Rightly dividing the Word of Truth
Rohnel, and my beloved husband, Peter, servants of God and Christ, unto the twelve tribes scattered in the world beloved of God, called to be saints, to the little children and to the faithful: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1Co 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Psa 112:1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Psa 112:2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Psa 112:3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Keep My Commandments
Lev 22:31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
Lev 22:32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you
Deu 6:25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.
Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
1Jn 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Foundational Principles
Here are twelve principles for rightly dividing the Word of Truth and a final overarching principle we must never forget. When one deviates from these principles, they can be led into error and depart from the truth. Those chosen of the Lord take heed and apply these principles as they study the Scriptures to show themselves approved.
The Word of God is, was, and will be
The Word of God existing from the beginning shall never pass away and has a present, past, and future fulfilment, that is to say, the Word is, was, and will be:
Rev 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Rev 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
Mat 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
The is, was, and will be applies both to ourselves and to all of God’s creation as every man fulfills the Word of God in their appointed time.
The Word is a two-edged sword
The Word is God, a two-edged sword, speaking about the natural man and the new man, being created in Christ’s image. The Word is a two-edged sword because it brings salvation to the new man and death to the natural man within us. The Commandments of the Lord are the two-edged sword, giving life and ministering death, within. The Commandments in us is Life, and to the carnal thoughts within us is death. Satan, the prince of the air, drives the carnal thoughts within us.
Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Heb 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Psa 149:5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Psa 149:6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
Psa 149:7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
Joh 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
One example, but there could be thousands. The word fire as an example is both positive and negative depending on the subject at hand. The word for fire spiritually represents the Living Word, the Commandments that save us from our sins and burn out all things that defile. In the negative, fire destroys the old man and wreaks havoc on the works of the flesh when the Lord brings judgment through the Commandments upon us. This is just one of the ways the Lord hides His truths from the world.
The Sum of the Word is the Truth
All the Scriptures, the whole counsel of God, is the truth. Take the whole Word into consideration to arrive at the Truth of the matter. All Scripture is profitable, the old and the new. The truth of any matter is always established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Psa 119:160 The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever. [ESV].
2Ti 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
2Ti 3:17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2Co 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
Many err by taking single verses to the exclusion of others to create false doctrines, which have led many astray. The following principle is closely related.
No Scripture is of man’s own private interpretation
No prophecy of Scripture is of man’s own private explanation, but all true prophecy is from God. Holy men of God were and are being moved by the Holy Spirit to prophesy. The Comforter was not in the holy men of old because Christ had not come to them yet, but these men were moved to speak what Christ told them to speak. We know it to be so, because all the prophecies these holy men of old spoke have been fulfilled and are being fulfilled as it is this Day. If a prophecy does not come true, it is a lie. All of the prophecies in Scripture have been fulfilled and are being fulfilled. All prophecies of Scripture are inspired by God, the Father, Christ speaking.
2Pe 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
2Pe 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
2Pe 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Below is an example of a true prophecy that Isaiah spoke and was quoted again by Christ, His Christ, Paul, and John. True prophecy, like in the example below, will always be in every man’s life. The prophecy below is about man waxing fat in spiritual knowledge without Christ, without His Commandments.
Isa 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
Mat 13:15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Joh 12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Joh 12:39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
Joh 12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Joh 12:41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
Christ speaks of things that are not as if they were
Christ speaks of things that are not, as if they already are. He has already declared what shall be and brings it to pass in the Father’s appointed times.
Rom 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
Isa 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Isa 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Time is in God’s hand and part of all things He is working. It was many years before Abram became the father of many nations by Christ’s coming and the giving of His living faith for salvation. Yet Christ spoke as if it had already come to pass.
Gen 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
Our faith of Christ is imputed unto us for righteousness long before we overcome and actually become righteous by our obedience to the Gospel. Our faith in the Promises of God, yet to be revealed in us, makes us righteous in the Lord’s eyes, who brings all He has declared to pass in the appointed times.
