180 < the keys to spiritual growth 4 For a discussion of spiritual gifts, see John F. MacArthur, Jr., The Charismatic Chaos (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing
Chapter 12 Witnessing: Unlocking the Nursery 1 Gene A. Getz, Sharpening the Focus of the Church (Chicago: Moody 2 For additional discussion on this and other issues related to evangelism, see John F. MacArthur, Nothing but the Truth (Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway
Books, 1999), especially pp. 147-169.
Chapter 13 Discernment: Locking the Security Gate 1 For a thorough study of the subject of discernment, see John F.
MacArthur, Reckless Faith (Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 1994).
Scripture Index Genesis 34:33-35 33 40:34, 35 34 2:5 63 3:8 30 3:12 47, 92 Leviticus 3:15 69 17:11 62 3:24 30 6:2 68 6:3 64 Numbers 6:5 67 12:3 31 6:6 67 6:7 68 6:8 64 Joshua 6:14 62 1:8, 9 144 6:15 63 7 46 6:17 63 7:19 47 6:18 64 6:19-21 64 6:22 66, 73 1 Samuel 7:11 63 4:5 47 9:21 64 4:21 36 41:40 28 5:1-4 47 41:42 27 5:6 48 5:12 48 Exodus 6:5 48 4:10 31 15:22 22 4:11, 12 31 15:29 67 13:21 30 16:7 67, 173 14:17 42 32 31, 44 2 Samuel 32:26, 44 34:27 44 11 89 32:28 44 12:26-31 51 33:13 32 33:14 32 1 Kings 33:18 32 33:19 32 8:10, 11 35 33:20-23 32 11:4 36 33, 34 31 34:5-7 32 1 Chronicles 34:8 33 34:29 33, 43 16:24 28 34:30 33 29:11 28 34:30-35 27 29:13 29 182 < the keys to spiritual growth 2 Chronicles 119:24 20 119:97 22 9:4 35 146:5 129 9:6 35 ProverbsEzra 3:14, 15 229:13 93 23:7 144 28:13 90, 101 Nehemiah 8 23 Isaiah 9:19 93 6:3 26, 30 28:13 147 Job 43:20 30, 42 11:6 93 48:11 27 23:12 20 59:2 154 27:8 127 61:3 84 Psalms Jeremiah 1 145 15:16 19, 142 1:1, 2 145 31:34 101 16:5, 6 52 16:6, 7 52 Ezekiel16:8 25 16:9 26 8:10 36 19:1 30, 42 8:16 36 24:7-10 27 9:3 36 32:3, 4 90 10:18 36 43:5 128 10:19 36 50:23 50 11:23 36 51 89, 93, 94, 95 33:11 30 51:1 93 51:2 93 51:3 94 Daniel 51:4 91 3:17 49 51:5 94 3:18 49 51:6 94 51:7 94 51:8 95 Hosea 51:12 57, 104 14:9 178 51:13 95 51:17 96 51:18 96 Amos 58:3 94 5:23, 24 84 69:9 45 71:14 129 Micah73:25, 26 58 75:1, 9 86 7:18 95 100:3 41 103:8, 11, 17 93 Habakkuk103:12 91 119:9 20 1:13 36 119:9, 11 143 3:18 57 Scripture Index < 183 Matthew 7:24 174 8:29 73 5:16 28 8:31 62, 102, 130 6:1-4 43 8:50 43 6:2 43 9:25 1616:2, 5, 16 67 10:14 1537:1 173 11:40 277:15 60, 173 12:27, 28 447:21-23 15, 72 12:35, 36, 46 978:23-27 135 13:3-5 1158:27 136 13:8 1009:37, 38 169 13:24-30, 36-43 60 13:9 100 17:20 103 13:10 100 22:36 107 13:34, 35 115 22:37-40 107 14:13 52 23:2, 3 164 14:13, 14 123 24:30 37 14:21 72 24:37 69 14:31 73 28:19, 20 161, 168 15:5 153 15:8 49 Mark 15:11 58 15:18-25 137 7:21-23 144 15:26 105 8:38 133 16:6 81 16:8 165 Luke 16:20 85 17 120 1:15 78 17:6 71, 130 2:14 42 17:22-24 137 6:11 81 17:24 27 6:46 60 18:36, 37 153 8:11 18 21:2-17 108 9:28-36 37 21:18, 19 51, 11011:5-8 121 21:19 11112:2, 3 91 21:20-22 11117:11-19 85 18:1 120 22:32 131 Acts 22:40 131 1:8 161 22:42 44 2:11 5024 20 2:13 78 2:15-18 78 John 4:31 81 1:12 153 5:3 81 1:12, 13 155 7:2 26 1:14 27, 37 9:3-6 30 3:3, 6 155 13:48 54 3:7 142 13:52 58 3:16 142 16:14 165 4:24 32 18:24 21 6:38 73 20:29 59, 173 6:39 157 20:30 172 6:63 19 20:32 143 6:68 21 26:18 