The term "unsound" is not directly used in the Berean Standard Bible , but the concept is present throughout Scripture, often associated with false teachings, moral corruption, and spiritual instability. In a biblical context, "unsound" typically refers to anything that lacks a firm foundation in truth, righteousness, or faith.

False Teachings and Doctrine

The New Testament frequently warns against unsound doctrine, emphasizing the importance of adhering to the truth of the Gospel. In 2 Timothy 4:3-4 , Paul cautions, "For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." Here, "sound doctrine" is contrasted with teachings that are unsound, highlighting the danger of straying from the truth.

Moral Corruption

Unsoundness is also evident in moral and ethical behavior that deviates from God's commandments. In Romans 1:28-32 , Paul describes the consequences of rejecting God, leading to a depraved mind and actions that are contrary to His will. This passage illustrates how unsoundness in thought leads to unsoundness in behavior, resulting in a life that is not aligned with God's standards.

Spiritual Instability

James 1:6-8 addresses the instability that comes from a lack of faith, stating, "But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways." Spiritual unsoundness is marked by doubt and instability, preventing individuals from fully receiving God's promises.

The Call to Soundness

Scripture calls believers to pursue soundness in doctrine, morality, and faith. Titus 2:1 instructs, "But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine." This charge underscores the responsibility of believers to uphold and teach what is true and reliable according to God's Word.

Conclusion

While the Bible does not use the term "unsound" explicitly, the concept is woven throughout its teachings, warning against falsehood, moral decay, and spiritual wavering. Believers are encouraged to seek soundness in all aspects of their lives, grounded in the truth of Scripture and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.(a.) Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

Unsound Spiritual Trading
... Unsound Spiritual Trading. A sermon (No.849) delivered on Lord's Day morning, January
10th, 1869, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, by CH Spurgeon. ...
/.../spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/unsound spiritual trading.htm

Whether Every Passion of the Soul is Evil Morally?
... iii, 4) calls all passions "diseases of the soul": whence he argues that "those
who are diseased are unsound; and those who are unsound are wanting in sense ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether every passion of the.htm

Whether the Aforesaid virtues are Parts of Temperance?
... Objection 3: Further, Seneca says (De Clementia ii, 4): "A man may be said to be
of unsound mind when he takes pleasure in cruelty." Now this is opposed to ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the aforesaid virtues are.htm

The Gateway into the Kingdom.
... My experience has been this"that if a man is unsound on this doctrine he will be
unsound on almost every other fundamental doctrine in the Bible. ...
/.../moody/the way to god and how to find it/chapter ii the gateway into.htm

The Work of the Holy Spirit
... I say we are sound enough on that point as a matter of theory, but we are all of
us very heretical and unsound as a matter of practice; for alas! ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the work of the holy.htm

Concerning the Question of Jesus in C??sarea, who do Men Say that ...
... Only, observe how, on account of the different movements of opinion among the Jews
about Jesus, some, under the influence of unsound theories, said that He was ...
/.../origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/9 concerning the question of.htm

False Inferences May be Drawn from Valid Reasonings, and vice ...
... And hence it is easy to understand that as the inferences may be valid where the
opinions are false, so the inferences may be unsound where the opinions are ...
/.../on christian doctrine in four books /chapter 33 false inferences may be.htm

In this Passage, However, Where the Argument is About the ...
... And hence it is easy to understand that as the inferences may be valid where the
opinions are false, so the inferences may be unsound where the opinions are ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 51 in this passage.htm

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
... With the rejecters and persecutors of the Gospel we must deal differently. It is
not right that my charity be liberal enough to tolerate unsound doctrine. ...
/.../luther/epistle sermons vol ii/fifth sunday after epiphany.htm

Justification by Faith.
... There are works that cost nothing, and works that are chargeable; and observe it,
the unsound faith will choose to itself the most easy works it can find: for ...
/.../bunyan/the riches of bunyan/ix justification by faith.htm

Unsound (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Unsound (1 Occurrence). Luke 6:43 "There is no good tree
that yields unsound fruit, nor again any unsound tree that yields good fruit. ...
/u/unsound.htm - 6k

Yields (21 Occurrences)
... fold." (WEY). Luke 6:43 "There is no good tree that yields unsound fruit, nor
again any unsound tree that yields good fruit. (WEY). Luke ...
/y/yields.htm - 12k

Unsold (1 Occurrence)

/u/unsold.htm - 6k

Unbalanced (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence, disordered or deranged
in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an unbalanced mind. ...
/u/unbalanced.htm - 7k

Unsown (1 Occurrence)

/u/unsown.htm - 6k

Lunatic (2 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals;
a madman; a person of unsound mind. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/l/lunatic.htm - 7k

Insincere (2 Occurrences)
... insincere declarations. 2. (a.) Disappointing; imperfect; unsound.
Multi-Version Concordance Insincere (2 Occurrences). 2 Corinthians ...
/i/insincere.htm - 7k

Infirmity (22 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) An ailment; a disease; a imperfection in body or character; esp., an unsound,
unhealthy, or debilitated state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity of ...
/i/infirmity.htm - 15k

False-hearted (6 Occurrences)
... False-hearted. Falsehood . Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Hollow or unsound at
the core; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/f/false-hearted.htm - 8k

Rotten (9 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting. 3. (a.) Not firm or trusty; unsound;
defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone. ...
/r/rotten.htm - 9k

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