The Living Bible (420 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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Examples of

^{Gen 22:10}	^{Abraham took the knife and lifted it up}
^{1 Sam 22:14}	^{who is as faithful as David your son-in-law?}
^{Dan 6:4}	^{He was faithful and honest,}
^{1 Cor 4:17}	^{a beloved and trustworthy child in the Lord.}

Commended

^{2 Kgs 12:15}	^{for they were honest and faithful men.}
^{Matt 24:46}	^{Blessings on you if I return and find you faithful}
^{2 Cor 2:17}	^{are men of integrity, sent by God,}

FALSEHOOD
, see
Lying

FASTING

Examples of

^{2 Sam 12:16}	^{went without food}
^{Matt 4:2}	^{he ate nothing and became very hungry.}
^{Acts 14:23}	^{prayed for them with fasting,}

Observed in times of trouble

^{2 Sam 1:12}	^{mourned and wept and fasted all day}
^{Psa 35:13}	^{I refused to eat; I prayed for them}
^{Dan 6:18}	^{went to bed without dinner.}

In times of mourning

^{1 Sam 31:13}	^{at Jabesh and fasted for seven days.}
^{2 Sam 1:12}	^{fasted all day for Saul and his son}
^{2 Sam 3:35-36}	^{refused to eat anything that day}

Habitual

^{Matt 9:14}	^{Why dont your disciples fast as we do}
^{Mark 2:18}	^{fasted, that is, went without food}
^{Luke 2:36-37}	^{God by praying and often fasting.}
^{Luke 18:12}	^{I go without food twice a week,}

Christs teaching concerning

^{Matt 6:16}

^{And now about fasting. When you fast}

FATHER(S)

Duties of

^{Exod 12:27}	^{It is the celebration of Passover}
^{Deut 6:7}	^{teach them to your children}
^{Prov 3:11-12}	^{a father punishes a son he delights in}
^{Prov 13:22}	^{he leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren}
^{Prov 19:18}	^{Discipline your son in his early years}
^{Prov 23:13-14}	^{Dont fail to correct your children;}
^{Eph 6:4}	^{Dont keep on scolding and nagging your children,}

Children to obey

^{Exod 20:12}	^{Honor your father and mother,}
^{Prov 6:20}	^{obey your father and your mother.}
^{Eph 6:1}	^{Children, obey your parents;}
^{Col 3:20}	^{children must always obey your fathers}

Name of God, see
God, His Names

FEAR
, see
Cowardice

FEAR OF GOD

Examples of

^{Gen 28:16-17}	^{God lives here! he exclaimed in terror.}
^{Gen 42:18}	^{I am a God-fearing man}
^{Exod 1:17}	^{the midwives feared God and didnt obey}
^{Exod 9:20}	^{Egyptians, terrified by this threat,}
^{2 Chr 20:3}	^{determined to beg for help from the Lord;}
^{Neh 5:15}	^{but I obeyed God and did not act that way.}

Commanded

^{Lev 19:14}	^{Fear your God; I am Jehovah!}
^{Deut 4:10}	^{reverence me, and so that they can teach}
^{Josh 24:14}	^{So revere Jehovah and serve him in}
^{Psa 2:11}	^{Serve the Lord with reverent fear;}
^{Prov 23:17-18}	^{reverence the Lord all the time,}
^{Isa 8:13}	^{Dont fear anything except the Lord}
^{1 Pet 2:17}	^{Fear God and honor the government.}

A motive for obeying the law

^{Lev 19:32}	^{in the fear of God. I am Jehovah.}
^{Deut 6:15}	^{his anger may rise quickly against you,}
^{Deut 8:6}	^{Walk in his ways and fear him.}
^{Deut 17:13}	^{will be afraid to defy the courts}
^{Deut 21:21}	^{about what happened and will be afraid.}

Advantages of

^{Psa 85:9}	^{his salvation is near to those who fear him;}
^{Psa 103:11}	^{mercy toward those who fear and honor}
^{Prov 10:27}	^{for God adds hours to each day;}
^{Prov 22:4}	^{lead a man to riches, honor and long life.}
^{Eccl 8:12}	^{who fear God will be better off,}
^{Luke 1:50}	^{His mercy goes on from generation to}
^{Rev 11:18}	^{judge the dead, and reward your servants}

