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PREFACE
Isaiah 5:20 (NIV)
20 Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
Matthew 5:29-30 (NIV)
29 If your right eye causes you to
stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is
better for you to lose one part of your body
than for your whole body to be thrown into
hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to
stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better
for you to lose one part of your body than for
your whole body to go into hell.
Romans 12:21 (NIV)
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome
evil with good.
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CHAPTER 1
Revelation 14:10-11 (NIV)
10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s
fury, which has been poured full strength into
the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented
with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy
angels and of the Lamb.11 And the smoke of
their torment will rise for ever and ever. There
will be no rest day or night for those who
worship the beast and its image, or for anyone
who receives the mark of its name.”
2 Thessalonians 1:9 (NIV)
9 They will be punished with everlasting
destruction and shut out from the presence of
the Lord and from the glory of his might
Revelation 21:8 (NIV)
8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile,
the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who
practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—
they will be consigned to the fiery lake of
burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Matthew 25:41 (NIV)
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart
from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal
fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Mark 9:47-48 (NIV)
47 And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck
it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom
of God with one eye than to have two eyes and
be thrown into hell, 48 where “‘the worms that
eat them do not die, and the fire is not
quenched.’
Revelation 20:10 (NIV)
10 And the devil, who deceived them, was
thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where
the beast and the false prophet had been
thrown. They will be tormented day and night
for ever and ever.
Matthew 13:41-42 (NIV)
41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and
they will weed out of his kingdom everything
that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 They will
throw them into the blazing furnace, where
there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 3:12 (NIV)
12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will
clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat
into the barn and burning up the chaff with
unquenchable fire.”
Daniel 12:2 (NIV)
2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth
will awake: some to everlasting life, others to
shame and everlasting contempt.
Luke 16:23-24 (NIV)
23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he
looked up and saw Abraham far away, with
Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him,
‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send
Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and
cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this
fire.’
1 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV)
14 The person without the Spirit does not
accept the things that come from the Spirit of
God but considers them foolishness, and cannot
understand them because they are discerned
only through the Spirit.
1 John 1:8 (NIV)
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive
ourselves and the truth is not in us.
Romans 12:9 (NIV)
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling
to what is good.
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John 5:5-9 (NIV)
5 One who was there had been an invalid for
thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying
there and learned that he had been in this
condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do
you want to get well?” 7 “Sir,” the invalid
replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool
when the water is stirred. While I am trying to
get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”
8 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your
mat and walk.” 9 At once the man was cured;
he picked up his mat and walked.
Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such
a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off
everything that hinders and the sin that so
easily entangles. And let us run with
perseverance the race marked out for us,
Matthew 19:16-22 (NIV)
16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked,
“Teacher, what good thing must I do to get
eternal life?”
17 “Why do you ask me about what is
good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is
good. If you want to enter life, keep the
commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” he inquired.
Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall
not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you
shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your
father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as
yourself.’”
20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said.
“What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be
perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the
poor, and you will have treasure in
heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went
away sad, because he had great wealth.
1 Corinthians 13:12 (NIV)
12 For now we see only a reflection as in a
mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I
know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I
am fully known.
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Matthew 6:20 (NIV)
20 But store up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where moths and vermin do not
destroy, and where thieves do not break in and
steal.
Luke 23:43 (NIV)
43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today
you will be with me in paradise.”
John 14:2 (NIV)
2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that
were not so, would I have told you that I am
going there to prepare a place for you?
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)
9 However, as it is written: “What no eye has
seen, what no ear has heard, and what no
human mind has conceived”—the things God
has prepared for those who love him.
Hebrews 11:16 (NIV)
16 Instead, they were longing for a better
country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not
ashamed to be called their God, for he has
prepared a city for them.
Revelation 21:1 (NIV)
21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new
earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away, and there was no longer any
sea.
Revelation 21:4 (NIV)
4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There
will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or
pain, for the old order of things has passed
away.”
