Most people are filled with sinful pride and don't even realize it. Pride is
the root of all sins, compelling a person to do their own thing instead of
obeying God's Word (the Holy Bible). Few people would readily admit that they
elevate their own will above God's will, but that's exactly what we all do at
times, because of our sinful human nature.
The middle letter
of the words “SIN” and “PRIDE”
is the letter “i.” Most people have “I” problems (pun intended). When we put
SELF on the throne instead of GOD, we are headed for disaster. Proverb
16:18, “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty
spirit before a fall.” Proverb 29:23, “A man's
pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in
spirit.”
It is because of man's wicked pride that he refuses to seek after God.
Psalms 10:4, “The wicked, through the pride of
his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all
his thoughts.” As you just read, it is a sin not to include God
IN ALL OUR THOUGHTS. When most people go on vacation, they usually leave God
behind at home. They go to worldly places, don't pray, and forget about God
while. God pity the backslidden believer that goes to Las Vegas (Sin City) for
vacation. You couldn't pay me to go to Las Vegas, which is nothing but a place
of sexual immorality.
Our nation's
schools, universities and colleges are prisonhouses of ignorance, because they
leave out God. Proverb 14:3, “In the mouth of the foolish
is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”
An educator who leaves out God is a fool. 2nd Timothy 3:7, “Ever
learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
The Bible has much
to say about the sin of pride. Proverb 13:10, “Only by
pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.”
We read in Proverbs that “ONLY BY PRIDE” cometh contention—whether it be a
rebellious wife filing for divorce, an abusive husband who mistreats his
family, a greedy lawyer who bilks his clients, a dishonest salesman who cheats
his customers, or a carnal believer who won't go soul-winning, et cetera.
Proverb 13:10, “Only by pride cometh contention:
but with the well advised is wisdom.”
Proverb 13:10,
“Only by pride cometh contention: but with the
well advised is wisdom.”
Proverb 13:10, “Only by pride cometh contention:
but with the well advised is wisdom.”
Proverb 13:10, “Only by pride cometh contention:
but with the well advised is wisdom.”
Proverb 13:10, “Only by pride cometh contention:
but with the well advised is wisdom.”
My friend, ONLY BY
SINFUL PRIDE comes contention. We all struggle with contention because we are
sinners by nature and by choice. Divorces are always caused by the sin of
pride. When we sin, it is because of pride. I don't care how much you try to
avoid arguments, fighting and contention, they will happen for the rest of
your life, because we are all sinners struggling with pride. Romans 12:18,
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
It is not always
possible to live peaceably with all men, because many people are wicked and
unreasonable. 2nd Thessalonians 3:1-2, “Finally, brethren, pray for us,
that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it
is with you: And that we may be delivered from unreasonable
and wicked men: for all men have not faith.” That is very
interesting that the Apostle Paul requested the prayers of the believers at
Thessalonica, that God would deliver them from unsaved enemies who were wicked
and unreasonable.
America is quickly
descending into wickedness because of sinful pride. It was pride that
compelled the U.S. Supreme Court to remove and ban the Holy Bible from all
U.S. classrooms in 1962-1963. Since that horrible decision, our nation has
deteriorated significantly. I need the prayers of my web visitors, that God
would continue to give this Gospel preacher free course to preach THE TRUTH on
the internet. Like John the Baptist, I am a voice crying in the wilderness of
cyberspace. Proverb:11:2, “When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with
the lowly is wisdom.” We are losing our liberties and freedoms fast in the
United States, because people are not fighting against the blatant
encroachments against our God-given liberties. The U.S. Constitution and Bill
of Rights do not grant us our rights, but merely outline our God-given
inalienable rights. Give me liberty or give me death!!!
Precious Truths From Romans 12:9-21
I now want to
quote you a lengthy Scripture passage, because it is so powerful and
applicable to our daily lives. Please think earnestly as you read the
following Scriptures. I will quote them in two portions, so I can comment in
between . . .
Romans 12:9-13, “Let love be
without dissimulation.
Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Be kindly affectioned one to
another with brotherly love;
in honour preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit;
serving the Lord; Rejoicing in hope;
patient in tribulation;
continuing instant in prayer; Distributing to the necessity of saints; given
to hospitality.”
What a beautiful
passage. It is so easy to casually read over little truths like this, and not
grasp the depths of riches in God's Word.
Here is a wonderful list
which I've made of often overlooked truths in Romans 12:9-13:
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Let
love be without dissimulation (the act of deceiving).
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Abhor
that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
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Be
kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love.
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In
honour, preferring one another.
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Not
slothful in business.
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Fervent in spirit.
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Serving the Lord.
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Rejoicing in hope.
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Patient in Tribulation.
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Continuing instant in prayer.
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Distributing to the necessities of saints
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Given
to hospitality.
Notice in verse 12
that we are commanded to be “patient in tribulation.” The Greek word
for “patient” is hupomenō and means “to stay under (behind), that is,
remain; figuratively to undergo, that is, bear (trials), have fortitude,
persevere.”
