“Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted by God;’ for God cannot be tempted by evil nor does He himself tempt anyone.”
– James 1:13
“Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted by God;’ for God cannot be tempted by evil nor does He himself tempt anyone.”
– James 1:13
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“The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”
– 1 Timothy 1:15
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“After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up to the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.” So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.”
– John 6:1-14
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“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
– 1 John 1:9
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“And men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God.”
– Luke 13:29
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“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way where I am going. Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me.'”
– John 14:1-6
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Books of the New Testament
Four hundred years after the close of the Old Testament, the New Testament completes the cosmic story of God’s plan to bring salvation upon the earth. The word testament is best translated as “covenant.” The New Testament embodies the new covenant of which Jesus was mediator. This new covenant was sealed with the atoning death of Jesus Christ.
The New Testament opens with five narrative books – four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The Gospels cover the ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The Book of Acts continues the story of the development of the early church over the next thirty years.
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts of the Apostles
Romans
First Corinthians
Second Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
First Thessalonians
Second Thessalonians
First Timothy
Second Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
First Peter
Second Peter
First John
Second John
Third John
Jude
Revelation
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“’The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will bring peace. I, the Lord Almighty, have spoken!’”
– Haggai 2:9
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Books of the Old Testament
The Old Testament begins with God’s creation of the universe and continues by describing the mighty acts of God in and through His people. The 39 books of the Old Testament were written over a period of several centuries.
The first five books of the Old Testament are referred to as the Books of the Law or the Pentateuch, a Greek word meaning “five volumed.” The Hebrew term for this collection is Torah, meaning “instruction, teaching, or doctrine.”
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
First Samuel
Second Samuel
First Kings
Second Kings
First Chronicles
Second Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
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“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins…”
– Ephesians 2:1
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