Foundations Midterm bible verses

John 14:6

Jesus is the ultimate standard of truth

Matthew 7:24-27

Worldviews matter, they are the foundations of on which people build their lives

Deuteronomy 6:4-5

Emphasizes the heart as the seat of the whole person: mind, will, and emotions

Psalm 119:9-6

the heart is a place of cognition and devotion

Jeremiah 17:9-10

shows the brokenness of the heart

Exodus 29:13 & Leviticus 3:4

explains Hebrew terms for “inner parts” (kelayot, leb)

1 Samuel 9:19

Supports the linguistic claim that leb (heart) can mean mind or thought.

Romans 10:9

Shows that belief — a cognitive act — happens in the heart

Hebrews 4:12

Reinforces that the heart thinks and intends — it’s the seat of will and cognition

Mark 12:28–31

Confirms that true love of God involves every human faculty

Joshua 22:5

Quoted to show that the Septuagint (Greek OT) translates heart as mind (dianoia), reinforcing the holistic biblical anthropology

Genesis 1:1

Foundational verse for the Christian worldview’s answer to “What is real?”

Genesis 1–2

Basis for human identity as God’s image-bearers

Genesis 9:6

Affirms the moral significance of the image of God — human life is sacred because it reflects God

Romans 12:15

Used to show healthy emotional life in Christ

1 Corinthians 12:26

Reinforces the communal and emotional unity of believers as one body in Christ

Genesis 1:28

Basis for the Cultural Mandate — humans are responsible caretakers of creation

Leviticus 20:22–26 & Acts 10

Used to explain that God’s commands reveal what is good, not create goodness

1 Corinthians 15:3–5

Shows how core beliefs were confessed and transmitted in the early Church

1 John 4:7–9

Central to the claim that love is the goal of human life

John 14:6–7

Supports the Christ-centered understanding of truth and relationship to God

Mark 9:2–29

Healing of the possessed boy —- Illustrates that faith and reason are not opposed

1 Corinthians 13:12

Describes the partial, anticipatory nature of faith

Hebrews 11:1–12:2

Demonstrates that faith supplies hope, not worldly comfort