TOPICAL INDEX

Alignment

Our understanding must align with God’s order - Prov 3:5

We must align our lives with that of Jesus Christ - 1 Cor 11:1

Being in alignment with God makes our paths straight - Prov 3:5-6

God has a prescribed hierarchical order - 1 Cor 11:3

God has a unique plan for you - Phil 1:6

Prayer must be in alignment with God’s will - 1 John 5:14

Angels

Archangels - Dan 10:13

Theophany/Angel of the Lord - Gen 16:7; Exod 3:2; Josh 5:14; Judg 13:15-16

Fall of the angels - Isa 14:12-14; Luke 10:18; Jude 1:6; Rev 12:1-17;

Guardian angels - Ps 91:11; Heb 1:14

Angels are curious - 1 Pet 1:12

Angels rejoice at the salvation of people - Luke 15:10

Angels do not marry - Matt 22:30

Angels minister to people - Heb 1:14

Angels are messengers - Luke 1:1-38; Hebrews 13:1

Sacrifice to demons – Deut 2:17; 1 Cor 10:20-21; Rev 9:20

Atonement

The Passover lamb - Exod 12:1-13

The day of Atonement - Lev 16:1-34

Substitutionary atonement - Isa 53:1-12; 1 Pet 2:24

Requirement of blood - Heb 9:22

Baptism

Purpose of baptism - Rom 6:1-7

Commanded by Christ - Matt 28:19

Demonstrated by Christ - Matt 3:13-17

Ordinance of the church - Matt 28:19

One baptism - Eph 4:5

Baptism of the Spirit - Mark 1:8; Acts 1:5

Water baptism - Acts 10:47

Not a requirement for salvation - 1 Cor 1:17

Baptism of repentance - Mark 1:4

Baptism for the dead - 1 Cor 15:29

Bible

Authority – John 10:35

Uniqueness - Matt 21:42; 2 Pet 1:21

Power - Heb 4:12-13

Sufficiency - Ps 19:7-11; Prov 30:5-6

Inerrancy - 2 Tim 3:16

Source of truth - John 17:17

Inspiration - 2 Tim 3:16-17

Life-giving - John 6:68-69

Symbolized as food - 1 Pet 2:2

Power of the Word – Heb 4:12

Christian Life

Discipline - 1 Tim 4:7

Confession - Jas 5:16; 1 John 1:9

Submission - Eph 5:20

Community – Heb 10:25

Growing/Maturing - Heb 5:11-14; 2 Pet 3:18; 1 John 2:12-14

Use of spiritual gifts - Eph 4:7-16; 1 Pet 4:10-11

Accountability - 1 Cor 12:14-31; Heb 13:17

Loving one another - John 13:34-35; Rom 12:10; 1 John 4:11

Church

Authority of the church - Matt 16:18-19; 18:18

Church discipline - Matthew 18:15-20

Church leadership - Acts 14:23; 1 Thess 5:12

Unity of the church - John 17:20-23; 1 Cor 1:10; Eph 4:3

Power of the church - Eph 3:14-21

Rapture of the church - 1 Thess 4:13-18

Confession

Confessing sins to others - Jas 5:16

Confessing sins to God - Ps 32:5

Confession as an affirmation of identity - Luke 12:8; 1 John 2:23

Confession leads to forgiveness - 1 John 1:9-10

Confession leads to healing - Jas 5:16

Confession of Christ – Matt 10:32-33

Confession of lordship – Rom 10:9

Creation

God created everything - Gen 1:1

Jesus is the agent of creation - Col 1:16

The Holy Spirit oversees creation - Gen 1:2

Creation reveals God - Rom 1:20

Creation is fallen - Rom 8:20-21

Creation longs to be redeemed - Rom 8:22

Creation will be restored - Rev 21:1-5

Death

The great enemy - Rev 20:14

A result of the Fall - Gen 2:15-17

Mortality of humanity - Heb 9:27; Jas 4:14

Defeated at the cross - 1 Cor 15:55-57

Death of Jesus - 1 Pet 3:18

Physical vs spiritual death - Gen 2:17; John 14:6; Rom 6:23

Grief and mourning - John 11:32-38

Doubt

Faith when facing doubt - Ps 73

Doubt hinders prayer - Jas 1:6-8

Combatting doubt when facing difficult circumstances - Ps 69:1-3

Combatting doubt with God’s Word - Acts 17:11-12

End Times

The Antichrist - Rev 13:1-18

The abomination of desolation - Dan 12:1-13; Matt 24:15;

