6257 unbelievers
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Those who are unwilling to believe and trust in God, especially as he has made himself known in and through Jesus Christ.

Characteristics of unbelievers

A refusal to believe in God

Numbers 14:11; Psalm 78:32; John 5:38; Acts 14:2

A refusal to trust in God

Psalm 78:22; Hebrews 4:2

A persistence in sin

Psalm 78:32

Descriptions of unbelievers

They are blind

2 Corinthians 4:4 See also John 9:39-41

They are disobedient

Hebrews 3:12,18-19

Unbelievers can become believers

1 Timothy 1:13 See also Mark 9:24

The effect of tongues and prophecy on unbelievers

1 Corinthians 14:22-25

Relationships between believers and unbelievers

Believers should not marry unbelievers

2 Corinthians 6:14-15

An unbelieving husband or wife

1 Corinthians 7:12-16 See also 1 Peter 3:1

Eating with unbelievers

1 Corinthians 10:27-29

The consequence of remaining an unbeliever

John 3:18 See also Luke 12:46; John 8:24; John 12:48; Revelation 21:8

Examples of unbelievers

Some Israelites:

Numbers 14:13-39; Deuteronomy 1:34-35; 1 Corinthians 10:10 Matthew 17:20 the disciples; Mark 8:11-12 some Pharisees

Some Jews:

Acts 14:2; Acts 17:5

See also

5135  blindness, spiritual
6020  sin
6040  sinners
6125  condemnation, divine
6178  hardness of heart
7105  believers
8426  evangelism, motivation
8718  disobedience
8834  unbelief
9023  death, unbelievers
9210  judgment, God's
9510  hell



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