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- Dictionaryiniquity/ɪˈnɪkwɪti/
noun
- 1. immoral or grossly unfair behaviour: "a den of iniquity" Similar Opposite
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I Peter 1:22. The operational definition of sincerity is “eagerness to do what is right, with transparent motives.”. God’s Word tells us what is right and that we should desire to eagerly do His will. “I will run the way of thy commandments . . . . I shall observe it [Thy Law] with my whole heart” (Psalm 119:32, 34).
Initiative is activated by thoughts and words. Scripture teaches us that power for good or for evil is in our thoughts and words. “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). “Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” (II Corinthians 10:5). “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and ...
In the “Song of Moses” recorded in Deuteronomy chapter 32, the children of Israel were to sing about one of God’s essential attributes—truth. “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he” (verse 4).
Success. Throughout the pages of Scripture, principles are contained that provide guidance for our personal lives and relationships. These principles touch on every relational sphere of life, whether it be marriage, family, business, church, or government. All relationships encounter conflict at some point, and if this conflict is not resolved ...
Often studies of the attributes of God focus mostly upon God the Father. But it is very important to recognize that the other two persons of the Godhead—God the Son and God the Holy Spirit—share equally in every attribute of God the Father. Last month, we examined that the Son of God is fully eternal, an essential attribute we must recognize.
Applying the Character Quality of Thoroughness. Thoroughness is carrying out each task in preparation for God’s personal inspection and approval. When David prayed, “Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin” (Psalm 51:2), he used the Hebrew word rabah, which is translated 74 times in Scripture as multiply.
Discernment is the ability to distinguish between good and evil, in order to make wise decisions. The concept of discernment is defined by several Hebrew words. Shama means “to hear, understand, perceive”; yada, “to know, to recognize, to consider”; and biyn, “to separate mentally, to distinguish.”. A fourth word, mishpat, means ...
In addition to meditation on Matthew 4:17, meditating on the verses below will provide you with further insight and understanding of Christ’s command: Repent. Revelation 3:19. “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”. Psalm 51:1–4. “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness ...
We are all prone to think of our “neighbor” in the comfortable circle of those whom we already love. It is easy to define neighbor to include our close friends at church, the next-door neighbor who watches over our house when we are away, the coworker who shares our viewpoints, and the people with whom we enjoy socializing.
James, an early church leader, wrote that the tongue is “a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell” (James 3:6). Jesus identified Satan as “a liar and the father of it [the lie]” (John 8:44).
