Three Bible Verses that Greatly Impacted Me

Just want to say that in the early days of my Christian walk, as a new believer, these 3 verses from the New Testament greatly impacted me.

Phil 3.10 "that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death"

Gal 2.20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me."

Phil 4.13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (But shortly after, this fragment from John 15.5 impacted me more, and balanced out the verse from Phil 4.13; 'apart from Me, you can do nothing')

I wonder if any of you were impacted by any particular Bible verse/verses which strengthened you in your walk with Christ, especially in the early days of your Christian life.

I was wondering if any of you would respond and give us some of the Bible verses that supported you in your walk with Christ. I hope newcomers like me would be welcome in your group here on SermonIndex.

Bless you all.

Thanks for responding. I agree that it is the Fact of God's word and not the (variable) Feelings of man, that is the basis of Faith.

only three? I'm teasing, there are so many verses that i have been blessed to bury in my heart, and i dont say that to boast brother, and if i do boast, i boast in the Lord, because only God can give a man or woman, the hunger to "eat' of the Word, to where reading and feasting on the Word is a privledge, a joy IN Messiah.

so three...right off the top of my heart, its these,

"And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness". Genesis 15:6

(the 'he', of course is Abram)

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light". Matthew 11:28-30

(should be in red letters, as Jesus spoke this Passage of Scripture)

"Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:

But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." Jeremiah 31-31-34

(as a Jew, this passage, actually the whole 'Book of Consolation' which is chapters 30-33 within the Book of Jeremiah, are very important to me, as to not only the Messianic promise, but for the wonderful Love of God, to move and present Himself to ALL NATIONS thru and in Jesus Christ, and i must include all 4 'Suffering Servant" songs embedded within Isaiah, ----Isaiah 42:1-4 Isaiah 49, 52, and 53, just off the top of my heart)

and just one more:

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Philippians 4:8

I could give 10, 20 more...wait---all of John 17:1-26 too, God bless you "pollux".....

Thank you, sky. 1 Pet 5.10 still comforts me in my trials, and gives me hope. Gal 2.20 is a key verse. Shouldn't Christ live out His life in us? Isn't faith the key to every step we take? The faith OF the Son of God, as some versions say.

But I need to meditate more on Tit 3.5. Yes, He saved us by His sheer mercy. But 'washing of regeneration' is a phrase that has to 'open up' more to me.

Thanks for the precise response. I am delighted.

Thank you, Natan.

Matt 11.28-30 is a passage I've meditated on much. Esp those two kinds of rest. And also the 'yoke of Christ'. It's a co-yoke, really. I am yoked with Christ.

I've also meditated on Jer 31.31-34, the New Covenant. Watchman Nee has some precious thoughts on this passage.

Natan, I was asking how the verses impacted you in your life & experience. The verses (word of God) must become a part of our life. 'Wrought into us' by experience.

Are there others here who can share 3 verses that profoundly influenced them in their Christian walk & life? :)

This should help you "Pollux" especially Thess 2:3

Psalms 101:7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

Thessalonians 2:3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

Psalms 36:3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

Thanks, Matt, for responding. I love those first two verses you gave; but would like to know why you chose Gal 3.3. Was it a safeguard against something?

Thank you, Ruth, for those six verses you gave. I wonder if you've read Jer 29.11 in the NIV; it's clearer there. Of course, 1 Corinthians 13 sounds better when you use the word 'love'. Would like to know how Ps 46.5 became so powerful for you.

Thanks, MaryJane, for sharing. I like the explanations you gave for the 3 verses. Bless you.

Thank you, Ruth. I was delighted to read your testimony on how Psalm 46.5 impacted you. Bless you! You can share as many testimonies you like on how the Lord helped you through different promises from His word. His word is truly powerful, and it never fails.

Thanks, Matt, for explaining.

Dear brother(?) (or sister?.....as i dont know your name)

you wrote to me:

Natan, I was asking how the verses impacted you in your life & experience.

well, your asking a lot of me, your asking that i bare my soul on these pages...........i'm teasing. i didnt want my posting to be an "i...i...i....." type of posting, nor did i want to blither on. But i count it joy to be able to testify as to why those passages walk up and down the corridors of my heart, that's why i wrote that i 'bury them in my heart'...in much the same way we don't READ the Bible, but we "eat" of the Word, do you know what i mean?

we read the newspaper, we read the phone bill, etc....but when we "read" the Bible, dont we indeed savour it? we approach the Word prayerfully, humbly petitionning that God the Holy Ghost to open the eyes of our heart to recieve a new revelation, a new bit of Divine guidance, counsel, a Loving Touch from Jesus, VIA His Word, as we 'eat' of it,

(do you see?, i get to rambling....sorry)

the Abrahamic Confession; "Abram believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness"....to me, is the turning point in both history on earth, and history in Heaven. This dear man, still called Abram, believed God without any hestitation, equivocation, or questioning, This represents a PILLAR in this most Holy Faith. What it meant and MEANS to me is this: there are so many "ism's"...or "ists" within The Way,...Christianity, theological arguments, etc etc that when people ask me, "what are you?"...or "what's your theology?"

