Bible Paragraph Summary - Philippians & Colossians

Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.  Proverbs 9:9

 My NAS Bible has chapter summary headings--sometimes more than one in the chapter--as you can see in the picture above of the end of Philippians and the beginning of Colossians.  See the words in the bolded font?  Apparently not all Bibles have this and since I've used the NAS all of my life, I never knew (or really realized) that some Bibles don't have these headings!  I like getting a sort of preview of what is going to happen in the words that follow.  I suppose these are included at the discretion of the translator and publisher.

I decided to type these out for every Bible book and chapter so I could easily reference where a particular story or topic was instead of spending a long time searching through the pages for a name or topic to jump out at me.  And what if I am not near a computer or can't whip out my phone to look it up?  (I guess that's the Old School #BibleNerd in me!)  For instance, I wanted to know where the story of Zaccheus was in the Gospels.  I can quickly and easily look through these listings and find that the story of Zaccheus is found in Luke 19.  Success!  And that didn't take long at all.

I've included these sheets in my A5 Bible Reference Binder and I actually have them in a few of my Bible binders so that no matter where I am, I will have access to the information.  I decided to share this information for you, dear reader, in case you are interested in something like this!  It IS #FridayFreebie, after all.  So look for these posts every Friday for a while; I will post the New Testament first then post the Old Testament.  Look for "Friday Freebie" or "Paragraph Summary" in the labels/tags.  Feel free to copy and format them how you will use them.  I think that any Bible study information should not cost anything to anyone and would appreciate you sharing about this content and about my blog with anyone you know would appreciate what is found here.]

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PHILIPPIANS

1   Thanksgiving / The Gospel Is Preached / To Live Is Christ

2   Be Like Christ / Timothy and Epaphroditus

3   The Goal of Life

4   Think of Excellence / God’s Provisions

  

COLOSSIANS

1   Thankfulness for Spiritual Attainments / The Incomparable Christ

2   You Are Built Up in Christ

3   Put On the New Self / Family Relations

4   Fellow Workers

 

At the Moment of Salvation - 40 Things 15, 16, 17

  ...that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; or with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.  Romans 10:9-10

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At the moment of salvation, every believer in Jesus Christ receives 40 things from God. Of the 40 things, 39 of them are permanent and can never be removed from the believer - even by God himself! The only temporary thing is the Filling of the Holy Spirit which we lose due to our own free will to act against God. We can repeatedly gain the Filling of the Spirit following confession of our known sins to the Father.

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15. Identification with Jesus Christ

At the moment of salvation, the believer is permanently identified with Christ’s work on the cross by God the Father. The Christian is forever after identified with Christ in His death, burial, resurrection, ascension, and present session at the Father’s right hand. This is synonymous with "Past" and "Present" Positional Truth. Romans 6:3-12; Galatians 2:20

Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. (Romans 6:3-12)

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)

16. Indwelling of God the Father

The believer is indwelt by God the Father at the moment of salvation. The reason why the Christian is indwelt by the Father at that moment is to provide a guarantee of unseen, yet extremely powerful assets and provisions for living the Christian life. In eternity past, the first person of the Trinity authored all of these invisible assets and provisions. He also granted all blessing in time and rewards for eternity "in Christ." This indwelling is also for the glorification of His plan for the Church Age. John 14:23; Ephesians 4:6

Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. (John 14:23)

One God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. (Ephesians 4:6)

17. Indwelling of Jesus Christ

The indwelling of Jesus Christ is the guarantee of our membership in the Royal family of God that results in instant transportation to heaven at death by our lord Jesus Christ Himself! Christ also imparts encouragement to us as we grow spiritually through the Word of God. John 14:20; Romans 8:10, 2 Corinthians 3:5; Colossians 1:27

On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. (John 14:20)

But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. (Romans 8:10)

Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. (2 Corinthians 3:5)

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27)

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Staying Salty: 40 Things (saltedstudy.blogspot.com) 

God of Our Fathers, Known of Old

The king reflected and said, 'Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?'  While the word was in the king's mouth, a voice came from heaven, saying 'King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: sovereignty has been removed from you, and you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the beasts of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and seven periods of time will pass over you until you recognize that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.'  Daniel 4:30-32

God of Our Fathers, Known of Old

Rudyard Kipling, poem (1865-1936)

God of our Fathers, known of old,
Lord of our far-flung battle-line,
beneath whose awful hand we hold
dominion over palm and pine;
Lord God of hosts, be with us yet,
lest we forget--lest we forget!

The tumult and the shouting dies;
the captains and the kings depart;
still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
an humble and a contrite heart.