Revelation 22:1-5 (NIV)
22 Then the angel showed me the river of the
water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from
the throne of God and of the Lamb2 down the
middle of the great street of the city. On each
side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing
twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every
month. And the leaves of the tree are for the
healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be
any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb
will be in the city, and his servants will serve
him.4 They will see his face, and his name will
be on their foreheads.5 There will be no more
night. They will not need the light of a lamp or
the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give
them light. And they will reign for ever and
ever.
Revelation 21:15-27 (NIV)
15 The angel who talked with me had a
measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its
gates and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like
a square, as long as it was wide. He measured
the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000
stadia in length, and as wide and high as it is
long. 17 The angel measured the wall using
human measurement, and it was 144
cubits thick. 18 The wall was made of
jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as
glass. 19 The foundations of the city walls were
decorated with every kind of precious
stone. The first foundation was jasper, the
second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth
emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the
seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth
topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth,
and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve
gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a
single pearl. The great street of the city was of
gold, as pure as transparent glass.
22 I did not see a temple in the city, because
the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its
temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or
the moon to shine on it, for the glory of
God gives it light, and the Lamb is its
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lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and
the kings of the earth will bring their splendor
into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be
shut, for there will be no night there. 26 The
glory and honor of the nations will be brought
into it. 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor
will anyone who does what is shameful or
deceitful, but only those whose names are
written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Genesis 12:1 (NIV)
12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your
country, your people and your father’s
household to the land I will show you.
Luke 15: 1-7 (NIV)
15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all
gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the
Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered,
“This man welcomes sinners and eats with
them.”
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose
one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one
of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the
open country and go after the lost sheep until
he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully
puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then
he calls his friends and neighbors together and
says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost
sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there
will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner
who repents than over ninety-nine righteous
persons who do not need to repent.
Matthew 25:1-13 (NIV)
25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be
like ten virgins who took their lamps and went
out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them
were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish
ones took their lamps but did not take any oil
with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil
in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom
was a long time in coming, and they all became
drowsy and fell asleep.
6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the
bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed
their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise,
‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going
out.’
9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough
for both us and you. Instead, go to those who
sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
10 “But while they were on their way to buy the
oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who
were ready went in with him to the wedding
banquet. And the door was shut.
11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’
they said, ‘open the door for us!’
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know
you.’
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not
know the day or the hour.
Philippians 3:20-21 (NIV)
20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we
eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord
Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables
him to bring everything under his control, will
transform our lowly bodies so that they will be
like his glorious body.
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Chapter 4
Mark 3:28-29 (NIV)
28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all
their sins and every slander they utter, 29 but
whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will
never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal
sin.”
Hebrews 10:26-29 (NIV)
26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we
have received the knowledge of the truth, no
sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful
expectation of judgment and of raging fire that
will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone
who rejected the law of Moses died without
mercy on the testimony of two or three
witnesses. 29 How much more severely do you
think someone deserves to be punished who
has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who
has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the
covenant that sanctified them, and who has
insulted the Spirit of grace?
Isaiah 5:20 (NIV)
20 Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil, who put darkness for light
and light for darkness, who put bitter for
sweet and sweet for bitter.
Acts 8:3 (NIV)
3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going
from house to house, he dragged off both men
and women and put them in prison.
Acts 9:1 (NIV)
9 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out
murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.
1 Corinthians 15:9 (NIV)
9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not
even deserve to be called an apostle, because I
persecuted the church of God.
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no
longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now
live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave himself for me.
Luke 9:62 (NIV)
62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to
the plow and looks back is fit for service in the
kingdom of God.”
1 John 1:8-10 (NIV)
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive
ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will
forgive us our sins and purify us from all
unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not
sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his
word is not in us.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
8 For it is by grace you have been
saved, through faith—and this is not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by
works, so that no one can boast.
