The Living Bible (442 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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Punishment for

^{Ezek 25:17}	^{I will execute terrible vengeance upon them}
^{Amos 1:12}	^{So I will set fire to Teman, and it will burn down}

Condemned

^{Prov 20:22}	^{Dont repay evil for evil. Wait for the Lord}
^{Luke 9:55}	^{But Jesus turned and rebuked them,}
^{Rom 12:19}	^{never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God,}

REVERENCE
, see
Fear of God

REWARD(S)

For the wicked for their sins, see
Judgment, the last

For the righteous

^{Gen 15:1}	^{I will give you great blessings.}
^{Psa 19:11}	^{give success to those who obey them.}
^{Matt 5:12}	^{for a tremendous reward awaits you in heaven.}
^{Luke 6:35}	^{Then your reward from heaven will be very great,}
^{Col 3:24}	^{giving you your full portion of all he owns.}
^{Heb 10:35}	^{no matter what happens. Remember your reward!}
^{Rev 22:12}	^{I am coming soon, and my reward is with me,}

As a positive motivation

^{Lev 26:3}	^{If you obey all of my commandments,}
^{Deut 4:40}	^{that all will be well with you and your children,}
^{Deut 15:10}	^{the Lord will prosper you in everything you do}
^{Isa 1:19}	^{if you will only obey, then I will make you rich!}
^{Jer 22:4}	^{end to all these terrible deeds then I will deliver}
^{Rom 2:10}	^{honor and peace from God for all who obey him,}
^{Heb 10:36}	^{to do for you all that he has promised.}
^{1 Pet 3:10}	^{a happy, good life, keep control of your tongue,}

RICHES
, see
Money

The true

^{Prov 3:13-15}	^{who knows right from wrong and has good judgment}
^{Prov 10:22}	^{The Lords blessing is our greatest wealth.}
^{Eccl 7:11}	^{To be wise is as good as being rich;}
^{Luke 16:11}	^{who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?}

Given by God

^{Deut 6:10-12}	^{he has given you great cities}
^{Deut 8:10}	^{your God for the good land he has given you.}
^{1 Sam 2:7}	^{Some he causes to be poor And others to be rich.}
^{Eccl 5:19-20}	^{a man has received wealth from the Lord,}

Dangers of

^{Deut 8:14}	^{watch out that you dont become proud,}
^{Neh 9:26}	^{But despite all this they were disobedient}
^{Prov 11:28}	^{trust in your money and down you go!}
^{Prov 21:6}	^{Dishonest gain will never last, so why take the risk?}
^{Prov 27:23-24}	^{Riches can disappear fast.}
^{Matt 6:19}	^{they can erode away or may be stolen.}
^{Matt 13:22}	^{his longing for money choke out Gods Word,}
^{Matt 19:23}	^{almost impossible for a rich man to get into the Kingdom}
^{Mark 10:22}	^{he went sadly away, for he was very rich.}
^{1 Tim 6:10}	^{love of money is the first step toward all kinds of sin.}
^{Jas 5:1}	^{you rich men, now is the time to cry and groan}

Figurative

^{Rev 3:18}

^{My advice to you is to buy pure gold from me,}

RIGHTEOUS

Described

^{Psa 1:2}	^{they delight in doing everything God wants}
^{Psa 24:4}	^{Only those with pure hands and hearts,}
^{Psa 37:26}	^{generous with their gifts and loans to others,}
^{Psa 112:1}	^{happy is the man who delights in doing his commands.}
^{Prov 13:5}	^{A good man hates lies;}
^{Ezek 18:5}	^{if a man is just and does what is lawful and right,}
^{John 3:21}	^{those doing right come gladly to the Light}
^{John 13:35}	^{Your strong love for each other will prove}
^{Gal 5:22}	^{this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace,}
^{Phil 4:8}	^{Fix your thoughts on what is true and good}
^{1 Thes 1:3}	^{We never forget your loving deeds as we talk}
^{1 Pet 4:1}	^{you must have the same attitude he did;}
^{1 Joh 4:7}	^{let us practice loving each other,}