Lord God of hosts, be with us yet,

lest we forget--lest we forget!

Far-called, our navies melt away;

on dune and headland sinks the fire:

lo, all our pomp of yesterday

is one with Nineveh and Tyre!

Judge of the nations, spare us yet,

lest we forget--lest we forget!

If, drunk with sight of power, we loose

wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,

such boastings as the Gentiles use,

or lesser breeds without the law--

Lord God of hosts, be with us yet,

lest we forget--lest we forget!

For heathen heart that puts her trust

in reeking tube and iron shard,

all valiant dust that builds on dust,

and, guarding, calls not Thee to guard,

for frantic boast and foolish word--

Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord!

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Rudyard Kipling is not known as a hymnwriter.  He became famous for his poetry and for books like Barrack-Room Ballads and The Jungle Book in the 1890s.  In 1897, when England was celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign, the Times of London asked Rudyard Kipling to write a special poem for the occasion.

The poem created quite a stir.  Instead of praising his country's military strength, Kipling sounded almost like an Old Testament prophet calling for mercy from a just and righteous God.

It seemed uncharacteristic for Kipling, who was associated with British colonialism, to write, "All our pomp of yesterday is one with Nineveh and Tyre!"  Kipling's hymn serves as a powerful sermon to all who are tempted to elevate the glory and power of their nation above that of the sovereign Creator.

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The Music:

There seem to be a few tunes that are with these words.

"God of our fathers, known of old" @ St. John's Detroit - YouTube  (oh the organ! #goosebumps)

God of Our Fathers, Known of Old (St Catherine) - YouTube

God Of Our Fathers Known Of Old - Hymn Lyrics & Music - YouTube

Nerdy Stuff:

Rudyard Kipling | Hymnary.org

Rudyard Kipling Manuscript Signed of his Poem, Recessional| The Raab Collection

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria - Wikipedia

Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee – The official website of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee (thediamondjubilee.org)

Bible Paragraph Summary - Galatians & Ephesians

  Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.  Proverbs 9:9

My NAS Bible has chapter summary headings--sometimes more than one--as you can see in the picture above of the beginning of Ephesians.  See the words in the bolded font?  Apparently not all Bibles have this and since I've used the NAS all of my life, I never knew (or really realized) that some Bibles don't have these headings!  I like getting a sort of preview of what is going to happen in the words that follow.  I suppose these are included at the discretion of the translator and publisher.

I decided to type these out for every Bible book and chapter so I could easily reference where a particular story or topic was instead of spending a long time searching through the pages for a name or topic to jump out at me.  And what if I am not near a computer or can't whip out my phone to look it up?  (I guess that's the Old School #BibleNerd in me!)  For instance, I wanted to know where the story of Zaccheus was in the Gospels.  I can quickly and easily look through these listings and find that the story of Zaccheus is found in Luke 19.  Success!  And that didn't take long at all.

I've included these sheets in my A5 Bible Reference Binder and I actually have them in a few of my Bible binders so that no matter where I am, I will have access to the information.  I decided to share this information for you, dear reader, in case you are interested in something like this!  It IS #FridayFreebie, after all.  So look for these posts every Friday for a while; I will post the New Testament first then post the Old Testament.  Look for "Friday Freebie" or "Paragraph Summary" in the labels/tags.  Feel free to copy and format them how you will use them.  I think that any Bible study information should not cost anything to anyone and would appreciate you sharing about this content and about my blog with anyone you know would appreciate what is found here.]

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GALATIANS

1   Introduction / Perversion of the Gospel / Paul Defends His Ministry

2   The Council of Jerusalem / Peter (Cephas) Opposed by Paul

3   Faith Brings Righteousness / Intent of the Law

4   Sonship in Christ / Bond and Free

5   Walk by the Spirit

6   Bear One Another’s Burdens

 

 EPHESIANS

1   The Blessings of Redemption

2   Made Alive in Christ

3   Paul’s Stewardship

4   Unity of the Spirit / The Christian’s Walk

5   Be Imitators of God / Marriage Like Christ and the Church

6   Family Relationships / The Armor of God

God of Our Fathers

O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us the work that You did in their days, in the days of old.  You with Your own hand drove out the nations; then You planted them; You afflicted the peoples, then You spread them abroad.  For by their own sword they did not possess the land, and their own arm did not save them, but Your right hand and Your arm and the light of your presence, for You favored them.  Psalm 44:1-4

God of Our Fathers
Daniel Crane Roberts (1841-1907)

God of our fathers, whose almighty hand
leads forth in beauty all the starry band
of shining worlds in splendor through the skies,

our grateful songs before Thy throne arise.

