The First “O” in P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O.

In a recent post, I described how I came to the conclusion that I needed to create a summary of what I knew in helping to diffuse conflict in a format that was memorable. So, I created the acronym of P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O. to help convey what I could to others who need to know how to work through conflict.

In that post, I indicated that P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O. stands for:

P – Pray.

R – Refill your cup.

O – Overlook small offenses.

B – Be humble and wise.

L – Listen carefully.

E – Exalt in the image of God.

M – Move towards a resolution.

O – Oneness and eternity.

What about the “O” in P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O.? We started off with prayer, asking for God’s help, wisdom, and understanding of our own sin and role in the conflict. We can seek to refill our cups with the living water that only comes from the Lord. We realize we are broken, constantly needing to be filled with the Spirit of God in order to love others well. But even when these truths are freshly on our minds, we can get worked up by someone’s sin/offenses, and so as we let prayer become a regular habit in conflict, and we allow our cups to be filled by Christ, we must do our best to try to overlook small offenses.

Over looking an offense is a natural part of Scripture’s teaching (Proverbs 19:11; 1 Peter 4:8). And as we recognize our own sin, our own faults and failures, and then the Lord’s mercy and grace towards that open rebellion, we find it easier and easier to forgive other’s sins against us (Ephesians 4:32). Overlooking an offense does not mean that we do not recognize it as sin or a wrong-doing. It doesn’t even mean we refuse to say something about it (though generally this is a good practice if we are seeking to overlook a sin). But it is a refusal to create conflict over that specific sin.

In the heat of a moment, it’s difficult to allow prayer to give us wisdom and convict us of sin. When we’re in the middle of conflict, we may have a hard time allowing our cups to be filled by the Lord. Our pride and anger get in the way. It can be hard to remember that it is God’s kindness that leads us to repentance and we get bent out of shape over things that have no eternal significance (Romans 2:4). So, we must also practice overlooking small offenses.

This does not mean that we overlook every offense, as this would be just as unloving as seeking to correct every sin. Correction, discipline, and spurring on growth are means of grace as well. So, we have to determine what offenses are worth overlooking and which ones aren’t. What is a “small” offense? I propose that it can be evaluated through the following questions:

  1. Does the offense/sin dishonor Christ’s image in a significant way for someone else (will it impact someone’s ability to rightfully worship Christ as Lord and Savior)?
  2. Does the offense/sin represent a larger misunderstanding of God’s character, nature, or Scripture that might be a problem in other contexts for anyone (including the one who committed the offense)?
  3. Does the offense/sin cause disunity within the body of Christ or inflict severe physical, spiritual, or emotional trauma to someone else?

To be honest, it is likely that most arguments would end at this stage if in good faith, we applied these questions to the issues we end up in conflict with others about. We have to examine conflicts that we have in the context of the eternal, in light of Christ’s character, and in a desire to serve the other person more than serve our own desires. This is a hard thing to do. And to be honest, it is possible to pick any of these questions and make a case for the smallest offenses actually being big offenses.

If I leave a pair of socks on the bedroom floor repeatedly throughout 18 years of marriage, my wife could call me out for not loving her well by expecting her to clean up my messes (thankfully, that’s not been an issue in our marriage as she is full of patience and grace). She might make the case that me leaving socks on the bedroom floor is an expectation that I be served rather than helping her and is a serious flaw in my understanding of how I am to model Jesus to those around me. Or she might just claim it causes her severe emotional trauma. When in fact, it is just a result of being tired at night when I finally get to bed and an understanding that it is a task that can wait until the following day.

This is why it is important to extend the benefit of the doubt to the other person. We don’t always know a person’s motivation or intent (they may not know what their own motivation or intent is) and so we must assume the best of the other person lest we begin to justify our own sinful behavior of refusing to overlook offenses that truly deserve to be overlooked.

Action:

Take the last three things you were in a conflict about and apply the above three questions to that conflict with a commitment to extending the benefit of the doubt to the individual you had the conflict with. Was the conflict over something that would dishonor Christ’s image in a significant way for someone else? Was it over something that would reflect a larger misunderstanding of God’s character, nature, or Scripture that might cause a greater problem for anyone at a later date/time? Or was it over something that would cause disunity within the body of Christ or inflict severe physical, spiritual, or emotional trauma to someone else? Then ask the question, was it necessary for that conflict to happen? Was there anything that you could have stopped from doing to create conflict if it wasn’t something worth fighting over? This will help you to start thinking about problems from an eternal perspective.

The “R” in P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O.

In a recent post, I described how I came to the conclusion that I needed to create a summary of what I knew in helping to diffuse conflict in a format that was memorable. So, I created the acronym of P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O. to help convey what I could to others who need to know how to work through conflict.

In that post, I indicated that P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O. stands for:

P – Pray.

R – Refill your cup.

O – Overlook small offenses.

B – Be humble and wise.

L – Listen carefully.

E – Exalt in the image of God.

M – Move towards a resolution.

O – Oneness and eternity.

In my last post, we approached the P in P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O.. Now I’d like to talk about the “R”. “R” stands for refill your cup. I once had the privilege of hearing Pastor Larry McCall from Christ’s Covenant Church speak at a marriage seminar where he discussed the reality of how most marriages work. Like two cups with holes in them, neither cup will ever be able to pour into the other enough water to make the other feel full. Eventually they both will end up completely empty. The two cups are the two individuals in a marriage. Sin, suffering, and life in general just creates holes in each of the individuals. Everyday each of the individuals may seek to try to pour into each other, but because of the various holes in their lives, there isn’t much they can pour into each other. Unless they go to the source of living water (John 7:37-38).

We start with “P” (for prayer) in the midst of conflict because this is where we turn the faucet on to receive water that never ceases. When we pray, we begin to drink from the nature and character of God. But there are other ways of doing this. Rehearsing the gospel, rehearsing your testimony on how God saved you, reciting the promises Scripture gives us of who God is, who we are, what God promises, and the hope he offers are all ways that we can refill our cup. But so is service. It is note-worthy that on the night before Jesus was betrayed and arrested, in the time of his greatest conflict, he served his disciples by washing their feet (John 13:1-17). So don’t overlook ways you can serve the one you’re in conflict with.

When we go to the source of living water, we find that love begins to multiply out of our relationship with him, into the lives of those around us. The more time we spend refilling our cup from Christ, the more we have to pour into others. Scripture makes it clear that God is love and that it is because he first loved us that we can truly love at all (john 4:7-21). And it is this self-sacrificing love that is not only the example, but the very source of our ability to love those around us.

Action:

During or after prayer in the midst of conflict, take time to rehearse gospel truths to yourself and speak to God about them. Remind yourself of who God is, who you are, what you were made for (worship) and of Scriptural promises. Thank him for saving you, for continuously reshaping you into a better reflection of who Christ is, and the sins he has removed from your life. But also acknowledge the holes that are still in your own life. Ask him to fill up those holes so you can better hold his Spirit and pour it into the lives of those around you. And take note of the holes that may have caused this conflict to start or escalate so that you can apologize for the sin in your life to the one you’re having the conflict with.

The “P” in P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O.

In my last post, I described how I came to the conclusion that I needed to create a summary of what I knew in helping to diffuse conflict in a format that was memorable. So, I created the acronym of P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O. to help convey what I could to others who need to know how to work through conflict.

In that post, I indicated that P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O. stands for:

P – Pray.

R – Refill your cup.

O – Overlook small offenses.

B – Be humble and wise.

L – Listen carefully.

E – Exalt in the image of God.

M – Move towards a resolution.

O – Oneness and eternity.

Counseling - Gospel Centered Counseling

Today, I would like to focus on the “P” in P.R.O.B.L.E.M.O.. The “P” stands for prayer. In the midst of conflict, prayer not only provides an opportunity for tempers to cool, for a “pause” to happen between the two having issues, but it also creates an opportunity for thoughts to clear, and a heart re-orientation to happen. James 4:1-2 tells us the reason conflict happens; it’s because our hearts are set on something that we are not receiving and we look for a way to get what we want.

If the thing we want is anything other than ultimately God’s glory, our hearts are already in the wrong place. We were made to worship (the submission of one’s life to a higher power, authority, or object) and we will worship whether we realize it or not. But it’s not always what we were intended to worship. Sometimes we worship respect, sometimes it’s love, sometimes it’s power, or safety. Other times it’s indulgences of the flesh that illicit pleasurable physiological reactions like food or alcohol or drink. Whatever it is we worship, if we are chasing after anything other than God’s glory, our hearts are in the wrong place and need to be reoriented to the Lord. This mis-orientation is much like a car’s tires being out of alignment. It eventually causes you to drift away from where you intended to drive and causes you to end up somewhere completely different; maybe even causing you to wreck. Prayer gives an opportunity for that realignment to happen.

Finally, prayer gives us an opportunity to talk to the Lord about the conflict, our own sin, and to ask for help. Only God knows the hearts of those involved in the conflict (because we can’t even know our own sinful hearts according to Jeremiah 17:9). He is capable of softening hearts that are hardened with bitterness, anger, jealousy, or resentment. He is capable of revealing each person’s sin in the situation. And when we are confronted with the character and nature of God, we can often find that the desires we wanted are no longer desirable.

Action:

So, if you’re in the middle of the conflict, consider sitting quietly for 30 seconds before praying. During that time consider any of the names of God and/or the character of God that may be relevant. If you’re not sure of any names of God or the attributes of God, consider Scripture and what you last learned about who God is and/or what he is like or even what he is concerned about. If you haven’t been in Scripture for a while, no time like the present to read a couple of passages from Scripture before talking to him. After doing this talk to the Lord. Incorporate into your prayer, exaltation for who God is and has done, thanksgiving (combats a lot of spiritual maladies such as bitterness and anger), and then after this, ask the Lord to reveal sin in your heart and to help you turn away from it. Ask him how you can best serve the other person, and to make sure that you are honoring him in how you respond to this conflict. Ask him to help the other person have a heart for reconciliation and to show you both how to fix the brokenness in your lives.

How to Diffuse Conflict

I have recently had some brothers-in-Christ that are close to me, seeking help in dealing with conflict in their relationships. In an effort to try to help summarize a lot of information into a memorable format, I created an acronym to help distill the information into, to easily convey the truths that I wanted to share. I believe we are meant to be peacemakers in a world that is bent on waging war. Additionally, I have another instance of someone seeking reconciliation that has caused me to think much about Biblical conflict resolution and the gospel.

Jesus was not afraid of conflict. Why should he have been? He made the heavens, has the command of all of the legions of angels, and exists eternally. And…he rose from the dead. Jesus was not afraid of conflict, but he did indicate his coming would cause division amongst families with believers and unbelievers (Luke 12:49-53). Yet, one of his famous teachings is “Blessed are the peacemakers”. This statement is couched amongst language that teaches about the character of those whom he blesses and the expectation that there will be conflict in our lives (Matthew 5:1-12). Scripture teaches that we are to try to leave in peace with others in so far as it is up to us (Romans 12:18).

So, how do we live this out? How do we become peacemakers? This question has weighed on me the past few weeks and I decided to try to accumulate all that I’ve gathered from serving my community through pastoral counseling and put it into a format that is memorable. But, before I get to that, I have to explain some context to the acronym I used.

There is an old show called Family Matters that was popular when I was growing up. It became popular again in my house when my kids discovered this gem of a show. Our favorite character, Waldo Geraldo Faldo (played by Shawn Harrison), would often say “No prob Bob.” Waldo was a laid back guy who often stumbled over his understanding of how people communicate. I couldn’t think of a better example of what can happen without an ability to communicate effectively.

Image taken from here.

To try to summarize as much as I possibly could about communication into an acronym, I’ve used the final word in the slang phrase “No, problemo” (similar to No prob, Bob). That and the idea is to try to use the principles in this acronym to get to a point where there is no problem. So, now that you can see how the dots connect, let’s move on to the actual acronym. For each of these, I intend to write an individual post explaining it in more detail. I will link those below in the acronym.

P – Pray.

R – Refill your cup.

O – Overlook small offenses.

B – Be humble and wise.

L – Listen carefully.

E – Exalt in the image of God.

M – Move towards a resolution.

O – Oneness and eternity.

Their is more to each of these than can be said here without overdoing this individual post, but know that the brief statement above will not fully elaborate on the why/what/and how that I will cover in each post. It is simply meant to be something that stimulates your memory to recall the process of communicating and seeking reconciliation with someone else. Conflict and communication is tough. But with Christ interceding, the Holy Spirit guiding, and God holding all things in his hands, we know that we can trust that reconciliation is possible.

My prayer is that this acronym would help you to find that reconciliation with whomever you may be having a problem with. And since we know that God is in control, that Jesus intercedes on our behalf, and that the Holy Spirit can direct us in what to say and how to act, we know we can have hope that reconciliation is possible in ANY situation. So, look for the individual blogs in the coming weeks and as they are posted, click on the links above for each individual step and I’ll elaborate on each of these for you.

Book Review: Family Discipleship – Leading Your Home Through Time, Moments, and Milestones

A review of Matt Chandler and Adam Griffin’s book Family Discipleship: Leading Your Home Through Time, Moments, and Milestones” shouldn’t need a lot of detailed discussion. It’s a short read, with just 147 pages, and fairly simple read at that. The book though, does pack a punch in a very specific way and has a drawback that I wasn’t expecting. So, there will be a little more discussion than the short read made me think I’d be offering.

Disclaimer: I am a part of the Crossway book review program that provides a free copy of the book in exchange for a review. In no way does the program dictate what is or isn’t said or ask for any kind of favorable treatment. The review is my own.

