Condition: State of Being (2 of 3)

God uses scripture to teach people what spiritual condition they should be in and be found in.

Meek

Implication

Psalm 22:26 KJV — “The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.”  

Psalm 25:9 KJV — “The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.”  

Psalm 37:11 KJV — “But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”  

Psalm 147:6 KJV — “The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.”  

Psalm 149:4 KJV — “For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.”  

Isaiah 11:4 KJV — “But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.” 

Isaiah 29:19 KJV — “The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.”  

Isaiah 61:1 KJV — “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;”  

Matthew 5:5 KJV — “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”  

​​Testimonials

Matthew 11:29 KJV — “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”  

Matthew 21:5 KJV — “Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.”

Peaceable

Testimonials

Genesis 34:21 KJV — "These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.”

2 Samuel 20:19 KJV — "I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?"

Excellent

Excellent (Excellency)

Wisdom

Proverbs 12:26 KJV — "The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them."

Proverbs 17:27 KJV — "He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit."

Testimonials

Daniel 5:12 KJV — "Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation." (also Daniel 5:14)

Daniel 6:3 KJV — "Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm."

Philippians 3:8 KJV — "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,"

Honourable

Testimonials

Genesis 34:19 KJV — "And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father."

Numbers 22:15 KJV — "And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they."

1 Samuel 9:6 KJV — "And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go."

1 Samuel 22:14 KJV — "Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?"

2 Samuel 23:19 KJV — "Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three."

2 Samuel 23:23 KJV — "He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard."

2 Kings 5:1 KJV — "Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper."

1 Chronicles 4:9 KJV — "And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow."

1 Chronicles 11:21 KJV — "Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three."

1 Chronicles 11:25 KJV — "Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard."

Job 22:8 KJV — "But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it."

Psalm 45:9 KJV — "Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir."

Isaiah 43:4 KJV — "Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life."

Mark 15:43 KJV — "Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.”

1 Corinthians 4:10 KJV — "We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.”

Found

Instruction

1 Corinthians 4:2 KJV - "Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful."

2 Peter 3:14 KJV - "Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless."

​​Implication

1 Peter 1:6-7 KJV - "6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:"

​​Affirmation

Philippians 3:8-9 KJV - "8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:"

Perfect

Instruction

Genesis 17:1 KJV - "1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect."

Deuteronomy 18:13 KJV - "Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God."

1 Kings 8:61 KJV - "Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day."

Matthew 5:48 KJV - "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."

2 Corinthians 13:11 KJV - "Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you."​​

​​Imploration

Colossians 4:12 KJV — "Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.”

​​Wisdom

Psalm 101:6 KJV — "Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.”

Proverbs 11:5 KJV — "The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness."

Luke 6:40 KJV - "The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master."

1 Corinthians 2:6 KJV — "Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:”

James 3:2 KJV — "For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.”

Implication

2 Chronicles 16:9 KJV — "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars."

Job 8:20 KJV — "Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:"

Proverbs 2:21 KJV — "For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it."

Psalm 37:37 KJV — "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace."

Affirmation

Psalm 101:2 KJV — "I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.”

Coterie

Philippians 3:15 KJV — "Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.”

Testimonials

Genesis 6:9 KJV — "These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God."

1 Kings 15:14 KJV — "But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days."

2 Kings 20:3 KJV — "I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore."

1 Chronicles 12:38 KJV — "All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king."

1 Chronicles 29:9 KJV — "Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy."

2 Chronicles 15:17 KJV — "But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days."

Job 1:1 KJV — "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil." (also Job 1:8, 2:3)

Isaiah 38:3 KJV — "And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore."

Hebrews 5:5, 8-9 KJV - "5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. ... 8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;"

Hebrews 12:23 KJV — "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,”

Pure

​​Wisdom

Proverbs 21:8 KJV — "The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right."

Titus 1:15 KJV — "Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled."

Implication

2 Samuel 22:27 KJV — "With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.”

Psalm 18:26 KJV — "With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward."

Psalm 24:3-4 KJV — "3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”

Proverbs 22:11 KJV — "He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend."

