GOD in the Old Testament - Part 9

Genesis 17:7-9

"I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God."

    Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come."  (see Genesis 17:7-14) 

 

Genesis 17:15-16  

    God also said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

 

Genesis 17:18-23  

And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!"

    Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year." When he had finished speaking to Abraham, God went up from him.

    On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him.  (see Genesis 17:18-27)

 

Genesis 19:27-29  

    Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD. He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, toward all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace. 

    So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.  (see all Genesis 18-29)  

  

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GOD in the Old Testament - Part 8

Genesis 14:18-20 

    Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram saying,

    "Blessed be Abram by God Most High,

        Creator of heaven and earth.

    And praise be to God Most High,

        who delivered your enemies into your hands."

Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

 

Genesis 14:21-23  

    The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself."

     But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, 'I made Abram rich'.  

(see all Genesis 14)

 

Genesis 16:13-16  

    She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me." That is why the well is called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

    So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.  (see all Genesis 16)

 

Genesis 17:1-5  

    When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers."

    Abram fell face down, and God said to him, "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations."  (see Genesis 17:1-6) 

  

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GOD in the Old Testament - Part 7

Genesis 8:1  

But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.  (see Genesis 8:1-14)

 

Genesis 8:15-17  

    Then God said to Noah, "Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives. Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you--the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground--so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number on it."  (see Genesis 8:15-22) 

 

Genesis 9:1  

    Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth."  

(see Genesis 9:1-3)

 

Genesis 9:6  

    "Whoever sheds human blood,

        by humans shall their blood be shed;

    for in the image of God

        has God made mankind."  (see Genesis 9:4-7)

 

Genesis 9:8-11  

    Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: "I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you and with every living creature that was with you--the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you--every living creature on earth. I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth." 

 

Genesis 9:12-13  

    And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and earth."

 

Genesis 9:16  

"Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."  (see Genesis 9:8-17)

 

Genesis 9:26-27  

    He also said,

    "Praise be to the LORD, the God of Shem!

        May Canaan be the slave of Shem.

    May God extend Japheth's territory;

        may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,

    and may Canaan be the slave Japheth."  

    (see Genesis 9:18-29)

  

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GOD in the Old Testament - Part 6

Genesis 6:1-4 

    When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the Sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years."

    The Nephilim were on the earth in those days--and also afterward--when the Sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.  (see Genesis 6:1-8)

 

Genesis 6:8-13  

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

    This is the account of Noah and his family.

    Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

    Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth."  (see Genesis 6:8-21)

 

Genesis 6:22-7:1  

    Noah did everything just as God commanded him. 

    The LORD then said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation."

 

Genesis 7:8-9  

Pairs of clean and unclean animals, of birds and of all creatures that move along along the ground, male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had commanded Noah.

 

Genesis 7:16  

The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.  (see all Genesis 7) 

  

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GOD in the Old Testament - Part 5

Genesis 3:21-24  

    The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

 

Genesis 4:25-26  

    Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, "God has granted me another child in the place of Abel, since Cain killed him." Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.

    At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD.  (see all Genesis 4)

 

Genesis 5:1-2  

    This is the written account of Adam's family line.

    When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when they were created.

 

Genesis 5:21-24  

    When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.  (see all Genesis 5) 

  

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GOD in the Old Testament - Part 4

Genesis 2:15-22

    The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."

    The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

    Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals.

    But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.  (see Genesis 2:15-25)

 

Genesis 3:1-5  

    Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"

    The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you rill die.' "

    "You will not certainly die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

 

Genesis 3:8-9  

    Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?"  (see Genesis 3:1-12) 

  

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GOD in the Old Testament - Part 3

Genesis 1:28 - 2:1-9  

    God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

    Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground--everything that has breath of life in it--I give every green plant for food." And it was so.

    God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning--the sixth day. 

 

    Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

 

By the seventh day, God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

 

    This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.

 

    Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground, but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

 

    Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden, and there he put the man he had formed. The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground--trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 

  

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GOD in the Old Testament - Part 2

Genesis 1:14-19

And God said, "Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. God made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the fourth day.

 

Genesis 1:20-23  

And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky." So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." And there was evening, and there was morning--the fifth day.

 

Genesis 1:24-27  

And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds, the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

    Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

    So God created mankind in his own image,

        in the image of God he created them;

        male and female he created them.

  

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GOD in the Old Testament - Part 1

Genesis 1:1-2

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

 

Genesis 1:3-5  

And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day.

 

Genesis 1:6-8  

And God said, "Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water." So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. And there was evening, and there was morning--the second day.

 

Genesis 1:9-13  

And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear."  And it was so. God called the dry ground "land," and the waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.

Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the third day. 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - Revelation Part 2

REVELATION (continued)

 

Revelation 14:13

    Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." 

    "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them."

Revelation 19:9-10  

    Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!" and he added, "These are the true words of God."

    At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus." 

Revelation 21:9-10  

    One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.  (see all Revelation 21)

Revelation 22:17  

    The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" and let the one who hears say, "Come!" Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.  

(see all Revelation 22) 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - Revelation Part 1

REVELATION

 

Revelation 1:10-11

On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, which said: "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."

Revelation 2:11  

    "Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death."

Revelation 2:17  

    "Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it."

Revelation 2:26-29  

    "To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations--that one 'will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery' (Psalm 2:9)--just as I have received authority from my Father. I will also give that one the morning star. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches." 

Revelation 3:5-6  

"The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

Revelation 3:12-13  

"The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches." 

