WORDS for your PSYCHE - Part I

Topic: Sins and Prohibitions

“You must never have sexual relations with a close relative.” (Leviticus 18:6 / NLT)

“Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife.” (Leviticus 18:20 / NLT)

“Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.” (Leviticus 18:22 / NLT)

“A man must not defile himself by having sex with an animal. And a woman must not offer herself to a male animal to have intercourse with it. This is a perverse act.” (Leviticus 18:23 / NLT)

“You must not murder.” (Deuteronomy 5:17 / NLT)

“You must not commit adultery.” (Deuteronomy 5:18 / NLT)

“You must not steal.” (Deuteronomy 5:19 / NLT)

“You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.” (Deuteronomy 5:20 / NLT)

“You must not covet your neighbor’s house or land, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.” (Deuteronomy 5:21 / NLT)

“Samuel said, ’…Rebellion against him is as bad as witchcraft, and arrogance is as sinful as idolatry.’” (1 Samuel 15:22-23 / TEV)

“There are six things the Lord hates – no, seven things he detests: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent, a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family.” (Proverbs 6:16-19 / NLT)

“Your hands are the hands of murderers, and your fingers are filthy with sin. Your lips are full of lies, and your mouth spews corruption.” (Isaiah 59:3 / NLT)

“The word of the Lord came to me: ’Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people.’” (Ezekiel 12:1-2 / NIV ®)

“The righteousness of the righteous man will not save him when he disobeys....” (Ezekiel 33:12 / NIV ®)

“With their mouths they express devotion, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain. Indeed, to them you are nothing more than one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays an instrument well, for they hear your words but do not put them into practice.” (Ezekiel 33:31-32 / NIV ®)

“...Woe to the shepherds...who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock. You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.” (Ezekiel 34:2-4 / NIV ®)

“Hear...the Lord...because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgement of God in the land. There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.” (Hosea 4:1-2 / NIV ®)

“Your sins have been your downfall!” (Hosea 14:1 / NIV ®)

“Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it. They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home, a fellow-man of his inheritance.” (Micah 2:1-2 / NIV ®)

“...Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.” (Matthew 5:34-36 / ASD-NIV)

“So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It's better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet.” (Matthew 18:8 / NLT)

“Jesus said to his disciples: ’Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.’” (Luke 17:1-2 / ASD-NIV)

“Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men....” (Romans 1:26-27 / NLT)

“So I say to those who aren’t married and to widows - it’s better to stay unmarried, just as I am. But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust.” (1 Corinthians 7:8-9 / NLT)

“The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.” (Galatians 5:19-21 / NIV ®)

“Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.” (Ephesians 4:26-27 / NLT)

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.” (Ephesians 4:31 / NLT)

“Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.” (Colossians 3:5 / NIV ®)