CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH (PART 4)

This week is Part four of a Five Part series about Embracing Righteousness as a Lifestyle.  In a world where every lifestyle is accepted and embraced except the Christian lifestyle it is fitting that we title this series Can You Handle The Truth.   Remember Jesus said I am the way, the truth and the life.

Romans 1:28-32 NASB  And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,  (29)  being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,  (30)  slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,  (31)  without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;  (32)  and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

Last week Paul told us that man, as a result of rejecting God has become obsessed with the lusts of the flesh.  When man rejects God there are consequences to pay.

When we reject God we are incapable of discerning between good and evil. The part of the brain that controls morality no longer functions.  We say it a disease. However, it’s a result of rejecting GOD.

When we reject God there is a promotion of wickedness.  The world tends to promote the attitude of the more the merrier. Paul tells us that people who reject God not only do these things but they gain more pleasure in dragging you down too.

Just look around, one need only watch the twenty four hour NEWS networks to see these things going on in our world, better still these same news networks seem to take pleasure in stirring the hatred. 

God said if we keep His commandments that we would be His people and He would be our God.  He said He would bless our obedience.

We cannot reject God and expect Him to bless our City, State, Nation, or World.