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Verses to memorise have been categorised into these topics, which are then used to create the schemes. Many of the topics have nothing entered in them — contributions are welcome!

The Trinity
- John 1:1-5 — Christ is God (fully divine), and yet 'with' God -- not the same as God the Father.
- Matthew 28:18-20 — the one name of the Father, Son and Spirit
- Isaiah 45:22-23 — There is only one God and one Saviour
- Isaiah 42:1-3 — The delight of the Father in the Son
- The Father
  - The Father's work
    - John 3:16 — The Father gives and sends the Son to the work of the cross
- The Son
  - Christ's nature
    - John 1:1-5 — The eternal nature of Christ, and his equality with God
    - Philippians 2:5-11 — Christ's full deity and his humility in becoming a man
    - Isaiah 9:6,7 — Clear statement of Christ's divinity and humanity
  - Christ's work
    - John 3:17 — The reason for Christ coming into the world
    - John 5:21-24 — Christ will judge all the earth.
    - John 16:7,8 — Christ sends the Spirit as the risen Lord.
- The Holy Spirit
  - The Spirit's work
    - John 3:8 — The Spirit is the one who brings new life
    - John 16:7,8 — The work of the Spirit in convicting people
    - Romans 8:16,17 — The Spirit give believers an assurance of their adoption
Acts of God
- Creation
  - Genesis 1:1 — God is the creator of all things.
  - Genesis 1:27 — The creation of man
- Providence
  - Psalm 121 — Amazing psalm about God's protection of his people.
  - Proverbs 21:1 — God has power over the decisions of men's hearts
  - Proverbs 16:33 — God has power over 'random' occurrences
  - Psalm 125:2 — God's protection of his people
- The Curse
  - Genesis 3:17-19 — God's curse on Adam for his sin
- Redemption
- Final Judgement
  - II Peter 3:10 — "The day of the Lord" - accompanied by the winding up of this universe and judgement day
  - John 5:21-24 — Judgement belongs to Christ.
Attributes and character of God
- Isaiah 6:3 — God's holiness
- Psalm 103:8 — Slow to anger, abounding in love
- Psalm 90:1-2 — God is eternal and before all of creation
- Numbers 23:19 — God does not change his mind, but fulfils his promises
- Lamentations 3:31-33 — God is gracious, and causing suffering is never what he delights in.
- Psalm 7:11 — God's holiness means anger towards sinners.
- Isaiah 40:25-26 — Majestic passage describing God's power and transcendence
Mankind
- Genesis 1:27 — The fundamental nature of man described
- Ecclesiastes 7:29 — The original upright state of mankind.
- The Fall
- Sin
  - Jeremiah 17:9 — The depth of depravity in the human heart
  - Romans 3:10 — Universality of sin
  - Jeremiah 2:12-13 — Sin is forsaking God and seeking other pleasures.
  - I John 3:4 — Sin is lawlessness
  - James 4:17 — Sins of omission are sins, and culpability is based on knowledge
  - John 3:19 — Human depravity stops us even from wanting a Saviour
- Death
  - Romans 5:12 — The origin and universality of death.
  - Romans 6:23 — The connection between sin and death
Life of Christ
- Christ's Incarnation
  - John 1:14 — Jesus is the eternal Word in the flesh who displays God's glory
  - Luke 1:30-32 — The supernatural, Spirit-empowered birth of God's Son announced to Mary
- Christ's Ministry
  - Mark 1:14,15 — A summary of Christ's preaching ministry
  - Isaiah 42:1-3 — Christ's character and rule foretold
- Christ's Death
  - I Corinthians 15:3-6 — Christ's death -- its historicity and importance to the gospel
  - John 19:17-18 — Plain statement of Christ's crucifixion
  - Mark 14:33-36 — Christ's prayer in Gethsemane, in great sorrow as he anticipated the cross
- Christ's Resurrection
  - I Corinthians 15:3-6 — Plain statement of Christ's historical resurrection, with evidence
- Christ's Ascension
  - Philippians 2:5-11 — A description of what happened when Christ was exalted
- Christ's Return
  - I Thessalonians 1:9-10 — the posture of Christian living is that of waiting for Christ
Gospel
- John 3:16 — Probably the most famous verse in the Bible, and one of the best summaries of God's saving plan.
- Genesis 3:15 — The 'protoevangelion' -- first statement of the gospel
- Titus 2:11-14 — Great overview of the gospel and salvation
- Mark 10:45 — Christ describes the purpose of his own life and how he will rescue his people.
- Ephesians 2:8-10 — Summary of how we are saved
- I John 1:5 — a summary of the message of about God that Jesus brought.