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Chapter 5
Matthew 5:11-12 (NIV)
11 “Blessed are you when people insult
you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of
evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and
be glad, because great is your reward in heaven,
for in the same way they persecuted the
prophets who were before you.
Jude 3-4 (NIV)
3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to
write to you about the salvation we share, I felt
compelled to write and urge you to contend for
the faith that was once for all entrusted to
God’s holy people. 4 For certain individuals
whose condemnation was written about long
ago have secretly slipped in among you. They
are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of
our God into a license for immorality and deny
Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
Romans 13:11 (NIV)
11 And do this, understanding the present time:
The hour has already come for you to wake up
from your slumber, because our salvation is
nearer now than when we first believed.
Matthew 16:15 (NIV)
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do
you say I am?”
John 11:26 (NIV)
26 and whoever lives by believing in me will
never die. Do you believe this?”
Romans 13:11 (NIV)
11 And do this, understanding the present time:
The hour has already come for you to wake up
from your slumber, because our salvation is
nearer now than when we first believed.
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Genesis 2:9 (NIV)
9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out
of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the
eye and good for food. In the middle of the
garden were the tree of life and the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 3:24 (NIV)
24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the
east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a
flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard
the way to the tree of life.
Revelation 2:7 (NIV)
7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the
Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is
victorious, I will give the right to eat from the
tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Psalm 14:1 (NIV)
1 The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
John 3:16 (NIV)
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his
one and only Son, that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life.
Matthew 28:19-20 NIV)
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything
I have commanded you. And surely I am with
you always, to the very end of the age.”
Luke 12:16-21 (NIV)
16 And he told them this parable: “The ground
of a certain rich man yielded an abundant
harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I
do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear
down my barns and build bigger ones, and
there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll
say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up
for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be
merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very
night your life will be demanded from you. Then
who will get what you have prepared for
yourself?’
21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up
things for themselves but is not rich toward
God.”
Proverbs 26:11 (NIV)
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
1 Timothy 6:10 (NIV)
10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of
evil. Some people, eager for money, have
wandered from the faith and pierced
themselves with many griefs.
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Chapter 7
Psalm 1:1 (NIV)
1 Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV)
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger,
brawling and slander, along with every form of
malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one
another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ
God forgave you.
Leviticus 26:13 (CEV)
13 I am the Lord your God, and I rescued you
from Egypt, so that you would never again be
slaves. I have set you free; now walk with your
heads held high.
Psalm 107:19 (NIV)
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
Acts 16:31 (NIV)
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and
you will be saved—you and your household.”
Galatians 1:3-4 (NIV)
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself
for our sins to rescue us from the present evil
age, according to the will of our God and
Father,
Hebrews 7:25 (NIV)
25 Therefore he is able to
save completely those who come to God
through him, because he always lives to
intercede for them.
Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV)
22 You were taught, with regard to your former
way of life, to put off your old self, which is
being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to
be made new in the attitude of your
minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to
be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Romans 12:2 (NIV)
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind. Then you will be able to test and
approve what God’s will is—his good,
pleasing and perfect will.
Psalm 144:15 (HCSB)
15 Happy are the people with such blessings.
Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.
Proverbs 3:13 (HCSB)
13 Happy is a man who finds wisdom
and who acquires understanding,
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Chapter 8
Matthew 10:34-36 (NIV)
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring
peace to the earth. I did not come to bring
peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
“‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
36 a man’s enemies will be the members of
his own household.’
Mark 1:18 (NIV)
18 At once they left their nets and followed
him.
Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)
12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in
view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a
living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is
your true and proper worship. 2 Do not
conform to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your
mind. Then you will be able to test and approve
what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and
perfect will.
Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV)
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on
earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and
where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store
up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
moths and vermin do not destroy, and where
thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything
I have commanded you. And surely I am with
you always, to the very end of the age.”
