Devotedness to God
36 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
32 sections
- A Characteristic of Saints
- Bearing the Cross
- Christ, an Example of
- Doing all to God's Glory
- Epaphroditus
- Giving up all for Christ
- Grounded Upon: Our Creation
- Grounded Upon: Our Preservation
- Grounded Upon: Our Redemption
- Grounded Upon: The Call of God
- Grounded Upon: The Death of Christ
- Grounded Upon: The Goodness of God
- Grounded Upon: The Mercies of God
- Joanna
- Joshua
- Living to Christ
- Loving God
- Paul
- Peter, Andrew, James, John
- Self-Denial
- Serving God
- should be Abounding
- should be in Life and Death
- should be Persevering
- should be Unreserved
- should Be with Our Bodies
- should Be with Our Members
- should Be with Our Spirit
- should Be with Our Substance
- Timothy
- Walking Worthy of God
- Want of, Condemned
A Characteristic of Saints
- Job 23:12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Bearing the Cross
- Mark 8:34 Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Christ, an Example of
Doing all to God's Glory
- 1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
Epaphroditus
- Philippians 2:30 because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
Giving up all for Christ
- Matthew 19:21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- Matthew 19:28–29 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. …
Grounded Upon: Our Creation
- Psalm 86:9 All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
Grounded Upon: Our Preservation
- Isaiah 46:4 Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
Grounded Upon: Our Redemption
- 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; …
Grounded Upon: The Call of God
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12 encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
Grounded Upon: The Death of Christ
- 2 Corinthians 5:15 And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
Grounded Upon: The Goodness of God
- 1 Samuel 12:24 Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
Grounded Upon: The Mercies of God
- Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Joanna
- Luke 8:3 Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
Joshua
- Joshua 24:15 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are …
Living to Christ
- 2 Corinthians 5:15 And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
Loving God
- Deuteronomy 6:5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
- Luke 10:27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Paul
- Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Peter, Andrew, James, John
- Matthew 4:20–22 And at once they left their nets and followed Him. …
Self-Denial
- Mark 8:34 Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Serving God
- 1 Samuel 12:24 Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
- Romans 12:11 Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
should be Abounding
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
should be in Life and Death
- Romans 14:8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
- Philippians 1:20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
should be Persevering
- Luke 1:74–75 deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear, …
- Luke 9:62 Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
should be Unreserved
- Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- Luke 14:33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
should Be with Our Bodies
- Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- 1 Corinthians 6:20 you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
should Be with Our Members
- Romans 6:12–13 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. …
- 1 Peter 4:2 Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
should Be with Our Spirit
- 1 Corinthians 6:20 you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
- 1 Peter 4:6 That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
should Be with Our Substance
- Exodus 22:29 You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
- Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
Timothy
- Philippians 2:19–22 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing. …
Walking Worthy of God
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12 encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
Want of, Condemned
- Revelation 3:16 So because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.