Thy love divine hath led us in the past;

in this free land by Thee our lot is cast;

be Thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay,

Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.

From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence,

be Thy strong arm our ever sure defense;

Thy true religion in our hearts increase,

Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.

Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way;

lead us from night to never-ending day;

fill all our lives with love and grace divine,

and glory, laud, and praise be ever Thine.

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Six years before his death in 1907, Daniel Roberts wrote, "I remain a country parson, known only within my own small world."  This hymn was penned while he pastored a rural church in Brandon, Vermont.  He wrote it in 1876 to commemorate the one-hundredth birthday of the Declaration of the Independence, and it was sung for the first time at Brandon's Fourth of July celebration

Because the people of Brandon enjoyed the hymn, Roberts submitted it to the committee planning the Constitution's centennial celebration.  The committee chose it as the official hymn for the occasion and sent it to the organist at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York City to compose an original tune.  The new tune, with a dramatic trumpet fanfare, helped to make this hymn unique.

I still get goosebumps remembering the first time I heard the amazing organist at my childhood church play the trumpet fanfare.  

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Daniel C. Roberts | Hymnary.org

USNA Pipe Organ, "God of Our Fathers", Ty Thompson - YouTube  (This instrument is impressive.)

God Of Our Fathers by Hammond (George W. Warren) - YouTube (Good sound on this video.  Wait a bit to see ALL the pipes!)

Bible Paragraph Summary - Letters to the Corinthians

   Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.  Proverbs 9:9

A group of ladies I know is reading through the book of First and Second Corinthians and I wanted to post these paragraph summaries so they could have these available should they need them during this time.  (Hi Ladies!)

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My NAS Bible has chapter summary headings--sometimes more than one--as you can see in the picture above of the beginning of Matthew.  See the words in the bolded font?  Apparently not all Bibles have this and since I've used the NAS all of my life, I never knew (or really realized) that some Bibles don't have these headings!  I like getting a sort of preview of what is going to happen in the words that follow.  I suppose these are included at the discretion of the translator and publisher.

I decided to type these out for every Bible book and chapter so I could easily reference where a particular story or topic was instead of spending a long time searching through the pages for a name or topic to jump out at me.  And what if I am not near a computer or can't whip out my phone to look it up?  (I guess that's the Old School #BibleNerd in me!)  For instance, I wanted to know where the story of Zaccheus was in the Gospels.  I can quickly and easily look through these listings and find that the story of Zaccheus is found in Luke 19.  Success!  And that didn't take long at all.

I've included these sheets in my A5 Bible Reference Binder and I actually have them in a few of my Bible binders so that no matter where I am, I will have access to the information.  I decided to share this information for you, dear reader, in case you are interested in something like this!  It IS #FridayFreebie, after all.  So look for these posts every Friday for a while; I will post the New Testament first then post the Old Testament.  Look for "Friday Freebie" or "Paragraph Summary" in the labels/tags.  Feel free to copy and format them how you will use them.  I think that any Bible study information should not cost anything to anyone and would appreciate you sharing about this content and about my blog with anyone you know would appreciate what is found here.]

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FIRST CORINTHIANS

1   Appeal to Unity / The Wisdom of God

2   Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit

3   Foundations for Living

4   Servants of Christ

5   Immorality Rebuked

6   Lawsuits Discouraged / The Body is the Lord’s

7   Teaching on Marriage

8   Take Care with Your Liberty

9   Paul’s Use of Liberty

10   Avoid Israel’s Mistakes

11   Christian Order / The Lord’s Supper

12   The Use of Spiritual Gifts

13   The Excellence of Love

14   Prophecy a Superior Gift / Instruction for the Church

15   The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection / The Order of Resurrection

        The Mystery of Resurrection

16   Instructions and Greetings

 

 SECOND CORINTHIANS

1   Introduction / Paul’s Integrity

2   Reaffirm Your Love

3   Ministers of a New Covenant

4   Paul’s Apostolic Ministry

5   The Temporal and Eternal

6   Their Ministry Commended

7   Paul Reveals His Heart

8   Great Generosity

9   God Gives Most

10   Paul Describes Himself

11   Paul Defends His Apostleship

12   Paul’s Vision / A Thorn in the Flesh

13   Examine Yourselves

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Staying Salty: Bible Paragraph Summary - Acts & Romans (saltedstudy.blogspot.com)

Bible Paragraph Summary - Acts & Romans

  Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.  Proverbs 9:9

My NAS Bible has chapter summary headings--sometimes more than one--as you can see in the picture above of the beginning of Matthew.  See the words in the bolded font?  Apparently not all Bibles have this and since I've used the NAS all of my life, I never knew (or really realized) that some Bibles don't have these headings!  I like getting a sort of preview of what is going to happen in the words that follow.  I suppose these are included at the discretion of the translator and publisher.

