Lawlessness promotes divisiveness & bitterness
1 Timothy
6:3-5 NKJV If anyone teaches otherwise & does not consent to wholesome words,
even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ & to the doctrine which accords
with godliness, 4 he is proud knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes
& arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling , evil
suspicions, 5 useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds & destitute of the
truth, who supposes that
godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.
Lawlessness promotes ungodliness: 2 Timothy 2 :15-16 NKJV Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
Lawless= Sin:
1 John 3:4-6
Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you
know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.
6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has
neither seen Him nor known Him.
1. Lawlessness is rebelling against
God’s word and ways
2. What John has given here is a
correction to a false teaching that had appeared.
3. Evidently sin was disregarded and
John is addressing it….
4. Any deed in opposition to God and
His nature is sinning against Him
5. Romans
4:7 quotes
Psalm 32:1…..7-8…NKJV 7 Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
& whose sins are covered.
6. Numbers
14:18 makes a
connection between sin and Acts of lawlessness..The LORD is long-suffering and
abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means
clears the guilty visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the
third and the fourth generation.
7. From
the Dake’s study Bible: whoever
sins against God, him God will blot out of His book ( Exodus 32:33)
8. Refusing
to repent, is refusing God’s means of salvation
9. Until they turn to Him, He
punishes…..accordingly for their sins: John
3:16……verse
19 and this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, &
men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. & v 21
but he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly
seen, that they have been done in God.., Luke 13:1-5 (repent or perish),
Romans 10:9-10, 1 John 1:9
Blessed is
the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of
sinners nor sits in the seat of the scornful. Today we choose!
Allegiance to His Coming Kingdom: Born into this world and living within the United States, we are to be the good citizens who appreciate those privileged and many opportunities that have come to us from the forefathers who settled this nation as a constitutional Republic, not a democratic society. It is aligning ourselves with the one true God. Battles have been fought, and conflicts remain, still we are to submit to the nation’s laws and regulations as long as they do not conflict with the command of Almighty God, that is His word! (we are seeing some parts out of control) Yes, the lawless are appearing!
His doctrine is of truth for a righteous life lived out in a conduct that is loving others but is also obeying that which is written in His word. We must look through the lens of eternity and know that without discipleship under His leadership we come to the end of ourselves, have lives not worthy for spit.
In Closing:
Living for God, is living life in abundance that Jesus came to give us. It is
following that doctrine He set in place before His crucifixion. We should be
seeking that radical world that is coming & as He calls out His followers,
we understand the evil that remains is against that coming new world where
Jesus is King.
YOU can
recognize them today. They neither acknowledge nor teach the narrow way to life that is
subject to persecution. Jesus certainly was persecuted as was Paul,
Peter, James and John. They found life
in Jesus and found the narrow way where the
believer does not back down or move from
adversity when it is against God’ s truth.
In our speaking,
do we reveal Jesus, is eternity on our minds…..for God would certainly NOT bring that gift of eternity
to him who chases after fleshly things. They will never be found in the presence of God .
Jesus gave
us His peace.. …. John 14 : 27 Peace I leave with you, MY peace I give to you;
not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid.
Blessed is
the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of
sinners nor sits in the seat of the scornful. Today we choose!
Psalm 1: Blessed (happy, fortunate,
prosperous and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [
following their advice, their plans & purposes] ,
nor stands [submissive & inactive] in the path where sinners
walk, nor sits down [to relax & rest] where the
scornful & the mockers gather. 2 But his delight and desire is in the law of the LORD and
on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies)
by day & by night. 3 And he shall be
like a tree firmly planted and tended] by
the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season, its leaf
also shall not fade or wither; & everything he does shall prosper [&
come to maturity].
4 Not so the
wicked [those disobedient & living without God are not so]. But are like
the chaff [worthless, dead, without substance] which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the wicked [ those disobedient and living without
God] shall not stand [justified] in the judgment, nor sinners in the
congregation of the righteous [ those who are upright and in right standing
with God.
6 For the LORD knows and is fully acquainted with the
way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly [ those living outside God’s
will ] shall perish ( end in ruin and come to naught).
1. The righteous one has substance: the
word of God
2. They rehearse His words day and
night
3. The chaff is blown around by
adversity
4. A godly life is birthed out of a
godly relationship with God
5. It is only through Him do we see real change in lives
Walking in Him is real change: denoting activity
involvement
with movement; Godly counsel is needed in our activity in movement involving
others as your work place, in family gatherings, in sports activities, more
closely seen with your spouse, your child, maybe a friend. Living out of the
godly account…..
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