Chandler and Griffin indicate up front that the goal of the book is to “prepare you to equip your family for the work of ministry and to help them grow up in every way into Christ (Eph 4:15), following a plan that is well thought-out and sustainable,” (Chandler and Griffin, Kindle Location189). The goal is admirable and biblical, but do they achieve their goal? To some degree, yes. They give the framework for a parent or guardian to build a well thought-out and sustainable plan that can be effective in equipping their family for ministry and grow into Christ. But they do not seem to intend to give a comprehensive approach filled with the intricacies a parent will inevitably need to develop for themselves regardless of what a book attempts to lay out for them. Nor do they consider that the words “Family” or “home” as found in the title includes more than just children.

Perhaps being a dad myself, maybe I was reading selectively, but the scope of the book seems much more focused on instilling a living faith into children than it is on approaching others that may be in your family that need to be discipled. It’s approach though hits on a lot of the same marks of other frameworks presented by other books I’ve read in the past and have implemented in my own children’s lives (See the book Raising a Modern Day Knight by Robert Lewis). And the suggestions they gave are immensely practical with extensive ideas for how to implement them.

In addition to the lists of ideas they present, which are a boon to the book if for nothing else than the amount of ideas, Family Discipleship itself creates such a broad framework that it can be applied to just about any parenting scenario. Starting off by laying a foundation for the framework, they launch off into three main areas by discussing “modeling”. Here they are clarifying for parents that living out their own faith is as important to their children’s faith as anything else. This is a call to integrity for parents that sadly is needed. A vibrant relationship with Christ in the parent is a significant factor in helping a child grow into Christ (though not the only factor).

Chandler and Griffin continue on to discuss three main “topics” of discipling your family (children); time, moments and milestones. In time, they address the day to day events and the consistent practices a parent may implement in their family to create an atmosphere of faith. When approaching “moments”, these are the situations when you take unplanned moments and use them to launch into a spiritual conversation, object lesson, or memorable event. And then milestones are planned special events that mark the growth of a family member as they develop into a vibrant walk with Christ.

Watch a short video on my response to this book.

There are a two things about this book though that I wasn’t thrilled about. First, the individuals quoted in this book are mostly reliable theologians. But a couple of the individuals quoted are individuals that have a questionable if not controversial theological bent that seem to be included to appeal to a broader base of Christianity. Secondly, as you may have already caught on, I do think the book could have helped apply the principles in the book to other family members or added another section describing how to change the approach for that purpose.

Ultimately, when you read Family Discipleship, you get the sense that parenting is a noble, holy, and sacred calling. You leave with enough creative juices and foundational principles to be able to build out an entire strategy for helping your children (and possibly others if thinking creatively) grow into Christ and to be equipped for ministry. Would I commend this book to you? Emphatically, yes! The ideas and the principles are something every parent, hoping to help their families grow into Christ, should be able to apply and the multitude of ideas are great opportunities to implement this book immediately.

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Reframing Emotions From A Biblical Worldview

by: Travis Stockton

I recently have finished the series on Disney + called Wanda Vision (slight spoiler alert). I do not normally endorse a lot of media and content from producers or publishers that I am not willing to thoroughly back the majority of their content and Disney is dubious, at best, with a great deal of their content. But this show is worth watching. Especially if you enjoy experiencing the full gamut of human emotions such as love and grief.

One specific quote stands out from the season finale that I apparently am not alone in obsessing over. Memes abound and the internet apparently buzzed with activity over this quote. And it’s easy to see why; while the quote seems simple, it points to something deeper.

What is grief? If not love persevering? : death

If you have ever experienced grief, this quote hits home. And Scripture tells us why. God is love (1 John 4:7-21) and as His image-bearers, love is an essential part of our relationship with others. The loss of the object of that love results in grief. It’s a more biblical viewpoint of an emotion that is often viewed from a worldview that lacks hope. This then is the point of this blog post.

What if we reframed emotions in a more biblical light. What if we regularly referred to and defined emotions in a way that allowed God’s truth to permeate those emotions. So that our own minds would begin to accept the inherent biblical truths that surround those emotions. What if we stopped allowing the world to define the core concepts to our lives such as our emotions and instead allowed God to define them?

Let us attempt to do that now then. With emotions being multi-faceted, and this being a simple blog post, this will obviously fall short in some fashion. They will not be an exhaustive treatment of the emotions by any stretch. I hope though that it will be a beginning framework to build from.

Grief is love of another that lingers after they are gone.

Fear is a subconscious lack of trust in God’s sovereignty.

Anxiety is an acute sense of isolation from God and a lack of confidence in our ability to face our fear.

Anger is our response to not receiving from God what we want.

Happiness is a glimpse of the promises of heaven.

Joy is a constant awareness of the goodness of God.

Love is a commitment to passionately pursue God’s best for another.

What would happen if we were consistent in reframing our emotions so that the inherit hope of our faith permeated the way we talk to others about how we feel? Would we start to believe it more fully? Would those around us long to know God’s truth more? Would God be more glorified?

For Systematic Study: God’s Character

In May of last year, I started a project that I have not got back around to until now. I have a strong desire to know what Scripture says about specific topics without any of the commentary that a systematic theology provides. I want to know, systematically, what I believe Scripture says about a particular subject. Last year, I focused on the topic of Scripture. Today, I have taken the time to do what I did with For Systematic Study: Scripture, and now have done it for God’s Character.

I have taken seven theology texts (primarily Systematic Theologies) and found the relevant chapters of those texts for the topic at hand and collected the list of Scripture references from each text. I have then compared the Scripture references to each other to see if I can attempt to find the most relevant passages on the topic at hand. This allows me to then consider which passages are consistently referenced by theologians that are attempting to give a systematic review of Scripture’s teachings on the subject.

The texts consulted are as follows:

  • Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004.
  • Frame, John M. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2013.
  • Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1998.
  • Enns, Paul P. The Moody Handbook of Theology. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1989.
  • Ryrie, Charles Caldwell. Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1999.
  • Letham, Robert. Systematic Theology. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019.
  • Lewis, Gordon R. Decide for Yourself: A Theological Workbook. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2012.

I will present each of the text’s citations individually in a condensed format for sake of space and then provide a couple of different lists of the common Scripture references found when comparing the different texts. I will also provide a final, full list of the Scripture references. I’ve done my best to provide page references to aid in review of the context these passages were cited in since these references have not been paired down based on the context, since the context was not reviewed and will likely include passages that do not immediately tell us much of anything about the concerned topic without the context. However, because we are seeking common passages in a variety of texts, it is hopeful that these passages will be kept to a minimum.

Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004, 156-225.

Ge 1:1, 10, 27, 31; 6:6; 8:1, 21; Ge 18; 32:28–30; Ex 2:24; 3:14; 8:19; 13:21–22; 15:3, 16, 26; 20:4–7, 16; 24:9–11; 25:22; 32:9–14; 33:11, 19–23; 34:6–7; Le 18:21; 26:12; Nu 11:23; 23:19; Dt 4:6–8, 23–24; 8:3; 10:14; 16:22; 29:29; 32:4, 6, 11; 33:10; Jdg 13:21–22; 1 Sa 4:4; 15:10, 29; 23:11–13; 2 Sa 7:28; 24:14; 1 Ki 8:27; 2 Ki 13:19; 16:3; 17:17; 2 Ch 16:9; Job 9:4; 11:5; 12:13; 28:24; 36:26; 37:16; 41:11; Ps 2:5; 9:7; 11:4–5; 12:6; 15:2; 16:11; 19:1, 7, 14; 23:1; 27:1; 33:11; 34:8; 36:9; 42:1–2; Ps 50; 55:1; 68:1; 73:25–26; 78:40; 84:11; 90:title–91:1; 100:5; Ps 102; 103:8, 13, 17; Ps 104; 106–107; 111:10; 119:68, 114, 132; Ps 139; 141:6; 145:3, 9; Ps 148; Pr 1:7; 3:5–6; 4:24; 9:10; 11:2; 12:22; 13:5; 15:29; 18:10; 30:5; Ec 3:11; 12:7; Is 6:1, 3; 25:8; 30:27; 31:4; 33:22; 38:1–6; 42:8–9; 43:7, 25; 45:21; 46:9–11; 53:7; 54:5, 8; 55:9; 59:1–4; 61:10; 62:3–5; 63:9–10; 66:1–2; Je 7:18–19, 31; 10:10–11; 18:17; 19:5; 23:23–24; 31:35; Am 9:1–4; Jon 3:4, 10; Zep 3:17–18; Zec 8:17; Mal 3:6; Mt 5:7–8, 16, 43–48; 6:8–9; 7:11; 9:27; 10:29–30; 11:21, 23; 13:35; 22:37–38; 23:37; 25:34; Lk 6:27, 33–35; 18:19; 23:46; Jn 1:3, 18; 3:16, 35; 4:20–21, 24; 6:46; 8:44, 58; 13:35; 14:9, 23, 31; 15:13; 17:3, 5, 17, 24, 26; Ac 7:48; 14:10–11, 15, 17, 26; 17:24–25, 28, 30–31; Ro 1:7, 20; 3:23–24; 4:16; 5:5, 8; 8:9–10, 16, 28–29, 32; 9:15; 11:6, 33, 35–36; 12:2; 13:10; 16:20, 27; 1 Co 1:3, 18–21, 24, 27, 29–30; 2:10–11; 6:17; 8:6; 13:4–7, 12; 14:14; 15:10; 16:23; 2 Co 1:2–4; 3:17–18; 4:2; 12:7–10; Ga 2:20; 4:4–5; 6:10; Eph 1:4, 11–12; 3:6, 9–11; 4:25, 30; Php 1:23–24; 3:3; Col 1:15–17; 2:9; 3:9–10; 1 Th 5:18; 1 Ti 1:17; 6:16; 2 Ti 2:19; 3:17; Tt 1:2; Heb 1:2–3, 10–12; 2:17; 4:13, 16; 6:18; 10:24; 11:10; 12:10, 23, 29; Jas 1:5, 17; 3:13–18; 5:11; 1 Pe 1:20; 4:19; 5:10; 2 Pe 3:8; 1 Jn 1:5; 2:15; 3:2, 20; 4:8, 10–12, 19; 5:3, 20; Re 1:4, 7–8; 4:2–3, 5, 8, 10–11; 5:6; 13:8; 21:3, 8, 22–26; 22:2–5, 16; 2 Co 13:14; Ge 2:3; 18:14, 25; 50:20; Ex 19:4–6; 20:11; 26:33; 29:44; 30:25–33; 32:9–10; 34:7, 14; Le 11:44–45; 19:2; 20:26; Nu 14:18; Dt 4:24; 5:9; 9:7–8; 29:23; 2 Ki 22:13; Job 38:12, 34–35; 39:19, 26; 40:2, 4, 8–9; Ps 18:30; 19:8; 22:3; 24:3, 8, 10; 27:4; 29:11; 71:22; 73:25; 78:41; 85:8; 86:15; 89:18; 99:3, 5, 9; 103:title–104:2; Ps 115; 119:165; 121:4; 145:8; Pr 3:17; 4:18; 8:30–31; 21:1; Is 1:4; 5:19, 24; 9:6–7; 26:3; 45:19; 48:9–11, 22; 54:11–12; 55:12; 57:19, 21; 59:8; Je 32:17, 27; Eze 33:11; Da 4:32, 35; 12:3; Jon 4:2; Na 1:3; Zep 3:17; Zec 14:20–21; Mt 3:9; 5:48; 6:10; 7:21; 11:25–26, 28; 12:50; 13:43; 17:2; 18:14; 19:26; Lk 1:37; 2:9; Jn 3:36; 5:17; 14:27; Ac 2:23; 4:27–28; 9:31; 21:14; Ro 1:10, 18; 2:4–5, 8, 18; 3:23, 25–26; 5:9–10; 8:6, 25; 9:18, 20–22; 11:36–12:1; 13:1; 14:17; 15:32–33; 1 Co 4:7, 19; 13:4; 14:33; 15:27–28, 43; 2 Co 6:14–7:1; 11:2; Ga 1:3; 5:22–23; 6:18; Eph 1:10, 12, 23; 2:3, 14, 21; 3:20; 4:2, 10; 5:17, 26–27; Php 2:15; 4:9; Col 1:11; 3:6, 12; 1 Th 1:10; 2:16; 5:9, 23; 2 Th 3:16; 1 Ti 1:11, 16; 2:4; 6:15; 2 Ti 2:13; 3:10; 4:2; Tt 2:10; Heb 1:9; 3:11; 12:14; 13:20; Jas 1:13, 19; 4:13–15; 5:7–8; 1 Pe 1:16, 18–19; 2:20; 3:4, 17, 20; 2 Pe 3:9–10; 1 Jn 5:14; Re 2:2–3; 6:16–17; 19:15.

Frame, John M. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2013, 304-420.

