Topical Index – 1500 Principles

How To Use This Page

Welcome to the Life Essentials Topical Index. This topical index is correlated to 1,500 individual principles throughout the Bible. This is designed to enhance your study of God’s Word as you use your Life Essentials Study Bible.

As you will notice, the first line under the “Back to PRINCIPLE FINDER – Main Topics” link, is the “Main Topic” you clicked on to arrive here. Under the “Main Topic” is a listing of the principles that correspond with the “Main Topic.” The first line of the principle identifies the book of the Bible this Principle is located in. Next, is the “Principle Number” as related to that particular book of the Bible. Then, you will find the “Key Verse(s)” this principle is based on. Following right after the “Key Verse” is the page number where this principle can be located in your personal edition of The Life Essential Study Bible.

The following line starts out with the title of the “Principle to Live By,” as printed on the corresponding page of the Life Essential Study Bible. Immediately following the principle title is the principle.

The last line is a “Video” link, when clicked/touched with your mouse, this link will open a new tab in your browser and bring up a short video of Dr Gene Getz teaching on this very “Principle to Live By.”

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RATIONALIZATION

Genesis; Principle #5; Gen 3:8-13; p. 8
Avoiding Rationalization: We should be on guard against our tendency to rationalize disobedience and shift blame
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Genesis; Principle #26; Gen. 17:15-18; p. 25
False Conclusions: We must be cautious not to interpret circumstances subjectively in order to support what have been personal mistakes.
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Exodus; Principle #34; Ex. 32:15-24; p. 118
Human Rationalization: We should not rationalize our sinful behavior or avoid taking responsibility for our actions.
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Numbers; Principle #25; Num. 16:41-50; p. 194
Misplacing Blame: We must avoid our human tendency to turn criminals into victims.
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Joshua; Principle #13; Josh. 7:6-12; p. 277
Acting Responsibly: We are to take full responsibility for our human failures rather that blaming God.
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Judges; Principle #11; Judg. 6:1-13; p. 310
Blaming God: We should not blame God for our misfortunes when weve caused these problems through our flagrant disobedience.
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1 Samuel; Principle #7; 1 Sm. 3:1-18; p. 351
Human Responsibility: We are to take full responsibility for our failures, never blaming God or anyone else.
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1 Samuel; Principle #23; 1 Sm. 13:1-14; p. 364
Self-Justification: We are to take full responsibility for our sinful actions and avoid making excuses to protect ourselves.
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1 Samuel; Principle #36; 1 Sm. 22:5-23; p. 380
Making No Excuses: When we violate God?s will and in the process hurt others, we are to take full responsibility for our actions.
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2 Samuel; Principle #9; 2 Sm. 12:1-12; p. 404
Deceiving Ourselves: We should be especially on guard against self-deception and rationalization when we fail morally.
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Jeremiah; Principle #5; Jer. 2:20-37; p. 990
Living in Denial: When we suffer the consequences of walking out of God's will, we must avoid rationalizing our sinful behavior and even blaming God.
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