Compass Point

‘Rejoice evermore.’ —1 Thessalonians 5:16

‘And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.’ —Jeremiah 29:13 ‘All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.’ —John 6:37

‘Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, ‘Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; ‘Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; ‘Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. ‘Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, t...

‘Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.’ —Mark 10:21

‘Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended:  but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before’ —Philippians 3:13 ‘Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.’ —2 Corinthians 5:9

‘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