8846 ungodliness
Dictionary of Bible Themes

Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  8000 The life of the believer  »  8700 Threats to the life of faith  »  8846 ungodliness

The state of believing in God, while adopting a lifestyle which seems to deny this. Believers are warned to guard against ungodliness.

Expressions of ungodliness

A defiant spirit towards God

Matthew 7:6 Jesus Christ is teaching his disciples not to share the riches of spiritual truth with persons who are persistently unappreciative, vicious and defiant. See also Job 36:8-13; Psalm 73:8-11

Mocking God and/or his people

2 Peter 3:3-4 See also Psalm 35:15-16; Acts 13:40-41; Habakkuk 1:5

Evil behaviour

Isaiah 32:6-7 See also Proverbs 11:9; Jonah 1:1-2; 1 Timothy 1:9-11

Examples of ungodliness

2 Chronicles 36:15-16 the southern kingdom of Judah; Psalm 52:1-3 Doeg the Edomite; Isaiah 9:13-17 the northern kingdom of Israel

Judah's religious leaders:

Jeremiah 23:11-12,15-17

Christians before conversion:

1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Ephesians 2:1-3 2 Timothy 3:1-5 people in general during the last days (the time between the first and second comings of Jesus Christ); Hebrews 12:16 Esau

God will judge the ungodly

In this life

Proverbs 11:31 See also Proverbs 1:28-33; Proverbs 3:33-34; Isaiah 10:5-7; Isaiah 33:14; Romans 1:18

At the final judgment

2 Peter 3:7 See also Job 27:8; Proverbs 3:34; 1 Peter 4:18; 2 Peter 2:4-10; Jude 14-15

Jesus Christ died for the ungodly

Romans 5:6-8; Romans 11:26; Isaiah 59:20

God's people must guard against ungodliness

By relying upon God's grace

Titus 2:11-12

By putting no confidence in ungodly people

1 Corinthians 6:1 See also Psalm 1:1; Jude 3-4,17-19

By avoiding ungodly teaching and behaviour

2 Timothy 2:16 See also 1 Timothy 4:7; Timothy 6:20-21

See also

4030  world, behaviour in
5829  defiance
6166  flesh, sinful nature
6169  godlessness
6187  immorality
8265  godliness
8734  evil
8744  faithlessness as disobedience
8782  mockery
8812  riches, ungodly use
8819  scoffing
9210  judgment, God's



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