- Luke 19:10 — Nice summary of Jesus's mission
- Covenant
  - Genesis 12:2-3 — God's first announcement of his covenant of blessing with Abraham
  - Jeremiah 31:31-34 — The New Covenant promised
  - II Samuel 7:11b-14a — A summary of God's covenant with David and his offspring.
  - Joel 2:28,29 — The Holy Spirit poured out in abundance is the particular sign of the New Covenant
  - II Samuel 7:18 — David's response to God's promises to him.
- Union with Christ
  - John 15:5 — Where our power to bear fruit comes from.
- Atonement
  - I Peter 2:24 — Atonement and its link to sanctification.
  - I Peter 3:18 — Christ suffered as our substitute
- Justification
  - Psalm 130:3,4 — Encouraging verse about God's forgiveness
  - Philippians 3:8-11 — A righteousness from God by faith
- Adoption
  - Romans 8:15 — From the Spirit we have a God given instinct to call out to God as Father
  - I John 3:1 — The pinacle of our privileges as Christians is to be God's children
- Election/Predestination
- Grace
  - Ephesians 2:8-10 — Salvation is God's gift.
  - Isaiah 55:1 — The freeness of the gospel and God's generous invitation
- New life
  - John 3:3 — The absolute necessity of being born again.
  - John 10:10 — New life is a rich, abundant life.
- Conversion
  - Acts 2:38 — The wonderful promise of the Holy Spirit
  - Repentance
    - Acts 2:38 — We must repent to receive God's forgiveness
    - I Thessalonians 1:9-10 — A description of what repentance means
    - Joel 2:12-14 — a call to repentance
  - Faith
    - Ephesians 2:8-10 — Faith as the instrument of salvation
    - Hebrews 11:6 — the necessity of faith
- Sanctification
  - Hebrews 12:14 — Without sanctification, there is no salvation.
- Perseverance
  - Matthew 24:12,13 — Genuineness is shown by persevering to the end
  - Hebrews 12:1-4 — Exhortation to perseverance, with our great motivation: Jesus
- Glorification
- Eternal life
  - John 3:16 — Eternal life is promised to all who believe
  - John 17:3 — definition of eternal life
  - John 5:21-24 — We can be assured of and enjoy eternal life in the present.
- The New Creation
  - Revelation 21:4
  - I Corinthians 2:9
- Federal headship
  - I Corinthians 15:22
Revelation
- Scripture
  - II Timothy 3:16-17 — Scripture is from God and supremely useful.
  - I Peter 2:2 — The desire we ought to have for scripture, and its effect on us.
  - Psalm 119:18 — A great attitude and prayer to copy as we approach the Bible
  - Psalm 19:7-11 — How amazing God's word is!
  - Colossians 3:16 — The need to dwell on scripture and tell it to others.
- Prophecy
  - Genesis 3:15 — The first prophetic word
  - Isaiah 61:1-2 — "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me" - prophecy of Christ
  - Isaiah 9:6,7
- General revelation
  - Psalm 19:1-3 — God's glory visible in creation
The Kingdom of God
- Isaiah 9:6,7 — The heir of David's throne promised
- Luke 1:30-32 — The heir of David's throne arrives
Christian living
- I Corinthians 10:31 — All of life for God's glory
- Romans 12:1 — We are to be living sacrifices in response to God's love to us.
- Philippians 3:13b-14 — We must be continually looking forward.
- Mark 8:34,35 — Christian living is about following Christ in his pattern of self-denial
- Psalm 119:30 — We choose to obey God
- God's power
  - Philippians 4:11b-13 — Strength in Christ
  - Galatians 2:20 — We live the Christian life by faith in Christ, and his life in us
  - II Corinthians 12:9-10 — God's power being made perfect in weakness
- Motivation
  - Galatians 2:20 — Our Christian living comes out of a knowledge of Christ's love for us
- Law
  - John 14:15 — Obedience to God's commandments in the New Testament
  - Psalm 119:32 — The proper delight we should have in obeying God's commandments
  - Mark 12:29-31 — What is the most important commandment?
- Freedom
  - Galatians 5:13 — Freedom must not result in sinfulness or selfishness
  - I Corinthians 6:12 — Freedom must be limited to those things that are helpful and will not enslave us.
  - Galatians 5:1 — We are saved in order to be free
- Works
  - Ephesians 2:8-10 — Clearest statement of the relationship between grace, faith and works.
- Service and ministry
  - Mark 10:45 — Our service of each other is to be modelled on Christ's.
  - Acts 20:24
- Mission
  - Matthew 28:18-20 — The Great Commission
  - Psalm 67:4-5 — One of the great OT text that looks for all the nations to rejoice in God
  - Ezekiel 3:17-18 — The awesome duty that we have to warn people of God's wrath
- Giving
  - II Corinthians 9:6-8 — 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 are two of the most important chapters on giving in the New Testament, and these verses are a summary towards the end.
