The Basics

1. SALVATION

MATTHEW 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

MARK 16:15-16 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Vs.16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

ROMANS 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

TITUS 2:l1 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men..

1 JOHN 5:11-12 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Vs.12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

2. SANCTIFICATION

HEBREWS 10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 THESSALONIANS 4:3-4 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Vs.4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour..

1 CORINTHIANS 1:2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

JOHN 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

3. SATAN

MATTHEW 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

ACTS 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

EPHESIANS 6:11-12 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Vs.12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

JAMES 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 PETER 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

REVELATION 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

4. SEAL

1 CORINTHIANS 9:2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

2 CORINTHIANS 1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

EPHESIANS 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,

Vs.14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

EPHESIANS 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

5. SECOND COMING OF CHRIST

ACTS 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

REVELATION 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

2 THESSALONIANS 1:7-10 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

Vs.8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Vs.9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

Vs.10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

MATTHEW 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

COLOSSIANS 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

6. SECRETS

ECCLESIASTES 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.

MARK 4:22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

ROMANS 2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

1 CORINTHIANS 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

7. SELF DENIAL

PROVERBS 23:2 And put a knife to thy Throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

MATTHEW 16:24-26 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Vs.25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

Vs.26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

ROMANS 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

GALATIANS 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

8. SELFISHNESS

ROMANS 15:1-3 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Vs.2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

Vs.3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

PHILIPPIANS 2:3-5 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Vs.4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Vs.5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

1 JOHN 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

9. SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS

PROVERBS 30:12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

ISAIAH 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

( See Luke 18:9-14 )

10. SERVANT

JOHN 13:14-16 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

Vs.15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

Vs.16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

COLOSSIANS 3:22-23 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

Vs.23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

11. SHEPHERD

PSALMS 23: 1-6 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Vs.2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Vs.3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Vs.4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Vs.5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup Runneth over.

Vs.6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

JOHN 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

12. SIN

ROMANS 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

ROMANS 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

ROMANS 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 JOHN 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

1 JOHN 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

1 JOHN 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

13. SLOTHFUL

PROVERBS 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

PROVERBS 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

PROVERBS 22:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

ROMANS 12:11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

ROMANS 8:14-16 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Vs.15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Vs.16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

GALATIANS 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

1 JOHN 3:1-2 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Vs.2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

15. SPEAKING

PROVERBS 10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

PROVERBS 23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

EPHESIANS 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

MATTHEW 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

PROVERBS 21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

16. STRIFE

PROVERBS 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

PROVERBS 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

PROVERBS 22:10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

PROVERBS 26:17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

PROVERBS 28:25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

17. SUBMISSION

EPHESIANS 5:21-22 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Vs.22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

HEBREWS 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

1 PETER 2:13-14 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

Vs.14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

18. SUFFERING

HEBREWS 5:8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

1 PETER 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

1 PETER 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

2 TIMOTHY 2:12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: