Bible References Referred to in the article : Is The Bible Relevant For You Today?
Gen 1:1
1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
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2 Peter 1:21
21 because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
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Deut 7:9-10
9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations, (Moses)
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1 Kings 8:55-57
56 "Blessed be the LORD who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised; not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he uttered by Moses his servant.
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Ps 111:7
7 The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy, (David)
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Ezek 12:25
25 But I the LORD will speak the word which I will speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, says the Lord GOD." (God’s own testimony of himself)
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Rev 19:11
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. (Apostle John)
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Rev 1:8
8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
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Ps 51:5
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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Rom 5:12
12 Therefore as sin came into the world through one man and
death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all men sinned -
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Gen 6:12
12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for
all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
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Matt 23:28
28 So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within
you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
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Isa 64:6
6 We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
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Rom 3:23
23 all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
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1 John 1:8
8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the
truth is not in us.
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Isa 64:6
6 We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
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Rom 3:23
23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
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1 John 1:8
8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the
truth is not in us.
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Gen 6:22-7:1
22 Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.
Gen 7:22-23
23 He (God) blotted
out every living thing that was upon the face of the ground, man and animals
and creeping things and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth.
Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark.
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1 Kings 8:56
56 "Blessed be the LORD who has given rest to his
people Israel, according to all that he promised; not one word has failed of
all his good promise, which he uttered by Moses his servant.
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Isa 43:2
2 When you pass through the waters I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
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2 Cor 1:20
20 For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That
is why we utter the Amen through him, to the glory of God.
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Acts 17:10-12
11 Now these Jews
were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all
eagerness, examining the scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
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Mal 3:10
10 Bring the full tithes into the storehouse, that there may
be food in my house; and thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if
I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an
overflowing blessing.
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Josh 24:14-15
15 And if you be
unwilling to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the
gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the
Amorites in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the
LORD."
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1 Kings 18:20-22
21 And Eli'jah came
near to all the people, and said, "How long will you go limping with two
different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Ba'al, then follow
him." And the people did not answer him a word.
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Jer 4:22
22 "For my people are foolish,
they know me not;
they are stupid children,
they have no understanding.
They are skilled in doing evil,
but how to do good they know not."
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Jer 8:7
7 Even the stork in the heavens
knows her times;
and the turtledove, swallow, and crane
keep the time of their coming;
but my people know not
the ordinance of the LORD.
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Zech 7:11-13
11 But they refused to hearken, and turned a stubborn
shoulder, and stopped their ears that they might not hear. 12 They made their
hearts like adamant lest they should hear the law and the words which the LORD
of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great
wrath came from the LORD of hosts.
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2 Peter 3:4-6
5 They deliberately
ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago, and an earth
formed out of water and by means of water,
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Rom 1:25
25 because they
exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature
rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever! Amen.
Rom 1:28-32
28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God
gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct. 29 They were filled with
all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, malice. Full of envy, murder,
strife, deceit, malignity, they are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God,
insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31
foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God's decree that
those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them but approve
those who practice them.
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Matt 13:23
23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears
the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case a
hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."
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Matt 11:27-28
28 Come to me, all
who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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1 Peter 5:7
7 Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you.
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John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and
the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me
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A tract called Have you Heard of the Four Spiritual Laws by Bill Bright. Distributed by Campus Crusade For Christ.