Ge 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 14; 2:7, 17; 3:5, 8a, Ge 3:8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16; 4:15; Ge 6, 5, 6, 8; 8:21–22, 21; 9:6, 15–16, 24–27; 11:5, 6; 12:3; 14:19, 22; 15:5, 13–16; 16:13; Ge 18, 14, 16–33, 20–21, 21, 25; 20:6; 21:33; 22:12, 13; 24:27, 49; 26:14; 27:27–29, 39–40; 29:17–18, 30, 31; 30:1, 27; 32:5, 22–32, 30; 33:8, 10, 11, 15; 34:11; 41:8, 38; 43:29; 45:5–8; 47:29; 49:1; 50:20; Ex 2:23–25; 3:5–6, 6, 7–9, 14; 4:24; 6:5, 7; 7:5, 11–12; 8:22; 12:16; 14:4; 15:11; Ex 16, 6–10, 23; Ex 19–20; 19:5, 6, 10–13, 12–13, 20–23, 23, 24; 20:2, 3, 4–6, 5b–6, 5, 7, 8–11, a, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17; 21:24; 22:22, 31; 23:6–7; 24:1, 10, 11, 17; 26:33; 28:3; 30:25; 31:3, 6, 10; 32:9–14, 9–10, 12, 14; Ex 33, 12–17, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22–23, 23; Ex 34, 6–7, 6, 7, 8, 14; 35:31; Le 5:4; 10:2, 6; 11:44, 45; 18:21; 19:1–2, 2, 15, 17; 20:7, 10, 23; 24:12; Nu 1:53; 5:11–31, 15; 6:24–26, 26; 10:29; 11:17, 23, 25–29, 33; 12:3, 8; 14:18; 16:46; 18:5; 22:1–24:25; Nu 23–24; 23:19; 24:2, 13; Dt 1:16–17; 4:6–8, 8, 15, 24, 30–31, 37; 5:8–10, 12–15, 15, 29; 6:5, 15; Dt 7, 1–6, 6, 7–8, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13; 9:3, 4–6; 10:14, 15, 18; 13:1–5, 3, 17; 16:18–20; Dt 18, 10, 18–20, 21–22; 23:5; 24:19; 25:1, 16; 26:12–13, 15; 30:3, 5; 32:1–43, 4, 16, 21, 29, 39, 40; 33:1–29, 3, 27a; 34:9; Jos 2:14; 9:20; 22:20; 24:19–20, 20; Jdg 3:10; 6:23, 24, 34; 11:29; 13:22, 25; 14:6, 19; 15:14; 19:20; 1 Sa 2:2, 3, 35; 10:1–8, 1–7, 2, 6, 9–11, 10; 11:6; 12:6–11, 7; 15:29, 35; 16:7, 13; 20:8; 23:7–13, 12; 2 Sa 22:26, 36; 23:2; 1 Ki 3:28; 4:31, 32–33; 7:14; 8:27, 39; 13:1–4, 2; 18:20–40; 2 Ki 2:9, 15–16, 16; 6:12; 8:12, 13; 10:29–31; 13:23; 19:27–28; 21:23–24; 22:1–7, 11–20, 13; 23:1–3; 1 Ch 16:29, 34, 41; 27:24; 29:11; 2 Ch 2:6; 7:3, 6, 11; 16:9; 19:10; 20:6, 21; 24:18; 30:9; Ne 1:5; 7:5; 9:6, 8, 17, 19, 20, 30, 31, 32; Job 13:11; 23:13; 41:11; 42:2; Ps 1, 1; 4:8; 5:4, 5; 6:4; 7:6–13, 17; 8:5; 9:7–8, 8, 9, 18; 10:10–14, 11, 14; 11:4, 5; 12:5; 13:1; 16:11; 18:1, 25, 35, 50; 19:1, 7–9, 7, 10; 22:1–5, 26; 24:1, 7–8, 7; 25:9, 10; 26:3; 27:4; 29:2, 11; 30:4, 5; 31:2–3, 16; 33:6, 11, 13–15, 13–14, 18–20; 34:8–10, 15–22, 15–16; 35:8, 10; Ps 36, 1–4, 5–10, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 37:1, 11, 28; 38:9; 40:8, 10, 17; 44:3, 21; 46:1; Ps 50, 4–6, 8–15, 10–12, 10–11, 14, 15; 51:1, 4, 18; 56:4, 8, 10; 62:12; 65:5–13; 67:5; 68:5; 69:16; 72:1–4; 73:1, 11, 28; 78:38; 81:13–14; 82:3–4, 3, 8; 84:11; 85:9–10, 12; 86:5, 15; 89:2, 11, 34–37; 90:4, 8, 9–10, 17; 92:2, 15; 93:2; 94:7, 10, b, 11; 96:10, 13; 97:3, 10; 98:2–3, 9; 100:5; 101:3; 102:24, 25–27, 27; 103:1, 5, 8–10, 8, 21; Ps 104, 24, 30, 31; 106:1; Ps 107, 1; 109:21; 110:4; 111:4, 10; 112:4; 113:7; 115:3; 116:1–4; Ps 118, 1; Ps 119, 98–100, 104, 113, 128, 138, 142, 163, 165; 122:8; 135:6; Ps 136, 1, 5, 25; Ps 139, 1ff, 1–24, 1, 2, 4, 7–10, 7, 16b, 17–18, 21–22, 23–24, 23; 140:12; 141:10; 143:1–4, 10, 11; 144:1; 145:8, 9, 13, 15–16, 17, 20; 146:5–6, 7–9, 8, 10; 147:4, 5; 149:4; Pr 1:3, 7, 18–19, 31; 3:2, 19; 4:5, 7, 11; 5:21; 6:6, 9, 16–19, 34; Pr 8–9; 8:17, 20, 21, 22, 27, 30; 9:1–4, 10; 10:12, 16, 26; 11:8, 20; 13:4; 15:3, 11, 29, 33; 16:5, 16; 17:15, 16; 20:4; 21:2, 30; 24:2, 12; 26:16, 27; 28:10; 29:6; Ec 12:13; So 8:6; Is 1:1, 4, 17, 24; 5:19; 6:1, 3, 5; 9:6–7, 6, 7; 10:20; 11:1–9, 1–4, 2, 3b–5; 12:6; 13:9; 14:24–27, 24; 17:7; 26:3; 29:14b, 15f, 15; 30:18; 31:3; 33:14; 38:1–5; Is 40–49; 40, 4, 12–14, 12, 13–14, 19–20, 21, 26, 27, 28; 41:2, 4, 7, 21–23, 26; 42:1, 8, 9, 10, 21; 43:9–12, 12, 13; 44:7, 15–17, 28–45:13; 44:28; 45:8, 21, 22, 23, 24; 46:6, 10, 11, 12–13; 47:10; 48:3–7, 9, 11, 18; 49:26; 51:5; 52:13–53:12, 3; 54:9, 10; 55:3, 8, 11; 57:15; 59:2, 21; 60:16; 61:1–2, 1; 62:3, 8; 63:9, 11–14; 65:2; 66:1–2, 1–2a, 1; Je 1:5; 4:28; 6:11; 7:2b–7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 31; 8:9; 10:3–5, 7, 12; 12:8; 16:16–18, 17–18; 17:10; Je 18, 1–4, 5–10, 7–10; 19:5; 20:12; 22:16; 23:20, 23–24, 24, 39; 25:9, 11; 26:2–3, 3, 13, 19; 30:24; 31:3; 32:17, 27, 35; 33:22; 37:6–10, 9–10; 39:15–18; 44:21, 26; 49:13, 20; 50:29, 45; 51:14, 15; La 3:31–36; Eze 1:12, 20; 2:2; 3:12, 14, 24; 5:11; 8:3, 12; 11:1, 2, 5, 24; 12:3; 14:16, 18, 20; Eze 16, 1–63, 8; 18:23, 31–32; 20:3, 31, 33; 21:18–23; 24:14; 26:1–14; 30:10; 33:11, 11, 27; 35:6, 11; 37:1; 39:25; 43:5; Da 2, 22; 4:17, 35; Da 9; 11; Ho 1–3; 1:2–11; 3:1–5; 5:3; 9:15; 11:1, 7–8, 9; Joe 2:13–14, 13, 28; 3:4, 7; Am 1:3, 6, 9, 13; 2:1, 4, 6; 3:2; 4:2; 5:15; 6:8; 7:1–6; 8:7; 9:1, 2–3; Ob 15; Jon 3:4b, Jon 3:4, 9, 10; 4:1–2, 2; Mic 3:8, 11; 5:2; 7:19–20, 20; Hab 2:8, 18–20; Hag 2:5; Zec 2:12; 8:6, 14, 17; 12:10; Mal 1:2, 3; 2:14; 3:6; Mt 2:6, 15, 17; 3:3, 7, 9, 16, 17; 4:1, 14–16; 5:3–11, 8, 21–22, 43–48, 44–48, 44–45, 45, 48; 6:32, 33; 7:2, 11, 12, 21; 8:12, 17; 9:6; 10:5–8, 20, 30, 37; 11:20–24, 25–26, 28–30; 12:17, 18, 50; 14:14; 15:3–9, 32; 17:5; 18:21–35; 19:4, 8, 9, 26; 20:20–26, 25–28, 28, 34; 22:13, 37; 23:2–3, 37; 24:2, 51; 25:30, 31; 26:24, 53; 27:46; 28:18–20, 19, 20; Mk 10:27; 13:1–30, 32; 14:36; Lk 1:17, 35, 37, 51–53; 2:14, 52; 4:14, 16–21, 18–19, 34; 6:33; 7:9; 8:48; 10:5; 12:37, 42; 13:34; 14:26; 15:11–32; 16:1–8, 15, 25; 17:10; 18:7, 23–27, 27; 19:41; 21:23; Lk 24, 36–43, 36–40, 36; Jn 1:1, 12, 14–17, 14, 18, 29; 2:11, 14–17, 21, 24–25, 25; 3:5–8, 15–16, 16, 17–21, 17, 18–21, 34, 36; 4:23, 24, 34, 42; 5:24, 37; 6:33, 46, 51, 63, 64; 7:17, 18; 8:12, 50, 54; 9:5; 10:38; 11:35; 12:23, 25, 28, 31, 47; 13:18–19, 31, 32, 34–35, 38; 14:9, 10–11, 13, 16–17, 20, 21, 23, 27, 30, 31; 15:12, 13–14, 26; 16:11, 13, 14, 30; 17:1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26; 20:31; 21:15–17, b, 18–19; Ac 1:3, 7, 8, 24; Ac 2, 4, 23, 27; 3:14; 4:27–28, 33; 6:10; 7:49–50, 51; 8:39–40; 10:36; 11:23; 13:43; 14:3, 14–18, 17; Ac 15, 5, 10–11, 15–18; 17:24–30, 24–28, 24–27, 24–25, 26–30, 26, 28, 30; 18:27; 20:24, 32; Ro 1, 2, 7, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28; 2:4, 8, 10, 11; Ro 3, 9–18, 12, 21–24, 21–22a, 24, 25–26, 25, 26; 4:4, 15, 16; 5:1, 8, 9, 12–19; 6:3–14; 8:1–17, 8, 9–10, 18, 27, 28, 31–39, 32, 35–39, 35, 38–39; 9:5, 11, 13, 15, 18–19, 22; 11:6, 33–36, 33, 34, 35–36, 36; 12:2, 3, 6; 13:4–5; 15:4, 19, 33; 16:20, 24; 1 Co 1:2, 3, 18–2:16; 1:18–2:15; 1:18, 21, 23–24, 24, 25, 30; 2:2, 4, 7, 8, 10–14, 13, 16; 3:10, 16, 18–23; 4:5; 6:15, 19; 7:40; 8:1–3; 11:7; 12:1–11, 3; 13:8–12, 12; 15:3–8, 10, 45; 16:23; 2 Co 1:2, 3; 3:6, 17, 18; 4:6, 17, 18; 5:14–15, 21; 6:2b; 8:7, 9; 9:8; 10:1; 11:11; 12:2–3, 9b–10, 9; 13:11, 14; Ga 2:9, 20, 21; 4:4–5, 4, 6, 8–9, 9; 5:16–26, 20, 22; 6:16; Eph 1:4–5, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 18–23, 19–23; 2:1–7, 2, 3, 4, 8–9, 10, 13; 3:7–8, 10, 11, 17–19, 17b–19, 17, 20–21; 4:7, 22–24, 26–27, 30, 31; 5:2, 6, 10, 17, 22–33, 25; 6:6, 9, 10–20, 10; Php 1:9–10; 2:1–11, 13; 3:21; Col 1:15, 27; 2:3; 3:1, 6, 8, 10, 16, 25; 1 Th 1:5, 10; 2:4, 7, 16; 4:3; 5:9, 18; 2 Th 1:8; 2:7, 8; 1 Ti 1:11, 17; 2:1–2, 1, 2, 4–6, 4, 5–6, 8; 5:8; 6:15; 2 Ti 1:9; 2:13, 24; 3:15, 16–17, 16; Tt 1:2, 7; 3:2; Heb 1:10–12, 10, 12; 2:9, 10, 17; 3:11; 4:3, 12–13, 13, 15; 5:8, 14; 6:4–6, 17–20; 7:21; 8:13; 9:8, 14; 10:22, 31; Heb 11, 3, 6, 7, 27; 12:28, 29; 13:8, 20, 21; Jas 1:5, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19–20; 2:1, 21; 3:13–18, 15, 17–18, 17; 4:1–3, 8; 1 Pe 1:2, 3–7, 11, 12, 15–16, 16, 17; 2:13–3:22; 2:21–25; 3:8, 18; 4:2, 6, 12–19, 13–16; 2 Pe 1:16–18, 21; 3:8, 9, b, 13; 1 Jn 1:1–3, 1–2, 5, 9; 3:1, 2, 16, 17, 20b, 1 Jn 3:20; 4:7–21, 8, 9–10, 10–11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20; 5:3; Jud 22, 23; Re 1:5, b, 7; 2:6, 7, 15, 21, 23; 4:11; 5:11–12; 6:16–17; 7:9–12; 14:10, 13, 19; 15:1, 7; 16:1, 6; 18:6–7; 19:10, 15.

Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1998, 289-345.