Rom 4:20 He [Abram] staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Rom 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he [Christ] had promised, he was able also to perform.
Rom 4:22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
Rom 4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
Rom 4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
We are to be like Christ, and even while we wait or tarry for the Promise, we reckon ourselves dead to sin and alive to His Commandments. We are saved by the Hope of our faith and in the substance of things not yet seen.
Christ’s Words are Spirit
Christ’s Words are Spirit, and they are Life, not to be taken by the letter. The natural man in us does not see behind the letter. Only through mercy shown us by the Father and His Son are we able to understand spiritual things. Mercy shown to us is the opening of blind eyes and deaf ears.
Joh 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Joh 6:64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
Joh 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Mat 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
Mat 16:14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
Mat 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
Mat 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Mat 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
2Co 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
It is helpful to remember that the things in the natural world show us how things work in the spiritual.
Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
For example, using fire again, we know fire burns up the wood or substance, and then the fire goes out; it does not burn forever. So it is with the Word of God that judges us, so the lie of eternal torment is easily refuted on principle alone.
The Holy Spirit teaches comparing spiritual to spiritual
Truth is found by comparing spiritual to spiritual. When we compare natural or physical with spiritual to arrive at the Truth, we are snared and taken. He that is spiritual judges/discerns all things. When we depend on knowledge of the Scriptures, without Christ’s Commands, to save us, we fail miserably. Only Christ saves us from our sins. He that is spiritual, that is to say, having the Spirit of Christ, compares spiritual with spiritual. Christ’s Spirit is the Commandments.
1Co 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
Isa 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts [mature].
Isa 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
Isa 28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
Isa 28:12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing[Christ’s Commandments]: yet they would not hear.
Isa 28:13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
One Event for all mankind
There is one event coming alike to all, which is fulfilling the Word of God and experiencing the salvation of the Lord.
1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Ecc 9:2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
The one event we live out has a conclusion, which is every man’s salvation from sin. The whole of man is the keeping of God’s Commandments.
Ecc 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole of man.
The one event by which every man lives proceeds out of the mouth of God, meaning the Living Word that saves every man in their appointed time. Thus, a related principle follows.
Man lives by every Word God Spoke
The Word of God teaches us that every man lives or experiences inwardly every Word that comes out of the mouth of God in the appointed times for that man. We live the good and the evil, before we come to the Tree of Life [Christ].
Deu 8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
Mat 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Luk 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
All things written and done in Scripture are parables
All things are done in parables to hide the meaning of the letter. Everyone moved by the Spirit of God speaks in parables. Below is an example of Ezekiel speaking in parables. Christ and His Christ speak in parables. Paul spoke in parables more than the other disciples. Speaking in parables is speaking in tongues.
Eze 20:48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
Eze 20:49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Mat 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Mar 4:33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
Luk 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
1Co 14:18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
Prove all things, try every Spirit
We are commanded to prove all things, try the spirits, and see if things are so. To be a Berean is to receive the Word with all readiness of mind and search the Scriptures daily, whether these things are so. We are warned of many deceivers sent into the world to try us and have many Commandments to test all things, and do not be led astray.
1Jn 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
1Ti 4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
2Co 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity [living by every word, one event, etc] that is in Christ.
Act 17:10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Act 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
The fulfilment of Scripture is inward, in the Kingdom of God
The true people [the Israel] of God, live all words inwardly fulfilling the IS part of ‘is, was, and will be’. Where is the kingdom of God, and where is the Lord working to bring about Christ in us? When the Comforter comes to us, that is to say, the Father and Christ have come to us, the Kingdom of God has come to us, within. When we begin to hear the Gospel preached, the Kingdom is near, at the door.
Luk 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Luk 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Joh 14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
An example of living the Word inwardly is the story of Noah’s flood. We do not go through the flood of Noah outwardly, but we do go through the flood inwardly. The flood inwardly is our Baptism of John [Baptism of repentance] experience. We live all Scriptures inwardly through our own experiences, or we live these experiences through the Body of Christ. Note that only eight souls were saved by water in Noah’s days. This is a very small remnant, and it is symbolic of the remnant that escapes and is saved through the Baptism of John, and through the Baptism of Fire, doing the Gospel.
Gen 7:23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
Gen 7:24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
Only a small remnant escapes the clutches of spiritual Babylon and is born again by the two Baptisms of John and Christ.
Isa 10:20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth
Many of the prophecies we fulfil inwardly are lived in our day of the Lord, which is the third spiritual day in which we are being perfected.
Joe 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
Hearing and receiving the Gospel, the Living Christ, the Commandments is our fulfilling of these Scriptures in our hearts and minds and in our earth, meaning our walk.
1Pe 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
1Pe 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
The 1,000-year reign with Christ is a significant example of living every word inwardly. One day is as a thousand years to the Lord. The so-called millennium reign is the thousand-year reign spoken of in Revelation, which is just another symbol for the Day of the Lord, the third and final day of God’s plan to rebuild His Holy Temple. It is our day of resurrection, where we are now seated with Christ in the heavens. We reign with Christ in His Kingdom, which is within us; we do not reign in the outward world.
Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him
All men fulfil this in the process of being saved from their sins when the Living Christ, the Comforter, the Promise, the Holy Spirit, and the Living Commandments, called by many names, come and dwell within. In the Kingdom of God, rulership does not operate like in the outward world, where the Gentiles exercise dominion over one another. In the Lord’s Kingdom, rulership is about reigning over our sins by keeping our minds and walking in subjection to the commandments of Christ. The greatest in God’s Kingdom are those who obey and teach the Commandments, which is the ministry of the Gospel and our reasonable service to the Lord’s flock.
Mat 20:25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Mat 20:26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Mat 20:27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
The Overarching Principle:
The most essential principle to rightly divide the Word of Truth starts and ends with keeping the Lord’s Commandments. Nothing else matters but a new creation. The more excellent way is the love of God, which means to obey the Lord’s Commandments. Rightly dividing the Word is knowledge and is a means to the end, which is our salvation, having been perfected and remade into the image of God.
1Jn 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
1Jn 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
1Jn 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
We can rightly divide the Word and have all the knowledge and understanding of God’s deep things, but if we do not have love, which is obedience, we have nothing.
1Co 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
Our study to show ourselves approved and rightly divide the Word leads us to know and be focused on God’s Commandments. We are to shun profane and vain babblings and arguments over knowledge, which some turn into idols, and forget the most important thing.
2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2Ti 2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
1Ti 1:4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
1Ti 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
Conclusion
This short letter explains some key principles of how to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Many know these principles; nevertheless, this letter was primarily written to those who do not yet know this. Whether this is new to us or simply a reminder, we never forget to learn and keep the Commandments of Christ. The Commandments of Christ can be found on the truthinscripture.com website under the heading Commandments or this link: The Commandments Menu
Here are a few Commandments in the Gospels to conclude this letter. These are chosen in a nonspecific way but serve as a reminder not to forget the Lord when we feast on His Word:
Joh 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Joh 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Mat 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Mat 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Mat 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Mat 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Mat 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Luk 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Luk 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Mat 11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Joh 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Luk 12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Luk 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Luk 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mar 8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Luk 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Luk 8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
Mat 22:21 They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
Mat 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Joh 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
Mat 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Joh 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Mat 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Mat 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Mat 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Mat 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Mat 23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Mat 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Mat 18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Mat 18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Mat 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Mat 18:22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Luk 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Luk 14:8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
Joh 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Mar 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Luk 14:12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
Luk 14:13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Luk 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Mat 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Receive ye the Gospel, receive ye the Holy Spirit.