5345 influence
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The ability to affect others or events. Also, the experience of being affected by someone or something else. Scripture recognises the wide-ranging power of influence for both good and evil.

Teaching on influence

Exhortations to be influenced by good and to influence others for good

Matthew 5:13-16 See also Proverbs 1:8-9; Proverbs 7:1-5; Proverbs 25:15; Philippians 4:8-9

Exhortations to resist evil influence and not to be a bad influence

Deuteronomy 4:15-19; Proverbs 5:1-14; Proverbs 6:20-26; Matthew 18:5-6; Romans 12:2; Romans 14:13; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; Corinthians 8:9-13; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 2 Timothy 2:14; James 4:7

Good influence in its various contexts

The influence of the Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13; Acts 8:26-40; Acts 16:6-10; Romans 8:5-17,26-27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-16; Corinthians 12:3

People of good influence

2 Timothy 1:5 See also Genesis 41:41-43; 1 Kings 10:1-9; Kings 15:11-14; 2 Kings 18:1-8; Kings 23:1-25

Evil influence in its various contexts

People of evil influence

2 Kings 9:22 See also Matthew 15:1-14; Matthew 16:5-12; Matthew 23:13-15; Matthew 27:20; 2 Corinthians 11:3-4,13-15; 2 Peter 2:1-3

Corrupting influence of evil cultures

Joshua 23:6-8,12-13; Judges 2:10-13; 1 Kings 11:1-6; Ezra 9:1-2; Nehemiah 13:15-27; 1 Corinthians 12:1-2; Corinthians 15:33

The influence of Satan

Matthew 16:23 See also Mark 1:23-26 pp Luke 4:33-35; Mark 4:15 pp Matthew 13:19 pp Luke 8:12; Luke 22:3-4; John 13:27-30; 2 Corinthians 12:7

Further aspects of influence

The influence of prayer

Genesis 18:20-33; Exodus 32:9-14; 2 Chronicles 7:13-15; Daniel 9:1-23; Jonah 3:3-10

The influence of words

Proverbs 12:18 See also Proverbs 15:4; Proverbs 16:23-24; Proverbs 28:23; James 3:5-6

The influence of parents

Proverbs 1:8-9 See also 2 Chronicles 22:2-3; Proverbs 4:1-4; Proverbs 6:20-22; 2 Timothy 1:5

See also

1610  Scripture
3130  Holy Spirit, Counsellor
3263  Holy Spirit, guidance
5452  power
5547  speech, power of
5690  friends
7751  persuasion
7797  teaching
8124  guidance
8412  decisions
8602  prayer
8739  evil, examples of



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