Tuesday, August 22, 2017

12/26/10 FB NOTE... GOD IS THE GIVER OF EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT

12/26/10 FB NOTE... GOD IS THE GIVER OF EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT

INTRODUCTION...
God has given us His Son, Jesus, and His Holy Spirit; Jesus has given Himself for us, so that we might have eternal life. However, there are a great number of attending blessings that come to us because God gave Jesus. If He has given us His Son, will He not freely give us all things? God is the Giver of every good and perfect gift.

This NOTE lists many of these gifts, along with the appropriate verses. This is not an exhaustive list of New Testament passages, though it is fairly thorough, containing 115 passages, addressing over 50 different, though interrelated categories. For the most part, I limited my choices to verses that actually used the words, give, gift, given gives and giver (KJV). It was done rather quickly, so if you see errors, please feel free to email me. You may choose to rename my categories.

I realize that the meaning of the passages are broader than my labels covers. I also realize that the primary intent of the passage may be something other than what I label, however, the passages do include secondary applications. For instance, Give us this day our daily bread, includes both material and spiritual sustenance. Instead of letting my labels be restricting, you should allow God to speak to you from the passages.

I hope this list provides easy access to information, but more than that, I hope it encourages you when you are facing difficulties and challenges you as you grow in grace.

A List of Gifts from God (arranged alphabetically according to headings I chose arbitrarily)...

A PARTIAL LIST OF GOD'S GIFTS...
God Gave His Son...
John 3:16
(16)  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 4:10
(10)  Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
2 Corinthians 9:15
(15)  Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
Ephesians 1:22
(22)  And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
1 John 5:10
(10)  He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

Christ Gave His life...
Matthew 20:28
(28)  Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Galatians 1:3-4
(3)  Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
(4)  Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
Galatians 2:20
(20)  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Ephesians 5:2
(2)  And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savor.
Ephesians 5:25
(25)  Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
1 Timothy 2:6
(6)  Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Titus 2:14
(14)  Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

God Gave His Holy Spirit...
Luke 11:13
(13)  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
John 7:39
(39)  (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
John 14:16-17
(16)  And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;
(17)  Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 15:26
(26)  But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
John 16:13
(13)  Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.
Acts 2:17-18
(17)  And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
(18)  And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
Acts 2:38-39
(38)  Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
(39)  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Acts 5:32
(32)  And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Acts 8:18
(18)  And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
Acts 10:45
(45)  And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 11:16-17
(16)  Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
(17)  Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
Romans 5:5
(5)  And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Romans 8:15
(15)  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
1 Corinthians 2:12
(12)  Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:8
(8)  He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit.
1 John 3:24
(24)  And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
1 John 4:13
(13)  Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

All Things...
Romans 8:32
(32)  He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

All Things that Pertain to Life and Godliness...
2 Peter 1:3
(3)  According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Assurance of Coming Judgment...
Acts 17:31
(31)  Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Consolation and Hope...
2 Thessalonians 2:16
(16)  Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

Crown of Righteousness...
2 Timothy 4:8
(8)  Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

Daily Bread to His Children...
Matthew 6:11
(11)  Give us this day our daily bread.

Earnest of the Spirit...
2 Corinthians 1:22
(22)  Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
2 Corinthians 5:5
(5)  Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

Eternal Inheritance to His Children...
Acts 20:32
(32)  And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

Eternal Life...
John 10:28
(28)  And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
John 17:2
(2)  As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
Romans 6:23
(23)  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Galatians 3:22
(22)  But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
1 John 5:11
(11)  And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
1 John 5:16
(16)  If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

Faith...
Romans 12:3
(3)  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Romans 12:6
(6)  Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
1 Corinthians 3:5
(5)  Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

Favor and Wisdom in This Life...
Acts 7:9-10
(9)  And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
(10)  And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Food That Endures...
John 6:27
(27)  Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Gifts of the Spirit...
Romans 12:6
(6)  Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
1 Co. 12-14
SINCE THIS INCLUDES ALL OF CHAPTERS 12-14, I HAVE NOT POSTED IT HERE.
Ephesians 3:7-8
(7)  Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
(8)  Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Ephesians 4:7-8
(7)  But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
(8)  Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
Ephesians 4:11
(11)  And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
1 Timothy 4:14
(14)  Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
2 Timothy 1:6
(6)  Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
2 Timothy 1:9
(9)  Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
Hebrews 2:4
(4)  God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

