Thematic Bible: Definition of


Thematic Bible



and it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was led astray and fell into sin. Verse ConceptsAdam, Sin OfSatan, As DeceiverWomenAdam and eveAdam and eve disobey godDeceptiontransition





For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, beguiled and completely deceived me, and using it as a weapon killed me [separating me from God]. Verse ConceptsSin Producing DeathDeceiving OneselfRight Time For The DevilEffect Of The LawSin Produces DeathDeception





In Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, but by the [spiritual] circumcision of Christ in the stripping off of the body of the flesh [the sinful carnal nature], Verse ConceptsBeing Born AgainParticipation, In ChristRitualTypesNew Birth, Described AsForsaking SinGod Stripping PeopleLiving Not For The MaterialTrue CircumcisionRemoving People From Your Lifeefficiency



Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
Verse ConceptsAbundance, SpiritualGenerosity, God'sGrace, In OtMind, Of GodRepentance, Importance OfRepentance, Nature OfSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSin, Deliverance From GodThoughtForsaking SinReturning To GodThinking ArightEvil WaysA Forgiving God


If sin is in your hand, put it far away [from you],
And do not let wrongdoing dwell in your tents;
Verse ConceptsTentsForsaking SinSteadfastnessInjustice


I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes.
I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path];
It will not grasp hold of me.
Verse ConceptsHatredControlling Your ThoughtsNothingJudgement On BackslidersHating EvilIn FrontMovies

and if He rescued righteous Lot, who was tormented by the immoral conduct of unprincipled and ungodly men Verse ConceptsPollutionsBad CompanyEvil Associations


From Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
Verse ConceptsFalsehoodHatredInsightGod Giving UnderstandingFalse WaysHating Evil

Samekh.
I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love and treasure Your law.
Verse ConceptsAffection, For God's Worddouble mindednessFicklenessLoving God's Things


“For my mouth will utter truth,
And wickedness is repulsive and loathsome to my lips.
Verse ConceptsMouthsSpeaking TruthTelling The Truth


For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled and bewildered by them]. I do not practice what I want to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate [and yielding to my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity]. Verse ConceptsThe Sin NatureTemptation, Universality OfHating EvilNot Understanding Other ThingsstruggleHateLife StrugglesDoing The Right ThingStrugglespracticemyself

You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate 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

Your sons shall be wanderers and shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness (spiritual infidelity), until your corpses are consumed in the wilderness. Verse ConceptsMonotonyUnfaithfulness, To GodParents SinDying In The WildernessDeath As PunishmentThose Who Kept Stock


For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.
Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodOffspringSaintsFaithful, Choose To RemainParents SinSustaining ProvidenceEternal DeliveranceGod Not ForsakingGod Judges The WickedGod Keepsatheismpreservation


“You will not be united with them in burial,
Because you have destroyed your land,
You have slain your people.
May the descendants of evildoers never be named!
Verse ConceptsBad ParentsParents SinSins Of The Fathers


The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will thrive.
Verse ConceptsHomeUprightnessDestruction Of The WickedDestruction Of Houses


My little children (believers, dear ones), I am writing you these things so that you will not sin and violate God’s law. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate [who will intercede for us] with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous [the upright, the just One, who conforms to the Father’s will in every way—purpose, thought, and action]. Verse ConceptsReadingPrayer, For OthersSin BearerTemptation, Universality OfJesus Christ, Present Activities OfNames And Titles For ChristNames And Titles For The ChristianChrist, Names ForChristians, Names OfAdvocatesThe Holy Spirit As CounsellorChildren And The KingdomChildren In The FaithRighteousness Of ChristThe FatherWriting The New TestamentConfession of sincrusadesChristians Are Called Children


Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” Verse ConceptsAfflicted SaintsDeliverance, Response ToSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfWarningFinding PeopleChrist In The TempleHealth AchievedWorse

She answered, “No one, Lord!” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you either. Go. From now on sin no more.”] Verse ConceptsSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfReceived OutcastsNo CondemnationForgiving Yourselfcondemnation