I decided to type these out for every Bible book and chapter so I could easily reference where a particular story or topic was instead of spending a long time searching through the pages for a name or topic to jump out at me.  And what if I am not near a computer or can't whip out my phone to look it up?  (I guess that's the Old School #BibleNerd in me!)  For instance, I wanted to know where the story of Zaccheus was in the Gospels.  I can quickly and easily look through these listings and find that the story of Zaccheus is found in Luke 19.  Success!  And that didn't take long at all.

I've included these sheets in my A5 Bible Reference Binder and I actually have them in a few of my Bible binders so that no matter where I am, I will have access to the information.  I decided to share this information for you, dear reader, in case you are interested in something like this!  It IS #FridayFreebie, after all.  So look for these posts every Friday for a while; I will post the New Testament first then post the Old Testament.  Look for "Friday Freebie" or "Paragraph Summary" in the labels/tags.  Feel free to copy and format them how you will use them.  I think that any Bible study information should not cost anything to anyone and would appreciate you sharing about this content and about my blog with anyone you know would appreciate what is found here.]

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ACTS

1   Introduction / The Ascension / The Upper Room

2   The Day of Pentecost / Peter’s Sermon / The Ingathering

3   Healing the Lame Beggar / Peter’s Second Sermon

4   Peter and John Arrested / Threat and Release

     Sharing Among Believers

5   Fate of Ananias and Sapphira / Imprisonment and Release

     Gamaliel’s Counsel

6   Choosing of the Seven

7   Stephen’ Defense

8   Saul Persecutes the Church / Philip in Samaria

     An Ethiopian Receives Christ

9   The Conversion of Saul / Saul Begins to Preach Christ

      Peter’s Ministry

10   Cornelius’s Vision / Peter at Caesarea / Gentiles Hear Good News

11   Peter Reports at Jerusalem / The Church at Antioch

12   Peter’s Arrest and Deliverance / Death of Herod

13   First Missionary Journey / Paul Turns to the Gentiles

14   Acceptance and Opposition

15   The Council at Jerusalem / James’s Judgement

        Second Missionary Journey

16   The Macedonian Vision / First Convert in Europe

        Paul and Silas Imprisoned / The Jailer Converted

17   Paul at Thessalonica / Paul at Berea / Paul at Athens

        Sermon on Mars Hill

18   Paul at Corinth / Third Missionary Journey

19   Paul at Ephesus / Miracles at Ephesus

20   Paul in Macedonia and Greece / Troas to Miletus

        Farewell to Ephesus

21   Paul Sails from Miletus / Paul at Jerusalem / Paul Seized in Temple

22   Paul’s Defense before the Jews

23   Paul Before the Council / A Conspiracy to Kill Paul

        Paul Moved to Caesarea

24   Paul before Felix

25   Paul before Festus / Paul before Agrippa

26   Paul’s Defense before Agrippa

27   Paul is Sent to Rome / Shipwreck

28   Safe at Malta / Paul arrives at Rome

 

 ROMANS

1   The Gospel Exalted / Unbelief and Its Consequences

2   The Impartiality of God / The Jew is Condemned by the Law

3   All the World Guilty / Justification by Faith

4   Justification by Faith Evidence in Old Testament

5   Results of Justification

6   Believers are Dead to Sin, Alive to God

7   Believers United to Christ / The Conflict of Two Natures

8   Deliverance from Bondage / Our Victory in Christ

9   Solicitude for Israel

10   The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

11   Israel is Not Cast Away

12   Dedicated Service

13   Be Subject to Government

14   Principles of Conscience

15   Self-denial on Behalf of Others

16   Greetings and Love Expressed

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Staying Salty: Bible Paragraph Summary - Luke and John (saltedstudy.blogspot.com)

Staying Salty: Bible Paragraph Summary - Matthew and Mark (saltedstudy.blogspot.com)

At the Moment of Salvation #14 #15 (a weekly series)

   ...that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; or with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.  Romans 10:9-10

At the moment of salvation, every believer in Jesus Christ receives 40 things from God. Of the 40 things, 39 of them are permanent and can never be removed from the believer - even by God himself! The only temporary thing is the Filling of the Holy Spirit which we lose due to our own free will to act against God. We can repeatedly gain the Filling of the Spirit following confession of our known sins to the Father.

