Thematic Bible: To justify wrongdoing
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Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » King saul for usurping the function of the priest
I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.' So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering."
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Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » Also for keeping the forbidden spoil
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal."
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Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » By adam for eating the forbidden fruit
The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate."
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Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » Aaron for making the golden calf
So I said to them, 'Let any who have gold take it off.' So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf."
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Excuses » To justify wrongdoing » Sin absolutely inexcusable
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
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