Dictionary of Bible Themes All who have sinned. The term tends to be used in particular of those regarded as outside God's covenant of grace, whose sins are therefore not forgiven. 1 Peter 2:22The universality of sinful behaviour See also Only Jesus Christ is sinless Isaiah 53:92 Corinthians 5:21 Hebrews 4:15; 7:26 1 John 3:5 Galatians 3:22 See also Everyone else has sinned 1 Kings 8:46Romans 3:9-19,23; 5:12,19 Psalms 25:8-10 God's mercy towards sinners See also God graciously extends mercy to sinners within the covenant 1 Kings 8:30Psalms 86:5; 130:8 Daniel 9:9 1 John 1:9 Romans 5:8 1 Timothy 1:15 Jesus Christ died for sinners See also Romans 8:3Luke 15:1 Sinners as those whose behaviour excludes them from God's covenant See also Prostitutes, tax collectors, idolatrous Gentiles and the ungodly Deuteronomy 23:17-181 Samuel 15:18 Luke 3:12; 7:37-38 Galatians 2:15 1 Thessalonians 4:5 1 Peter 4:18 Proverbs 11:31 2 Peter 2:5-6 Luke 7:39 See also Such sinners shunned by the Jews Psalms 1:1Proverbs 1:10-16 Psalms 104:35 The judgment of sinners See also Prayers seeking their judgment Psalms 109:6-20; 137:7-9; 139:19Isaiah 59:2 See also They are cut off from God Psalms 66:18Proverbs 15:29 Isaiah 1:15 John 9:31 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Proverbs 13:21-22 See also They receive their just reward Psalms 1:5; 34:16; 37:38Ecclesiastes 2:26 Isaiah 1:28 See also Prophecies of their judgment Isaiah 13:9; 33:14Jeremiah 4:18 Amos 9:10 2 Peter 3:7 See also Their final judgment Isaiah 66:242 Thessalonians 1:8-9 2 Peter 2:9 Jude 1:15 Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus Christ's attitude towards sinners Jesus Christ's association with sinners pp Mk 2:14-17 See also pp Lk 5:27-32 Luke 15:1-10; 19:5-10Jesus Christ's attitude and behaviour were radically different from that of his contemporaries. Romans 5:81 Timothy 1:15-16 Matthew 21:31-32 See also Jesus Christ extended God's forgiveness to sinners and welcomed them into his kingdom Matthew 9:2-7Luke 7:40-50; 15:11-32; 18:9-14; 19:9 pp Mk 2:3-12 John 8:3-11pp Lk 5:18-25 John 9:16,24Jesus Christ's behaviour led to accusations that he himself was a sinner John 8:10-11See also Jesus Christ's refusal to accept sinful behaviour Matthew 4:17; 18:8-9John 5:14 pp Mk 9:43-48 Luke 6:32-34Jesus Christ's use of the example of sinners to teach his disciples See also Luke 16:1-9pp Mt 5:46-47 James 5:19-20Sinners in the church See also Those who fall into sin should be restored Psalms 51:13Matthew 18:12-15 Galatians 6:1 Matthew 18:15-17 See also Unrepentant sinners should be expelled 1 Corinthians 5:9-11See also 1055 God, grace & mercy1310 God as judge 2048 Christ, love of 2354 Christ, mission 5577 taxation 6020 sin 6257 unbelievers 6666 grace 6686 mercy 6712 propitiation 6752 substitution 7918 excommunication |
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