Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  6000 Sin and salvation  »  6010 Sin  »  6020 sin  »  6024 sin, effects of

Sin affects every level of human existence, including the sinner's relationship with God, with other human beings and with the environment.

The effects of sin on individuals

Lack of peace of mind

Isaiah 57:20-21 See also Job 15:20-35; Psalm 38:5-8; Proverbs 13:15-22; Lamentations 1:20-21

Bondage to a continuing habit of sin

John 8:34 See also Proverbs 5:22; Romans 6:16; 2 Timothy 2:16

Physical death

1 Corinthians 15:56 See also Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:19; Proverbs 21:16; Romans 5:12-14; Romans 6:21-23; 1 Corinthians 15:22; James 1:15

The sinful life is equivalent to death

Ephesians 2:1 See also Romans 7:9,13; Romans 8:10; Colossians 2:13

The effects of sin on the sinner before God

Uncleanness

Isaiah 64:6 See also Psalm 106:39; Isaiah 6:5; Jeremiah 2:22; Lamentations 1:8; Matthew 15:18-20 pp Mark 7:20-23

Guilt

Ezra 9:6 The prayer of Ezra. See also Genesis 3:10; Psalm 38:3-4; Psalm 44:15; Isaiah 59:12-13; Jeremiah 3:25; Jeremiah 14:20

Separation from God

Isaiah 59:2 See also Deuteronomy 31:18; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 64:7; Ezekiel 8:6; Hosea 5:6; Micah 3:4; Ephesians 2:12

The effects of sin on Israel

Proverbs 14:34 See also Joshua 7:1-16 Achan's sin; 1 Kings 8:33-40 the consequences of sin for Israel; Isaiah 1:4-9 the plight of Judah; Romans 1:21-32 the condition of humanity

The effects of sin on the world

The ground cursed

Genesis 3:17-18 See also Jeremiah 12:13; Romans 8:20-22

The land polluted

Leviticus 18:25 See also Genesis 4:10-12; Numbers 35:33-34; Psalm 106:38; Isaiah 24:4-6; Jeremiah 3:1

See also

5447  poverty, causes
5493  retribution
5568  suffering, causes
5947  shame
5952  sorrow
6172  guilt
7340  clean and unclean
7348  defilement
7449  slavery, spiritual
8341  separation
9020  death