Rapture - 1 Thess 4:13-17

Return of Christ - Acts 1:11

New heaven and new earth - Rev 21:1

Resurrection of the dead - 1 Cor 15:1-58

Judgement seat of Christ - 2 Cor 5:10

The great tribulation - Matt 24:1-54

The millennium - Rev 20:1-15

The fate of the devil - Rev 20:10

The fate of death - Rev 20:14

The end of sin - Rev 21:4

Timing - Matt 24:36; 2 Thess 2:3-12

Eternal Life

Eternal life begins at conversion - John 4:13-14

God is the God of the living - Mark 12:24-27

Eternal life is a free gift - Rom 6:23

Eternal life is found through faith in Jesus - John 3:16

Eternal life is spent with Christ - Luke 23:43, 2 Cor 5:6-8

Eternal life is the knowledge of God - John 17:3

Evangelism

Commanded by Jesus - Matt 28:19-20; Acts 1:8

Evangelism spreads the gospel beyond all barriers - Acts 1:8

Gift of evangelism - Eph 4:11

Who should evangelize? - 1 Pet 3:15

Cross-cultural ministry - Acts 17:22-34

Responsibility of all believers – 2 Cor 5:18-20

Failure

Failure and the anger of the Lord - Ps 106:7-43

Peter’s denial of Christ - Matt 26:69-75

Failure as a result of pride - Gen 11:3-8

Failure as a result of disobedience - Num 14:40-45

God helps us through failure - Ps 37:23-24

Encouragement through failures - John 21:12-17

Jesus will finish working in you - Phil 1:6

Faith

Faith defined - Heb 11:1

Faith leads to salvation - Eph 2:8-9

Faith means trusting God’s ways - Isa 55:8-9

God’s faithfulness - 1 Cor 1:9

Faith and works - Rom 4:1-5; Jas 2:14-26

Examples of faith - Heb 11:1-40

Rewards of faith - Heb 11:32-40

Faith should be childlike - Matt 18:3

Focus of faith – Heb 12:1-2

The power of faith – Matt 21:21-22; 1 Pet 1:5

Walking by faith – 2 Cor 5:7

Fall

The occurrence of the fall - Gen 3:1-7

The curse of the fall - Gen 3:8-24

The reversal of the fall - Rev 22:1-5

The fall led to death - 1 Cor 15:22

The fall separated mankind from God - Eph 4:18

The fall planted evil in the hearts of all people – Eph 2:1-3

The condemnation of the fall – Rom 5:18-19

Family

Family roles - Col 3:18-21

Raising children - Prov 22:6

Honor parents - Exod 20:12

Family as a picture of the church - Eph 2:19; 5:22-33

Fighting for the family - Neh 4:14

Providing for the family - 1 Tim 5:4, 8

Fear

Source of fear - Gen 3:10

Fear of God - Ps 111:10

Commands not to be afraid - Phil 4:6

God is our refuge - Ps 46:1-2

We do not have a spirit of fear - 2 Tim 1:7

Fear is the opposite of love - 1 John 4:8

Bring your fears to God – Ps 34:4-5; 56:3-4

Forgiveness

God forgives us - Ps 103:12

Forgiving others - Matt 18:21-35

Confession leads to forgiveness - 1 John 1:9

Forgiveness brings fellowship with God - Ps 85:2

Jesus has the authority to forgive sins - Matt 9:1-8

Christians should forgive others - Eph 4:32

Petition for forgiveness – Ps 51:1-19

Blessedness of forgiveness – Ps 32:1-7

God

Glory - Ps 8:1

Immutability - 1 Sam 15:29

Omnipresence - Ps 139:7-12

Omniscience - Matt 10:30; 1 John 3:20

Omnipotence - Matt 19:26

Wisdom of God - Rom 11:33

Goodness - Ps 34:8

Graciousness - Titus 2:11

Mercy - Eph 2:4-5

Wrath - Rom 12:19

Love - 1 John 4:8

God’s Will

Discerning God’s will - John 7:17

