In our walk with God, we must understand the importance of warning the wicked and sinners about their ways. The Bible tells us that it is an act of love for the sinners and obedience to God when we guide them away from sin. As followers of Jesus Christ, we have a responsibility to proclaim the truth in love.
The story of Jonah, informs us that he was called by God to warn the people of Nineveh about their wickedness. Jonah refused to go there, but at last, he obeyed and delivered God’s message to the people of Nineveh. Afterwards, the people of Nineveh repented, and God showed them mercy. This example teaches us the power of obeying God’s warnings.
We warn others about the truth that God has revealed to us so that they can be saved from God’s wrath. We are not going to warn them out of judgment but to show them the right path that the Lord has made for us.
Just as a shepherd warns his flock when he sees a wolf approaching them. In that same manner, we are to warn sinners and wicked about the danger that is ahead of them.
Many times Jesus warned people while he was on the earth. He used many parables to make people understand about the consequences of sin. He also asked them to repent and seek forgiveness from the Lord. As we are his followers, we should approach the sinners and warn them about the judgment of the Lord.
When we approach sinners to warn them, we must observe ourselves first whether we are walking in righteousness or not. We need to be examples of God’s love and holiness. Our lives should reflect the message that we share with others. Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about warning the wicked and sinners.
Ezekiel 18:23 : —
“Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God : not that he should return from his ways, live?”
Ezekiel 18:30-32 : —
“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God . Repent, turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruinCast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; make you a new heart a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God : wherefore turn yourselves, live ye”
Ezekiel 33:11 : —
“Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God , I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?”
Ezekiel 3:18 : —
“When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand”
Proverbs 10:17 : —
“He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth”
Proverbs 14:12 : —
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death”
Proverbs 19:19 : —
“A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again”
Proverbs 24:24-25 : —
“He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor himBut to them that rebuke him shall be delight, a good blessing shall come upon them”
Proverbs 27:5 : —
“Open rebuke is better than secret love”
Proverbs 28:13 : —
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth forsaketh them shall have mercy”
Isaiah 13:11 : —
“I will punish the world for their evil, the wicked for their iniquity; I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible”
Isaiah 1:16-17 : —
“Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evilLearn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow”
Isaiah 55:6-7 : —
“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is nearLet the wicked forsake his way, the unrighteous man his thoughts: let him return unto the Lord , he will have mercy upon him; to our God, for he will abundantly pardon”
Isaiah 58:1 : —
“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, shew my people their transgression, the house of Jacob their sins”
Isaiah 5:20-21 : —
“Woe unto them that call evil good, good evil; that put darkness for light, light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, sweet for bitterWoe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, prudent in their own sight”
Luke 13:3 : —
“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish”
James 5:20 : —
“Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, shall hide a multitude of sins”
Matthew 18:15-17 : —
“Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go tell him his fault between thee him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brotherBut if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be establishedAnd if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man a publican”
Matthew 24:48-51 : —
“But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his comingAnd shall begin to smite his fellowservants, to eat drink with the drunkenThe lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, in an hour that he is not aware ofAnd shall cut him asunder, appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping gnashing of teeth”
Matthew 3:7-8 : —
“But when he saw many of the Pharisees Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance”
Matthew 7:13-14 : —
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, many there be which go in thereatBecause strait is the gate, narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, few there be that find it”
Romans 1:18 : —
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness”
Romans 2:6-8 : —
“Who will render to every man according to his deedsTo them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory honour immortality, eternal lifeBut unto them that are contentious, do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation wrath”
Romans 6:23 : —
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”
Jeremiah 18:11 : —
“Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I frame evil against you, devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, make your ways your doings good”
Jeremiah 6:10 : —
“To whom shall I speak, give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it”
Jeremiah 7:3 : —
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways your doings, I will cause you to dwell in this place”
Psalm 1:5-6 : —
“Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteousFor the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish”
Psalm 37:38 : —
“But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off”
John 3:19-20 : —
“This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evilFor every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved”
John 8:24 : —
“I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins”
Hebrews 10:26-27 : —
“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sinsBut a certain fearful looking for of judgment fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries”
Hebrews 12:25 : —
“See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven”
Hebrews 3:12 : —
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God”
Revelation 2:5 : —
“Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, repent, do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent”
Revelation 3:19 : —
“As many as I love, I rebuke chasten: be zealous therefore, repent”
Zephaniah 1:14-18 : —
“The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord : the mighty man shall cry there bitterlyThat day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble distress, a day of wasteness desolation, a day of darkness gloominess, a day of clouds thick darknessA day of the trumpet alarm against the fenced cities, against the high towersAnd I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord : their blood shall be poured out as dust, their flesh as the dungNeither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord ‘s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land”
Colossians 3:5-6 : —
“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, covetousness, which is idolatryFor which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience”
Acts 17:30 : —
“The times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent”
Acts 3:19 : —
“Repent ye therefore, be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord”
Joel 2:12-13 : —
“Therefore also now, saith the Lord , turn ye even to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, with mourningAnd rend your heart, not your garments, turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious merciful, slow to anger, of great kindness, repenteth him of the evil”
Amos 5:14-15 : —
“Seek good, not evil, that ye may live: so the Lord , the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spokenHate the evil, love the good, establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph”
Titus 1:13 : —
“This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith”
Jude 1:23 : —
“Others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh”