Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5885 indifference

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Dictionary of Bible Themes

A neutral attitude to God that is as dangerous as hostility. It is condemned as a rejection of God's love and of the needs of others.

Romans 3:11

Indifference towards God

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No desire to seek God

Isaiah 42:20
Jeremiah 5:21
Zephaniah 1:6
Matthew 13:15; 24:12
Acts 28:27
Revelation 3:15-22
Jeremiah 37:2

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Refusal to heed God's word

Psalms 81:11
Jeremiah 6:10; 7:13; 25:3-7; 35:15
Ezekiel 3:7
Zechariah 1:4; 7:11-13
Jeremiah 5:3

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Refusal to respond to God's discipline

Jeremiah 2:30; 7:27-28; 17:23; 32:33
Ezekiel 12:2

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Ignoring God is rebellion against him

Jeremiah 2:19; 7:26; 36:24
Ezekiel 20:8
Jeremiah 12:11

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People ignore God and his warnings at their peril

Exodus 9:21,25
2 Chronicles 33:10-11
Nehemiah 9:30
Proverbs 1:24-27; 13:18
Jeremiah 11:8; 36:31; 44:5-6
Matthew 22:5-7
Hebrews 2:3

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For those who ignore God's salvation, there is no hope

Jeremiah 7:24
Matthew 12:30

pp Lk 11:23

Ezekiel 22:30

Indifference to God's declared intentions

Indifference of religious leaders condemned

Zechariah 11:16-17
John 10:12-13
Proverbs 29:7

Indifference towards the needs of others

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Indifference arises from sin

Job 21:21
Isaiah 32:6
James 2:15-16; 5:1-6
Genesis 40:23

Examples of indifference towards others

1 Samuel 25:10-11

towards Joseph

Matthew 26:40

towards David

Towards Jesus Christ:

pp Mk 14:37

2 Timothy 4:10,16

pp Lk 22:45

Towards Paul:

Matthew 25:41-45

Jesus Christ condemns indifference

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Luke 10:30-32; 16:19-21
Mark 4:38

Jesus Christ's apparent indifference

pp Mt 8:24-25

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pp Lk 8:23-24

Matthew 15:26

Jesus Christ sometimes delayed responding to cries for help in order to draw out faith.

Luke 10:40
John 11:6

pp Mk 7:27