Keys to Successful Living: 12 Ways to Discover God's Best for Your Life (9 page)

Abimelech,
114

Abraham,
74,
105

acceptable worship and service,
98

acknowledging God,
96

advocate,
42

apostles,
58,
59

approach,
12

Ark of the Covenant,
63–64

arrested spiritual develo
pment,
19,
57,
121

assembling together,
83

assurance,
65,
96

attitude,
11,
12,
39,
80,
89,
93,
98,
113.
See also
mental attitude

attorney,
42

autonomy,
15

backsliding,
34

baptism,
66

believing, with the heart,
43

blessings,
36–37

forfeiting of,
75

boasting,
107

body,
16

building itself up together,
58–59

growing of,
60

ministries in,
58

boldness,
40–41

carelessness,
31

careless words,
44

cherubs,
64

Christian life

as a race,
87,
91,
123

as athletic contest,
88–89

and the cross,
124

growth and progress in,
34,
54,
55,
56–57,
120

church, ministries of,
15

collective vs. individual,
15

confession,
40–43,
48,
70

and destiny,
43–44

enlists Jesus as a High Priest,
71

and salvation,
42–43

confessions of faith,
41

confidence,
47,
49–50,
52

considering one another,
78–83,
122–23

Corinthian Christians,
81–82

courage,
41

cross,
106–8,
112,
124

darkness,
73,
122

David,
114–15

Day of Atonement,
63

denying Christ,
44–45

dependence, on fellow believers,
15–16

destiny,
43–44

diligence,
33–37,
48,
57,
118–19

discipline,
59–60

distinguishing good from evil,
57

double-mindedness,
75

drawing near to God,
62–63

drifting,
20

drunkenness,
35–36

earthly things,
105

encumbrance,
86

endurance,
87,
89–91

enthroning Christ,
82

evangelists,
58,
59

evil conscience,
66

eyes fixed on Jesus,
90

fads,
60

failing to persevere,
21

faith,
65,
120

in action,
49–50

no darkness in,
73

and sight,
73

falling away, warnings about,
20–21

false cults,
18

false security,
26

“familiarity breeds contempt,”
22

fear,
26–27,
100,
118

fellowship,
83

full day,
55

fullness of Christ,
58

God

as consuming fire,
99–100

faithfulness of,
50,
65,
73,
96,
122

grace,
49,
51–52,
63

and thanks,
94–95,
124

gratitude,
95–100,
124

and praise,
111

grumbling,
113,
115

hardening of hearts,
27

hearing God’s voice,
21,
27–30,
32–33,
56

heart,
43,
65,
66

heaven, as home,
113

Hebrews,
13,
17–18

hold fast, to confession,
71–72

holding fast to confession,
74,
119

holiness, and gratitude,
100

Holy Place,
63

Holy Spirit,
81

quenching of,
99

hypocrisy,
65

identification with Jesus,
66–67

idolatry,
18,
22

ignoring,
20

immorality,
82

indifference,
48

interests of others,
79–81

Israelites, in the wilderness,
26,
28,
32–33

Jesus

blood of,
66

crucifixion of,
102–3

death, burial, and resurrection of,
66

as example,
79–81,
83,
90

as Good Shepherd,
29

as High Priest,
41–42,
70–71,
73,
119

seated in heavenly places,
67,
120

Jewish Christians,
17–22

Kingdom of God, cannot be shaken,
97–98

Law of Moses,
18

laziness,
20,
26,
31,
33–34,
35–36,
56

“let us,”
13,
23

liberty, of the cross,
112–13

looking to Jesus,
90

love,
81

made alive,
67

maturity,
56–57,
59–60,
120–21

mental attitude,
87–88

mercy,
49,
50–51,
52,
63,
64

Mercy Seat,
64

Most Holy Place,
62–67,
121

mouth, confessing with,
43

new doctrines,
60

new man,
113

noonday,
55

old man,
113,
114

Old Testament,
18

outcome,
12

Outer Court,
63

outlook,
