Mercy of God (+) topical verses on how our just God forgives and overlooks (pardons) the imperfections of sinful man.
Zeal (+)
Zeal (+) refers to the high level of energy, interest, priority, etc. a zealous person places on the object of his zeal.
Lukewarmness (+)
Lukewarmness (+) is the middle of two extremes, hot and cold. God rebukes lukewarm Christians, essentially calling them out as unsaved.
See also Backsliding, and Spiritual Blindness.
Spiritual Blindness(+)
Spiritual Blindness(+) refers to hard-hearted people who cannot “see” or understand the spiritual principles of God, because they refuse.
See also Lukewarmness, and Backsliding.
Backsliding (+)
Backslidding (+) refers to people who call themselves saved, or believers, or associate themselves as the people of God but who have no evidences in their lives.
See also Spiritual Blindness, Lukewarmness.
- Backsliding Concordance
- Concordance of Verses
- Exemplified
- Easton Dictionary
- Baker Evangelical Dictionary
- Brakel’s Theology Ch90
- The Causes of Backsliding
- Believers Exhorted to Seek Restoration
- Means for Recovery from Backsliding
Backsliding Concordance
Backsliding – Is when a believer turns away from God and goes after his sinful ways.
Concordance of Verses
Is turning from God 1Ki 11:9
Is leaving the first love Re 2:4
Is departing from the simplicity of the gospel 2Co 11:3; Ga 3:1-3; 5:4,7
God is displeased at Ps 78:57,59
Warnings against Ps 85:8; 1Co 10:12
Guilt and consequences of Nu 14:43; Ps 125:5; Isa 59:2,9-11; Jer 5:6; 8:5,13; 15:6; Lu 9:62
Brings its own punishment Pr 14:14; Jer 2:19
A haughty spirit leads to Pr 16:18
Proneness to Pr 24:16; Ho 11:7
Liable to continue and increase Jer 8:5; 14:7
Exhortations to return from 2Ch 30:6; Isa 31:6; Jer 3:12,14,22; Ho 6:1
Pray to be restored from Ps 80:3; 85:4; La 5:21
Punishment of tempting others to the sin of Pr 28:10; Mt 18:6
Not hopeless Ps 37:24; Pr 24:16
Endeavour to bring back those guilty of Ga 6:1; Jas 5:19,20
Sin of, to be confessed Isa 59:12-14; Jer 3:13,14; 14:7-9
Pardon of, promised 2Ch 7:14; Jer 3:12; 31:20; 36:3
Healing of, promised Jer 3:22; Ho 14:4
Afflictions sent to heal Ho 5:15
Blessedness of those who keep from Pr 28:14; Isa 26:3,4; Col 1:21-23
Hateful to saints Ps 101:3
Exemplified
Israel. Ex 32:8; Ne 9:26; Jer 3:11; Ho 4:16
Saul. 1Sa 15:11
Solomon. 1Ki 11:3,4
Peter. Mt 26:70-74
Sheep (+)
Sheep are animals which represent God’s people, and God has placed them under shepherds from harm and lack of care.
Sheep are mentioned more frequently than any other animal in the Bible– about 750 times. This is only natural since the Hebrew people were known early in their history as a race of wandering herdsmen. Even in the days of the kings, the simple shepherd’s life seemed the ideal calling. The Bible makes many comparisons between the ways of sheep and human beings. In the New Testament the church is often compared to a sheepfold.
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Shepherd (+)
Shepherds (+) are topical verses about the ministry of caring for both animals and human people in the service of God.
Flattery (+)
Flattery (+) Topical Bible references on deceiving others to be in your favor by using flattering words to deceive the simple-minded.
Envy (+)
Envy (+) a topical study of envy, wrath, etc. and how to avoid this sin by love, contentment, humility.
Covetousness (+)
Covetousness (+) topical Bible references on Covetousness and Greed, putting the earthly above and before, a higher priority than the heavenly.