Thematic Bible: Excuses offered for
Thematic Bible
Sin » Excuses offered for » To be forsaken
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,
Verse Concepts
Freedom, Abuse Of ChristianAmbition, positive aspects ofAvoiding Sinevil, believers' responses toClouds, Figurative UseAttitudes, in prayerAthleticsThe Christian RaceLibertinismPatience, In Christian LivingPersecution, Attitudes ToPrizesRunningSelf DisciplineSuffering, Encouragements InConduct, ProperGames, SpiritualVictoryAbuse, Of Christian FreedomPatience Exercised
Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,
Verse Concepts
AbstinenceForeignersCommitment, to the worldBeggingBeing A Pilgrimencouragement, examples ofChastitydesiresLustMortificationNomadsOutsidersSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSelf IndulgenceSeparationSin, Avoidance Of
Sin, Accepting Forgiveness OfSociety, Positive Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSaints, As PilgrimsAliens, Christians In The WorldChristians, Names OfForsaking SinCitizenshipLiving For The MaterialAvoiding EvilReckoned As ForeignersAbstaining From DrugsPrinciples Of WarCitizensovereatingCharacteristics Of Pilgrims
You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,
In him you also were circumcised -- not, however, with a circumcision performed by human hands, but by the removal of the fleshly body, that is, through the circumcision done by Christ.
The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
if iniquity is in your hand -- put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.
Sin » Excuses offered for » Exposure of, inevitable
For God will evaluate every deed, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.
"But if you do not do this, then look, you will have sinned against the Lord. And know that your sin will find you out.
So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
Though his hatred may be concealed by deceit, his evil will be uncovered in the assembly.
Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.
Sin » Excuses offered for » Forbidden
(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,
Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!
After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well. Don't sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you."
She replied, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more."]]
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,
Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God -- I say this to your shame!
Sin » Excuses offered for » Forgiven
Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury.
And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.
Then David exclaimed to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord!" Nathan replied to David, "Yes, and the Lord has forgiven your sin. You are not going to die.
You pardoned the wrongdoing of your people; you forgave all their sin. (Selah)
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
Sin » Excuses offered for » King saul for usurping the function of the priest
I thought, 'Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal and I have not sought the Lord's favor.' So I felt obligated to offer the burnt offering."
Sin » Excuses offered for » Also for keeping the forbidden spoil
But the army took from the plunder some of the sheep and cattle -- the best of what was to be slaughtered -- to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal."
Sin » Excuses offered for » By adam for eating the forbidden fruit
The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."
Sin » Excuses offered for » Aaron for making the golden calf
So I said to them, 'Whoever has gold, break it off.' So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out."
Sin » Excuses offered for » Sin absolutely inexcusable
For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes -- his eternal power and divine nature -- have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.
Verse Concepts
Glory, Revelation OfCreation Showing God's NatureExcusesCommunicationeternity, nature ofThe Witness Of CreationGod, InvisibleGod, Power OfGod, The CreatorGod, The EternalKnowing God, Nature OfKnowledge, Of GodResponsibility, To GodStrength, DivineUnderstandingThe Call Of GodPower Of God, DescribedGod's Glory In NatureAnimismInvisible Things
From The BeginningLike People By NatureFound GuiltyGod Showed His PowerNature Of GodCreation Causing WorshipScienceAtheism, Description OfGeneral RevelationDivineDivinityCreationGodheadInformation AgeBeauty Of NatureKnowing GodThe Beauty Of NatureMoralityDenying God And His PowerThe Complexity Of Nature
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