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Unbelief

  • Is sin — Joh 16:9
  • Defilement inseparable from — Tit 1:15
  • All, by nature, concluded in — Ro 11:32
  • Proceeds from
    • An evil heart - Heb 3:12
    • Slowness of heart - Lu 24:25
    • Hardness of heart - Mr 16:14; Ac 19:9
    • Disinclination to the truth - Joh 8:45,46
    • Judicial blindness - Joh 12:39,40
    • Not being Christ's sheep - Joh 10:26
    • The devil blinding the mind - 2Co 4:4
    • The devil taking away the word out of the heart - Lu 8:12
    • Seeking honour from men - Joh 5:44
  • Impugns the veracity of God — 1Jo 5:10
  • Exhibited in
    • Rejecting Christ - Joh 16:9
    • Rejecting the word of God - Ps 106:24
    • Rejecting the gospel - Isa 53:1; Joh 12:38
    • Rejecting evidence of miracles - Joh 12:37
    • Departing from God - Heb 3:12
    • Questioning the power of God - 2Ki 7:2; Ps 78:19,20
    • Not believing the works of God - Ps 78:32
    • Staggering at the promise of God - Ro 4:20
  • Rebuked by Christ — Mt 17:17; Joh 20:27
  • Was an impediment to the performance of miracles — Mt 17:20; Mr 6:5
  • Miracles designed to convince those in — Joh 10:37,38; 1Co 14:22
  • The Jews rejected for — Ro 11:20
  • Believers should hold no communion with those in — 2Co 6:14
  • They who are guilty of
    • Have not the word of God in them - Joh 5:38
    • Cannot please God - Heb 11:6
    • Malign the gospel - Ac 19:9
    • Persecute the ministers of God - Ro 15:31
    • Excite others against saints - Ac 14:2
    • Persevere in it - Joh 12:37
    • Harden their necks - 2Ki 17:14
    • Are condemned already - Joh 3:18
    • Have the wrath of God abiding upon - Joh 3:36
    • Shall not be established - Isa 7:9
    • Shall die in their sins - Joh 8:24
    • Shall not enter rest - Heb 3:19; 4:11
    • Shall be condemned - Mr 16:16; 2Th 2:12
    • Shall be destroyed - Jude 1:5
    • Shall be cast into the lake of five - Re 21:8
  • Warnings against — Heb 3:12; 4:11
  • Pray for help against — Mr 9:24
  • The portion of, awarded to all unfaithful servants — Lu 12:46
  • Exemplified
    • Eve - Ge 3:4-6
    • Moses and Aaron - Nu 20:12
    • Israelites - De 9:23
    • Naaman - 2Ki 5:12
    • Samaritan Lord - 2Ki 7:2
    • Disciples - Mt 17:17; Lu 24:11,25
    • Zacharias - Lu 1:20
    • Chief Priests - Lu 22:67
    • The Jews - Joh 5:38
    • Brethren of Christ - Joh 7:5
    • Thomas - Joh 20:25
    • Jews of Iconium - Ac 14:2
    • Thessalonian Jews - Ac 17:5
    • Ephesians - Ac 19:9
    • Saul - 1Ti 1:13
    • People of Jericho - Heb 11:31

Unicorn

  • Generally had a single horn — Ps 92:10
  • Sometimes found with two horns — De 33:17
  • Described as
    • Intractable in disposition - Job 39:9,10,12
    • Of vast strength - Job 39:11
  • The young of, remarkable for agility — Ps 29:6
  • Illustrative
    • Of God as the strength of Israel - Nu 23:22; 24:8
    • Of the wicked - Isa 34:7
    • (Horns of,) of the strength of the descendants of Joseph - De 33:17
    • (Horns of,) of the strength of powerful enemies - Ps 22:21
    • (The position of its horns,) of the exaltation of saints - Ps 92:10

