
9 Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation.


Ps 56:10 In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise--


Ps 97:12 Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.


Ps 115:10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him, trust in the Lord— he is their help and shield.


Ps 116:10 I trusted in the Lord when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”;


Ps 131:3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore.
    
Ps 146:5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.


Prov 28 
25 The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the Lord will prosper.


Is 29 Woe to David’s City: (v1-24)
19 Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.


Is 36 Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem: (v1-22)
15 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the Lord when he says, ‘The Lord will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’




1 Sam 29 
3 The commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, who was an officer of Saul king of Israel? He has already been with me for over a year, and from the day he left Saul until now, I have found no fault in him.”


Job 19 
28 “If you say, ‘How we will hound him, since the root of the trouble lies in him,’


Is 8 Isaiah and His Children as Signs: (v1-18)
16 Bind up this testimony of warning and seal up God’s instruction among my disciples.
17 I (Isiah) will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.


Daniel 4 
8 Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)


Daniel 5 
11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners.


Matt 14 
2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”


Matt 27 
42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.


John 4 Many Samaritans Believe: (v38-42)
39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”


John 7 Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles: (v1-13)
3 Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. 4 No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” 5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him.


John 7 Division Over Who Jesus Is: (v25-)
31 Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?”


John 7 Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders: (v45-52)
48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?


John 9 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.


2 Cor 13:4 For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him in our dealing with you.


1 John 2 Love and Hatred for Fellow Believers: (v3-11)
7 Dear friends, I (Paul) am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. 8 Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true (spiritual) light is already shining.


Prov 22:19 So that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today, even you.


Acts 5 
14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.


Philip 2 Timothy and Epaphroditus: (v19-30)
19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.


Philip 2 Timothy and Epaphroditus: (v19-30)
24 And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.


Philip 2 Timothy and Epaphroditus: (v19-30)
29 So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,


Col 4 Final Greetings: (v7-18)
7 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.


Col 4 Final Greetings: (v7-18)
17 Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”


1 Thess 5 Final Instructions: (v12-28)
12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.


Phil 1 Paul’s Plea for Onesimus: (8-25)
16 no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.


Phil 1 Paul’s Plea for Onesimus: (8-25)
20 I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.


Rom 15 Paul the Minister to the Gentiles: (v14-22)
17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.


Rom 16 Personal Greetings: (v1-27)
3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus.


Rom 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.


Rom 16:9 Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.


1 Cor 1: 2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:
3
Thanksgiving:
4 I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.


1 Cor 4 The Nature of True Apostleship: (v1-13)
10 We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!


1 Cor 4 Paul’s Appeal and Warning: (v14-21)
15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. 16  Therefore I urge you to imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.


1 Cor 15 The Resurrection of the Dead: (v12-34)
31 I face death every day—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.


1 Cor 16 Final Greetings: (v19-24)
24 My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.


2 Cor 12 Paul’s Vision and his Thorn: (v1-10)
2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows.


2 Cor 12 Paul’s Concern for the Corinthians: (v11-21) 
19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends, is for your strengthening.


Gal 1 Paul Called by God: (v11-24) 
22 I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.


Gal 2 Paul Accepted by the Apostles: (v1-) 
4 This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.


Eph 1: 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: 


Eph 2 Made Alive in Christ: (v1-10)
1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,


Eph 3 God’s Marvelous Plan for the Gentiles: (v1-13)
10 His (God’s) intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,11 according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.


Eph 3 A Prayer for the Ephesians: (v14-21)
21 to him (God the Father) be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.


Phil 1 Paul’s Chains Advance the Gospel: (v12-26)
26 so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.


Phil 3 No Confidence in the Flesh: (v1-14)
14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.


Phil 4 Thanks for Their Gifts: (v10-)
Final Greetings 
21 Greet all God’s people in Christ Jesus. The brothers and sisters who are with me send greetings.


Col 1: 2 To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.


Col 1 Thanksgiving and Prayer: (v3-14)
4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people--


Col 2: 5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.


Col 2 Spiritual Fullness in Christ: (v6-15)
6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,


Col 2 Freedom From Human Rules: (v16-23)
16 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. 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.


1 Tim 3 Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons: (v1-13)
13 Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.


Philemon 1 Paul’s Plea for Onesimus: (v8-25)
8 Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do,


Philemon 1 Paul’s Plea for Onesimus: (v8-25)
20 I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.


1 Peter 5 Final Greetings: (v12-14)
14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
 


Ex 23 God’s Angel to Prepare the Way: (v20-33)
20 “See, I (God) am sending an angel ahead of you (Israel) to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. 21 Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.


Judges 9 Abimelek: (v1-56)
26 Now Gaal son of Ebed moved with his clan into Shechem, and its citizens put their confidence in him.


2 Sam 14 Absalom Returns to Jerusalem: (v1-33)
25 In all Israel there was not a man so highly praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the top of his head to the sole of his foot there was no blemish in him.


1 Kings 1 
52 Solomon replied, “If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.”


Ps 22 Of David:
7 All who see me (Christ) mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. 
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”


Ps 63 Of David: 
11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.


Ps 66:5 Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind! 
6 He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot— come, let us rejoice in him.


Ps 92:15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”


Prov 23 
24 The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.


Daniel 3 
28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”


M Daniel 6 Daniel in the Den of Lions: (v1-)
3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. 4 At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.


Mark 6 John the Baptist Beheaded: (v14-29)
14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”


M Luke 23:22 For the third time he (Pilate) spoke to them (the crowd): “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him.”


John 8 Dispute Over Who Jesus Is: (v21-30)
30 Even as he spoke, many believed in him.


John 9 Spiritual Blindness: (v35-41)
35 Jesus heard that they (Pharisees) had thrown him (the man healed of blindness) out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”


John 11 The Plot to Kill Jesus: (v45-57) 
45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.


John 11 The Plot to Kill Jesus: (v45-57)
48 If we (the Pharisees) let him (Jesus) go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”


John 12 Jesus Anointed at Bethany: (v1-11)
9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there (where Jesus was dining) and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.


John 12 Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews: (v37-50) 
37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they (many Jews) still would not believe in him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:


“Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”[Is 53:1]


39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:


40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them.”[Is 6:10]


41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.


John 12 Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews: (v37-50) 
42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;


John 13 Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial: (v31-38)  
31 When he (Judas) was gone (to betray Jesus), Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him.


Rom 15:12 And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope.”


2 Cor 1 Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom: (v18-31)
19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.”






Col 1:19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,


1 Thess 4 Believers Who Have Died: (v13-18)
14 For we (Apostles) believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.


God’s Nature1 John 1 Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness: (v4-10)
4 As you (sinners) come to him (Jesus), the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— 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.


1 John 2 Warnings Against Denying the Son: (v18-27)
26 I (Paul) am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 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.


1 John 3 
15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.


1 John 4 God’s Love and Ours: (v7-21)
13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.


Zech 10 
10 I (God) will bring them (Judah) back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon, and there will not be room enough for them.
11 They will pass through the sea of trouble; the surging sea will be subdued and all the depths of the Nile will dry up. Assyria’s pride will be brought down and Egypt’s scepter will pass away.
12 I will strengthen them in the Lord and in his name they will live securely,” declares the Lord.
>>God will strengthen the Jews, restoring them to their homeland, and will subdue both Egypt and Assyria.


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