Dictionary of Bible Themes: 6026 sin, God's judgment on

6026 sin, God's judgment on

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

God's judgment on sin

God is the judge of sin

Isaiah 26:21 See also Psalm 99:8; Isaiah 13:11; Amos 3:14; Zephaniah 1:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:6

God's judgment is certain

Romans 2:12 See also Psalm 37:38; Proverbs 11:21; Hebrews 9:27

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

Jeremiah 21:14 See also Deuteronomy 25:2; Isaiah 59:18; Matthew 7:1-5; Luke 12:47-48; Romans 2:5-6

God's judgment under the Sinaitic covenant

Exodus 20:5 pp Deuteronomy 5:9 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.

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

Leviticus 26:14-39; Deuteronomy 28:15-68 Jeremiah 31:29-30; Ezekiel 18:1-32

John the Baptist and Jesus Christ warn of judgment

Matthew 3:10 pp Luke 3:9 See also Matthew 3:12; Matthew 7:19; Matthew 12:36-37; Mark 9:42-49

Ways in which God judges sin

God causes sin to bring evil to the sinner

2 Chronicles 6:23 See also Deuteronomy 19:19; Esther 7:10; Psalm 7:15-16; Isaiah 30:13

God abandons people

Isaiah 64:7 See also Deuteronomy 31:17-18; Joshua 7:11-12; Lamentations 4:16; Ezekiel 39:23-24

Unrepentant sinners to be expelled from the church

Matthew 18:17 See also 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

God exercises judgment through a country's legal system

1 Peter 2:14 See also Romans 13:3-4

Untimely death is God's judgment on all sin

Genesis 2:17 See also Leviticus 20:1-17; 1 Chronicles 10:13; Proverbs 11:19; Romans 1:32; 1 Corinthians 11:29-30

Sinners are excluded from the kingdom of God

Revelation 22:15 See also 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:9-21; Revelation 21:27

Occasions of God's judgment on sin

OT examples

Genesis 3:16-24 expulsion from Eden; Genesis 6:1-7:24 the flood; Genesis 18:20-19:29 Sodom and Gomorrah; Deuteronomy 9:1-5 The Canaanites (the Anakites were earlier inhabitants of Canaan).

The exile of Israel and Judah:

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

The destruction of Jerusalem

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

God's final judgment of the world

Revelation 21:8 See also Isaiah 66:24; Matthew 25:31-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9; 2 Peter 3:7; Jude 7