Union With Christ

  • As Head of the Church — Eph 1:22,23; 4:15,16; Col 1:18
  • Christ prayed that all saints might have — Joh 17:21,23
  • Described as
    • Christ being in us - Eph 3:17; Col 1:27
    • Our being in Christ - 2Co 12:2; 1Jo 5:20
  • Includes union with the Father — Joh 17:21; 1Jo 2:24
  • Is of God — 1Co 1:30
  • Maintained by
    • Faith - Ga 2:20; Eph 3:17
    • Abiding in him - Joh 15:4,7
    • His word abiding in us - Joh 15:7; 1Jo 2:24; 2Jo 1:9
    • Feeding on him - Joh 6:56
    • Obeying him - 1Jo 3:24
  • The Holy Spirit witnesses — 1Jo 3:24
  • The gift of the Holy Spirit is an evidence of — 1Jo 4:13
  • Saints
    • Have, in mind - 1Co 2:16; Php 2:5
    • Have, in spirit - 1Co 6:17
    • Have, in love - Song 2:16; 7:10
    • Have, in sufferings - Php 3:10; 2Ti 2:12
    • Have, in his death - Ro 6:3-8; Ga 2:20
    • Have assurance of - Joh 14:20
    • Enjoy, in the Lord's supper - 1Co 10:16,17
    • Identified with Christ by - Mt 25:40,45; Ac 9:4; 8:1
    • Are complete through - Col 2:10
    • Exhorted to maintain - Joh 15:4; Ac 11:23; Col 2:7
  • Necessary to growth in grace — Eph 4:15,16; Col 2:19
  • Necessary to fruitfulness — Joh 15:4,5
  • Beneficial results of
    • Righteousness imputed - 2Co 5:21; Php 3:9
    • Freedom from condemnation - Ro 8:1
    • Freedom from dominion of sin - 1Jo 3:6
    • Being created anew - 2Co 5:17
    • The spirit alive to righteousness - Ro 8:10
    • Confidence at his coming - 1Jo 2:28
    • Abundant fruitfulness - Joh 15:5
    • Answers to prayer - Joh 15:7
  • They who have, ought to walk as he walked — 1Jo 2:6
  • False teachers have not — Col 2:18,19
  • Is indissoluble — Ro 8:35
  • Punishment of those who have not — Joh 15:6
  • Illustrated
    • Vine and branches - Joh 15:1,5
    • Foundation and building - 1Co 3:10,11; Eph 2:20,21; 1Pe 2:4-6
    • Body and members - 1Co 12:12,27; Eph 5:30
    • Husband and wife - Eph 5:25-32

Unity of God

  • A ground for obeying him exclusively — De 4:39,40
  • A ground for loving him supremely — De 6:4,5; Mr 12:29,30
  • Asserted by
    • God himself - Isa 44:6,8; 45:18,21
    • Christ - Mr 12:29; Joh 17:3
    • Moses - De 4:39; 6:4
    • Apostles - 1Co 8:4,6; Eph 4:6; 1Ti 2:5
  • Consistent with the deity of Christ and of the Holy Spirit — Joh 10:30; 1Jo 5:7; Joh 14:9-11
  • Exhibited in
    • His greatness and wonderful works - 2Sa 7:22; Ps 86:10
    • His works of creation and providence - Isa 44:24; 45:5-8
    • His being alone possessed of fore-knowledge - Isa 46:9-11
    • His exercise of uncontrolled sovereignty - De 32:39
    • His being the sole object of worship in heaven and earth - Ne 9:6; Mt 4:10
    • His being alone good - Mt 19:17
    • His being the only Saviour - Isa 45:21,22
    • His being the only source of pardon - Mic 7:18; Mr 2:7
    • His unparalleled election and care of his people - De 4:32-35
  • The knowledge of, necessary to eternal life — Joh 17:3
  • All saints acknowledge, in worshipping him — 2Sa 7:22; 2Ki 19:15; 1Ch 17:20
  • All should know and acknowledge — De 4:35; Ps 83:18
  • May be acknowledged without saving faith — Jas 2:19,20

