«1Cr 3:17 If
any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.»
When men of God today say they're afraid of alienating their wealthy contributors, how do they differ from
the men defiling the Temple Jesus overthrew that Passover week before He was crucified?
Not exact matches
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous
man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, and especially those who indulge in the lust of
defiling passion and despise authority.
The Son of
Man does not enter into a place of worship that has been
defiled by evil.
(For all these abominations have the
men of the land done, which [were] before you, and the land is
defiled;)
As Christ said, «It's not what goes into the mouth that
defiles a
man; but what comes out of his mouth that
defiles him.»
'' «If any
man's wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him, 13 and a
man has intercourse with her and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and she is undetected, although she has
defiled herself, and there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act, 14 if a spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife when she has
defiled herself, or if a spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife when she has not
defiled herself, 15 the
man shall then bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring as an offering for her one - tenth of an ephah of barley meal; he shall not pour oil on it nor put frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of memorial, a reminder of iniquity.
Bodily food does not
defile a
man: what does
defile him is what comes from his heart and finds expression through his mouth.
The passage recalls the earlier discussion of what
defiles a
man (Mk 7:1 - 23; Mt 15:1 - 20); it also reflects Jesus» reverence for the temple as God's dwelling (I Kings 8:27) and for heaven as his throne (Mt 5:34).
All these evil things come from within, and
defile a
man.»
Jud 1:8 Yet in the same way these
men, also by dreaming,
defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties.
Jesus told us in Mark 7:14 - 23 what will
defile the
man, not things that you take into the body, but the things that come from within, out of the heart, evil things such as hate for others around us, prejudice, unforgiveness, meanness, pride, lying, wanting to have what belongs to others, all those unloving things that come from out of the heart.
15 Looking diligently lest any
man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be
defiled;
There are many similar verses (for example the verse «it is not what goes into a
man's mouth that
defiles him, but rather what comes out» which shows that the deitary laws of the OT no longer apply in the age of grace) that tell us which parts of the rules in the OT no longer apply in the age of grace.
Mat 15:18 «But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those
defile the
man.
You charge me also with saying, again pleading the support of the scriptures, that though we humans have many kindly affections, love of children, love between
men and women, love of country, all these too are corrupted and
defiled; and that though we have very agile minds, able to penetrate into the mysteries of nature, we put this gift and attainment to ignoble uses.»
These evil things come from inside, and they
defile the
man»; and he adds, as his own comment, «thus he declared all foods clean.»
20 But if you have gone astray while under your husband's authority, and if you have
defiled yourself and some
man other than your husband has lain with you» — 21 then the priest shall put the woman under the oath of the cu «rse, and he shall say to the woman — «the Lord make you a cu «rse and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh rot and your belly swell; 22 and may this water that causes the cu «rse go into your stomach, and make your belly swell and your thigh rot.
According to Mark Jesus pronounced categorically on the matter: «Nothing that goes into a
man from outside can
defile him.»
The structure of power is today not compatible with freedom for
men and the care of the earth; rather it is the social organization by which
men are denied freedom and the earth
defiled.
There are many similar verses (for example the verse «it is not what goes into a
man's mouth that
defiles him, but rather what comes out» which shows that the deitary laws of the OT no longer apply in the age of grace) that tell us which parts of the rules in the OT no longer applicable.
That for which
man touches, he
defiles.
There is nothing outside a
man which by going into him can
defile him; but the things which come out of a
man are what
defile him.
Words are worse than any
man - made weapon for words
defile a
man and show his true heart.
Heb 12:14 Follow peace with all
men, and holiness, without which no
man shall see the Lord: Heb 12:15 Looking diligently lest any
man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be
defiled; Heb 12:16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
As the bitter winter raged on and death surrounded us all, for the first time I understood why those women with the ragged clothes and hollow eyes would dare
defile themselves with
man after
man.
In fact, many Gnostic Christians could not reconcile the idea of Jesus being fully God and fully
man because they believed the supreme spiritual Being could not take on a physical identity without
defiling His holiness.
