Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Babes » Figurative » Of weak Christians
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth
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But I, brethren, could not address you as spiritual men, but as carnal men, as infants in Christ.
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for every one who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.
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Like newborn babes, long for the pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
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Science » The key of knowledge
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth
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Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering."
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Sin » Against knowledge
Though they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
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If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
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Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.
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for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
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Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,' your sin remains.
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For if we sin deliberately after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
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And that servant who knew his master's will, and did not ready himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he who did not know, and committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask the more.
But if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law and boast of your relation to God and know his will and approve of what is excellent, because you are instructed in the law, and if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, read more.
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them. It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A dog turns back to its own vomit," and, "A sow, after having washed, returns to wallowing in the mire."