Special Topic 3 Cross References and Charts of the Recovery
Version Bible Mainland Scholars Gospel
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Main Content Introduction Cross References Charts
Conclusion
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Cross References Many study Bibles have cross references which
link related passages of the Bible together. The Recovery Version
contains over 26,000 cross references leading the reader not only
to similar expressions and facts of history and geography, as do
most cross references in other study Bibles, but also to other
portions of the Scriptures that relate to the same spiritual truths
and divine revelations.
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Greek Text (Nestle- Aland 26 th ) New International Version New
American Standard Recovery Version Eph.1:10 , , , to be put into
effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring
all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even
Christ. with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness
of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ,
things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him Unto the
economy of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in
Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in
Him; None Eph. 3:9; 1 Tim. 1:4; Example 1
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Greek Text (Nestle- Aland 26 th ) New International Version New
American Standard Recovery Version 1 Tim. 1:4 , nor to devote
themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote
controversies rather than God's work which is by faith. nor to pay
attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere
speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which
is by faith. Nor to give heed to myths and unending genealogies,
which produce questionings rather than Gods economy, which is in
faith. Eph. 3:2 Eph. 1:10; 3:9; Col. 1:25; 1 Cor. 9:17 Example
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Greek Text (Nestle- Aland 26 th ) New Internatio nal Version
New American Standard Recovery Version Gal. 1:23 , They only heard
the report: "The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching
the faith he once tried to destroy." but only, they kept hearing,
"He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once
tried to destroy." But they only heard this: He who was formerly
persecuting us is now announcing as the gospel the faith which
formerly he ravaged. Acts 6:7; Gal. 6:10 Gal. 3:2, 5, 7, 9, 23, 25;
6:10; Acts 6:7; 13:8; 14:22; Rom. 16:26; 1 Cor. 16:13; Eph. 4:13; 1
Tim. 1:19b; 3:9, 13; 4:1, 6; 5:8; 6:10, 12, 21; 2 Tim. 3:8; 4:7;
Titus 1:13; Jude 3, 20; Rev. 14:12 Example 3
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Explanation of Gal. 1:23 For example, cross reference b on the
word faith in Galatians 1:23 links this verse with other New
Testament verses that relate to faith in the objective sense, that
is, to the faith as the contents of the complete gospel according
to the New Testament revelation. The footnote on the word faith
says: The faith here and in all the verses of reference 23b implies
our believing in Christ, taking His person and His redemptive work
as the object of our faith. The faith, replacing the law, by which
God dealt with people in the Old Testament, became the principle by
which God deals with people in the New Testament. This faith
characterizes the believers in Christ and distinguishes them from
the keepers of law. This is the main emphasis of this book. The law
of the Old Testament stresses letters and ordinances, whereas the
faith of the New Testament emphasizes the Spirit and life.
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Charts The Recovery Version contains charts of important
truths. The four charts in the Recovery Version are: 1.The
Generation of Jesus Christ 2.A Chart Showing the Difference between
the Kingdom of the Heavens and the Kingdom of God 3.Gods New
Testament Economy 4.The Chart of the Seventy Weeks and the Coming
of Christ, with the Rapture of the Saints
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Conclusion The cross references of the Recovery Version Bible
are an unique and invaluable study aid in that they not only lead
the readers to verses with similar expressions and facts but also
to portions with related spiritual truths and divine revelations,
thus helping the readers to see the overarching vision of Gods
eternal economy, which is Gods plan to dispense Himself into man
for the producing of the Body of Christ consummating in the New
Jerusalem. The charts of the Recovery Version Bible, similarly, are
a tremendous help to the readers in gaining a clear, systematic
birds- eye view of deeper and more complicated biblical truths on
great subjects such as Gods New Testament economy, the kingdom of
the heavens, the kingdom of God, the Seventy Weeks, the second
coming of Christ, the rapture of the saints, etc. Consequently, the
vision of Gods eternal economy is also made more apparent to the
readers through their careful study of Gods Word.