them; besides that fact, most of them say basically the same

things. Compare passages among three or four different

translations and the student will observe that in many case there

are only a few words that are changed. The substance is the same.

The most prevalent themes in the Bible are very simple: believe

in God, follow the Word of God, this is the way to eternal

salvation, to the Kingdom of God or Heaven. The Old Testament is

filled with prophecies, deeds, misdeeds, punishments and rewards,

promises and recriminations while the New Testament is filled

with the words and deeds of Jesus and his Apostles and Disciples.

The three thematic aspects selected to discuss in this essay are:

obedience, the commandments and salvation. There are dozens to

hundreds of references for each of these themes found in the

Bible; only a few supporting each category will be cited and

The most critical theme in the Bible is to obey God and

there are hundreds of references to this beginning in Deuteronomy

and following through to the Gospel of John. Obeying God is most

often referenced in Deuteronomy than in any other Book although

8:1, "All the commandment which I command you this day you shall

Several references to the commandments are made in 1 John:

rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom

will love him and manifest my self to him" (John 14:21).

This statement was in reference to retaining one's faith

"And by this way be sure that we know him, if we keep his

(Luke 1:6). "If you love me you will keep my commandments" (John

negative form: if you don't do this these horrible things will

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