Compass Point

‘And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this’ —Ezra 9:13 ‘He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.’ —Psalm 103:10

‘Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear:  and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.’ —2 Timothy 4:17 ‘And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters:  but David encourag...

‘Only Luke is with me.  Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.’ —2 Timothy 4:11 ‘Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have:  for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ —Hebrews 13:5

‘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.’ —Psalm 23:4

‘In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.’ —Romans 8:37

‘They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.’ —Galatians 5:24 ‘Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh’ —Galatians 5:16

‘The works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, ‘Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, ‘Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. ‘But...

‘Ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you.  Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.’ —Romans 8:9

‘If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:  old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.’ —2 Corinthians 5:17

‘Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. ‘… ‘Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.’ —John 3:3 & 7

‘The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men’ —Titus 2:11

‘When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple’ —Matthew 27:57

‘Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.’ —Philemon 24 ‘Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.’ —Colossians 4:14 ‘Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.’ —2 Timothy 4:10

‘The Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king:  at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. ‘… ‘He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.’ —Jeremiah 10:10–12

‘That ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; ‘That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.’ —1 Thessalonians 4:11 & 12

‘His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.’ —Luke 1:64

‘Many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: ‘But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.’ —John 20:30 & 31

‘When they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.’ —Luke 23:33

‘Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. ‘Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. ‘… ‘As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever.  Selah.’ —Psalm 48:1, 2, & 8

‘This thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people:  and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. ‘But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.’ —Jeremiah 7:23 & 24

‘Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have:  for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ —Hebrews 13:5

‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’ —John 1:1

‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness’ —2 Timothy 3:16

‘Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.’ —2 Timothy 3:5 ‘Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: ‘But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men’ —Philippians 2:6 & 7

‘Where there is no vision, the people perish:  but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.’ —Proverbs 29:18