Matthew 5:8 KJV — "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."

Testimonials

Ezra 6:20 KJV — "For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.”

2 Timothy 1:3 KJV — "I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;"

2 Timothy 2:22 KJV — "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart."

2 Peter 3:1 KJV — "This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:"

Holy

Instruction

Leviticus 11:44 KJV - "44 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 45 ​For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy." 

Leviticus 19:2 KJV - "Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy."

Leviticus 20:7 KJV - "Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God." 

Leviticus 20:26 KJV - "And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine."

Leviticus 21:6 KJV - "They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy."

Numbers 15:40 KJV - "That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God."

Ephesians 1:4 KJV - "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:"

Ephesians 5:27 KJV - "That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." 

1 Peter 1:15-16 KJV - "15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy." 

Revelation 22:11 KJV - "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still."

Wisdom

1 Corinthians 7:14 KJV — "For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy."

Revelation 20:6 KJV — "Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."

Romans 6:22 KJV — "But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life."

Testimonials

Leviticus 21:7 KJV — "They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God."

Deuteronomy 7:6 KJV — "For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.”

Deuteronomy 14:2 KJV — "For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth."

Deuteronomy 14:21 KJV — "Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk."

2 Kings 4:9 KJV — "And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually."

2 Chronicles 23:6 KJV — "But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD."

2 Chronicles 31:18 KJV — "And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:”

2 Chronicles 35:3 KJV — "And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,”

Ezra 8:28 KJV — "And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.”

Isaiah 48:2 KJV — "For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.”

Jeremiah 2:3 KJV — "Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.”

Luke 1:70 KJV — "As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:"

Ephesians 3:5 KJV — "Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;"

1 Thessalonians 2:10 KJV — "Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:”

1 Thessalonians 5:27 KJV — "I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren."

Hebrews 3:1 KJV — "Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;"

1 Peter 2:5 KJV — "Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."

1 Peter 2:9 KJV — "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"

1 Peter 3:5 KJV — "For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:"

2 Peter 1:21 KJV — "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."

2 Peter 3:2 KJV — "That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:"

Revelation 18:20 KJV — "Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her."

Prophetic

Deuteronomy 28:9 KJV — "The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways."

Isaiah 4:3 KJV — "And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:"

Isaiah 6:13 KJV — "But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof."

Isaiah 62:12 KJV — "And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken."

Ezekiel 36:38 KJV — "As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD."

Daniel 8:24 KJV — "And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people."

Spiritual

Wisdom

1 Corinthians 2:15 KJV — "But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.”

1 Corinthians 14:37 KJV — "If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.”

Implication

Romans 8:6 KJV — "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”

Testimonials

Galatians 6:1 KJV — "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."

Nourished

Imploration

1 Timothy 4:6 KJV — "If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained."

Stablished

Testimonials

Colossians 2:7 KJV — "Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”

Enabled

Testimonials

1 Timothy 1:12 KJV — "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;”

Strengthened

Testimonials

Genesis 48:2 KJV — "And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.”

1 Samuel 23:16 KJV — "And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.”

1 Chronicles 11:10 KJV — "These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel."

2 Chronicles 1:1 KJV — "And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly."

2 Chronicles 11:17 KJV — "So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon."

2 Chronicles 23:1 KJV — "And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him."

2 Chronicles 25:11 KJV — "And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand."

2 Chronicles 26:8 KJV — "And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly."

2 Chronicles 32:5 KJV — "Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance."

Ezra 1:6 KJV — "And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered."

Ezra 7:28 KJV — "And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me."

Nehemiah 2:18 KJV — "Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work."

Job 4:3-4KJV — "3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.”

Daniel 10:19 KJV — "And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me."

Acts 9:19 KJV — "And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.”

Unmovable

Instruction

1 Corinthians 15:58 KJV — "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."

Knit

Wisdom

Colossians 2:19 KJV — "And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God."

​​Testimonials

Judges 20:11 KJV — "So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man."

1 Samuel 18:1 KJV — "And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul."