Symbolic of servitude A burden or bondage “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matt. 11:28-30 “Let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ” Phil. 1:27 “Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.” 1 Tim. 4:12 “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Tim. 2:15 “while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” Jude 3 Gal. 6:10 “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to them who are of the household of faith.” Gal. 6:10 “Pure religion before God is this, To visit the fatherless and widows...” Jas. 1:27 “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” Jas. 4:17 “I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.” Rom. 1:14-15 “…obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.” Rom. 6:17 “…he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.” Heb. 5:9 “For we are laborers together with God” 1 Cor. 3:9 “We then, as workers together with Him…” 2 Cor.6:1 “And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them.” Acts 15:4 “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matt. 28:20 “we are ambassadors for Christ” 2 Cor. 5:20 Romans 8:14-16 “And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father” Gal. 4:6 Rev. 22:8-9 Rev. 19:10 “And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant…” “And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.” Phil. 4:3 “But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another…” 1 John 1:7 Matthew 11:28-30 28. Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you will find rest for your souls. 30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION Rev. 2:10 1 PET. 3:21 JN. 12:42 LK. 13:3 JN. 6:29 baptism confess ACTS 3:22 repent believe hear