97 184 < the keys to spiritual growth Romans 1:30 156 2:14 165 1:5 39 3:1, 2 86, 142 1:19, 20 69 3:11-15 132 2:16 173 3:13-15 91 3:23-26 101 4:5 133 3:24 155 6:12 77 3:26 101, 155 6:12-20 55 3:28 155 6:17 154 4:20 48 6:18 55, 92 5:6 156 6:19 79 5:6-10 14 6:20 55 5:9 155 10:13 131 6:4 155 10:15 174 6:14 105 10:31 39, 43 6:17 86 10:31-33 163 6:20 29 12:7 158 7:15-25 19 12:7-11 158 8:1 156 12:11 159 8:9 79 12:13 79, 153 8:13 105 12:20-25 159 8:15 157 12:29, 30 159 8:16 142 13:12 138 8:17 156 13:13 107, 127 8:24 128 14:33 57 8:28 52 15 138 8:29 137, 157 15:34 105 8:30 157 15:42 138 8:32-39 97, 103 15:44 138 8:33 106 15:57 86 8:33, 34 157 10:17 18 10:31 29 2 Corinthians 11:36 42 1:4 146 12:2 15, 19 2:14 86 13:7 163 3:13 34 12:9 175 3:18 15, 20, 27, 83 12:21 178 4:4, 6 97 13:11-14 97 4:6 39 14:16 77 4:7 39 14:17 58 4:15 54 14:21 77 5:10 132 14:23 77 5:17 14, 155 15:4 128 5:21 157 15:5 56 7:1 15 15:6 56 11 52 15:7 57 11:13-15 172 15:13 129 12:5 52 15:14 159 12:7-10 15 16:19 177 13:5 103, 135 1 Corinthians Galatians 1:8 134 3:28 158 1:10 56 5:13 159 1:26-31 39 5:22, 23 58 Scripture Index < 185 6:1 159 Philippians 6:2 159 1:9 1786:9 163 6:16 20 1:11 50 1:17 46 1:18 46 Ephesians 1:20 29 1:3 117, 157 2:8 73 1:4 117 2:9-11 40, 43 1:5 157 2:16 17 1:7 99 3:13, 14 21 1:12 55 3:14 15 1:12, 14 55 3:20, 21 138 1:14 117 4:6 86, 120 2:1 155 4:11, 12 51 2:3 156 4:19 492:4, 5 156 2:5 117 2:6 15 Colossians 2:7 117 1:5 129 2:8, 9 102 1:10 502:10 117 1:16 302:11, 12 154 1:18 1532:11-16 154 2:12 127 1:22 134 2:13 117 1:27 39 2:13-16 154 2:6, 7 143 2:14 154 2:7 15 2:16 117 2:8 173 2:18 117 2:10 14, 157 2:21 117 2:13 96 2:21, 22 39 2:22 172 2:22 117 3:4 38 3:10 55 3:13 159 3:20 117, 156 3:15 84, 85 4:1 158 3:16 82, 159 4:13-15 vii 3:16-23 82 4:17 117 4:2 120 4:23 19 4:6 163 4:26 105 4:32 159 5 76 1 Thessalonians 5:2 117 3:13 134 5:8 117 4:9, 10 112 5:8-14 97 4:11-12 1635:18 76, 77, 78, 82 4:17 585:19 83 4:18 1595:20 84 5:21 159 5:8 129 5:27 134 5:11 159 6 20, 143 5:17 118, 120 6:12 124 5:20 174 6:17 143 5:21 173, 175 6:18 119, 121, 125 5:21, 22 172, 173 6:19, 20 125 5:22 177 186 < the keys to spiritual growth 2 Thessalonians 11:7 61, 62, 66 2:14 139 2:16 128 James 2:16, 17 139 1 20 3:1 53 1:18 18 1:21 146 1 Timothy 1:23, 24 20 2:1 114 1:4 172 2:8 113 1:17 29 2:14-26 60 3:3, 8 77 5:16 159 4:1 172 4:3, 4 86 4:6 19, 145 1 Peter 4:7 173 1:3 129, 142 6:3-5 175 1:3, 23 155 6:11 15 1:13 134 6:16 29 1:14 134 6:20 173, 176 1:15, 16 135 1:18, 19 98 2 Timothy 1:22 112, 160 1:23 17, 18 1:13, 14 176 1:24 17 2:2 146, 168 2:1 146 2:15 21 2:2 19, 142, 146 2:23 172 2:9 50 3:13 59, 173 2:12 163 4:2 177 2:13-15 164 4:3, 4 177 2:15 165 4:4 172 2:18 163 4:6-8 132 3:15 146, 163, 167 4:7 131 3:16 165 4:8 132 3:18 31 4:7 121-122 Titus 4:9 159 4:14, 16 51 1:19 178 1:14 172 1:16 72 2 Peter 2:10 28 1:3 14, 21, 157 2:11, 12 105 2:1 172 2:13 130 3:10, 11 136 3:18 vii, 13, 157 Hebrews 2:7 42 1 John 3:13 159 1:1, 3 161 3:13, 14 176 1:4 104 4:12 17, 18 1:5—2:2 97 4:16 133 1:7 93, 97, 99, 101 5:13, 14 19 1:8, 10 102 5:14 178 1:9 48, 91, 100, 6:17, 18 130 101 10:14 99 2:1 104 10:23-25 176 2:1, 2 105 Scripture Index < 187 2:3 69 Jude 2:5 112 14, 15 692:6 72 21 1302:8-11 97 25 292:12 96 2:14 143 2:24 130 Revelation 2:27 130 1:3 1472:27—3:3 130 1:5 982:28 130, 131, 133 5:13 292:29 134 6:15-17 1333:1 135, 142 7:9, 10 383:2 137, 138 12:11 513:3 138 19:16 383:14, 15 112 20 913:16 113 21:10, 11, 23 383:17 113 21:23 273:18 115 22:4 1383:21, 22 133 22:12 1314:7, 11 160
