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The vine and its branches.
John 15:1-8
I am the true vine, and
my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh
away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring
forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto
you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the
vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not
in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and
cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words
abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein
is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
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1 Cor 12:25-27
That there should be no schism in the body; but that
the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member
suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the
members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in
particular.
Romans 12:4-5
For as we have many members in one body, and all members
have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every
one members one of another.
Intercessory prayer
Ephesians 6:18
Praying always with all
prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all
perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Romans 15:30
Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's
sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your
prayers to God for me;
Colossians 4:2-3
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with
thanksgiving; Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of
utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
2 Corinthians 1:11
Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the
gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many
on our behalf.
2 Thessalonians 1:11
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:
Acts 12:5
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without
ceasing of the church unto God for him.
1 Timothy 2:1-3
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings,
and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life
in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of
God our Saviour;
James 5:16
Pray one for another... The effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availeth much.
Biblical prayers to angels
Psalm 103:20-21
Bless the LORD, ye
his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto
the voice of his word. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his,
that do his pleasure.
Psalm 148:1-2
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens:
praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his
hosts.
Veneration of angels united with God (Mt 18:10).
Matthew
18:10
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto
you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is
in heaven.
Joshua 5:13-14
And it came to pass when Joshua was by Jericho, that he
lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him
with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him,
"Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?" And he said, "Nay; but as captain of
the host of the Lord am I now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth,
and did worship....
Daniel 8:16-17
And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which
called, and said, "Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision." So he came
near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face
Saints also united with God.
1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see
through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then
shall I know even as also I am known.
1 John 3:2
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him;
for we shall see him as he is.
Hebrews 12:22-24
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the
living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, 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, And to
Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that
speaketh better things that that of Abel.
Those who died are like angels.
Luke 20:34-38
And Jesus
answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in
marriage: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the
resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither
can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children
of God, being the children of the resurrection. Now that the dead are raised,
even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and
the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of
the living: for all live unto him.
Saints' intercession.
Revelation 5:8
And when he had taken the
book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb,
having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the
prayers of saints.
Revelation 8:3-4
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a
golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer
it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the
throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints,
ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then said the Lord unto me, "Though Moses and Samuel stood
before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my
sight, and let them go forth."
God accepts Job's prayers because he is good
Job 42:7-8
The Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
Moses' intercessory prayer
Numbers 11:2
And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched.
Numbers 14:13-20
And Moses said unto the Lord, "Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, 'Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.' And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, 'The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.' Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now." And the Lord said, "I have pardoned according to thy word."
Numbers 16:20-24
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, "Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." And they fell upon their faces, and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?" And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, "Speak unto the congregation, saying, 'Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'"
Numbers 21:7
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us." And Moses prayed for the people.
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