The Living Bible (451 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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Of the apostles and other Christians

^{Acts 4:7}	^{the two disciples were brought before them.}
^{Acts 5:26-27}	^{brought them in before the Council.}
^{Acts 6:12}	^{arrested him and brought him before the Council.}
^{Acts 23:1}	^{Gazing intently at the Council, Paul began:}
^{Acts 25:26}	^{before you all, and especially you, King Agrippa,}

TRUST
, see
Faith

TRUTH

Of the gospel

^{John 1:17}	^{Jesus Christ brought us loving forgiveness as well.}
^{John 18:37}	^{All who love the truth are my followers.}
^{Rom 2:8}	^{punish those who fight against the truth of God}
^{2 Cor 4:2}	^{we tell the truth, as all who know us will agree.}
^{2 Thes 2:10}	^{to hell because they have said no to the Truth;}
^{1 Tim 2:7}	^{missionary to teach this truth to the Gentiles,}
^{Titus 1:1-3}	^{to teach them to know Gods truth}

Exhortations concerning

^{Josh 24:14}	^{Revere Jehovah and serve him in sincerity and truth.}
^{1 Sam 12:24}	^{trust the Lord and sincerely worship him;}
^{Prov 3:3}	^{Never forget to be truthful and kind.}
^{Prov 20:28}	^{If a king is kind, honest and fair,}
^{Prov 23:23}	^{Get the facts at any price, and hold on tightly}
^{Zec 8:19}	^{changed to joyous festivals if you love truth}
^{1 Cor 13:6}	^{but rejoices whenever truth wins out.}
^{Eph 4:25}	^{Stop lying to each other; tell the truth,}
^{Phil 4:8}	^{Fix your thoughts on what is true and good}

The wicked are without

^{Isa 59:4}	^{No one cares about being fair and true.}
^{Isa 59:14}	^{Our courts oppose the righteous man;}
^{Jer 9:3}	^{arrows of untrue. They care nothing for right}

TYRANNY

Of Saul

^{1 Sam 22:17}

^{He ordered his bodyguards, Kill these priests,}

Of David

^{2 Sam 1:15}	^{he said to one of his young men, Kill him!}
^{2 Sam 4:10}	^{I killed him; that is how I rewarded him}

Of Solomon

^{1 Kgs 2:25}	^{So King Solomon sent Benaiah to execute him,}
^{1 Kgs 12:2-4}	^{Your father was a hard master, they told Rehoboam.}

Of Ahasuerus

^{Est 1:19}	^{that Queen Vashti be forever banished}
^{Est 3:11}	^{go ahead and do as you like with these people}

Of Nebuchadnezzar

^{Dan 1:10}	^{will behead me for neglecting my responsibilities.}
^{Dan 2:5}	^{Ill have you torn limb from limb}
^{Dan 5:19}	^{killed any who offended him, and spared any he liked.}

Of Herod Antipas

^{Mark 6:27}

^{his bodyguards to the prison to cut off Johns head}

Of Herod Agrippa I

^{Acts 12:2}

^{killed the apostle James (Johns brother).}

UNBELIEF
, see
Doubting

Examples of

^{Num 20:12}	^{you did not believe me and did not sanctify me}
^{Deut 9:23}	^{wouldnt believe that he would help you;}
^{2 Kgs 5:12}	^{So he went away in a rage.}
^{2 Kgs 17:14}	^{refused to believe in the Lord their God.}
^{Matt 17:20}	^{Because of your little faith, Jesus told them.}
^{Mark 8:11}	^{happen in the sky. Then we will believe in you.}
^{Luke 1:20}	^{because you havent believed me,}
^{John 5:38}	^{you are not listening to him, for you refuse to believe}
^{John 20:25}	^{I wont believe it unless I see the nail wounds}
^{1 Tim 1:13}	^{I used to scoff at the name of Christ.}

Sources of

^{Luke 8:12}	^{prevents people from believing and being saved.}
^{John 8:44}	^{the devil and you love to do the evil things he does.}
^{2 Cor 4:4}	^{the god of this evil world, has made him blind,}
^{2 Thes 2:12}	^{refusing the true, and enjoying their sins.}

Effects of

^{1 Kgs 17:18}	^{Have you come to punish my sins by killing my son?}
^{Psa 106:24}	^{They refused to enter the Promised Land,}
^{Acts 14:2}	^{Jews who spurned Gods message stirred up distrust}
^{Heb 3:12}	^{are leading you away from the living God.}