5:1 102 5:5 102 5:10 49 2 John 9-11 174 General Index Aaron, 31, 33 Cruden's Complete Concordance of Abba, 157 the Old and New Testaments, 149
Abel, 61 Abraham, 48 Daniel's three friends, 49 Achan, 46, 47 David, 25, 26, 45, 50, 52, 89, 90, Adam and Eve, 30, 31, 47, 69, 92, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 104, 106 94 David's throne, 38 Agapao, agape, 109, 136 Death, 71, 86, 93, 113
Alford's Greek Testament, 70 spiritual death, 156 Death of Christ, the, 31, 37, 71, 73,Ananias, 81 93, 94, 96, 98, 129, 134, 154Apollos, 21 Demara, Ferdinand Waldo, Jr., 59,Ark of the covenant, the, 47, 48
73Armor of God, the, 143 Discernment, 171 (Chapter 13 pasAtonement, 62, 98, 154 sim) Discipleship, 13Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible,
Baptism of the Holy Spirit, 153 Enoch, 61, 69 Bathsheba, 89, 92 Evangelism, witness, 39, 57, 69, 81, Bema, the see Judgment seat of 146, 160, 161 (Chapter 12 pas Christ sim) Bible, the see Word of God corporate, 162
Bible reading, Bible reading plans, personal, 162, 163, 167 147, 148 Evangelism Explosion, 167 Bible study, 141 (Chapter 10 pas Evidence That Demands a Verdict sim) (McDowell), 167 Boldness, 81, 131 Ezekiel, 36 Christlikeness, 73, 86 Faith, 21, 48, 60, 61, 62, 66, 102,
Confession of sin, 46, 47, 48, 57, 89 103, 155 (Chapter 6 passim), 119, 146, 159 Fellowship in the church, 153 Counseling, 13 (Chapter 11 passim) Creation, 29, 30, 42 Fellowship with God, 97, 98, 103,
Creation scientists, 63 104 190 < the keys to spiritual growth Filling of the Spirit, the, 75 (Chapter Judgment, 31, 42, 62, 66, 67, 68,
5 passim), 159 69, 72, 90, 91, 93, 174 Flood, the, 63, 64, 67 Judgment seat of Christ, the, 132, Forgiveness, 48, 91, 95, 96, 99, 100, 133, 134 101, 102, 106, 117, 156, 157, 159 Franklin, Benjamin, 85 Law of God, the, 71
Fruit, fruitfulness, 49, 50 Law of Moses, the, 70, 73 Lazarus, 27 Garden of Eden, 30, 31, 35, 37 Life's Most Important Question,
Getz, Gene, 162 167 Glorifying God, 25 (Chapter 2 pas Love, 107 (Chapter 7 passim), 135, sim), 41 (Chapter 3 passim), 78, 136, 137, 156, 159, 163, 178
MacArthur Topical Bible, 148Glory of God, the, 25 (Chapter 2 McDowell, Josh, 167 passim), 41 (Chapter 3 passim), Martha, 27 124 Martyn, Henry, 40Good works, 50, 60, 155 Mercy of God, 68, 90, 93, 95, 101,Grace, 13, 35, 64, 69, 71, 99, 105,
129, 156 106, 117, 131 Metzger, Will, 167Grace Community Church, 113 Michelangelo, 137Great Impostor, the see Demara Moody, D. L., 43 Great White Throne Judgment, the, Moses, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37,
43, 44, 107 Mutiny on the Bounty, 106 Habakkuk, 57, 85 Henry, Philip, 20 Nave's Topical Bible, 148 Hope, 127 (Chapter 9 passim) Nehemiah, 23 Hopelessness, 128, 154 Nephilim, the, 68
Humility, 73, 163, 169 New American Standard Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 149 Immorality, 55 NIV Exhaustive Concordance, 149