God’s timing is perfect - Ps 37:34

God’s will is beyond our understanding - Isa 55:9

Growing in holiness demonstrates the will of God - Rom 12:2

Submitting to God’s will - Jas 4:13-17

Government

Leaders are placed by God - Rom 13:1-7

Governments wield power to enforce law - Rom 13:4

Governments will overextend their authority - 1 Sam 8:10-18

Governments are subject to God - Rom 13:1-7

Pray for those in leadership - 1 Tim 2:1-2

Earthly governments are temporary - Isa 9:6-7; Rev 19:15-16

God is sovereign over government – Isa 40:23; Prov 21:1

Submitting to government – 1 Pet 2:13-15

Grace

God’s grace is sufficient - 2 Cor 12:9

Grace is the means of salvation - Eph 2:8-9

Grace is the perfection of the law - John 1:17

Grace is a gift - Rom 11:6

Grace is essential to the health of a church - Acts 13:43

Grace and peace - 1 Cor 1:3; Gal 1:3; Eph 1:2; Phil 3

Grace is essential to the gospel - Titus 2:11-14

Grace is the foundation of spiritual growth - 2 Pet 3:18

Heaven

The dwelling place of God - Matt 6:9

Where the stars reside - Gen 1:1; Ps 19:1-4

Third heaven - 2 Cor 12:2-4

Heavenly citizenship - Phil 3:20

Free of the curse - Rev 21:4

Worship of God - Rev 22:1-5

Prepared by Jesus – John 14:1-3

Hell

Eternal separation from God - Matt 25:46

Characterized by fire - Mark 9:43

Second death - Rev 2:11

Outer darkness – Matt 13:41-42

For fallen angels - Matt 25:41; 2 Pet 2:4

The final dwelling of death and the devil - Rev 19:20, 20:13-14

The second death – Rev 20:14-15

Holy Spirit

Member of the Trinity – Matt 28:19

The Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son - John 15:26; Gal 4:6

Role in salvation - Acts 2:38; Gal 5:16-26

Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Acts 1:4-5

Filling of the Holy Spirit - Eph 5:18

Illumination of the Holy Spirit - 1 Cor 2:10-16

Seals the believer - Eph 4:30

Fruit of the Spirit - Gal 5:22-23

Source of life - Rom 8:11

The Holy Spirit was active in creation - Gen 1:2

The Holy Spirit intercedes on our behalf - Rom 8:26

The Holy Spirit can be resisted - Acts 7:51

Individual

God deals with individuals - Eph 4:7

God loves individuals - Luke 15:4-7

God has a plan for your life - Phil 1:9-11

Salvation is provided to individuals - John 3:16

Each person will give an individual account before God - 1 Cor 3:10-15

The resurrection is promised to individual people - John 5:25-30

Israel

Given the law - Exod 19

God’s chosen people - Deut 7:6

Settled in the promised land - Josh 1:4

As a national identity - Exod 19:5-6

Jacob was renamed Israel - Gen 32:28

The civil war - 2 Sam 2:12-32

Jerusalem the capital - 2 Chr 6:5-6

The Babylonian exile - 2 Kgs 25:21

The Assyrian exile - 2 Kgs 18:11

Coronation of Saul, the first king - 1 Sam 10

Building of Solomon’s temple - 1 Kgs 6

Destruction of the first temple - Ezra 5:12

Rebuilding of the temple - Ezra 3:8-13

Restoration of the nation - Isa 43:4-6; Ezek 39:25-29

Jesus Christ

Jesus is divine - John 1:1; Titus 2:13

Jesus is human - Rom 1:3-4; Gal 4:4

Jesus has power - Mark 4:35-41

Jesus has all authority - Matt 28:18

Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection - John 19–21; 1 Cor 15:12-20