FELLOWSHIP

With God

^{Gen 5:21-24}	^{300 years in fellowship with God,}
^{Exod 29:45}	^{I will live among the people of Israel}
^{Exod 33:17}	^{you are my friend.}
^{John 14:23}	^{come to them and live with them.}
^{John 17:21}	^{you are in me and I am in you,}
^{2 Cor 6:16}	^{I will live in them and walk among them,}
^{1 Joh 1:3}	^{share the fellowship and joys}
^{Rev 21:3}	^{the home of God is now among men,}

With Christ

^{Matt 18:20}	^{where two or three gather together}
^{Mark 9:37}	^{anyone who welcomes me is welcoming my Father}
^{John 15:4}	^{Take care to live in me, and let me live in you.}
^{Rom 8:10}	^{even though Christ lives within you,}
^{1 Cor 1:9}	^{this wonderful friendship with his Son,}
^{1 Thes 5:10}	^{we can live with him forever,}
^{Rev 3:20}	^{will come in and fellowship with him}

With the Holy Spirit, see
Holy Spirit, communion with

Of the Saints

^{Matt 20:26}	^{leader among you must be your servant.}
^{John 13:34}	^{love each other just as much}
^{Acts 2:42}	^{joined with the other believers in regular worship}
^{2 Cor 8:4}	^{share in the joy of helping the Christians}
^{1 Joh 1:3}	^{that you may share the fellowship}

With the wicked, forbidden

^{1 Cor 10:20}	^{partners with demons when you eat}
^{2 Cor 6:14}	^{Dont be teamed with those who do not love the Lord}
^{Eph 5:11}	^{no part in worthless pleasures of evil}

FIGHTING

Laws concerning

^{Exod 21:18}	^{If two men are fighting,}
^{Deut 20:10}	^{approach a city to fight against it,}
^{Deut 25:11}	^{If two men are fighting}

Punishment for

^{Exod 21:19}	^{pay any medical expenses.}
^{Exod 21:23}	^{she dies, he shall be executed.}
^{Deut 25:12}	^{her hand shall be cut off without pity.}

Condemned

^{Prov 3:30}	^{Dont get into needless fights.}
^{Prov 13:2}	^{the evil minded only wants to fight.}
^{Prov 15:18}	^{A quick-tempered man starts fights;}
^{Prov 18:6-7}	^{A fool gets into constant fights.}
^{Prov 29:8}	^{Fools start fights everywhere}
^{Isa 45:9}	^{Woe to the man who fights with his Creator.}
^{Rom 13:12-13}	^{adultery and lust, or fighting,}
^{Gal 5:20}	^{hatred and fighting, jealousy and anger,}
^{Titus 1:7}	^{they must not be drunkards or fighters}

For the faith

^{1 Tim 6:12}	^{Fight on for God.}
^{1 Tim 4:7}	^{have fought long and hard for my Lord,}

Against Satanic powers

^{Eph 6:12}

^{For we are not fighting against people}

FIRE

Pillar of

^{Exod 13:21}	^{by a pillar of fire at night.}
^{Exod 14:20}	^{changed to a pillar of fire,}
^{Exod 40:38}	^{there was a fire in the cloud}
^{Num 9:15}	^{Cloud changed to the appearance of fire,}

God appears in

^{Exod 3:2}	^{Jehovah appeared to him as a flame of fire}
^{Deut 4:12}	^{the Lord spoke to you from the fire;}
^{Ezek 1:4}	^{fire inside that flashed continually;}
^{Dan 7:10}	^{a river of fire flowed from before him.}

Tortured with

^{Lev 21:9}	^{as her own, shall be burned alive.}
^{Jer 29:22}	^{the king of Babylon burned alive!}
^{Dan 3:6}	^{be thrown into a flaming furnace.}

Sacrifices consumed by, miraculously

^{Gen 15:17}	^{Abram saw a smoking fire-pot}
^{Lev 9:24}	^{consumed the burnt offering}
^{1 Kgs 18:38}	^{fire flashed down from heaven}
^{2 Chr 7:1}	^{fire flashed down from heaven}

Everlasting

^{Isa 33:14}	^{this all-consuming, Everlasting Fire?}
^{Matt 25:41}	^{into the eternal fire prepared for the devil}
^{Mark 9:48}	^{dies, and the fire never goes out}

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