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5 hours ago · The verses cited by Michaelson include Jeremiah 23:14, [80] where the sins of Jerusalem are compared to Sodom and are listed as adultery, lying, and strengthening the hands of evildoers; Amos 4:1–11 (oppressing the poor and crushing the needy); [81] and Ezekiel 16:49–50, [82] which defines the sins of Sodom as "pride, fullness of bread, and ...
3 days ago · Sodom and Gomorrah: It’s Not What You Think The Miraculous Life of Jesus Christ/Facebook. Contrary to popular belief, the sin of Sodom wasn’t simply carnality. The prophet Ezekiel describes their sins as pride, gluttony, and neglect of the poor. It’s a broader condemnation of social injustice and lack of hospitality.
5 hours ago · 18 ``Like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors," says the LORD, ``no one will live there, nor will a son of man reside in it. 19 ``Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is chosen I shall appoint ...
3 days ago · Name your sins. Receive God’s forgiveness. Be glad in him. 1. Heed God’s Hand. Day and night your hand was heavy upon me. ( Psalm 32:4) Psalm 32 sings of sins forgiven and guilt forgotten, of a King who reigns in grace and welcomes sinners with favor. But early in the psalm, David also laments the sorrows of those who, for whatever reason ...
2 days ago · The three beasts, taken from Jeremiah 5:6, [ 12] are thought to symbolize the three kinds of sin that bring the unrepentant soul into one of the three major divisions of Hell. According to John Ciardi, these are incontinence (the she-wolf); violence and bestiality (the lion); and fraud and malice (the leopard).
4 days ago · All sin is a falling short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23). So there’s either righteousness or unrighteousness, and righteousness—perfection—is an absolute. Broadly speaking, all sins are equal to God in that all sins are by definition “unrighteous” and “imperfect.” All things less than holy share the quality of unholiness.
3 days ago · Proverbs 14:9: “Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.”. In this verse, the Hebrew word “אַשְׁמָה” (ashmah), meaning “guilt” or “offense,” stands out. The proverb contrasts the attitudes of fools and the upright toward sin. Fools dismiss the seriousness of sin and the necessity of ...
