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GLOSSARY ON COMMENTARY Disclaimer: this page features commentaries that digress from the subjects and verses they were intended to address. To compensate for their anecdotal quality, these picks are some of the better commentaries of this website.
Abortion; 1Tim 1,3-16; 70k
Abraham Abraham formed his life around the heavenly words he heard 2Pet 1,16-19; 107c 1Jn 2-24; 106f Believing in Jesus is like the faith of Abraham Rom 10,2-4; 41h Col 2,9-15; 136g 1The 1-3; 101h Heb 4-11; 6e He never received what was promised; Rev 2-25; 232g He sacrificed his son; Jn 17-10; 34g He trusted God; Heb 11,6-40; 5i Israel was born at Abraham's first step; Phi 3,3-11; 177i We have inherited God's promise to him Rom 8-16,17; 36k Tit 3,4-6; 103d
Adam and Eve See also: Freedom, Suffering and evil, Commentary on the OT Adam wanted to be like God Mat 10-28; 47d Rom 1,21-25; 195i 1Cor 3,18-20; 166f 1Cor 11-5,6; (190g) Rev 11-18; 24g Adam chose Eve over God; Mat 24,37-39; 168d Adam was first and then Eve Eph 5-22,23; 73h 1Tim 5-16; 44j Adam was only given the earth; 1Pet 2-9,10; 213k Adam will not be with us in heaven 2Cor 11-3; 151g Rev 1-5; 37h Curse: death rushed in to fill the void of God's absence 2Cor 7,4-7; 98h Jm 3,13-16; 167d Eve sinned before she conceived her first child; 2The 2,3-12; 185g God experienced Adam's sin; 1Cor 15,20-28; 119i God intended Adam to eat the forbidden fruit Jn 5-43,44; 57e Act 13,44-48; 200b Act 17,22-31; 94m Rom 5,6-10; 246k Rev 20,1-3; 185g God is still making man Eph 2-6,7; 224l Phi 2,5-11; 37d 1Tim 6-9,10; 161b Heb 3,1-6; 231h God uses Adam's curse to test man's loyalty 1Jn 4-21; 4l Rev 20,1-3; 15i God judged the devil through Adam and Eve 1The 5-9; 31a Rev 17,1-18; 50g God kicked man from the garden Eph 2,1-3; 166j Rev 9,13-15; 220d God will create a new race of man -- See: New heavens and a new earth Knowledge of evil -- See also: Reprobate Lk 23,18-25; 168c Act 3,17-19; 175j Heb 6,4-8; 185d Rev 16-15; 92d Adam knew what he was doing more than Eve; 1Tim 2,11-15; 181a Adam lived against his conscience Mat 4,1-11; 108f Act 23-5; 27d Rom 7,7-13; 53c Heb 3,7-19; 185l Heb 10-15,16; 155g Man is free Mat 8,23-27; 147c Rom 6-15,16; 161l Heb 1-3,4; 41g 1Jn 3,7-10; 161i Man is perfected through the curse; Rev 5-4,5; 41d Mystery of lawlessness -- See: Mystery Satan -- See also: Satan Adam assimilated into Satan's curse 2The 2-13; 191k Rev 21-1; 26c Satan lied to Adam and Eve Act 28,3-6; 157j Rev 12,7-11; 46h Jesus is the second Adam Lk 4,1-13; 183j Lk 4,5-13; 160f Satan uses the law of sin and death against man; Jn 16-33; 41d
Addiction -- See also: Sin Bondage to sin 1Cor 11,27-30; 51c Heb 3,6-19; 87b 1Jn 2,3-6, (90c) Drug addiction Deceitfulness of sin; Rom 7-11; 181j Do not waste your resources on people's addictions; Act 20,33-35; 100d Hate the addiction before kicking the habit; Jn 12,23-26; 129e Overcoming drug addiction by a substitutionary process; Jn 4-13,14; 162h Freedom from addiction (bondage) Jn 8,31-36; 119c Heb 11-29; 246c Free and forgiven; Act 13-39; 118l Standard of addiction is freedom; 1Jn 3,5-7; 42c Resisting its temptation Mat 3,1-3; 8m Heb 2-18; 188e
Adopted; Eph 1,3-9; 33n
Age of Grace (Israel overlooked the 2000-year era documented in their Scriptures); Lk 1,67-75; 29e
Agnostic -- See: Atheism
Alcohol; 1Cor 11-21; 159i
Analogies -- See also: Atheism Beliefs versus faith; Gal 5-7,8; 91f Blind spot in our vision; 2Cor 4,3-6; 169a Christian walk; Heb 2,1-4; 106l Climbing Mount Everest; Jm 1-10,11; 166i Comparing computers to faith; Heb 6-1,2; 137k Heb 4-14; 150ca Atheism (Chess game, computer program is like creation); 1Tim 6-20,21; 212d Cowbirds; Mat 13,24-30; 159c Heart is like a sharpshooter; Rev 2-4; 161d Looking at our reflection in the mirror; Jm 1,22-25; 55b Sparrows are like people; Mat 10,29-31; 160l Surveyor; Rom 5,8-11; 72b Swimming upstream; Lk 6-26; 240d Train and railroad tracks Jn 5-24; 205aa Jn 10,27-30; 205aa Act 24,1-9; 202a Gal 3,21-26; 205k Using a map in the woods Jm 1,22-25; 94o 1Jn 1-9; 194j Lost in the woods; Jn 14,7-11; 117j
Anointing Anointing of temple worship; Rev 19-8; 113c Definition; 2Tim 2-1; 55a It will return in the last days; Rev 8,2-6; 61a Like a dove perched on our shoulder; Col 3-15; 136h Produces the fruits of the Spirit; Heb 1-9; 224g Pentecost; 1Pet 1-3,4; 13f
Antichrist Anti-Semitism Rom 4,11-17; 210ia Rom 11,17-32; 186f 1Jn 2-22,23; 201a Deny that Jesus came in the flesh; 1Jn 4,1-6; 164h God will give the antichrist first-up at bat; 2Pet 1-16; 66l Pope; Mat 24-11; 161e Saul was an antichrist; Act 26,9-11; 243f
Anxiety (angst) Mat 7-23; 47i Mat 22,11-14; 222h 1Jn 4-18; 119d
Apostasy American Christianity; Gal 2-9; 131k Caring more about the world than the faith Rom 8,14-17; 35f Rom 14-7,8; 192b 2Cor 3-13; 118h Heb 12-1,2; 30c Church does not fear God; Rev 14-7; 41a Church has become tasteless (salt) Rom 16-5; 150a Tit 2,1-15; 11o Close-mindedness; Act 21,27-32; 163f Miss the second coming of Christ Mat 22,3-6; 18i 2Cor 3,14-16; 70h Eph 5-27; 105b Our light is extinguished; Act 9,32-35; 4f Strong central leadership belongs to Christ; Eph 4-15,16; 91h The Church is disobedient Act 17,16-32; 175m Col 4-16; 80j Rev 12-4; 204d Walk while you have the light; Jn 12-35,36; 33a
Apostles' creed; 2Jn-7; 37c
Armageddon; 2The 1,5-10; 49k
Ascension of Christ; Heb 9,11-15; 29j
Atheism Agnostic; 2Pet 3,3-9; 243c Alternate explanation for life and the universe; 2Pet 1-3; 91j Believing a lie to spite the truth; Act 19,23-36; 183h Chess game, computer program analogy of creation; 1Tim 6-20,21; 212d Religion of unbelief Lk 9,24-26; 167i 2Tim 4,6-8; 46e Heb 11,24-29; 154g Secular humanism -- See also: Truth/Relativism Mat 7-26,27; 186d Mat 12-30; 200l 1Jn 3-8; 166j 1Jn 5-19; 164c Jd-4; 172d
Authority Church has authority of Christ; Jn 5-19; 87c Delegating authority; Rev 4,8-11; 244b