Uprightness

  • God is perfect in — Isa 26:7
  • God has pleasure in — 1Ch 29:17
  • God created man in — Ec 7:29
  • Man has deviated from — Ec 7:29
  • Should be in
    • Heart - 2Ch 29:34; Ps 125:4
    • Speech - Isa 33:15
    • Walk - Pr 14:2
    • Judging - Ps 58:1; 75:2
    • Ruling - Ps 78:72
  • The being kept from presumptuous sins is necessary to — Ps 19:13
  • With poverty, is better than sin with riches — Pr 28:6
  • With poverty, is better than folly — Pr 19:1
  • They who walk in
    • Fear God - Pr 14:2
    • Love Christ - Song 1:4
    • Countenanced by God - Ps 11:7
    • Delighted in by God - Pr 11:20
    • Their prayer delighted in by God - Pr 15:8
    • Prospered by God - Job 8:6; Pr 14:11
    • Defended by God - Pr 2:7
    • Upheld in it by God - Ps 41:12
    • Recompensed by God - Ps 18:23,24
    • Find strengths in God's way - Pr 10:29
    • Obtain good from God's work - Mic 2:7
    • Obtain light in darkness - Ps 112:4
    • Guided by integrity - Pr 11:3
    • Walk surely - Pr 10:9
    • Direct their way - Pr 21:29
    • Kept by righteousness - Pr 13:6
    • Scorned by the wicked - Job 12:4
    • Hated by the wicked - Pr 29:10; Am 5:10
    • Abominated by the wicked - Pr 29:21
    • Persecuted by the wicked - Ps 37:14
    • Praise is comely for - Ps 33:1
    • A blessing to others - Pr 11:11
  • The truly wise walk in — Pr 15:21
  • The way of, is to depart from evil — Pr 16:17
  • They who walk in, shall
    • Possess good things - Pr 28:10
    • Have nothing good withheld - Ps 84:11
    • Dwell in the land - Pr 2:21
    • Dwell on high and be provided for - Isa 33:16
    • Dwell with God - Ps 15:2; 140:13
    • Be blessed - Ps 112:2
    • Be delivered by righteousness - Pr 11:6
    • Be delivered by their wisdom - Pr 12:6
    • Be saved - Pr 28:18
    • Enter into peace - Ps 37:37; Isa 57:2
    • Have dominion over the wicked - Ps 49:14
    • Have inheritance for ever - Ps 37:18
  • A characteristic of saints — Ps 111:1; Isa 26:7
  • Saints should resolve to walk in — Ps 26:11
  • The wicked
    • Have not, in heart - Hab 2:4
    • Leave not the path of - Pr 2:13
    • Do not act with - Mic 7:2,4
  • Pray for those who walk in — Ps 125:4
  • Reprove those who deviate from — Ga 2:14

Urim and Thummim

  • Placed in the breastplate of the high priest — Ex 28:30; Le 8:8
  • God to be consulted by — Nu 27:21
  • Instances of consulting God by — Judg 1:1; 20:18,28; 1Sa 23:9-11; 30:7,8
  • Sometimes no answer by, in consequence of the sin of those consulting — 1Sa 28:6
  • Were wanting in the second temple — Ezr 2:63; Ne 7:65
  • Illustrative of the light and perfection of Christ, the true high priest — De 33:8; Joh 1:4,9,17; Col 2:3

Usury or Interest

  • The lending of money or other property for increase — Le 25:37
  • Those enriched by unlawful, not allowed to enjoy their gain — Ps 28:8
  • The curse attending the giving or receiving of unlawful, alluded to — Jer 15:10
  • The Jews
    • Forbidden to take, from brethren - De 23:19
    • Forbidden to take, from brethren specially when poor - Ex 22:25; Le 25:35-37
    • Often guilty of taking - Ne 5:6,7; Eze 22:12
    • Required to restore - Ne 5:9-13
    • Allowed to take, from strangers - De 23:20
  • True and faithful Israelites never took, from their brethren — Ps 15:5; Eze 18:8,9
  • Judgments denounced against those who exacted unlawful — Isa 24:1,2; Eze 18:13
  • Illustrative of the improvement of talents received from God — Mt 25:27; Lu 19:23
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