What does the Bible say about ingratitude to god?
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The Bible portrays ingratitude to God as a serious sin that forgets his goodness, rejects his rightful rule, and leads the heart into spiritual darkness. Romans 1:21 teaches that people knew God yet refused to honor or thank him, and their thinking became futile. Through Isaiah, Jeremiah, Micah, and Moses, God graciously charges his people with forgetting the Father who made, redeemed, guided, and provided for them. Isaiah 1:2-3 especially shows the shame of creatures who know less gratitude than an ox knows its owner. Yet these rebukes call us back to humble repentance, recognizing every good gift as from God and responding with faith, worship, obedience, and thankful praise through Christ.
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- A characteristic of the wicked Romans 1:21
- Inexcusable Isaiah 1:2; Isaiah 1:3; Romans 1:21
- Unreasonable Jeremiah 2:5; Jeremiah 2:6; Jeremiah 2:31; Micah 6:2; Micah 6:3
- Exceeding folly of Deuteronomy 32:6
- Guilt of Psalms 106:7; Psalms 106:21; Jeremiah 2:11-13
- Prosperity likely to produce Deuteronomy 31:20; Deuteronomy 32:15; Jeremiah 5:7-11
- Warnings against Deuteronomy 8:11-14; 1 Samuel 12:24; 1 Samuel 12:25
- Punishment of Nehemiah 9:20-27; Hosea 2:8; Hosea 2:9
- Illustrated Isaiah 5:1-7; Ezekiel 16:1-15
- Exemplified
- Israel Deuteronomy 32:18
- Saul 1 Samuel 15:17-19
- David 2 Samuel 12:7-9
- Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 5:18-21
- Lepers Luke 17:17; Luke 17:18
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