Missionaries, All Christians Should Be As

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

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• 1 Chronicles 29:3 OT

  In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

• 1 Chronicles 29:14 OT

  But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and we have given you of your own.

• 1 Chronicles 29:16 OT

  Yahweh our God, all this store that we have prepared to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and is all your own.

• Ecclesiastes 11:1 OT

  Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.

• Matthew 6:19 NT

  “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

• Matthew 6:20 NT

  but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;

• Mark 12:44 NT

  for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”

• Luke 12:33 NT

  Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

• Luke 18:28 NT

  Peter said, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”

• Acts 2:45 NT

  They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.

• Acts 4:32-34 NT

  The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of…

• Psalms 37:30 OT

  The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

• Proverbs 10:31 OT

  The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

• Proverbs 15:7 OT

  The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

• Ephesians 4:29 NT

  Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

• Colossians 4:6 NT

  Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

• Psalms 71:24 OT

  My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

• Psalms 77:12 OT

  I will also meditate on all your work, and consider your doings.

• Psalms 119:27 OT

  Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.

• Psalms 145:11 OT

  They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power,

• Psalms 145:12 OT

  to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

• Isaiah 43:21 OT

  the people which I formed for myself, that they might declare my praise.

• Psalms 34:8 OT

  Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

• Isaiah 2:3 OT

  Many peoples shall go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the law shall go out of Zion, and Yahweh’s word from…