Memory Verse Guide

Memory Verse Guide
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There is no more effective way to transform and renew your mind (Romans 12:1–2) than by memorizing and meditating on Scripture. The discipline and repetition necessary to memorize a text will plant it deep within your consciousness. Memorization places Scripture at your fingertips, always at your disposal for use on unexpected occasions. The passages you have memorized will also assist you in times of temptation (Ephesians 6:17).

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How to Use This Guide

The purpose of this memory verse guide is to give you direction and encouragement in the process of committing crucial biblical verses to memory. The guide provides you with the best memory verses on a variety of biblical topics.

Three Levels

The guide offers three levels of topically arranged memory verses. Each level contains 52 passages, so that you can learn a level in one year at the rate of one passage per week.

  • Level 1 provides foundational verses on 10 major areas of the Christian walk: salvation, assurance of salvation, prayer, Bible study, God’s will, evangelism, spiritual gifts, spiritual warfare, and stewardship.
  • Level 2 centers around the themes of loving God, oneself, and others. Verses cover these relationships: husband and wife, parent and child, employee and employer, Christian and Christian, Christian and the world, and Christian and creation.
  • Level 3 is structured around 10 areas of Christian doctrine: the Bible, God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, angels, man, sin, salvation, the church, and future things.

Suggestions

  • This is a systematic arrangement, and it is best to memorize the verses in the order in which they appear in this guide.
  • Consider committing yourself to mastering level 1 first. These are the core verses you should review and retain, even if you later learn and forget other verses.
  • Set specific and realistic goals. At the rate of one passage per week, it will take you a year. But some may be up for a faster pace (e.g., six months, at a pace of two passages per week) while others want to take it more slowly (e.g., two years, at a pace of one passage every two weeks).
  • Review is essential to retention, and it plays an increasingly important role with every new verse you learn. Be sure to review what you have memorized so that it will not gradually slip away from you. The more you have learned, the more important a methodical program of review will become.
  • Putting the passages on index cards (one per card) can be helpful. You can take these cards with you wherever you go. Use them during “dead times” of the day (while waiting for an appointment, waiting in line, waiting on hold, sitting in traffic).
  • Since the key to memorization is repetition, expose yourself to your new verses briefly but often.

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Salvation

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name. (John 1:12)

He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit. (Titus 3:5)

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Assurance of Salvation

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. (John 5:24)

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. (John 10:27–29)

I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. (John 11:25–26)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (1 Peter 1:3–5)

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38–39)

Spiritual Life

Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me; and he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will disclose Myself to him. (John 14:21)

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. (John 15:4–5)

So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. (Philippians 2:12–13)

Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. (Romans 6:11)

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

Prayer

Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened. (Matthew 7:7–8)

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments, and abide in His love. (John 15:10)

And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6–7)

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)

Bible Study

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16–17)

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. (Psalm 1:2)

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. (Joshua 1:8)

But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. (James 1:22)

God’s Will

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5–6)

I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:1–2)

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10)

The one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked. (1 John 2:6)

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28)

Evangelism

All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. (Matthew 28:18–20)

But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence. (1 Peter 3:15)

Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned, as it were, with salt, so that you may know how you should respond to each person. (Colossians 4:5–6)

He who has the Son has the life; He who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. (1 John 5:12)

And pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel. (Ephesians 6:19)

Spiritual Gifts

For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. (Romans 12:4–5)

And the things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. (2 Timothy 2:2)

And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11–12)

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. (1 Peter 4:10)

So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. (Galatians 6:10)

Spiritual Warfare (Be Alert, Arm Yourself, Resist)

Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8)

Therefore, take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. (Ephesians 6:13–15)

In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (Ephesians 6:16–17)

With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:18)

Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. (James 4:7)

Stewardship

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. (Luke 16:13)

Honor the Lord from your wealth, and from the first of all your produce. (Proverbs 3:9)

Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5)

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Loving God Completely

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. (Deuteronomy 6:5)

Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. (Isaiah 40:31)

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” On these two commandments depend the whole Law and Prophets. (Matthew 22:37–40)

If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. (Luke 9:23)

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. (John 14:27)

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22–23)

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. (Galatians 6:7)

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21)

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. (Hebrews 11:1, 6)

God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you. (1 Peter 5:5b–7)

Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him, and will dine with him, and he with Me. (Revelation 3:20)