Spoke in parables - Matt 13:10-17

Sermon on the Mount - Matt 5–7

Second Coming - Acts 1:11; Rev 19:11-19

The union of Jesus’s two natures - Phil 2:5-11

He is the eternal God - Col 1:17; 2:9; Heb 1:3

Our great high priest - Heb 7:25; Heb 4:14-16

Justice

God is just - Deut 32:4

God’s laws are just – Ps 19:7-9; 111:7-8

God’s laws are to be applied impartially - Num 15:16; Deut 1:17; Rom 2:11

Justice is to be applied in society - Ps 72:1-2; 4; Amos 5:21-24

God requires men to do justice – Mic 6:8; Zech 7:9-10

Justice is to be connected to righteousness - Ps 89:14; Amos 5:24

Justice for the orphan, widow, and alien - Deut 10:17-19

Kingdom

God’s kingdom agenda - Ps 128:1-6

Jesus proclaimed the kingdom - Mark 1:14-15

The kingdom must be prioritized - Matt 6:33-34

The kingdom is not of this world - John 18:36

The kingdom has a King - John 18:37

The kingdom brings order to chaos - Gen 1:1-3; Isa 32:1-4

The kingdom glorifies its King - Rom 11:36

The kingdom has subjects - Matt 25:34-40

The kingdom is unshakeable - Heb 12:28

The kingdom operates by covenants - Exod 19:5-6

The mysteries of the kingdom - Matt 13:24-50

Paul proclaimed the kingdom - Acts 28:23, 30-31

The disciples proclaimed the kingdom - Luke 9:1-2

The church possesses the keys to the kingdom - Matt 16:18-19

The kingdom covenant of dominion - Gen 1:26-28; Ps 8:3-6

Love

God is love - 1 John 4:8

We are to love one another - John 13:34

We are to love God - Deut 6:5

God loves the world - John 3:16

Love exists between the persons of the Trinity - John 17:24; 1 John 4:7-14

Love described - 1 Cor 13:1-13

Love your enemies - Matt 5:44

Time to love - Eccl 3:8

Love casts out fear - 1 John 4:18

Men

A man provides for his family - 1 Tim 5:8

A man loves his wife - Eph 5:25

A man disciplines his children in love - Eph 6:4

A man should be strong and firm in the faith - 1 Cor 16:13

Men of exceeding moral character should lead the church well - 1 Tim 3:1-10

A man is under divine authority - Exod 34:23-24; 1 Cor 11:3

Men are to be the foundation of the family - Exod 18:19

Men are to lead in prayer - 1 Tim 2:8

Marriage

Marriage should reflect Christ and the church - Eph 5:22-33

Marriage was created before the fall - Gen 2:24

Marriage is permanent until death - Matt 19:3-9; Rom 7:1-3; 1 Cor 7:39

Marriage does not exist in heaven - Luke 20:34-38

God hates divorce - Mal 2:16

Sexual activity should only happen within marriage - Prov 5:15-20

Marriage is between a man and a woman - Gen 2:24

Husbands and wives have unique roles in marriage - Eph 5:22-33

Husbands and wives are to be unified in prayer - 1 Cor 7:5; 1 Pet 3:7

Mercy

God has mercy on people - Ps 86:15

Mercy is a spiritual virtue - Matt 5:7; Luke 6:36

Jesus’s throne dispenses mercy - Heb 4:14

Mercy given can be received - Matt 5:7; Jas 2:13

Mercy should be given to others - Jude 22-23

Money

The love of money - Eccl 5:10; 1 Tim 6:10

The worship of money - Matt 6:24

Treasure in heaven - Matt 6:19-21

Money and contentment - 1 Tim 6:6-8

Money and temptation - 1 Tim 6:9

Money and pride - 1 Tim 6:17-19

Danger of greed - Luke 12:13-21

Money and stewardship - Matt 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27

