Torrey’s New Topical Textbook

Key Texts  Pr 10:11-14,18-21; 25:11-14; 26:17-28; Jas 3:1-8.

Communication

The Power of Words.  Pr 11:9; 12:18; 15:4; 18:21; Mt 12:37; Jas 3:1-8.

The Value of Words.  Pr 20:15; 25:11-14.

The Source of Words.  Pr 6:12; 15:28; 16:23,24; Mt 12:34.

Handling Communication Properly

Be Listening.  Pr 18:13; 19:20; Jas 1:19.

Do Not Talk Too Much.  Pr 10:19; 13:2,3; 17:27-28; Ec 10:12-14; Col 4:6.

Do Not Nag.  Pr 21:19; 26:21.

Do Not Meddle.  Pr 26:27.

Do Not Gossip.  Pr 11:13; 20:19; 26:20.

Do Not Brag.  Pr 14:23; 27:2.

Be Slow to Speak.  Pr 15:28; 29:20; Jas 1:19.

Be Wise in Timing.  Pr 15:23; Eph 4:29.

Admit Wrongs.  Pr 29:23; Jas 5:16.

Do Not Lie.  Ps 34:13; Pr 12:19,22; 26:18,19; Eph 4:15,25.

Do Not Respond in Anger.  Pr 15:1; Eph 4:26.

Avoid Quarrels.  Pr 17:14; 20:3.

Communication Guidelines

Set a Guard over my Lips.  Ps 141:3.

Deliver me from Lying Lips.  Ps 120:3.

May my Lips Offer up a Sacrifice of Praise.  Heb 13:15.

Let me Speak Encouragingly.  Eph 4:29.

Bride my Tongue.  Jas 1:26.

According to the prayer of Christ  Joh 17:20,21.

Is with

God.  1Jo 1:3.

Saints in heaven.  Heb 12:22-24.

Each other.  Ga 2:9; 1Jo 1:3,7.

God marks, with his approval  Mal 3:16.

Christ is present in  Mt 18:20.

In public and social worship  Ps 34:3; 55:14; Ac 1:14; Heb 10:25.

In the Lord’s supper  1Co 10:17.

In holy conversation  Mal 3:16.

In prayer for each other  2Co 1:11; Eph 6:18.

In exhortation  Col 3:16; Heb 10:25.

In mutual comfort and edification  1Th 4:18; 5:11.

In mutual sympathy and kindness  Ro 12:15; Eph 4:32.

Delight of  Ps 16:3; 42:4; 133:1-3; Ro 15:32.

Exhortation to  Eph 4:1-3.

Opposed to communion with the wicked  2Co 6:14-17; Eph 5:11.

Exemplified

Jonathan.  1Sa 23:16.

David.  Ps 119:63.

Daniel.  Da 2:17,18.

Apostles.  Ac 1:14.

The Church.  Ac 2:42; 5:12.

Paul.  Ac 20:36-38.

Prefigured  Ex 12:21-28; 1Co 5:7,8.

Instituted  Mt 26:26; 1Co 11:23.

Object of  Lu 22:19; 1Co 11:24,26.

Is the communion of the body and blood of Christ  1Co 10:16.

Both bread and wine are necessary to be received in  Mt 26:27; 1Co 11:26.

Self-examination commanded before partaking of  1Co 11:28,31.

Newness of heart and life necessary to the worthy partaking of  1Co 5:7,8.

Partakers of, be wholly separate to God  1Co 10:21.

Was continually partaken of, by the Church  Ac 2:42; 20:7.

Unworthy partakers of

Are guilty of the body and blood of Christ.  1Co 11:27.

Discern not the Lord’s body.  1Co 11:29.

Are visited with judgments.  1Co 11:30.

Is communion with the Father  1Jo 1:3.

Is communion with the Son  1Co 1:9; 1Jo 1:3; Re 3:20.

Is communion with the Holy Spirit  1Co 12:13; 2Co 13:14; Php 2:1.

Reconciliation must precede  Am 3:3.

Holiness essential to  2Co 6:14-16.

Promised to the obedient  Joh 14:23.

Saints

Desire.  Ps 42:1; Php 1:23.

Have, in meditation.  Ps 63:5,6.

Have, in prayer.  Php 4:6; Heb 4:16.

Have, in the Lord’s supper.  1Co 10:16.

Should always enjoy.  Ps 16:8; Joh 14:16-18.

Exemplified

Enoch.  Ge 5:24.

Noah.  Ge 6:9.

Abraham.  Ge 18:33.

Jacob.  Ge 32:24-29.

Moses.  Ex 33:11-23.

Christ set an example of  Lu 19:41,42.

Exhortation to  Ro 12:15; 1Pe 3:8.

Exercise towards

The afflicted.  Job 6:14; Heb 13:3.

The chastened.  Isa 22:4; Jer 9:1.

Enemies.  Ps 35:13.

The poor.  Pr 19:17.

The weak.  2Co 11:29; Ga 6:2.

Saints.  1Co 12:25,26.

Inseparable from love to God  1Jo 3:17; Joh 4:20.

Motives to

The compassion of God.  Mt 13:27,33.

The sense of our infirmities.  Heb 5:2.

The wicked made to feel, for saints  Ps 106:46.

Promise to those who show  Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42.

Illustrated  Lu 10:33; 15:20.

Exemplified

Pharaoh’s daughter.  Ex 2:6.

Shobi, &c.  2Sa 17:27-29.

Elijah.  1Ki 17:18,19.

Nehemiah.  Ne 1:4.

Job’s friends.  Job 2:11.

Job.  Job 30:25.

David.  Ps 35:13,14.

Jews.  Joh 11:19.

Paul.  1Co 9:22.

Necessary to his priestly office  Heb 5:2,7.

Manifested for the

Weary and heavy-laden.  Mt 11:28-30.

Weak in faith.  Isa 40:11; 42:3; Mt 12:20.

Tempted.  Heb 2:18.

Afflicted.  Lu 7:13; Joh 11:33,35.

Diseased.  Mt 14:14; Mr 1:41.

Poor.  Mr 8:2.

Perishing sinners.  Mt 9:36; Lu 19:41; Joh 3:16.

An encouragement to prayer  Heb 4:15.

The sentence of God against sin  Mt 25:41.

Universal, caused by the offence of Adam  Ro 5:12,16,18.

Inseparable consequence of sin  Pr 12:2; Ro 6:23.

Increased by

Impenitence.  Mt 11:20-24.

Unbelief.  Joh 3:18,19.

Pride.  1Ti 3:6.

Oppression.  Jas 5:1-5.

Hypocrisy.  Mt 23:14.

Conscience testifies to the justice of  Job 9:20; Ro 2:1; Tit 3:11.

The law testifies to the justice of  Ro 3:19.

According to men’s deserts  Mt 12:37; 2Co 11:15.

Saints are delivered from, by Christ  Joh 3:18; 5:24; Ro 8:1,33,34.

Of the wicked, an example  2Pe 2:7; Jude 1:7.

Chastisements are designed to rescue us from  Ps 94:12,13; 1Co 11:32.

Apostates ordained to  Jude 1:4.

Unbelievers remain under  Joh 3:18,36.

The law is the ministration of  2Co 3:9.