Babylonian Empire -- See: Last days
Baptism Tit 1-10,11; 75j Heb 10-21,22; 78f John the Baptist He doubted; 2Cor 11-28,29; 247d Prophet of transition; Heb 9-8; 118m
Beast -- See: Last days
Begotten -- See: God/Father sent the Son
Belief -- See: faith
Bible -- See also: Knowledge Confidence in the Scriptures; 2Cor 1-13; 106j Inkblots on a page without the Holy Spirit Rom 4-17; 150h 1Cor 13-12; 112j 2Tim 3-7,8; 167g Interpreting the Bible Mat 16,6-12; 182f Act 18,14-16; 239k Misinterpreting the Bible Mat 26,57-63; 160da Lk 15-1,2; 223a Jn 16-2,3; 223f Source of our knowledge of God 1Cor 15,1-4; 106d Heb 5,11-14; 4c Unwilling to endure the word of God; 2Tim 4-3,4; 57j
Bitterness -- See: Heart
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit See also: Adam and Eve (Knowledge of evil); The reprobate mind; Pharisees Accusing God of evil; 1Jn 4-5,6; 219g Blasphemy leading to a reprobate mind 2Cor 12-20,21; 203k Eph 5-5; 122d 1Tim 1-18,19; 199e 1Tim 4-1,2; 164a 1Jn 1-10; 203d Rev 12-12; 157i Denying the truth they know is from God Mat 7,24-27; 114a Mat 26-31; 37b 1Jn 5-16; 35k Less we listen, less we hear; Jm 4-17; 200c Pharisees denied that Jesus was the Christ Mat 12,9-14; 241k Mk 3,20-30; 195c Jn 9,26-34; 198b Act 26,4-11; 175m
Blindness, Satan blinds us to the truth that we don't want to believe; Mk 16-14; 74l
Blood of Jesus -- See: Judgment
Body Body of Christ; Gal 1,13-24; 238e Body, soul and spirit; 2The 3-14,15; 20k Relationship between body and soul; 1Cor 10-8; 134k Sacrifice our flesh to abide in the will of God; 1Jn 4-15; 78l
Boldness Act 13,42-48; 143d Act 26,26-28; 232e
Bondage -- See: sin
Bondslaves -- See: Prophets
Born-again Critical period; 2Cor 11-32,33; 147i Our spiritual identity; 1Pet 2-24; 141d
Bride of Christ; Heb 1,1-3; 255c
Brother versus neighbor Mat 25-40; 29i Lk 10,30-37; 242j Act 3-22,23; 29i Phi 4-22; 131l 1The 4,3-8; 203g 1Jn 3,10-18; 129i
Building the temple 1Cor 3,9-11; 225l Rev 3,15-18; 94n
Burden Christian burden; Act 27-21; 20m
Mk 6-37; 4f Jn 10-17,18; 71i 1Cor 15-58; 90l 1The 2-4; 212g
Calvinism -- See: Predestination
Camp of the saints -- See: Last days
Canonized writings; 1Tim 4-1; 106d
Capitalism -- See Greatest is least
Carnal Christian; Heb 3,7-19; 168j
Catholicism -- See also: History Building the Church on Peter instead of Christ Mat 16,13-18; 109h 1Pet 2,6-8; 141b 1Pet 5,1-3; 76a Catholic Church is not sanctified Act 22,24-30; 192f Gal 6-12,13; 200i Catholicism is the false Church; Mat 22,1-6; 201j Catholic Church will host the antichrist; Rev 18-20,21; 39ja Fusing Church and state Act 26-31,32; 152b 1Jn 4-2,3; 64h Constantine Jn 16,1-3; 175m Act 20-30; 22l Rom 1-8; 172e 1The 1,2-8; 149h Disobedience of the Church; 1Tim 2,1-3; 10e History of Catholicism Jn 7,19-27; 241j Jm 3,3-6; 173c Rev 17,1-5; 21m Persecuting (Martyring) the saints Jn 16-2,3; 79c Rev 18,1-8; 172j Rev 18-4; 191j Interacting with demons; 2Pet 2,1-22; 145i Paul going to Rome encouraged the formation of the Catholic Church; Act 27,20-25; 227g He never stood before Caesar; Act 28,17-21; 18c Protestant services model after the Catholic Church -- See also: Church Mat 23-10; 240a Mat 23-11,12; 77i 2Tim 2-15; 108c 1Pet 4-10,11; 234d Silencing the word of God; Act 25-18,19; 163f Transubstantiation Lk 22-19; 209jb 1Cor 11,23-34; 184k Works-based salvation; Jm 2,14-20; 5n
Character: Remedy for inconsistency and a lack of wisdom; Lk 20,21-26; 89d
Charities, giving to; 1Jn 3-17,18; 156d
Cherubim Cherubim protect the saints Rev 4,1-11; 28b Rev 6,1-8; 39j Living Creatures; 2Cor 5-3; 212h
Chess -- See: Atheism
Christ -- See: Jesus Christ
Church -- See also: History, Catholicism Biblical format of church services; Jn 10-1,2; 229f See also: Catholicism/Protestant services model after the Catholic Church Building the Church 1Cor 3-6,7; 140g 1The 5-24; 91i Tit 1,5-9; 240b Change agent of the world; 1The 1-7,8; 44k Church is like governments; Eph 2,19-22; 137m Church is most responsible for Jesus' death; Jn 6,47-58; 254e Church lost the anointing after the first century; 2Tim 2-1; 72h Condition of the Church today Act 2,41-47; 147f Act 17,1-13; 143d Rom 15-1; 170a Church resembles Israel at the time of Christ Rom 10-21; 49a Rev 17,10-18; 3j Delegates authority; 1Jn 4,13-16; 70j Obstacles in the way church growth 1The 5-24; 130m 1Pet 5,1-3; 169j Sign of a healthy church; Rom 1,13-16; 123a Strife and division; 1Cor 10,5-11; 64d Synergy in the Church; 1Cor 11,16-22; 178h
Close minded Mat 13,53-58; 70g Lk 18-33,34; 94p Act 17,10-13; 95f Gal 1,15-24; 210k
Cognitive dissonance -- See Close minded
Communion; Heb 10-3; 238i
Compassion; Fruit of Christianity; Mat 15,32-39; 147c
Complete; 1The 5-23; 231h
Conscience; Mat 26,48-50; 16j
Contentment; Mat 6,25-33; 29l
Conviction -- See: Guilt
Corrie ten Boom; Jm 3-13; 127i
Covenant Abraham/Moses versus Christ; Heb 8,7-13; 205ka New Covenant is better than the old; Heb 7,1-28; 80l Old Covenant priesthood Heb 10-22; 103g Rev 15,5-8; 40c
Creation Creation is at war with itself; Rom 8,19-23; 24e Creation is evidence of God 2Cor 5,18-20; 5e Phi 3-20,21; 226d Col 2,1-4; 80e 2Pet 3-9; 247a God operates through certain laws; Jn 14-6; 83h Physical and spiritual realms are opposites; Heb 4-14; 150ca
Cross -- See: Judgment
Cults All cults follow the same pattern Mat 26,59-61; 177a 3Jn-9,10; 6l Christianity is the one true cult; 2Tim 2-1; 36m Formation of a cult; 1Tim 5-21; 51i Jehovah Witnesses Col 1-15; 248f 1Jn 2-13,14; 253b 1Jn 5-20; 244d Rev 3-14; 248g Mormons Rom 1-2; 151e 1Cor 3,8-17; 139g Gal 1-8,9; 106f New Age Having faith in your faith; Mk 11,20-24; 147h Believing God is energy; Heb 11,1-3; 212b They love the world and reject the Spirit of Christ; Rom 5-5; 35f
Curse -- See: Satan
Darkness -- See: Satan
David, King Lk 20,41-44 253eb Jn 10,11-14; 180cb 2Tim 1-6; 104d