Lev 18:23 «A
man must not
defile himself by having S -.
Under Law, a
man could not return to a divorced wife... that would
defile the land.
19 «The priest shall have her take an oath and shall say to the woman, «If no
man has lain with you and if you have not gone astray into uncleanness, being under the authority of your husband, be immune to this water of bitterness that brings a curse; 20if you, however, have gone astray, being under the authority of your husband, and if you have
defiled yourself and a
man other than your husband has had intercourse with you» 21 (then the priest shall have the woman swear with the oath of the curse, and the priest shall say to the woman), «the LORD make you a curse and an oath among your people by the LORD»S making your thigh waste away and your abdomen swell; 22and this water that brings a curse shall go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh waste away.»
The whole law of purification is nullified by the saying, «There is nothing which comes into a
man from without which
defiles him; it is what comes out of a
man which
defiles him.»
1Ti 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous
man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1Ti 1:10 For whoremongers, for them that
defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
20 But if you have gone astray while married to your husband and you have
defiled yourself by sleeping with a
man other than your husband» — 21 here the priest is to put the woman under this curse of the oath — «may the LORD cause your people to curse and denounce you when he causes your thigh to waste away and your abdomen to swell.
Paul is very clear in his hatred of women, even saying that a
man who
defiles himself with a woman won't get into heaven.
Follow peace with all
men, and holiness, without which no
man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any
man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be
defiled;
I am curious if you are familiar with the understanding of the fallen angels
defiling the seed of
man, bringing forth giants, as well as polluting the seed of
man through gene manipulation to the point where nearly all the inhabitants of the earth were polluted in their DNA making it nearly impossible for the seed of the woman (Christ) to come forth.
Apostle Dr. Opoku Onyinah identified the characteristics of fake pastors as the ones who are immoral,
defiling young girls and chasing other
men's wives; those pastors who are misusing church funds and manipulating churches» systems for their own benefits.
She said «as a mother, I am still numb with shock to hear that a full grown
man could
defile an eight year old girl and also go ahead to mutilate her body for purported money rituals.»
A 50 - year - old
man, Alhassan Mahamud, alias Armpress, has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment with hard labour by a Circuit Court for
defiling a 12 - year - old in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region.
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates» Court has ordered the remand of 58 - year - old
man, Franklin Adeyanju, in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly
defiling his neighbour's five - year - old daughter.
A 60 - year - old
man has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly
defiling a 12 - year - old girl in Abigi community located in Ogun Waterside Local...
The Agogo Magistrate Court has remanded a 26 - year - old
man into police custody for allegedly
defiling a minor at Dampong in the Asante - Akim South District.
A 65 - year - old
man, Lawal Angala, and his son, Isah, 19 were on Monday tried before a Katsina senior magistrates» court for allegedly
defiling their neighbour's nine - year - old...
Similar to recent Catholic Church sex scandals, the overarching portrait that emerges is one of an insular organization dedicated to protecting some (always male) of its own, and in this instance, of doing so at the expense of
defiling the idealism, commitment, and sacrifice of the very brave
men and women who willingly chose to join it.
The psychic leads them to a
man in true need of help (William Hickey) who «
defiles» women's handbags, sleeps on a box spring — no mattress — and bathes himself with toliet water as a form of punishment.
O'Mara's partner wants none of it, so John storms the building by himself, killing a couple guys in the elevator and then arresting the
men about to
defile the girl.
And her own sins and secrets impel her to consort with one — and only one — penitent soul whose accusing conscience has brought him here: a damaged
man, no longer a soldier, who once joined two comrades to
defile a teenage girl in the Louisiana wood.
And as someone far, far greater than I once said, «It is not what goes into a
man that
defiles him, it's what comes out of a
man that
defiles him.»
For centuries now,
man has done everything he can to destroy,
defile, and interfere with nature: clear - cutting forests, strip - mining mountains, poisoning the atmosphere, over-fishing the oceans, polluting the rivers and lakes, destroying wetlands and aquifers...