Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Christlikeness » The ultimate aim of the Christian life
He will transform the body of our humble condition into the likeness of His glorious body, by the power that enables Him to subject everything to Himself.
For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
Verse Concepts
Ability, Of God To SaveGod, Fatherhood OfGod, All knowingGoalsAdoption, descriptions ofForeknowledgeFirstbornConformityethics, and graceElection, Results InChristlikenessBeing Chosendiscipleship, nature ofHeart, DivineHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfLikenessGod's ForeknowledgeParticipation, In ChristDestiny
Orderliness In SalvationSpiritualityChrist, Character OfNew Birth, Results OfChrist, Names ForLife's PurposeForeordained PlansSpiritual AdoptionChrist The FirstbornValidly Like GodLike ChristChrist's True FamilyConformingBenefits Of HeavenParticipation In Christ NatureimageReflecting God's HeartChrist Our BrotherChristians Being Called Brothers
Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him because we will see Him as He is.
the image
we will also bear
the image of the heavenly man.
We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Verse Concepts
God, Glory OfGoalsGlory, Revelation OfGrowing SpirituallyConversion, nature ofMetamorphosisThe Inner Manevil, victory overethics, and graceChristlikenessdiscipleship, nature ofAdoration, Of ChristThe New Man In ChristHeart, DivineRadiancyLikenessHeaven, Redeemed CommunityMirrorsNurtureParticipation, In ChristProgressSanctification, Means And ResultsSanctification, Nature And BasisSpiritual VitalitySpirituality
Imitating JesusHoly Spirit, Types OfGloryGod's Glory In The ChurchGod's Glory RevealedSpiritual ProgressGod's Shekinah GloryRadiant LivesAdmirationThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationAurasPeople TransformedValidly Like GodParticipation In Christ NatureGlory of ChristGlory of the The churchChange And GrowthChanging YourselfSelf ImagetechnologyrelaxingphotographyimageReflecting God's Heart
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires.
New creature » The believer as a
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.
Verse Concepts
Leaving The Past BehindComfortingConversion, nature ofAccepting ChristAbundant LifeNew ThingsMetamorphosisFaultsAwesome GodAmbassadorsBecoming A ChristianBecoming More Like ChristBorn Again, Results OfBeing Born AgainThe New Man In ChristBlessings, SpiritualBeginningGod, The CreatorTransformationNewnessParticipation, In ChristPast, TheAbiding In ChristResurrection, SpiritualSalvation, Nature Of
Sin, Avoidance OfUnion With Christ, Nature OfUnion With Christ, Significance OfCharacter Of SaintsNew Birth, Described AsFruits Of RighteousnessPassing AwayChanged HeartThe New CreationEternal SecurityThings Passing AwayNew LifeOld NatureChangeMeaning Of The Risen LifeAttitudeParticipation In Christ NatureCreationReconciliationThe PastpastchristrebirthNewLife That Is Worth Living
For both circumcision and uncircumcision mean nothing; what matters instead is a new creation.
Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in a new way of life.
He made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace.
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
you put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.
Verse Concepts
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord.
And I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh,
But now we have been released from the law, since we have died to what held us, so that we may serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old letter of the law.
Gentiles/heathen » Gentiles and jews being equal in Christ
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to the promise.
for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
But now, apart from the law, God's righteousness has been revealed-attested by the Law and the Prophets -that is, God's righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ, to all who believe, since there is no distinction.
Then the apostles and the elders assembled to consider this matter. After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them: "Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe. And God, who knows the heart, testified to them by giving the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us. read more.
He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
For as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body-so also is Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body-whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free-and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of his Creator. read more.
Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.
Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.
Heart » Renewed
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
The Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and all your soul so that you will live.
On the contrary, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart—by the Spirit, not the letter. That man’s praise is not from men but from God.
and renew a steadfast
And I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh,
Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
you are being renewed in the spirit of your minds;
Image » Figurative » Regenerated into
For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
Verse Concepts
Ability, Of God To SaveGod, Fatherhood OfGod, All knowingGoalsAdoption, descriptions ofForeknowledgeFirstbornConformityethics, and graceElection, Results InChristlikenessBeing Chosendiscipleship, nature ofHeart, DivineHoliness Of The SaintsHoliness, Purpose OfLikenessGod's ForeknowledgeParticipation, In ChristDestiny
Orderliness In SalvationSpiritualityChrist, Character OfNew Birth, Results OfChrist, Names ForLife's PurposeForeordained PlansSpiritual AdoptionChrist The FirstbornValidly Like GodLike ChristChrist's True FamilyConformingBenefits Of HeavenParticipation In Christ NatureimageReflecting God's HeartChrist Our BrotherChristians Being Called Brothers
when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.