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14. Freedom From the Penalty of the Mosaic Law

At the moment of salvation, the believer is delivered from the curse of the law. At that moment, God the Father graciously imparts freedom from bondage to all clauses of the Mosaic Law. This means that the Law, as a unit, can never curse any Christian for failing to obey it, because our Lord Jesus Christ has perfectly obeyed it and that obedience is transferred to us. The law of God is perfect in its content and purpose. It instructed the Jew on the reality of disobedience of spiritual law. It revealed the answer to the sin problem. It also revealed the Laws of Divine Establishment for the entire human race. This Christian freedom does not mean freedom from the doctrine in the law, but rather the actual responsibility to it as a member of a Theocracy, which we are not!

Personal love toward the Triune God by the spiritually mature believer, plus our being "in Christ," who fulfilled the law is our fulfillment. Romans 13:8; Romans 8:2; Galatians 3:10-13

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. (Romans 13:8)

Because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:2)

All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law." Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith." The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them." Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." (Galatians 3:10-13)

15. Identification with Jesus Christ

At the moment of salvation, the believer is permanently identified with Christ’s work on the cross by God the Father. The Christian is forever after identified with Christ in His death, burial, resurrection, ascension, and present session at the Father’s right hand. This is synonymous with "Past" and "Present" Positional Truth. Romans 6:3-12; Galatians 2:20

Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. (Romans 6:3-12)

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)

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Staying Salty: At The Moment of Salvation #12 #13 (A Weekly Series) (saltedstudy.blogspot.com) 

Battle Hymn of the Republic

 ...then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.  For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.  The last enemy that will be abolished is death.  For He has put all things in subjection under His feet.  But when He says, "All things are put in subjection," it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him.   1 Corinthians 15:24-27

Battle Hymn of the Republic
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword--

His truth is marching on.

Glory! glory, hallelujah!

Glory! glory, hallelujah!

Glory! glory, hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watch fires of a hundred circling camps,

they have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;

I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps--

His day is marching on.

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never sound retreat,

He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgement seat;

O be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet!

Our God is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,

with a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;

as He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free,

while God is marching on.

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Julia Ward Howe wrote these lyrics in the heart of the American Civil War.  She sent the words to the Atlantic Monthly magazine and received an honorarium of five dollars.  But the money wasn't her concern.  Her purpose was to provide some wholesome lyrics for the tune of "John Brown's Body Lies A-Moldering in the Grave."  She accomplished that and more.  When President Abraham Lincoln first heard the hymn, he asked to have it sung again.

The text is filled with biblical allusions.  The expression "grapes of wrath" refers to Revelation 14:19; the sounding trumpet is probably from Revelation 8.  For the Christian, the message of this song is that God's truth is eternal.  Although circumstances may appear overwhelmingly difficult, God will still accomplish His purposes, and His truth will endure.

It can be dangerous to identify political causes of even national patriotism with God's truth.  Nations my rise and fall, but God's truth remains forever.  "His truth is marching on."

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Julia Ward Howe | Hymnary.org

"Battle Hymn of the Republic" w/ the Mormon Tabernacle Choir LIVE from West Point | West Point Band - YouTube

Bible Paragraph Summary - Luke and John

 Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.  Proverbs 9:9

My NAS Bible has chapter summary headings--sometimes more than one--as you can see in the picture above of the beginning of Matthew.  See the words in the bolded font?  Apparently not all Bibles have this and since I've used the NAS all of my life, I never knew (or really realized) that other Bibles didn't have these headings!  I like getting a sort of preview of what is going to happen in the words that follow.  I suppose these are included at the discretion of the translator and publisher.

I decided to type these out for every Bible book and chapter so I could easily reference where a particular story or topic was instead of spending a long time searching through the pages for a name or topic to jump out at me.  And what if I am not near a computer or can't whip out my phone to look it up?  (I guess that's the Old School #BibleNerd in me!)  For instance, I wanted to know where the story of Zaccheus was in the Gospels.  I can quickly and easily look through these listings and find that the story of Zaccheus is found in Luke 19.  Success!  And that didn't take long at all.

I've included these sheets in my A5 Bible Reference Binder and I actually have them in a few of my Bible binders so that no matter where I am, I will have access to the information.  I decided to share this information for you, dear reader, in case you are interested in something like this!  It IS #FridayFreebie, after all.  So look for these posts every Friday for a while; I will post the New Testament first then post the Old Testament.  Look for "Friday Freebie" or "Paragraph Summary" in the labels/tags.  Feel free to copy and format them how you will use them.  I think that any Bible study information should not cost anything to anyone and would appreciate you sharing about this content and about my blog with anyone you know would appreciate what is found here.