Be sober-minded [be sensible, wake up from your spiritual stupor] as you ought, and stop sinning; for some [of you] have no knowledge of God [you are disgracefully ignorant of Him, and ignore His truths]. I say this to your shame. Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forSin, Avoidance OfWakefulnessRighteousnessIgnorance of GodMoving OnKnowing Godignoranceawakeningshunning


But He, the source of compassion and lovingkindness, forgave their wickedness and did not destroy them;
Many times He restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
Verse ConceptsCompassionAnger Of God, DescriptionGod, Patience OfMercifulnessPropitiationRestraintSin, And God's CharacterGod Has ForgivenGod Showed MercyGod Will No More Be AngryAnger And Forgiveness


David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has allowed your sin to pass [without further punishment]; you shall not die. Verse ConceptsConviction, Leading To RepentanceBlasphemy, At GodInferiorityReceptivenessSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSin, Deliverance From GodSin BearerAcknowledge, SinDeath For Other ReasonsGod Has ForgivenWe Have SinnedConfession of sinconfessing


You have forgiven the wickedness of Your people;
You have covered all their sin. Selah.
Verse ConceptsCoveringSin, Deliverance From GodGod Has ForgivenPsalm Interjections

When Jesus saw their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], He said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Verse ConceptsParalyticsSin, And God's CharacterAttitudes Of FaithChrist's Knowledge Of BelieversChrist's Authority Over SinSaved By FaithChrist ForgivingGod Has ForgivenForgivenessFaith And Healing





What leads to [the unending] quarrels and conflicts among you? Do they not come from your [hedonistic] desires that wage war in your [bodily] members [fighting for control over you]? Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofdesiresHuman NatureSin, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InControlling AngerOrigins Of SinWhy Do Others Do This?struggleWarPassionConflictFamily Conflictrumors

Therefore you have no excuse or justification, everyone of you who [hypocritically] judges and condemns others; for in passing judgment on another person, you condemn yourself, because you who judge [from a position of arrogance or self-righteousness] are habitually practicing the very same things [which you denounce]. Verse ConceptsCondemnation, Causes OfExcusesUncharitablenessLike Bad PeopleFound GuiltyJudgingBeing YourselfJudgementJudging Others Actionscondemnationothers

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. Verse ConceptsExcusesethics, basis ofResponsibility, To GodMisused PrivilegesThe Fact Of His Coming



He who despises his neighbor sins [against God and his fellow man],
But happy [blessed and favored by God] is he who is gracious and merciful to the poor.
Verse ConceptsFaultsKindnessDespising PeopleBlessings For Those Who Help The PoorBelittlingHelping The Poor


When there are many words, transgression and offense are unavoidable,
But he who controls his lips and keeps thoughtful silence is wise.
Verse ConceptsGossipProverbsSilenceSpeech, Power And Significance OfTongueWordsVain TalkHow Silence Is WiseToo Many WordsThe TongueThe Power Of WordsMaking Mistakes


But he who is uncertain [about eating a particular thing] is condemned if he eats, because he is not acting from faith. Whatever is not from faith is sin [whatever is done with doubt is sinful]. Verse ConceptsConsciences, In Decision MakingFaith, Necessity OfBeing Born In Sindoubt, results ofIndecisionSin, Nature OfSinChristian LibertyConvictionQuestioning GodHaving FaithEating MeatBelieving In Yourselfdiscriminationcondemnationconscience

All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death [one can repent of it and be forgiven]. Verse ConceptsUnrighteousnessPunishmentsDeath ofTragedy

Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness [ignoring God’s law by action or neglect or by tolerating wrongdoing—being unrestrained by His commands and His will]. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianAvoiding SinBeing Born In SinLawlessnessLaw, And GospelLibertinismSin, Nature OfAbuse, Of Christian FreedomSinMan Of SinLiving In SinReciprocityMissing The Markdisobedience