Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5345 influence

5345 influence

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The ability to affect others or events. Also, the experience of being affected by someone or something else. Scripture recognises the wide-ranging power of influence for both good and evil.

Teaching on influence

Exhortations to be influenced by good and to influence others for good

Matthew 5:13-16 See also Proverbs 1:8-9; Proverbs 7:1-5; Proverbs 25:15; Philippians 4:8-9

Exhortations to resist evil influence and not to be a bad influence

Deuteronomy 4:15-19; Proverbs 5:1-14; Proverbs 6:20-26; Matthew 18:5-6; Romans 12:2; Romans 14:13; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; Corinthians 8:9-13; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 2 Timothy 2:14; James 4:7

Good influence in its various contexts

The influence of the Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13; Acts 8:26-40; Acts 16:6-10; Romans 8:5-17,26-27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-16; Corinthians 12:3

People of good influence

2 Timothy 1:5 See also Genesis 41:41-43; 1 Kings 10:1-9; Kings 15:11-14; 2 Kings 18:1-8; Kings 23:1-25

Evil influence in its various contexts

People of evil influence

2 Kings 9:22 See also Matthew 15:1-14; Matthew 16:5-12; Matthew 23:13-15; Matthew 27:20; 2 Corinthians 11:3-4,13-15; 2 Peter 2:1-3

Corrupting influence of evil cultures

Joshua 23:6-8,12-13; Judges 2:10-13; 1 Kings 11:1-6; Ezra 9:1-2; Nehemiah 13:15-27; 1 Corinthians 12:1-2; Corinthians 15:33

The influence of Satan

Matthew 16:23 See also Mark 1:23-26 pp Luke 4:33-35; Mark 4:15 pp Matthew 13:19 pp Luke 8:12; Luke 22:3-4; John 13:27-30; 2 Corinthians 12:7

Further aspects of influence

The influence of prayer

Genesis 18:20-33; Exodus 32:9-14; 2 Chronicles 7:13-15; Daniel 9:1-23; Jonah 3:3-10

The influence of words

Proverbs 12:18 See also Proverbs 15:4; Proverbs 16:23-24; Proverbs 28:23; James 3:5-6

The influence of parents

Proverbs 1:8-9 See also 2 Chronicles 22:2-3; Proverbs 4:1-4; Proverbs 6:20-22; 2 Timothy 1:5