They Subvert Me with a Lie

Who are the arrogant? They are the prideful, the egotistical, the superior, and those full of self-importance and condescension (disdain and contempt toward others who they regard as less than them). And this is apparent by how they treat some people with honor, respect, and value, while they treat others with disdain (contempt). And many of them are liars, by practice, who deliberately and habitually subvert (harm) others with their lies, out of contempt and disdain for them, for they regard them as of no value.

In this context, the arrogant who subvert others with lies are those who regard followers of Jesus Christ (of God) (who are walking in obedience to the Lord, and not in sin, who are living holy lives, pleasing to God, and who are not living as enemies of God) with disdain (contempt). In some cases it might be a male-female thing where men see themselves as superior, and where they see women of lesser value (see Luke 7:36-50), or vice versa. But in all cases someone is being mistreated and harmed by the arrogant.

Now, lest someone might misconstrue what was just said here, to make it say what they want it to say, in order to do an injustice to a servant of the Lord Jesus, please read the Scriptures, and please read what Jesus taught and what he said to those who were opposed to him, and please read the epistles in their full context. For those who served the Lord Jesus spoke the truth in love to the people, and they called sin what it was, and they called for people to turn from their sins and to now obey God, out of love for them.

This, in itself, is not arrogance, and it is not regarding some people as greater, and others as less. It is regarding them as God regards them, according to the Scriptures. And the Lord divides people into two categories. One is the faithful in Christ Jesus, who have died with Christ to sin, and who have been born again of the Spirit of God, and who are now walking in obedience to the Lord, in practice, though not necessarily in absolute sinless perfection. And the other is those who are still walking in sin and not in obedience to the Lord. The former are Christians. The latter are not saved.

But the purpose of this is not to put anyone down. The purpose of this is to bring to light that many are they who are not in Christ, by biblical faith in Christ, who are being lied to, and who are being falsely promised forgiveness of all sins, and heaven as their eternal destiny, but regardless of how they live. And so, out of hearts of love and compassion, the Lord’s servants and messengers are speaking the truth of the gospel of Christ to the people for their salvation from sin, and so that they will now walk in obedience to the Lord, so that they will have the genuine hope of eternal life with God.

For those who fear the Lord are those who honor God with their lives, who are putting sin to death daily, by the Spirit, and who are walking in obedience to the Lord and to his commands. This does not make them perfect people in every respect, but they are not those who are living in sin and who are refusing to obey the Lord and his commands. And this is the judgment of God, not of human flesh. If sin is what we practice, and not obedience to God, we will not inherit eternal life with God. And so we speak this in love, because we want to see as many as possible in heaven.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]

Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer

Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897

Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.

Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wandering sinner to find.

O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer others to save.

O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.

Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.


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They Subvert Me With a Lie
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