Bible Acronyms

~ One Phrase Descriptions of the Word of God ~

Introduction  ~  The Bible has been described in many short phrases.  For example, one of the most common is to describe the Bible accurately as a “Handbook for Living.”  There have been many acronyms developed to describe the Word of God and they mostly fall into three categories. 

Handbook for Living focus…   

Basic Instruction Book for Living Everyday 

Basic Instruction Book for Living on Earth

Preparation for Death focus…

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth  

Basic Information Before Leaving Earth

Believer’s Instruction Before Leaving Earth

Best Information Before Leaving Earth

Best Instructions Before Leaving Earth

Best Investment Before Leaving Earth

Be Informed Before Leaving Earth

Book I should read Before Leaving Earth

Better Investigate Before Life Ends

Be Informed Before Life Ends

Basic Instructions Before Life Ends

Eternal Life focus…

Behold I Being Life Eternal

Basic Instructions Before Life Eternal

Basic Instructions Before Living Eternally

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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Fear God, 59

~ Hananiah Feared God ~

God does not want His children living in fear.  “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue” (2 Peter 1:2-3).  However, God does want His children to have a proper respect and reverence for Him.  We are told in many places in Scripture to “fear God.”  

This Week’s Passage  ~  “Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the leader of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many” (Nehemiah 7:1-2). 

Comment  ~  The fear of God Causes a Faithful Lifestyle.   

Fearing God Results in Salvation  ~  “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Hebrews 10:31).  “A wise person fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident” (Proverbs 14:16).  This does not mean the Christian is to live a fearful life—but a life which reverences God and seeks to do His will. 

Fearing God Results in Fearlessness  ~  “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1).  The answer is: only God.  With the gift of salvation comes responsibility.

Fearing God Results in Witnessing  ~  “Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for my soul” (Psalm 66:16). 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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In the Spirit

~ 6 Aspects of Abiding in God ~

Live in the Spirit (Christian life)  ~  “No one has seen God at any time.  If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.  By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit” (1 John 4:12-13).  “…live in the Spirit…” (Galatians 5:25-26).

Walk in the Spirit (Christian walk)  ~  “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another” (Galatians 5:25-26). 

Pray in the Spirit (Christian devotion)  ~  “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18). 

Worship in the Spirit (Christian priesthood)  ~  “For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh” (Philippians 3:3). 

Love in the Spirit (Christian brotherhood)  ~  “You also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, who also declared to us your love in the Spirit” (Colossians 1:7-8). 

Fruit of the Spirit (Christian transformation)  ~  “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.  Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:8-10).  “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.  Against such there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23). 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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