Compass Point

‘Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the Lᴏʀᴅ.’ —Joshua 9:14

‘Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” ‘And he said, “Here I am.”’ —Genesis 22:1 ‘You have tested my heart; ‘You have visited me in the night; ‘You have tried me and have found [b]nothing; ‘I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. ‘… ‘Uphold my steps in Your paths, ‘That my footsteps may not slip.’ —Psalm 17:3 & 5

‘Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone; ‘Nor let me flatter any man.’ —Job 32:21 ‘Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross.  And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.’ —John 19:19

‘This is the genealogy of Noah.  Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations.  Noah walked with God.’ —Genesis 6:9

‘but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, ‘because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”’ —1 Peter 1:15 & 16

‘But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till  there was  no remedy.’ —2 Chronicles 36:16

‘For I am the Lᴏʀᴅ your God.  You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ —Leviticus 11:44 ‘So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lᴏʀᴅ of hosts.”’ —...

‘So I said: “Woe  is  me, for I am undone! Because I  am  a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lᴏʀᴅ of hosts.”’ —Isaiah 6:5 ‘Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.’ —Job 40:4

‘And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lᴏʀᴅ of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”’ —Isaiah 6:3

‘Who is he who condemns?  It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.’ —Romans 8:34

‘Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.’ —Psalm 71:2

‘For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God.  Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. ‘God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands’ —Acts 17:23–24

‘Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things’ —Acts 17:25

‘For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.’ —Acts 17:23 ‘For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?’ —Romans 3:3

‘Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him.  And some said, What will this babbler say?  other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods:  because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.’ —Acts 17:18 ‘That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, havi...

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

‘A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.’ —Luke 8:5 ‘Now the parable is this:  The seed is the word of God.’ —Luke 8:11

‘For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God’ —Romans 3:23 ‘And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. ‘And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.’ —Luke 23:42 & 43

‘And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it’ —Mark 7:36

‘And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment’ —Hebrews 9:27

‘And he prayed unto the Lᴏʀᴅ, and said, I pray thee, O Lᴏʀᴅ, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish:  for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. ‘… ‘Then said the Lᴏʀᴅ, Doest thou well to be angry?’ —Jonah 4:2 & 4

‘How forcible are right words!  but what doth your arguing reprove?’ —Job 6:25

‘But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? ‘… ‘But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.’ —Matthew 15:3 & 9

‘Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.’ —Luke 23:47 ‘Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.’ —Matthew 27:54

‘Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.’ —John 13:23 ‘But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.’ —Matthew 26:58