Thessalonians part 63

Having shared all the above I now turn my attention toward a continuation of false confidence and the trusting in the strength of man by ignoring GOD'S providence to see this look with me at James 4. And then the many warnings against with these headings, curse upon in Jeremiah 17, glory not in man in 1Corinthians 3, man's limitation in 2Corinthians 1, the mighty will fail in Psalm 33, vain boasting in 1Kings 20. We can find instances of these in, Bable's man in Genesis 4, Sennacherib in 2Kings 19, Asa in 2Chronacles 16, Hezekiah in Isaiah 22, and Peter in Luke 22. And as with those we have already covered I will hold my piece and bit my tongue through this outline as well. And will let each do the searching of the referenced illustrations on his or her own.

Today it is becoming more and more apparent that the LORD'S question of, “will I find faith in the earth when I come?” (look at Luke 18:7-9 for this) Being apparent that His kind of faith is what is both lacking and virtually unknown today. Having been set aside by those of mans Religion and its many forms being now unbelievable but is still claimed by some who do not know or understand what and who Faith is. They scoff at GOD and His Word in a false mockery not knowing GOD, they are by so doing placing with ignorance of heart trust in man and all the evils of the flesh. (look at James 5:1-8)

 

Ignoring GOD'S providence in James 4 where James speaks of things to avoid, beginning at verse 11 through to the end of verse 17 where this is stated: “Speak not evil one of another. He that speaks evil of his brother, and judges his brother, speaks evil of the Law, and judges the Law: but if you judge the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, Who is able to save and to destroy: who are you that judge another? Go to now, you that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishs away. For that you ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now you rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.”

 

Next is the warnings against, as found as a curse upon in Jeremiah 17 beginning at verse 12 through the end of verse 18, where we have this statement: “A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary. O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake You shall be ashamed, and they that depart from You shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters. Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for You are my praise. Behold, they say to me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now. As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow You: neither have I desired the woeful day; You know: that which came out of my lips is right before You. Be not a terror to me: You are my hope in the day of evil. Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.”

 
We are not to glory in man as found in 1Corinthians 3 beginning with verse 18 through the end of verse 23 where this is stated: “Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The LORD knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.”

 
Next is the warnings against man's limitation as seen in 2Corinthians 1 beginning at verse 8 through the end of verse 11 where this is stated: “For we would not have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in GOD which (Who) raises the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver: in Whom we trust that He will yet deliver us; You also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.”

Then we have the statement that the mighty will fail as found in Psalm 33.