Thematic Bible: Of sin
Thematic Bible
Cord » Figurative » Of sin
The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
Corruption » Figurative » Of sin
because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
But these men, like irrational animals -- creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed -- do not understand whom they are insulting, and consequently in their destruction they will be destroyed,
Although these false teachers promise such people freedom, they themselves are enslaved to immorality. For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved.
that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God's children.
Through these things he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises, so that by means of what was promised you may become partakers of the divine nature, after escaping the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire.
"Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight.
Defilement » Of sin
you are guilty because of the blood you shed and defiled by the idols you made. You have hastened the day of your doom; the end of your years has come. Therefore I will make you an object of scorn to the nations, an object to be mocked by all lands.
For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.
The earth is defiled by its inhabitants, for they have violated laws, disregarded the regulation, and broken the permanent treaty.
By the multitude of your iniquities, through the sinfulness of your trade, you desecrated your sanctuaries. So I drew fire out from within you; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth before the eyes of all who saw you.
When they placed their threshold by my threshold and their doorpost by my doorpost, with only the wall between me and them, they profaned my holy name by the abominable deeds they committed. So I consumed them in my anger.
See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.
And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence -- and is set on fire by hell.
Defilement » Illustrative » Of sin
What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person."
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.
Exposure » Of sin » Inevitable
For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.
"But if you do not do this, then look, you will have sinned against the Lord. And know that your sin will find you out.
So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
Though his hatred may be concealed by deceit, his evil will be uncovered in the assembly.
Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.
Exposure » Of sin » Rendered doubly certain by God's infinite knowledge
Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.
Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon me and said to me, "Say: This is what the Lord says: 'This is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; I know what goes through your minds.
For I see everything they do. Their wicked ways are not hidden from me. Their sin is not hidden away where I cannot see it.
If I sinned, then you would watch me and you would not acquit me of my iniquity.
You can try to wash away your guilt with a strong detergent. You can use as much soap as you want. But the stain of your guilt is still there for me to see," says the Lord God.
They do not realize that I remember all of their wicked deeds. Their evil deeds have now surrounded them; their sinful deeds are always before me.
Insanity » Of sin » The rulers of israel
None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Insanity » Of sin » The sons of men
This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives -- then they die.
Insanity » Of sin » Nebuchadnezzar
Now in that very moment this pronouncement about Nebuchadnezzar came true. He was driven from human society, he ate grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until his hair became long like an eagle's feathers, and his nails like a bird's claws. But at the end of the appointed time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me. I extolled the Most High, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever. For his authority is an everlasting authority, and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next.
Insanity » Of sin » balaam
yet was rebuked for his own transgression (a dumb donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet's madness).
Insanity » Of sin » The prodigal son
But when he came to his senses he said, 'How many of my father's hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!
Insanity » Of sin » The jews
When they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him.
Love » Of home » Of sin
who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;
how much less man, who is abominable and corrupt, who drinks in evil like water!
You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth. (Selah)
Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead, who pull sin as with cart ropes.
Then the Lord spoke about these people. "They truly love to go astray. They cannot keep from running away from me. So I am not pleased with them. I will now call to mind the wrongs they have done and punish them for their sins."
yet you hate what is good, and love what is evil. You flay my people's skin and rip the flesh from their bones.
Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false. And so all of them who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evil will be condemned.