Where in the Bible ... does it say ...?
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Where in the Bible Does it Say …”
 
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Subjects:
 
  • “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God …” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
  • "All the churches of Christ salute you" (Romans 16:16)
  • “All things that pertain unto life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:2-4)
  • “Almost persuaded me to become a Christian” (Acts 26:28)
  • “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” (Matthew 5:38-42)
  • “Arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins” (Acts 22:16)
  • "As Christ was raised from the dead ..., so we also might walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4)
  • "Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath (of God)" (Romans 12:19)
  • Back to the “beginning” for what we believe and practice (1 John 2:24)
  • Baptism is a burial (Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12)
  • Baptism necessary for salvation (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16)
  • “Baptism now saves you” (1 Peter 3:21)
  • "Baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?" (Romans 6:3)
  • "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Romans 12:2)
  • Believe in Jesus, or die in your sins (John 8:24)
  • “Better to go to the house of mourning than … of feasting (Ecclesiastes 7:2)
  • “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness” (Matthew 5:6)
  • “Blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3)
  • Body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord (1 Corinthians 6:13)
  • “Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance” (Matthew 3:8)
  • Church and individual responsibility example difference (1 Timothy 5:16)
  • Confession Jesus is the Son of God necessary for salvation (Romans 10:8-10)
  • “Contend earnestly for the faith … once delivered to the saints” (Jude 1:3)
  • Day of the Lord … as a thief in the night (1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Peter 3:10)
  • “Do all in the name of the Lord Jesus” (Colossians 3:17)
  • Do not be conformed to this world (Romans 12:2)
  • Do not go beyond the doctrine of Christ (2 John 1:9)
  • Dress modestly (1 Timothy 2:9-10)
  • “Enemies will be the members of his household” (Matthew 10:36)
  • “Evil companionships corrupt good morals” (1 Corinthians 15:33)
  • "Exchanged the truth of God for a lie" (Romans 1:25)
  • “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:20)
  • “Fallen from grace” (Galatians 5:4)
  • Give on the first day of the week (1 Corinthians 16:1-2)
  • "God gave them up" (Romans 1:24)
  • “God is Spirit, and those who worship … worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24)
  • Gospel, for it is the “power of God unto salvation” (Romans 1:16-17)
  • Great commission (Matthew 28:18)
  • Holy Spirit promised by Jesus to guide the apostles into all truth (John 16:13)
  • "I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation" (Romans 1:16)
  • “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6)
  • “I have been crucified with Christ” (Galatians 2:20)
  • "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God" (James 1:5)
  • In heaven we will “always be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
  • “In vain do they worship me, teaching … the precepts of men” (Matthew 15:9)
  • "It is good not to eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor (anything) whereby thy brother stumbles" (Romans 14:21)
  • "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever" (Hebrews 13:8)
  • Jesus declared to be the Son of God by His resurrection (Romans 1:4)
  • Jesus died so that we might live for Him (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)
  • Jesus said, “I will build my church” (Matthew 16:18)
  • Jesus saves those who obey (Hebrews 5:9)
  • “John [the Baptist] did no miracle” (John 10:41)
  • “Judge according to appearance [Do NOT] … righteous judgment” (John 7:24)
  • “Judge not that ye be not judged” (Matthew 7:1)
  • “Judgment seat of Christ” (Romans 14:10; 2 Corinthians 5:10)
  • "Justified by faith apart from the works of the law" (Romans 3:28)
  • “Know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments” (1 John 2:3)
  • “Last state is become worse with them than the first” (2 Peter 2:20)
  • "Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers" (Romans 13:1)
  • "Let God be found true, but every man a liar" (Romans 3:4)
  • “Let your light shine” (Matthew 5:16)
  • Living sacrifice (Romans 12:1)
  • Lord’s Supper is not a regular meal (1 Corinthians 11:20-22)
