Thematic Bible: Definition of
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Error » Definition of » Sin deceptive
And Adam was not [the one] deceived, but [it was] the woman who, when deceived, fell into sin.
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For we [Christians] were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various kinds of [evil] desires and [sinful] pleasures. [We used to] live in malice and envy, hating people and being hated by them.
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But the beast was captured, along with the false prophet [See 16:13], who performed [supernatural] signs in his presence. [He had performed these signs] to deceive those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his statue. [See 13:15-16]. The beast and the false prophet were both thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.
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You were [taught] to put away [the conduct of] your former lifestyle, your old person who is being corrupted by deceitful desires,
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But [instead], encourage one another each day, as long as it is [still] called "Today," so that none of you becomes stubborn [as a result] of the deceitfulness of sin.
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For by means of God's commandment [against sinning], sin found an opportunity to deceive me and [even] kill me [spiritually].
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But evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse [in their behavior], deceiving people and being deceived by them.
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Error » Definition of » To be forsaken
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a large crowd of spectators [Note: Christians are pictured here as being in a crowded arena, performing in the games], we should lay aside every [excessive] weight and sin that so easily entangle us, and with perseverance, we should run the race [of life] that lies before us.
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My dearly loved ones, I urge you, as a people who are foreigners and strangers [in this world], do not give in to sinful desires, which wage war against the soul.
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You were [taught] to put away [the conduct of] your former lifestyle, your old person who is being corrupted by deceitful desires,
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In [fellowship with] Him you people were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human beings, but performed by Christ, consisting of the removal of the body of [sinful] flesh.
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Error » Definition of » Despised by saints
and if He rescued the righteous man Lot, who had become very disturbed by unrestrained wickedness [of the people there in Sodom].
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For I do not [really] understand what I am doing; I practice what I do not want to and I hate what I do. [Note: This highly controversial section (verses 14b-25) is here viewed as the struggles of the apostle Paul after his conversion, and by extension, of all Christians. See Bruce, pages 150ff; Murray, pages 255ff; Lard, pages 236ff].
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Error » Definition of » Consequences of parents' sins upon children
Error » Definition of » Forbidden
My little children [i.e., dear ones], I am writing this to you so that you will not sin anymore. But if anyone does sin, we have Someone to go to the Father on our behalf; it is Jesus Christ, the [only] righteous One.
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Later on Jesus found the man in the Temple, and said to him, "Look, you have been made well; stop sinning or else something worse [i.e., than the handicap you had] will happen to you."
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She replied, "No sir, no one did." Then Jesus said, "[Well], I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and from now on, do not sin anymore."}}
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So, do not allow [the practice of] sin to rule your mortal bodies, so that you obey its desires.
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Come to your senses; do what is right and stop sinning. Some of you do not know God [i.e., in a personal way]. I am saying this to make you ashamed.
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Error » Definition of » Forgiven
And when you were [spiritually] dead because of your sins and your lack of being physically circumcised [Note: This refers to their having been unconverted Gentiles and therefore outside of a relationship with God], God made you alive [again] together with Christ, having forgiven us for all of our sins.
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When Jesus saw [the evidence of] their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
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Error » Definition of » Origin of
For evil thoughts, murder, extramarital affairs, sexual immorality, stealing, perjury, slander --- [all these] come from a person's heart,
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Then, when the evil desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin. And when sin is fully grown, it produces [spiritual] death.
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Where do conflicts and fights among you come from? Do they not come from your [desire for] pleasures which produces inner conflict?
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Error » Definition of » Inexcusable
So, whoever you are, you people do not have any excuse for judging people [Note: At this point Paul begins addressing the Jews. See verse 17]. For in a matter where you judge someone else [to be wrong] you [actually] condemn yourselves, because you are practicing the same things [you condemn them for doing].
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They would not be guilty of sinning if I had not come and spoken to them. But now [that I have], they have no excuse for their sin.
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For since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities of eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, [capable of] being perceived through the things that He has made. So, these people have no excuse [i.e., for not believing in Him].
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Error » Definition of » Contempt for others
Error » Definition of » Vain talk
Error » Definition of » Foolish thoughts
Error » Definition of » Unbelief
But the person who has doubts about eating [a certain food] is self-condemned if he [goes ahead and] eats it, because his action is not based on faith [i.e., if he lacks the conviction that he is doing what is right]. And whatever is not done with such a conviction is a sin.
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Error » Definition of » All unrighteousness
All wrongdoing is sinful, and [yet] there is a situation where [a person's] sin does not lead [him] to [spiritual] death.
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Error » Definition of » Transgression of the law
Every person who practices a life of sin is also breaking [God's] law, for sin is law-breaking.
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Error » Definition of » Neglect of opportunity
So, the person who knows the good [he ought] to be doing, but is not doing it, is sinning.
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- Abuse, Of Christian Freedom
- Avoiding Sin
- Bad Parents
- Being Born In Sin
- Confession of sin
- Deception
- Doing The Right Thing
- Encouraging One Another
- Evil Desires
- Excuses
- Faults
- Forsaking Sin