10 Bible Verses about Abuse, Of Spiritual Things

Then Moses and Aaron gathered the community together in front of the rock, and he said to them, "Listen, you rebels, must we bring water out of this rock for you?"

What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may offer the gospel free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights in the gospel.

those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

especially those who indulge their fleshly desires and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones,

The sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not recognize the Lord's authority.

Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

For certain men have secretly slipped in among you -- men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe -- ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

And why not say, "Let us do evil so that good may come of it"? -- as some who slander us allege that we say. (Their condemnation is deserved!)

What shall we say then? Are we to remain in sin so that grace may increase?

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Absolutely not!