Austin Bryant

We Hate God

Ephesians 4:18-19 (NIV)
They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.

Isaiah 44:14

Isaiah 44:14 (NIV)
He cut down cedars, or perhaps took a cypress or oak. He let it grow among the trees of the forest, or planted a pine, and the rain made it grow.

Isaiah 44:15

Isaiah 44:15 (NIV)
It is used as fuel for burning; some of it he takes and warms himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also fashions a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.

Isaiah 44:16

Isaiah 44:16 (NIV)
Half of the wood he burns in the fire; over it he prepares his meal, he roasts his meat and eats his fill. He also warms himself and says, "Ah! I am warm; I see the fire."

Isaiah 44:17

Isaiah 44:17 (NIV)
From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says, "Save me! You are my god!"

Isaiah 44:18

Isaiah 44:18 (NIV)
They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand.

Isaiah 44:19

Isaiah 44:19 (NIV)
No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, "Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?"

Isaiah 44:20

Isaiah 44:20 (NIV)
Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, "Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?"

Isaiah 44:21

Isaiah 44:21 (NIV)
"Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant; Israel, I will not forget you.

Isaiah 44:22

Isaiah 44:22 (NIV)
I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you."

Isaiah 44:23

Isaiah 44:23 (NIV)
Sing for joy, you heavens, for the lord has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the lord has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.

James 1:14

James 1:14 (NIV)
but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.

1 Corinthians 10:12

1 Corinthians 10:12 (NIV)
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!

1 Corinthians 10:13

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

2 Corinthians 5:16

2 Corinthians 5:16 (NIV)
So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

2 Corinthians 5:17

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

2 Corinthians 5:18

2 Corinthians 5:18 (NIV)
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

2 Corinthians 5:19

2 Corinthians 5:19 (NIV)
that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:20

2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV)
We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV)
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

1 John 2:15

1 John 2:15 (NIV)
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.

1 John 2:16

1 John 2:16 (NIV)
For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.

1 John 2:17

1 John 2:17 (NIV)
The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

1 John 2:15

1 John 2:15 (NIV)
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.

1 John 2:16

1 John 2:16 (NIV)
For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.