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The Bible addresses the nature of human flaws extensively, emphasizing the need for divine grace and redemption.<br><br><b>Human Nature and Flaws</b><br><br>The Bible acknowledges that all humans are inherently flawed due to the fall of man. In <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>, the Apostle Paul writes, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." This verse underscores the universal nature of human imperfection and the inherent flaws that separate humanity from the holiness of God.<br><br><b>Moral and Spiritual Flaws</b><br><br>Scripture frequently addresses specific moral and spiritual flaws, such as pride, greed, envy, and deceit. <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a> warns, "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." This highlights the destructive potential of pride, a common flaw that leads individuals away from humility and dependence on God.<br><br><b>Flaws in Leadership</b><br><br>The Bible also records the flaws of its leaders, serving as both a warning and a lesson. King David, despite being a man after God's own heart, exhibited significant flaws, including his sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11). Yet, David's repentance and God's forgiveness illustrate the possibility of redemption despite human imperfection.<br><br><b>Divine Perspective on Flaws</b><br><br>From a divine perspective, flaws are not merely weaknesses but opportunities for growth and reliance on God. In <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a>, Paul recounts God's words to him: "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness." This passage reveals that human flaws can become conduits for experiencing God's strength and grace.<br><br><b>Redemption and Transformation</b><br><br>The Bible offers hope for overcoming flaws through the transformative power of Jesus Christ. In <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>, it is written, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come!" This transformation is central to the Christian faith, emphasizing that through Christ, believers can overcome their flaws and be renewed.<br><br><b>Practical Implications</b><br><br>Believers are encouraged to acknowledge their flaws and seek God's help in overcoming them. <a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a> advises, "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." This practice of confession and prayer fosters spiritual growth and community support in addressing personal flaws.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>While the Bible acknowledges the reality of human flaws, it also provides a pathway to redemption and transformation through faith in Jesus Christ. By recognizing their imperfections and relying on God's grace, believers can experience spiritual renewal and growth.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.<p>5. (<I>v. t.</I>) To crack; to make flaws in.<p>6. (<I>v. t.</I>) To break; to violate; to make of no effect.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2372.htm"><span class="l">2372. thumos -- passion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> This <b>flaw</b> is completely absent of the Lord expressing (inspiring) anger. Accordingly,<br> 2372 () is used of God's perfect, holy in (Rev 14:10,19,15:1, etc.). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2372.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/3470.htm"><span class="l">3470. momos -- blame, disgrace, blemish</span></a> <br><b>...</b> blemish. Perhaps from memphomai; a <b>flaw</b> or blot, ie (figuratively) disgraceful person --<br> blemish. see GREEK memphomai. (momoi) -- 1 Occurrence. 3469, 3470. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3470.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4512.htm"><span class="l">4512. rhutis -- a wrinkle</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Transliteration: rhutis Phonetic Spelling: (hroo-tece') Short Definition: a wrinkle,<br> spiritual defect Definition: a wrinkle; fig: a spiritual defect, <b>flaw</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4512.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4694.htm"><span class="l">4694. spilas -- a ledge of rock (over which the sea dashes), ie a <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Feminine Transliteration: spilas Phonetic Spelling: (spee-las') Short Definition:<br> a hidden rock, false teacher Definition: a hidden rock; fig: a <b>flaw</b>, stigma. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4694.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_17_that_the_flaw_of.htm"><span class="l">That the <b>Flaw</b> of Wickedness is not Nature, but Contrary to Nature <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book XI. Chapter 17."That the <b>Flaw</b> of Wickedness is Not Nature, But Contrary to<br> Nature, and Has Its Origin, Not in the Creator, But in the Will. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 17 that the flaw of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_st_john_chaps_xv_to_xxi/christs_summary_of_his_work.htm"><span class="l">Christ's Summary of his Work</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.' In<br> both He sums up His life, in both He is unconscious of <b>flaw</b>, imperfection, or <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christs summary of his work.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_7_1861/the_joint_heirs_and_their.htm"><span class="l">The Joint Heirs and their Divine Portion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> So, then, it follows that if there be any <b>flaw</b> in the will, so that it be not valid,<br> if it be not rightly signed, sealed, and delivered, then it is no more <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 7 1861/the joint heirs and their.htm</font><p><a href="/library/dionysius/letters_of_dionysius_the_areopagite/liturgy_of_st_dionysius_bishop.htm"><span class="l">Liturgy of St. Dionysius, Bishop of the Athenians .</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Splendours of light eternal"mirrors without <b>flaw</b>"holy essences"recipients of wisdom<br> sublime"beyond all, investigators of the will hidden from all, in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../letters of dionysius the areopagite/liturgy of st dionysius bishop.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_37_1891/sin_its_spring-head_stream_and.htm"><span class="l">Sin: Its Spring-Head, Stream, and Sea</span></a> <br><b>...</b> You see, brethren, here was a <b>flaw</b> in the Israelites at the beginning: "They understood<br> not thy wonders in Egypt." When an iron girder suddenly snaps, they <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/sin its spring-head stream and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_7_1861/a_blow_at_self-righteousness.htm"><span class="l">A Blow at Self-Righteousness</span></a> <br><b>...