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Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme. Verse ConceptsBlasphemy, Examples OfExcommunicationDiscipline Of The ChurchCorrecting A BrotherName CallingBlasphemySurrendercancer

For even though I am absent physically, I am present in spirit. And I have already judged the one who did this, just as though I were present. When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of our Lord Jesus, turn this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.


If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you assemble it does not lead to judgment. I will give directions about other matters when I come. Verse ConceptsPhysical HungerDiscipline Of The ChurchChurch OrderComing TogetherGoing To ChurchFeeding The Poorcommunionhungerorder




As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings, Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toPaul, Life OfDiscipline Of The ChurchMisteaching

Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toChurch DisciplineDiscipline Of The ChurchThe FaithReproving Peoplerebuking

When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has erected. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsHornsLyreIdolatry Consists OfMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyresIdol Worshipdrums

You have issued an edict, O king, that everyone must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music. Verse ConceptsCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutes

Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don't pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?" Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfPride, Examples OfImpietyInfidelity To GodBoastersThrowing PeopleFurnacesCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutesNo Help In Other Gods

With the rest of it he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships it. He prays to it, saying, 'Rescue me, for you are my god!' Verse ConceptsBowingReligionIdolatry Consists OfPraying Amissimage

When you look up to the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars -- the whole heavenly creation -- you must not be seduced to worship and serve them, for the Lord your God has assigned them to all the people of the world. Verse ConceptsAstrologyPlanetsMoonSkyStarsThe SunIdolatry Consists OfDo Not Have Other godsIdolatrous Worship Of The MoonWorship Of The SunSunWorshiping TogetherSunshineThe Moonadoration

by serving other gods and worshiping them -- the sun, moon, or any other heavenly bodies which I have not permitted you to worship. Verse ConceptsMoonStarsThe SunIdolatry Consists OfDifferent GodsIdolatrous Worship Of The MoonSunWorshiping GodThe Moon

The rest of humanity, who had not been killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they did not stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood -- idols that cannot see or hear or walk about. Verse ConceptsDeafnessFalse ReligionDemons, Evil Work Ofdemons, Kinds ofGoldStonesWoodIdolatry Consists OfAtheism, Description OfBrassImpotence Of IdolsIdols Not SeeingIdol WorshipIdolatryUnhearingWorshipping The DevilWood And StoneBronze For IdolsRepentance

And he said to him, "I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me." Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: 'You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

He accepted the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it, and Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow will be a feast to the Lord." So they got up early on the next day and offered up burnt offerings and brought peace offerings, and the people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.

They made an image of a calf at Horeb, and worshiped a metal idol. They traded their majestic God for the image of an ox that eats grass.

for they will turn your sons away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the Lord will erupt against you and he will quickly destroy you. Verse ConceptsIdolatry Consists OfEncouraged To Serve Foreign godsGod Will Be AngryIntermarriage

"So then, Jeremiah, when your people ask, 'Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?' tell them, 'It is because you rejected me and served foreign gods in your own land. So you must serve foreigners in a land that does not belong to you.' Verse ConceptsForeignersForsaking GodRenunciationUnfaithfulness, To GodIdolatry Consists OfSuffering From ForeignersNo Earthly InheritanceServing GroupsWhy Does God Do This?

However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods, Verse ConceptsIdolatry Consists OfDifferent GodsPenalties For Serving Other Gods

There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god. Verse ConceptsMonotheismIdolatry Consists OfDo Not Have Other godsWorshiping GodWorshiping Together



You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me, Verse ConceptsBad ParentsGenerationsGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Zeal OfHatredReward, DivineSin, God's Judgment OnGod, JealousIdolatry Consists OfParents SinForbidden WorshipSins Of The FathersBowing To False GodsAvoiding IdolatryHating GodWorshipping Material Thingsnegativity

You must not worship or serve them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. I punish the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons for the sin of the fathers who reject me, Verse ConceptsGenerationsGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Zeal OfSin, God's Judgment OnIdolatry Consists OfGod, JealousSins Of The FathersAvoiding IdolatryDo Not Have Other godsHating God

"Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods -- do not let them be heard on your lips. Verse ConceptsGod, Uniqueness OfLipsIdolatry Consists OfAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingCurbing SpeechDifferent GodsIdolatryDo Not Have Other gods

or associate with these nations that remain near you. You must not invoke or make solemn declarations by the names of their gods! You must not worship or bow down to them! Verse ConceptsExclusivenessParticipation, In SinServanthood, And Worship Of GodSteadfastnessNot Swearing OathsAvoiding ForeignersDo Not Have Other gods

They shed innocent blood -- the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted by bloodshed. Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnSanctity Of LifeSin, Effects OfIdolatry Consists OfInnocent BloodSheddingPolluting The LandIdol WorshipKilling Sons And Daughters

At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands. Verse ConceptsCalf worshipCalvesIdolatry Consists OfGolden CalvesRejoicing In Evil

"But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die. Verse ConceptsPresumptionIdolatry Consists OfFalse Prophets DenouncedDifferent GodsPenalties For Serving Other GodsDeath Penalty For HeresyFalse Apostles, Prophets And Teachers

Now if you forget the Lord your God at all and follow other gods, worshiping and prostrating yourselves before them, I testify to you today that you will surely be annihilated. Verse ConceptsWarningIdolatry Consists OfDifferent GodsDo Not Have Other godsHinduism



"Son of man, these men have erected their idols in their hearts and placed the obstacle leading to their iniquity right before their faces. Should I really allow them to seek me? Therefore speak to them and say to them, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: When any one from the house of Israel erects his idols in his heart and sets the obstacle leading to his iniquity before his face, and then consults a prophet, I the Lord am determined to answer him personally according to the enormity of his idolatry.

The Lord made an agreement with them and instructed them, "You must not worship other gods. Do not bow down to them, serve them, or offer sacrifices to them. Verse ConceptsGod, Uniqueness OfIdolatry Consists OfBowing To False GodsDifferent GodsDo Not Have Other godsCovenant Made At Sinai



The Lord said to me, "Go, show love to your wife again, even though she loves another man and continually commits adultery. Likewise, the Lord loves the Israelites although they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols." Verse ConceptsCriminalsFoodGrapesRaisinsLove, In RelationshipsMarriage, Purpose OfMonogamyIdolatry Consists OfDried FruitDifferent GodsGod's Love For IsraelFriendship And LoveLoving Your WifeBeing LovedLoving Childrenloversadultry

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