Jn 4:24; 1:18; 1 Ti 1:17; 6:15–16; Jn 4:21; Ac 17:24; Lk 24:39; Ex 3:14; Ge 4:26; 12:8; Ps 20, 7, 9; Ex 20:7; Ge 3; Ex 20:3; Heb 11:6; Je 10:10, 11; Jn 5:26; 1 Th 1:9; Ge 1:1; Mt 6:25–33; Ac 17:25, 24–25; Je 23:23, 24; Ps 139:7–12; Mt 28:19–20; Ac 1:8; 1 Ki 18:20–40, 27; Ps 90:1–2; Jud 25; Eph 3:21; Is 44:6; Re 1:8; 21:6; 22:13; Ps 147:5; Pr 15:3; Mt 10:29, 30; Heb 4:13; Ro 11:33; Ps 104:24; Ge 17:1; 18:10–14; Je 32:15, 17; Mt 19:26; 2 Ki 6:5–7; Mk 4:35–41; Mt 14:22–33; Ac 17:26; Ps 115:3; Heb 6:18; Eph 1:5, 9; Php 2:13; Ps 102, 26–27; 33:11; Mal 3:6; Jas 1:17; Nu 23:19; La 3:22–23; 1 Jn 1:9; Ex 15:11; 1 Sa 2:2; Is 57:15; 6:1–4; Ex 3; 19; 26:33; 1 Ki 6:16; Ps 99:3; Hab 1:13; Jas 1:13; Job 34:12; Le 11:44–45; 19:2; Mt 5:48; Le 1:3, 10; 3:1, 6; 4:3; Is 6:5; Lk 5:8; 2 Co 6:14–7:1; 1 Th 3:13; 4:7; Eph 5:27; Ps 99:9; Re 15:4; Ps 19:7–9; Ge 18:25; Je 9:24; Lk 10:27; Ge 2:17; Ro 6:23; Dt 7:10; Ps 58:11; Ro 12:19; Dt 7:9; 1 Sa 8:3; Am 5:12; Ps 73, 17–20, 27, 24; Am 5:15, 24; Jas 2:9; Je 10, 5; Jn 17:3; 1 Jn 5:20; Re 3:7; 6:10; 1 Sa 15:29; Tt 1:2; Jn 17:17; Dt 25:13–15; 2 Co 4:2; 1 Th 5:24; 1 Co 1:9; 2 Co 1:18–22; 2 Ti 2:13; 1 Pe 4:19; Ge 3:15; Ec 5:4–5; Ps 61:5, 8; 66:13; Jos 9:16–21; 1 Jn 4:8, 16; 2 Co 13:11; Jn 14:31; Mt 3:17; Jn 3:16; Dt 7:7–8; Jn 15, 9–17, 11, 13; 1 Jn 4:10; Ro 5:6–10, 8, 10; 1 Co 13; Lk 15; Ge 1:27; Ps 145:16; Mt 6:26, 28, 25, 30–33; 10:30–31; 5:45; Ac 14:17; Ex 34:6; Eph 1:5–8; 2:7–9; Tt 2:11; 3:3, 4–7; Ps 103:13; Dt 5:10; Ps 57:10; 86:5; Ex 3:7; Mk 1:41; Mt 9:36; 14:14; Mk 6:34; Mt 9:35–36; Ps 86:15; Ro 2:4; 9:22; 1 Pe 3:20; 2 Pe 3:15, 9; Mk 16:7; Jn 15:12; Mt 10:8; 6:12; 18:23–35; 1 Jn 2:7–11; 3:11–18; Lk 5; 1 Sa 3:10; Ac 17:27–28; Job 27:3; 33:4; 34:14–15; Ps 104:29–30; Ge 1:2; 2:7; Is 63:11; Mic 3:8; Hag 2:5; Mt 6:25–30; 10:29–30; 25:31–40, 40, Mt 25; Is 55:8–9; 6:1–5; Ps 113:5–6; 123:1; Jn 8:23; Eph 4:6

Enns, Paul P. The Moody Handbook of Theology. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1989, 187-197.

Jn 4:24; Ex 20:4; Ge 3:8; 1 Ki 8:29; Ps 34:15; Is 65:2; Ex 3:14; Jn 5:26; Da 5:23; Ac 17:28; Mal 3:6; Jas 1:17; Jn 3:16; Dt 6:4; Ex 15:11; 1 Ti 2:5; 1 Co 8:6; 1 Jn 5:21; Is 44:8–10; 45:5; Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3–4; Jn 14:1, 2, 6; Heb 6:18; Tt 1:2; 1 Jn 4:8, 10; Jn 5:42; Ro 5:5, 8; 8:35, 39; 1 Jn 4:11, 19; Re 1:5; Is 57:15; Le 11:44, 45; Ps 11:4–6; 90:2; 102:12; 1 Ki 8:27; Is 66:1; Je 23:23, 24; Ac 7:48, 49; Ps 139:7–12, 1–6; 147:4; Mt 6:8; 10:28–30; Ps 139:1–4; Mt 11:21; Da 2:36–43; 7:4–8; Mt 24:25; Re 6–19; Ge 17:1; 28:3; Is 13:6; Eze 1:24; Joe 1:15; Mt 19:26; Ps 139:13–16; Je 32:17; Ps 115:3; Eph 1:11; 2 Ti 2:13; Hab 1:13; Jas 1:13; Ge 18:14; 1 Pe 1:5; Ps 110:5; 1 Pe 1:25; Mt 5:18; Ru 1:8; Heb 4:16; Ro 9:23; Eph 2:4; Tt 3:5; 1 Pe 1:3; Is 55:7; Ps 102:13; Ro 11:30–32; 15:9; 9:15–16, 18; Ps 5:7; 6:4; 13:5; 17:7; 18:50; 21:7; 23:6; 31:7, 16; 57:3; 69:13–16; 85:7; 143:8; Nu 14:19; Ps 51:1; 33:18; 42:8; 94:18; 119:75, 76; Ro 3:24; Eph 1:7; 2:8; Jn 1:18; Ro 1:5; 5:2, 17, 15, 20; 12:6; Eph 4:7; 3:2; Ps 99:4; Ro 1:32; Is 3:10, 11; Ro 2:6; 1 Pe 1:17; Dt 7:9; Ps 58:11; Ro 2:7; Ge 2:17; Dt 27:26; Ga 3:10; Ro 6:23

Ryrie, Charles Caldwell. Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1999, 39-50.

Ps 90:2; Ge 21:33; Re 6:9–11; Is 40:13–14; Le 11:44; Jos 24:19; Ps 99:3, 5, 9; Is 40:25; Hab 1:12; Jn 17:11; 1 Pe 1:15; Re 4:8; 1 Jn 1:5; Is 6:3, 5; Lk 5:8; 1 Jn 1:7; Mal 3:6; Jas 1:17; Ge 6:6; Jon 3:10; 2 Ti 2:13; 1 Ki 8:27; Ac 17:24–28; 1 Jn 4:8; Eph 2:4–8; Ro 5:5; Heb 12:6; Ac 14:17; Eph 2:4; Jas 5:11; 1 Pe 3:20; 2 Pe 3:15; Mk 9:45–48; Ge 17:1; Ex 6:3; 2 Co 6:18; Re 1:8; 19:6; Tt 1:2; Jas 1:13; Ac 12:2; Ps 33:9; Heb 1:3; Ps 114; 2 Co 13:4; Ro 1:16; 1 Pe 1:5; 1 Co 6:14; Eph 1:19; Ps 139:7–11, 8, 9, 11–12; Re 4:2; 2 Ch 7:2; Ga 2:20; Re 14:10; 2 Th 1:9; Ac 15:18; Ps 147:4; Mt 11:21; Ps 139:16; Heb 4:13; Ps 11:7; Da 9:7; Ps 19:9; Ac 17:31; Jn 4:24; Eph 1:11; Ps 135:6; Pr 16:4; Eph 1:14; Jn 17:3; Ro 3:4; Heb 6:18; Dt 6:4; Eph 4:6; 1 Co 8:6; 1 Ti 2:5

Letham, Robert. Systematic Theology. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019.

Ga 5:22–26; Ho 5:12, 14; Heb 12:29; Ps 82; Ge 17:1; Mt 28:19; Ex 24:1–8; Mt 26:26–29; 1:1; Ge 12:1–3; Mt 8:11–12; 15:21–28; 28:18–20; Jn 4:24; 1 Jn 1:5; 4:8; 2 Co 4:6; Ge 2; Jn 4:23–24; 1 Ti 6:16; 1:17; Jn 1:18; 2 Co 4:4; Col 1:15; 1 Ki 8:27; Ps 90:2; 102:26–28; 139:7–8; Je 23:23–24; Mal 3:6; Heb 13:8; Ps 115:3–8; 139:7–12; Da 4:35; Ps 139

Lewis, Gordon R. Decide for Yourself: A Theological Workbook. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2012, 155-168.

Ge 1:1; 1 Ki 8:27; Ps 102:26–27; Heb 1:10–12; Pr 3:19; Ac 17:24; Jos 3:10; 2 Sa 22:47; Job 19:25; Ps 42:1–2; 84:1–2; Mt 16:16; Jn 6:57; 2 Co 6:16; 2 Ti 2:13; Jn 4:24; Lk 24:39; Jn 1:18; 5:37; 1 Ti 1:17; 6:16; Col 1:15; Heb 11:27; Ps 117:2; Jn 21:17; Ac 15:18; Ro 11:33; Heb 4:13; 1 Jn 3:20; Nu 11:1; 2 Sa 11:27; Ps 7:11; 104:31; 147:11; Lk 15:7, 10, 22–24, 32; Is 14:24, 27; Da 4:35; Lk 1:37; 7:30; Ex 20:1–17; Ps 81:12; Ro 1:24; Ac 14:16; Ps 90:2; 139:7–10; 99:3, 5, 9; 1 Pe 1:15–16; Ps 92:15; 1 Jn 1:9; Ps 86:5; 1 Jn 4:8, 16; Ps 116:5; Ex 34:6

Grudem, Erickson, and Frame had a total of 36 passages in common in the Scripture they cited in regards to God’s Character.

Ge 1:1; 18:25; Ex 3:14; 20:7; 26:33; 34:6; Le 19:2; Nu 23:19; 1 Sa 15:29; Ps 33:11; 86:15; 104:24; 115:3; Je 32:17; Mal 3:6; Mt 5:48; 10:30; 19:26; Jn 1:18; 3:16; 4:24; 14:31; Ac 14:17; 17:24–25; Ro 2:4; 5:8; 9:22; 11:33; 1 Ti 1:17; 2 Ti 2:13; Tt 1:2; Heb 4:13; Jas 1:13, 17; 2 Pe 3:9; 1 Jn 4:8

Frame and Erickson had a total of 69 passages in common in the Scripture they cited.

Ge 1:1, 2; 2:7, 17; 3:15; 18:25; Ex 3:14; 15:11; 20:3, 7; 26:33; 34:6; Le 19:2; Nu 23:19; Dt 7:7–8, 9; 1 Sa 2:2; 15:29; 1 Ki 18:20–40; Ps 19:7–9; 33:11; 86:5, 15; 104:24; 115:3; 147:5; Pr 15:3; Is 6:5; 57:15; Je 23:24; 32:17; Am 5:15; Mic 3:8; Hag 2:5; Mal 3:6; Mt 3:17; 5:45, 48; 10:30; 14:14; 19:26; Jn 1:18; 3:16; 4:24; 14:31; 15:12; Ac 1:8; 14:17; 17:24–25, 26; Ro 2:4; 5:8; 9:22; 11:33; 2 Co 13:11; Eph 1:5, 9; Php 2:13; 1 Ti 1:17; 2 Ti 2:13; Tt 1:2; Heb 4:13; 11:6; Jas 1:13, 17; 2 Pe 3:9; 1 Jn 1:9; 4:8, 16

Frame and Grudem jumped to 204 passages in common.

Ge 1:1, 10; 6:6; 8:21; 18:14, 21, 25; 50:20; Ex 3:14; 20:4–6, 5, 7, 11a, 16; 26:33; 32:9–14, 9–10; 33:19, 20, 23; 34:6–7, 6, 7, 14; Le 18:21; 19:2; Nu 11:23; 14:18; 23:19; Dt 4:6–8, 24; 10:14; 32:4; 1 Sa 15:29; 1 Ki 8:27; 2 Ki 22:13; 2 Ch 16:9; Job 41:11; Ps 11:4, 5; 16:11; 19:1, 7; 27:4; 29:11; 33:11; 36:9; Ps 50, 10–12; 84:11; 86:15; 90:4; 100:5; 102:25–27; 103:8; Ps 104, 24; 106:1; Ps 107, 1; 111:10; 115:3; 119:165; Ps 139, 4, 7–10, 16b; 145:8, 9; Pr 1:7; 9:10; 15:29; Is 1:4; 5:19; 6:1, 3; 9:6–7; 26:3; 45:21; 48:11; 59:2; 63:9; 66:1–2, 1; Je 7:31; 19:5; 23:23–24; 32:17, 27; Eze 33:11; Da 4:35; Jon 3:4b, 10; 4:2; Zec 8:17; Mal 3:6; Mt 3:9; 5:8, 43–48, 48; 7:11, 21; 10:30; 11:25–26; 12:50; 19:26; 23:37; Lk 1:37; Jn 1:18; 3:16, 36; 4:24; 6:46; 14:9, 23, 27, 31; 17:5, 24, 26; Ac 2:23; 4:27–28; 14:17; 17:24–25, 28; Ro 1:7, 18, 20; 2:4, 8; 3:25–26; 4:16; 5:8, 9; 8:9–10, 28, 32; 9:15, 22; 11:6, 33, 35–36, 36; 12:2; 15:33; 16:20; 1 Co 1:3, 21, 24, 30; 13:12; 15:10; 16:23; 2 Co 1:2, 3; 3:17, 18; 13:14; Ga 2:20; 4:4–5; 5:22; Eph 1:4, 11; 2:3; 3:10, 11; 4:30; 5:17; Col 1:15; 3:6, 10; 1 Th 1:10; 2:16; 5:9, 18; 1 Ti 1:11, 17; 2:4; 6:15; 2 Ti 2:13; Tt 1:2; Heb 1:10–12; 2:17; 3:11; 4:13; 12:29; 13:20; Jas 1:5, 13, 17; 1 Pe 1:16; 2 Pe 3:8, 9; 1 Jn 1:5; 3:2, 20b; 4:8, 12, 19; 5:3; Re 1:7; 4:11; 6:16–17; 19:15

All of the scriptures cited are listed below.

