The Shep P.O. Box erh's Chapel Gravette, AR 727: 501-787-6026 Dr. Arnold Murray, DRE, Newsletter #228 - October 1997 @ 1997 SCN ‘There are six things that God hates. When you| add a seventh thing t0 any of the sit, at becomes| ‘and sbomination (5 Father. What is this seventh thing? We will cover cach in detail; however, the seventh is sowing discord among the brethren, The word “discord” in the Scripture we will cover is from the Hebresr word “medan’ (med-awn'). The word means comlention or strife. ‘The prime of this wore means w rule. Contention and strife can rule your work place, your family and your life, if you allow il to. Discord is an abomination to God. Let's begin ‘our study in Proverbs, PROVERBS 6:12 A naughty person, a wieked man, Walieth with a reward mouth, We are talking about more than just a naughey person, ‘This phrase in the Hebrew language means « man af Belial These folks choose to wark against Gad. 18 Ho winketh with his eyes, he speaketh ‘with hie fost, He teacheth wih mis tngars These men af Belisl will use. anything at their disposal to tick and deceive others, Many of them do it in the tame of religion, PROVERBS 6:14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth ‘mischie? continually, He soweth dlscord. Frowardness, as utilized in this verse, means deceitful- ness, We will sce in a moment what God thinks of those that sow discord PROVERBS €:15-18 Therefore shall his calamily come suddenly, Suddenly shall he be broken without comedy. 3 These’ ik things doth ine LORD hate: Yea, eaven are an abomination nto Him: ‘Yes. God hates. Dont lien ta ‘powder putt” preachers that would tell you otherwise, He kites the six things that Follows, and when you add the seventh co any one of the six, it becomes an abomination to Father. What are the six things He hates? PROVERBS 617-18 A proud fool, & Wing fongue, And ena at Bhad innocon¢ bisod sgn Meat that cov wicked imaginatone, Foe thet be sw Jo runing 10 mos. Those with wicked imaginations are dreamers. They like to say, "Gad told me...". There is only one problem. God didnt tell them anything. PROVERBS 6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, And he that sewsih discard among brethren. If yeu wllize any of the six things to sew discard, you can bet your blessings will be eut off, You will have become fan abomination to God. What about those that would allempt to sow discord among those that are doing God's work? Discord [Should you be concesned? Let's wen to the Psalms. The LORD. is. my Hight and my ‘salvauon, ahorr shal | kar? the LOR i th ston Stimy Ties of whom shall be alent? If God is your steength, you have no reason to fear anyone or anything. PSALMS 27:2:2 When the wicked, even mina enemies ‘and my Toss, came upon’ me to eat up my fiesh, The Stumbied anal 2"Thaugh ‘an. host shoul encamp against me. My healt shall pot fear: Though war shel {isa against mo, In ths wil’ | be. conidont When God is on your side, you are among. the majority. There will be a spiriwal war in the near future. ‘You have different religious beliefs than mast other people. I will be very casy 10 feel like you are in the minority however, with Gad on our side we are the majority PSALMS 27:2 One thing navo | desired of the LORD, that wit Tsoek afior, That | may dwell in the house ‘ef the LOAD ail the days of my life, To behold the Seauly of the LORD, and te enquire’ in Mis temple. I hope this is what you are working for, We are lalking about living in heaven with our Father forever. PSALMS 27:5 For in the time of troubia He shall hide Me ia Ais pavilion: Jn the seerat of His tabemacie shall Ha hide me; He shat! sel mo up upon a rock If your Rock is Jesus Christ, you have the protection of His pavilion and tabernacle available to you right here fon earth today. PSALMS. 2767 And now shal mine head be. ted up Shove mie pert our shoe me" Theis wt 7 in His tabernacle sacritees of oy: | wil sing, yea, Pu"sing*prngos unt the LOAD. 7’ Hear, 0 LORD, when Fen my noice" Have mere eo tpan me, God hears and answers the prayers of those that love ‘and serve Him, PSALMS 27:8 When Thoy saldst, “Seek ye My face: my heart said unto Thee. ‘Thy face, LORD, will | seek. ‘This requires discipline, When God (ells you to do something, dav it PRALMS 279 Hide not Thy face far from mei Put not Shy servant avery in anger Theu hast bean my Aas, eave ma not asknar forsake me, © God of my sihaton, ‘This verse brings Matthew 18:10:10 mind. Jesus said “Take heed that ye despise not one of these ttle ones for T say unio you, That in Reaven their angels do always behold the face of My Father Which is in heaven". Your angel always has God's attention.ZAGAT | When my father and my mother forsake me, Than the LORD will tako mo up. a: Teach me Thy way, O LORD, And lead mo im 2 plain path, Because of imine enemies. Your way and my way are not important, God's way ig the only way to understanding the righteous path 10 vietory over the enemy, PSALMS 2712 Deliver ms