The power to make wealth - Deut 8:17-18; Isa 48:17

Making friends with money - Luke 16:1-13

Financial sowing and reaping - Luke 6:38; 2 Cor 9:6-10

Slavery of debt - Prov 22:7

Priority of giving - Prov 3:9-10; Ps 50:14-15, 23; Luke 6:38; 1 Cor 16:2

Patience

God is patient with us - 2 Pet 3:9

We are to be patient with others - Gal 5:22-23

We are to be patient in times of tribulation - Rom 12:12; Jas 5:7-8

Patience is developed through trials - Jas 1:3-4

Joy should accompany patience - Col 1:9-12

God is the source of patience - Rom 15:5

Patience is a fruit of the spirit – Gal 5:22

Patience in ministry - 2 Cor 6:6; 2 Tim 4:2

Peace

A unique kind of peace comes from God - Phil 4:7

God’s kingdom will usher in permanent peace between people - Isa 2:4

Peace should exist among Christians - 2 Cor 13:11

Christ is our peace - Eph 2:14

Jesus gives us inner peace - Mat 11:28-30

Peace in the midst of tribulation - John 16:33

The peace of God - Phil 4:6-7

Peace with God - Rom 5:1

Prayer

Prayer brings the peace of God - Phil 4:6-7

God listens to our prayers - Ps 34:17-18

God answers prayer - Ps 50:15; 91:15; Jer 33:3; Matt 7:7

People should pray together - Acts 2:42

People can pray alone - Dan 6:10

Prayer can be brief and wordless - Neh 2:4-5

Jesus’s instructions on prayer - Matt 6:5-15

A person’s attitude and relationships affect the efficacy of prayer - Jas 4:1-3; 1 Pet 3:7

Power of prayer - Eph 3:14-20; Jas 5:16-18

The seasons for unanswered prayer - Jas 1:5-7; 4:1-5

Praying in faith - Jas 1:5-7; 5:13-15

Repentance

Humility accompanies repentance - 2 Chr 7:14

Repentance and the kingdom - Matt 3:2

Unrepentance brings the wrath of God - Rom 2:4-5

National repentance - Joel 1:14

Baptism of repentance - Mark 1:4

Repentance from dead works - Heb 67:1

All should repent - Acts 17:30

Reconciliation

People should be reconciled to God - Rom 5:10; 2 Cor 5:20

People should be reconciled to each other - Matt 5:24

Racial reconciliation - Zeph 3:9; Eph 2:11-22; Gal 2:11-20

Global reconciliation - Rev 7:9

Believers have the ministry of reconciliation - 2 Cor 5:18-19

Resurrection

Resurrection of the body - 1 Cor 15:42-45

Resurrection of Christ - 1 Cor 15:3-4

OT references to the resurrection - Dan 12:2

God is the God of the living - Mark 12:24-27

Jesus will raise the dead - John 5:25-29

Resurrection at the rapture - 1 Thess 4:16

Resurrection at the white throne judgement - Rev 20:11-15

Salvation

Need for salvation - Rom 6:23; Eph 2:1-3

Cure for sin - Rom 7:24-25; 8:1-3

Justification - Rom 3:21-31

Sanctification - Rom 5:9-10; Jas 1:19-21

Glorification - Col 3:4

Regeneration - Titus 3:5

Free gift - Rom 3:24; 6:23

Security - John 10:27-29; Rom 8:31-39

Salvation belongs to the Lord - Ps 3:8

Helmet of salvation - Eph 6:17

Satan

Satan fell from heaven - Isa 14:12-17; Luke 10:18;

