Thematic Bible: Character of the wicked
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Character of the wicked » Reprobate
Put yourselves to the proof, to see whether you are holding to the Faith. Test yourselves. Surely you recognize this fact about yourselves--that Jesus Christ is in you! Unless indeed you cannot stand the test!
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Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these people, in their turn, oppose the Truth. Their minds are corrupted, and, as regards the Faith, they are utterly worthless.
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They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.
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Character of the wicked » Despising the works of the faithful
incapable of affection, merciless, slanderous, wanting in self-control, brutal, careless of the right, treacherous, reckless, and puffed up with pride; they will love pleasure more than they love God;
Character of the wicked » Conspiring against God's people
Character of the wicked » Proud
Men will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, and blasphemous; disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, impure,
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Character of the wicked » Disobedient
There was, you remember, a time when we ourselves were foolish, disobedient, misled, slaves to all kinds of passions and vices, living in a spirit of malice and envy, detested ourselves and hating one another.
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It is to you, then, who believe in him that he is precious, but to those who do not believe he is 'a stone which, though rejected by the builders, has now itself become the corner-stone,'
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Character of the wicked » Murderous
They reveled in every form of wickedness, evil, greed, vice. Their lives were full of envy, murder, quarreling, treachery, malice.
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Character of the wicked » Lying
Character of the wicked » Blinded
Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them.
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With their powers of discernment darkened, cut off from the Life of God, owing to the ignorance that prevails among them and to the hardness of their hearts.
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Character of the wicked » Alienated from God
With their powers of discernment darkened, cut off from the Life of God, owing to the ignorance that prevails among them and to the hardness of their hearts.
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And it pleased God that you, once estranged from him and hostile towards him in your thoughts, intent only on wickedness--
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Character of the wicked » Enticing to evil
For among them are to be found those who creep into homes and captivate weak women--women who, loaded with sins, and slaves to all kinds of passions,
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Character of the wicked » Fearful
But as for cowards, unbelievers, the degraded, murderers, the impure, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars--their place will be in the burning lake of fire and sulphur. That is the Second Death.'
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Character of the wicked » Ignorant of God
Then he will 'inflict punishment upon those who refuse to know God, and upon those who turn a deaf ear' to the Good News of Jesus, our Lord.
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Character of the wicked » Fierce
incapable of affection, merciless, slanderous, wanting in self-control, brutal, careless of the right,
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Character of the wicked » Sold under sin
Character of the wicked » Hypocritical
and while they retain the outward form of religion, they will not allow it to influence them. Turn your back on such men as these.
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Character of the wicked » Blasphemous
and men were scorched by the intense heat. They blasphemed the Name of God who controlled these Curses, yet they did not repent and give him praise.
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And they heaped many other insults on him.
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Character of the wicked » Sensual
The end of such men is Ruin; for their appetites are their God, and they glory in their shame; their minds are given up to earthly things.
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These are the people--animal and unspiritual--who cause divisions.
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Character of the wicked » Hostile to God
And it pleased God that you, once estranged from him and hostile towards him in your thoughts, intent only on wickedness--
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Because to be earthly-minded is to be an enemy to God, for such a mind does not submit to the Law of God, nor indeed can it do so.
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Character of the wicked » Foolish
Character of the wicked » Froward
Character of the wicked » Unjust
Character of the wicked » Delighting in the iniquity of others
Well aware of God's decree, that those who do such things deserve to die, not only are they guilty of them themselves, but they even applaud those who do them.
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Character of the wicked » Unprofitable
As for the useless servant, 'put him out into the darkness' outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.'
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They have all gone astray; they have one and all become depraved; there is no one who is doing good-no, not one!'
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Character of the wicked » Persecuting
Character of the wicked » Unthankful
Men will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, and blasphemous; disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, impure,
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But love your enemies, and show them kindness, and lend to them, never despairing. Then your reward shall be great, and you shall be Sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the thankless and the bad.
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Character of the wicked » Envious
There was, you remember, a time when we ourselves were foolish, disobedient, misled, slaves to all kinds of passions and vices, living in a spirit of malice and envy, detested ourselves and hating one another.
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Character of the wicked » Uncircumcised in heart
O! stubborn race, heathen in heart and ears, you are for ever resisting the Holy Spirit; your ancestors did it, and you are doing it still.
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Character of the wicked » Mischievous
Character of the wicked » Fraudulent
Character of the wicked » Stiff-necked
O! stubborn race, heathen in heart and ears, you are for ever resisting the Holy Spirit; your ancestors did it, and you are doing it still.
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Character of the wicked » Boastful
Character of the wicked » Infidel
Character of the wicked » Deceitful
'Their throats are like opened graves; they deceive with their tongues.' 'The venom of serpents lies behind their lips,'
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Character of the wicked » Covetous
They reveled in every form of wickedness, evil, greed, vice. Their lives were full of envy, murder, quarreling, treachery, malice.
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Character of the wicked » Prayerless
Character of the wicked » Hating the light
For he who lives an evil life hates the light, and will not come to it, for fear that his actions should be exposed;
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Character of the wicked » Unwise
Character of the wicked » Glorying in their shame
The end of such men is Ruin; for their appetites are their God, and they glory in their shame; their minds are given up to earthly things.
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Character of the wicked » Perverse
Character of the wicked » Abominable
But as for cowards, unbelievers, the degraded, murderers, the impure, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars--their place will be in the burning lake of fire and sulphur. That is the Second Death.'
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Character of the wicked » UnGodly
Character of the wicked » Lovers of pleasure more than of God
treacherous, reckless, and puffed up with pride; they will love pleasure more than they love God;
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Character of the wicked » Incontinent
incapable of affection, merciless, slanderous, wanting in self-control, brutal, careless of the right,
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Character of the wicked » Selfish
Men will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, and blasphemous; disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, impure,
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Character of the wicked » Unholy
Men will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, and blasphemous; disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, impure,
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Character of the wicked » Heady and high-minded
treacherous, reckless, and puffed up with pride; they will love pleasure more than they love God;
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Character of the wicked » Loathsome
Character of the wicked » Stiff-hearted
Character of the wicked » Hard-hearted
Character of the wicked » Destructive
Character of the wicked » Unmerciful
They were undiscerning, untrustworthy, without natural affection or pity.
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Character of the wicked » Impudent
Character of the wicked » Rejoicing in the affliction of saints
Character of the wicked » Unruly
There are, indeed, many unruly persons--great talkers who deceive themselves, principally converts from Judaism,
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Character of the wicked » Untoward
With many other words Peter enforced his teaching, while the burden of his exhortations was--"Save yourselves from the perverse spirit of this age."
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