I reply, "I believe God" period, end of sentence, and pray, Lord, please, humbly, give me a child-like Faith. (notice i didnt say 'child-ish") Child-like Faith , (to me) means an utter and complete dependence on God, and as painful as that personal revelation can be, which is exactly what i am going thru now, this is absolutely necessary to recognize the Love of God, and His Power,His Mercy, His Provision.......... and my own helplessness.

Brother Paul expounds upon this in Romans, that we all, Jew and Gentile, are Children of Abraham, which makes my heart sing!

thats one, in regards to Matt 11:28-30

I have always had a hunger to know the Character of God, and to more fully understand the Heart of Jesus during His earthly ministry, and sometimes to this end what i'll do is to read and read the Four Gospel's and the Acts of the Apostles, over and over again, to much profit......and onetime, i had no responsibilities for several days, and i packed a tent, a sleeping bag, a jug of water, a few candles, and my Bible, and hiked out my backdoor, and up a mountain to a desolate place.

i love the desolate places, the lonely places, it is in these places, i believe that one can come to the most intimate times with God, Scripture buttresses this truth in several places, and that dusk, i 'stumbled' upon that Precious Portion of Scripture,(Matt 11:28-30) and Jesus revealed Himself TO me, and IN me, and that time on that mountainside was joy, and life, life in all abundance, this was in 2002.

I came down from that mountain on the Lord's day, and walked to this lil ole backslidden church right below my place, (its a long boring story about this church, suffice to say the pastor is good, loving God-fearing, Jesus loving exhorter who had a rebellious 'board', may God have mercy on them) and i met my brother Rob for the first time, and Praise the Name, we became prayer partners that day, and started IN JESUS, a thursday night intercessory prayer meeting at a dear widow's house that lasted for five years, we lived in a very wicked, dark area of california.

The Book of Consolation within Jeremiah, i dearly love because i love people, as God loves people, and there was NO WAY that God was going to leave the people's of the world without being given a chance to grasp the Outstretched Hand of God offered to them thru the MInistry of Messiah, and this New Covenant spells it out so CLEAR and CONCISE.....BRING THE NATIONS IN!!!

i have so much more to say and write, but i'm not in the best of health....oh yes, my name is neil, Natan is my Hebrew name, and i say love, in Jesus' love, neil

Yes, Brown, Rom 5.8 and Ps 119.105 are so well-known. But I am really touched by the words of Peter: "Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life!"

Once we have tasted the power of the word of God in our life & experience, we can never leave God (no matter how much Satan tries to hinder us and plant doubt into us; no matter how much Satan assails us with depression & darkness!). Rather, His word never leaves us; it holds us. It draws us; it compels us.

I reply, "I believe God" period, end of sentence, and pray, Lord, please, humbly, give me a child-like Faith. (notice i didnt say 'child-ish") Child-like Faith , (to me) means an utter and complete dependence on God, and as painful as that personal revelation can be, which is exactly what i am going thru now, this is absolutely necessary to recognize the Love of God, and His Power,His Mercy, His Provision.......... and my own helplessness.

I'm delighted with these words. I can relate 100% to them! :)

I came down from that mountain on the Lord's day, and walked to this lil ole backslidden church right below my place, (its a long boring story about this church, suffice to say the pastor is good, loving God-fearing, Jesus loving exhorter who had a rebellious 'board', may God have mercy on them) and i met my brother Rob for the first time, and Praise the Name, we became prayer partners that day, and started IN JESUS, a thursday night intercessory prayer meeting at a dear widow's house that lasted for five years, we lived in a very wicked, dark area of california.

Oh, I understand what you mean about a backslidden church, boring church, & a 'rebellious board'. I've seen one such church. The pastor is God-fearing, but his 'board' or 'committee' is filled with carnal worldly members.

I like the way God gave you your own brother as a prayer-partner, and how God gave a 'dear widow' (how wonderfully God uses widows!)...and that clause about a 'dark, wicked area of California'. May the Lord make you a light in the darkness, a blessing to many around you.

Thank you for sharing, Natan, or Neil. Whichever name you prefer. Bless you.