What does the Bible say about……….

Adultery:

• Exodus 20:14: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Drinking & getting drunk:

• Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Gambling

• Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Gossip

• Proverbs 11:12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

Laying out of Church:

• Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Long hair on a man:

• 1st Corinthians 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

Long hair on a woman:

• 1st Corinthians 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

Murder:

• Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not kill

Over Eating:

• Proverbs 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Paying your bills:

• Matthew 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison

Pornography:

• Matthew 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Reading the Bible:

• 2nd Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Sin:

• James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
  • 3 types of sin:
    1. Imputed sin – Sin charged to the account of; attributed; ascribed.
    2. Inherited sin – Sin received by descent from an ancestor; possessed.
    3. Personal sin – Those committed with personal knowledge that they are sin.

Stealing or being a thief:

• Exodus 20:15 Thou shalt not steal

Suffering in the name of the Lord:

• Matthew 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Tattoos:

• Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.