ABOMINATION





abomination
/əbɒmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

a thing that causes disgust or loathing.




Things the Bible calls an abomination

  1. Unclean things (Leviticus 7:21)
  2. Customs of pagans (Leviticus 18:30)
  3. Idols (2 Chronicles 15:8; 1 Peter 4:3)
  4. Sins of fools, atheists, God deniers (Psalm 14:1; 53:1)
  5. Cheating (Micah 6:10)
  6. Those who persevere in unbelief (Revelation 21:8)
  7. A froward man (perverse; one who turns aside (Proverbs 3:32; 11:20)
  8. A proud look (Proverbs 6:16-17)
  9. A lying tongue (Proverbs 6:17; 12:22)
  10. Hands that shed innocent blood (Proverbs 6:17)
  11. A wicked scheming heart (Proverbs 6:18)
  12. Feet that are quick to sin (Proverbs 6:18)
  13. A false witness that speaks lies (Proverbs 6:19)
  14. A sower of discord among brethren (Proverbs 6:19)
  15. Wickedness (Proverbs 8:7)
  16. A false balance or scale (Proverbs 11:1)
  17. Sacrifices of the wicked (Proverbs 15:8; 21:27)
  18. The way of the wicked (Proverbs 15:9)
  19. The thoughts of the wicked (Proverbs 15:26)
  20. The proud of heart (Proverbs 16:5)
  21. Justifying the wicked (Proverbs 17:15)
  22. Condemning the just (Proverbs 17:15)
  23. Divers, dishonest weights & measures (Proverbs 20:10, 23)
  24. Refusing to hear God's law (Proverbs 28:9)
  25. Prayers of the rebel (Proverbs 28:9)
  26. Eating flesh of peace offerings on the 3rd day (Leviticus 7:18)
  27. Same sex acts - homosexual acts (Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Deuteronomy 23:18) * see Romans 1:27
  28. Taking ornaments from idols when being destroyed (Deuteronomy 7:25-26)
  29. Any Idolatrous practices (Deuteronomy 12:31; 13:14; 17:4; 18:9; 20:18; 29:17)
  30. Offering an imperfect animal to God as a sacrifice (Deuteronomy 17:1)
  31. Any interaction or involvement with demons (Deuteronomy 18:7-12)
  32. Wearing clothes of the opposite sex (Deuteronomy 22:5)
  33. Bringing the hire of a harlot or sodomite into God’s house (Deuteronomy 23:18)
  34. Re-marriage of former companions (Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
  35. Cheating others (Deuteronomy 25:13-16)
  36. Making images/idols (Deuteronomy 27:15)
  37. Idols of Ammon (1 Kings 11:5)
  38. Idols of Moab (1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 11:13)
  39. Idols of Zidon (2 Kings 23:13)
  40. Incense offered by hypocrites (Isaiah 1:13)
  41. Eating unclean things (Isaiah 66:17)
  42. Offering human sacrifices (Jeremiah 32:35)
  43. Robbery (Ezekiel 18: 6-13)
  44. Murder (Ezekiel 18: 6-13)
  45. Adultery (Ezekiel 18: 6-13)
  46. Oppression of others, particularly the poor or vulnerable (Ezekiel 18: 6-13)
  47. Violence (Ezekiel 18: 6-13)
  48. Breaking vows (Ezekiel 18: 6-13)
  49. Lending with interest to a brother (Ezekiel 18: 6-13)
  50. Lying with a menstruous woman (Ezekiel 18: 6-13)
  51. Hardness of heart (Ezekiel 18: 6-13)
  52. Injustice (Ezekiel 18: 6-13)
  53. Worship of anti-Christ (Daniel 11:31; 12:11; Matthew 24:15; 2 Th. 2:4; Revelation 13)
  54. Incest (Leviticus 19: 6-30)
  55. Things highly esteemed by man - i.e. riches, monetary power and materialism (Luke 16:15)                                      adapted from: http://solvechurchproblems.com/2017/02/10/what-god-calls-abomination/

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