Thematic Bible: Of sin
Thematic Bible
Cord » Figurative » Of sin
he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.
Corruption » Figurative » Of sin
because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
But these people, like irrational animals—creatures of instinct born to be caught and destroyed—speak blasphemies about things they don’t understand, and in their destruction they too will be destroyed,
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.
that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of corruption into the glorious freedom of God’s children.
By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires.
that I had such great bitterness;
but Your love has delivered me
from the Pit of destruction,
for You have thrown all my sins behind Your back.
Defilement » Of sin
You are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled from the idols you have made. You have brought your judgment days near and have come to your years of punishment. Therefore, I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.
and your fingers, with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies,
and your tongues mutter injustice.
for they have transgressed teachings,
overstepped decrees,
and broken the everlasting covenant.
by the magnitude of your iniquities
in your dishonest trade.
So I made fire come from within you,
and it consumed you.
I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of everyone watching you.
Whenever they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts, with only a wall between Me and them, they were defiling My holy name by the detestable acts they committed. So I destroyed them in My anger.
Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.
Defilement » Illustrative » Of sin
Exposure » Of sin » Inevitable
For God will bring every act to judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
But if you don’t do this, you will certainly sin against the Lord; be sure your sin will catch up with you.
Therefore don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.
his evil will be revealed in the assembly.
Exposure » Of sin » Rendered doubly certain by God's infinite knowledge
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous,
and deprive the poor of justice
Then the Spirit of the Lord came on me, and He told me, “You are to say: This is what the Lord says: That is what you are thinking, house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your mind.
for My gaze takes in all their ways. They are not concealed from Me, and their guilt is not hidden from My sight.
and would not acquit me of my wrongdoing.
and use a great amount of soap,
the stain of your sin is still in front of Me.
This is the Lord God’s declaration.
Now their sins are all around them;
they are right in front of My face.
Insanity » Of sin » The rulers of israel
None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Insanity » Of sin » The sons of men
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live—after that they go to the dead.
Insanity » Of sin » Nebuchadnezzar
At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was executed. He was driven away from people. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky, until his hair grew like eagles' [feathers] and his nails like birds' [claws]. But at the end of those days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity returned to me. Then I praised the Most High and honored and glorified Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation.
Insanity » Of sin » balaam
but received a rebuke for his transgression: A donkey that could not talk spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s irrationality.
Insanity » Of sin » The prodigal son
Insanity » Of sin » The jews
When they heard these things, they were enraged in their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him.
Love » Of home » Of sin
and celebrate perversion,
who drinks injustice
lying instead of speaking truthfully.
with cords of deceit
and pull sin along with cart ropes,
This is what the Lord says concerning these people:
Truly they love to wander;
they never rest their feet.
So the Lord does not accept them.
Now He will remember their guilt
and punish their sins.
they never rest their feet.
So the Lord does not accept them.
Now He will remember their guilt
and punish their sins.
You tear off people’s skin
and strip their flesh from their bones.
For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false, so that all will be condemned-those who did not believe the truth but enjoyed unrighteousness.