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LUKE
1   Introduction / Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
     Jesus’ Birth Foretold
2   Mary Visits Elizabeth / The Magnificat / John is Born
      Zacharias’s Prophecy
2   Jesus’ Birth in Bethlehem / Jesus Presented at the Temple
     Return to Nazareth / Visit to Jerusalem
3   John the Baptist Preaches / Jesus is Baptized / Genealogy of Jesus
4   Temptation of Jesus / Jesus’ Public Ministry / Many Are Healed
5   The First Disciples / The Leper and the Paralytic / Call of Matthew
6   Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath / Choosing the Twelve / The Beatitudes
      Builders and Foundations
7   Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant / A Deputation from John
     Parable of Two Debtors
8   Ministering Women / Parable of the Sower / Parable of the Lamp
      Jesus Stills the Sea / The Demoniac Cured / Miracles of Healing
9   Ministry of the Twelve / 5000 Fed / The Transfiguration
     The Test of Greatness / Exacting Discipleship
10   The Seventy Sent Out / The Happy Results / The Good Samaritan
       Martha and Mary
11   Instruction about Prayer / Pharisees Blasphemy
       The Sign of Jonah / Woes Upon the Pharisees
12   God Knows and Cares / Covetousness Denounced
        Be in Readiness / Christ Divides Men
13   Call to Repent / Healing on the Sabbath
        Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven / Teaching in the Villages
14   Jesus Heals on the Sabbath / Parable of the Guests
       Parable of the Dinner / Discipleship Tested
15   The Lost Sheep / The Lost Coin / The Prodigal Son
16   The Unrighteous Steward / The Rich Man and Lazarus
17   Instructions / Ten Lepers Healed / Second Coming Foretold
18   Parables on Prayer / The Pharisee and the Publican
        The Rich Young Ruler / Bartimaeus Receives Sight
19   Zaccheus Converted / Parable of Money Usage
       The Triumphal Entry / Traders Driven from the Temple
20   Jesus’ Authority Questioned / Parable of the Vine-growers
       Tribute to Caesar / Is There a Resurrection?
21   The Widow’s Gift / Things to Come / The Return of Christ
22   Preparing the Passover / The Lord’s Supper / Who Is Greatest
       The Garden of Gethsemane / Jesus Betrayed by Judas
       Jesus’ Arrest / Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
23   Jesus Before Pilate / Jesus Before Herod
       Pilate Seeks Jesus’ Release / Simon Bears the Cross
       The Crucifixion / Jesus is Buried
24   The Resurrection / The Road to Emmaus / Other Appearances
        The Ascension
 
 JOHN
1   The Deity of Jesus Christ / The Witness John / The Word Made Flesh
     The Testimony of John / Jesus’ Public Ministry; First Converts
2   Miracle at Cana / First Passover—Cleansing the Temple
3   The New Birth / John’s Last Testimony
4   Jesus Goes to Galilee / The Woman of Samaria / The Samaritans
     Healing a Nobleman’s Son
5   The Healing at Bethesda / Jesus’ Equality with God
     Two Resurrections / Witness of John / Witness of Works
     Witness of the Father / Witness of the Scripture
6   5000 Fed / Jesus Walks on Water / Words to the People
     Words to the Jews / Words to the Disciples
     Peter’s Confession of Faith
7   Jesus Teaches at the Feast / Division of People over Jesus
8   The Adulterous Woman / Jesus is the Light of the World
      The Truth Will Make You Free
9   Healing the Man Born Blind / Controversy over the Man
     Jesus Affirms His Deity
10   Parable of the Good Shepherd / Jesus Asserts His Deity
11   The Death and Resurrection of Lazarus / Conspiracy to Kill Jesus
12   Mary Anoints Jesus / Jesus Enters Jerusalem / Greeks Seek Jesus
       Jesus Foretells His Death
13   The Lord’s Supper / Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet
        Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
14   Jesus Comforts His Disciples / Oneness with the Father
        Role of the Spirit
15   Jesus Is the Vine—Followers are Branches
        Disciples’ Relation to Each Other / Disciples’ Relation to the World
16   Jesus’ Warning / The Holy Spirit Promised
        Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Foretold / Prayer Promises
17   The High Priestly Prayer / The Disciples in the World
        Their Future Glory
18   Judas Betrays Jesus / Jesus before the Priests
       Peter’s Denial of Jesus / Jesus before Pilate
19   The Crown of Thorns / The Crucifixion / Care of the Body of Jesus
20   The Empty Tomb / Jesus Among His Disciples
        Why This Gospel Was Written
21   Jesus Appears at the Sea of Galilee / Jesus Provides
        The Love Motivation / Our Times Are in His Hand

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Staying Salty: Bible Paragraph Summary - Matthew and Mark (saltedstudy.blogspot.com)

At The Moment of Salvation #12 #13 (A Weekly Series)

  ...that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; or with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.  Romans 10:9-10

At the moment of salvation, every believer in Jesus Christ receives 40 things from God. Of the 40 things, 39 of them are permanent and can never be removed from the believer - even by God himself! The only temporary thing is the Filling of the Holy Spirit which we lose due to our own free will to act against God. We can repeatedly gain the Filling of the Spirit following confession of our known sins to the Father.

