* Sunday 26Jan25 [105,252 week in A.D.]

“C” Change: A Choice Between Culture or Christ

Bible Reference	Verse Theme
Genesis 12:1-3	The call of Abraham to leave his homeland and face cultural change.
Genesis 18:20-33	God's judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah's culture of wickedness.
Exodus 1:8-14	The oppression of the Israelites in Egypt under a new king.
Exodus 14:10-12	The Israelites' fear and desire to return to Egypt when facing Pharaoh's army.
Leviticus 18:1-5	Instructions on separating from the cultural practices of Egypt.
Joshua 24:14-15	Joshua challenges the people to choose whether to follow the idols of Egypt or God.
1 Samuel 8:4-22	The people's demand for a king like the surrounding nations, rejecting God's rule.
2 Samuel 11:1-27	David's cultural failure with Bathsheba, influenced by surrounding culture.
1 Kings 11:1-13	Solomon's idolatry influenced by foreign wives and surrounding nations.
Nehemiah 13:23-31	Nehemiah addresses the cultural influence of intermarriage with surrounding nations.
Esther 3:1-15	Haman’s plot against the Jews reflects cultural tensions in Persian society.
Daniel 3:1-30	The refusal of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to bow to the king’s idol, defying Babylonian culture.
Daniel 6:1-28	Daniel’s faithfulness in prayer despite the Persian culture's edict against it.
Matthew 4:1-11	Jesus' temptation by Satan, challenging the cultural values of self-reliance over God's will.
Matthew 5:13-16	Jesus calls believers to be salt and light, counteracting a morally decaying culture.
Matthew 7:13-14	The challenge of following the narrow path in a culture that prefers the wide path to destruction.
Mark 12:13-17	Jesus’ response to cultural questions about paying taxes to Caesar, emphasizing God's kingdom over earthly culture.
Luke 6:27-36	Jesus teaches love for enemies, challenging cultural norms of retaliation.
Luke 9:23-26	The challenge to deny oneself and follow Jesus in a world that values self-fulfillment.
John 15:18-19	Jesus warns of cultural hatred for His followers, emphasizing the conflict between His kingdom and the world.
Acts 4:1-22	Peter and John face opposition from Jewish religious authorities for preaching the gospel.
Acts 17:16-34	Paul challenges the idolatrous culture in Athens, preaching the resurrection of the dead.
Romans 12:1-2	Believers are urged not to conform to the pattern of this world but to be transformed by the renewing of their minds.
1 Corinthians 1:18-25	The cross of Christ is foolishness to the culturally wise but is God's power for salvation.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23	Paul adapts his behavior to different cultural contexts to win people to Christ.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18	Believers are warned against being yoked with unbelievers and compromising their values in a pagan culture.
Galatians 5:19-26	Paul contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit, highlighting cultural pressures on moral behavior.
Ephesians 5:3-14	Paul encourages believers to live as children of light, avoiding the cultural practices of immorality and greed.
Philippians 3:17-21	Paul warns against the cultural influence of those who worship their desires and earthly things.
Colossians 3:5-10	Believers are urged to put to death cultural practices of sin and put on the new self in Christ.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8	Paul urges the church to avoid sexual immorality, a common cultural practice in the Greco-Roman world.
2 Timothy 4:3-4	Paul warns about a time when people will turn away from the truth and follow cultural myths and desires.
Hebrews 13:4-5	A call to maintain honorable marriages and avoid the cultural acceptance of sexual immorality.
James 1:27	James emphasizes true religion, challenging the cultural acceptance of impurity and injustice.
1 Peter 2:11-12	Believers are urged to abstain from sinful desires and live honorably among a culture that is hostile to Christ.
1 John 2:15-17	John warns against loving the world and its passing desires, urging believers to focus on God's will.
Revelation 2:18-29	Jesus rebukes the church in Thyatira for tolerating cultural immorality and false teachings.
Revelation 18:1-24	The fall of Babylon symbolizes the judgment on the corrupt cultural system of the world.

[ * = 105,252 weeks in the A.D. (anno Domini), years of our Lord ]