 Piles of Free Christian Materials The more time you spend with God the less time you have to get into trouble There are people who claim that this or that doctrine is your opinion. By creating this list, we show that God is repeating the doctrine over and over again and that shows how important it is to God. This is a partial list. Helping Other People, 92 verses Old Testament 1. Exodus 17:12 (esv), But Moses' hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.2. Leviticus 19:9-10 (esv), “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God. 3. Leviticus 25:35 (amp), 35 ‘Now if your fellow countryman becomes poor and his hand falters with you [that is, he has trouble repaying you for something], then you are to help and sustain him, [with courtesy and consideration] like [you would] a stranger or a temporary resident [without property], so that he may live among you. 4. Deuteronomy 14:28-29 (esv), “At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do. 5. Deuteronomy 15:7 (esv), “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 6. Deuteronomy 15:11 (esv), For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’ 7. Joshua 22:5 (esv), 5 Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” 8. 1 Samuel 12:24 (esv), 24 Only fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. 9. 1 Chronicles 28:9 (esv), 9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. 10. 2 Chronicles 15:7 (esv), 7 But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded.” 11. Psalm 9:9 (esv), The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 12. Psalm 12:5 (esv), “Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.” 13. Psalm 23:1-6 (esv), A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ... 14. Psalm 35:10 (esv), All my bones shall say, “O LORD, who is like you, delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, the poor and needy from him who robs him?” 15. Psalm 37:1-40 (esv), Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. 16. Psalm 41:1-3 (esv), To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. 17. Psalm 68:5 (esv), Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. 18. Psalm 140:12 (esv), I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy. 19. Proverbs 3:27(esv), Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. 20. Proverbs 11:25 (esv), Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. 21. Proverbs 14:21 (esv), Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor. 22. Proverbs 14:31 (esv), Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. 23. Proverbs 19:17 (esv), Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed. 24. Proverbs 21:13 (esv), Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered. 25. Proverbs 22:9 (esv), Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. 26. Proverbs 28:27 (esv), Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse. 27. Proverbs 29:7 (esv), A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge. 28. Proverbs 31:9 (esv), Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. 29. Isaiah 1:17 (esv), Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. 30. Isaiah 41:17 (esv), When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the LORD will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them. 31. Isaiah 58:6-7 (esv), “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? 32. Isaiah 58:10-11 (esv), If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. 33. Jeremiah 29:11 (esv), For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 34. Ezekiel 22:29 (esv), The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice. New Testament 35. Matthew 5:13-16 (KJV), 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, where with shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.36. Matthew 5:42 (esv), Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. 37. Matthew 6:24 (esv), “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. 38. Matthew 6:25 (esv), “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 39. Matthew 6:32-33 (esv), 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 40. Matthew 10:8 (esv), Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. 41. Matthew 19:21 (esv), Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 42. Matthew 20:27-28 (esv), 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” 43. Matthew 23:11(esv), 11 The greatest among you shall be your servant. 44. Matthew 25:31-46 (esv), The Final Judgment 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” 45. Mark 10:21 (esv), And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 46. Mark 10:45 (esv), For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” 47. Luke 3:10-11 (esv), And the crowds asked him, “What then shall we do?” And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” 48. Luke 6:38 (amp), 38 Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.” 49. Luke 10:25-37 (esv), And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ... 50. Luke 11:41 (amp), 41 But give that which is within as charity [that is, acts of mercy and compassion, not as a public display, but as an expression of your faithfulness to God], and then indeed all things are clean for you. 51. Luke 12:33-34 (esv), Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 52. Luke 12:48 (esv), But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. 53. John 3:16-18 (esv), 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. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (This is God giving His Best, His Son!) 54. John 12:26 (esv), 26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him. 55. John 15:12-13 (amp), 12 “This is My commandment, that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another, just as I have loved you. 13 No one has greater love [nor stronger commitment] than to lay down his own life for his friends. 56. Acts 9:36 (esv), Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. 57. Acts 4:32-35 (esv), Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. 58. Acts 20:35-38 (esv), In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship. 59. Romans 12:1 (amp), Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship. 60. Romans 12:8 (esv), The one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. 61. Romans 12:9-13 (amp), 9 Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another with [authentic] brotherly affection [as members of one family], give preference to one another in honor; 11 never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord; 12 constantly rejoicing in hope [because of our confidence in Christ], steadfast and patient in distress, devoted to prayer [continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength], 13 contributing to the needs of God’s people, pursuing [the practice of] hospitality. 62. Romans 12:20 (esv), To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 63. Romans 15:1 (esv), We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 64. 1 Corinthians 3:10 (amp), 10 According to the [remarkable] grace of God which was given to me [to prepare me for my task], like a skillful master builder I laid a foundation, and now another is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds on it, 65. 2 Corinthians 8:9 (esv), For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. 66. 2 Corinthians 9:12 (esv), For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 67. Galatians 5:13 (amp), 13 For you, my brothers, were called to freedom; only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the sinful nature (worldliness, selfishness), but through love serve and seek the best for one another. 68. Galatians 2:10 (esv), Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. 69. Galatians 6:2 (esv), Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 70. Galatians 6:9 (esv), And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. 71. Ephesians 2:10 (esv), For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. 72. Ephesians 4:28-29 (esv), Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 73. Philippians 2:4 (amp), 4 Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 74. 1 Thessalonians 4:18 (esv), Therefore encourage one another with these words. 75. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (esv), Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 76. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (esv), For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. 77. 1 Timothy 2:1 (esv), First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 78. 1 Timothy 5:8 (esv), But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. 79. 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (esv), As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. 80. Hebrews 6:10 (esv), For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. 81. Hebrews 9:14 (esv), 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. 82. Hebrews 13:3 (esv), Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. 83. Hebrews 13:16 (esv), 16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. 84. James 1:5 (esv), If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (God doesn’t hold anything back) 85. James 1:17 (esv), 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. 86. James 1:27 (esv), Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. 87. James 2:1 (esv), My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 88. James 2:13 (esv), For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. 89. James 2:14-17 (esv), What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 90. 1 Peter 4:10 (esv), As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: 91. 1 John 3:17 (esv), But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? 92. 1 John 4:19-20 (esv), We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. Please feel free to copy and share these materials https://applesaucekids.com, email: aplsauce@applesaucekids.com Helping Other People, 92 verses, 6-12-2018 Some people claim that all christian doctrine is a personal opinion, these verses state clearly and without question, God's opinion and judgement. |