Dictionary of Bible Themes The quality of consistency and dependability which is the basis for confidence and reliance. It is exemplified by God in his changelessness and is required of God's people in their service and witness. Scripture gives warning, too, of those things which may prove unreliable. Deuteronomy 32:4The reliability of God See also God's character and nature are reliable 1 Samuel 2:2Psalms 18:2; 62:7; 78:35 Isaiah 26:4 Deuteronomy 7:9 See also God is faithful to his covenants Genesis 9:15-16Psalms 105:8-11; 111:5 Isaiah 54:10 Ezekiel 16:60 Psalms 89:1-2 See also God's love is reliable Exodus 20:6Exodus 34:6-7 Numbers 14:18 pp Dt 5:10 Psalms 103:17-18Lamentations 3:22-24 1 John 4:16 1 Kings 8:56 See also God's promises are reliable Joshua 21:44-45; 23:15Jeremiah 29:10 Hebrews 6:13-18 Deuteronomy 31:6 See also God's presence is reliable Genesis 28:15Isaiah 41:10 Matthew 28:20 Acts 18:10 Psalms 46:1 1 Corinthians 1:8-9 God's strength and protection are reliable See also Joshua 14:92 Chronicles 13:18; 16:8 Psalms 71:5-7 Philippians 1:6 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Jude 1:24 John 8:26 See also God's words are reliable Psalms 33:4Ezekiel 12:25 Matthew 5:18 Luke 21:33 Romans 3:4 Genesis 8:22 The reliability of times and seasons See also Genesis 1:14Psalms 104:19 Ecclesiastes 1:4-5 Isaiah 8:2 The reliability of God's people See also Reliability in witness Proverbs 12:17; 14:5,25John 19:35 Acts 4:20 Proverbs 22:20-21 See also Reliability in teaching Ecclesiastes 12:102 Timothy 2:2 1 Timothy 3:2-10 Titus 1:6-9 Reliability of character Genesis 21:23-24Examples of reliable people Numbers 12:7Abraham Hebrews 3:5Moses: Numbers 14:24Joshua 14:9-12 Caleb: 2 Chronicles 34:12Nehemiah 7:2 men working on the temple Ezekiel 44:15Hanani Malachi 2:6Priests 1 Corinthians 4:17Levi Colossians 1:7Timothy Colossians 4:7-9Epaphras 2 Timothy 4:11Tychicus and Onesimus Luke Psalms 78:57Warnings against unreliability See also Examples of unreliable people 1 Samuel 29:6Jeremiah 2:21 David was trusted by Achish, but was secretly deceiving him Ezekiel 13:9the people of Israel Zechariah 10:2False prophets: Matthew 7:15Galatians 2:4 Hosea 10:4 Judaisers Jeremiah 17:5Israel's kings See also Examples of things proving unreliable 2 Kings 18:21pp Isa 36:6 Psalms 33:16false dependence upon Egypt Hosea 10:13False dependence on military strength: Isaiah 30:12-13Galatians 3:18 false dependence upon human scheming Colossians 2:8False dependence upon human effort to achieve salvation: See also 1160 God, unchangeable1245 God of the fathers 1345 covenant 1460 truth 2024 Christ, glory of 5467 promises, divine 5973 unreliability 8225 devotion 8248 faithfulness 8275 honesty 8304 loyalty 8354 trustworthiness |
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