502. WEAPONS FOR USING

1. Three facts in connection with the words "IT IS."

• 1. It is written, "There is none righteous" (Rom 3:10). State of the sinner.
• 2. "It is finished" (Jhn 19:30). Sacrifice of the Saviour.
• 3. "It is I" (Mat 14:27). Succourer of the Saint.

2. Threefold picture of Enoch.

• 1. His walk (Gen 5:24). Fellowship with God.
• 2. His faith (Heb 9:5). Faith in God.
• 3. His testimony (Jud 1:14). Faithfulness to God.

3. Three times Christ is said to be glorified in His saints.

• 1. By what He has done for us (Jhn 17:10). Grace.
• 2. By what He is doing in us (2Th 1:12). Growth.
• 3. By what He will yet do for us (2Th 1:10). Glory.

4. Three unspeakable things.

• 1. Unspeakable gift (2Co 9:15). Redeemer.
• 2. Unspeakable joy (1Pe 1:8). Rejoicing.
• 3. Unspeakable words (2Co 12:4). Revelation.

5. Three things about Christ as the Rock.

• 1. On the Rock (Psa 40:2). Stability.
• 2. In the Rock (Isa 33:16). Security.
• 3. From the Rock (Deu 32:13). Strength.

6. Three times we read of Paradise.

• 1. Promise to the dying thief (Luk 23:43).
• 2. Place where Paul was caught up to (2Cr 12:4).
• 3. Provision for the saint (Rev 2:7).

7. Three "must's" of John 3.

• 1. A necessity for the sinner, "Ye must be born again" (Jhn 3:7).
• 2. A necessity for the Saviour, "Must be lifted up" (Jhn 3:14).
• 3. A necessity for the saint, "I must decrease" (Jhn 3:30).

8. Three times we read of the mixed multitude.

• 1. "A mixed multitude went up also with them" (Exd 12:38).
• 2. "Mixed multitude…fell a lusting" (Num 11:4).
• 3. "Separated from Israel all the mixed multitude" (Neh 13:3).

9. Three things the Lord does in Deuteronomy 32.

• 1. *Saves by His grace (Deu 32:29).
• 2. Satisfies with His favour (Deu 32:23).
• 3. Separates to Himself (Deu 32:16).

10. Threefold manifestation of God in Titus.

• 1. His goodness in giving us His Word (Tts 1:3).
• 2. His grace in giving us His Son (Tts 2:11).
• 3. His glory, which we shall share with Christ (Tts 2:13).

11. Three men who went down.

• 1. Abraham went down to Egypt (Gen 12:10). Saint out of communion.
• 2. Jonah went down to Joppa (Jon 1:3). Servant shirking his work.
• 3. Man who went down to Jericho (Luk 10:30). Sinner straying.

12. Threefold abiding.

• 1. Abiding in Christ is deliverance (Jhn 14:20).
• 2. Christ abiding in us is power (Jhn 15:1-21).
• 3. Abiding with Christ is communion (Luk 24:29; Jhn 1:39).

13. Three things essential to the Christian for power.

• 1. Clean heart for worship (Psa 51:10; Psa 73:1).
• 2. Clean hands for work (Psa 14:4; Job 17:9).
• 3. Clean feet for walk (Jhn 13:10).

14. Three things not to be done to the Holy Spirit.

• 1. The sinner is not to resist Him by refusing Christ (Act 7:51).
• 2. The saint is not to grieve Him by looseness in walk (Eph 4:30).
• 3. The servant is not to quench Him by despising others (1Th 5:19).

15. Three Persons we are to walk worthy of.

• 1. The Father, who has called us (1Th 2:12).
• 2. The Son, who has redeemed us (Col 1:10).
• 3. The Holy Spirit, who indwells us (Eph 4:1).

16. Three aspects of judgment in relation to the Christian.

• 1. Our judgment as sinners, as to our persons (Jhn 5:24; Rom 8:3).
• 2. Our judgment as saints, as to our walk (1Cr 11:31-32).
• 3. Our judgment as servants, as to our work (1Cr 3:13-15).

17. Three" every whit's."

• 1. "Clean every whit" (Jhn 13:10). Regeneration.
• 2. "Every whit whole" (Jhn 7:23). Recovery.
• 3. "Every whit uttereth His glory (Psa 29:9, Margin). Reflection.

18. Threefold comfort.

• 1. The Father comforts by His Word (Psa 119:50).
• 2. The Son comforts by His work (Luk 24:37-40).
• 3. The Holy Spirit comforts by His presence (Jhn 14:16).

19. Three last things in 1 Corinthians 15.

• 1. The last enemy-death (1Cr 15:26).
• 2. The last Adam-Christ (1Cr 15:45).
• 3. The last trump-coming (1Cr 15:52).

20. Three important truths.

• 1. Justification, or accounted righteous in Christ (Rom 4:5).
• 2. Sanctification, or association with Christ (Hbr 10:14).
• 3. Glorification, or assimilation to Christ (1Jo 3:2).

21. Three persons who were said to be dead.

• 1. Prodigal, while separated from his father (Luk 15:24).
• 2. Pleasure seeker, while living in the world (1Ti 5:6).
• 3. Professor, who had only a name to live (Rev 3:1).

22. Three times the Father acknowledged Christ from heaven.

• 1. At His baptism (Mat 3:17).
• 2. At the transfiguration (Mar 9:7).
• 3. In praying to the Father (Jhn 12:28).

23. Three times the question was asked" Where is He?"

• 1. The wise men inquire (Mat 2:2).
• 2. The Jews inquire (Jhn 7:11).
• 3. The neighbours of the blind man inquire (Jhn 9:12).

24. Three visits of Christ to the home at Bethany.

• 1. As the Teacher (Luk 10:38-42).
• 2. As the sympathising Friend (Jhn 11:18-45).
• 3. As the suffering Saviour (Jhn 12:1-9).

25. Three times Nicodemus is mentioned in John's Gospel.

• 1. As the inquirer (Jhn 3:1).
• 2. As the confessor (Jhn 7:50).
• 3. As the worker (Jhn 19:39).

26. Three times the words "Who hath believed our report," are mentioned.

• 1. By the prophet (Isa 53:1).
• 2. By the Lord Jesus (Jhn 12:38).
• 3. By the apostle Paul (Rom 10:16).

27. Threefold covering.

• 1. Grace. "Clothed, and in his right mind" (Luk 8:35).
• 2. Godliness. "Clothed with humility" (1Pe 5:5).
• 3. Glory. "Clothed upon with our house which is from heaven (2Cr 5:2-4).

28. Three attitudes of the believer in Ephesians.

• 1. Seated with Christ (Eph 1 and Eph 3). Identification.
• 2. Walking as Christ (Eph 4 and Eph 5). Illumination.
• 3. Standing against the enemy (Eph 6). Infestation.

29. Three things we are crucified to in Christ.

• 1. Self- "I am crucified with Christ" (Gal 2:20).
• 2. The flesh - "They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh" (Gal 5:24).
• 3. The world- "The world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world" (Gal 6:14).

30. Three" spared not's."

• 1. God spared not the angels (2Pe 2:4).
• 2. God spared not the old world (2Pe 2:5).
• 3. God spared not His own Son (Rom 8:32).

31. Three conditions to be in to realise the power of God.

• 1. Powerlessness (2Cr 12:9, R.V.).
• 2. Prayerfulness (Act 4:31-32).
• 3. Progressing in knowledge (Phl 3:10).