We have moved into a culture in which the next generation does not understand what it is to honor and respect anyone, even their parents. When confronted with this deficiency they become enraged claiming they do, the very act of raging in protest proves their disrespect. The only way this can change in an individual is if they realize their sin, repent and trust Christ to change them into a new creation.
Proverbs 23:9 "Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words."
Proverbs 26:11 "Like a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly."
Proverbs 9:7,8 He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.
8 Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you, Reprove a wise man and he will love you."
2 Corinthians 11:20 "For you tolerate it if anyone enslaves you, anyone devours you, anyone takes advantage of you, anyone exalts himself, anyone hits you in the face."
Psalms 1:1 "How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! "
Proverbs 16:22 "Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, But the discipline of fools is folly."
Matthew 15:14 "Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
Mark 7:10-13 Moses gave you this law from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death. (Narcissists are often very disrespectful towards their parents).
Monday, December 21, 2015
Consequences of Rebellion
God gives rebellious people over to their hideous consequences when they refuse to ask Him for His guidance. Many people use God like a fairy god mother, they don't want His principles, they don't want instruction from His Word, they have elevated self to god status but when they get into difficulties in life they run to Him to bail them out.
Even as they are asking Him for help they show no honor or respect.
These same people will not listen to anyone who corrects them, nor ...do they honor or respect those who challenge them to greater holiness. Have you met other believers who are enraged when challenged to rethink what they believe or when we attempt to counsel them about something they are doing? These are stubborn souls who will see sad consequences of their rebellion, even life long devastating consequences.
Even as they are asking Him for help they show no honor or respect.
These same people will not listen to anyone who corrects them, nor ...do they honor or respect those who challenge them to greater holiness. Have you met other believers who are enraged when challenged to rethink what they believe or when we attempt to counsel them about something they are doing? These are stubborn souls who will see sad consequences of their rebellion, even life long devastating consequences.
God will not tolerate rebellion in the heart of a person who claims to be a Christian. He must discipline those who hold themselves up as the ultimate authority in their own lives.
Many apostates think they know it all, they have much knowledge about the Bible in their heads, but they fool themselves into thinking they are obeying God when in reality they are ignoring the passages they don't like and twisting things to fit what they want.
Proverbs 1:25-33
"25 And you neglected all my counsel And did not want my reproof;
26 I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,
27 When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,
29 Because * they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD.
30 "They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof.
31 "So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices.
32 "For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33 "But he who listens to me shall live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil."
One who loves the Lord loves to discuss His principles, they run to Him for everything in their life. These people love the people of God, desiring to be holy, they encourage others to be holy. Any counsel that comes their way they evaluate and love what is truth, able to see error and discard it easily.
Many pretenders are offended at any form of counsel that might make them rethink what they are doing or thinking.
Anyone who desires closeness to God must confess their stubbornness, repent, changing how they think, ready to obey God then God promises them this:
"But he who listens to me shall live securely and will be at ease from the dread of evil." Proverbs 1:33
Many apostates think they know it all, they have much knowledge about the Bible in their heads, but they fool themselves into thinking they are obeying God when in reality they are ignoring the passages they don't like and twisting things to fit what they want.
Proverbs 1:25-33
"25 And you neglected all my counsel And did not want my reproof;
26 I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,
27 When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,
29 Because * they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD.
30 "They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof.
31 "So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices.
32 "For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.
33 "But he who listens to me shall live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil."
One who loves the Lord loves to discuss His principles, they run to Him for everything in their life. These people love the people of God, desiring to be holy, they encourage others to be holy. Any counsel that comes their way they evaluate and love what is truth, able to see error and discard it easily.
Many pretenders are offended at any form of counsel that might make them rethink what they are doing or thinking.
Anyone who desires closeness to God must confess their stubbornness, repent, changing how they think, ready to obey God then God promises them this:
"But he who listens to me shall live securely and will be at ease from the dread of evil." Proverbs 1:33
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