Glory of God...
John 17:22
(22)  And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

God's Word...
John 17:14
(14)  I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Good and Perfect Gifts...
James 1:17
(17)  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Grace of God...
Romans 5:15
(15)  But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Romans 15:15
(15)  Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,
1 Corinthians 1:4
(4)  I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
1 Corinthians 3:10
(10)  According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
Galatians 2:9
(9)  And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
Galatians 2:20
(20)  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Ephesians 3:2
(2)  If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
Ephesians 3:7-8
(7)  Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
(8)  Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Ephesians 4:7-8
(7)  But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
(8)  Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Healing...
Acts 3:6
(6)  Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
James 5:16
(16)  Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Heavenly Gift...
Hebrews 6:4
(4)  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

Increase...
1 Corinthians 3:6
(6)  I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

Keys of the Kingdom...
Matthew 16:19
(19)  And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Kingdom to His Children...
Luke 12:32
(32)  Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Knowledge of Salvation to His People...
Luke 1:77
(77)  To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

Light of the Knowledge of the Glory of God...
2 Corinthians 4:6
(6)  For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Light to Those Who Sit in Darkness...
Luke 1:79
(79)  To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Ephesians 5:14
(14)  Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

Living Bread...
John 6:51
(51)  I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

Material Needs...
2 Corinthians 9:8-9
(8)  And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
(9)  (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth forever.
1 Peter 4:10
(10)  As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Mercy...
2 Timothy 1:16
(16)  The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

Ministry of Reconciliation...
2 Corinthians 5:18
(18)  And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
Colossians 1:25
(25)  Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;

Ministerial Authority...
2 Corinthians 10:8
(8)  For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
2 Corinthians 13:10
(10)  Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.

New Commandment (to love one another)...
John 13:34
(34)  A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
1 John 3:23
(23)  And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

Peace...
John 14:27
(27)  Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
2 Thessalonians 3:16
(16)  Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

Promises, Exceeding Great and Precious...
2 Peter 1:4
(4)  Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins...
Acts 5:31
(31)  Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
2 Timothy 2:25
(25)  In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

Repentance Opportunity...
Revelation 2:21
(21)  And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

Rest to His People...
Matthew 11:28
(28)  Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Revelation of Future...
Revelation 1:1
(1)  The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Salvation...
Ephesians 2:8
(8)  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Scripture...
2 Timothy 3:16
(16)  All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Spirit of Power, Love and Sound Mind...
2 Timothy 1:7
(7)  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation in the Knowledge of Him...
Ephesians 1:17
(17)  That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

Temporal Blessings...
Acts 14:17
(17)  Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

True Bread of Heaven...
John 6:32-33
(32)  Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
(33)  For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

Understanding...
2 Timothy 2:7
(7)  Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
1 John 5:20
(20)  And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Unspeakable (indescribable) Gift...
2 Corinthians 9:15
(15)  Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

Water of Life...
John 4:14
(14)  But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Wisdom...
James 1:5
(5)  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
2 Peter 3:15
(15)  And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

Wisdom in Speech...
Luke 21:15
(15)  For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Ephesians 6:19
(19)  And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

REVELATION GIFTS FOR THE MILLENNIAL CHURCH...
Eat from Tree of Life...
Revelation 2:7
(7)  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Crown of Life...
Revelation 2:10
(10)  Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days; be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Eat Hidden Manna and White Stone...
Revelation 2:17
(17)  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

According to Works...
Revelation 2:23
(23)  And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

Power Over the Nations...
Revelation 2:26
(26)  And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

Morning Star...
Revelation 2:28
(28)  And I will give him the morning star.

Revelation 1:1
(1)  The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Revelation 2:21
(21)  And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

Revelation 2:7
(7)  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:10
(10)  Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days; be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Revelation 2:17
(17)  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

Revelation 2:23
(23)  And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

Revelation 2:26
(26)  And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

Revelation 2:28
(28)  And I will give him the morning star.