Satan deceived Eve - Gen 3:1-7

The ruler of this world - John 12:31

The deceiver - Rev 12:9

The accuser - Zech 3:1; Rev 12:10

Frustrates the work of God’s Word - Mark 4:15

Father of lies - John 8:44

Tempts Jesus - Matt 4:1-11

Hell prepared for - Matt 25:41

Sin

Original sin - Ps 51:5

Separates man from God - Isa 59:2

Harms interpersonal relationships - 1 Cor 6:9-11

Leads to death - Rom 5:12; 6:23

Entered the world at the fall - Rom 5:12

God forgives sin - Eph 4:32

Jesus became sin for us - 2 Cor 5:21

Sin is universal - Ecc 7:20; Rom 3:10-12; 6:23

Confession is the remedy for sin - 1 John 1:9

Christ died for us in our sin - Rom 5:8

Christ died for our sins - 1 Cor 15:3

Spiritual Gifts

The variety of gifts - Rom 12:4-8; 1 Cor 12:4-11

The sovereign distribution of gifts - 1 Cor 12:11, 18

The servanthood of spiritual gifts - 1 Pet 4:10-11

The purpose of spiritual gifts - Rom 1:11; Eph 4: 8-16

The importance of each spiritual gift - 1 Cor 12:14-31

The unity of spiritual gifts - 1 Cor 12:25-26

The abuse of spiritual gifts - 1 Cor 14:1-40

The motivation behind spiritual gifts - 1 Cor 13:1-13

Spiritual Growth

Bearing good fruit - Matt 3:8-10

Seek first the kingdom of God - Matt 6:33

God will complete the work he started in you - Phil 1:6

Fruit of the Spirit - Gal 5:22-23

A theology of spiritual growth - 2 Pet 1:2-11

The role of the Word of God - 2 Tim 2:15

Help others grow in their faith - 2 Tim 4:11-15

God is the source of spiritual growth - 1 Cor 3:7

Grow in grace - 2 Pet 3:18

Grow in the Word - 1 Pet 2:2

Spiritual Warfare

The armor of God - Eph 6:10-16

God is our protection – Ps 91:1-16

The enemy seeks to destroy us - 1 Pet 5:8

God’s Word is powerful - Heb 4:12

God provides a way to escape temptation of the devil - 1 Cor 10:13

Jesus has overcome the world - John 16:33

Jesus was tempted and came through victorious - Matt 4:1-11

Overcoming the devil - Rev 12:11

The cross defeated the demonic realm - Col 2:15

Trials

The purpose of trials - Jas 1:2-4

Trials test our faith - 1 Pet 1:7

The expectation of trials - 1 Pet 4:12

The ministry of trials - 2 Cor 1:3-11

The victory over trials - John 16:33

Entering the kingdom through tribulation - Acts 14:22

Trinity

God has a triune name - Matt 28:19

Jesus spoke of the other two persons of the Trinity as distinct - John 14:26

The Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son - John 15:26; Rom 8:9

All three members of the Godhead were active in creating the world - Gen 1:1-2; Col 1:16

God speaks in the first person plural - Gen 1:26; Isa 6:8

Trinitarian formats are used throughout the New Testament - 2 Cor 13:14

All three members were involved in Jesus baptism - Luke 3:22

Trinitarian construction can be found in the Old Testament - Isa 42:1

Unity

The blessing of unity - Ps 133:1-3

The preservation of unity - Eph 4:3

The condemnation of disunity - 1 Cor 1:10-13

The condemnation of racial disunity - Num 12:1-10; Gal 2:11-20

The unity of the body - 1 Cor 12:7-26

The power of unity - Acts 4:24-31

The mindset of unity - Rom 15:5-6; Phil 1:27

The goal of unity - Eph 4:11-16

The prayer for unity - John 17:20-23

Women

First at the resurrection - John 20:11-18

Role in the church - Rom 16:1-2; 1 Tim 3:11; 1 Cor 11:5

Role in marriage - Eph 5:22-33

Jesus ministered to women - Luke 10:38-42; John 4:1-38

Importance to the ministry of Jesus - Luke 8:1-3

Provided political and military leadership - Judg 4–5

Worship

Worship is reserved only for God - Luke 4:8

Continuous worship in heaven - Rev 4:1-11

Worship should be continuous on earth - Phil 4:4

Worship glorifies God - Ps 86:9

Creation sings praises to God - Isa 55:12

Worship includes singing - Isa 12:5

Worship includes music and instruments - Ps 150

Our lives should be an act of worship - Rom 12:1

Worship is a community event - Ps 95:1-6; Eph 5:19

Worship is a private event – Eph 5:19

Worship is to be in spirit and truth - John 4:24