Proverbs 28:4
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They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
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The best argument against the wicked philosophies and lifestyles of this generation is a righteous life! You can make a strong statement and powerful illustration for truth and wisdom by your actions. You need not even open your mouth to proclaim truth! Instead of commending the wicked by folly in your own life, pursue wisdom and condemn them!
It is easy to criticize the profane opinions and conduct of our God-hating society. Their folly is visible everywhere. But words are cheap; and words are also very hollow, if you compromise wisdom in your own life. We rightly identify this partiality as hypocrisy.
Sin is sin. Breaking one command is to violate all of it (Jas 2:10). If you ridicule sodomy, but fantasize about adultery or defraud your spouse of frequent sex, you are as wicked as the sodomite and a hypocrite (Jas 2:11-13)! Such hypocrisy will bring God's judgment.
Keeping the law contends with the wicked - it fights and opposes them. But forsaking the law praises the wicked! If you cheat and compromise God's holy standard of righteousness, you praise sinners by your choice to break God's law as well.
Rather than picketing an abortion clinic, love and train your children by God's Word. Your children and family's appearance and conduct in public will say more against abortion than any discussion with mindless murderers entering the baby-killing office.
Upset about the high divorce rate in America? Then keep a perfect marriage. Divorce is just one aspect of a dysfunctional marriage; there are many more. Where are you compromising in your marriage? Have you examined it by the light of Holy Scripture?
Angry about the rebellious youth today? Make sure you drive the speed limit to respect civil authority, outwork your colleagues to respect business authority, submit to your husband to respect marital authority, and obey your pastor to respect religious authority.
Sick of hearing about evolution? Live like you know the Creator! Live like you were made for His glory, and He has the right to dictate the terms of your life. Glorify Him in all you do, and speak of Him as your Maker. You can condemn evolution this way!
Carnal Christianity is the norm today. It is loving pleasure more than God and having a form of godliness without any authority. Condemn these compromisers by loving God more than pleasure and exalting His authority in your life more than church services.
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