Conduct Pertaining to God (1 of 3)

Conduct Studies aim to increase the believer's understanding of holy etiquette and righteous acts in order that they may apply themself and conform to the image of God and God's kingdom. This list covers conduct pertaining to God.

Carefully

Instruction​

Deuteronomy 15:5 KJV - "Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day."

Cleave

Instruction​

Deuteronomy 10:20 KJV - "Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name."

Deuteronomy 13:4 KJV - "Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him."

Joshua 22:5 KJV - "But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul."

Joshua 23:8 KJV - "But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day."

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 KJV - "19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them."

Imploration

Acts 11:23 KJV - "Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord."

Implication

Deuteronomy 11:22 KJV - "For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;"

Testimonials

Deuteronomy 4:4 KJV - "But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.

Comely

Wisdom​

Psalm 33:1 KJV - "Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright."

Psalm 147:1 KJV - "Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely."

Extol

Extol (Extolled)

Instruction

Psalm 68:4 KJV — “Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.”

Affirmation

Psalm 30:1 KJV — “A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.”

Psalm 145:1 KJV — “David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.”

Daniel 4:37 KJV — “Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.”

Testimonials

Psalm 66:17 KJV — “I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.”

Prophetically

Isaiah 52:13-15 KJV - "13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: 15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

Fellowship

Wisdom​

1 John 1:6-7 KJV - "6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."

Testimonials

1 John 1:3 KJV - "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ."

Fight

Instruction​

2 Chronicles 13:12 KJV - "12 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper."

Imploration

Acts 23:9 KJV - "And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God."

Giveth

Wisdom​

Romans 14:6 KJV - "He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks."

Glorify

Instruction​

Psalm 22:23 KJV - "Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.”

Isaiah 24:15 KJV - "Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea."

1 Corinthians 6:20 KJV - "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

1 Peter 4:11 KJV - "If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."

Imploration

Romans 15:5-6 KJV - "5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: 6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."

1 Peter 4:16 KJV - “Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf."

Wisdom

Psalm 50:23 KJV - “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God."

John 13:31-32 KJV - "31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him."

John 15:8 KJV - "Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples."

1 Peter 4:14 KJV - "If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.”

Provocation

Matthew 5:16 KJV - "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

John 11:4 KJV - "When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby."

John 14:13 KJV - "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son."

1 Peter 2:12 KJV - "Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation."

2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 KJV — "Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ."

Affirmation

Psalm 86:12 KJV - “I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore."

Testimonials

Acts 4:21 KJV - "So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done."

Acts 11:18 KJV - "When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life."

Acts 13:48 KJV - "And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed."

2 Corinthians 9:13 KJV - "Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;"

Galatians 1:24 KJV - "And they glorified God in me.”

John 17:1, 4-5 KJV - "1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: ... 4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was."

2 Thessalonians 3:1 KJV - "Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:"

Prophetic

Leviticus 10:3 KJV - "Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace."

Psalm 50:15 KJV - "And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”

Psalm 86:9 KJV - "All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.”

Isaiah 25:3 KJV - "Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee."

Ezekiel 28:22 KJV - "And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her."

Ezekiel 39:13 KJV - "Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD."

Isaiah 60:21 KJV - "Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified."

2 Thessalonians 1:10 KJV - "When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day."

God-Ward

Instruction​

Exodus 18:19 KJV — "Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:"

Testimonials

2 Corinthians 3:4 KJV — "And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:”

1 Thessalonians 1:8 KJV — "For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing."

Godly

Implication​

Hebrews 12:28 KJV - "Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:"

Good

Instruction​

Ephesians 6:7 KJV - "With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:"

1 Timothy 5:4 KJV - "But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God."

Wisdom

Psalm 147:1 KJV - "Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely."

Lamentations 3:26 KJV - "It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD."

1 Corinthians 7:8 KJV - "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I."

1 Corinthians 7:25-29 KJV - "Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you. But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;"

1 Corinthians 7:35-38 KJV - "And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better."

Testimonials

1 Kings 14:13 KJV - "And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam."

2 Chronicles 24:16 KJV - "And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house."

Honour

Implication

1 Samuel 2:30 KJV - "Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed."