Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 6000 Sin and salvation » 6010 Sin » 6020 sin » 6026 sin, God's judgment on Sin comes under the judgment of God, in that it contradicts his nature and opposes his purposes. God's judgment on sin God is the judge of sin Isaiah 26:21 See also Psalm 99:8; Isaiah 13:11; Amos 3:14; Zephaniah 1:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:6 God's judgment is certain Romans 2:12 See also Psalm 37:38; Proverbs 11:21; Hebrews 9:27 God's judgment is in proportion to the seriousness of the sin Jeremiah 21:14 See also Deuteronomy 25:2; Isaiah 59:18; Matthew 7:1-5; Luke 12:47-48; Romans 2:5-6 God's judgment under the Sinaitic covenant Exodus 20:5 pp Deuteronomy 5:9 The Sinaitic covenant makes references to the judgment of future generations for the sins of their parents but, as a principle, this is abolished by later prophets. Curses for disobedience formed part of God's covenant with Israel: Leviticus 26:14-39; Deuteronomy 28:15-68 Jeremiah 31:29-30; Ezekiel 18:1-32 John the Baptist and Jesus Christ warn of judgment Matthew 3:10 pp Luke 3:9 See also Matthew 3:12; Matthew 7:19; Matthew 12:36-37; Mark 9:42-49 Ways in which God judges sin God causes sin to bring evil to the sinner 2 Chronicles 6:23 See also Deuteronomy 19:19; Esther 7:10; Psalm 7:15-16; Isaiah 30:13 God abandons people Isaiah 64:7 See also Deuteronomy 31:17-18; Joshua 7:11-12; Lamentations 4:16; Ezekiel 39:23-24 Unrepentant sinners to be expelled from the church Matthew 18:17 See also 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 God exercises judgment through a country's legal system 1 Peter 2:14 See also Romans 13:3-4 Untimely death is God's judgment on all sin Genesis 2:17 See also Leviticus 20:1-17; 1 Chronicles 10:13; Proverbs 11:19; Romans 1:32; 1 Corinthians 11:29-30 Sinners are excluded from the kingdom of God Revelation 22:15 See also 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:9-21; Revelation 21:27 Occasions of God's judgment on sin OT examples Genesis 3:16-24 expulsion from Eden; Genesis 6:1-7:24 the flood; Genesis 18:20-19:29 Sodom and Gomorrah; Deuteronomy 9:1-5 The Canaanites (the Anakites were earlier inhabitants of Canaan). The exile of Israel and Judah: 2 Kings 17:7-23; Kings 24:10-20 The destruction of Jerusalem God's final judgment of the world Revelation 21:8 See also Isaiah 66:24; Matthew 25:31-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9; 2 Peter 3:7; Jude 7 See also
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