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Those Who Do Not Know God Will Perish ~
Introduction ~ “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; but his delight is in the law
of the Lord and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of
water that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not
wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like
the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore
the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the
congregation of the righteous. For the
Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish”
(Psalm 1:1-6).
12 Characteristics
of Some Ungodly People…
Self-Centered ~ “But know
this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers
of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient
to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without
self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers
of pleasure rather than lovers of God” (2 Timothy 3:1-4).
Not Sober-minded ~ “Do
not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it
swirls around smoothly; at the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like a
viper. Your eyes will see strange
things, and your heart will utter perverse things. Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the
midst of the sea, or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying: ‘They
have struck me, but I was not hurt; they have beaten me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake, that I may seek
another drink’?” (Proverbs 23:31-35).
Lacks Self-control
~ “A
fool [another word for ungodly] vents all his feelings, but a wise man
holds them back” (Proverbs 29:11). “He
who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit
than he who takes a city” (Proverbs 16:32).
Weak Prayer
Life ~ “You
lust and do not have. You murder and
covet and cannot obtain. You fight and
war. Yet you do not have because you do
not ask. You ask and do not receive,
because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures” (James 4:2-3).
Uncontrolled
Lust ~ Jesus
said, "You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not
commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever
looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in
his heart” (Matthew 5:27-28).
Resents Biblical
Reproof ~ “Rebuke
is more effective for a wise man than a hundred blows on a fool [another
name for an ungodly person]” (Proverbs 17:10).
Pretends To
Be Better Than He Is ~ “Having
a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!”
(2 Timothy 3:5).
Justifies His
Own Sin ~ “And Jesus
said to them, ‘You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God
knows your hearts. For what is highly
esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God” (Luke 16:15).
Misrepresents
God’s People ~ “Then
it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, ‘Is that you, O
troubler of Israel?’ And he answered, ‘I
have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, in that you
have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and have followed the Baals’” (1 Kings
18:17-18).
Dwells
With Wrong Companions
~ “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” (Psalm 1:1).
Doesn’t Exercise
Godly Leadership in His Home
~ “Then Jezebel his wife said to him, ‘You now
exercise authority over Israel! Arise,
eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite.’ And she wrote
letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to
the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth” (1 Kings
21:7-8).
Doesn’t Provide
For His Family ~ “But
if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his
household, he has denied the faith” (1 Timothy 5:8a).
Closing Comment ~ The ungodly currently
have their brief time in the sun. The godly will have eternity with the Son
(see Psalm 37:2, 20, 35).
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