1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider
his appearance or his height, for I have rejected
him. The Lord does not look at the things
people look at. People look at the outward
appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
1 Peter 3:3-4 (NIV)
3 Your beauty should not come from outward
adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the
wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.4 Rather,
it should be that of your inner self, the unfading
beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of
great worth in God’s sight.
Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and
wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
2 Corinthians 1:5 (HCSB)
5 For as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us,
so through Christ our comfort also overflows.
Isaiah 41:10 (HCSB)
10 Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will hold on to you with My righteous right
hand.
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Chapter 9
John 5:28-29 (HCSB)
28 Do not be amazed at this, because a time is
coming when all who are in the graves will hear
His voice 29 and come out—those who have
done good things, to the resurrection of life, but
those who have done wicked things, to the
resurrection of judgment.
Luke 16:19-31 (NIV)
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in
purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every
day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named
Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to
eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the
dogs came and licked his sores.
22 “The time came when the beggar died and
the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The
rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades,
where he was in torment, he looked up and saw
Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his
side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father
Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to
dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my
tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that
in your lifetime you received your good things,
while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is
comforted here and you are in agony. 26 And
besides all this, between us and you a great
chasm has been set in place, so that those who
want to go from here to you cannot, nor can
anyone cross over from there to us.’
27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send
Lazarus to my family,28 for I have five brothers.
Let him warn them, so that they will not also
come to this place of torment.’
29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the
Prophets; let them listen to them.’
30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if
someone from the dead goes to them, they will
repent.’
31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to
Moses and the Prophets, they will not be
convinced even if someone rises from the
dead.’”
John 3:19-21 (NIV)
19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the
world, but people loved darkness instead of
light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone
who does evil hates the light, and will not come
into the light for fear that their deeds will be
exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth
comes into the light, so that it may be seen
plainly that what they have done has been done
in the sight of God.
Matthew 18:3 (NIV)
3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you
change and become like little children, you will
never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 10:15 (NIV)
15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive
the kingdom of God like a little child will never
enter it.”
Romans 8:29-30 (NIV)
29 For those God foreknew he also
predestined to be conformed to the image of
his Son, that he might be the firstborn among
many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he
predestined, he also called; those he called, he
also justified; those he justified, he also
glorified.
John 15:16 (NIV)
16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and
appointed you so that you might go and bear
fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever
you ask in my name the Father will give you.
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Romans 5:6 (NIV)
6 You see, at just the right time, when we were
still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
John 3:16 (NIV)
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his
one and only Son, that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 12:32 (NIV)
32 And I, when I am lifted up from the
earth, will draw all people to myself.”
Romans 10:13 (NIV)
13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the
Lord will be saved.
Titus 2:11 (NIV)
11 For the grace of God has appeared that
offers salvation to all people.
Romans 10:9-10 (NIV)
9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is
Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised
him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it
is with your heart that you believe and are
justified, and it is with your mouth that you
profess your faith and are saved.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new
creation has come: The old has gone, the new is
here!
Revelation 2:4-5 (NIV)
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken
the love you had at first.5 Consider how far you
have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at
first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and
remove your lampstand from its place.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
8 For it is by grace you have been
saved, through faith—and this is not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by
works, so that no one can boast.
Isaiah 64:6 (NIV)
6 All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away.
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Chapter 10
Matthew 6:14 (NIV)
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin
against you, your heavenly Father will also
forgive you.
Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)
32 Be kind and compassionate to one
another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ
God forgave you.
Hebrews 8:12 (NIV)
12 For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.”
Philippians 3:13 (NIV)
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself
yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do:
Forgetting what is behind and straining toward
what is ahead,
Matthew 10:16 (NIV)
16 “I am sending you out like sheep among
wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and
as innocent as doves.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy,
it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not
dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not
easily angered, it keeps no record of
wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects,
always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails
Matthew 22:36-39 (NIV)
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest
commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest
commandment. 39 And the second is like it:
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
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Chapter 11
John 6:26-27 (NIV)
26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you
are looking for me, not because you saw the
signs I performed but because you ate the
loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for
food that spoils, but for food that endures to
eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.
