1 Timothy 3:15

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Then, even if I cannot come soon, you will know about the things that people must do in the family {\cf2\super [13]} of God. That family is the church of the living God. And God’s church is the support and foundation of the truth.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:2

“I am about to die, like all men must. But you are growing stronger and becoming a man.

1 Kings 2:4

And if you obey the Lord, then the Lord will keep his promise about me. The Lord said, ‘If your sons carefully live the way I tell them, sincerely, with all their heart, then the king of Israel will always be a man from your family.’”

2 Kings 19:4

The commander’s master, the king of Assyria, has sent him to say bad things about the living God. Maybe the Lord your God will hear all those things. Maybe the Lord will punish the enemy! So pray for the people that are still left alive.’”

1 Chronicles 22:13

And you will have success, if you are careful to obey the rules and laws that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and brave. Don’t be afraid.

Psalm 42:2

My soul is thirsty for the Living God.\par When can I go to meet with him?\par

Psalm 84:2

Lord, I can’t wait to enter your temple.\par I'm so excited!\par Every part of me wants to be with\par the Living God.\par

Jeremiah 1:18

As for me, today I will make you\par like a strong city,\par an iron column,\par a bronze wall.\par You will be able to stand\par against everyone in the land,\par against the kings of the land of Judah,\par against the leaders of Judah,\par against the priests of Judah,\par and against the people of the land of Judah.\par

Jeremiah 10:10

But the Lord is the only true God.\par He is the only God who is truly alive.\par He is the King that rules forever.\par The earth shakes when God is angry.\par The people of the nations can’t stop his anger.\par

Jeremiah 23:36

But you will never again use the expression, ‘The announcement (heavy load) of the Lord.’ This is because the Lord’s message should not be a heavy load for anyone. But you changed the words of our God. He is the living God, the Lord All-Powerful!

Daniel 6:26

I am making a new law. This law is for people in every part of my kingdom. All of you people must fear and respect the God of Daniel.

Hosea 1:10

“\{In the future,\} the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea. You can’t measure the sand or count it. Then it will happen that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said to them, ‘You are the children of the living God.’

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, {\cf2\super [229]} the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 18:18

“I tell you the truth. When you speak judgment here on earth, that judgment will be God’s judgment. When you promise forgiveness here on earth, that forgiveness will be God’s forgiveness. {\cf2\super [255]}

John 1:17

The law was given through Moses. But grace and \{the way of\} truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way. I am the truth and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.

John 18:37

Pilate said, “So you are a king!”

John 6:69

We believe in you. We know that you are the Holy One from God.”

Acts 1:2

I wrote about the whole life of Jesus, from the beginning until the day he was carried up into heaven. Before this happened, Jesus talked to the apostles {\cf2\super [1]} he had chosen. With the help of the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [2]} Jesus told the apostles what they should do.

Acts 14:15

“Men, why are you doing these things? We are not gods! We have the same feelings as you have! We came to tell you the Good News. {\cf2\super [290]} We are telling you to turn away from these worthless things. Turn to the true living God. He is the One who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

Romans 3:2

Yes, the Jews have many special things. The most important thing is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.

Romans 9:26

“And in the same place that God said,\par ‘You are not my people’—\par in that place they will be called\par sons of the living God.”\par \i (Hosea 1:10)\i0 \par

1 Corinthians 3:16

You should know that you yourselves are God’s temple (house). God’s Spirit {\cf2\super [19]} lives in you.

2 Corinthians 3:3

You show that you are a letter from Christ that he sent through us. This letter is not written with ink but with the Spirit {\cf2\super [7]} of the living God. It is not written on stone tablets. {\cf2\super [8]} It is written on human hearts.

2 Corinthians 6:16

From this time on we don’t think of any person like the world thinks of people. It is true that in the past we thought of Christ like the world thinks. But we don’t think that way now.

2 Corinthians 6:7

by speaking the truth, and by God’s power. We use our right living to defend ourselves against everything.

Galatians 2:9

James, Peter, and John seemed to be the leaders. They saw that God had given me this special grace (gift). So they accepted Barnabas and me. Peter, James, and John said, “Paul and Barnabas, we agree that you should go to the people who are not Jews. We will go to the Jews.”

