Here are seven Bible verses that deal with conviction. John 16:8 “And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.” Jesus was about to go to Calvary and suffer and die on a cross and so He was trying to comfort them by telling them that He would send them the Comforter or Advocate Who would truthfully guide them as the Apostle John wrote, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses about safety for the believer in Jesus Christ. Psalm 91:1-2 “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91 is among the most read psalms because many Christians can identify with the psalmist who wrote that God promises deliverance (v 3), shelter (v 4), and freedom from... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses about setting goals in life. Proverbs 21:5 “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.” Who are the diligent? They are anyone who is diligent in planning, establishing, and setting goals and then setting themselves toward accomplishing those goals. Everyone should have some goal in life because without any goals, we can just wander aimlessly in life with no real purpose, so Solomon reminds us... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses about sex in the Bible. First Corinthians 7:3-4 “The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.” The Apostle Paul was concerned that couples denying one another and so he added, “Do not deprive one another, except... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses concerning raising money or fundraising. Third John 3:5-8 “Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. Therefore we ought to support people like these,... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses about showing support for missionaries. Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” The church shouldn’t feel obligated to be Jesus’ witnesses; they should earnestly desire to be His witnesses for what He has done for them. One way to support missionaries is not just financially but... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses that are used to say goodbye or farewell. Acts 20:37-38 “And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.” These two verses are such heartbreaking passages because the Ephesian elders seem to sense that “they would not see [Paul’s] face again”... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses that I believe will strengthen your faith. Romans 8:38-39 “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Our faith is no stronger that the object in which we place our faith and if your faith... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses to not take literally. Mark 9:47 “And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell.” C.S. Lewis once said “All good allegory exists not to hide, but to reveal, to make the inner world more palpable by giving it an (imagined) concrete embodiment” and so it is with some of... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses that you can give to a friend. John 15:12-13 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” Is there any greater love than a love willing to lay down a life for their friends? Now, think of this; “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died... Read more
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