Death Death is separation; Rom 6,21-23; 218f Death nullifies this life without Christ; 1Cor 15,30-32; 75b What happens to people when they die Mat 13,40-42; 241f Mk 9-4; 151e Lk 23,40-43; 237l Jn 10-28; 57f Jn 14-16,17; 244f Act 2,23-36; 149a Rom 14-9; 66a 1Jn 4,1-6; 160b
Deception (Satanic delusion) 1Cor 1-10; 158d 2Jn-7,8; 183k
Defense mechanisms; 1Jn 1-1,2; 37d
Demon Possession Going from bad to worse; 2Pet 2,13-22; 163a Playing with a Ouija Board; Lk 8,26-28; 146d
Denominations -- See: Religion
Discernment Mat 16,1-4; 70g Mat 27,3-10; 186h Col 2-5; 6i 1The 5-14; 126l
Discipline (Heb 12,7-11); Paul disciplined the Corinthians; 2Cor 13-2; 69i
Disobedient -- See: Apostasy
Division; Phi 2,1-4; 78h
Doctrine (Know what you believe); Act 17,10-13; 95f
Doomsday preppers -- See: Last Days
Door of Christ Jn 10,9-11; 33j Rev 3,8-10; 50h Rev 8-5; 104d
Doubt; Mat 28-16,17; 237h
Drug addict -- See: Addiction
Dying to self; Jm 1-12; 226b
Early Christians -- See: History of the Church
Easy-believism -- See: Eternal security
Emulsifier between money and faith toward God; 1Tim 6-9,10; 19h
Endtime Prophecy -- See: Last days
Eternal security? -- See also: Blasphemy Doctrine of easy-believism 1Cor 3-15; 153d Tit 2-11,12; 239k Heb 12-8; 157e God doesn't allow quitters in heaven; Heb 3-6; 121i God's irrevocable gifts and calling; Rom 11-29; 91j Removing our lampstand; Rev 2-5; 105f We can break the seal; 2Cor 1-22; 71k
Eternity -- See: Time
Evangelicals and Baptists 1The 5-20; 222l Heb 1-9; 224g Jd-3,4; 7a Rev 2-4,5; 193f
Evangelism Separating the counterfeit from the genuine; 1Jn 3-3; 191c Sowers and reapers; Jn 4,36-38; 131k Making disciples; 2Tim 2-4; 120l
Evolution -- See: Atheism
"Exorcist” (the movie); Mat 8,28-34; 146f
Faith -- See also: God, Salvation Believe in God to be like Him; 2Cor 10-7; 97c Confidence in God; Mat 6-14; 156da Difference between faith and confidence; 2Tim 2-19; 97j Difference between "belief" and "faith" Believing in God by revelation of the Spirit Mat 4-23,24; 145c Jn 11-40; 5n Act 2,37-40; 193d Rom 14-22,23; 122g 2Cor 3-16; 156h Gal 3,1-7; 201h Eph 6-16,17; 114g 1Jn 4-18; 57c Rev 3,15-17; 86f God replaces our belief with His faith Mat 24-12,13; 98k Mk 8,22-26; 226k Lk 17,11-19; 145a Act 24-24,25; 85m 1Cor 13-10; 43i 2Cor 12-8,9; 43k Phi 3,9-11; 98g Col 2,12-15; 205i 1Pet 4-12,13; 121c 2Pet 3-17; 181f Don't walk beyond your faith; Rom 12,1-3; 43l Faith and love -- See also: Spirit and the word Rom 11-32; 127a 1Cor 8-1,2; 96g Eph 5-9,10; 43b Eph 6-23,24; 138h Faith and love of the truth; 1Cor 13-7; 99g Faith in the truth; 1Tim 2-7; 78b Faith versus works Jn 5-29; 127j Act 1,23-26; 198e Act 17-30; 177i Gal 1-6; 203i Gal 2,11-14; 190j Gal 3-3; 118m Gal 5-3,4; 182g Eph 2-8,9; 41f Eph 5,3-6; 86f Salvation is through grace, apart from the law; 2Cor 3-5,6; 116h We inadvertently fulfill the law through grace; Eph 5-6,7; 230g How faith works; Mat 14,34-36; 146k Proven faith; Rom 6-20,21; 153g
False Doctrine (Gospel has become a mishmash of teachings); Mk 6-7; 46k
Familiarity, sin of (Rejecting Christ); Lk 7-23; 2l
Fasting Rom 12,1-3; 190a Col 3,5-8; 134h 1Pet 4-6,7; 187e
Father -- See: God
Firemen of 911; Rom 5,6-21; 227f
Five-fold ministry; Eph 4,11-16; 137m
Flesh -- See: Body
Freedom -- See also: Adam, Addiction Freedom defines us as made in the image of God See also: God is human (we are made in His image) Lk 15,11-32; 4i Heb 5,7-9; 189e Rev 14,9-11; 64f Freedom from bondage; Heb 10,1-7; 43g Freedom of Christ; Eph 5,3-7; 92l Slave to freedom; 1Cor 13,1-8; 230k Truth will set you free; Jn 8-32; 6f Value freedom or lose your soul; 2Cor 6,11-13; 196d
Fruits of the Spirit are not actions; Gal 5,16-18; 137e
Genealogy -- See: Abraham
Gentiles included in salvation; Act 15,8-11; 35d
Global economic collapse -- See: Last Days
Gnosticism 1Tim 6-20,21; 161b Tit 1,10-16; 182e Jd-3,4; 135m Denies that Jesus is God in human flesh 1Jn 4-2,3; 150d 2Jn 7-11; 198b Simon (Megus) the magician; Act 8,9-13; 159k Elymas; Act 13,6-12; 191d
God (the Father) -- See also: Adam, Time, Faith Father sent the Son Mat 17-17; 69d 1Cor 13-3; 252j Heb 5,1-10; 80l Heb 13-15; 252f Father honors the Son as the Son honors the Father; Mat 12,1-7; 141i Only begotten of the Father; Heb 5-5,6; 253f God is an artist; Phi 2-13; 229d God is eternal -- See: Time God is human Col 2-10; 44e Heb 2,11-14; 135n He made us in His image -- See also: Freedom Jm 1-18; 248b 1Jn 2-13,14; 244b Rev 1,10-20; 253cc Rev 22-4; 104j God likes matter; Jn 14,1-3; 38g He is defined by His authority; 2Cor 12,7-10; 66h He is sovereign Mat 24,37-39; 195g Act 17,22-31; 74b God's will over man; Rom 9,18-23; 202k His substance is faith Mat 9,27-30; 115g Lk 8,40-48; 72c Jn 3-16,17; 253ja Rom 3,24-28; 119l Rom 4,5-8; 231d 1Cor 1,18-29; 16k 1Tim 3-8,9; 230h Heb 1-3; 253d Heb 11,1-40; 99n Heb 13-15; 77b 1Pet 1-6,7; 192e 1Pet 1,3-7; 249ga 1Jn 4-12; 55e Rev 3-21; 70ja Rev 4,8-11; 109a Rev 21-3; 104h Composition of the Father; Jn 14-23; 252a Father is an abrupt mystery Mat 11,20-24; 48i Rev 4-2; 215i His vision of the world; Jn 14-30,31; 87c His ultimate goal; Lk 24,27-29; 215j Same God in both the Old and New Testaments; Heb 12-21; 87m
Godliness; Tit 1-1; 41k
God working in you; Jd-1,2; 28h
Gospel Offense of the gospel; 2Cor 11-32,33; 201g Salvation through the death of Christ; Act 28-22; 154e
Grace God saves us throughout our lives; Mat 12-20; 32e Grace versus mercy; Act 5-32; 35f Salvation is by grace through faith; Act 15,1-12; 172h God's grace works in us; 1Cor 1,4-8; 122d
Great depression; Rev 6-3,4; 25f
