The assertion of rights and recognition due. God as Creator and Redeemer makes claims on his world and on his people. The claims of Jesus Christ about himself as God and Messiah call for a response. In human relationships, too, claims are made by individuals about themselves and, as a result, on others. Passages gathered in the Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin H. Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.
The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you?
I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back!' Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made."
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.
"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.
For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
"Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast."
The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.
But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD's.
for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD."
And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it, you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,
We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.
Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, 'How do we rob You?' In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this," says the LORD of Hosts. "See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Jesus declared, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'
You are to practice My judgments and keep My statutes by walking in them. I am the LORD your God. Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD."
I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.
For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
"Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD."
Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.'
"You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.
And I said to you: 'I am the LORD your God. You must not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.' But you did not obey Me."
I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: "The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him, and He began by saying, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King."
Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
"If You are the Christ, tell us." Jesus answered, "If I tell you, you will not believe.
The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us." Jesus answered, "I who speak to you am He."
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: "Are You the King of the Jews?" "You have said so," Jesus replied.
So Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" "You have said so," Jesus replied.
So Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" "You have said so," Jesus replied.
From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, "If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar."
So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but only that He said, 'I am the King of the Jews.'"
"We are not stoning You for any good work," said the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God."
"We have a law," answered the Jews, "and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God."
But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God." "You have said it yourself," Jesus answered. "But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."
But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" "I am," said Jesus, "and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
"Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, "Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Jesus replied, "Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."
For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
Jesus answered, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." "Who are You?" they asked. "Just what I have been telling you from the beginning," Jesus replied. "I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world." They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father. So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me. He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him." As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.
Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.
They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
As for the prophet or priest or anyone who claims, 'This is the burden of the LORD,' I will punish that man and his household.
Jesus answered, "See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them.
Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
Absalom would say, "Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you."
"We have ten shares in the king," answered the men of Israel, "so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?" But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.
So I answered them and said, "The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem."
For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, "Let us do evil that good may result"? Their condemnation is deserved!