“Don’t be Stubborn and Don’t Justify Wickedness”
Wednesday Night January 18, 2012
keywords: practical, reproof, rebellion, stubborn, golden rule, evil, fools, wicked, abomination
scriptures: Proverbs 17, Matthew 7, Romans 12
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Be able to take in some principles in bible study each week to be able to apply to your lives.
Proverbs is about practical application. Proverbs 17:10 Be able to receive reproof and realize
that someone is trying to make you better. In life you don’t want to hear that great, “I told you
so”. Sometimes people try to avoid people that may be trying to give them some advice in in
the word. This is rebellion and that rebellion is very bad. Are you really open to people trying to
make you a better person? Or do you hate to be told to do something. It really irks them.
Don’t be rebellious. When you are serious about Christ you tend to ask more questions instead
of have defenses. People biggest problem is serving the god of YOU. If you can say that you
understand the word and what God says, but it’s not going to matter to you what you do, then
you are serving yourself. If God is not your king you will go to your addiction.
Matthew 7:12 The way you want people to treat you then you do that to them. Stubborn
people will not do that. I ain’t going to change until you change- it does not matter what
someone else did. Regardless, you need to treat people like you want them to treat you.
People’s response instead of doing something is saying “I will pray about it” which is nothing more
than stubbornness. Can you say I treat people the way that I want to be treated?
Proverbs 17:11 How do you treat people that are evil to you. Romans 12:17-20 Don’t try to
get back at people or do evil to people that do evil to you. v. 12 sometimes when you get
overwhelmed of evil then you become a devil too. Proverbs 17:12 -stay away from fools.
Don’t go with angry people. Proverbs 17:13 When you do someone wrong who is trying to do
good then something bad is likely going to happen to you? Proverbs 17:14 sometimes you
need to leave mess alone. Don’t be trifling and stop hanging around trifling people. Proverbs
17:15 you know people that are bad but you still celebrate the wicked. There are people who
can’t stand Christians- “Why are you talking about Jesus so much?”. Mad at people who pray but
are o.k. with people who cuss or talk about nasty people. So-called Christians get irritated at
people who are trying to live for God. Are you rooting for evil things? If you want to do right,
God will be there for you and help you to do things. Don’t push people out of life who are trying
to help you. Ask people to help you be better in God this week.