For on him God the Father has placed his seal of
approval.”
Exodus 20:3-6 (NIV)
3 “You shall have no other gods before me.
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in
the form of anything in heaven above or on the
earth beneath or in the waters below.5 You
shall not bow down to them or worship them;
for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous
God, punishing the children for the sin of the
parents to the third and fourth generation of
those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a
thousand generations of those who love me
and keep my commandments.
1 Corinthians 15:54-57 (NIV)
54 When the perishable has been clothed with
the imperishable, and the mortal with
immortality, then the saying that is written will
come true: “Death has been swallowed up in
victory.”
55 “Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of
sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives
us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:21 (NIV)
21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Luke 18:19 (NIV)
19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus
answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
Matthew 7:7 (NIV)
7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you
will find; knock and the door will be opened to
you.
Luke 11:13 (NIV)
13 If you then, though you are evil, know how
to give good gifts to your children, how much
more will your Father in heaven give the Holy
Spirit to those who ask him!”
John 14:14 (NIV)
14 You may ask me for anything in my name,
and I will do it.
Psalm 51:7 (NIV)
7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Matthew 18:8-9 (NIV)
8 If your hand or your foot causes you to
stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better
for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to
have two hands or two feet and be thrown into
eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to
stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is
better for you to enter life with one eye than to
have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of
hell.
2 Corinthians 12:7 (NIV)
7 or because of these surpassingly great
revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me
from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in
my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
Romans 7:14-20 (NIV)
14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am
unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not
understand what I do. For what I want to do I
do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do
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what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is
good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do
it, but it is sin living in me. 18 For I know that
good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my
sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is
good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not
do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not
want to do—this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do
what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who
do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
Romans 7:24-25 (NIV)
24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue
me from this body that is subject to
death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me
through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s
law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of
sin.
Hebrews 3:13 (NIV)
13 But encourage one another daily, as long as
it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be
hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Romans 10:13 (NIV)
13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the
Lord will be saved.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)
18 And we all, who with unveiled faces
contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being
transformed into his image with ever-increasing
glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the
Spirit.
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Chapter 12
Matthew 19:29-30 (NIV)
29 And everyone who has left houses or
brothers or sisters or father or mother or
wife or children or fields for my sake will receive
a hundred times as much and will inherit
eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be
last, and many who are last will be first.
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no
longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now
live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of
God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new
creation has come: The old has gone, the new is
here!
1 John 4:8 (NIV)
8 Whoever does not love does not know God,
because God is love.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a (NIV)
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy,
it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not
dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not
easily angered, it keeps no record of
wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects,
always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails.
Revelation 7:16-17 (NIV)
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,’
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their
eyes.’”
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Chapter 13
James 1:2-4 (NIV)
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,
whenever you face trials of many
kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of
your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let
perseverance finish its work so that you may be
mature and complete, not lacking anything.
1 Thessalonians 1:6 (NIV)
6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord,
for you welcomed the message in the midst of
severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy
Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give
thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will
for you in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 10:34 (NIV)
34 You suffered along with those in prison and
joyfully accepted the confiscation of your
property, because you knew that you
yourselves had better and lasting possessions.
Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)
2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and
perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he
endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat
down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Psalm 72:13 (NIV)
13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
Luke 10:33 (NIV)
33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where
the man was; and when he saw him, he took
pity on him.
1 Peter 3:18-20 (NIV)
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the
righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to
God. He was put to death in the body but made
alive in the Spirit. 19 After being made alive, he
went and made proclamation to the imprisoned
spirits— 20 to those who were disobedient long
ago when God waited patiently in the days of
Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a
few people, eight in all, were saved through
water,
Ephesians 4:8-10 (NIV)
8 This is why it says:
“When he ascended on high,
he took many captives
and gave gifts to his people.”
