Proverbs 14:32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
There is so much more in those words than what is to be perceived upon first glance. Many (particularly atheists) will look on such a promise as a threat, a condemnation, because they do stand condemned and are without hope.
But what about those who claim to be “good” , who have “religion” and seem to convey a love of God and the truth, and yet betray the truth in their unregenerate nature in the fact that they have a false hope that believes in a “god” that simply bows to their own bidding, a “god” that isn’t true and definitely doesn’t save. A “god” that haughtily makes some to be superior with a motive that greedily seeks to elevate himself in the eyes of all.....???
Sadly there are many who believe in “that god”, the god that the Bible calls “the god of this world” who in actuality is the devil himself. That “god” fools his followers into believing they are saved however they only have a false belief system that lies to themselves and to others.
It is a religion of pride, where the true religion of the truly converted heart in a regenerated life in Christ is one of complete surrender and humility.
It is a religion that is hopeless because their hope is one that is still grounded on self and a desire to only escape hell, rather than a hope that is truly founded on and submitted to the will of God the Father through the saving sacrifice of His Son for our sin.
It is a false hope that has no basis in truth, and eventually the Lord will reveal to them that He NEVER knew (a word that means intimacy in this full knowledge) them.
It is a religion of pride, where the true religion of the truly converted heart in a regenerated life in Christ is one of complete surrender and humility.
It is a religion that is hopeless because their hope is one that is still grounded on self and a desire to only escape hell, rather than a hope that is truly founded on and submitted to the will of God the Father through the saving sacrifice of His Son for our sin.
It is a false hope that has no basis in truth, and eventually the Lord will reveal to them that He NEVER knew (a word that means intimacy in this full knowledge) them.
Where is your hope? Is it in wealth? Is it in your own “goodness” or”wisdom”? Is it in a “god” that is obedient to your fantasies, your own desires whatever those desires may be?
Or is it grounded on the true risen Saviour who died for your sins? Does your heart fully surrender to His will over your life, and your ultimate death? If it truly is grounded in the truth of His payment, His sacrifice for you, you won’t feel a superiority over those who are yet without Him. You instead understand how grievous and hopeless their situation truly is and only hope they will one day come to a true and saving knowledge of The Truth that truly can and will transform their lives by the power of God’s perfect Will.
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