We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Verse Concepts
God, Glory OfGoalsGlory, Revelation OfGrowing SpirituallyConversion, nature ofMetamorphosisThe Inner Manevil, victory overethics, and graceChristlikenessdiscipleship, nature ofAdoration, Of ChristThe New Man In ChristHeart, DivineRadiancyLikenessHeaven, Redeemed CommunityMirrorsNurtureParticipation, In ChristProgressSanctification, Means And ResultsSanctification, Nature And BasisSpiritual VitalitySpirituality
Imitating JesusHoly Spirit, Types OfGloryGod's Glory In The ChurchGod's Glory RevealedSpiritual ProgressGod's Shekinah GloryRadiant LivesAdmirationThe Holy Spirit, And SanctificationAurasPeople TransformedValidly Like GodParticipation In Christ NatureGlory of ChristGlory of the The churchChange And GrowthChanging YourselfSelf ImagetechnologyrelaxingphotographyimageReflecting God's Heart
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
you put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.
Verse Concepts
Look at how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called God's children. And we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn't know Him. Dear friends, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure.
Israel/jews » Jews and gentiles being equal in Christ
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to the promise.
for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
But now, apart from the law, God's righteousness has been revealed-attested by the Law and the Prophets -that is, God's righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ, to all who believe, since there is no distinction.
Then the apostles and the elders assembled to consider this matter. After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them: "Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe. And God, who knows the heart, testified to them by giving the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us. read more.
He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
For as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body-so also is Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body-whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free-and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of his Creator. read more.
Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.
Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.
Knowledge » What is renewed in knowledge
Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of his Creator.
Man » New » The believer as a
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.
Verse Concepts
Leaving The Past BehindComfortingConversion, nature ofAccepting ChristAbundant LifeNew ThingsMetamorphosisFaultsAwesome GodAmbassadorsBecoming A ChristianBecoming More Like ChristBorn Again, Results OfBeing Born AgainThe New Man In ChristBlessings, SpiritualBeginningGod, The CreatorTransformationNewnessParticipation, In ChristPast, TheAbiding In ChristResurrection, SpiritualSalvation, Nature Of
Sin, Avoidance OfUnion With Christ, Nature OfUnion With Christ, Significance OfCharacter Of SaintsNew Birth, Described AsFruits Of RighteousnessPassing AwayChanged HeartThe New CreationEternal SecurityThings Passing AwayNew LifeOld NatureChangeMeaning Of The Risen LifeAttitudeParticipation In Christ NatureCreationReconciliationThe PastpastchristrebirthNewLife That Is Worth Living
For both circumcision and uncircumcision mean nothing; what matters instead is a new creation.
Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in a new way of life.
He made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace.
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
you put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.
Verse Concepts
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord.
And I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh,
But now we have been released from the law, since we have died to what held us, so that we may serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old letter of the law.
Man » The new man
you took off your former way of life, the old man that is corrupted by deceitful desires; you are being renewed in the spirit of your minds; you put on the new man, the one created according to God's [likeness] in righteousness and purity of the truth.
So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with the Messiah in God. read more.
When the Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Therefore, put to death whatever in you is worldly: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, God's wrath comes on the disobedient, and you once walked in these things when you were living in them. But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of his Creator.
When the Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Therefore, put to death whatever in you is worldly: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, God's wrath comes on the disobedient, and you once walked in these things when you were living in them. But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of his Creator.
Man » Created » In knowledge (inferred)
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
New » Man » The believer as a
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.
Verse Concepts
Leaving The Past BehindComfortingConversion, nature ofAccepting ChristAbundant LifeNew ThingsMetamorphosisFaultsAwesome GodAmbassadorsBecoming A ChristianBecoming More Like ChristBorn Again, Results OfBeing Born AgainThe New Man In ChristBlessings, SpiritualBeginningGod, The CreatorTransformationNewnessParticipation, In ChristPast, TheAbiding In ChristResurrection, SpiritualSalvation, Nature Of
Sin, Avoidance OfUnion With Christ, Nature OfUnion With Christ, Significance OfCharacter Of SaintsNew Birth, Described AsFruits Of RighteousnessPassing AwayChanged HeartThe New CreationEternal SecurityThings Passing AwayNew LifeOld NatureChangeMeaning Of The Risen LifeAttitudeParticipation In Christ NatureCreationReconciliationThe PastpastchristrebirthNewLife That Is Worth Living
For both circumcision and uncircumcision mean nothing; what matters instead is a new creation.
Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in a new way of life.
He made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace.
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
you put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.
Verse Concepts
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord.
And I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh,
But now we have been released from the law, since we have died to what held us, so that we may serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old letter of the law.
