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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CONFRONTATION (See CHURCH, FUNCTIONS)

1 Samuel; Principle #40; 1 Sm. 25:1-44; p. 384
Personal Confrontation: When we see a fellow Christian about to walk out of the will of God, we should be willing to confront that person humbly and sensitively.
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Nehemiah; Principle #9; Neh. 5:1-13; p. 618
Internal Conflicts: Spiritual leaders should always be concerned about internal conflicts and confront the issues appropriately.
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Nehemiah; Principle #19; Neh. 13:1-31; p. 632
Confronting Carnal Leaders: Spiritual leaders are to courageously confront sinful behavior when fellow leaders are causing God's people to stumble.
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Matthew; Principle #17; Mt. 7:1-6; p. 1295
Judgmental Hypocrisy: When we confront fellow believers because of sin in their lives, we are to make sure we have dealt properly with our own sin.
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2 Corinthians; Principle #4; 2 Cor. 2:5-11; p. 1596
Spiritual Restoration: When we confront sin in the life of a fellow Christian, our primary goal should always be repentance and restoration.
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Galatians; Principle #12; Gal. 6:11-18; p. 1621
Pure Motives in Ministry: To counter false teaching in the church, we must keep our motives pure.
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1 Timothy; Principle #8; 1 Tim. 4:1-5; p. 1678
False Doctrine: When confronting false teachers, we should be specific regarding what makes their doctrine untrue.
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2 Timothy; Principle #7; 2 Tim. 2:22-26; p. 1687
Able to Teach: When interacting with false teachers, we should initially respond with sincere patience and gentleness.
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Titus; Principle #4; Ti. 1:10-16; p. 1695
Bold Confrontation: Spiritual leaders should confront false teachers with patience and gentleness, but when there is no positive response, they are to take more direct and decisive action.
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Jude; Principle #1; Jd. 1-4; p. 1777
Love that Confronts: Though it is easier and more enjoyable to give positive feedback to our fellow Christians, there are times when we must address difficult and painful situations very directly.
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Jude; Principle #2; Jd. 20-23; p. 1778
Love that Acts: To demonstrate tough love we must take action on what we know is true.
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Revelation; Principle #6; Rev. 2:18-29; p. 1785
Church Discipline: Spiritual leaders are responsible to confront false prophets who lead people astray.
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