Every time you draw your breath, you suck in mercy.
Thomas Watson

SCRIPTURES

SCRIPTURES

SCRIPTURES, The

  1. Given by inspiration of God # 2Ti 3:16
  2. Given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit # Ac 1:16 Heb 3:7 2Pe 1:21
  3. Christ sanctioned, by appealing to them # Mt 4:4 Mr 12:10 Joh 7:42
  4. Christ taught out of # Lu 24:27
  5. ARE CALLED THE 5a) Word

    # Jas 1:21-23 1Pe 2:2

5b) Word of God # Lu 11:28 Heb 4:12 5c) Word of Christ # Col 3:16 5d) Word of truth # Jas 1:18 5e) Holy Scriptures # Ro 1:2 2Ti 3:15 5f) Scripture of truth # Da 10:21 5g) Book # Ps 40:7 Re 22:19 5h) Book of the Lord # Isa 34:16 5i) Book of the law # Ne 8:3 Ga 3:10 5j) Law of the Lord # Ps 1:2 Isa 30:9 5k) Sword of the Spirit # Eph 6:17 5l) Oracles of God # Ro 3:2 1Pe 4:11 6) Contain the promises of the gospel # Ro 1:2 7) Reveal the laws, statutes, and judgments of God # De 4:5,14 Ex 24:3,4 8) Record divine prophecies # 2Pe 1:19-21 9) Testify of Christ # Joh 5:39 Ac 10:43 18:28 1Co 15:3 10) Are full and sufficient # Lu 16:29,31 11) Are an unerring guide # Pr 6:23 2Pe 1:19 12) Are able to make wise to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus # 2Ti 3:15 13) Are profitable both for doctrine and practice # 2Ti 3:16,17 14) DESCRIBED AS 14a) Pure # Ps 12:6 119:140 Pr 30:5 14b) True # Ps 119:160 Joh 17:17 14c) Perfect # Ps 19:7 14d) Precious # Ps 19:10 14e) Quick and powerful # Heb 4:12 15) Written for our instruction # Ro 15:4 16) Intended for the use of all men # Ro 16:26 17) Nothing to be taken from, or added to # De 4:2 12:32 18) One portion of, to be compared with another # 1Co 2:13 19) DESIGNED FOR 19a) Regenerating # Jas 1:18 1Pe 1:23 19b) Quickening # Ps 119:50,93 19c) Illuminating # Ps 119:130 19d) Converting the soul # Ps 19:7 19e) Making wise the simple # Ps 19:7 19f) Sanctifying # Joh 17:17 Eph 5:26 19g) Producing faith # Joh 20:31 19h) Producing hope # Ps 119:49 Ro 15:4 19i) Producing obedience # De 17:19,20 19j) Cleansing the heart # Joh 15:3 Eph 5:26 19k) Cleansing the ways # Ps 119:9 19l) Keeping from destructive paths # Ps 17:4 19m) Supporting life # De 8:3 Mt 4:4 19n) Promoting growth in grace # 1Pe 2:2 19o) Building up in the faith # Ac 20:32 19p) Admonishing # Ps 19:11 1Co 10:11 19q) Comforting # Ps 119:82 Ro 15:4 19r) Rejoicing the heart # Ps 19:8 119:111 20) Work effectually in them that believe # 1Th 2:13 21) The letter of, without the spirit, killeth # Joh 6:63 2Co 3:6 22) Ignorance of, a source of error # Mt 22:29 Ac 13:27 23) Christ enables us to understand # Lu 24:45 24) The Holy Spirit enable us to understand # Joh 16:13 1Co 2:10-14 25) No prophecy of, is of any private interpretation # 2Pe 1:20 26) Everything should be tried by # Isa 8:20 Ac 17:11 27) SHOULD BE 27a) The standard of teaching # 1Pe 4:11 27b) Believed # Joh 2:22 27c) Appealed to # 1Co 1:31 1Pe 1:16 27d) Read # De 17:19 Isa 34:16 27e) Read publicly to ALL # De 31:11-13 Ne 8:3 Jer 36:6 Ac 13:15 27f) Known # 2Ti 3:15 27g) Received, not as the word of men, but as the word of God # 1Th 2:13 27h) Received with meekness # Jas 1:21 27i) Searched # Joh 5:39 7:52 27j) Searched daily # Ac 17:11 27k) Laid up in the heart # De 6:6 11:18 27l) Taught to children # De 6:7 11:19 2Ti 3:15 27m) Taught to ALL # 2Ch 17:7-9 Ne 8:7,8 27n) Talked of continually # De 6:7 27o) Not handled deceitfully # 2Co 4:2 27p) Not only heard, but obeyed # Mt 7:24 Lu 11:28 Jas 1:22 27q) Used against our spiritual enemies # Mt 4:4,7,10 Eph 6:11,17 28) All should desire to hear # Ne 8:1 29) Mere hearers of, deceive themselves # Jas 1:22 30) Advantage of possessing # Ro 3:2 31) SAINTS 31a) Love exceedingly # Ps 119:97,113,159,167 31b) Delight in # Ps 1:2 31c) Regard, as sweet # Ps 119:103 31d) Esteem, above all things # Job 23:12 31e) Long after # Ps 119:82 31f) Stand in awe of # Ps 119:161 Isa 66:2 31g) Keep, in remembrance # Ps 119:16 31h) Grieve when men disobey # Ps 119:158 31i) Hide, in their hearts # Ps 119:11 31j) Hope in # Ps 119:74,81,147 31k) Meditate in # Ps 1:2 119:99,148 31l) Rejoice in # Ps 119:162 Jer 15:16 31m) Trust in # Ps 119:42 31n) Obey # Ps 119:67 Lu 8:21 Joh 17:6 31o) Speak of # Ps 119:172 31p) Esteem, as a light # Ps 119:105 31q) Pray to be taught # Ps 119:12,13,33,66 31r) Pray to be conformed to # Ps 119:133 31s) Plead the promises of, in prayer # Ps 119:25,28,41,76,169 32) They who search, are truly noble # Ac 17:11 33) Blessedness of hearing and obeying # Lu 11:28 Jas 1:25 34) Let them dwell richly in you # Col 3:16 35) THE WICKED 35a) Corrupt # 2Co 2:17 35b) Make, of none effect through their traditions # Mr 7:9-13 35c) Reject # Jer 8:9 35d) Stumble at # 1Pe 2:8 35e) Obey not # Ps 119:158 35f) Frequently wrest, to their own destruction # 2Pe 3:16 36) Denunciations against those who add to, or take from # Re 22:18,19 37) Destruction of, punished # Jer 36:29-31