Thematic Bible: Consists in
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Discipline of the church » Consists in » Removing obstinate offenders
Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
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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.
But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.
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Discipline of the church » Consists in » Ordering its affairs
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.
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The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
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Discipline of the church » Consists in » Rebuking offenders
Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.
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Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.
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Discipline of the church » Consists in » Maintaining sound doctrine
As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,
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Such testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply that they may be healthy in the faith
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Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping images
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.
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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.
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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?"
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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!'
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Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping the host of heaven
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.
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by serving other gods and worshiping them -- the sun, moon, or any other heavenly bodies which I have not permitted you to worship.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping demons
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.
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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.'"
Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping the true God by an image, &c
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.
Idolatry » Consists in » Serving other gods
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.
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"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.'
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Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping other gods
However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,
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There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Covetousness
So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.
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For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Bowing down to images
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,
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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,
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Idolatry » Consists in » Swearing by other gods
"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.
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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!
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Idolatry » Consists in » Sacrificing to images
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.
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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.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Speaking in the name of other gods
"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.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Walking after other gods
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.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Sensuality
Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping angels
Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Setting up idols in the heart
"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.
Idolatry » Consists in » Fearing other gods
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.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Sacrificing to other gods
"Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone must be utterly destroyed.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Worshipping dead men
They worshiped Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
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Idolatry » Consists in » Looking to other gods
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."
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