The Living Bible (413 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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Of Christ

^{Matt 5:17}	^{the laws of Moses and the warnings of}
^{Matt 5:27}	^{The laws of Moses said, You shall not}
^{Matt 6:1}	^{dont do your good deeds publicly,}
^{Matt 6:6}	^{when you pray, go away by yourself,}
^{Matt 6:16}	^{When you fast, declining your food}
^{Matt 7:1}	^{Dont criticize, and then you wont be}
^{Matt 16:24}	^{let him deny himself and take up his}
^{Matt 18:8}	^{if your hand or foot causes you to sin,}
^{Matt 20:26}	^{leader among you must be your servant.}
^{Matt 22:37}	^{Love the Lord your God with all your}
^{Mark 6:8-9}	^{take nothing with them except their walking}
^{Mark 9:35}	^{must be the leastthe servant of all!}
^{Mark 10:9}	^{no man may separate what God has joined}
^{Mark 13:33}	^{stay alert. Be on the watch}
^{Luke 12:15}	^{Beware! Dont always be wishing for}
^{John 13:34}	^{I am giving a new commandment to you}
^{John 14:15-16}	^{If you love me, obey me;}

Of Paul

^{Rom 12:1}	^{give your bodies to God.}
^{Rom 12:10}	^{Love each other with brotherly affection}
^{Rom 13:8}	^{Pay all your debts except the debt of love}
^{Rom 15:1}	^{bear the burden of being considerate}
^{1 Cor 10:7}	^{nor worship idols as they did.}
^{1 Cor 16:13}	^{eyes open for spiritual danger;}
^{2 Cor 13:7}	^{live good lives, not because that will}
^{Gal 6:1}	^{humbly help him back onto the right path,}
^{Eph 5:2}	^{Be full of love for others,}
^{Phil 1:27}	^{always live as Christians should,}
^{1 Thes 5:14}	^{warn those who are lazy;}
^{1 Thes 5:16}	^{Always be joyful.}
^{1 Tim 3:5}	^{Dont be taken in by people like that.}

Of the other apostles

^{Jas 1:16}	^{So dont be misled, dear brothers.}
^{Jas 1:21}	^{get rid of all that is wrong in your life}
^{Jas 3:1}	^{dont be too eager to tell others their faults,}
^{Jas 4:7}	^{give yourselves humbly to God.}
^{1 Pet 1:13}	^{look forward soberly and intelligently}
^{1 Pet 2:11}	^{keep away from the evil pleasures}
^{1 Pet 4:15}	^{Dont let me hear of your suffering}
^{2 Pet 3:14}	^{try hard to live without sinning;}
^{1 Joh 3:18}	^{stop just saying we love people;}
^{1 Joh 4:1}	^{dont always believe everything you hear}
^{Jude 1:3}	^{stoutly defend the truth which God}

COMMUNION
, see
Lords Supper

COMPASSION

Examples of

^{1 Sam 24:19}	^{for the kindness you have shown me}
^{2 Sam 9:8}	^{Should the king show kindness to a dead}
^{2 Kgs 4:13}	^{we appreciate her kindness to us.}
^{Prov 19:22}	^{Kindness makes a man attractive.}
^{Matt 6:3}	^{when you do a kindness to someone,}
^{Phile 1:7}	^{because your kindness has so often}
^{Phile 1:10}	^{show kindness to my son Onesimus,}
^{Rev 2:19}	^{I am aware of your good deeds}

Of God

^{Gen 18:26}	^{I will spare the entire city}
^{Exod 15:13}	^{in your lovingkindness You guided them}
^{Exod 20:6}	^{I lavish my love upon thousands}
^{Lev 26:44}	^{I will not utterly destroy them}
^{Deut 4:31}	^{the Lord your God is merciful}
^{Judg 2:18}	^{Lord was moved to pity by the groaning}
^{2 Sam 12:13}	^{you wont die for this sin.}
^{1 Kgs 8:22-23}	^{for you are loving and kind}
^{Psa 18:50}	^{You have been loving and kind to me}
^{Psa 100:5}	^{For the Lord is always good.}
^{Psa 119:64}	^{the earth is full of your lovingkindness!}
^{Isa 54:9}	^{never again pour out my anger}
^{Jer 32:18}	^{You are loving and kind to thousands,}
^{Lam 3:22}	^{his compassion never ends.}
^{Jon 4:2}	^{I knew you were a gracious God,}
^{Luke 1:50}	^{His mercy goes on from generation to}
^{Luke 6:36}	^{as much compassion as your Father does.}
^{Heb 4:16}	^{come boldly to the throne of God for mercy}

