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The deliberate misuse of gifts or privileges, and the insulting of individuals. Scripture stresses that neither God’s gifts nor his people are to be abused.
Of God himself 2Ki 19:16
Of God’s people Ne 4:1-4; 1Pe 4:4 See also Mt 5:11; Ac 2:13; Ac 17:32; Ac 18:6; Rev 2:9
Of God’s servants Ac 2:13 See also 2Ch 36:16; Ps 22:6-8; Ps 69:7-12; Ps 123:3; Jer 20:7
Of Jesus Christ Lk 16:14 See also Lk 23:11
Believers are required to resist sin Ro 6:12 See also Ro 6:14; Heb 12:1-2; 1Jn 5:16-18
Grace does not give believers the freedom to sin Ro 6:1-2 See also Ro 6:15; Ro 3:5-8; Gal 2:17-21
1Co 8:9-12 becoming a stumbling-block to others; Gal 5:13 indulging oneself; 1Pe 2:16 as means of covering up evil
Sexual excesses 1Co 5:1-2 See also 1Co 6:12-20; Rev 2:20-22
Abuse of giving Ac 5:1-2
Abuse of the Lord’s Supper 1Co 11:20-22
Falling back into sin See also Ro 6:1-2; Heb 12:1; 1Jn 1:8-10
Disobedience towards God Eph 5:6; 1Pe 2:8; 1Jn 2:3-4; 1Jn 3:4
Abuse of spiritual gifts 1Co 14:1-20
Eating food sacrificed to idols 1Co 8:1-13; Rev 2:14,20
4434 | drinking |
5220 | authority, abuse |
5457 | power, human |
5769 | behaviour |
6106 | addiction |
6187 | immorality |
6236 | sexual sin |
6662 | freedom, abuse |
8302 | love, abuse of |
8703 | antinomianism |
8775 | libertinism |
8815 | ridicule |