Revelation 3:21-22  

    "To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches." 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 12

1 JOHN

 

1 John 3:23-24

And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. The one who keeps God's commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.  (see all 1 John 3)

1 John 4:1-6  

    Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

1 John 4:13-14  

    This is how we know that we live in him and he in us:  He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.  (see all 1 John 4)

1 John 5:6-8  

    This is the one who came by water and blood--Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.  (see all 1 John 5)

 

JUDE 

 

Jude 1:20-21  

    But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.  (see all Jude) 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 11

1 TIMOTHY

 

Hebrews 9:14 

How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!  (see Hebrews 9:11-28)

Hebrews 10:15-18  

    The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:

"This is the covenant I will make with them

    after that time, says the Lord.

I will put my laws in their hearts,

    and I will write them on their minds."  (Jeremiah 31:33)

Then he adds:

"Their sins and lawless acts

    I will remember no more."  (Jeremiah 31:34)

And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.  (see all Hebrews 10)

 

1 PETER  

 

1 Peter 1:1-2  

    Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

    To God's elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:

    Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

1 Peter 1:10-12  

    Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.  

(see all 1 Peter 1)

1 Peter 3:17-18  

For it is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.  

(see 1 Peter 3:8-22) 

 

2 PETER

 

2 Peter 1:19-21  

We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.  (see all 2 Peter 1)

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 10

HEBREWS

 

Hebrews 2:1-4

    We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who had heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. (see all Hebrews 1-2)

Hebrews 3:7-11  

    So, as the Holy Spirit says:

    "Today, if you hear his voice,

        do not harden your hearts

    as you did in the rebellion,

        during the time of testing in the wilderness,

    where your ancestors tested and tried me,

        though for forty years they saw what I did.

    That is why I was angry with that generation;

        I said, 'Their hearts are always going astray,

        and they have not known my ways.'

    So I declared on oath in my anger,

        'They shall never enter my rest.' "  (see Hebrews 3:7-19)

Hebrews 6:4-6  

    It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.  (see Hebrews 6:1-12)

Hebrews 9:7-9  

But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning. This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.  (see Hebrews 9:1-10) 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 9

1 TIMOTHY

 

1 Timothy 3:16 

Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great:

    He appeared in the flesh,

        was vindicated by the Spirit,

    was seen by angels,

        was preached among the nations,

    was believed on in the world,

        was taken up in glory.  (see all 1 Timothy 3)

1 Timothy 4:1-2  

    The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.  

(see all 1 Timothy 4)

 

2 TIMOTHY

 

2 Timothy 1:6-8  

    For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.

2 Timothy 1:13-14  

    What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you--guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.  (see all 2 Timothy 1) 

 

TITUS  

 

Titus 3:3-7  

    At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.  (see all Titus)  

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 8

1 THESSALONIANS

 

1 Thessalonians 1:4-6  

    For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.  (see all 1 Thessalonians 1)

1 Thessalonians 4:7-8  

For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.  (see all 1 Thessalonians 4)

1 Thessalonians 16-22  

    Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

    Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.  (see all 1 Thessalonians 5)

 

2 THESSALONIANS 

 

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14  

    But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (see all 2 Thessalonians 2) 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 7

EPHESIANS 

 

Ephesians 5:18-20 

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from  your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  

(see all Ephesians 5)

Ephesians 6:17-18  

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

    And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people.  

(see all Ephesians 6)

 

PHILIPPIANS

 

Philippians 1:18-19  

But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

    Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and God's provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.  (see all Philippians 1)

Philippians 2:1-2  

    Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.  

(see Philippians 2:1-11) 

 

COLOSSIANS

 

Colossians 1:6-11  

... In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world--just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God's grace. You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit. 

    For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, ...  (see all Colossians 1)

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 6

EPHESIANS 

 

Ephesians 1:13-14 

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:17  

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.  

(see all Ephesians 1)

Ephesians 2:17-18  

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.  (see all Ephesians 2)

Ephesians 3:4-6  

In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets. This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 3:16-17a  

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.  

(see all Ephesians 3)

Ephesians 4:3  

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 

Ephesians 4:30  

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.  (see all Ephesians 4) 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 5

GALATIANS, continued 

 

Galatians 5:5

For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.

Galatians 5:16-18  

    So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Galatians 5:22-26  

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.  (see all Galatians 5)

Galatians 6:7-10  

    Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.  (see all Galatians 6) 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 4

2 CORINTHIANS, continued 

 

2 Corinthians 11:3-4 

But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpents cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.  (see all 2 Corinthians 11-12)

2 Corinthians 13:11-14  

    Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

    Greet one another with a holy kiss. All God's people here send their greetings.

    May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.  

(see all 2 Corinthians 13)

 

GALATIANS

 

Galatians 3:1-6  

    You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh? Have you experienced so much in vain--if it really was in vain? So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? So also Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

Galatians 3:14  

He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.  

(see all Galatians 1-3)

Galatians 4:6-7  

Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father." So you are no longer a slave, but God's child; and since  you are his child, God has made you also an heir.  (see all Galatians 4) 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 3

2 CORINTHIANS  

 

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 

Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.  (see all 2 Corinthians 1-2)

2 Corinthians 3:3  

You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

2 Corinthians 3:6  

He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant--not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:16-18  

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.  (see all 2 Corinthians 3-4)

2 Corinthians 5:4-5  

For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.  

(see all 2 Corinthians 5)

2 Corinthians 6:5-10  

... in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. 

(see all 2 Corinthians 6-10) 

 

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