New » Man » Strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit
Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
not by works of righteousness that we had done,
but according to His mercy,
through the washing of regeneration
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Verse Concepts
Accepting ChristBaptism Of The Holy SpiritBreath Of GodBorn Again, Produced ByBeing Born AgainBehaviourSpiritual RenewalBirth, SpiritualBaptism, significance ofHoliness, Believers' Growth InTransformationOnce Saved Always SavedRegenerationRenewal, Of People Of GodRevival, Nature OfSacramentsSelf Righteousness, And The GospelSpiritualityWashing
God, Grace OfHoly Spirit, Activities OfAbundance, SpiritualNew Birth, Described AsNew Birth, The Means OfGod's MercyThe Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit,Cleansing The BodyThe Divinity Of The Holy SpiritBeing Cleansed From SinRenewedGod Saves From TroubleGod Showed MercyWorks Of The LawRighteousnessRenewalrebirthgraciousness
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
and renew a steadfast
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Verse Concepts
God, Goodness OfBad ThoughtsConversion, nature ofFindingMetamorphosisBad LanguageBad InfluenceConformityAlcoholProblem SolvingBecoming More Like ChristCommitment, to the worldevil, victory overDiscernment, Nature OfDiscernment, Source OfAttitudes, Of Christians To The WorldSpiritual RenewalGod, Perfection OfGod, Purpose OfHealthInfluenceIntelligenceLove, Abuse OfTransformationMaturity, SpiritualPerfection, DivineReformationRenewal, Of People Of GodSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSin, Avoidance OfSociety, Positive Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InTestingWorldlinessCarnalityWorldliness, AvoidLaw Described As
Thoughts Of The RighteousCosmeticsControlling Your ThoughtsPeer PressurePriorities In LifeThinkingChanged HeartSubmission To God's WillThoughtfulnessUnworldlinessPeople TransformedKnowing God's WillRenewedPatternsA New MindMind BattlesSocial dutiesNew Age BeliefsThe MindWorld Opposed To GodThoughtsReading The BibleRenewalAgeGod's Plan For UsChanging YourselfScripturePerspectiveSelf Imagediscriminationexploringculturebehaviorexperienceprocesswillfollowing
you are being renewed in the spirit of your minds;
but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint. "Be silent before Me, islands! And let peoples renew their strength. Let them approach, then let them testify; let us come together for the trial.
New Birth » Produces » Likeness to God
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
you put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.
Verse Concepts
New Birth » Produces » Knowledge of God
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am Yahweh. They will be My people, and I will be their God because they will return to Me with all their heart.
Newness » What is renewed
Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of his Creator.
Newness » The new man
you took off your former way of life, the old man that is corrupted by deceitful desires; you are being renewed in the spirit of your minds; you put on the new man, the one created according to God's [likeness] in righteousness and purity of the truth.
So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with the Messiah in God. read more.
When the Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Therefore, put to death whatever in you is worldly: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, God's wrath comes on the disobedient, and you once walked in these things when you were living in them. But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of his Creator.
When the Messiah, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Therefore, put to death whatever in you is worldly: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, God's wrath comes on the disobedient, and you once walked in these things when you were living in them. But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of his Creator.
Spiritual » Renewal » Man, strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit
Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
not by works of righteousness that we had done,
but according to His mercy,
through the washing of regeneration
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Verse Concepts
Accepting ChristBaptism Of The Holy SpiritBreath Of GodBorn Again, Produced ByBeing Born AgainBehaviourSpiritual RenewalBirth, SpiritualBaptism, significance ofHoliness, Believers' Growth InTransformationOnce Saved Always SavedRegenerationRenewal, Of People Of GodRevival, Nature OfSacramentsSelf Righteousness, And The GospelSpiritualityWashing
God, Grace OfHoly Spirit, Activities OfAbundance, SpiritualNew Birth, Described AsNew Birth, The Means OfGod's MercyThe Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit,Cleansing The BodyThe Divinity Of The Holy SpiritBeing Cleansed From SinRenewedGod Saves From TroubleGod Showed MercyWorks Of The LawRighteousnessRenewalrebirthgraciousness
and have put on the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.
and renew a steadfast
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Verse Concepts
God, Goodness OfBad ThoughtsConversion, nature ofFindingMetamorphosisBad LanguageBad InfluenceConformityAlcoholProblem SolvingBecoming More Like ChristCommitment, to the worldevil, victory overDiscernment, Nature OfDiscernment, Source OfAttitudes, Of Christians To The WorldSpiritual RenewalGod, Perfection OfGod, Purpose OfHealthInfluenceIntelligenceLove, Abuse OfTransformationMaturity, SpiritualPerfection, DivineReformationRenewal, Of People Of GodSelf DisciplineSelf IndulgenceSin, Avoidance OfSociety, Positive Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InTestingWorldlinessCarnalityWorldliness, AvoidLaw Described As
Thoughts Of The RighteousCosmeticsControlling Your ThoughtsPeer PressurePriorities In LifeThinkingChanged HeartSubmission To God's WillThoughtfulnessUnworldlinessPeople TransformedKnowing God's WillRenewedPatternsA New MindMind BattlesSocial dutiesNew Age BeliefsThe MindWorld Opposed To GodThoughtsReading The BibleRenewalAgeGod's Plan For UsChanging YourselfScripturePerspectiveSelf Imagediscriminationexploringculturebehaviorexperienceprocesswillfollowing
you are being renewed in the spirit of your minds;
but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint. "Be silent before Me, islands! And let peoples renew their strength. Let them approach, then let them testify; let us come together for the trial.