THE WICKED, THE WORLDLY AND THE WISE CHAPTERS 18-19.
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Transcript of THE WICKED, THE WORLDLY AND THE WISE CHAPTERS 18-19.
T H E W I C K E D , T H E W O R L D L Y A N D T H E W I S E
C H A P T E R S 1 8 - 1 9
The way of the wicked The attitude of the Sodomites
The way of the wicked The sin of the Sodomites
Ezekiel 16:49–50 “Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me.”
The way of the wicked The sin of the Sodomites
1. Their sin was homosexual behavior
Leviticus 18:22 “You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.”
The way of the wicked The sin of the Sodomites
1. Their sin was homosexual behavior
Romans 1:26–27 ...women exchanged the natural sexual relations for unnatural ones, and likewise the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed in their passions for one another.
The way of the wicked The sin of the Sodomites
2. Their sin was not same-sex attraction
The way of the wicked The sin of the Sodomites
3. Their sin was not the worst ever committed
Matthew 11:23–24 “And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day. Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you.”
1 Corinthians 6:18–19 Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?
The way of the wicked The sin of the Sodomites
4. Their sin was pervasive
The way of the wicked The sin of the Sodomites
5. Their sin was violent
The way of the wicked The sin of the Sodomites
6. Their sin was prolonged
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
The way of the wicked The destruction of the Sodomites
The way of the worldly2 Peter 2:7–8 God rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men (for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds)....
The way of the worldly1 Corinthians 3:1 So, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
The way of the worldly
The world entices us slowly The world dulls spiritual
discernment The world corrupts our entire
lives
The way of the worldly
Jesus: Be in the world not of it Paul: Don’t be conformed to this
world
The way of the wise
Abraham brought blessing Abraham lived apart Abraham interceded
Application
The wise: God is holy and goodThe worldly: God’s way isn’t best
The wicked: God doesn’t see
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Next week: Abraham’s Obedience (Genesis 22)