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1 John 5:18-21
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1 John 5:18-21
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Knowing the True—Rejecting the False
18 We know that (A)whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God (B)keeps[a] [b]himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.
19 We know that we are of God, and (C)the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
20 And we know that the (D)Son of God has come and (E)has given us an understanding, (F)that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. (G)This is the true God (H)and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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- 1 John 5:18 guards
- 1 John 5:18 NU him
1 John 5:18-21
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1 John 5:18-21
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18 We know that anyone born of God(A) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one(B) cannot harm them.(C) 19 We know that we are children of God,(D) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.(E) 20 We know also that the Son of God has come(F) and has given us understanding,(G) so that we may know him who is true.(H) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(I)
Exodus 20:3-5
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Exodus 20:3-5
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3 (A)“You shall have no other gods before Me.
4 (B)“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 (C)you shall not bow down to them nor [a]serve them. (D)For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, (E)visiting[b] the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
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- Exodus 20:5 worship
- Exodus 20:5 punishing
Exodus 20:3-5
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Exodus 20:3-5
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3 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.(A)
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(B) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship(C) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(D) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(E) to the third and fourth generation(F) of those who hate me,
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- Exodus 20:3 Or besides
Deuteronomy 12:29-31
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Deuteronomy 12:29-31
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Beware of False Gods
29 “When (A)the Lord your God cuts off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land, 30 take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’ 31 (B)You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every [a]abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for (C)they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
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- Deuteronomy 12:31 detestable action
Deuteronomy 12:29-31
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Deuteronomy 12:29-31
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29 The Lord your God will cut off(A) before you the nations you are about to invade and dispossess. But when you have driven them out and settled in their land,(B) 30 and after they have been destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared(C) by inquiring about their gods, saying, “How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same.”(D) 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord hates.(E) They even burn their sons(F) and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.(G)
Habakkuk 2:18-20
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Habakkuk 2:18-20
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18 “What profit is the image, that its maker should carve it,
The molded image, a teacher of lies,
That the maker of its mold should trust in it,
To make mute idols?
19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’
To silent stone, ‘Arise! It shall teach!’
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
Yet in it there is no breath at all.
20 “But(A) the Lord is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”
Habakkuk 2:18-20
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Habakkuk 2:18-20
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18 “Of what value(A) is an idol(B) carved by a craftsman?
Or an image(C) that teaches lies?
For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation;
he makes idols that cannot speak.(D)
19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’
Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’(E)
Can it give guidance?
It is covered with gold and silver;(F)
there is no breath in it.”(G)
Isaiah 2:8
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Isaiah 2:8
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8 (A)Their land is also full of idols;
They worship the work of their own hands,
That which their own fingers have made.
Isaiah 2:8
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Isaiah 2:8
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Isaiah 2:17-22
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Isaiah 2:17-22
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17 The [a]loftiness of man shall be bowed down,
And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low;
The Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
18 But the idols [b]He shall utterly abolish.
19 They shall go into the (A)holes of the rocks,
And into the caves of the [c]earth,
(B)From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises (C)to shake the earth mightily.
20 In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver
And his idols of gold,
Which they made, each for himself to worship,
To the moles and bats,
21 To go into the clefts of the rocks,
And into the crags of the rugged rocks,
From the terror of the Lord
And the glory of His majesty,
When He arises to shake the earth mightily.
22 (D)Sever[d] yourselves from such a man,
Whose (E)breath is in his nostrils;
For [e]of what account is he?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:17 pride
- Isaiah 2:18 Or shall utterly vanish
- Isaiah 2:19 Lit. dust
- Isaiah 2:22 Lit. Cease yourselves from the man
- Isaiah 2:22 Lit. in what is he to be esteemed
Isaiah 2:17-22
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Isaiah 2:17-22
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17 The arrogance of man will be brought low(A)
and human pride humbled;(B)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,(C)
18 and the idols(D) will totally disappear.(E)
19 People will flee to caves(F) in the rocks
and to holes in the ground(G)
from the fearful presence(H) of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty,(I)
when he rises to shake the earth.(J)
20 In that day(K) people will throw away
to the moles and bats(L)
their idols of silver and idols of gold,(M)
which they made to worship.(N)
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks(O)
and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty,(P)
when he rises(Q) to shake the earth.(R)
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