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12. Removal of Domination of the Old Sin Nature

At the moment of salvation, we are "dead" to the domination of the Old Sin Nature. The Old Sin Nature should be a "toothless tiger" in the life of the Christian. It has only the power we allow it to have. At salvation, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit becomes the new "ruler" of the body where He creates a temple for the indwelling of our Lord Jesus Christ as the "Shekinah Glory." This is the guarantee that we can be under divine blessing as we advance in the spiritual life.

This is also known as PAST Positional Truth, where we are identified with Christ on the cross. We are identified with His spiritual death, physical death, and burial. This is accomplished by the Baptism (identification) of the Holy Spirit.

The application of this PAST Positional Truth is the Christian in fellowship with God, possessing a continual attitude of rejecting, separating from, and being dead to personal sin and the production of human good and evil! Romans 6:6-12

For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. (Romans 6:6-12)

13. Removal of Satan’s Power

At salvation, we have freedom from Satan’s kingdom of evil. Satan has sovereignty over the unsaved and authority over all those who choose to live their lives in his cosmic (worldly) system of sin and evil. Satan’s influence of mankind is through man’s Old Sin Nature. However, Satan’s influence is "held in check" by God’s grace manifested in His laws of Divine Establishment. Colossians 1:12-13; 1 John 5:19; Ephesians 6:11-12; Ephesians 2:1-2; Galatians 5:1

Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, (Colossians 1:12-13)

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. (1 John 5:19)

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:11-12)

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. (Ephesians 2:1-2)

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1)

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Staying Salty: Forty Gifts At The Moment of Salvation - #1 (saltedstudy.blogspot.com)

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Staying Salty: At The Moment of Salvation #3 -- A Weekly Series (saltedstudy.blogspot.com)

Staying Salty: At the Moment of Salvation - 40 Things - 4 & 5 (saltedstudy.blogspot.com)

Staying Salty: At the Moment of Salvation #6 (a weekly series) (saltedstudy.blogspot.com)

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Bible Paragraph Summary - Matthew and Mark

Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.  Proverbs 9:9

My NAS Bible has chapter summary headings for each chapter--sometimes more than one--as you can see in the picture above of the beginning of Matthew.  See the words in the bolded font?  Apparently not all Bibles have this and since I've used the NAS all of my life, I never knew (or really realized) that other Bibles didn't have these headings!  I like getting a sort of preview of what is going to happen in the words that follow.  I suppose these are included at the discretion of the translator and publisher.

I decided to type these out for every Bible book and chapter so I could easily reference where a particular story or topic was instead of spending a long time searching through the pages for a name or topic to jump out at me.  And what if I am not near a computer or can't whip out my phone to look it up?  (I guess that's the Old School #BibleNerd in me!)  For instance, I wanted to know where the story of Zaccheus was in the Gospels.  I can quickly and easily look through these listings and find that the story of Zaccheus is found in Luke 19.  Success!  And that didn't take long at all.

I've included these sheets in my A5 Bible Reference Binder and I actually have them in a few of my Bible binders so that no matter where I am, I will have access to the information.  I decided to share this information for you, dear reader, in case you are interested in something like this!  It IS #FridayFreebie, after all.  So look for these posts every Friday for a while; I will post the New Testament first then post the Old Testament.  Look for "Friday Freebie" or "Paragraph Summary" in the labels/tags.  Feel free to copy and format them how you will use them.  I think that any Bible study information should not cost anything to anyone and would appreciate you sharing about this content and about my blog with anyone you know would appreciate what is found here.

.....