Loving Self Correctly

In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men. (Acts 24:16)

Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. (Romans 6:6)

For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man. (Romans 7:22)

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. (1 Corinthians 6:19–20)

For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:17–18)

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me. (Galatians 2:20)

Put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. (Ephesians 4:24)

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself. (Philippians 3:20–21)

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things; and the God of peace shall be with you. (Philippians 4:8–9)

If then you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. (Colossians 3:1–4)

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16)

For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:15–16)

Therefore, gird your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:13)

Loving Others Compassionately

Husband and Wife

For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24)

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her. (Ephesians 5:25)

In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. (1 Peter 3:1–2)

You husbands likewise, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, since she is a woman; and grant her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. (1 Peter 3:7)

Parent and Child

And these words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. (Deuteronomy 6:6–7)

Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)

And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:4)

Employee and Employer

Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men; knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. (Colossians 3:23–24)

Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven. (Colossians 4:1)

Christian and Christian

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. (John 13:34–35)

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32)

And be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. (Ephesians 5:21)

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. (Philippians 2:3–4)

And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. (Colossians 3:12–13)

This you know, my beloved brethren. But let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God. (James 1:19–20)

Christian and the World

Relationship with non-Christians

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16)

Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 7:12)

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. (Mark 10:45)

First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men. (1 Timothy 2:1)

Relationship with the world system (world, flesh, and devil)

You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. (James 4:4)

Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. (1 John 2:15–16)

You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. (1 John 4:4)

Christian and Creation

And God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (Genesis 1:28)

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Thy name in all the earth, who hast displayed Thy splendor above the heavens! (Psalm 8:1)

The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. (Psalm 19:1) [/toggle]

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Some of the best verses for Christian doctrine have already appeared in levels 1 and 2. In these cases, alternative verses have been selected for level 3.

The Doctrine of the Bible

Revelation

God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. (Hebrews 1:1–2)

Inspiration

For no prophecy was ever made by the act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Peter 1:21)

Illumination

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things freely given to us by God. (1 Corinthians 2:12)

Interpretation

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15)

The Doctrine of God

Existence

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. (Romans 1:18–20)

Attributes

Omnipresence: If I ascend to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. (Psalm 139:8)

Omniscience: Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O Lord, You know it all. (Psalm 139:4)

Omnipotence: I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. (Job 42:2)

Love: The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. (1 John 4:8)

Justice: The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether. (Psalm 19:9)

Holiness: But the Lord of hosts will be exalted in judgment, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness. (Isaiah 5:16)

Immutability: Every good thing bestowed and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow. (James 1:17)

Truthfulness: I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me. (John 14:6)

Sovereignty: For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the Lord pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps. (Psalm 135:5–6)

The Trinity

Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! (Deuteronomy 6:4)

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. (2 Corinthians 13:14)

The Doctrine of Christ

Deity

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

Humanity

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

Resurrection

[He] was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 1:4)

Return

Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. (Titus 2:13)

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

Deity

Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? (Psalm 139:7)

Work in Salvation

Conviction: And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin, and righteousness, and judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you no longer behold Me; and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. (John 16:8–11)

Regeneration: That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, “You must be born again.” (John 3:6–7)

Indwelling: However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. (Romans 8:9)

Baptism: For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:13)

Sealing: In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:13–14)

Filling: And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit. (Ephesians 5:18)

Spiritual gifts

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. (1 Corinthians 12:4, 11)

The Doctrine of Angels

Angels

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation? (Hebrews 1:14)

Demons

And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day. (Jude 6)

Satan

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of lies. (John 8:44)

Believers’ Defense

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:3–5)

The Doctrine of Man

Origin

And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (Genesis 1:27)

Purpose

Also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:11–12)

Nature

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 5:23)

Fall

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned. (Romans 5:12)

The Doctrine of Sin

Definition

Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. (1 John 3:4)

Result

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. (Ephesians 2:1–3)

Provision

For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit. (1 Peter 3:18)

Victory

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body that you should obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. (Romans 6:12–13)

The Doctrine of Salvation

Basis

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. (Ephesians 2:8–9)

Results

Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1)

Benefits

The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly. (John 10:10)

Assurance

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life. (1 John 5:13)

The Doctrine of the Church

Local Church

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. (Acts 20:28)

Universal Church

He is also the head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; so that He Himself might come to have first place in everything. (Colossians 1:18)

Edification

And we proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ. (Colossians 1:28)

Evangelism

Go into all the world and preach gospel to all creation. (Mark 16:15)

The Doctrine of Future Things

Second Coming

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then will recompense every man according to his deeds. (Matthew 16:27)

Judgment of Believers

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:10)

Judgment of Unbelievers

And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15)

Heaven

In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. (John 14:2–3) [/toggle]

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Following is a list of all passage citations from levels 1, 2, and 3, in the order in which they appear in the Bible.

