Thematic Bible: To justify wrongdoing
Thematic Bible
Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » King saul for usurping the function of the priest
I thought: The Philistines will now descend on me at Gilgal, and I haven’t sought the Lord’s favor. So I forced myself to offer the burnt offering.”
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Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » Also for keeping the forbidden spoil
The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was set apart for destruction—to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”
Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » By adam for eating the forbidden fruit
Then the man replied, “The woman You gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.”
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Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » Aaron for making the golden calf
So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, take it off,’ and they gave it to me. When I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!”
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Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » Sin absolutely inexcusable
For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse.
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