Thematic Bible: Characteristics of wicked servants:


Thematic Bible




not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseMen PleasersPleasing GodServants, BadPleasing MenPopularity SoughtSubmission To God's WillDoing God's WillWork As To ChristService


not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseMen PleasersPleasing GodServants, BadPleasing MenPopularity SoughtSubmission To God's WillDoing God's WillWork As To ChristService

I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me. No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.

He answered, "My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for your servant said to him, 'I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king.' For your servant is lame. Verse ConceptsBackPreparing To TravelSaddling DonkeysThose Who Deceived

the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him. Verse ConceptsServants, BadDishonesty, Examples OfPeople Possessing Other ThingsPeople Naming ThingsStock Keeping

and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land. Verse ConceptsLivestockServants, BadStock KeepingResolving Conflict

And he said, "All is well. My master has sent me to say, 'There have just now come to me from the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.'" Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitHillsLying, Examples OfPeople Giving ClothesSons Of The ProphetsTwo Other ThingsTwo Other Men

He went in and stood before his master, and Elisha said to him, "Where have you been, Gehazi?" And he said, "Your servant went nowhere." Verse ConceptsAmbiguityMotionlessnessStaying PutWhere From?

Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up: a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;

By mere words a servant is not disciplined, for though he understands, he will not respond. Verse ConceptsResponseServanthood, In SocietyServants, BadMere Talk

He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedSettling AccountsDebtjail

and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, Verse ConceptsGluttonydrinking, abstention fromEating And Drinkingdrunkards

the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know Verse ConceptsIgnorance Of Christ’s ReturnLack Of ExpectationThe Time UnknownThe Second Coming

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him." Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfIndividuals RunningExemptGreedservanthood

not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of WomenApplying The BibleAttractionSound DoctrineDo Not StealInternal Adornmentartistsdoctrine

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