Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Babes » Figurative » Of weak Christians
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth--
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But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
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for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child.
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Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation--
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Science » The key of knowledge
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, 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 yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering."
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Sin » Against knowledge
Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
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If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
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Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
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So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for 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 guilt remains.
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For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving 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 but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, read more.
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth-- you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you 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 dishonor God by breaking the law.
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth-- you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you 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 dishonor God by breaking the law.
For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."