Compass Point

‘But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.’ —Luke 11:42

‘One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.’ —Psalm 27:4

‘ He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.’ —John 9:25 ‘For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed:  for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.’ —2 Timothy 1:12

‘Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus’ —Romans 3:24

‘In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.’ —Proverbs 14:26

‘Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.’ —Proverbs 3:13

‘A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: ‘To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. ‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.’ —Proverbs 1:5–7 ‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy...

‘And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.’ —Luke 5:17

‘And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.’ —Acts 9:41

‘It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High’ —Psalm 92:1

‘For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.’ —Matthew 26:9 ‘But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.’ —Hebrews 2:9 ‘For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.’ —Hebrews 10:37

‘As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby’ —1 Peter 2:2

‘For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.’ —Romans 5:6 ‘But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.’ —Luke 5:24

‘And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.’ —Luke 5:20 ‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.’ —John 5:24 ‘Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.’...

‘And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.’ —Luke 5:20 ‘To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.’ —Acts 10:43

‘And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.’ —Luke 5:20 ‘For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world:  but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.’ —Hebrews 9:26

‘And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.’ —Luke 5:20 ‘How many are mine iniquities and sins?  make me to know my transgression and my sin. —Job 13:23

‘So there was a division among the people because of him.’ —John 7:43

More Than Earthlings: An Astronaut's Thoughts for Christ-Centered Living (Broadman Press, ISBN 0-8054-5255-9) is a 1983 non-fiction work by Apollo 15 astronaut James B. Irwin.

‘When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; ‘What is man, that thou art mindful of him?  and the son of man, that thou visitest him?’ —Psalm 8:3, 4

‘And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. ‘… ‘And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: ‘… ‘And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. ‘Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen...

‘And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.’ —John 19:35 ‘But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.’ —1 John 1:7

‘But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: ‘But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. ‘… ‘For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. ‘And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.’ —John 19:33–37

‘And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east:  and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.’ —Genesis 12:8 ‘And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.’ —Genesis 26:25

‘Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.’ —Colossians 3:16