Character of Saints
59 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
37 sections
- Attentive to Christ's Voice
- Blameless and Harmless
- Bold
- Contrite
- Devout
- Faithful
- Fearing God
- Following Christ
- Godly
- Guileless
- Holy
- Humble
- Hungering After Righteousness
- Hungering for Righteousness
- Just
- Led by the Spirit
- Liberal
- Loathing Themselves
- Loving
- Lowly
- Meek
- Merciful
- New Creatures
- Obedient
- Poor in Spirit
- Prudent
- Pure in Heart
- Righteous
- Sincere
- Steadfast
- Taught by God
- Taught of God
- True
- Undefiled
- Upright
- Watchful
- Zealous of Good Works
Attentive to Christ's Voice
- John 10:3–4 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. …
Blameless and Harmless
- Philippians 2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
Bold
- Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Romans 13:3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
Contrite
- Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart …
- Isaiah 66:2 Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
Devout
- Acts 8:2 God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
- Acts 22:12 There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
Faithful
- Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
Fearing God
- Malachi 3:16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
- Acts 10:2 He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
Following Christ
- John 10:4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
- John 10:27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
Godly
- Psalm 4:3 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
- 2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
Guileless
- John 1:47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
Holy
- Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 14:2 for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
- Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Humble
- Psalm 34:2 My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
- 1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Hungering After Righteousness
- Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Hungering for Righteousness
- Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Just
- Genesis 6:9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
- Habakkuk 2:4 Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright — but the righteous will live by faith —
- Luke 2:25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Led by the Spirit
- Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Liberal
- Isaiah 32:8 But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
- 2 Corinthians 9:13 Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.
Loathing Themselves
- Ezekiel 20:43 There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done.
Loving
- Colossians 1:4 because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints —
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
Lowly
- Proverbs 16:19 It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Meek
- Isaiah 29:19 The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
- Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Merciful
- Psalm 37:26 They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
- Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
New Creatures
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Obedient
- Romans 16:19 Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
- 1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
Poor in Spirit
- Psalm 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
- Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Prudent
- Proverbs 16:21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Pure in Heart
- Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
- 1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
Righteous
- Isaiah 60:21 Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
- Luke 1:6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
Sincere
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God — not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
Steadfast
- Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
- Colossians 2:5 For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
Taught by God
- Isaiah 54:13 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- 1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
Taught of God
- Isaiah 54:13 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- 1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
True
- 2 Corinthians 6:8 through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;
Undefiled
- Psalm 119:1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
Upright
- 1 Kings 3:6 Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving …
- Psalm 15:2 He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
Watchful
- Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
Zealous of Good Works
- Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Titus 3:8 This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.