In Part 2 of the 1 Samuel 14 study, I discuss the statement "Do whatever seems good to you" (Judges 21:25, Matthew 5:37). Judges 21:25 is tied to the story of the tribe of Benjamin and the Levite and his concubine (Judges 19-21). Let us be a people who like the priest says, "Let us draw near to God" to get our direction. Does sin keep your prayers from being heard? See the list of Old and New Testament Scripture at the bottom of this description. What can 1 John 3:7,8,10 reveal to us in the original Greek as a whole about sin and practicing righteousness? Why did Jonathan get revealed as guilty and what can we learn from this in our day? How does it teach us about guilt, repentance, and ransom? What is the impact on Saul's authority and kingdom after this all occurs?
Does sin keep your prayers from being heard?
Yes! Conducting in intentional sin puts a barrier between you and God. Here is what the Bible tells us about this and it’s not just the Old Testament!
Old Testament
Isaiah 59:1-2
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
Psalm 66:17-20
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
Proverbs 15:29
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
Psalm 34:11-19
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
2 Chronicles 7:14
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
Proverbs 28:9
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
Isaiah 1:15
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
New Testament
John 9:31
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
1 Peter 3:12
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
John 8:47
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
1 Peter 3:7
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
James 5:16
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
1 John 3:22
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
1 John 3:7,8,10
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
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