9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that
he also descended to the lower, earthly
regions? 10 He who descended is the very one
who ascended higher than all the heavens, in
order to fill the whole universe.)
Chapter 14
Ephesians 5:13-16 (NIV)
13 But everything exposed by the light becomes
visible—and everything that is illuminated
becomes a light. 14 This is why it is said:
“Wake up, sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as
unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of
every opportunity, because the days are evil.
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Chapter 14
Ephesians 5:13-16 (NIV)
13 But everything exposed by the light becomes
visible—and everything that is illuminated
becomes a light. 14 This is why it is said:
“Wake up, sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as
unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of
every opportunity, because the days are evil.
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MERE CHRISTIANITY STUDY GUIDE A Bible Study on the C.S. Lewis Book Mere Christianity
By Steven Urban
Mere Christianity Study Guide takes participants through a study of C.S.
Lewis’s classic Mere Christianity. Yet despite its recognition as a
“classic,” there is surprisingly little available today in terms of a serious
study course.
This 12-week Bible study digs deep into each chapter and, in turn, into
Lewis’s thoughts. Perfect for small group sessions, this interactive
workbook includes daily, individual study as well as a complete
appendix and commentary to supplement and further clarify certain
topics. Multiple week format options are also included.
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The Screwtape Letters Study Guide
A Bible Study on the C.S. Lewis Book The Screwtape Letters
By Alan Vermilye
The Screwtape Letters Study Guide takes participants through a study
of C.S. Lewis’s classic, The Screwtape Letters.
This Bible study digs deep into each letter from Screwtape, an
undersecretary in the lowerarchy of Hell, to his incompetent nephew
Wormwood a junior devil. Perfect for small group sessions this
interactive workbook includes daily, individual study with a complete
answer guide available online.
Designed as a 12-week study, multiple week format options are also
included.
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This is an essential companion if you are reading The Screwtape Letters as a small group. – J.T.
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The Screwtape Letters Study Guide for Teens
A Bible Study for Teenagers on the C.S. Lewis Book The Screwtape Letters
By Alan Vermilye
The Screwtape Letters Study Guide for Teens takes teenagers through a study of the
C.S. Lewis classic, The Screwtape Letters.
Created specifically for teenagers, each daily study is designed to take them through
each letter written by Screwtape, an undersecretary in the lowerarchy of Hell, to his
incompetent nephew Wormwood, a junior devil.
The interactive workbook is perfect for individual study or group study to include
youth groups, homeschool groups, or small groups.
Screwtape Proposes a Toast Study Guide A Bible Study on the C.S. Lewis Essay Screwtape Proposes a Toast
By Alan Vermilye
Only the imaginative mind of C.S. Lewis could create a short story about a demon
offering the after-dinner speech at the graduation ceremony at the Tempters’ Training
College for young demons.
Nearly two decades after the release of The Screwtape Letters and to the delight of his
fans, Lewis wrote a sequel that he never intended to create. In fact, he never imagined
the original book would become a classic and that his readers would continue to enjoy
it so many years later.
Screwtape Proposes a Toast Study Guide digs deep into this classic and provides a Bible
study for individual use or small groups. This flexible study can be used in one long
setting or divided up over several sessions.
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The 90-Day Bible Study Guide A Bible Study Tour of the Greatest Story Ever Told
By Bruce Gust
The 90-Day Bible Study Guide takes you on a journey through select
portions of Scripture covering a survey of the Bible in just 90 days! The
perfect Bible study for beginners, bible study for teens, homeschool groups,
adult Bible studies, or those seasoned veterans looking for a refresher Bible
study course.
Beginning with Genesis and ending in Revelations, you’ll spend just under
30 minutes each day in this Bible Study Guide and workbook on Scripture
readings and corresponding Bible study questions designed to guide you to
a better understanding of the personalities, the history, the conflicts, the
miracles and the Truth that is the Christian faith.
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