Definition and Overview:
Denying God refers to the act of rejecting, disowning, or refusing to acknowledge the existence, authority, or sovereignty of God. This can manifest in various forms, including verbal denial, lifestyle choices that contradict God's commandments, or a complete renunciation of faith. The Bible addresses the concept of denying God in both the Old and New Testaments, highlighting its spiritual and moral implications.

Biblical Instances and Teachings:

1. Old Testament Context:
· Israel's Rebellion: Throughout the Old Testament, the nation of Israel is depicted as repeatedly turning away from God, despite His continuous acts of deliverance and provision. In Deuteronomy 32:15, Israel is described as having "grown fat and kicked," forsaking God who made them and rejecting the Rock of their salvation.
· Prophetic Warnings: The prophets frequently warned Israel about the consequences of denying God. In Jeremiah 2:13, God laments, "My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water."

2. New Testament Context:
· Peter's Denial: One of the most notable instances of denying God in the New Testament is Peter's denial of Jesus. Despite his earlier declarations of loyalty, Peter denied knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crowed, as recorded in Matthew 26:69-75. This event underscores human frailty and the potential for denial under pressure.
· Apostasy and False Teachers: The New Testament warns against apostasy and the influence of false teachers who deny the Lord. In 2 Peter 2:1, it is stated, "But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves."

3. Theological Implications:
· Faith and Confession: Denying God is contrasted with the call to confess faith in Him. Romans 10:9 emphasizes the importance of confession: "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
· Eternal Consequences: The Bible speaks of eternal consequences for those who deny God. In Matthew 10:33, Jesus warns, "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven."

4. Moral and Ethical Considerations:
· Living in Truth: Denying God is not only a verbal act but also a lifestyle choice. Titus 1:16 describes those who "claim to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed."
· Call to Repentance: Despite the gravity of denying God, the Bible offers hope through repentance. Peter's restoration after his denial of Christ serves as a powerful example of forgiveness and redemption (John 21:15-19).

Conclusion:
The act of denying God is a serious matter in biblical teaching, with profound spiritual and moral implications. The Scriptures call believers to remain steadfast in their faith, to confess Christ openly, and to live in a manner that honors God, while also offering the hope of forgiveness and restoration for those who repent.Matthew 10:33
But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
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Galatians 1:8-9
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
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2 Peter 1:21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
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Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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The Guilt and Folly of Denying God.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN VI. The Guilt and Folly of denying God. 8.8.8.8 James Montgomery.
The Guilt and Folly of denying God. "There is a God," all Nature cries,. ...
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The Heretics Attribute to Christ Only the Shadow of Divinity, and ...
... Oh, you most wicked and crafty enemy of God, you want to perpetrate the
crime of denying God under pretext of confessing Him. You ...
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Then He Summoned Nicodemus and the Twelve God-Fearing Jews...
... the Red Sea as upon dry land, and fed you with quails, and gave you water to drink
out of the dry rock, and who gave you a law which, denying God you broke ...
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He Shows How Heretics Pervert Holy Scripture, by Replying to the ...
... But that hasty craze for denying God did not see this; and when it quoted mutilated,
what was written entire, it failed to see that the shameless and palpable ...
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Smith -- Assurance in God
... immediately adds: "If I had spoken thus, behold I had dealt treacherously with the
generation of God's children." If I had spoken thus, denying God, I had ...
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The Means of Obtaining Peace Internal, is not the Delight of Sense ...
... Of Spiritual Martyrdoms whereby God Purges Souls; of Contemplation, infused and
passive ... the Delight of Sense nor Spiritual Consolation, but the denying of Self ...
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The Knowledge of God Stifled or Corrupted, Ignorantly or ...
... To show how detestable this madness is, the Psalmist introduces them as distinctly
denying that there is a God, because although they do not disown his essence ...
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On the Worthy Praise of the Pure Queen of Heaven.
... How many a guilty soul, after having bid farewell to God and all the heavenly host,
by denying God and despairing of Him, and being lamentably separated from ...
/.../suso/a little book of eternal wisdom/chapter xvi on the worthy.htm

Self-Scrutiny in God's Presence.
... To illustrate. Men pass through this life doubting and denying God's abhorrence
of sin, and His determination to punish it forever and ever. ...
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God's Dealings with Adam at the Fall, and with Cain after his ...
... God put the question with an appearance of uncertainty, in order that even here
He ... opportunity from the same power of the will of spontaneously denying, and to ...
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