Ge 1–3; 4:15, 26; Ge 6; 8:1, 21–22; 9:6, 15–16, 24–27; 11:5–6; 12:1–3, 8; 14:19, 22; 15:5, 13–16; 16:13; 17:1; Ge 18; 20:6; 21:33; 22:12–13; 24:27, 49; 26:14; 27:27–29, 39–40; 28:3; 29:17–18, 30–31; 30:1, 27; 32:5, 22–32; 33:8, 10–11, 15; 34:11; 41:8, 38; 43:29; 45:5–8; 47:29; 49:1; 50:20; Ex 2:23–3:22; 4:12, 24; 6:3, 5, 7; 7:5, 11–12; 8:19, 22; 12:16; 13:21–22; 14:4, 13, 31; 15:3, 11, 16, 26; Ex 16; 19–20; 19:3–6, 4–6, 10–13, 20–24; 20:2–17; 21:24; 22:22, 31; 23:6–7; 24:1–11, 1–11, 17; 25:22; 26:33; 28:3; 29:44; 30:25–33; 31:3, 6, 10; 32:9–14; Ex 33–34; 35:31; Le 1:1, 3, 10; 3:1, 6; 4:3; 5:4; 10:2, 6; 11:44–45; 18:21; 19:1–2, 15, 17; 20:7, 10, 23, 26; 24:12; 26:12; Nu 1:53; 5:11–31; 6:24–26; 7:89; 10:29; 11:17, 23, 25–29, 33; 12:3, 8; 14:18–19; 16:46; 18:5; Nu 22–24; Dt 1:16–17; 4:6–8, 15, 23–24, 30–31, 37; 5:8–10, 12–15, 29; 6:4–5, 15; Dt 7, 18–19; 8:3; 9:3–8; 10:14–15, 18; 13:1–5, 17; 16:18–20, 22; Dt 18; 23:5; 24:19; 25:1, 13–16; 26:12–13, 15; 27:26; 29:23, 29; 30:3, 5; 32:1–43; Dt 33; 34:9, 11–12; Jos 2:14; 9:16–21; 22:20; 24:17, 19–20; Jdg 3:10; 6:23–24, 34; 11:29; 13:21–22, 25; 14:6, 19; 15:14; 19:20; Ru 1:8; 1 Sa 2:2–3, 27, 35; 3:4–14, 10, 21; 4:4; 8:3; 9:15; 10:1–11; 11:6; 12:6–11; 15:10, 29, 35; 16:7, 13; 20:8; 23:7–13; 2 Sa 7:28; 22:26, 36; 23:2; 24:14; 1 Ki 3:28; 4:31–33; 6:16; 7:14; 8:27, 29, 39; 13:1–4; 18:20–40; 22:19; 2 Ki 2:9, 15–16; 6:5–7, 12; 8:12–13; 10:29–31; 13:19, 23; 16:3; 17:17; 19:27–28; 21:23–24; 22:1–7, 11–23:3; 1 Ch 16:29, 34, 41; 27:24; 29:11; 2 Ch 2:6; 7:2–3, 6, 11; 16:9; 19:10; 20:6, 21; 24:18; 30:9; Ne 1:5; 7:5; 9:6, 8, 17, 19–20, 30–32; Job 9:4; 11:5; 12:13; 13:11; 23:13; 27:3; 28:24; 33:4; 34:12, 14–15; 36:26; 37:16; 38:12, 34–35; 39:19, 26; 40:2, 4, 8–9; 41:11; 42:2, 5; Ps 1; 2:5; 4:8; 5:4–5, 7; 6:4; 7:6–13, 17; Ps 8, 5; 9:7–9, 18; 10:10–14; 11:4–7; 12:5–6; 13:1, 5; 15:2; 16:11; 17:7; 18:1, 25, 30, 35, 50; 19:1–6, 1, 2–4, 7–10, 14–20:9; 21:7; 22:1–5, 26; 23:1, 6; 24:1, 3, 7–8, 10; 25:9–10; 26:3; 27:1, 4; 29:2, 11; 30:4–5; 31:2–3, 7, 16; 33:6, 9, 11, 13–15, 18–20; 34:8–10, 15–22; 35:8, 10; Ps 36; 37:1, 11, 28; 38:9; 40:8, 10, 17; 42:1–2, 8; 44:3, 21; 46:1; Ps 50; 51:1, 4, 18; 55:1; 56:4, 8, 10; 57:3, 10; 58:11; 61:5, 8; 62:12; 65:5–13; 66:13; 67:5; 68:1, 5; 69:13–16; 71:22; 72:1–4; Ps 73; 78:38, 40–41; 81:13–14; Ps 82; 84:1–2, 11; 85:7–10, 12; 86:5, 15; 89:2, 11, 18, 34–37; 90:title–91:1; 92:2, 15; 93:1–4, 2; 94:7, 10–11, 18; 96:10, 13; 97:3, 10; 98:2–3, 9; 99:3–5, 9; 100:5; 101:3; Ps 102–104; 105; 106–107; 109:21; 110:4–5; 111:4, 10; 112:4; 113:5–7; 114:1–116:4; Ps 118–119; 121:4; 122:8; 123:1; 135:6; Ps 136; 139; 140:12; 141:6, 10; 143:1–4, 8, 10–11; 144:1; 145:3, 8–9, 13, 15–17, 20; 146:5–10; 147:4–5; Ps 148; 149:4; Pr 1:3, 7, 18–19, 31; 3:2, 5–6, 17, 19; 4:5, 7, 11, 18, 24; 5:21; 6:6, 9, 16–19, 34; Pr 8–9; 10:12, 16, 26; 11:2, 8, 20; 12:22; 13:4–5; 15:3, 11, 29, 33; 16:4–5, 16; 17:15–16; 18:10; 20:4; 21:1–2, 30; 24:2, 12; 26:16, 27; 28:10; 29:6; 30:5; Ec 3:11; 5:4–5; 12:7, 13; So 8:6; Is 1:1, 4, 17, 24; 3:10–11; 5:19, 24; 6:1–5, 8–9; 9:6–7; 10:20; 11:1–9; 12:6; 13:6, 9; 14:24–27; 17:7; 22:14; 25:8; 26:3; 29:14–16; 30:18, 27; 31:3–4; 33:14, 22; 38:1–6; Is 40–49; 51:5; 52:13–53:12; 54:5, 8–12; 55:3, 7–9, 11–12; 57:15, 19, 21; 59:1–4, 8, 21; 60:16; 61:1–2, 10; 62:3–5, 8; 63:9–14; 65:2; 66:1–2; Je 1:5; 4:28; 6:11; 7:2–7, 10, 12, 14–16, 18–19, 31; 8:9; 9:24; Je 10; 12:8; 16:16–18; 17:10; Je 18; 19:5; 20:12; 22:16; 23:20, 23–24, 39; 25:9, 11; 26:2–3, 13, 19; 30:24; 31:3, 35; 32:15, 17, 27, 35; 33:22; 37:6–10; 39:15–18; 44:21, 26; 49:13, 20; 50:29, 45; 51:14–15; La 3:22–23, 31–36; Eze 1:12, 20, 24; 2:2; 3:12, 14, 24; 5:11; 8:3, 12; 11:1–2, 5, 24; 12:3; 14:16, 18, 20; Eze 16; 18:23, 31–32; 20:3, 31, 33; 21:18–23; 24:14; 26:1–14; 30:10; 33:11, 27; 35:6, 11; 37:1; 39:25; 43:5; Da 2, 28, 36–43; 4:17, 32, 35; 5:23; 6:26–27; 7:4–8; Da 9; 11; 12:3; Ho 1–3; 5:3, 12, 14; 9:15; 11:1, 7–9; Joe 1:15; 2:13–14, 28; 3:4, 7; Am 1:3, 6, 9, 13; 2:1, 4, 6; 3:2; 4:2; 5:12, 15, 24; 6:8; 7:1–6; 8:7; 9:1–4; Ob 15; Jon 3:4, 9–4:2; Mic 3:8, 11; 5:2; 7:19–20; Na 1:3; Hab 1:12–13; 2:8, 18–20; Zep 3:17–18; Hag 2:5; Zec 2:12; 7:12; 8:6, 14, 17; 12:10; 14:20–21; Mal 1:2–3; 2:14; 3:6; Mt 1:1; 2:6, 15, 17; 3:3, 7, 9, 16–4:1, 14–16; 5:3–11, 16, 17–18, 18, 21–22, 43–48; 6:8–10, 12, 25–33; 7:2, 11–12, 21; 8:11–12, 17; 9:6, 27, 35–36; 10:5–8, 20, 28–31, 37; 11:20–26, 25, 28–30; 12:17–18, 39–41, 50; 13:35, 43; 14:14, 22–33; 15:3–9, 21–28, 32; 16:17; 17:2, 5; 18:14, 21–35; 19:4, 8–9, 26; 20:20–28, 34; 22:13, 37–38; 23:2–3, 37; 24:2, 25, 37–39, 51–25:46; 26:24, 26–29, 53; 27:46; 28:18–20; Mk 1:41; 4:35–41; 6:34; 9:45–48; 10:27; 12:36; 13:1–30, 32; 14:36; 16:7; Lk 1:2, 17, 35, 37, 49, 51–53; 2:9, 14, 52; 4:14, 16–21, 34; Lk 5; 6:27, 33–35; 7:9; 8:48; 10:5, 27; 12:37, 42; 13:34; 14:26; 15:1–16:8, 15, 25; 17:10, 28–32; 18:7, 19, 23–27; 19:37, 41; 21:23; 23:46; Lk 24, 25, 26–27, 36–43, 44; Jn 1:1, 3, 12, 14–18, 29; 2:11, 14–17, 21, 24–25; 3:5–8, 14, 15–21, 34–36; 4:20–21, 23–24, 34, 42; 5:17, 24, 26, 36, 37, 42; 6:31–33, 33, 46, 49, 51, 63–64; 7:17–18; 8:12, 23, 44, 50, 54, 58; 9:5; 10:35, 38; 11:35; 12:23, 25, 28, 31, 47; 13:18–19, 31–32, 34–35, 38–14:2, 6, 9–11, 13, 16–17, 20–21, 23, 27, 30–15:27; 16:11, 13–14, 30; 17:1, 3–5, 9–11, 17, 21–24, 26; 20:31; 21:15–19; Ac 1:3, 7–8, 16, 21–22, 24; Ac 2, 19–21, 23, 27, 42, 44, 47; 3:14, 21–24; 4:27–28, 33; 6:10; 7:1–53, 48–51; 8:39–40; 9:31; 10:36, 43; 11:23; 12:2; 13:43; 14:3, 10–11, 14–18, 15–17, 15, 17, 26; Ac 15, 4–22, 5, 10–11, 15–18, 25; 17:24–30, 24–29, 24–30, 27, 28, 30–31; 18:27; 20:24, 32; 21:14; 28:23–25, 25; Ro 1, 19–20, 19, 20–22, 24–26, 28, 32; 2:4–8, 10, 11–12, 11, 14–15, 14, 15, 18; Ro 3, 10–11, 12, 19–20, 21–26; 4:4, 15–16; 5:1–2, 5–10, 12–20; 6:3–14, 23; 8:1–17, 9, 14–16, 16, 18, 25, 27–29, 31–39; 9:5, 11, 13, 15–16, 18–23; 11:6, 30–12:3, 6, 19; 13:1, 4–5, 10; 14:17; 15:4, 9, 18–19, 19, 32–33; 16:20, 24, 25, 27; 1 Co 1:2–3, 9, 18–2:16, 10–16, 10–14, 16; 3:10, 16, 18–23, 21–4:6, 5, 7, 19; 6:14–15, 17, 19; 7:40–8:3, 6; 10:6, 7–10, 11; 11:7; 12:1–11, 18–28; 1 Co 13; 14:6, 14, 33, 37; 15:3–8, 10, 27–28, 43, 45; 16:23; 2 Co 1:2–4, 18–22; 2 Co 3, 6, 17–18; 4:2, 4, 6, 17–18; 5:14–15, 21; 6:2, 14–7:1; 8:7, 9; 9:8; 10:1; 11:2, 11; 12:1–4, 2–3, 7–10, 12; 13:4, 11, 14; Ga 1:3, 12, 15, 16; 2:9, 20–21; 3:10; 4:4–6, 8–9; 5:16–26; 6:10, 16, 18; Eph 1:4–12, 14, 18–2:10, 13–14, 21; 3:2, 6–11, 17–21; 4:2, 6–7, 10, 11–16, 22–27, 30–31; 5:2, 6, 10, 17, 22–33; 6:6, 9–20; Php 1:9–10, 23–24; 2:1–11, 13, 15; 3:3, 21; 4:9; Col 1:11, 15–17, 27; 2:3, 9; 3:1, 6, 8–10, 12, 16, 25; 1 Th 1:5, 9–10; 2:4, 7, 16; 3:13; 4:3, 7; 5:9, 18, 23–24; 2 Th 1:8–9; 2:7–8; 3:16; 1 Ti 1:11, 16–17; 2:1–2, 4–6, 8; 3:15; 5:8; 6:15–16; 2 Ti 1:9, 13–14; 2:2, 13, 19, 24; 3:10, 14, 15–17; 4:2; Tt 1:2, 7; 2:10–11; 3:2–7; Heb 1:2–3, 9–12; 2:3–4, 9–10, 17; 3:11; 4:3, 12–13, 15–16; 5:8, 14; 6:4–6, 17–20; 7:21; 8:13; 9:8, 14; 10:22, 24, 31; Heb 11, 1–40, 3, 6–7, 10, 27; 12:6, 10, 14, 23, 28–29; 13:8, 20–21; Jas 1:5, 12–13, 17–20; 2:1, 9, 21; 3:13–4:3, 8, 13–15; 5:7–8, 11; 1 Pe 1:2–7, 11–12, 15–20, 25; 2:13–3:22; 4:2, 6, 12–19; 5:10; 2 Pe 1:16–18, 16, 20–21, 21; 3:8–10, 13, 15; 1 Jn 1:1–3, 5, 7, 9; 2:7–11, 15, 20–28; 3:1–2, 11–18, 20, 24; 4:7–21; 5:3, 6–12, 14, 20–21; Jud 22–23, 25; Re 1:4–5, 7–8; 2:2–3, 6–7, 15, 21, 23; 3:7; 4:2–3, 5, 8, 10–11; 5:6, 11–12; Re 6–19; 21:3, 6, 8, 22–26; 22:2–5, 13, 16.