International Standard Bible Noah, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, Encyclopedia, 149 67, 68, 69, 72, 73 Isaiah, 51 Obedience, 19, 22, 23, 39, 59 James, 58, 71 (Chapter 4 passim), 111, 112,
Jeremiah, 51 134, 135 Joab, 50 gracious obedience, 70, 71, 72 John, 51, 71, 111 legal obedience, 70, 71, 72 John the Baptist, 78 Joseph, 27, 28, 55 Parable of the prodigal son, the, 137 Joshua, 47, 144, 145 Paul, 46, 51, 52, 54, 58, 59, 84,
Joy, rejoicing, 57, 58, 76, 77, 78, 126, 145, 146, 173, 175, 176, 81, 83, 84, 85, 104 177, 178 General Index < 191 Peanuts, 112 Temple, the, 35, 36, 37 Persecution see Suffering for Christ the church a temple, 39, 117
Peter, 51, 58, 71, 78, 100, 108, 109, Theognis, 127 110, 111, 131 Therapy, 13 Phileo, 109 Timothy, 59, 132, 145, 173, 175,
Praising God, 50, 84 176, 177 Prayer, 52, 53, 86, 96, 117 (Chapter Titus, 178 8 passim), 146, 156, 159 Transfiguration, the, 37 in Jesus' name, 123 Treasury of Scripture Knowledge,
Prosperity, 15 The, 150 Purity, 55, 96, 138, 143 Truth, 15 Queen of Sheba, 35 Unity of believers, 56, 57, 125, 158, Rapture, the, 38 Real Purpose of Life, The, 167 Varus, 111 Reason to Believe (Sproul), 167 Resurrection of Christ, the, 128, 129 Walking in the light, 97, 98, 99, 117 post-Resurrection appearances, Watson, Thomas, 19
138 Weaker brothers, 77 Return of Christ, future, His appear Westminster Shorter Catechism, 25 ing, 130, 132 Who Do You Think I Am?, 167
Witness see Evangelism Samuel, 22 Word of Christ, the, 82 Saul, 22 Word of God, the, the Bible, see Shekinah, the 33, 34, 35, 37 esp. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 53, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, 62 54, 62, 66, 70, 82, 128, 139, 141
Solomon, 35, 36 (Chapter 10 passim), 156, 175, Spiritual gifts, 124, 125, 158, 159 178 Spiritual maturity, 13, 14, 15, 20, Word, the (Jesus Christ), 37
21, 26, 41, 87, 94, 105, 143, 172, Worship, 61 Sproul, R. C., 167 Young's Analytical Concordance to Spurgeon, Charles, 66 the Holy Bible, 149
Stephen, 51 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia the Bible, 149 of the Bible, 149 Suffering for Christ, 51, 58, 139,
Tabernacle, the, 34, 35, 37 Tell the Truth (Metzger), 167 "Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:18) hroughout God's Word it is clear that He longs for us to have a relationship with Him. Sometimes, however, weTcan get so locked into learning about Him that we neglect to know God Himself. We forget we can go past the written words to the One who authored them—opening our hearts to a richer, more personal knowledge of Him.
John MacArthur guides you through Scripture, showing you the doors to continued growth in grace and faith. Here you'll find the keys of discipleship, including chapters on how to study Scripture, how to function in the body of Christ, and how to witness.
Spiritual maturity is more than our obligation; it's our privilege. With these keys you can unlock the treasures God has for you in Jesus Christ.
John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, and serves as president of the Master's College and Seminary.
Heard daily on the national radio program Grace to You, he is the best-selling author of several books and The MacArthur Study Bible.