Compass Point

‘And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?  which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?’ —Mark 15:34

‘When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! ‘Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!  And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.’ —John 19:26, 27

‘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

‘ Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.  And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.’ —Luke 23:34 ‘But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; ‘That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:  for he maketh his sun to rise on the...

‘And Samuel grew, and the Lᴏʀᴅ was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.’ —1 Samuel 3:19 ‘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. ‘So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.’ —Hebrews 13:5, 6

‘As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.’ —John 9:5 ‘The night is far spent, the day is at hand:  let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.’ —Romans 13:12 ‘Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.’ —Psalm 119:105

‘Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.’ —John 15:13

‘The soul that sinneth, it shall die.  The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son:  the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.’ —Ezekiel 18:20 ‘And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be...

‘For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit’ —1 Peter 3:18 ‘Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.’ —1 Peter 2:24

‘For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.’ —John 3:17

‘And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. ‘This he said, signifying what death he should die.’ —John 12:32. 33

‘And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. —Philippians 2:8

‘Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust:  cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.’ —Psalm 143:8

‘For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.’ —Romans 6:23 ‘For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures’ —1 Corinthians 15:3

‘Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.’ —John 8:34

‘But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you’ —Matthew 5:44 ‘Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.  And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.’ —Luke 23:34

‘Let’s be clear.  To begin with, the claims of Christianity are in essence the claims of Christ.  I have no particular wish to defend Christianity as a system, or the Church as an institution.  The history of the Church has been a bittersweet story, combining deeds of heroism with deeds of shame.  But we're not ashamed of Jesus Christ who is the centre and core of Christianity.’ — John Stott i...

‘At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? ‘And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, ‘And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.’ —Matthew 18:1–3

‘He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him:  the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.’ —John 12:48

‘Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God’ —Philippians 4:6

‘And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.’ —Acts 24:25 ‘For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation’ —2 Corinthians 6:2

‘But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.’ —2 Timothy 2:23

‘By pureness, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned’ —2 Corinthians 6:6 ‘When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.’ —2 Timothy 1:5

‘Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.’ —2 Corinthians 9:15

‘Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ’ —Ephesians 3:8 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!  how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!’ —Romans 11:33