But you are doing away with the fear of God and hindering meditation before God.
Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
those who have turned back from following the Lord, who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.”
And when one's relative, the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” he shall say, “No”; and he shall say, “Silence! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”
They do not cry to me from the heart, but they wail upon their beds; for grain and wine they gash themselves; they rebel against me.
It is time for the Lord to act, for your law has been broken.
To the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of the Lord. Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
“He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
“As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause,
But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; it touches you, and you are dismayed. Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope?
So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance. He did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
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