Of Christ

^{Matt 9:36}	^{what pity he felt for the crowds}
^{Matt 14:14}	^{he pitied them and healed their sick.}
^{Mark 1:41}	^{Jesus, moved with pity, touched him}
^{Mark 8:2}	^{I pity these people, he said,}
^{Luke 7:13}	^{saw her, his heart overflowed with sympathy.}
^{Luke 19:41}	^{saw the city ahead, he began to cry.}
^{John 11:35}	^{Tears came to Jesus eyes.}
^{Heb 4:15}	^{our High Priest understands our weaknesses,}

COMPLAINING

Of Israel

^{Exod 5:21}	^{for making us stink before Pharaoh}
^{Exod 15:24}	^{Must we die of thirst? they demanded.}
^{Exod 16:2}	^{the people spoke bitterly against Moses}
^{Num 16:2}	^{to incite a rebellion against Moses.}
^{Num 20:2}	^{the people again rebelled against Moses}
^{Deut 1:27}	^{They murmured and complained}
^{Psa 106:25}	^{they pouted in their tents and mourned}

Of the disciples

^{John 6:61}

^{his disciples were complaining}

Against Jesus

^{Matt 11:19}	^{you complain that I am a glutton}
^{Luke 5:30}	^{teachers of the Law complained bitterly}
^{Luke 5:33}	^{Their next complaint was that Jesus}
^{Luke 7:32}	^{children who complain to their friends.}
^{Luke 15:2}	^{but this caused complaints}

Rebuked

^{Lam 3:39}	^{murmur and complain when punished}
^{1 Cor 10:10}	^{dont murmur against God}
^{Phil 2:14}	^{stay away from complaining and arguing,}
^{Jude 1:16}	^{men are constant gripers, never satisfied,}

CONFESSION

Examples of

^{Num 12:11}	^{we were fools to do such a thing.}
^{Num 21:7}	^{We have sinned, for we have spoken}
^{Josh 7:20}	^{I have sinned against the Lord,}
^{1 Sam 15:24}	^{I have sinned, Saul finally admitted.}
^{2 Sam 12:13}	^{I have sinned against the Lord, David}
^{2 Chr 12:6}	^{the leaders of Israel confessed their}
^{2 Chr 30:22}	^{the people confessed their sins}
^{Ezra 9:6}	^{Oh my God, I am ashamed;}
^{Neh 1:6-7}	^{I confess that we have sinned}
^{Psa 41:4}	^{heal me, for I have confessed my sins.}
^{Dan 9:4}	^{confessed my sins and those of my people.}
^{Matt 3:6}	^{confessed their sins, he baptized them}
^{Mark 1:5}	^{when they confessed their sins he baptized}
^{Acts 19:18-19}	^{many who had practiced magic confessed}

Of sin

^{Exod 10:16}	^{I confess my sin against Jehovah}
^{Lev 5:5}	^{In any of these cases, he shall confess}
^{Lev 26:40-41}	^{at last they shall confess their sins}
^{Num 5:7}	^{He must confess his sin}
^{Ezra 10:11}	^{Confess your sin to the Lord God}
^{Neh 9:3}	^{took turns confessing their own sins}
^{Psa 32:6}	^{each believer should confess his sins}
^{Psa 38:18}	^{I confess my sins; I am sorry}
^{Dan 9:20}	^{I was praying and confessing my sin}
^{1 Joh 1:9}	^{if we confess our sins to him,}

For salvation

^{Matt 10:32}	^{publicly acknowledges me as his friend,}
^{Rom 10:9}	^{if you tell others with your own mouth}

Between believers

^{Jas 5:16}

^{Admit your faults to one another}

CONFIDENCE

^{Deut 29:19}	^{I prosper even though I walk my own way}
^{1 Kgs 20:11}	^{Dont count your chickens before}
^{2 Kgs 18:20-21}	^{If you lean on Egypt, you will find}
^{Job 15:31}	^{let him no longer deceive himself,}
^{Psa 10:6}	^{They boast that neither God nor man}
^{Psa 20:7}	^{Some nations boast of armies}
^{Psa 49:6}	^{They trust in their wealth and boast}
^{Prov 14:16}	^{a fool plunges ahead}
^{Prov 18:11}	^{The rich man thinks of his wealth}
^{Prov 28:26}	^{A man is a fool to trust himself!}
^{Isa 5:21}	^{Woe to those who are wise and shrewd}
^{Hos 10:13}	^{believing that military might and great}
^{Luke 12:19}	^{Friend, you have enough stored away for}
^{Luke 18:9}	^{boasted of their virtue and scorned everyone}
^{John 5:45}	^{laws you set your hopes of heaven.}
^{Rom 12:16}	^{Dont try to get into the good graces of}

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