Finally, I provide the Scripture references in the ESV translation for the 36 passages cited by Frame, Erickson, and Grudem as a good beginner’s study for the character of God. These would provide a great starting point for dwelling on who God is. May they foster in our hearts a desire to know him fully, a humility to know we never will, and an anxiousness to tell others what we learn.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 18:25
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”

Exodus 3:14
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”

Exodus 20:7
“You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Exodus 26:33
And you shall hang the veil from the clasps, and bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil. And the veil shall separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy.

Exodus 34:6
The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,

Leviticus 19:2
“Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.

Numbers 23:19
God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

1 Samuel 15:29
And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret.”

Psalm 33:11
The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.

Psalm 86:15
But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

Psalm 104:24
O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

Psalm 115:3
Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.

Jeremiah 32:17
‘Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.

Malachi 3:6
“For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

Matthew 5:48
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 10:30
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.

Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

John 1:18
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.

John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

John 14:31
but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.

Acts 14:17
Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

Acts 17:24–25
24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, 25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.

Romans 2:4
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

Romans 5:8
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 9:22
What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

1 Timothy 1:17
To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

2 Timothy 2:13
if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.

Titus 1:2
in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began

Hebrews 4:13
And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

James 1:13
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.

James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

1 John 4:8
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

The Gospel in Healing America

It is 2020 and the world is on a whole new level of brokenness. The Coronavirus has brought in a host of issues that have exposed lines and cracks in the foundations of our country that seem to have been simply glossed over for years. Our country seems less The United States of America than it ever has and seems to have morphed into The Divided States of America.

A question has plagued me, ‘What can I do to heal this brokenness and
division?’. It has been a regular question the past few months. More so now at the end of August than it has even in the past few months. I long for an answer because I fear that if not healed, this division will break America.

I believe that the principle of what Jesus teaches in Mark 3:25 about how
Jesus cannot be from Satan as he fights against the very purposes of Satan
applies to more than just Jesus’ identity. I believe that, “… if a house
is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand,” can be
applied to a family structure, a company, or even a country. And it breaks me as a citizen of this country to think that we are seeing our country tear
itself apart.

But as I dwell on what part I having in helping to heal America, I am reminded that the goal of the gospel is not to unite a country’s citizens, to bring peace to a nation, provide social justice, or even mandate how a country should be run. The goal of the gospel is to allow those who believe, to enter into an eternally peaceful nation, where there is no inequity, and is ruled by a completely just God. To make sons and daughters of the enemies of God and invite them into a communal relationship that will NEVER be divided or broken.

My heart has yearned for our country to find unity, justice, and peace. But I
must refrain from using the gospel to meet my own desires and instead submit to God’s desires revealed in the gospel. Lest I make the gospel about me and eviscerate the good news of what is really good about it; that it is all about God. I must not allow the gospel to be gutted for the sake of meeting the immediate desire of seeing people here on earth experience a slice of heaven. 

Unity, justice, and peace can be byproducts of the gospel, and eventually will be included in the final reward of believers. But it is not promised in the here and now and is not promised for all. I have to be clear on this. The gospel is not primarily about the here-and-now as much as it is about the eternal life to come.

So, I must instead allow the gospel to shape my desires. To acknowledge that strife, war, division, and suffering are a part of the here and now in some measure and is a part of what God is using to point people to their need for Him. And that God’s goal for the gospel is to show people how worthy He is of worship even through these struggles.

That when we submit to Him, we are assured that one day we will experience unity with other believers and the God who created all things. That perfect justice will finally be meted out, that no wrong-doing will go unpunished and no God-honoring deed will go unrewarded. That eternal, deep-seated peace, deep-seated Shalom, will abide in the depths of every citizen of heaven.

Is this then a white flag on seeking God’s kingdom here on earth as it is in
heaven? Certainly not. Only a reorienting of my hearts understanding of the
purpose of the gospel. That it is intended first to transfer citizens of a
kingdom that will always be broken into a kingdom that has no flaw or
brokenness. And that this should be my driving force and hope and peace in the here and now. And all the while, I’ll pray, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”.

Book Review: A Company of Heroes

The shape of God dictates what a hero looks like. If you are all about worshiping power, CEO’s and comic book heroes stand as the definition of what a hero looks like. If you’re all about money and bowing to that idol, the billionaires and entrepreneurs are at the top of the list. But if you’ve been broken, bound by chains, and a slave to sin; if you’ve been rescued by an all-powerful, all-knowing God that used other broken sinners to rescue you, then those who are willing to sacrifice bear witness to the good-news of the gospel are your heroes.

Tim Keesee apparently is of the latter type. Founder and executive director of Frontline Missions International, Tim brings us a book full of heroes worthy of emulation that are both relatable and encouraging. Stories of men like Ghafur who despite having his family and wife reject him, can’t help but rejoice in the brothers and sisters the Lord has brought him. Ghafur has decided to follow Jesus no matter the cost and echoes with his life the refrain, “I have decided to follow Jesus…no turning back. No turning back.”

Mr. Keesee says this about another hero, Mei Li who lives in China; “The fearful little girl who put on her game face and met trouble head-on hasn’t changed that much-only now she isn’t taking the lead. Christ is, and she’s just following him- no regrets, no retreat,” (p. 63). Mei Li lives in a place where pastors were executed and thousands more died in prison. Her story intertwines with that of a Mr. Zhao, a pastor who went to prison when in college and was only one of two-hundred who survived. Both heroes working to bring good news into a spiritually oppressed country.

The book itself is an encouraging read that brings light to missions work. It fosters a heart for those that are both being reached and those who are being used by God to do the reaching. And while it is a quality book, the story telling can sometimes be a little difficult to follow. Jumping from one mission field to another, the stories are written in a ‘journal’ format that depicts the events from a first-person perspective. If you, like me, are reading through a number of books all at once and have long periods of time between readings, it can sometimes require a re-read of previous sections to refresh your memory of the hero and missions field you are currently reading about.

This can be remedied by reading straight through the book, or ensuring that you read each chapter as a whole before moving on to your next book. And because the book is written to read as a narrative, it’s easier to do than a text-book. Especially as you find yourself encouraged by the willingness of others to suffer for the sake of Christ.

Of the aspects of the book that I love, the one piece that encourages me more and more, is the witness of the fact that God is saving a people from every tribe, every tongue, every nation. And this book gives you a window into His work in that very vein. Praise God from whom all blessings flow! If you are looking for a reminder of what God is up to, if you are hoping to be encouraged towards missions work, or just want something to spur you on in your prayer life, read this book.

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The following book review is an ongoing effort on my part to find resources worth sharing that may help any and all who are looking to counsel others. It was also done in conjunction with Crossway’s Book Review Program and subsequently a free digital copy of the book was provided for my review.

For Systematic Study: Scripture

When I was at Grace College, I had a professor who assigned a book called, “Decide for Yourself” that was meant to be a theological workbook that gave you some basic passages that relate to a topic and then gave you a chance to respond to those passages with some guided questions as to what you could learn from them. The concept was amazing but I found the book still led the reader into some specific beliefs that the author held. I recognize this is inevitable of any book. But I really wanted to expand on that idea as I study different topics.

So, I’ve set out on a venture to begin analyzing mainstream protestant systematic theologies simply for their referenced passages on particular subjects. This will then allow me to review the relevant passages to a topic and try to decide for myself what I believe those passages are saying without any guidance other than the Holy Spirit’s. So I have taken the passages from the relevant chapters (note, because I am not reading each chapter, I may be pulling passages that may not seem immediately relevant to the topic but am including them in case there is something to the inferences pulled from these passages) of each theology text using Logos Bible Software’s “Save as a Passage” function to condense the chapter into a list. I then have attempted to find two or three texts that have a similar passage list and tried to distill them down to the most commonly cited passages to rule out some of the less quoted passages. I’m doing this with Logos’ “Merge” function in the Passage Lists feature that provides an “Intersection” of passages.

I have begun with the topic of Scripture. I will cite the text referenced, the passages cited, and then at the end will show which texts I used to distill out some of the most commonly cited passages.

The Texts

Wayne Grudem in his text Systematic Theology references the following passages in his chapters regarding Scripture.

Ge 1:3, 24; 2:16–17, 24; 3:15, 16–19; 4:3–4, 7; Ex 4:12; 17:14; 20:1–3; 24:4; 31:18; 32:16; 34:1, 27, 28; Le 11:44; Nu 22:38; 23:19; 33:2; Dt 4:2, 13; 6:6–7; 8:3; 10:4, 5; 12:32; Dt 18, 18–20, 19, 20–22; 25:4; 29:29; 31:9–13, 12–13, 22, 24–26; 32:47; Jos 1:8; 24:26; 1 Sa 10:8, 25; 13:13–14; 15:3, 18, 19, 23; 2 Sa 7:28; 1 Ki 13:21, 26; 14:18; 16:7, 12, 34; 20:35, 36; 21:19; 2 Ki 9:25–26, 36; 14:25; 1 Ch 29:29; 2 Ch 20:20, 34; 25:15–16; 26:22; 32:32; Ps 1, 1–2, 1, 2, 3; 12:6; Ps 19, 1, 7–14, 7–11, 7; 33:6; Ps 69; 109; 119, 1, 33–40, 44–45, 89, 96, 130, 165; Pr 20:12; 30:5–6, 5; Is 7:14; 30:8, 12–14; 38:4–6; 66:2; Je 1:7, 9; 6:10–12; 14:14; 17:9; 23:16–22; 29:31–32; 30:2; 36:2–4, 27–31, 29–31; 37:2; 51:60; Eze 2:7; 13:1–16, 1–7; Joe 2:28–32; Hag 1:12; Zec 7:7, 12; Mal 3:1–4; 4:1–6; Mt 1:22; 3:17; 4:4; 5:33–37; 9:13; 12:3–4, 3, 5, 7, 40, 41, 42; 15:3, 16; 19:4, 5; 21:13, 42; 22:29, 31; 23:16–22; 24:35; Mk 4:10–13, 11–12; 6:52; 7:9–13; 8:14–21; 9:32; Lk 1:1–3, 70; 4:25–26, 27; 6:36; 10:7; 17:29, 32; 18:34; 24:25, 27, 44; Jn 1:1, 14; 2:22; 3:10, 14, 18; 4:5; 5:45–47; 7:17; 8:27, 43, 56; 10:6, 27; 12:16; 13:7; 14:6, 26; 15:20; 16:12–13, 13–14, 13; Jn 17, 17; 20:30–31; Ac 1:16; 2:16–17; 3:18, 21; 4:12, 25; 5:2, 3, 4; 13:17–23, 47; 14:16–17, 17; Ac 15, 7; 24:14; 28:25; Ro 1, 2, 19–21, 32; 2:14–15, 14, 16; 3:2; 4:1–25, 10, 19; 9:10–12, 17; 10:9, 13–17; 11:2–4; 15:4; 1 Co 1:2, 18–3:4; 1:18–25; 2:9, 13, 14; 7:10, 12–15, 12, 25, 39, 40; 1 Co 8–10; 8:10; 9:8–10; 10:1–11, 11; 12:28; 14:37, 38; 15:29; 2 Co 1:13; 3:14–16; 4:3–4, 6; 13:2–3, 3; Ga 1:2, 8–9; 2:11–15; Eph 3:4; 4:11, 24, 25; 5:1; Php 1:1; Col 4:16; 1 Th 2:13; 4:8, 15; 5:27; 2 Th 3:6, 14; 1 Ti 2:5–6; 4:2, 13; 5:17–18, 18; 2 Ti 2:25; 3:15, 16–17, 16, 17; Tt 1:2, 9, 15; 2:7–8; Heb 1, 1–2, 1, 3, 6–7; Heb 2; 4:12; 5:14; 6:18; 7:1–2; 9:1–5, 19–21; 10:22; Heb 11, 1, 3, 13, 26; 12:16–17; Jas 1:1, 5–6, 18, 22–25; 2:25; 3:2; 1 Pe 1:1, 23–25, 23; 2:2; 3:20; 5:1; 2 Pe 1:19–20, 19, 20, 21; 2:5, 6–7, 16; 3:2, 5, 15–16, 15, 16; 1 Jn 1:1, 8–10; 5:3, 13; Jud 1; Re 1:3; 2:1, 8, 12; 19:13; 22:7, 10, 18–19.

Passages from pp 45–53, pp 66–72, pp 79–89, pp 90–104, pp 105–115, pp 116–126, pp 127–138.

Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004.

Millard Erickson in his text Christian Theology references the following passages in his chapters regarding Scripture.