not over unto the will of ‘mire enomies; For false wiinesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out -crvally Hers, we have one that qualifies as an abomination to God. They are a false wilness, which God hates, and they sow discord with the cruckty of their words. PSALMS 27:19-14 Ff had fainted, unless I had believed fg se0 Te goodness of the LORD In the land of the Wing. 12 Wail on the LORD: Be of good courage, and He gia strongthon ino heart Wat, 1 say. “on the “You shauld be of good courage, He has promised the vietory to those thac have faith in God's ability to strengthen them and (0 those that wait on Bir, We have talked shout the six things God hates and sowing discond among, the brethren, AU this point, 1 ask you to leok at your- selves, As mentioned earlier, the relisious beliefs you hold ae different than most. If you plant seeds aid each the truth careless, you very well could sow discord among the biblically illiterate, Should you be concerned about sowing discord? Jesus Christ sowed discord to the extent they crucified Him, Are you guilty of sowing discord? ‘The answer is in the great Book of Jeremiah, UEREMIAM 15:10 Woe is me, gay mother, that how hast bome mea man of suife and a man af contention to the atole earth! | have noir lent an usu, nor man hhave far! fo ma on usuly; yet every one of tham aomn Jeremish followed Gos"'s insteuctions and tid the children of Isriel they would go into tke eaplivity of the king of Babylon, The reaction of the people wis muh the same as when you tell others that the antichrist wall come before the True Messiah reams. Jeremiah was sowing strife and discord among the brethren; however, he was teaching. the wath. VEREMIAH 15:11 The CORD said, "Vonly it shall be well wich thy remnant, verly J yall cause the enemy t entveat thee well in the lime of avi and in th time of alfiction, ‘The king of Babylon coated Jeremiah well at the command of God. JERENIAN 15:12 Shall iron break the northem fron and ino stoo1? ‘This is talking about the king of Babylon, You cas't beat him swith iroa, The only way to beat him is with Gad on your side JEEMIAM 19:1-14 Thy substance and tay treasures Wil F give Te the spoil without price, and that far ail thy ‘sins, oven i. ail ty borders. e-And 1 wil make thoo 4p pace wih thine enemies info & land which thou knowast dot for a fire is kindled in’ Mine anger, which shall burr ‘ypon you Jeremiah would be allowed to Weave and travel to Egypt. He eventually would see that the three. daughters ‘of Zedekiah would find safety in leland, which is documented by historical accounts, What is the point? God kept His fomises ta Jeremiah, and He will keep His promises fo you J AEAHL 11816 0 LORD, Thou knows: omam- er me, and Visi me, and revenge ma of my parse. ‘cular; teke me net away in Thy longsufering: knew that ‘or Thy sake | have suflored rebuke ae Thy words were found, and I did eat them: and Thy word was unto ma the oy and rejtcing of mine hear: for | am called by Thy’ riame, O° LORI God of hosts, By what name will you be called in the time of ‘rouble to come? I hope it is by the name of the True Messiah, not the fake. JEREMIAH 15:17 | sat_not in the assembs Inockers, nar rejoiced: | sat alone because of for Thou hast filed ‘me with indignatian, of the iy hand: Does your righteous indignation flate up, when you see what J8 happening in the world today? Mine sure does. JEREMIAH 18:38 Why fs mp pain perpetual, andy Wound incurable, wien rtusath fo be healed? wilt Thou bo altogether unto me ass ist, and as welers that ‘aie Jereminh had a bit of a "poor me baby’ attitude at this point, ‘The truih of the Living Water will never fail. JEREMIAH 18:12 Therefore thus saith the LORD, “If ‘hou eolart, When wil being thee again, and trou shelt stand bates Me: and if trou lake forth the precious ‘rom the vile, thou shalt be as My mouth: fet them return unte thee; bul retum not thou uri. them. God is telling Jeremiah to stay with Him and to allow the Word of God to separate His precious children from the vile which are an abomination, Will you stand with Him, or will you rerum to them that are deceived? MEREMIAH 15:20 And | will make, thee unto this People ‘a fenced trasen wal and thoy shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail ageinst thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thea, caith the LOAD. Teaching God's Word is not sowing discord. You sec, those thal are offended by God's Word are the ones i the problem. Those that stand with Gad have dhe vietory and His blessings, YEREWIAH 1821 ‘And | will deliver theo out of tho hand of te wiekod, and 1 wil redeem thee out of the rand of the temo.” You have no need to fear amtichrist. Sust as God delivered Jeremiah out of the hand of the king of Babylon, He promised that He would deliver you out of the band fof the temible, that is to say antichrist. Teach God's Word boldly! If it causes discord among the biblically illiterate, $0 be Tn His Service,