Great Endtime Revival -- See also: last days Camp of the saints Mk 6,33-46 235g Lk 22-45,46; 103j Rev 8,3-5; 31i Mat 24-22; 219f Rev 12-6; 28k Catfight between the princess of the Lamb and Jezebel the adulteress Rev 2-20; 198h Rev 18,6-8; 49f Jew first; Mat 15,22-28; 210hb Jews expected to return to the faith Mat 9-16,17; 185a 1Cor 10-6; 8p Jews will manage the gospel Mat 21-43,44; 21e Mat 28,18-20; 84cb Mk 12,9-11; 49d Lk 11,49-51; 194c Jn 12,20-22; 72h Act 20,17-35; 101f 2Cor 11-22; 148d Eph 2,11-22; 211a Phi 2,1-4; 77n 1Tim 1-3,4; 50a Heb 2-16; 58e 1Jn 2-7,8; 250hh Two Witnesses; Act 2-46,47; 129n God's Adjudicators Mat 24,9-13; 5f Lk 1,67-79; 46e Jm 5-17,18; 151e John the Baptist had the ministry of Elijah Mat 17,10-13; 193d Lk 7,24-28; 193d Harvest at the end of the age Mat 9,35-38; 129d Mat 13-30; 237c Jn 4,28-39; 148l Act 6,1-10; 130c Act 14,1-7; 149d Rom 10,16-21; 223j 1Cor 16,1-12; 130f Eph 2,19-22; 229d Phi 1-19,20; 234c Phi 3-20,21; 61a 1The 4,13-18; 84c 2The 2,10-12; 21l 1Pet 3-19,20; 151h Mark of God on their foreheads; 2Cor 3,2-11; 109d Miracles will accompany the endtime revival; Rev 11,1-6; 50h Mature past Christians who have been saved for years; Gal 6-1; 131e Spiritual ascension Eph 1,18-23; 237h Col 3,1-4; 109d Tit 2-13; 237a Jd-21; 126ka Two periods: first century and last century Mk 11-23; 215e Lk 12,42-44; 246e Lk 19,28-40; 194c Jn 9-4,5; 112g Jn 16,25-27; 140d Act 2,16-21; 50b Col 1-4; 129f
Greatest is least and the least greatest Mat 20,24-28; 164d Mat 26-30; 254a Eph 5-23; 137a Rev 21-26,27; 72a Opposite of Capitalism; Rev 19,12-16; 40b
Guilt versus conviction; Act 26-18; 237k
Do what you know is the will of God; Jn 15-7; 150i Develop the hearing ear through the word of God and prayer; Phi 2-13; 117h God's plan of protection in the last days Jn 16-13; 111c Rev 3-10; 100a
Heart Bitterness; 1Cor 10,5-11; 154g Heart of man; Gal 5-5,6; 230i
Heaven -- See also: New heavens and a new earth Experience of heaven 1Pet 5-1; 233k Rev 14-13; 137j Heaven is another dimension; Mat 18-10; 15c In heaven and on earth at the same time; Jn 5-19; 117ga We cannot enter Heaven without an offering; 2Cor 1-14; 235d We don't go to heaven to avoid hell; 1Tim 4-10; 31a
Hedonism; Jm 4-9; 77l
Hell Bible was written so we could avoid hell Rom 15-4,5; 141i Heb 2,1-4; 96c Endtime judgments simulate hell; Rev 8-10; 104c Eternal purifying process; Rev 16,1-21; 49h Hell in incomprehensible; Rom 11,33-36; 217b God experienced hell before He created anything; Heb 8,1-6; 246d Hell is God's environment of choice 2Cor 13-11; 126a Heb 12,18-24; 221i Lake of fire; Mat 10-14,15; 47l Located at the center of the new earth Act 2-34,35; 245j 1Pet 3,8-18; 124k Under the earth; Mat 22,11-14; 48m Levels of judgment; Rev 20,10-15; 50m More sin, worse hell; 1Cor 15,50-58; 119i Made for the rich; Col 1-5; 226d Made for the rebellious; Col 1-19,20; 46j Man's sin is more evil than the devil's; Mat 18-34,35; 65i Presence of God is worse than hell to the wicked Heb 1-1,2; 50c 1Pet 1-1,2; 220c 2Jn-2; 238g Rev 4,2-11; 88i Rev 20,11-15; 48c Trust God's judgment regarding hell; Rev 19-3; 245g White Throne Judgment; 1Pet 3-9; 124i
Heresy; 2Tim 2-7; 89h
Herod, king; Rev 12-4; 189h
Hinduism (Karma - God does not baby-sit mankind) Lk 13,1-5; 175k Jn 5-14; 26f Jn 9-34; 174g Act 17,22-31; 54ea
Act 28,3-6; 18e
Hippies de-emphasized money; Lk 12,24-34; 29l
History History of America in relation to faith Act 2-37,38; 88j Tit 2,1-10; 10b History of Israel -- See also: Patriarchs Mat 9-16,17; 132k Lk 15,11-32; 50dd Jn 6,24-26; 19i Act 3,19-26; 210j Act 11,15-18; 77m Heb 3,15-19; 162d Heb 6,12-19; 151b Heb 11-11,12; 225j Heb 12,25-29; 141i Hardened their hearts after 400 years enslaved to Egypt; Rev 9-20,21; 134k History of Israel concerning Passover; Jn 18-28; 176d History of Israel concerning the land of Canaan; Heb 11,29-31; 217l History of mankind Phi 3-20,21; 229a Heb 11-5; 90j History of the Church See also: Catholicism/History of, Early Christians Act 2,1-13; 80a Act 23-11; 247h 1Tim 2-6; 215c 2Tim 3-8; 240j Heb 10-28,29; 173c Jm 4,1-4; 198h 1Jn 2,15-17; 191j Rev 12,7-11; 42b First century Church
Act 4,13-16; 149j 1Pet 5,1-3; 138j
Second century Church;
Act 5,17-20; 152d Mk 6-12; 193b Jm 2,14-20; 55c Who were the disciples? Act 12,1-4; 242b
Hollywood; Be careful what you listen to; Mk 4-24; 79g
Holocaust -- See: Israel
Holy Spirit Authority; Mat 10-1; 71c We get to heaven by the indwelling Holy Spirit; Gal 3-3; 238aa Obeying the Holy Spirit Eph 1-19,20; 113k Phi 2-17; 189b Heb 3-5; 90l Heb 11-1; 110l Resisting the Holy Spirit; 1Jn 5-20; 112a
Home Bible studies; Act 20,18-21; 143d
Homosexuality 2Pet 2-6; 104c Jd-3,4; 183k Rev 10-1; 221k
Hospitality; Jm 4,1-4; 165f
Human -- See: God (the Father)/God is human
Humanism -- See: Atheism
Humility (Jesus overcame evil with good); Jn 19-9,10; 175l
Idolatry -- See also: Satan... wanted to be God Mat 19,16-21; 205ka Rom 13,8-10; 90h Col 2-18; 5c Col 3,5-9; 90f 1The 1-9,10; 193d
Image, Made in the image of God -- See: Freedom, God
Infinity; Jm 4,13-17; 214d
Inheritance -- See also: New heavens and new earth Believer owns everything Eph 1,18-23; 39ib Rev 2,26-29; 36h He will give us a planet to govern; 2Jn-12; 104j We will reign with Christ; Heb 9,15-22; 26i
Intercourse, spiritual; 1Cor 12,22-24; 208ja
Interpreting the Bible Mat 25,34-40; 130f Col 1-1; 248b
Invest in the kingdom of God; Jm 4,1-10; 187aa
Ironies -- See: Paradox
Isaac and Ishmael; Gal 4,21-31; 20g
Israel Ancient Jewish government; Lk 10,25-37; 23c Catholic Church despises the Jews; Col 4-11; 190h Exemplary of mankind Mk 8,1-9; 229k Rom 10-21; 202a Expected to return to their faith -- See: Great endtime revival God tricked the Jews to crucify His Son Act 28-28; 211b Rom 11,1-36; 50dc History of Israel -- See: History Holocaust Mat 22-7; 69d Rom 15-26,27; 2g 1Pet 2-7,8; 201h Rev 13-7; 189h Rev 16,1-7; 189f Rev 18,15-24; 21m Israel's big mistake; Heb 12,7-9; 106f Israel rejected the gospel Act 20,24-27; 117h 1The 2,14-16; 24i Israel judged for rejecting the gospel, not for crucifying their Messiah; Act 13-46; 179j Israel wrestles with God Gal 1-15,16; 91k 1Tim 4,1-3; 201j Jew first; Rom 10-19,20; 211b Question of faith was never raised in the Old Testament; Tit 1-10; 171d Gentiles are Spiritual Jews Mat 18,15-17; 172b 1Cor 9,16-27; 6c
Jacob and Esau -- See: Patriarchs
