Concepts and doctrine
Biblical themes
Twenty subjects Scripture returns to, grouped by the question a reader brings, each opening onto its key verses and the pages that teach it.
Summary
A theme is a subject Scripture comes back to again and again. The twenty here stand in five groups, by the question you came with.
- Every theme here says how many key verses it holds and how many studies open from it.
- A theme page prints every key verse with its own words and a line of setting.
- The other words a reader might use for a theme stand beside its name.
- Every theme also stands in the A to Z list at the foot of this page.
The five groups
What God is like
His character as Scripture states it, in the words the Bible itself uses of Him.
6 themes
- HolinessWhat sets God apart, and what He calls His people to become.35 key verses, no studies yetAlso called: set apart, sanctification, consecrated, qadosh
- LoveCovenant loyalty that acts, the word Jesus says the whole law hangs on.35 key verses, 1 studyAlso called: charity, agape, chesed, steadfast love
- GraceFavour God gives that no one earns, from Noah in Genesis to Paul's letters.35 key verses, no studies yetAlso called: unmerited favour, God's kindness, the gift, charis
- MercyGod's pity in action toward people who cannot help themselves.35 key verses, 1 studyAlso called: compassion, pity, racham, tender mercies
- JusticeRight judging and righted wrongs, the thing the prophets say the LORD requires.34 key verses, no studies yetAlso called: righteousness, fairness, mishpat, right judgment
- WisdomSkilled living that starts with the fear of the LORD, taught through Proverbs and Job.35 key verses, 2 studiesAlso called: chokmah, sophia, understanding, prudence
What God has done
The acts the Bible reports, from the first day of the world to the empty tomb.
5 themes
- CreationHow Scripture says the world began, who made it, and what He called good.34 key verses, no studies yetAlso called: the beginning, made the world, Genesis 1, the six days
- RedemptionBuying back at a price, from the kinsman redeemer to the cross.35 key verses, 1 studyAlso called: ransom, kinsman redeemer, bought back, the price paid
- ForgivenessHow God releases a real debt, and what He asks a forgiven person to do next.35 key verses, no studies yetAlso called: pardon, remission of sins, release, let it go
- ResurrectionBodily life after death, promised in the prophets and proved at the empty tomb.34 key verses, no studies yetAlso called: raised from the dead, risen, the empty tomb, life after death
What God asks
What Scripture calls a person to give back, and how it teaches him to do it.
4 themes
- ObedienceDoing what God said, and what Scripture shows happens when a people will not.35 key verses, 2 studiesAlso called: keeping the commandments, doing what God said, submission, listening
- PrayerHow Scripture teaches talking with God, models it, and promises that He hears.34 key verses, 1 studyAlso called: asking God, intercession, supplication, crying out
- WorshipBowing and serving together, from the tabernacle to the throne room of Revelation.35 key verses, no studies yetAlso called: praise, bow down, adoration, service
What God has promised
The things God has bound Himself to, and the future His people are told to expect.
3 themes
- Kingdom of GodGod's reign breaking in, the message Jesus preached more than any other.35 key verses, no studies yetAlso called: kingdom of heaven, God's reign, the King, thy kingdom come
- HopeConfidence resting on what God has promised, and the future it fixes the eye on.34 key verses, 1 studyAlso called: expectation, waiting on God, confidence, the blessed hope
What stands against Him
The trouble Scripture never hides: the wrong God will answer, and the pain His people meet.
2 themes
Every theme, A to Z
The same themes in one alphabetical list, for the reader who already knows the word he wants.
20 themes, A to Z
The register: 20 themes, A to Z
- CovenantThe binding promises God makes, from Noah to the New, each with its own sign.Also called: testament, oath, promise, treaty34 key verses, 17 studies
- CreationHow Scripture says the world began, who made it, and what He called good.Also called: the beginning, made the world, Genesis 1, the six days34 key verses, no studies yet
- FaithTrust that acts on God's word before the outcome is in sight, traced from Abraham.Also called: trust, belief, believing God, confidence in God34 key verses, 5 studies
- ForgivenessHow God releases a real debt, and what He asks a forgiven person to do next.Also called: pardon, remission of sins, release, let it go35 key verses, no studies yet
- GraceFavour God gives that no one earns, from Noah in Genesis to Paul's letters.Also called: unmerited favour, God's kindness, the gift, charis35 key verses, no studies yet
- HolinessWhat sets God apart, and what He calls His people to become.Also called: set apart, sanctification, consecrated, qadosh35 key verses, no studies yet
- HopeConfidence resting on what God has promised, and the future it fixes the eye on.Also called: expectation, waiting on God, confidence, the blessed hope34 key verses, 1 study
- JudgmentGod setting things right, from the flood to the great white throne.Also called: God's wrath, the day of the LORD, reckoning, the judgment seat35 key verses, 1 study
- JusticeRight judging and righted wrongs, the thing the prophets say the LORD requires.Also called: righteousness, fairness, mishpat, right judgment34 key verses, no studies yet
- Kingdom of GodGod's reign breaking in, the message Jesus preached more than any other.Also called: kingdom of heaven, God's reign, the King, thy kingdom come35 key verses, no studies yet
- LoveCovenant loyalty that acts, the word Jesus says the whole law hangs on.Also called: charity, agape, chesed, steadfast love35 key verses, 1 study
- MercyGod's pity in action toward people who cannot help themselves.Also called: compassion, pity, racham, tender mercies35 key verses, 1 study
- ObedienceDoing what God said, and what Scripture shows happens when a people will not.Also called: keeping the commandments, doing what God said, submission, listening35 key verses, 2 studies
- PrayerHow Scripture teaches talking with God, models it, and promises that He hears.Also called: asking God, intercession, supplication, crying out34 key verses, 1 study
- RedemptionBuying back at a price, from the kinsman redeemer to the cross.Also called: ransom, kinsman redeemer, bought back, the price paid35 key verses, 1 study
- ResurrectionBodily life after death, promised in the prophets and proved at the empty tomb.Also called: raised from the dead, risen, the empty tomb, life after death34 key verses, no studies yet
- SalvationSaved from what, by whom, and for what, gathered into one word.Also called: saved, born again, eternal life, deliverance35 key verses, 13 studies
- SufferingWhat Scripture says about pain, where God is in it, and what it works.Also called: affliction, pain, tribulation, trouble35 key verses, 3 studies
- WisdomSkilled living that starts with the fear of the LORD, taught through Proverbs and Job.Also called: chokmah, sophia, understanding, prudence35 key verses, 2 studies
- WorshipBowing and serving together, from the tabernacle to the throne room of Revelation.Also called: praise, bow down, adoration, service35 key verses, no studies yet
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On this page
The themes, their key verses and their accounts are stored rows on this site. Each theme page names the translation it prints, the King James Version or the Berean Standard Bible, both public domain.
