Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

Selfwilled

To speak

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Bible References

That

Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 10:3
For walking in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh;
Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is honorable among all, and the couch undefiled: for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

In the

Romans 1:24
Therefore God gave them up, in the lusts of their hearts, to impurity, to dishonor their bodies among themselves:
1 Corinthians 6:9
Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? He not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor Sodomites,
Ephesians 4:19
who being past feeling have given themselves up to debauchery, unto the working of all impurity with greediness.
Ephesians 5:5
for you are knowing this, that no fornicator, or unclean person, or covetous, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Colossians 3:5
Therefore kill your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Jude 1:4
For certain men have crept in, who long ago were written down to this judgment, ungodly, transforming the grace of God into impurity, even denying Jesus Christ, our only Sovereign and Lord.

Despise

Luke 19:14
But his citizens continued to hate him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this man to rule over us.
Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except that which is from God; and the existing authorities have been ordained of God.
1 Peter 2:13
Submit to every human creature for the sake of the Lord: whether to the king as supereminent,

Selfwilled

Titus 1:7
For it behooves the bishop to be blameless, as the steward of God; not audacious, not irascible, not given to wine, not a controvertist, not fond of filthy lucre;

To speak

Acts 23:5
And Paul said, Brethren, I did not know that he is the high priest; for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.
Jude 1:8
Likewise indeed these dreamers also pollute the flesh, and reject lordship, and blaspheme glories.

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1 Peter 2:13
Submit to every human creature for the sake of the Lord: whether to the king as supereminent,