Jail Ministry; Heb 10-26; 201i
Jehovah Witnesses -- See: Cults
James -- See: Paul
Jerusalem (Those left behind who have not taken the mark will migrate to Jerusalem between the trumpets and the bowls) Rev 3-3; 49i Rev 11,1-6; 28c Rev 20-4; 144b
Jesus Christ God created all things through Him; Rev 19,11-13; 107e He became like us that we might become like Him Lk 2-16; 253cc 1Cor 6-16,17; 61b 2Cor 8-9; 12l He is infinite and eternal like the Father; Rev 22-13; 56i He never had a beginning; Jn 1-27; 253e He descended from the line of David; Heb 7-6; 151b He knows only those who belong to Him; Jn 10,27-30; 228d He is perfect; Lk 24-4,5; 113c He retains the sins of those who don't believe in Him; Rev 19-12; 253ec His humility; Jn 1,26-30; 71d His righteousness; Lk 19,5-10; 35j Jesus' innermost being His soul is the Church Jn 14-20; 224e 1Cor 12,12-27; 135n His spirit is the Spirit of God Lk 1-35; 254f Jn 14-10; 254i Eph 1-10; 44e Heb 1-5,6; 252a Jesus as a boy Mat 13,53-56; 89i Jn 19-28; 141f Jm 2,14-26; 99e Rejecting Christ; Jn 4-39; 150g We have the mind of Christ; Rom 8,26-34; 117e We reflect His deity; Col 2-9,10; 61b
Jews -- See: Great Endtime Revival, Israel
Jezebel -- See: Great Endtime Revival
Job -- See: Suffering and Evil
John the Baptist -- See: Baptism, Great Endtime Revival
Judas Iscariot (Comparing him to Peter) Lk 22-31,32; 193c Heb 3,12-14; 98e
Judgment Believer's Judgment; 1Cor 2,10-13; 33l Cross God Judges the wicked through the cross Mat 12-41,42; 40a Mat 13,37-42; 47b Mat 20,25-28; 40d Rev 5,1-14; 71i Rev 16,1-21; 49h Cross of Christ legitimizes hell; Lk 23,35-37; 19i Jesus was flayed with a cat-o-nine-tails Mat 20-28; 209i Mat 27-46; 37b Jesus was separated from the Father; Rom 3-24,25; 37g Represents the height of man's rebellion Mat 27-24,25; 103e Act 3,11-15; 149a Why Jesus had to die; Heb 9,15-22; 26c False judgment (it takes one to know one); Act 26-24; 202h God has sown judgment into the earth; Rom 2,9-11; 166g God's judgment is comparative Mat 12-41,42; 48i Heb 11-7; 49b God's judgment takes precedence over His love; Act 26,4-11; 185b Judgment has increased through the law/through Christ; Rom 7,7-11; 22a Judgment on the righteous and the wicked; Mat 12-36,37; 84k Judgment of fire; Act 4-1,2; 39c Righteous judgment; 1Cor 5-1,2; 104a
Karma -- See: Hinduism
Kingdome of God -- See also: Millennium / New heavens and new earth His Kingdom is opposite the world Phi 1,27-30; 243f 1Tim 2,1-3; 165g Tit 3-1; 238j Rev 11-17; 245g Holy Spirit (anointing) is the essence of His Kingdom Act 4,8-12; 110l 1Cor 4-19,20; 85e Kingdom of God is written in the prophets; Eph 1-21; 142a Kingdom Principles: To him who has shall more be given; 2Tim 1-3; 82c Least greatest / greatest least; Mk 9-31,32; 177h We will inherit a physical kingdom -- See: Suffering and evil
Knowledge -- See also: Bible Knowledge of evil -- See: Adam and Eve, Reprobate Know the word; Act 20-32; 115e Lost knowledge of the Scriptures; Rom 15-15,16; 191l Significance of knowledge; 1Cor 5,6-8; 230a
Last days See Also: Great Endtime Revival, Millennium, Jerusalem Anointing of the Last days; 2Cor 6,16-18; 213g Armageddon; Rev 16,12-16; 50k Christ subdues His enemies through the Church; 1Cor 15-25; 48n Satan is extricated as prince of the power of the air Lk 8-23; 245l Jn 2,13-17; 175b Conditions of the Last days; Act 16,36-40; 148d Counterfeit Christians; Mat 13,24-30; 159c Doomsday preppers; 1The 3-12,13; 42a Global economic collapse Mat 24,37-39; 215g Jn 9-4,5; 184e Tit 2-15; 70k Interpreting endtime prophecy Jn 7,40-43; 83l 1Cor 4-1; 108i 2Tim 3,1-9; 3l Jewish temple -- See: Temple Love of money; Mat 6-24; 21m Mark of the beast associated with the blood of the saints Mk 13,9-13; 242k Jn 13,23-27; 163h Jm 5-5; 240d Rev 16,1-7; 189f Associated with Babylon; Rev 18-4; 105l Martyrdom of the Saints Mat 8,23-27; 164f Rev 18,1-8; 160a Meaning of the seven heads and ten horns of the dragon; Rev 17,3-5; 164c Miss the second coming of Christ; Act 9-22,23; 175f Rapture Rapture is delayed Jn 11,3-6; 214b Jn 12,12-16; 133a Last Trumpet Mat 25-3,4; 82k Rev 3-10; 49m Rev 7,13-15; 4f Rev 10,1-11; 50i Preparing for His return Lk 12,35-46; 237d Jn 10,40-42; 8h Seal and Trumpet judgments Mat 13,39-42; 15j Lk 17,31-37; 245e Sequence of endtime events Act 2,33-36; 67d 1Cor 15-26; 34h 1Pet 4,17-19 40l Rev 2-9,10; 50f Rev 8,7-13; 49c Rev 19,17-21; 163k Summary of the last days; Rev 6,9-11; 48b Ten Virgins Mat 26,36-46; 196j Lk 22-45,46; 196j 1The 5,1-9; 8b Rev 3-2,3; 4j Rev 8-5; 104d Rev 14-12,13; 156e Two Witnesses; Rev 11,7-10; 199h Wilderness Church wanders in the wilderness; Rom 8-15; 24a Church's last days' wilderness will mirror Jesus' wilderness Mat 19-1,2; 143g Rev 17-3; 162c Place of safety and protection Mat 6,19-21; 7l Mat 13,47-51; 47b 1Pet 4,17-19 103k Rev 4,1-11; 224b Rev 8-10; 60c Seek His calling; 1Pet 4,1-4; 8a
Laughter doctrine of the 1990s 1The 5-6,7; 84a 1Tim 4,1-3; 160d
Law Comparing the Law to the fruits of the Spirit Mat 5-19; 45h Rom 13,8-10; 74e Law is our tutor to lead us to Christ; Act 16-13; 150a Jesus broke the law of sin and death Lk 22,63-71; 241ib Act 2-24; 254g Heb 2,14-18; 39i 1Pet 3-22; 39ia
Least is greatest -- See: Greatest is least
Legalism; Mat 5-19; 45h
Literal manifestations; Rom 12-21; 127o
Life after death; 2Cor 5,6-9; 224h
Living Creatures -- see: Cherubim
Logically deducing the truth; 1Jn 4-20; 84j
Lost knowledge of the Scriptures Through willful ignorance; Jn 20-9; 175f Through Calvinism and Armenianism; 2Tim 2,1-7; 115c
Love 1Pet 1-22; 87l 1Pet 2-17; 88k
Lucifer -- See: Satan
Luther, Martin -- See: History/Church History
Mark of the Beast -- see: Last days
Mark's abandonment of Paul and Barnabas; 2Cor 12-17,18; 102c
Marriage Supper of the Lamb Mat 28,18-20; 191b 2The 2-3; 207a Heb 10,19-26; 229j 2Pet 3-8,9; 215e
Martyrdom of the saints -- See: Last days
Melchizedek, Jesus existed before the creation; Jn 1,1-3; 212b