Ge 1:28; 2:7, 24; 3:8, 16, 17–19, 18; 11:26, 32; 12:4, 7; 16:15; 21:9; Ex 3, 6, 14; Nu 6:24–26; 22:28–30; 25:9; Dt 4:2; 12:32; 26:5–9; 32:43; 1 Sa 18:10; 19:23–24; 2 Sa 1:21; 8:4; 10:18; 23:2; 24:1, 9; 1 Ch 18:4; 19:18; 21:1, 5; 2 Ch 4:2, 12; Job 12:23; Ps 2:1–2; 14:1; 16:10; Ps 19, 1–2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7–14; 35:19; 47:7–8; 53:1; 66:7; 69:25; Ps 78, 2; 82:6; 97:7; 104:4; 109:8; Pr 30:6; Is 6; 8:11; 10:5–13; 20:1; 28:11–12; 40:31; Je 18:1; 30:4; Eze 12:1, 8, 17, 21, 26; 29:1; Da 2:21; Ho 1:1; Joe 1:1; Am 3:1; Mic 4:4; Mt 5:17, 18; 10:9–10, 29, 31; 11:15; 13:13–15, 15, 35; 16:17–20, 22; 19:4–5; 22:32, 44; 24:2; 27:5, 54; 28:19–20; Mk 6:8; 8:18; Lk 1:41–42, 59–79; 3:1–2; 5:8; 9:3; 23:40; 24:25–27, 44–45; Jn 10:3, 34–35, 34, 35; Jn 12, 28; Jn 14–16; 14:1–7, 8–11, 9, 12, 16, 17, 26; 15:1–17, 25, 26–27, 26; 16:7, 8, 13, 14; 21:25; Ac 1:16, 18; 2:4, 35; 3:18, 21; 4:25; Ac 7, 4, 6; 13:16–41, 34; 14:15–17; 15:38–41; 17:22–31, 23, 26, 28, 32–34; 19:11–12; Ro 1–2; 1, 15, 16, 17, 18–32, 18b, Ro 1:18, 19–20, 19, 20, 21–22, 21, 25; Ro 2, 1–16, 11–16, 14–16, 14–15, 14, 29; Ro 3, 19; 8:18–25, 19, 20, 21, 23; Ro 10, 14; 11:8; 1 Co 1:18, 20–21, 23, 24; 2:7, 11, 13–14, 13, 14, 16; 3:19; 7:40; 10:8; 11:23; 14:21; 1 Co 15; 2 Co 3, 13, 16, 18; 4:4; 2 Co 5; Ga 1:15; 2:11–12, 14–21; 3:6–9, 10–14, 10–11, 16, 19–29, 23–24; 4:21–22; Eph 1:18; 3:14–19; Php 2:10–11; 3:10; Col 1:9; 1 Th 1:5; 2:13; 2 Ti 3:15, 16, 17; 4:11; Heb 1:1–3, 1–2, 6–7; 4:15; Jas 1:13; 2 Pe 1:19–21, 19, 20–21, 20, 21; 3:16; 1 Jn 1:1; 4:6; 5:20; Jud 9, 14; Re 22:18–19.

Passages from CT pp 177–199, pp 200–223, pp 224–245, pp 246–265, pp 266–285.

Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1998.

Charles Ryrie in his text Ryrie’s Basic Theology references the following passages in his chapters regarding Scripture.

Ge 1, 4, 5, 11–12, 27; Ge 2, 4, 5, 18–23; 3:4–5; Ge 4; 5:4; Ge 12; 16:7–14; 17:10; 20:3, 6; 31:11–13, 24, 28, 40–41; 35:11–12; 46:27; Ex 3, 2, 6; 12:40; Ex 20, 8; 28:30; Le 19, 13; Nu 25, 9; 27:21; Dt 8:3; 9:10; Dt 24, 15; Dt 25, 4; 33:8; Jos 1:7–8; 6:26; 23:6; 24:29–33; Jdg 2:8–9; Ru 4:6; 1 Sa 17:50; 21:1–6; 28:6; 2 Sa 6:1; 12:19, 24–25; 21:19, 20; 23:2; 2 Sa 24, 1, 9, 13, 16, 24; 1 Ki 2:3; 16:34; 2 Ki 14:6; 21:8; 23:25; 1 Ch 21, 1, 5, 12, 25; 1 Ch 27; 2 Ch 4:2, 5; 2 Ch 24, 20; 36:22–23; Ezr 1:1–4; 2:63; 6:18; Ne 13:1; Ps 16:9–10; 22:1, 15–16, 18; 31:5; 34:20; 68:18; Ps 82; 91:11–12, 11; Ps 110, 1; Pr 16:33; Is 1:1; 6:1; 9:1–2; 42:1; 53:5; 61:1; Je 18; 19; 25:11–12; Eze 1:3; 25:7; Da 9:2, 11, 20–21; Joe 2:28; Mic 5:2; 6:5; Zec 1:1, 12; 11:12–13; 13:7; Mal 3:1; 4:4, 5; Mt 1:1; 2:15, 18, 23; 4:1–11, 4, 7, 10; 5:17–18, 17, 18; 8:4, 11; 10:5–7, 9–10, 15; 11:10; 12:17, 40; 13:31–32, 32; 16:14, 17; 17:11–12; 19:3–9, 3–5; 20:28, 29–34; 22:23–33, 29, 30, 32, 41–46, 42, 45; 23:35; 24:15, 38–39; 27:5, 9–10, 9; 28:18–20; Mk 1:2–3, 2; 2:26; 6:8; 10:6–8, 46–52; Lk 1:1–4; 2:10–11; 3:38; 4:21; 9:3; 10:7; 11:51; 17:6, 26–27, 28–29; 18:35–43; 22:36; 24:45; Jn 1:9, 14, 17; 2:11; 3:2; 5:46; 7:46; 8:39; 10:24, 30, 31–38, 34, 35; 12:34; 13:18; 14:9; 15:25; 16:12–15, 24; 17:17; 21:25; Ac 1:18, 21–26; 2:17–21, 25–29; Ac 7, 6, 14; 16:10–13; 20:5–21:18; 20:7; 27:1–28:6; 27:15; Ro 5:8; 9:1–3, 9–12, 24–26; 12:7, 19; 1 Co 1:19; 2:9–3:2; 2:13; 4:5; 10:8; 2 Co 3:7–11; 12:7; Ga 3:16, 17; 4:21–31; 5:2; 6:16; Eph 1:18; 3:5, 9; Php 3:16; Col 4:16; 1 Th 4:15; 1 Ti 4:3, 4; 5:18; 2 Ti 1:10; 3:14–17, 15–17, 16; Tt 1:12; Heb 1:1; 6:4; Jas 4:6; 2 Pe 1:21; 3:16; 1 Jn 1:1–3; 2:27; Jud 14; Re 1:1; 19:17.

Passages from p 70, p 118, pp 76–82, pp 83–86, pp 87–96, pp 97–106, pp 107–117, pp 125–133.

Ryrie, Charles Caldwell. Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1999.

Paul P. Enns in his book, The Moody Handbook of Theology references the following passages in his chapters regarding Scripture.

Ge 1; 2; Ex 3:6; 4:15; Ex 7–11; 7:1–2; 14:1; 17:14; 20:1; 34:27; Le 4:1; Nu 4:1; Dt 4:2; 6:13, 16; 8:3; 18:15–19; 25:4; 28:15–68; 29:1; 30:1–10; 31:24–26, 24; 32:48; Jos 1:1; 8:31; 23:6; 24:26; 1 Sa 10:25; 2 Ki 14:6; 2 Ch 23:18; Ezr 3:2; Ne 8:3; 10:34; Job 12:7–9; Ps 8:1–3; 19:1–6, 1, 2, 3, 4; Ps 22; 82:6; 110:1; 118:22; Is 1:10, 24; 2:1; 7:14; 8:1; 40:12–14, 26; 42:1–4; 53:1–12; Je 1:9, 11; 11:1–3, 21; 12:6; 23:21, 32; 26:8–15; 28:1–17; 36:2, 27–28; Eze 1:3; 43:11; Da 2:21, a, 31–43; Mic 5:2; Mt 1; 4:4, 7, 10; 5:17–18, 17, 18, 45; 8:5–13; 12:18–21; 21:42; 22:29, 44; 26:54; Mk 12:10; 15:28; Lk 1:35; 2:32; 7:1–10; 10:7; 24:27, 32, 44–45, 44, 45; Jn 1:1, 14, 18; 5:36–37, 36, 39; 6:36, 63; 8:47; 10:9, 11, 34, 35; 12:48; 13:18; 14:10, 26; 16:12–15, 13, 14, 15; 19:24, 36; Ac 1:16; 8:35; 14:15–17, 17; 16:14; Ro 1:2, 18–21, 20; 2:14–15, 15; 3:4; 4:3; 5:12–21; 9:17; 10:11; 11:2; 12:2; 15:4; 16:25; 1 Co 2:9–13, 11, 14; 14:37; Ga 1:11–12; 4:30; Eph 1:18; 4:23; Col 1:9–10; 4:16; 1 Th 2:13; 5:27; 1 Ti 5:18; 2 Ti 3:15, 16, 17; Heb 1:3; 4:12; 2 Pe 1:16–21, 19, 20, 21; 3:15–16, 16; 1 Jn 4:6.

Passages from pp 153–182.

Enns, Paul P. The Moody Handbook of Theology. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1989.

In Gordon Lewis’ book, Decide for Yourself: A Theological Workbook, he references the following passages in his chapters regarding Scripture.

Ex 3:14; 4:12; 14:13, 31; 19:3–6; 24:1–11; Le 1:1; Nu 7:89; 12:8; Dt 7:18–19; 34:11–12; Jos 24:17; 1 Sa 2:27; 3:4–14, 21; 9:15; 1 Ki 22:19; Job 42:5; Ps 8; 19:1–6, 1, 2–4; 42:1–2; 84:1–2; 93:1–4; 104:24; Ps 105; 139; 148:13; Is 6:1–5, 8–9; 22:14; Je 1:5; Da 2:28; 6:26–27; Zec 7:12; Mt 5:17–18; 11:25; 12:39–41; 16:17; 19:4; 24:37–39; Mk 12:36; Lk 1:2, 49; 17:28–32; 19:37; 24:25, 26–27, 44; Jn 3:14; 4:24; 5:36; 6:31–33, 49; 10:35; 14:6; 20:31; Ac 1:16, 21–22; 2:19–21, 42, 44, 47; 3:21–24; 7:1–53; 10:43; 14:3, 15–17; 15:4–22, 25; 17:24–29, 27; 28:23–25, 25; Ro 1:18, 19–20, 19, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32; 2:11–12, 14–15, 14, 15; 3:10–11, 19–20, 23; 8:9, 14–16; 15:4, 18–19; 16:25; 1 Co 1:2; 2:10–16; 3:21–4:6; 10:6, 7–10, 11; 12:3, 18–28; 14:6, 37; 2 Co 3; 12:1–4, 12; Ga 1:12, 15, 16; 4:6; Eph 3:17–19; 4:11–16; 1 Ti 3:15; 2 Ti 1:13–14; 2:2; 3:14, 16; Heb 2:3–4; 11:1–40; 1 Pe 1:16; 2 Pe 1:16, 20–21, 21; 1 Jn 1:1–3, 5; 2:20–28; 3:24; 4:8; 5:6–12; Re 14:13.

Lewis, Gordon R.. Decide For Yourself: A Theological Workbook. IVP Academic, 2012.

In his text Systematic Theology, Robert Letham references the following passages regarding Scripture.

Ge 1–4; 1, 2–5; 3:15; 17:7–8; Dt 4:9–12; 8:1–3; 13:1–5; 21:10–13; 25:4; 1 Ch 26:18; Ps 19:1–6; 95:7–11; 110:1; Pr 22:20–21; Is 8:19–20; Is 53; 55:10; Je 11:4; 24:7; 30:22; 31:31–34; 32:38; Eze 34:24; 37:21–28; Da 9; Mt 5:17–18, 21–22, 27–28, 31–32, 33–34, 38–39, 43–44; 6:2, 5, 16, 25; 13:17; 15:1–20; Lk 10:16; 24:25–27, 44–47; Jn 1:1–4, 14; 5:24, 25, 28–29; 7:17; 8:56; 10:35; 14:18–20, 26; 15:26; 16:7–15; Ac 8:26–35; 21:10–14, 11; Ro 1:20; 10:14; 15:4; 1 Co 9:9; 11:23–34; 15:1–11; 2 Co 5:19–20; 12:12; Ga 1:11–24; Ga 2; 3:8; Eph 2:17; 5:21; Php 2:9–11; Col 1:15–20; 2:8; 2 Th 2, 1–2, 15; 1 Ti 5:18; 2 Ti 2:2; 3:16–17, 16, 17; Heb 1:1–4, 1–3; 3:7; 4:12–13, 12; 6:1–4; Jas 1:18; 1 Pe 1:10–12, 23; 2 Pe 1:20–21; 1 Jn 2:12–14; Re 20; 21:3.

Passages from pp 185–266.

Letham, Robert. Systematic Theology. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019.

Finally, John Frame in his book Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief references the following passages regarding Scripture.

