Always Abounding - Spring 2020

unto him: a proud look, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood, an
heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
feet that be swift in running to mischief, a
false witness that speaketh lies, and he that
soweth discord among brethren.”
What about the B?
The B is the “busybody brother.” I don’t
know of anything in our type of churches
that has done more harm to the cause of
Christ than fellow believers sowing discord
among themselves. As I stand before you
tonight and deliver this message to you,
I’m going to tell you that in over 45 years of
being a member of an independent Baptist
church, I don’t recall hearing one sermon
on the abomination of sowing discord. I
have heard prophetic sermons about
the abomination of desolation. Why not
sermons on the abomination of discord? In
Proverbs 6, seven things are listed that are
abominations to God.
What is an abomination? It is something
disgusting, and in particular, morally
disgusting. We independent, fundamental
Baptists know very well some
abominations in the Bible that
are morally disgusting. We shout
out about “alternative lifestyles.”
We’ll go down to the state house
about that. I’m certainly not
saying that we shouldn’t do that,
but there’s 16 different times in
the book of Proverbs alone where
abominations are mentioned. We
can go from there to other books
of the Bible as well. Let’s take a quick look
at the list of abominations provided for us
in Proverbs 6, beginning with a proud look.
Pride is something that God hates and is an
abomination to Him. And why would it not
be? Isn’t Lucifer himself the chief and prime
example of someone who was prideful?
The proud look is something that God
hates. God also hates a lying tongue—it’s
an abomination to Him. Again, why would
He not hate it? From the beginning the devil
abode not in truth because there is no truth
in him. Murderous hands that shed innocent
blood are also abominable to God. He hates
that. Again, I say this is a characteristic of
the devil. “Thou shalt not kill.” Shedding
innocent blood is an abomination before
God. Can I say that, unfortunately, the most
common example that we have of that is
abortion. What happened to the outcry
concerning millions of unborn children
being slaughtered each and every year in
a country that still prints on its money “In
God We Trust”? God hates it, and it is still
an abomination to Him. God also hates an
heart that deviseth wicked imaginations.
How could someone tell whether or not they
have a wicked heart? First, a person could
examine his words. It will show up by what
is coming out of his mouth. It will also show
up in a person’s actions. Proverbs 4:23 says
to “keep thy heart with all diligence.” Why?
Because out of it come the issues of life, the
outgoings of life, the goings forth of life—all
that I do. Another abomination
is feet that be swift in running
to mischief. There was a man
in the Bible named Joseph
that had swift feet, but his feet
were quick in running from
evil, not to it! Why is it that
some cannot seem to wait to
get out of a good church? God
hates feet that are swift in
running to mischief. Included
among the list of things God hates is a false
witness that speaketh lies. And then, God
hates the abomination of he that soweth
discord among brethren. We are supposed
to love one another, and that’s more than
lip service. I have heard that God doesn’t
hate the sinner; He only hates the sin. But
(cont., pg 6)
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