Memes 1Tim 1-12,13; 176a 2Tim 4-3,4; 55n
Mentors; Heb 13-7; 12a
Millennium -- See also: Kingdom of God Expecting the Kingdom of God to appear immediately Mat 16-23; 94p Mat 17,15-18; 198j Lk 18,31-34; 177i Jn 2-22,23; 20h Jn 18-36; 46a Act 1-6,7; 215i Act 4,1-14; 183j Act 10-14; 182i 1Pet 3-18; 207l Missed the first coming of Christ; Jn 9,24-34; 53j Church gives birth to the Millennium; Jn 16,19-22; 125e Judgment during the Millennium; 1Pet 5-11; 213c Post-millennium theology, trying to force God's hand; 1The 5-15; 46aa Purpose: prove that sin is utterly sinful; 2The 3,1-3; 16a Remnant of the Bowls will repopulate the earth
Mat 22,1-14; 224e Rev 16-15; 4j Spiritual then the natural; Jn 11,46-48; 39ja Those born in the Millennium will not have our authority Mat 26-29; 50j Mk 14-25; 224e Waiting for the Millennium Mat 4-22; 109g Mk 15-43; 84b Mk 16-13,14; 138b Act 3,20-26; 245i Rev 21-1,2; 231j We can bury a time Capsule and retrieve it in the Millennium; Rev 20,1-6; 245i
Ministry -- See: Five-fold ministry
Miracles;
Missionaries Instruction to missionaries; 2Cor 2-12,13; 105g Missionaries hold the position of a prophet; Jn 4-43,44; 152g Pray for the missionaries we send; Heb 13-18; 76j
Money -- See: Wealth
Mormons -- See: Cults
Moses -- See: Patriarchs
Mystery of godliness Rom 12-1,2; 42i Eph 3,7-9; 14a
Mystery of lawlessness Satan fulfills the principles of his own nature; Jn 13-18; 65i Man has entered Satan's mystery; Act 21,27-40; 162g
Name of Jesus; power of God is in the person of Christ, not in His name; Act 14,8-10; 145d
Narrow way -- See: trail of Good works
Nebuchadnezzar -- See: Babylonian empire
Neighbor -- See: Brother
New Age -- See: Cults, Spirit and the word
New covenant -- See: covenant
New heavens and a new earth -- See also: Heaven, Inheritance Church is wife of the Lamb Mat 22-30; 3e Gal 4,21-31; 33c Eph 5,22-33; 224e Rev 22-2; 145c Construct of the new creation 2Pet 3,10-13; 66b 1Jn 2-12; 234b 1Jn 4-16; 33m God does all things through His Son, who does all things through us Jn 1-10; 212b Jn 3-34; 35c Gal 6-15; 238e Eph 1,15-23; 80i God will create a new race of man and put us in charge of them Mat 24,45-47; 87g Mat 28-5; 23m Mk 10,28-31; 224c Jn 13-36; 231g 1Cor 10-26; 214a Gal 4,1-7; 117gb 2Tim 2-10; 234f Tit 3,4-6; 103d Jm 1-18; 212c Rev 21-25; 119l God's love is based on a vision; Mat 26,65-68; 184k New Jerusalem Citizens of heavenly Israel; Jn 8,33-40; 33c New Garden of Eden Rev 3-12; 140g Rev 21,22-27; 231i Prototype of what is to come; Heb 11,4-40; 85m Our inheritance is infinite and eternal Mk 12,18-27; 224g Lk 9-28,29; 244c Lk 12,42-44; 13m Lk 19,12-27; 192d Lk 20,27-36; 209a Rom 8-18; 226f Rom 11,33-36; 214a Heb 11-11,12; 128ia Rev 15-4; 140b Rev 20,4-6; 50l Pantheism is a reality of the new creation Mat 27-46; 26d Rom 6,4-10; 224a Rom 8,20-23; 162g Heb 12,27-29; 243g Spiritual giving way to the Physical Jn 14,1-3; 38g Rev 1-5; 245e We will be like gods to those we govern Eph 2-6,7; 67e Heb 1-14; 15b We will teach the new creation right from wrong Mat 25,14-23; 102c Jn 4,20-24; 252f Jn 14,16-24; 225a Rom 5-13,14; 52c 1Cor 3,21-23; 238e
Nephilim; Jd,6-13; 181a
Obedience; Spirit versus the law Mat 10-40; 153a Lk 6,1-11; 173i Heb 10-8,9; 139i
Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder, OCD patients serve their rituals; Rom 1-1; 12j
Old covenant -- See: covenant
Old Testament Prophets -- See: Patriarchs
Pantheism -- See: New heavens and new earth
Paradox Give to him who has; 1Jn 2-21; 155j God is smaller than us; Lk 10-21; 23a More Bibles, less knowledge; 2Pet 1,2-11; 80b Mystery of lawlessness; Lk 13,31-33; 2c Persecution cannot harm us; 1Pet 3-14; 242d
Parallax; Jd-3,4; 182e
Passover -- See: History
Pastor's relationship with the congregation; 1The 2-7,8; 128f
Patience; 1Pet 2,21-25; 99b
Patriarchs -- See also: History, of Israel Able; Lk 11,47-51; 242a Jacob and Esau Mat 13-44; 63c Rom 9,1-3; 173h 1Tim 4-1,2; 155e Heb 12,15-17; 161n Moses Act 3,20-23; 67d Rom 12-16; 77n
Paul the apostle Paul and Barnabas separated because of Mark; Col 4-10; 130k Paul replaced Judas Iscariot; Gal 2-6; 95j Paul's suffering Gal 4-10,11; 24b 1The 3,1-5; 209h Paul the zealot; 1Cor 15,5-8; 144b He may have had OCD; 2Cor 10-1,2; 11l Paul versus James -- See: Faith... versus works Paul's conversion; 1Tim 2-7; 43c
Pay it forward; Act 10,1-8; 32j
Penance; Heb 12-4; 242g
Perfection Jesus was perfect; Heb 2,14-18; 227g Unable to sin; 1Pet 4,12-16; 102l
Persecution It causes the Church to flourish Act 28-22; 242h Rom 8,35-39; 238g Religious institution persecutes the saints Lk 11-23; 200l The world hates God by default Rom 8,4-8; 197a 1The 2,14-16; 21k
Personal relationship with Christ; Eph 1,8-11; 91b
Pilate; what is Truth? Act 23-1; 232l
Plutonomy Lk 16-19; 170d Rev 12,1-10; 61f
Politics; Rom 14-5; 94n
Poor Definition; Mat 6,1-4; 124b Being poor doesn't automatically make you a Christian; Jm 2,5-7; 222d
Practical -- See: Kingdom of God
Prayer God answers prayer based on obedience; Jn 11-32,33; 252d Praying in the Spirit; Eph 6-18,19; 81m Golden Altar of Incense represents prayer Mat 26,36-39; 140b Rev 8,2-6; 104f
Predestination Called and chosen; Lk 5-27,28; 234ab Calvinism Salvation is an amalgamation of God's will and man's will; Jn 7-17; 230b Foreknowledge versus predestination Jn 7-30; 214d Jn 17-6; 220a Rom 11-25,26; 214g God chooses us as we choose ourselves; Jn 17-9; 219e Predestination excludes the works of men Rom 11-6; 205i Rev 3,20-22; 106g Prophecy must be fulfilled; Mat 26-24; 141f
Priesthood; 2Cor 2,14-16; 66i
Priorities (Meeting the needs of family members, Church, world); Tit 3-12,13; 100d
Process (Degrading society); Rom 1,18-25; 16k
Projecting self on others; 2Cor 10-2; 17m
Prophecy -- See: Bible
Prophets Eph 4,11-16; 110ja Col 4-12; 98d Heb 11-35; 233a Rev 18,17-24; 49f
Prosperity teachers Act 5,1-10; 25j Act 19,13-20; 187j 1Cor 4,7-13; 23e 2Cor 9,3-7; 4e