In the Old
Testament, Job was a faithful example of a suffering saint who stayed the
course, didn't quit, and toughed-it-out until the end of God's testing period.
Job exclaimed in Job 13:15, “Though he slay me, yet will
I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.”
This is exactly what Romans 12:12 is teaching. Job was determined to
hang-in-there, remain, to stay under the yoke and not quit, commit suicide or
sin. Job 30:26, “When I looked for good, then evil came
unto me: and when I waited for light, there came
darkness.” Job would do good, and receive Bad. Job would wait
for light, but darkness came. In other words, nothing was working out the way
Job sincerely thought they would. Things were going from bad to worse and from
worse to worst! In trying times like these, God tells us to deal with it,
tough-it-out, make-the-best of your situation. This is hardest to do for those
who've had a better prior life.
For example: A
young man feels called by God to become a preacher. So he and his wife sell
the house and he goes off to Bible college to train to serve God full-time in
the ministry. They can only afford a small apartment up in the attic of a home
(where all the heat rises in the warmer months), or a rough basement apartment
with concrete floors (that get very cold in winter months). They could think
back to when they owned their own home, complaining and making themselves
miserable. Or, they can make the best of it and praise the Lord anyhow,
enjoying God's blessings, taking everything one day at a time, keeping their
eyes on JESUS CHRIST!!! This is what Romans 12:12 means when we are told to be
“PATIENT IN TRIBULATION.”
Job's wife
discouraged him, when she told Job to curse God and die (Job 2:9). Mrs. Job
was having a really rough time herself, having lost all her children. I've
heard numerous preachers scold Job's wife for discouraging and adding more
burdens to Job's already painful situation, but I have decided not to take
sides between Mr. and Mrs. Job. They are married, making them united into one
in God's eyes, and they both lost everything together, and so they suffer
together. Mrs. Job was bitter, but Mr. Job began to feel sorry for himself and
wished he had never been born at all
(that sounds like the hit song titled, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” sang by Freddie
Mercury (who died at age 46 of A.I.D.S. from his homosexual lovers all around
the world) of the Rock band QUEEN.
The
Sin of Pride is Synonymous With a Lack of Moral Integrity
God wrote the
Bible to believers. The only part of the Holy Bible that is applicable to the
unsaved is passages on how to be saved (born-again). 1st Corinthians 2:14-16
teaches that the natural (unsaved) man cannot understand the Bible, because it
is spiritually discerned. A believer has the Holy Spirit indwelling them,
which enables them to grasp divine truths. So we read here in Romans 12:9-13
that God wants us to be kind to each other, with brotherly love. We are to
honour (value and respect) one another, not slothful in our business. We ought
to say what we mean, and mean what we say. We should be on time and pay our
bills on time.
The Bible has much
to say against the awful Trojan Horse sin of PRIDE . . .
Daniel 5:20, “But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in
pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from
him”
Hosea 5:5, “And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall
Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.”
Hosea 7:10, “And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not
return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.”
Obadiah 1:3, “The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the
clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who
shall bring me down to the ground?”
It is the sin of
pride that sends people to Hell forever, compelling them to
resist God, enabling Satan to blind them, and avoiding coming to the Holy
Bible and a Holy Savior for salvation... “lest their sins should be
reproved” (John 3:20). This is why men must repent, otherwise they WON'T
come to Jesus Christ to be saved. Repentance is “a change of mind” (i.e., to
think differently) that compels a person to come to Christ for salvation.
Whereas a hardened sinner attempts to justify their sins, or doesn't care; the
repentant man acknowledges that he has sinned against a holy God, and thus
sees his desperate need for the redeeming Savior, Christ Jesus. Repentance and
faith are inseparable, and happen at the same time (simultaneously).
Repentance is seeing one's self as a vile sinner in the eyes of holy God, and
faith is believing the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ (i.e., Jesus' death
on the cross for our sins, His burial, and His bodily resurrection
three days later - 1st Corinthians 15:1-4).
BELIEVE the Gospel and you are
saved!!!
The word
“dissimulation” in verse 9 means “THE ACT OF DECEIVING.” God is telling us to
love without deception. It is common practice in America for politicians to
lie their way into office, and then break all their campaign promises, and
then lie after leaving office to white-wash all the horrible things they did
while in office. Case in point is President Barack Obama . . .
President Obama's Persistent Pattern Of Lies
Exposed
By Jennifer LeClaire | CHARISMA
NEWS
February 16, 2015
"A
politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation."
—Pastor James Clarke (1810-1888)
Tens of millions of upstanding Americans are disgusted, yet not surprised by
the recent revelation of our President's lying regarding his stand on same-sex
marriage. He deliberately misled hundreds of millions of Americans for years
and on multiple occasions by telling us a falsehood regarding what even he
described as a "sacred union."
