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Sin comes under the judgment of God, in that it contradicts his nature and opposes his purposes.

Isaiah 26:21

God's judgment on sin

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God is the judge of sin

Psalms 99:8
Isaiah 13:11
Amos 3:14
Zephaniah 1:12
1 Thessalonians 4:6
Romans 2:12

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God's judgment is certain

Psalms 37:38
Proverbs 11:21
Hebrews 9:27
Jeremiah 21:14

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God's judgment is in proportion to the seriousness of the sin

Deuteronomy 25:2
Isaiah 59:18
Matthew 7:1-5
Luke 12:47-48
Romans 2:5-6
Exodus 20:5

God's judgment under the Sinaitic covenant

pp Dt 5:9

Leviticus 26:14-39

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.

Deuteronomy 28:15-68

Curses for disobedience formed part of God's covenant with Israel:

Jeremiah 31:29-30
Ezekiel 18:1-32
Matthew 3:10

John the Baptist and Jesus Christ warn of judgment

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Matthew 3:12; 7:19; 12:36-37

pp Lk 3:9

Mark 9:42-49
2 Chronicles 6:23

Ways in which God judges sin

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God causes sin to bring evil to the sinner

Deuteronomy 19:19
Esther 7:10
Psalms 7:15-16
Isaiah 30:13
Isaiah 64:7

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God abandons people

Deuteronomy 31:17-18
Joshua 7:11-12
Lamentations 4:16
Ezekiel 39:23-24
Matthew 18:17

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Unrepentant sinners to be expelled from the church

1 Corinthians 5:1-13
1 Peter 2:14

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God exercises judgment through a country's legal system

Romans 13:3-4
Genesis 2:17

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Untimely death is God's judgment on all sin

Leviticus 20:1-17
1 Chronicles 10:13
Proverbs 11:19
Romans 1:32
1 Corinthians 11:29-30
Revelation 22:15

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Sinners are excluded from the kingdom of God

1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Galatians 5:9-21
Revelation 21:27
Genesis 3:16-24

Occasions of God's judgment on sin

OT examples

Genesis 6:1-7:24

expulsion from Eden

Genesis 18:20-19:29

the flood

Deuteronomy 9:1-5

Sodom and Gomorrah

2 Kings 17:7-23; 24:10-20

The Canaanites (the Anakites were earlier inhabitants of Canaan).

The exile of Israel and Judah:

Luke 11:47-51; 13:34-35

The destruction of Jerusalem

Revelation 21:8

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God's final judgment of the world

Isaiah 66:24
Matthew 25:31-46
2 Thessalonians 1:8-9
2 Peter 3:7
Jude 1:7

See also

1310 God as judge
1349 covenant at Sinai
5482 punishment
9210 judgment, God's
9240 last judgment
9510 hell
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