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Proverbs 6:16-19 ESV
“There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.”
(#1) The Lord hates haughty (arrogant, self-important) eyes
(appearances, mannerism), like for example speaking of someone who is great in
his own eyes, by his own estimation of what he perceives as his own greatness
and/or superiority. And this kind of person can get very angry when others don’t
see him or appreciate him as he perceives himself to be. And so he may be one
who then lashes out at others and perhaps plots evil against them because they
do not marvel at his self-perceived greatness.
(#2 & #6) The Lord hates lying tongues and false
witnesses, too. Now people lie for all sorts of reasons, one of which is to
hide their own sins and their own character and so that other people will think
better of them than they really are and/or so that their sins will not be found
out. And so they put on a performance to present themselves in a way that they
think will be acceptable but while they secretly are creating all sorts of
evil, even evil acts against others, even against the innocent. And some of
that evil is in giving false witness about other people to make them look bad
so that the liar looks better by comparison.
(#3) The Lord hates hands that shed innocent blood. Now I am
anti-violence and I hate guns (my personal preference), and I hate war and
killing of people, all people. And I believe what the Bible says that vengeance
belongs to God and that he will repay, and that we are to love our enemies and
pray for them and do good to them and bless them by speaking truth into their
hearts and lives, i.e. the truth, if believed, which can save them from their
sins and so they can have eternal life with God. And so much killing is just to
satisfy the sinful cravings of people in positions of power in the world.
(#4 & 5) The Lord hates a heart that devises wicked
plans, and feet that make haste to run to evil. And his word teaches us that
evil plots and evil acts come from what is stored up in the human heart. So the
evil person out of his evil treasure in his heart produces evil. And out of the
heart come evil thoughts,
murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, and slander, etc.
These are what defile a person. So, when people plot and carry out evil, it is
because of what is stored up in their hearts, which includes hatred,
resentment, bitterness, and unforgiveness towards other people.
[See Matthew
15:17-20; Luke 6:45]
(#7) And
the Lord hates one who sows discord among brothers. And to sow discord is to
scatter and to spread conflict and friction among the family of God. But let me
add a caution here, for in many of these institutional market-driven churches
they are accusing those who are walking in obedience to the Lord Jesus of
sowing discord if they are at all verbal about the truth of the gospel and/or
if they are confronting the lies of Satan. But the kind of discord this is
speaking of is all that is opposed to God and to his word and to his will for
our lives.
Now
the reason that God hates all these things is because they are all opposed to
him and to his word and to his will for our lives, so they are an affront to
him and to his divine character and will. But he also hates these things
because these are all things which hurt and harm other people, in particular
the people of God. And these are all sinful things, and he hates sin because of
what sin does to us and how it destroys us. And that is why Jesus died on that
cross to put our sin to death with him so that we can now die with him to sin
and live to him and to his righteousness.
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Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer
Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897
Oh,
to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This
is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly
I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus,
Thy perfect likeness to wear.
Oh,
to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving,
forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping
the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking
the wandering sinner to find.
O
to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy
and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly
enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing
to suffer others to save.
O
to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour
out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make
me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit
me for life and Heaven above.
Oh,
to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd
Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come
in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp
Thine own image deep on my heart.
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