Psychology tries to explain spiritual things on a secular level; Lk 8,33-37; 167i
Psychopath -- See: Reprobate
Questioning God (Mary versus Zacharias); Rom 9,19-21; 75e
Rapture -- See: Last days
Rebellion Disobeying Jesus' word; Mk 3,7-10; 143l Everyone speaking in tongues at once; 1Cor 14,1-40; 176i Running from God; Lk 9,24-26; 195c Teenage rebellion; 2Pet 2,10-18; 185e
Reformation -- See: History... of the Church
Relativism -- See: Truth
Religion -- See also: History Denominations: the evolution of religion; Act 23,6-10; 175g Religion is a contrivance of the world; Col 2,8-10; 249g Business of religion Act 27,14-25; 164f Tit 1,9-14; 180a
Repentance; 1Cor 5-8; 100l Process of repentance; 1Jn 3,19-21; 154j
Reprobate -- See also: Blasphemy; Eternal security? Defined as quitting on God; Rom 8-35; 26e Formation of the reprobate mind Rom 1,18-32; 166b Rom 3-19,20; 52d Rom 11,11-14; 20m Rom 11,19-21; 21a 1Tim 5-14,15; 163l Tit 1-15,16; 155d God will prove the reprobate's theories correct (Psalm 18-25,26); 1Jn 4-8; 164h Incapable of repentance; Rev 20,1-3; 163b Man and demons think alike Mk 12-12,13; 180e 1Tim 1-13; 186c Jd,4-13; 186j Psychopath Devoid of conscience Mat 6-22,23; 186i Lk 9,23-27; 197j Phi 3-18,19; 186g Devoid of compassion; 2Pet 2-12; 186f Reprobate versus the psychopath; Jn 12,4-8; 195e Surrendering to sin; Eph 5,5-8; 167j
Resurrection A new body using existing parts Mk 16,5-8; 248f Gal 6-18; 132a First fruits of the resurrection 2Cor 5,2-4; 95b Rev 3-14; 238d Rev 14,1-5; 210h His eternal kingdom will begin at the First Resurrection; Rev 2,26-29; 34d Judgment appended to the resurrected body Act 17-30,31; 48b 1Cor 6,18-20; 135f 1Jn 2-17; 87e No more injury, pain or death; 1Pet 3-13,14; 243h Rewards appended to the resurrected body Lk 6-35; 127a Eph 6-7,8; 218d 1Pet 5-1; 144b Resurrected body will reflect our view of Jesus; 1Jn 3-2; 224d Resurrection is the result of God's forgiveness; 1Cor 15,12-19; 171c Resurrection glorifies God; Mat 26,38-42; 209g Spiritual body Jn 10,27-30; 244d 1The 5-10,11; 117g Ability to interface with both realms; 2Cor 12,2-4; 224a Body will take on the image of the underlying soul; 1Pet 1,21-25; 238c
Revelation of God's word -- See: Spirit and the word
Revival -- See: Great Endtime Revival
Rewards Mat 12-37; 45j Lk 15,11-32; 225f Col 3-25; 218e Heb 10-34; 25i 2Jn-8; 79g
Righteousness Gal 3-21; 108d Righteous deception; Heb 12,15-17; 161n Omitting righteousness; Tit 1-12,13; 81i
Rome; The reason God sent Paul to Rome; Rom 1-8,9; 149f
Rule -- See: New heavens and new earth
Salt -- See: Apostasy
Salvation -- See also: Faith Born in sin, needing salvation; Tit 3-3; 145f Choose this day whom you will serve; 1Cor 15,30-34; 193l Saved by the blood of Christ; Heb 8-1; 67c
Sanctification; Gal 6-12,13; 201f Church is no longer set apart from the world-- See also: Catholicism 2Cor 4,15-18; 229a
Satan -- See also: Adam, Spiritual warfare Defined as the absence of God; Jn 3,19-21; 112i Devil steals the word from our hearts; Lk 24,4-7; 15f God cursed the creation through Satan Jn 1,10-13; 119k Rom 2,1-11; 26j Eph 4-6; 54ea 1Tim 5-21; 15g Heb 1,4-7; 15k Rev 12-4; 26g God is committed to proving the devil wrong Act 15-20; 196b Heb 1,3-6; 30h 1Pet 4-15,16; 194e 2Pet 2-4; 46h Rev 8-1; 250g Prince of the power of the air; Lk 8-12; 164f Prince of darkness; Lk 22,1-6; 19c Satan is in bondage to sin; Jn 13,23-27; 65i Satan is jealous of man Heb 2,5-9; 15k Rev 17-8; 60f Satan is self-destructive; Rev 17-14; 112b Satan is the absence of light; Mat 17-2; 245c Satan is the accuser of the brethren Col 2-14,15; 9a Rev 12,12-14; 62o Satan is released at the end of the Millennium; Rev 18-20,21; 29h Satan is the tempter; Heb 5-7,8; 46g Satan tried to hold man hostage; Rev 18-20,21; 28i Satan tried to kill Jesus; Lk 23,33-38; 244j Satan wanted to be God; he wanted His throne See also: Idolatry, Spiritual warfare Mk 16-19,20; 67d Lk 10-21,22; 66g 1Cor 3,21-23; 33l Eph 1,3-11; 212a Col 3,1-4; 67e 2Tim 4,16-18; 227g Rev 1-17,18; 39i Rev 2,26-29; 70ja Rev 3-21; 67e God made man in His image to make Satan jealous; Heb 2,9-18; 208g World speaks his language; Jn 3-31; 156l
Scripture -- See: Bible
Second coming of Christ -- See: Last days
Secular humanism -- See: Atheism
Seek God; Jn 17-9; 219e
Self-righteousness, same as a sinner; Lk 11-34,35; 20ca
Sequence of endtime events -- See: Last days
Set apart -- See: Sanctified
Simeon; Lk 4,17-21; 141e
Sin -- See also: Addiction, Law of sin and death Man is utterly sinful; Rom 10-1; 247h Omission of righteousness Mat 24,45-51; 206k Rom 6-16; 25l Heb 9-27; 38d Sin has accumulated since the resurrection of Christ Mat 23,29-36; 40m Rev 18-24; 242a Sin is increased by the law/by Christ Mat 27,22-35; 210c Rom 7-2,3; 134i Sin is insidious; Act 18-9,10; 77c Sin is like a bubble in a rug; Act 22,24-30; 97h Stress releasers; 1Cor 10-12; 77j
Single, remain; 1Tim 3-12; 3c
Slaves of righteousness; Phi 4-9; 93i
Snowball effect Rom 6-9,10; 38e 1The 4-1; 222k
Social/Society -- See: World
Solomon 1Cor 3-18; 57i Jm 3-17; 89b
Son of man (humility and power go together) Mat 20,25-28; 12n Rev 14,14-20; 55i
Sovereignty -- See: God
Spirit and the Word -- See also: Faith & love Both must be present Jn 7-45,46; 30f Jn 17,11-19; 191f God reveals Himself to the degree that we obey Him Jn 7,47-49; 176f 2Cor 4-13; 85f Jesus is the embodiment of God's word Jn 3,18-21; 107m Jn 12-46; 112g Jesus is the embodiment of God's Spirit; Jn 5-39; 255c Keys of the kingdom; Jd-12; 241a Spirit gives boldness to speak the word of God; 2Cor 3-12; 85f Spirit reveals God's word Mat 13-23; 194b Jn 20-29; 104i 2Cor 12-7; 109a Eph 4,1-3; 105k 1Tim 4,7-11; 116a 1Pet 5,1-3; 76a 1Jn 1-1,2; 112j Rev 4-1,2; 237i Spirit reveals His word to protect us from New-Age teachings; 2Pet 1,2-11; 109f Word of God and miracles; Mat 17-18; 216a
Spiritual ascension -- See: Great Endtime Revival
