Ezekiel 14:5
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so that I may take hold of the hearts of the people of Israel. For because of their idols, they are all estranged from Me.’
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Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.