Genesis 1:27

Genesis 1:28

Genesis 2:24

Deuteronomy 6:4

Deuteronomy 6:5

Deuteronomy 6:6–7

Joshua 1:8

Job 42:2

Psalm 1:2

Psalm 8:1

Psalm 19:1

Psalm 19:9

Psalm 135:5–6

Psalm 139:4

Psalm 139:7

Psalm 139:8

Proverbs 3:5–6

Proverbs 3:9

Proverbs 22:6

Isaiah 5:16

Isaiah 40:31

Matthew 5:16

Matthew 6:33

Matthew 7:7–8

Matthew 7:12

Matthew 16:27

Matthew 22:37–40

Matthew 28:18–20

Mark 10:45

Mark 16:15

Luke 9:23

Luke 16:13

John 1:1

John 1:12

John 1:14

John 3:6–7

John 3:16

John 5:24

John 8:44

John 10:10

John 10:27–29

John 11:25–26

John 13:34–35

John 14:2–3

John 14:21

John 14:27

John 15:4–5

John 15:10

John 16:8–11

Acts 20:28

Acts 24:16

Romans 1:4

Romans 1:18–20

Romans 3:23

Romans 5:1

Romans 5:12

Romans 6:6

Romans 6:11

Romans 6:12–13

Romans 6:23

Romans 7:22

Romans 8:1

Romans 8:9

Romans 8:28

Romans 8:38–39

Romans 12:1–2

Romans 12:4–5

1 Corinthians 2:12

1 Corinthians 6:19–20

1 Corinthians 10:13

1 Corinthians 10:31

1 Corinthians 12:4, 11

1 Corinthians 12:13

2 Corinthians 4:17–18

2 Corinthians 5:10

2 Corinthians 5:17

2 Corinthians 5:21

2 Corinthians 10:3–5

2 Corinthians 13:14

Galatians 2:20

Galatians 5:16

Galatians 5:22–23

Galatians 6:7

Galatians 6:10

Ephesians 1:11–12

Ephesians 1:13–14

Ephesians 2:1–3

Ephesians 2:8–9

Ephesians 2:10

Ephesians 4:11–12

Ephesians 4:24

Ephesians 4:32

Ephesians 5:18

Ephesians 5:21

Ephesians 5:25

Ephesians 6:4

Ephesians 6:13–15

Ephesians 6:16–17

Ephesians 6:18

Ephesians 6:19

Philippians 1:21

Philippians 2:3–4

Philippians 2:12–13

Philippians 3:20–21

Philippians 4:6–7

Philippians 4:8–9

Philippians 4:19

Colossians 1:18

Colossians 1:28

Colossians 3:1–4

Colossians 3:12–13

Colossians 3:16

Colossians 3:23–24

Colossians 4:1

Colossians 4:5–6

1 Thessalonians 5:23

1 Timothy 2:1

2 Timothy 2:2

2 Timothy 2:15

2 Timothy 3:16–17

Titus 2:13

Titus 3:5

Hebrews 1:1–2

Hebrews 1:14

Hebrews 4:12

Hebrews 4:15–16

Hebrews 11:1, 6

Hebrews 13:5

James 1:19–20

James 1:22

James 4:4

James 4:7

1 Peter 1:3–5

1 Peter 1:13

1 Peter 3:1–2

1 Peter 3:7

1 Peter 3:15

1 Peter 3:18

1 Peter 4:10

1 Peter 5:5b–7

1 Peter 5:8

2 Peter 1:21

1 John 1:9

1 John 2:6

1 John 2:15–16

1 John 3:4

1 John 4:4

1 John 4:8

1 John 5:12

1 John 5:13

1 John 5:14

Jude 6

Revelation 3:20

Revelation 20:15 [/toggle]

 

Note: All Scriptures are quoted from the NASB version of the Bible. Feel free to use a different version if you prefer.

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