Spiritual abuse 2Cor 11-4; 177e 2Cor 13-10; 4e Wolves; Jm 3,13-18; 158f
Spiritual body -- See: Resurrection
Spiritual fellowship Eph 6-21; 102c 1The 5-10,11; 76k Ph-20,21; 139a
Spiritual realm, mysteries of; Lk 7,12-17; 108i
Spiritual Jews -- See: Israel
Spiritual warfare -- See also: Satan Contrast of two natures Rom 7,14-25; 227g Rom 8,3-10; 16c 1Cor 6-9,10; 16e 1Cor 16-14; 75b Eph 4,22-24; 86h Col 3-9,10; 228i Heb 12-1,2; 30c Legal protection Lk 18,1-8; 46k Jn 16-11; 119j God is at war with the devil and man is in the middle Act 2-23,24; 220c Act 14-5,6; 89f Rom 8,1-3; 39k Col 1-16,17; 212b Jm 3,6-12; 164c 2Jn-7; 136e Rev 12,7-17; 50ha Pseudo-spiritual warfare; 1Tim 2-8; 134f Warring against deception Mat 24-4,5; 161e 2Pet 2-18; 209d
Story of the faithful; 1Pet 5,5-7; 99b
Substitutionary process; Eph 4-26,27; 215b
Suffering and Evil (Trust God) See also: Adam and Eve, Satan, Spiritual warfare God allows suffering and evil to test us Mat 18,6-10; 5f Jn 6,16-21; 212a Jn 16-33; 39j Act 12,5-12; 88d Act 28-26,27; 168j Phi 3,7-11; 103m 2The 1,5-10; 29a Heb 3,15-19; 203b Jm 1-12; 91e 1Pet 2,18-25; 5j 1Pet 4,12-16; 103l God tests us like He tested Job Mat 6-13; 227g Mk 15,10-32; 25g Lk 22-31,32; 65i Gal 3,10-14; 41b 2The 1,3-7; 71d 2Tim 4-20; 145ea Heb 5,7-9; 95l Jm 5-10,11; 12a Rev 9-11; 26g Rev 12,9-11; 9a God tests us in this life because the next life will be just as real Rom 4,18-22; 102m Eph 2-6,7; 244a Phi 2-13; 91a Heb 2-9,10; 103i 1Pet 1-6,7; 43a 1Jn 4-21; 140e Rev 2-13; 67h Maturity is tested in relation to others; Mat 5-23,24; 137l God's perspective on suffering and evil is in light of eternity 1Cor 12-26,27; 136b 2Cor 4-17,18; 226f Ph-18,19; 4f God put us in this situation; Rom 3-21,22; 51j Predestination and suffering; 1Pet 1-1,2; 220c Suffering evil fuels the anointing Gal 2-20; 210b Phi 3,7-14; 187f Paul's Thorn in the flesh; Act 14-3; 144h Suffering and evil does not originate from God; 1Jn 1-5; 17d Suffering and evil is the result of man's disobedience; Col 2,8-10; 66f Suffering is not evil; Rev 10,8-11; 40g Temptation of Christ; 1Cor 10,1-6; 105la Unbeliever's view of suffering and evil; 2Cor 4-3,4; 166j
Suicide; Mat 5-13; 190da
Summarizing the Law; Jm 4-11,12; 53l
Telemarketers; 1Pet 5-9; 100f
Temple in Jerusalem Temple will be rebuilt in the last days Mat 24,15-24; 50a Mk 13,14-23; 50a Act 15,8-11; 35d Temple will not be rebuilt in the last days Lk 21-5,6; 190f 2The 2-3,4; 190f Heb 8,7-13; 205h Temple of judgment; Rev 16,1-12; 245g Temple of worship Golden Altar of Incense represented prayer Phi 4-18,19; 190a Rev 5-8; 82k Placement of the furniture Jn 10-9; 119e Jn 15,1-11; 139k Required meticulous obedience; Jn 9-11; 113i
Temptation (sexual temptation); Eph 6-13,14; 86g See also: Addiction, Suffering
Test -- See: Adam and Eve, Suffering and evil
Time God is eternal Jn 21-21,22; 2Cor 12-9,10; 9f Heb 3-3; 212a Eternity past Jn 5,24-29; 254f Heb 10,5-9; 136e Heb 11-1; 90b 2000-year periods Mat 25-5; 237c Jn 17-24; 219e Rev 1,1-3; 214h
Life along the trail of good works; Lk 16-12; 48j Omitting righteousness is the cause of sin; Col 3-13; 124e Related to our salvation Mk 7,6-13; 79l Lk 5-15,16; 80l Act 15-1,2; 7a Walking by the Spirit Resurrection anointing; 1Cor 15,12-58; 245h Galatians chapter three Walking with God; Lk 22,47-53; 126d Works that God has prepared for us (the narrow way) 2The 1-11,12; 91g 1Tim 4-6; 110j Our wedding clothes; Mat 22,11-14; 113c Walk on this trail or perish Lk 8-13; 207a Jn 12-24,25; 55k We must choose to walk on this road; Act 26-31,32; 216j
Transformation; Mat 6,5-15; 82d
Transubstantiation -- See: Catholicism
Trinity -- See also: God Mat 17-5; 79j Jn 6-46; 104f Jn 14-16,17; 111c
Truman Show, the; 1Cor 10-13; 140a
Trust -- See also: Suffering and evil Trust the brethren; 2Tim 4-16; 130m Trust in God Mat 10-9,10; 249e 2Jn-4; 33g Rev 19,1-6; 40l
Truth Believing the truth is not easy; Act 11,1-23; 210k Closer we get to the truth the truer it becomes; Lk 7,40-43; 69f Nature of Truth; Jn 18-38; 17h Relativism -- See also: Atheism/Secular Humanism Mat 10-39; 95a Act 23-1; 232l True knowledge; Col 3-9,10; 109d Truth versus reality; Eph 6,10-12; 184b
Two Witnesses -- See: Great Endtime Revival
Mat 12-30; 50db Mat 14,28-31; 68g Mat 17-20; 213b Act 4,29-31; 122b Heb 11-29; 93l 1Pet 4,17-19 11c 3Jn,2-8; 115g False unity; Rev 17,15-18; 160c
Universe -- See: Creation
Value system; Act 4,33-35; 23g
Vexation of spirit; 2Cor 1,4-10; 165l
Virgin birth (God imposed His will on the natural realm); Jn 1-14; 245n
Walk by the Spirit -- See: Trail of Good works
Weaknesses strengthened; Rev 21-7; 206a
Wealth Being ultra-rich is inherently evil; Lk 16-19; 170d Love of money; Lk 16-10; 222k
Wilderness -- See: Last days
Will of God Do His general will to discover His specific will; Jn 6-40; 85m The good, acceptable and perfect; 1Cor 16-12; 76i
Wisdom -- See: Solomon
Witchcraft; Gal 5,1-13; 176d
Wolves -- See: Spiritual abuse
Women; 1Pet 3-5,6; 151ba
Word of God -- See: Bible
Working the grace of God -- See also: Trail of good works Blameless; Jd-24,25; 137k God clothes us with good works; Rev 7,13-15; 113c God has called us to work with him Mat 24-24; 219h Col 4-13; 155i 1Pet 2-24; 136e God works through our mortal flesh; Act 1-8; 149h God works with us through the Holy Spirit; Jm 4-4; 208jb Grace that saved us we use to do His will Rom 3-27; 77k Eph 4-32; 128f Synergy; Rev 5-11,12; 130b We must walk in His grace Act 24,24-27; 55m 1Jn 3-22; 86g Works that complete our faith; 1Cor 3-8; 226i
World Contrast between the world and the Church; Gal 6-14; 64i Earth versus the world 2Cor 4-3,4; 79b 1Jn 4-4,5; 199i How the world is like the Kingdom of God; Lk 8-18; 222j Social/Political issues; Act 21,30-36; 158i World hates Christians; 1Jn 3,10-15; 167j
Zeal 1Cor 4,9-16; 11n 2Tim 4-10; 165f
Zion; Heb 12,18-24; 224c
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