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Friday, May 04, 2007

God's Character by Contrast

And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; (Romans 1:28-31)

This is a list of opposites of God's characteristics. By analyzing the real meaning of each of these descriptions and then looking for the opposite, a picture of God emerges that is quite accurate. As well as describing the life of Jesus and His true followers, it also helps unmask the growing obscurity of some words.

Unrighteousness

Righteous

Wickedness

Holiness

Greed

Generosity

Evil

Good

Envy

Thrilled to see others succeed

Murder

Life-giving

Strife

Peace and harmony

Deceit

Truthful

Malice

Only good motives

Gossips

Love covers a multitude of sins

Slanderers

Blessing – speaking well of

Haters of God

Lover of sinners

Insolent

Polite, respectful

Arrogant

Humble

Boastful

Entrusts His witnesses (us) to vindicate Him

Inventors of evil

Good plans

Disobedient to parents

Submissive to parents

Without understanding

Full of understanding

Untrustworthy

Completely trustworthy

Unloving

Abounding in love

Unmerciful

Merciful

If you have some suggestions for better definitions of opposites in this list I would like to hear them.

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