Galatians 3:1

You people in Galatia were told very clearly about the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. But you were very foolish. You let someone trick you.

Ephesians 4:21

I know that you heard about him. And you are in him, so you were taught the truth. Yes, the truth is in Jesus.

Deuteronomy 31:23

Then the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun. The Lord said, “Be strong and brave. You will lead the people of Israel into the land I promised them. And I will be with you.”

Deuteronomy 5:26

No person has ever heard the living God speak from the fire like we have and still lived!

Colossians 1:5

You have faith in Christ and love God’s people because of the hope you have. You know that the things you hope for are saved for you in heaven. You learned about this hope when you heard the true teaching, the Good News {\cf2\super [3]}

1 Thessalonians 1:9

People everywhere tell about the good way you accepted us when we were there with you. Those people tell about how you stopped worshiping idols {\cf2\super [3]} and changed to serve the living and true God.

1 Timothy 3:14

I hope I can come to you soon. But I am writing these things to you now.

1 Timothy 3:16

Without any doubt, the secret of our life of worship is great:

1 Timothy 3:2

An elder {\cf2\super [10]} must be good enough that people cannot rightly criticize him. He must have only one wife. An elder must have self-control and be wise. He must be respected by other people. He must be ready to help people by accepting them into his home. He must be a good teacher.

1 Timothy 3:5

(If a man does not know how to be a leader over his own family, then he will not be able to take care of God’s church.)

1 Timothy 4:10

We hope in the living God. He is the Savior of all people. And in a special way, he is the Savior of all those people who believe in him. This is why we work and struggle.

1 Timothy 6:16

God is the only One who never dies. God lives in light so bright that men cannot go near it. No person has ever seen God. No person is able to see God. Honor to God and power forever. Amen.

2 Timothy 2:19

But God’s strong foundation {\cf2\super [14]} continues to be the same. These words are written on that foundation: “The Lord knows those people who belong to him.” {\cf2\super [15]} Also, these words are written on that foundation: “Every person who says that he believes in the Lord must stop doing wrong.”

2 Timothy 2:20

In a large house there are things made of gold and silver. But also there are things made of wood and clay. Some things are used for special purposes. Other things are made for dirty jobs.

Hebrews 10:21

And we have a great priest who rules the house (people) of God.

Hebrews 12:22

But you have not come to that kind of place. The new place you have come to is Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [165]} You have come to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. {\cf2\super [166]} You have come to an excited gathering of thousands of angels.

Hebrews 3:12

So, brothers and sisters, be careful that none of you is sinful, and refuses to believe, and stops following the living God.

Hebrews 9:14

So surely the blood of Christ can do much, much more. Christ offered himself through the eternal Spirit {\cf2\super [106]} as a perfect sacrifice {\cf2\super [107]} to God. His blood will make us fully clean from the evil things we have done. His blood will make us pure even in our hearts. We are made pure so that we can worship (serve) the living God.

Joshua 3:10

Here is proof that the living God is truly with you. Here is proof that he will truly defeat your enemies. He will defeat the Canaanite people, the Hittite people, the Hivite people, the Perizzite people, the Girgashite people, the Amorite people, and the Jebusite people, he will force them to leave that land.

1 Peter 2:5

You also are like living stones. God is using you to build a spiritual temple. {\cf2\super [14]} You are to serve God in that temple as holy {\cf2\super [15]} priests. You are to give spiritual sacrifices {\cf2\super [16]} to God that he will accept because of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:17

It is time for judging to begin. That judging will begin with God’s family. If that judgment begins with us, then what will happen to those people who don’t accept the Good News {\cf2\super [29]} of God?

Revelation 7:2

Then I saw another angel coming from the east. This angel had the seal of the living God. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels. These were the four angels that God had given the power to hurt the earth and the sea. The angel said to the four angels,

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked the men standing near him, “{What did he say?} What is the reward for killing this Philistine and taking away this shame from Israel? Who is this Goliath anyway? He is only some foreigner. [153] Goliath is nothing but a Philistine. Why does he think he can speak against the army of the living God?”

1 Samuel 17:36

I killed a lion and a bear like that! And I will kill that foreigner, [155] Goliath, just like them! Goliath will die because he made fun of the army of the living God.