USING THE BIBLE IN TIMES OF NEED
The following passages can be of great
comfort and instruction for those seeking
God’s presence in their lives.
Abuse, as one
who abuses or has abused others:
1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians 5:22; Ephesians
5:25, 28-29;
Ephesians 6:4; 1 Peter 3:7
Abuse, when
living or dealing with abuse:
Psalm 34:4-5; Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 26:3-4;
Matthew 11:28; 1 Peter 5:7; Psalm 23; Psalm 42:11
Adultery:
James 1:14; Isaiah 1:16-18; John 8:11; 1
Corinthians 7:3-4;
Hebrews 13:4; 1 John 1:9; 1 Corinthians 6:15-20
AIDS
& related issues:
John 11:25; John 14:1-3; Romans 8:18-23, 28-31,
35,37;
Philippians 1:21; 2 Corinthians 5:17
Alchoholism
& addictions:
1 Corinthians 15:33; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 John
1:8-9;
2 Corinthians 5:17; John 8:36; Isaiah 26:3;
Proverbs 28:13;
Matthew 11:28; Romans 12:1-2; Romans 14:11-12; 2
Corinthians 2:14;
Galatians 5:22-23
Anger
management:
Ephesians 4:26; Exodus 32:19; Proverbs 29:11;
Proverbs 15:1;
Ephesians 4:22-24; Colosians 3:8; James 1:19-20
Anxiety,
worry & tension:
Philippians 4:6, Psalm 34:4; Psalm 42:5; Psalm
23; Psalm 55:22; Matthew 6:33-34; Philippians
4:6-7; 1 Peter 5:7; Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 8:28;
Philippians 4:13, 19
Assurance
of Salvation:
John 1:12; John 5:24; 2 Corinthians 5:17, 21;
Ephesians 2:8-9;
Romans 8:38-39; Philippians 1:6; 2 Timothy 1:12;
1 Peter 1:5;
1 John 5:13; Psalm 40:1-3; Proverbs 28:13; 1 John
1:9
Bad
Habits:
Psalm 119:11; Luke 9:23; Romans 8:37; Romans
6:11-14; James 4:7-8;
Philippians 2:13,15; Jeremiah 17:9-10; Galatians
2:20; 2 Timothy 2:15
Bitterness
& Resentment:
Romans 12:18, 23; 1 Corinthians 13:4-6; Ephesians
4:31-32;
Matthew 6:14-15; Romans 12:14-19; Hebrews
12:14-15; 1 Peter 2:23
Christ - Receiving
Christ as your Saviour:
John 10:9; Revelation 3:20; Romans 10:13;
John 3:16
Death:
Psalm 23; John 11:25; John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians
2:9-10;
Philippians 3:20-21; John 11:25-26; John 14:1-3;
2 Corinthians 5:1;
Philippians 1:21, 23; 1 Peter 3:5; Revelation
21:4
Depression:
Proverbs 8:14; Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 53:4-5; 2
Corinthians 4:8-9;
Galatians 2:20; Psalm 38:1-4; 21-22
Divorce:
Proverbs 3:5-6; Philippians 4:6; 2 Timothy 2:15;
2 Peter 3:18;
Psalm 103:2-5; Jeremiah 17:14; Psalm 23:3; 2
Timothy 1:7 Isaiah 50:7;
Jeremiah 29:11; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 139:17-18;
Psalm 16:8; Psalm 18:2
Job Loss:
Philippians 4:6-7; Philippians 4:13,19; Psalm 121
Enemies - dealing with enemies:
Proverbs 16:7; Matthew 5:44-46; Luke 23:34;
Romans 12:18;
1 Peter 3:11; Psalm 34:14; Romans 14:17-19; 2
Timothy 2:22
Envy, Jealousy & Covetousness:
Hebrews 13:5; Proverbs 14:30; Colossians 3:1-4;
Hebrews 10:24-25; Proverbs 27:4; 1 Corinthians
3:3
Fear:
John 10:14; Jeremiah 29:11; Hebrews 13:5; Psalm
37:5; Psalm 27:1;
1 John 4:18; 2 Timothy 1:12; Romans 12:1;
Jeremiah 1:8; Psalm 34:4;
Proverbs 1:33; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 43:1-2;
Romans 8:15-16
Forgiveness:
Psalm 32:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:19; Isaiah 43:25;
Matthew 6:14-15;
Luke 13:34; John 8:36; Isaiah 44:22; Romans 7:18,
23-25;
Philippians 3:13-14
Forgiveness - seeking forgiveness and
restoration:
1 John 1:9; Proverbs 28:13; Acts 24:16; 1 John
1:7
Healing:
2 Corinthians 12:7-9; James 1:6; James 5:13-16;
Psalm 66:18
Heaven:
Philippians 1:21-23; Revelation 21:4; John 14:1-6
Indifference - Spiritual
Indifference:
Psalm 40:1-3; Psalm 51:17; Proverbs 28:13; 1 John
1:9;
2 Chronicles 7:14; Isaiah 55:7; Ephesians
3:17-19; Philippians 4:6-7;
Colossians 3:16; Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 8:32, 37
Love:
John 3:16; John 15:13; Romans 12:9-10; Ephesians
2:4-5; 1 John 31; 1 John 4:7-12; Matthew 22:37
Patience - lack of patience:
1 Thessalonians 5:14-15; Psalm 37:7; Romans
5:3-5;
1 Corinthians 13:4-5; Galatians 2:20; Galatians
5:22-23; James 5:7-8; Colossians 3:9-10; 2 Peter
1:5-9
Peace - when seeking
peace with God:
John 3:16; Romans 3:23; 1 Peter 2:24; John 1:12
Prayer:
Matthew 6:6-8; Ephesians 6:18; Hebrew 4:16; Luke
11:9-10;
John 14:13-14; John 15:7; Ephesians 3:12; Matthew
6:9-13
Sexual Misconduct:
Isaiah 1:16, 18; Isaiah 55:7; 1 Corinthians 6:13;
1 John 1:9; 1 John 2:1
Spirit: Gifts of the Spirit:
Romans 6:11-13; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians
6:19-20; Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Corinthians
13:1-13; 1 Peter 4:10
Spirit - Holy Spirit:
John 14:16-17; John 16:7-11; Acts 1:8; John
3:6-8; John 16:13-14;
Romans 8:14-16; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 1
Corinthians 12:13;
Suffering & Adversity:
John 14:1-6; Romans 8:28-29; Romans 8:35, 37;
James 1:2-3, 12;
1 Peter 4:12-13; 1 Peter 4:16, 19; Psalm 23;
Philippians 1:21
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