As a sin

^{John 16:9}	^{The worlds sin is unbelief in me;}
^{Rom 11:32}	^{For God has given them all up to sin}
^{1 Joh 5:10}	^{he is actually calling God a liar,}

Condemned

^{Isa 7:9}	^{Pekahs power will not increase. You dont believe me?}
^{Matt 10:14}	^{shake off the dust of that place from your feet}
^{Matt 17:17}	^{Jesus replied, Oh, you stubborn, faithless people!}
^{Luke 10:16}	^{those who reject me are rejecting God}
^{John 8:24}	^{That is why I said that you will die in your sins;}
^{Rom 14:23}	^{done apart from what he feels is right is sin.}
^{2 Thes 2:12}	^{will be justly judged for believing falsehood,}
^{1 Joh 2:22}	^{The one who says that Jesus is not Christ.}
^{Rev 21:8}	^{But cowards who turn back from following me,}

UNFAITHFULNESS
, see
Sin
;
Adultery

UNITY

Of the righteous

^{Psa 133:1}

^{how pleasant, when brothers live in harmony!}

Of the church

^{Acts 4:32}	^{All the believers were of one heart and mind,}
^{Rom 12:16}	^{Work happily together. Dont try to act big.}
^{Rom 15:5}	^{help you to live in complete harmony with each other}
^{1 Cor 1:10}	^{real harmony so that there wont be splits}
^{2 Cor 13:11}	^{Pay attention to what I have said. Live in harmony}
^{Eph 4:3}	^{Try always to be led along together}
^{Phil 1:27}	^{standing side by side with one strong purpose}
^{Phil 2:2}	^{working together with one heart and mind and purpose.}
^{Phil 3:15}	^{mature Christians will see eye-to-eye with me}
^{1 Pet 3:8}	^{You should be like one big happy family,}

UNLEAVENED
, see
Bread

UNSELFISHNESS

Examples of

^{Gen 13:9}	^{Take your choice of any section of the land you want,}
^{Gen 44:33}	^{let me stay here as a slave instead of the lad,}
^{Num 11:29}	^{I wish that all of the Lords people were prophets,}
^{Judg 8:22}	^{the men of Israel said to Gideon, Be our king!}
^{1 Sam 24:17}	^{he said to David, You are a better man than I am,}
^{Est 9:15}	^{though again they took no property.}
^{Dan 5:17}	^{Keep your gifts, or give them to someone else,}
^{Matt 1:19}	^{he didnt want to publicly disgrace her.}
^{Rom 16:4}	^{they risked their lives for me;}
^{1 Cor 10:33}	^{not doing what I like or what is best for me,}
^{Phile 1:13}	^{you would have been helping me through him,}

Exhortations concerning

^{Rom 12:10}	^{take delight in honoring each other.}
^{Rom 15:1}	^{Lets please the other fellow, not ourselves,}
^{1 Cor 10:24}	^{Try to think of the other fellow, too,}
^{Phil 2:4}	^{be interested in others, too, and what they are doing.}
^{Jas 2:8}	^{You must love and help your neighbors}

VANITY
, see
Pride

VEIL

Examples of

^{Gen 24:65}	^{So she covered her face with her veil.}
^{Gen 38:14}	^{covered herself with a veil to disguise herself.}
^{Gen 38:15}	^{thought she was a prostitute, since her face was veiled.}

Worn by Moses when transfigured

^{Exod 34:33}	^{he put a veil over his face;}
^{2 Cor 3:13}	^{not as Moses did, who put a veil over his face}

Of the Tabernacle

^{Exod 26:31}	^{[Inside the Tabernacle], make a veil from blue,}
^{Exod 36:35}	^{blue, purple, and scarlet inner veil}

Used to screen the Ark

^{Exod 35:10-19}	^{The veil to enclose the Holy Place;}
^{Exod 39:33-40}	^{the specially tanned goat skins,}
^{Exod 40:21}	^{set up the veil to screen it,}
^{Num 4:5}	^{take down the veil and cover the Ark with it.}

Of Solomons Temple

^{2 Chr 3:14}

^{Across the entrance to this room he placed a veil}

Of Herods Temple, torn at the crucifixion

^{Matt 27:51}	^{The curtain secluding the Holiest Place in the Temple}
^{Mark 15:38}	^{the curtain in the Temple was split apart}
^{Luke 23:45}	^{the thick veil hanging in the Temple split apart.}

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