  • Lord’s prayer (Matthew 6:5)
  • Lord’s Supper on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7)
  • “Loved the praise of men more than the praise of God” (John 12:43)
  • Lukewarm Christians (Revelation 3:15-16)
  • “Lust after her has committed adultery with her … in his heart” (Matthew 5:28)
  • “Man became a living soul” (Genesis 2:7)
  • "Man shall not live by bread alone” (Matthew 4:4)
  • Meet every first day of the week (Acts 20:7; Hebrews 10:25)
  • Moses chose to NOT “enjoy the passing pleasures of sin” (Hebrews 11:25)
  • “Money [love of] is the root of all kinds of evil” (1 Timothy 6:17)
  • “None other name … whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:10-12)
  • Not ashamed to suffer as a Christian (1 Peter 4:16)
  • “Not by faith only” (James 2:24)
  • “Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord'” (Matthew 7:21)
  • "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God" (Romans 11:3)
  • Obedience: Jesus saves those who obey (Hebrews 5:9)
  • "Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up (Romans 9:17)
  • Pray for people in authority (1 Timothy 2:1-2)
  • Prayer of a righteous man avails much (James 5:16)
  • “Preach the word!” (2 Timothy 4:2)
  • "Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God" (Romans 12:1)
  • “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools” (Romans 1:22)
  • “Receive manifold more in this time, and … eternal life" (Luke 18:30)
  • “Redeeming the time” (Ephesians 5:15)
  • Repent: “unless you repent you will likewise perish” (Luke 13:3, 5)
  • “Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you” (Acts 2:37)
  • "Righteous shall live by faith" (Romans 1:17)
  • Run the race with endurance (Hebrews 12:1)
  • Same thing taught in every local church (1 Corinthians 4:17)
  • “Save yourselves from this untoward generation” (Acts 2:40)
  • Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?" (Romans 6:1)
  • "Seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to righteousness of God" (Romans 10:3)
  • Sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16)
  • “Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life” (Matthew 7:13)
  • “Swear not at all” (Matthew 5:34-37)
  • Temptation, not beyond what we are able (1 Corinthians 10:13)
  • “Thief in the night [day of the Lord will come as a]” (1 Peter 3:10)
  • Thief on the cross (Luke 23:39-43)
  • "There is no respect of persons with God" (Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 3:25 )
  • "There is ... now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1)
  • "There is none righteous, no, not one" (Romans 3:10)
  • “There is one body … one Spirit … one hope … one …etc.” (Ephesians 4:4)
  • "They have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge" (Romans 10:2)
  • “They might be without excuse" (Romans 1:20)
  • ‘”Things which I write … are commandments of the Lord” (1 Corinthians 14:37)
  • “Thou shalt not kill” (Matthew 5:21-22)
  • “To live is Christ, to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21)
  • "To them that love God all things work together for good" (Romans 8:28)
  • “Translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son" (Colossians 1:12)
  • Turn the other cheek (Matthew 5:38-42)
  • Understand Paul’s knowledge by what he wrote (Ephesians 3:1-5)
  • “Upon this rock I will build my church” (Mark 16:18)
  • "Wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23)
  • “Way of man not in himself: not in man … to direct his steps (Jeremiah 10:23)
  • "We are more than conquerors through Him that loved us" (Romans 8:37)
  • "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
  • Women “marry, to have children, to manage their homes” (1 Timothy 5:14)
  • Women not to teach/have authority over a man (1 Tim 2:11-12; 1 Cor 14:34-35)
  • Wives and husbands in subjection to each other (Ephesians 5:21-25)
  • "Written aforetime were written for our learning (Romans 15:4; 1 Corinthians 10:11)


Cases of Conversion:
 
Jews on Pentecost                             Acts 2:22-38, 40-41, 47
Samaritans                                         Acts 8:12
Simon the sorcerer                             Acts 8:13
Ethiopian eunuch                               Acts 8:26-39
Saul (later known as Paul)                 Acts 9:1-6; 22:16; Acts 26
Cornelius and his household              Acts 10:1-4, 47-48; 11:14
Lydia and her household                    Acts 16:14-15
Philippian jailer and his household     Acts 16:25-33  
Crispus and others in Corinth             Acts 18:8
Ephesians (re-baptized)                      Acts 19:1-6
 


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