11,
39

overcoming the world,
108

pastors,
58,
59

path of righteousness,
54–55,
120

Paul

example of,
81–82

mental attitude of,
87–88

as victor,
91

perseverance,
21

personal interests,
79–81

Pharisee, Paul as,
81–82

praise,
111,
114–15,
125

pressing on,
88

presumption,
31,
48,
118

pretention,
65

prison of self,
79,
81

prize,
88,
123

progress, in Christian life,
34,
55,
56–57

promises in the Bible, as conditional,
49

prophets,
58,
59

propitiation,
64

quitting,
90

raised up,
67

refugees,
104

refusing to hear God,
21

reproach, reward of,
103

resolutions,
12–15

respect for God,
118

rest,
32

reverence,
48,
118

reward,
88

righteousness,
81

as a path,
55,
120

sacrifice of praise,
114–15,
125

salvation,
42–43

Satan, forces of,
72

Saul,
114

Scripture

knowledge of,
22

study of,
19

seated with Jesus,
67

self

death to,
124

dethroning of,
82

indulgence of,
105–6

prison of,
79

self-centeredness,
79,
81,
82,
98,
111,
113,
123

self-confidence,
118

self-control,
88–89,
90

service,
58

to the Lord,
81

to others,
81,
82

as a skill,
82–83

shaking, of world,
97–98,
99–100

sheep, hear Jesus’ voice,
28–30

Shekinah
glory,
64

sincere heart,
65

slavish fear,
118

slow to learn,
19

spiritual adultery,
106–7

spiritual infants,
19,
56,
57,
121

spiritual laziness,
20,
34

strangers and exiles,
104

superiority,
32

Tabernacle,
63,
67

teachers,
58,
59

Temple,
18,
22

Ten Commandments,
28,
64

thanks,
94–100

“therefore,”
61

throne of grace,
48–50,
52,
63,
64,
67,
119–20

tongue,
44

training,
89,
123

“Twelve Keys to a Successful Life,”
13–14,
16,
25,
61,
125

unbelief,
20

ungracious,
95

victory,
91,
107–8

walking by faith,
73

wavering,
72–75,
122

weakness, mastering of,
90

wealth,
36–37

Word of God, agreement with,
40,
70,
72

works of service,
58

world

Christian’s relation to,
102,
108,
112,
124

death to,
124

as falling apart,
97–98

love of,
106–7,
112

Old Testament

Numbers

14:29
33

14:33
33

Psalms

34
114

34:1–3
115

100:4
111

Proverbs

3:6
96

4:18
54,
120

10:4
36,
119

10:22
36,
118

18:21
44,
113

New Testament

Matthew

10:32–33
45

12:30
45

12:36–37
44

John

10:27
28

15:18–19
107

16:33
108

Romans

4:11
74

4:19–22
74

10:8–9
43

10:10
43

14:17
97

1 Corinthians

6:9–11
82

9:24–25
89

9:26–27
87

2 Corinthians

4:5
82

5:7
73

Galatians

5:13
123

5:13–14
80

6:14
107

Ephesians

2:4–6
67

4:11–13
58

4:12
58

4:13
15,
58

4:14
60

4:16
15,
59

Philippians

2:3–4
79

2:5–7
80

3:10–11
87

3:12
87

3:13–14
88

3:17–19
105

1 Thessalonians

5:18–19
98

2 Timothy

3:1–5
99

4:7–8
91

Hebrews

2:1–3
20

3:1
41,
71

3:7–10
26–27

3:12
20

3:12–15
27

4:1
26,
31,
118

4:11
32,
118

4:14
40,
71–72,
119

4:16
48,
51,
119

5:11–14
19,
56

6:1
54,
120

6:11–12
33

6:12
20

7:11
27

10
61,
65

10:19
62,
121

10:19–22
62

10:22
62,
121

10:23
70,
72,
73,
122

10:24
122

10:24–26
78

10:25
83

10:26
83

10:35–36
21

11
103

11:6
65

11:13–16
103–4

11:26
103

12:1
86,
89,
123

12:1–2
86

12:2
90

12:25
21

12:25–27
96–97

12:28
97,
124

12:28–29
94

12:29
99

13:12–13
124

13:12–14
102

13:14
103

13:15
110,
114,
125

James

1:6–8
75

4:4
106

2 Peter

1:5–7
34

1:8–9
34

1:10–11
35

1 John

2:1
42

5:6
66

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