</b> are a lost soul. The law is to be kept intact and entire, and the least crack,<br> or <b>flaw</b>, or breakage, spoils it. The robe of righteousness <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 7 1861/a blow at self-righteousness.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_6_1860/christour_substitute.htm"><span class="l">Christ --Our Substitute</span></a> <br><b>...</b> righteousness for us, and keep the law in our stead, for if he hath dishonoured<br> the commandment in his thought, there must be a corresponding <b>flaw</b> in his <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/christour substitute.htm</font><p><a href="/library/johnson/the_new_testament_commentary_vol_iii_john/jesus_and_the_blind_man.htm"><span class="l">Jesus and the Blind Man.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 26. What did he to thee? They begin a cross examination in the hope that some <b>flaw</b><br> in the chain of proof might be developed. (John 9:27) (John 9:28). 27. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/jesus and the blind man.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_3_1857/substitution.htm"><span class="l">Substitution</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then, you see, if he has pleaded guilty himself, there is no hope of there being<br> any <b>flaw</b> in the evidence. <b>...</b> Is there a <b>flaw</b> in the indictment? No! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/substitution.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_53_1907/the_poor_mans_friend.htm"><span class="l">The Poor Man's Friend</span></a> <br><b>...</b> There is a fatal <b>flaw</b> in the foundations of any throne that executes not justice;<br> and it matters not though the empire seems to stand high as heaven, and to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 53 1907/the poor mans friend.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/flaw.htm"><span class="l"><b>Flaw</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion;<br> as, a <b>flaw</b> in a knife or a vase. <b>...</b><b>Flaw</b> (3 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flaw.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/crack.htm"><span class="l">Crack (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 11. (n.) Rupture; <b>flaw</b>; breach, in a moral sense. 12. <b>...</b> 14. (n.) Mental <b>flaw</b>; a<br> touch of craziness; partial insanity; as, he has a crack. 15. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/crack.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flawless.htm"><span class="l">Flawless (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flawless.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/trinity.htm"><span class="l">Trinity</span></a><br><b>...</b> The logical <b>flaw</b> lies in including in the perfection of a representation qualities<br> which are not proper to representations, however perfect. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/trinity.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gust.htm"><span class="l">Gust (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden and brief rushing<br> or driving of the wind. Snow, and hail, stormy gust and <b>flaw</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gust.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flavor.htm"><span class="l">Flavor (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flavor.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/even.htm"><span class="l">Even (10971 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> an even bargain. 6. (a.) Without an irregularity, <b>flaw</b>, or blemish; pure.<br> 7. (a.) Associate; fellow; of the same condition. 8. (a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/even.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/perfect.htm"><span class="l">Perfect (205 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties<br> or qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without <b>flaw</b>, fault, or <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/perfect.htm - 47k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/crevice.htm"><span class="l">Crevice (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack in a junction; a cleft;<br> a fissure; a rent. 2. (vt) To crack; to <b>flaw</b>. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/crevice.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sound.htm"><span class="l">Sound (1245 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (superl.) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from <b>flaw</b>, defect, or decay; perfect<br> of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sound.htm - 12k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/struggling-with-acne.html">I'm struggling with acne'how can I not let it bother me so much? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/flaws-theory-evolution.html">What are some flaws in the theory of evolution? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/is-God-perfect.html">Is God perfect? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/flaw.htm">Flaw: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Flaw (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21</a></span><br />If it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">Deuteronomy 17:1</a></span><br />You shall not sacrifice to Yahweh your God an ox, or a sheep, in which is a blemish, or anything evil; for that is an abomination to Yahweh your God.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/4-7.htm">Song of Songs 4:7</a></span><br />You are all fair, my love; there is no mark on you.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/flaw.htm">Flaw</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/flax.htm">Flax (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/virgin.htm">Virgin (62 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/judaeus.htm">Judaeus</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/flaw.htm">Flaw (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refined.htm">Refined (26 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/philo.htm">Philo</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/birth.htm">Birth (357 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/promises.htm">Promises (35 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/furnace.htm">Furnace (35 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/purified.htm">Purified (44 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/clay.htm">Clay (50 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shield.htm">Shield (65 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refuge.htm">Refuge (111 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/f/flavor.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Flavor"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Flavor" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/f/flawless.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Flawless"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Flawless" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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