The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Proverbs 14:2,
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"He whose walk is upright fears the Lord,
but he whose ways are devious despises him."
This proverb brings out a truth that Jesus Christ himself taught the great council member, Nicodemus. Our morality affects our theology.
Here the proverb tells us a person who acts in devious ways despises the Lord - let alone fears him. In John 3:19-21 Jesus told Nicodemus, "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."
While we are all plagued with a sinful nature, those who cling to their sin will simply not come to God.
Bad theology afoot these days claims that people don't come to God because God doesn't draw them to himself. In John 12:32, where Jesus speaks of his coming crucifixion, he says, "But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself." In Romans 10:21 Paul quotes Isaiah 62:2 as he speaks of Israel's resistance to the gospel message and God's posture toward them, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
When Jesus Christ sent the Holy Spirit into the world to convict it of guilt: sin, righteousness and judgment (John 16:8) not all respond. Why? Listen to Jesus and Paul. A man's behavior, his morality, affects his theology, just as our proverb here claims.
but he whose ways are devious despises him."
This proverb brings out a truth that Jesus Christ himself taught the great council member, Nicodemus. Our morality affects our theology.
Here the proverb tells us a person who acts in devious ways despises the Lord - let alone fears him. In John 3:19-21 Jesus told Nicodemus, "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."
While we are all plagued with a sinful nature, those who cling to their sin will simply not come to God.
Bad theology afoot these days claims that people don't come to God because God doesn't draw them to himself. In John 12:32, where Jesus speaks of his coming crucifixion, he says, "But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself." In Romans 10:21 Paul quotes Isaiah 62:2 as he speaks of Israel's resistance to the gospel message and God's posture toward them, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
When Jesus Christ sent the Holy Spirit into the world to convict it of guilt: sin, righteousness and judgment (John 16:8) not all respond. Why? Listen to Jesus and Paul. A man's behavior, his morality, affects his theology, just as our proverb here claims.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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