Thematic Bible: Imitation


Thematic Bible





It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate. Verse ConceptsImitatingMinisters, Should BeImitating Good PeopleExample Of Believers





After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say, "How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same." Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionParticipation, In SinImitatingEvil AssociationsNot Imitating EvilAsking Particular QuestionsEvil TrappingDo Not Have Other gods

But the people refused to heed Samuel's warning. Instead they said, "No! There will be a king over us! We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles."

"The experts in the law and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat. Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.

They rejected his rules, the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and the laws he had commanded them to obey. They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to the Lord. They copied the practices of the surrounding nations in blatant disregard of the Lord's command. Verse ConceptsFutilityFalse ReligionConformityPrayerlessnessRejection Of GodImitating Wicked PeopleForsaking God's ThingsUseless EndeavourBreaking The Covenant

"You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice, Verse ConceptsCrowdsMultitudesConformityInjustice, Nature And Source OfLove, Abuse OfProof, As EvidencePublic OpinionImitatingPeer PressureMinoritiesEvil AssociationsWarnings Of Evil Associations



It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate. Verse ConceptsImitatingMinisters, Should BeImitating Good PeopleExample Of Believers





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