Blessings and privileges of the

^{Psa 14:6}	^{He is the refuge of the poor and humble}
^{Psa 32:11}	^{So rejoice in him, all those who are his,}
^{Psa 125:3}	^{For the wicked shall not rule the godly,}
^{Prov 2:7-8}	^{He grants good sense to the godlyhis saints.}
^{Prov 3:32}	^{but he gives friendship to the godly.}
^{Prov 28:1}	^{But the godly are bold as lions!}
^{1 Pet 3:12}	^{the Lord is watching his children,}
^{Rev 22:11}	^{the holy will continue on in greater holiness.}

RIGHTEOUSNESS

Fruits of

^{Prov 11:6}	^{The good mans goodness delivers him;}
^{Ezek 18:9}	^{that man is just, and he shall surely live.}
^{Acts 11:29}	^{believers decided to send relief to the Christians}
^{Rom 15:1-2}	^{do what is for his good and thus build him up}
^{2 Cor 5:17}	^{He is not the same any more. A new life has begun!}
^{Gal 5:22}	^{the Spirit will produce this kind of fruit}
^{Eph 5:9}	^{do only what is good and right and true.}

By faith

^{Gen 15:6}	^{God considered him righteous on account of his faith.}
^{Psa 106:31}	^{(For this good deed Phineas will be remembered}
^{Rom 4:9}	^{he received these blessings through his faith.}
^{Rom 4:20}	^{believed God, for his faith and trust grew ever stronger,}

Of man, worthless before God

^{Deut 9:4}	^{The Lord has helped us because we are so good!}
^{Isa 64:6}	^{our robes of righteousness are but filthy rags.}
^{Dan 9:18}	^{We dont ask because we merit help,}
^{Phil 3:9}	^{not counting on being saved by being good enough}

Of the church, because of Christ

^{Rom 1:17}	^{we put our faith and trust in Christ to save us.}
^{Rom 10:3}	^{that Christ died to make them right with God.}
^{2 Cor 5:21}	^{Then, in exchange, he poured Gods goodness into us!}
^{Titus 2:14}	^{so that he could rescue us from constant sin}

Symbolic

^{Matt 22:11}	^{he noticed a man who wasnt wearing the wedding robe}
^{Rev 22:2}	^{On each side of the river grew Trees of Life,}

SABBATH

Laws concerning the keeping of the

^{Exod 16:23}	^{we must refrain from doing our daily tasks.}
^{Exod 20:8}	^{Remember to observe the Sabbath as a holy day.}
^{Exod 34:21}	^{work only six days, and rest on the seventh.}
^{Lev 19:30}	^{Keep my Sabbath laws and reverence my Tabernacle,}
^{Lev 23:3}	^{for resting from the normal business of the week.)}
^{Deut 5:12}	^{Keep the Sabbath day holy.}

As a day of rest

^{Gen 2:2}	^{God ceased from this work he had been doing,}
^{Lev 23:3}	^{days of solemn rest in every home,}
^{Lev 26:34-35}	^{then the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths!}
^{Heb 4:4}	^{it is written that God rested on the seventh day}

The Sabbatical year

Preparations for the

^{Exod 16:22}	^{On the sixth day they gathered twice as much as usual,}
^{Mark 15:42-43}	^{This all happened the day before the Sabbath.}
^{Luke 23:54}	^{the day of preparation for the Sabbath.}

Violations of the, examples

^{Exod 16:27}	^{some of the people went out anyway to gather food,}
^{Num 15:32}	^{one of them was caught gathering wood on the Sabbath}
^{Neh 13:16}	^{selling them on the Sabbath to the people}
^{Jer 17:21-22}	^{do no unnecessary work on the Sabbath day}

Observance of the, examples

^{Neh 13:21}	^{that was the last time they came on the Sabbath.}
^{Luke 23:56}	^{they rested all that day}
^{Acts 13:14}	^{On the Sabbath they went into the synagogue}
^{Acts 16:13}	^{we went a little way outside the city}

Christs teachings concerning the

^{Matt 12:10}	^{Is it legal to work by healing on the Sabbath}
^{Mark 2:27}	^{the Sabbath was made to benefit man,}
^{Luke 6:5}	^{Jesus added, I am master even of the Sabbath.}
^{Luke 14:3}	^{is it within the Law to heal a man on the Sabbath}

Of the Christian

^{Acts 20:7}	^{On Sunday, we gathered for a communion service,}
^{1 Cor 16:2}	^{every Lords Day each of you should put aside something}
^{Rev 1:10}	^{It was the Lords Day and I was worshiping,}

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