• Romans 8:7
    Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
     
  • Isaiah 14:12-14
    "How you are fallen from heaven,
    O Lucifer, son of the morning!
    How you are cut down to the ground,
    You who weakened the nations!
    For you have said in your heart:
    'I will ascend into heaven,
    I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
    I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
    On the farthest sides of the north;
    I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
    I will be like the Most High.'

     
  • Psalm 78:56-62
    Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God,
    And did not keep His testimonies,
    But turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers;
    They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
    For they provoked Him to anger with their high places,
    And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images.
    When God heard this, He was furious,
    And greatly abhorred Israel,
    So that He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,
    The tent He had placed among men,
    And delivered His strength into captivity,
    And His glory into the enemy’s hand.
    He also gave His people over to the sword,
    And was furious with His inheritance.

     
  • Romans 13:2
    Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.
     
  • Hebrews 10:26-31
    For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. And again, "The LORD will judge His people." It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
     
  • Jude 1:11
    Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
     


Related Scriptures

  • Ephesians 2:2-3
    in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
     

For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for God, Rebelling Against


Resources

Fully Accepting God's Sovereignty (Part Two)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Rebelling against God is a grave act of turning away from a personal relationship with Him, as illustrated by the Israelites in the wilderness. Their departure from the living God was not merely a passive drift but a deliberate rebellion, a refusal to trust Him despite witnessing His mighty works in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and at …


Fully Accepting God's Sovereignty (Part One)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

God is working out His purpose, and it is essential to our growth and possibly even to our salvation that we believe this and keep moving forward in our relationship with Him despite the strong pull of this world's attractions on our minds. We must trust what He says in His Word, or the world's allurements may spiritually …


Fully Accepting God's Sovereignty (Part Two)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Rebelling against God is a grave concern that hinders the intimate, personal relationship He desires with His children. Hebrews 3:12 warns against an evil heart of unbelief that leads to departing from the living God, a condition seen in Israel's failure in the wilderness where they did not believe or trust Him despite His many …


Separation and Oneness With God

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Since the beginning, God's purpose has been to bring all things into harmony with Him, giving mankind a respite from the heaviness of a sin-laden world.


God's Will in the End Time

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God does not like to inflict punishment on people, but because of sin, He is obligated to correct. But as quickly as God punishes, God restores and heals.


The Sovereignty of God: Part Five

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Is God sovereign over angels? What about mankind's choices? God's sovereignty is absolute as He directs events toward the culmination of His plan.


The Sovereignty of God: Part Six

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

The overriding issue of life is to whom we will give ourselves in obedience. Will it be ourselves, society, business, Satan or God?


Power Belongs to God (Part 2)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

We may be going through a period of hopelessness, but must believe that all things work together for those who believe and are called for His purpose.



For more resources, please see the library topic for God, Rebelling Against