MATTHEW

1   Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah / Conception and Birth of Jesus

2   The Visit of the Magi / Flight to Egypt / Herod Slaughters Babies

3   The Preaching of John the Baptist / Baptism of Jesus

4   Temptation of Jesus / Jesus Begins His Ministry

      The First Disciples / Ministry in Galilee

5   Sermon on the Mount; the Beatitudes

      Disciples and the World / Personal Relationships

6   Giving to the Poor and Prayer / Fasting; The True Treasure;

      Wealth (Mammon); The Cure for Anxiety

7   Judging Others / Prayer and the Golden Rule

     The Narrow and Wide Gates / A Tree and It’s Fruit

     The Two Foundations

8   Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion’s Faith

     Peter’s Mother-in-law and Many Others Healed

     Discipleship Tested / Jesus Casts Out Demons

9   A Paralytic Healed / Matthew Called / Question About Fasting

     Miracles of Healing

10   The Twelve Disciples; Instruction for Service /

        A Hard Road Before Them / Meaning of Discipleship

       The Reward of Service

11   John’s Questions / Jesus’ Tribute to John

       The Unrepenting Cities / Come to Me

12   Sabbath Questions / Lord of the Sabbath / Pharisees Rebuked

       The Unpardonable Sin / Words Reveal Character

       The Desire for Signs / Changed Relationships

13   Jesus Teaches in Parables / An Explanation / The Sower Explained

       Tares among Wheat / the Mustard Seed / The Leaven

       The Tares Explained / A Costly Pearl / Hidden Treasure

       A Costly Pearl / A Dragnet / Jesus Revisits Nazareth

14   John the Baptizer Beheaded / 5000 Fed / Jesus Walks on Water

15   Tradition and Commandment / The Heart of Man

        The Syrophoenician Woman / Healing Crowds / 4000 Fed

16   Pharisees Test Jesus / Peter’s Confession of Christ

        Jesus Foretells His Death / Discipleship is Costly

17   The Transfiguration / The Demoniac / The Tribute Money

18   Rank in the Kingdom / Stumbling Blocks / Ninety-nine Plus One

        Discipline and Prayer / Forgiveness

19   Concerning Divorce / Jesus Blesses Little Children

        The Rich Young Ruler / The Disciples’ Reward

 20   Laborers in the Vineyard / Death, Resurrection Foretold

       Preferment Asked / Sight for the Blind

21   The Triumphal Entry / Cleansing the Temple / Barren Fig Tree

        Authority Challenged / Parable of the Two Sons

        Parable of the Landowner

22   Parable of the Marriage Feast / Tribute to Caesar

        Jesus Answers the Sadducees

23   Pharisaism Exposed / Eight Woes / Lament Over Jerusalem

24   Signs of Christ’s Return / Perilous Times / The Glorious Return

        Parable of the Fig Tree / Be Ready for His Coming

25   Parable of the Ten Virgins / Parable of the Talents /The Judgement

26   The Plot to Kill Jesus / The Precious Ointment / judas’s Bargain

       The Last Passover / The Last Supper Instituted

       The Garden of Gethsemane / Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest

      Jesus before Caiaphas / Peter’s Denials

27   Judas’s Remorse / Jesus Before Pilate / Jesus is Mocked

        The Crucifixion / Jesus is Buried

28   Jesus is Risen! / The Great Commission

 

 

 MARK

1   Preaching of John the Baptist / The Baptism of Jesus

      Jesus Preaches in Galilee / Crowds Healed

2   The Paralytic Healed / Levi (Matthew) Called

      Question of the Sabbath

3   Jesus Heals on the Sabbath / The Twelve Are Chosen

4   Parable of the Sower and Soils / Explanation / Parable of the Seed

     Parable of the Mustard Seed / Jesus Stills the Sea

5   The Gerasene Demoniac / Miracles and Healing

6   Teaching at Nazareth / The Twelve Sent Out / John’s Fate Recalled

     5000 Fed / Jesus Walks on the Water / Healing at Gennesaret

7   Followers of Tradition / The Heart of Man

      The Syrophoenician Woman

8   4000 Fed / Peter’s Confession of Christ

9   The Transfiguration / All Things Possible

      Death and Resurrection Foretold / Dire Warnings

10   Jesus’ Teaching about Divorce / Jesus Blesses Little Children

       The Rich Young Ruler / Jesus’ Sufferings Foretold

       Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

11   The Triumphal Entry / Jesus Drives Money Changers from Temple

        Jesus’s Authority Questioned

12   Parable of the Vine-growers / Jesus Answers the Pharisees,

       Sadducees, and Scribes / The Widow’s Mite

13   Things To Come / The Return of Christ

14   Death Plot and Anointing / The Last Passover / The Lord’s Supper

        Jesus in Gethsemane / Betrayal and Arrest

        Jesus Before His Accusers / Peter’s Denials

15   Jesus before Pilate / Jesus is Mocked / The Crucifixion

       Jesus is Buried

16   The Resurrection / The Disciples Commissioned