The Plumbline

Here are six things God hates,     and one more that he loathes with a passion:       eyes that are arrogant,       a tongue that lies,       hands that murder the innocent,       a heart that hatches evil plots,       feet that race down a wicked track,       a mouth that lies under oath,       a troublemaker in the family. (Proverbs 6:16-19) Okay, are you tired of seeing this passage yet?  Hope not, because we have another couple of characteristics that we are going to examine.  I was watching TV last night and found it amazing that the serial killer in the show who had one of their victims tied up was quoting this exact scripture.  God often brings confirmation that I am supposed to be studying something in the most unusual ways! So, let's...

Here are six things God hates,     and one more that he loathes with a passion:       eyes that are arrogant,       a tongue that lies,       hands that murder the innocent,       a heart that hatches evil plots,       feet that race down a wicked track,       a mouth that lies under oath,       a troublemaker in the family. (Proverbs 6:16-19) We have examined the first three of these attributes / attitudes of heart that God absolutely despises.  This morning, we will examine the heart that hatches evil plots.  First of all, it is important to remember that scripture refers to the "heart" a lot.  We may not realize that this is really the seat of our emotions, the center of our personality and temperament.  When we approach this passage ...

Here are six things God hates,     and one more that he loathes with a passion:       eyes that are arrogant,       a tongue that lies,       hands that murder the innocent,       a heart that hatches evil plots,       feet that race down a wicked track,       a mouth that lies under oath,       a troublemaker in the family. (Proverbs 6:16-19) In continuing our examination of this passage, we come to the issue of hands that murder the innocent.  Most of us would say, "that is not me, so you can skip that part", but let's take a look for just a moment anyway.  I was surprised to find that our English language has 9 different definitions for murder - including the ones we commonly think of as the ending of a life either intentionally or accidentally...