Without being disrespectful or unpatriotic, we must realize Barack Obama is no
different than leaders in Jesus' day who "loved praise from men rather than
praise from God" (Jn.12:43). And if there was anything Jesus loathed and
exposed it was dishonesty! As Dr. Michael Brown quoted legendary Bible teacher
Charles Spurgeon in his outstanding article "I Will Not Sell My Soul for
Success," "Character is always lost when high ideals are sacrificed on the
altar of conformity and popularity."
SOURCE:
President Obama's Persistent Pattern Of Lies Exposed
Heaven is going to
be a wonderful place, where there WON'T be any liars, conmen, cheats and
crooks. There WON'T be any shady advertising, unethical fine print, deceitful
promotions, disclaimer clauses, cutthroat lawyers, money-grabbing judges and
crooked businessmen. No form of deception, lying, fraud or greed will be
allowed into Heaven. Revelation 22:15, “For without are dogs, and
sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and
whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.” Heaven is a
wonderful place!!!
I will quote to
you first the following awesome passage of Scripture, and then break it down
into eleven individual statements for us to ponder and apply to our life. This
is how God wants us to live. This is how we live the Christian life; that is,
by yielding to the indwelling Holy Spirit (1st Corinthians 3:16-17; Romans
8:9) in obedience to God's holy Word (2nd Corinthians 10:5). The Holy Spirit
NEVER leads any believer contrary or without the Word of God. Beware of anyone
who speaks about spiritual matters without basing it upon the inspired Words
of God. Any spirit that is not the Holy Spirit is a familiar spirit (demon).
Here are some inspired commandments from God, teaching us how to treat one
another . . .
Romans 12:14-21, “Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the
same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of
low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for
evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as
much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not
yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is
mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him;
if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on
his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Here is a wonderful list
which I've made of often overlooked truths in Romans 12:14-21:
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Bless them which persecute you; bless,
and curse not.
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Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and
weep with those who weep.
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Be of the same mind one toward another.
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Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.
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Be not wise in your own conceits.
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Recompense to no man evil for evil.
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Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
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If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
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Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath:
for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink:
for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
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Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Psalms 10:2,
“The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the
devices that they have imagined.”
We need Billy
Sundays, Jack Hyles, Harry Ironsides, John Rices, George Whitefields, Charles
Spurgeons and Dwight Moodys. Bless God!, what we need today in America—to
reclaim our nation for God—is a revival of preaching preachers who genuinely
walk with God!!! What we desperately need are Holy-Spirit-filled; worked-up;
passionate; intense; rip-snortin'; window-rattlin'; shingle-pullin';
hell-raising; barn-storming'; hell, fire and damnation warning; preachers who
stand uncompromisingly against sin, with God's unconditional love for sinners.
We must have
balanced preachers, who love sinners and show it as much as the sins they hate
and preach against. A preacher who loves God and man equally, as much as he
hates sin and wickedness, is a fine preacher indeed. A preacher who hates sin,
but fails to love people, will drive people away from God. The Bible says that
THE LETTER OF THE LAW KILLETH, BUT THE SPIRIT GIVETH LIFE. So a preacher's job
is to preach in the power of the Holy Spirit, so that men's souls will be
convicted concerning sin, righteousness and judgment.
John 16:8-12, “And when he is come,
he will reprove the world of
sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my
Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world
is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them
now.”
One YouTube user
admirably states the following in praise of Evangelist Billy Sunday's
uncompromising Bible-preaching . . .
I've watched this YouTube video many times now.
I am so grateful that someone recorded it and that folks have posted it on
YouTube—and that YouTube hasn't taken it down. In the video he makes this
prophetic declaration:
"America needs a tidal wave of the old-time religion. America needs to be
taken down to God's bathhouse and the hose turned on her. And the time isn't
far distant when the wheels of God's judgment are going to go sweeping through
this old God-hating world.
"And I want to take a pledge and this audience to join me in pledge—that you
will never rest until this old God-hating, Christ-hating, whiskey soaked,
Sabbath-breaking, blaspheming, infidel, bootlegging old world is bound to the
cross of Jesus Christ by the golden chains of love." . . .
Only a tidal wave of religion—the greatest Great Awakening the world has ever
seen—can reverse the course of judgment Sunday prophesied. In 1929, Sunday saw
a world that was God-hating, Christ-hating, whiskey soaked, Sabbath-breaking,
blaspheming, infidels and bootlegging. He probably couldn't have imagined the
state of the world nearly 100 years later.
We need more preachers like Sunday in this hour. We need prophetic voices that
will rise up and speak the hard truths. We need apostles, prophets,
evangelists, pastors and teachers who aren't intimidated by seeker-friendly
crowds with itching ears that will only tithe to prosperity preachers. And we
all need to take on Sunday's pledge to never rest until this old world is
bound to the cross of Jesus Christ by the golden chains of love.
SOURCE:
Evangelist Billy Sunday's 1929 Warning!!! |
Watch Video of Sunday Preaching
Yes, that is what
we need in America!!!
