Warning for the Mocker

When convicting –which is sometimes necessary in this spiritual war- I want to focus on the sin and not the sinner, so I don’t believe it’s imperative to point out the offender that inspired this post.  But I do feel it necessary to touch on the Accuser’s tactic of belittling the Christian faith, which is -more often than not- met with casual disregard, if not amusement. 

Although we are free moral agents, God’s will for us is to honor him with everything, to include our mouths.  We are to ‘set an example for believers, in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity’ (1 Timothy 4:12).  There is no such thing as a harmless word, because ‘the tongue has the power of life and death’ (Proverbs 18:21).

There’s bitter fruit to reap for the mocker, scornful, proud, and haughty (Pr. 9:12; 16:18; 30:17; Ps. 31:23; 138:6; Isa. 2:12).  (And they are contrasted by the righteous, blameless, upright, and faithful.)  ‘Do not be deceived:  God cannot be mocked.  A man reaps what he sows’ (Galatians 6:7).  And this is not only God by name, but includes all of his ways and characteristics, which are written in his word.  They are shown as the perfect example by his son Jesus, and are displayed by those who desire to live according to his word. 

God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6).