Ge 1, 1, 2–3, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20, 22, 24, 26–27, 26, 28–30, 28; 2:4, 16–17; 3:8–23, 15, 17–19; 4:17, 26; 5:1; 6:7, 9–21, 9; 7:1–8:19, 20–9:28; 8:20, 22; 9:6, 12–17, 16, 24–27; 10:1; 11:1–9, 6–7, 10, 27; 12:1–3, 1, 7; 13:18; 15:6, 17; 16:7–14; 17:5, 15–21; 18:1–33, 14; 21:17–21; 22:1–2, 2; 25:12, 19; 27:27–29, 39–40; 28:18; 32:22–32, 24, 28, 30; 35:15; 36:1, 9; 37:2; 41:38; 49:1–27; Ex 1; 3, 7–22; Ex 4, 10, 11–12, 13, 14–16, 16; 7:5; 14:18; Ex 15, 4–12; 16:6–10; Ex 19, 5, 9, 16, 18, 22, 24; Ex 20, 1–17, 2, 3–17, 3, 7, 12, 18–21, 18, 19; 23:20, 21; 24:12; 31:18; 32:9–14; 33:18–19; 34:6–7, 27, 28; Le 11:44; 18:5; 26:15; Nu 6:24–26, 27; 11:25; 12:8; 15:32–36; 23:19; 24:2; Dt 1:3; Dt 4–11; 4:1–8, 2, 5–8, 7–8, 12, 13, 26, 31; 5:1, 22–33, 32; 6:1–9, 4–5, 6–9, 6, 7–9, 24–25; 7:9, 11; 8:3, 11–18, 11; 9:9, 10, 11, 15; 10:4; 12:5, 11, 21, 32; 14:23–24; 17:6; Dt 18, 9–14, 15, 16, 17–22, 18–19, 18, 19, 20–22, 20, 22; 19:15; 25:4; 26:5–10; Dt 27–28, 14; Dt 29, 9, 21, 29; Dt 30, 10, 11–14, 12–13, 15–20, 19; 31:9–13, 9, 10–11, 11–13, 19–22, 24–29, 24, 26–28, 26, 28; 32:1, 4, 46–47, 46; 33:9; Jos 1:7–8, 7; Jos 2; 11:15; 23:6; Jos 24, 25–28; Jdg 11:29–40; 1 Sa 2:2; 10:1–7, 1, 6, 9; 12:22; 2 Sa 7:16, 28; 1 Ki 4:26; 8:21, 29; 9:3; 13:18; 17:1, 2, 24; 18:24–46; 19:12; 22:5–12, 20–23, 22; 2 Ki 18:4; 22:8–20; 23:2, 3, 27; 1 Ch 16:15; 2 Ch 6:11, 15; 9:25; 34:31; Ne 8:1–8; Job 33:4; 37:12; Job 38–42; Ps 1:2; 2:7–9; 7:17; 9:2; Ps 12, 6; Ps 16; 18:2, 15, 30, 49; Ps 19, 1, 3, 7–11, 7; 20:1; 23:3; 29:1–2, 2, 3–11, 3–9, 10–11; 31:6; 33:6–9, 6, 9, 13–15, 21; 34:3; 36:5; 37:31; 40:7–8, 11; 45:6–8; 46:8–10; 48:10; 51:4; 54:1; 56:4, 10; 61:5; 62:2; Ps 65; 66:5–7; 68:4; 69:9; 72:17; Ps 78, 5–8; 82:6; 89:34; 94:12; 102:15; Ps 104, 30; 107:20; Ps 110; 111:7, 9, 10; 115:5–8; Ps 119, 1, 7, 11, 15–16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 28, 40, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 54, 72, 86, 89–90, 89, 120, 129, 142, 151, 160, 161–162, 176; Ps 135, 13, 15–18; Ps 136; 138:2; 145:4, 12; 147:15–18; 148:5, 6–8; Pr 1–4; 1:7; 2:6–8; 3:3; 7:1–3; Pr 8–9; 8:22–30; 9:10; 15:33; 22:1; 30:5–6, 6; Ec 12:11; Is 2:2–4; Is 6, 5–7, 9–10, 10; 8:1–2; 11:9; 26:4; 29:13–14; 30:8–11, 27; 34:16–17, 16; 38:1–5; 40:8; 43:1, 7; 45:3–4, 23; 51:7; 53:1; 55:10–11, 11; 59:19, 21; 61:1; 62:2; 65:15; 66:1, 5; Je 1, 4–12, 10–12; 10:9–10; 11:11, 14; 14:9, 14, 21; Je 18, 5–10, 7–10; 24:7; 25:13; 26:3, 13, 17–18, 18, 19; 30:2; 31:31–34, 33; Je 36, 4, 32; 42:10; 51:60–61; La 2:14; Eze 1:3; 3:22; 11:19; 18:31; 36:26; 37:23; Da 3:28; 9:1–2, 9–15; Ho 12:1; Joe 2:13–14, 28–32, 32; Am 4:2; 6:8; 7:1–6; 8:7; 9:11–12; Jon 3:4, 6–9, 9, 10; 4:1–2; Mic 3:12; 4:1–5; Hab 2:14, 18–20; Mt 1:1; 3:2, 17; 4:4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 23; 5:3, 17–20, 17–19, 17–18, 17, 21, 27–30, 27, 30, 33–37, 33, 34–35, 45, 48; 6:10; 7:12, 15–20, 15, 16, 21–27, 21–23, 21, 24–29, 24–28, 24–27; 8:1, 17, 26–27; 9:6, 9–13, 35; 10:19–20, 20, 40–41; 11:1, 10, 13, 25–27, 27, 29; 12:5, 17, 38–39; 13:10–13, 11, 14–15, 14, 31–32, 35; 14:31; 15:6; 16:1–4, 16, 24; 17:1–9, 5; 18:15–17, 16; 19:4–5; 21:13, 21; 22:40, 42–45, 43; 23:4, 16–22, 23; 24:11, 24, 35; 26:24, 31, 39, 54, 56; 28:17, 18, 19–20, 19, 20; Mk 1:5; 4:11–12, 12; 7:8, 13; 8:38; 9:2–9, 24; 10:45; 12:10; 13:31; 16:9–20; Lk 1:4, 17, 37; 4:14, 21; 5:1–10, 8; 6:26, 45; 7:1–10, 7–9; 8:10, 21; 9:26, 28–36; 10:7; 12:47–48, 48; 14:21; 16:29–31, 31; 17:30; 23:47; 24:25–27, 25, 44–47; Jn 1, 1–14, 1–3, 1, 3, 10, 14, 17, 18; 2:1–11, 11; 3:3, 5–8, 5, 16, 34–36, 34; 4:34; 5:19–30, 19, 20, 36, 37–40, 39–40, 39, 45–47, 47; 6:38–39, 45, 63, 68, 69; 7:16, 17, 38; 8:28, 32, 42, 47, 56; 10:4–5, 18, 27, 34–36, 34, 35; Jn 12, 37–40, 47–50, 47–49, 48–49, 48, 49–50, 49, 50; 13:34–35, 35; 14:6, 9, 10, 15, 16–17, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26; 15:7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 22, 26–27, 26; 16:13; 17:1–26, 3, 6, 8, 17, 20, 24; 18:37; 21:25; Ac 1:3, 8, 16, 22; 2:1–12, 1–4, 4, 17–18, 22, 30, 33–36; 4:8, 10, 12, 17, 24–25, 25, 31; 5:41, 42; 6:3–5, 10; 7:38, 55–56; 8:5, 12; Ac 9, 17–20, 20, 21; 10:20; 11:12, 27–28; 13:1–3, 9–10, 34–35; Ac 14, 1–7, 17; 15:12, 15, 17–18, 32, 35; 16:10–24; 18:26; 19:6, 8; 20:5–21:18; 20:25, 35; 21:9–14; 22:16; 24:14; 27:1–28:16, 23, 25–27, 25, 26–28, 26–27, 31; Ro 1, 1, 4, 8–17, 16–17, 16, 17, 18–32, 18–21, 18–20, 18, 19–20, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24–27, 25, 28–31, 28, 32; 2:21; 3:2, 4; 4:1–25, 3, 11, 16–25, 19–21, 20–21, 22; 5:8; Ro 6; 7:7–25, 12; 8:11, 19, 20–23, 39; 9:1–28, 15, 17; Ro 10, 5–10, 5–9, 6–9, 6–8, 9–10, 13, 14–17, 17; 11:8, 33–36; 12:6; 14:11, 23; 15:4, 10, 19, 22–29; 16:22, 25–26, 25; 1 Co 1:2, 7, 9, 16, 18, 19, 20; 2:4–5, 4, 6–13, 9–10, 10–13, 10–11, 12–15, 12–13, 13; 3:16–17, 16; 4:1, 14–21, 16; 5:1–5, 3, 9–12, 9; 6:11, 16; 7:40; 9:1; 10:1–12, 4, 6, 11, 13, 16, 31; 11:1, 4–5, 7, 26; 12:2, 3, 10; 14:1–40, 23–25, 26, 29, 37–38, 37; 1 Co 15, 1–12, 1–3, 2–3, 3–7, 3, 8, 9, 11–12, 12–19, 14, 17, 27; 2 Co 1:20; 3:2–3, 14, 15; 4:1–6, 6; 6:2; 7:5–16, 8; 11:13; 12:12, 14; 13:1, 4, 10, 14; Ga 1:1, 6–9, 9, 11–12, 12, 15–16; 2:2, 4; 3:6–29, 6, 8, 16; 4:1–7, 12–20; 5:16–24; Eph 1:11, 13, 17–19, 17, 19–21; 2:4–5, 21; 3:3, 18–19; 4:8, 24, 29; 5:14; 6:1, 21–22; Php 2:1–11, 5–11, 10–11, 11, 16; 3:10, 15, 17; 4:9; Col 1:15–16, 17, 28; 2:8; 3:10, 16, 17, 23; 4:7–9, 14, 16; 1 Th 1:5, 6, 7, 9; 2:2, 13; 4:9; 5:20, 24, 27; 2 Th 1:7; 2:2, 9, 11, 15, 16; 3:3, 6, 9, 14–15; 1 Ti 1:15, 18; 2:5, 7, 8, 12; 3:1–7, 1, 2–7, 2, 8–13, 14–15; 4:6, 12, 14; 5:17–18, 19, 23; 6:3–5, 3–4, 3, 20; 2 Ti 1:5, 10, 11, 12–14, 13; 2:2, 11–13, 13; 3:1–9, 5, 10–14, 10–11, 15–17, 15, 16–17, 16, 17; 4:2, 6–18, 6–8, 11; Tt 1:2, 5–9; 2:2–5, 3–5, 7; 3:4–8, 12–14; Phm 24; Heb 1:1–4, 1–3, 1, 2–3, 2, 3, 6; 2:1–4, 2, 4; 3:7; 4:12–13, 12; 5:12; 6:11–12, 13–20, 13, 18, 19; 8:1–13, 5; 9:8; 10:15–17, 23, 28; 11:1–12:2; 11:3, 7, 8–22, 8–19, 11; 13:7, 17, 23; Jas 1:6, 22, 25; 2:8, 10, 12, 21–23, 23; 3:9; 4:5, 6, 11–12, 13–16; 5:14, 17–18; 1 Pe 1:7, 11, 15–16, 18, 20, 21; 2:18–25, 21; 4:11, 13; 5:3; 2 Pe 1:3–11, 3, 11, 13–15, 16–18, 17–18, 19–21, 21; 2:1–22, 1, 14, 21; 3:2, 5–7, 15–16; 1 Jn 1:1–3, 6, 8, 9; 2:3–5, 3, 4, 20–27, 21, 27; 3:16, 18, 22; 4:1–6, 1–3, 1, 2–3, 9–11; 5:2–3, 3, 6, 13, 15, 20; 2 Jn 4, 6, 10, 12; 3 Jn 13–14; Jud 3, 17; Re 1:3, 5; Re 2–3; 2:2, 17; 3:12; 11:3–13; 12:17; 13:5–6; 14:12; 15:3–4; 16:13; 19:9, 13, 20; 20:10; 21:5; 22:4, 6–10, 7, 18–19.

References from Pages 517-691.

Frame, John M. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2013.

Intersection of Passages

I’m providing two different intersection of passages because Grudem and Erickson’s wasn’t nearly as robust a list as Grudem and Frame’s but Grudem and Erickson’s was the best out all the other’s I tried to combine. Logos’ tool does a great job of cutting down the time of work and effort required in compiling these lists but it is still a labor-intensive process so the work hopefully will provide some benefit in determining which passages to focus in on. Grudem and Frame seem to have the most robust citations and I have not eliminated any of the passages that seemed a little perplexing in how they related to the specific topic, again because of the possible inferences one might make in regards to the topic.

Intersection of Passages from Grudem and Erickson on SCRIPTURE & AUTHORITY

Ge 2:24; Dt 4:2; 12:32; Ps 19, 1, 7–14; Jn 14:26; 16:13; Ac 1:16; 3:18, 21; 4:25; Ro 1; 2:14–15, 14; 1 Co 2:13, 14; 7:40; 1 Th 2:13; 2 Ti 3:15, 16, 17; Heb 1:1–2, 6–7; 2 Pe 1:19, 20, 21; 3:16; 1 Jn 1:1; Re 22:18–19.

Intersection of Passages from Grudem and Frame on Scripture and Authority.

Ge 1:3, 24; 2:16–17; 3:15; Ex 31:18; 34:27, 28; Le 11:44; Nu 23:19; Dt 4:2, 13; 8:3; 10:4; 12:32; Dt 18, 19, 20–22; 25:4; 29:29; 31:9–13; 2 Sa 7:28; Ps 1:2; 12:6; Ps 19, 1, 7–11, 7; 33:6; Ps 119, 1, 89; Pr 30:5–6; Je 14:14; 30:2; Joe 2:28–32; Mt 3:17; 4:4; 5:33–37; 12:5; 21:13; 23:16–22; 24:35; Mk 4:11–12; Lk 10:7; 24:25; Jn 1:1, 14; 5:45–47; 7:17; 8:56; 10:27; 14:6, 26; 16:13; 17:17; Ac 1:16; 4:12, 25; 14:17; 24:14; 28:25; Ro 1, 32; 3:2; 4:1–25; 9:17; 15:4; 1 Co 1:2; 2:13; 7:40; 10:11; 14:37; 2 Co 4:6; Eph 4:24; Col 4:16; 1 Th 2:13; 5:27; 2 Th 3:6; 1 Ti 5:17–18; 2 Ti 3:15, 16–17, 16, 17; Tt 1:2; Heb 1:1, 3; 4:12; 6:18; 11:3; 2 Pe 1:21; 3:2, 15–16; 1 Jn 5:3, 13; Re 1:3; 19:13; 22:7, 18–19.