  - II Corinthians 8:1-3 — The start of one of the most important passages in the NT on giving, highlighting the privilege and standard of Christian giving.
- Prayer
  - Matthew 6:9-13 — The Lord's prayer
  - I Thessalonians 5:17 — The need to pray continually.
  - James 5:16b-17 — The effectiveness of prayer.
  - Mark 14:33-36 — Christ's prayer in Gethsemane, an amazing example of both submission and earnest pleading
  - I Peter 4:7 — The need for seriousness in our prayers.
- Spiritual warfare
  - I Peter 5:6-11 — We have a fearsome adversary
- Fruits of the Spirit
  - Galatians 5:22,23 — One of the longest lists of characteristics the Spirit produces in Christians. See also Col 3:12
  - Love
    - I John 4:19 — The source of our love
    - I John 4:20 — Loving our brothers is evidence of loving God
    - John 15:12,13 — The level of love we are called to is Christ's own sacrificial love
    - John 14:15 — What does it mean for us to love Jesus Christ?
    - John 3:16 — The level of God's love for us
    - I John 4:7
  - Joy
    - Philippians 4:4-8 — We are commanded to rejoice -- it is not an option.
    - Psalm 73:25-26 — God himself is to be our great joy and delight.
  - Peace
    - Romans 5:1 — The basis of peace is our status before God -- we cannot experience peace until we understand and believe justification by faith alone.
    - John 16:33 — We have peace in Christ in the midst of difficulties
    - Philippians 4:4-8 — A peace that surpasses all understanding is possible for every believer.
    - John 14:27 — Our peace is Christ's own peace
  - Patience
  - Kindness
  - Goodness
  - Faithfulness
  - Gentleness
  - Self-control
    - Proverbs 25:28 — What lack of self-control brings.
  - Trust
    - Psalm 147:11
  - Gratitude
  - Praise and thanksgiving
  - Worship
    - Psalm 67:4-5 — A call for all nations to worship God.
  - Humility
    - I Peter 5:6-11
    - Philippians 2:5-11 — Our great example of humility is Jesus Christ
  - Contentment
    - Philippians 4:11b-13
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- Works of the flesh
  - Laziness
  - Sexual sin
  - Worry and fear
    - Philippians 4:4-8 — One of the greatest promises in the Bible to help with worrying.
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- Wisdom
  - Proverbs 9:10 — What true wisdom is
- Guidance
  - Proverbs 3:5,6
- Trials
  - Suffering
    - Revelation 21:4 — A great text to help through the pain of this world.
    - Philippians 3:8-11 — Sharing in Christ's suffering is our great ambition.
    - Romans 8:16,17 — Suffering with Christ is the only way to share in Christ's glory
    - Isaiah 43:1-2 — God will never allow suffering to overwhelm us
    - I Peter 5:6-11 — God will thoroughly fix us up after we have suffered.
    - John 16:33 — We must expect suffering in this world
    - Matthew 5:11-12 — The blessedness of suffering persecution for Christ's sake
  - Temptation
- Relationships
  - Family
    - Marriage
      - Proverbs 18:22 — Marriage is good!
    - Children
  - Society
    - Justice
    - Poverty
      - Proverbs 17:5 — God is the God of the poor, and takes insults against them personally
Church
- I Peter 2:9 — The church is God's people, specially chosen for the purpose of worshipping and declaring him
- Gifts
- Preaching
  - I Thessalonians 1:5 — power in preaching
- Unity
Bible overview
- Genesis 1:1 — The start of the story
- Genesis 1:27 — The climax of creation
- Genesis 3:15 — The 'protoevangelion' -- first statement of the gospel, and promise of Christ
- Genesis 12:2-3 — In the next great step in God's unfolding salvation, Abraham and his descendants are focus.
- II Samuel 7:11b-14a — God establishes his covenant with David, and we see hints of Messiah, who will be God's son par excellence.
Book overviews
- Genesis
- Jeremiah
  - Jeremiah 1:5 — Jeremiah's calling
  - Jeremiah 1:9-10 — Summary of Jeremiah's ministry
  - Jeremiah 20:7 — Jeremiah's complaint and cursing of his birth
  - Jeremiah 23:5-6 — Prophecy concerning the Righteous Branch
  - Jeremiah 31:31-34 — The New Covenant promised
- Lamentations
  - Lamentations 3:31-33 — This is the central verse of the central section of Lamentations, making it extremely important, and key to understanding God's purpose in all the judgement in Lamentations and Jeremiah.
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- Proverbs 16:18 — the danger of pride

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