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God's Anger Curses the Sinful and the Unfruitful

Matthew 21:19. God does not get angry often, but when He does it is direct and to the point. God gets most angry with people that are disobedient to Him and that our unfruitful in their lives. All God's creation were made for a purpose. When God's creation is not fulfilling the purpose that God intended, God gets angry.

What the Bible Says About Lazy People

Bible Summary. A lazy person's lifestyle is so busy doing nothing that they have no time to do anything. Lazy people are irritating because they do not pull their own weight. Lazy people live off their wealth or the wealth of other and they provide no value. They are prideful and lazy and do not have time for others or for God.

Lazy People are Prideful People

Ezekiel 16:49. The Bible tells us that prideful people are lazy people. In Ezekiel 16:49, God says, “Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.” Here God is talking about the city of Sodom.

The Bible Tells Us That Lazy People are Irritating

Proverbs 10:26. Lazy people do not have many friends because lazy people are irritating. True friendship consists of a loving relationship. True friends give freely of themselves because they want to and not just to get something in return. Lazy people are not givers. They are freeloaders and takers.

Lazy People - Laziness Is a Life Style, Not a Temporary Condition

Proverbs 6:10. Have you ever noticed, lazy people have a busy life style. Even though lazy people do absolutely nothing, their schedule is always full doing absolutely nothing. Proverbs 6:10 talks about lazy people. It says, “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:” Here the Bible describes a lazy person's busy schedule.

Work Success Comes From Hard Work

Proverbs 13:11. God blesses honest, hard work. When God is with you, you will succeed in whatever you do at work, at play, or at home. Many times we can get discouraged when someone else achieves success undeserved. We may think that they got lucky, or that they achieved success only through ill-gotten means. This is not for us to judge.

A Consumption Economy is Never Satisfied

Ecclesiates 5:10: A consumption economy's only purpose is to consume goods and services. From a Biblical perspective this is vanity. This is a purpose that can never be satisfied.

What the Bible Says About a Consumer Society

Summary. The Bible tells us to not make consumption the center of our lives. We need to be focused on giving of ourselves, both materially and spiritually, instead of being obsessed with consuming things. We are suppose to balance our use of God's resources to bring increase and at the same time preserve God's resources for His future purposes and future generations.

Biblical Answers to Wealth Distribution

2 Thessalonians 3:10-13. The Bible has many scriptures that someone can use to support or refute wealth distribution in a given society. On the one hand, the Bible tells us to give to the needy. Then on the other hand, the Bible tells us that if you do not work you do not eat (2 Thessalonians 3:10). 2 Thessalonians 3:10-13 resolves this conflict.

When God Calls, Is It a Good Excuse to Say I Am Not Ready?

Jeremiah 1:6. God is calling all of us, but most of us think we are not ready to fulfill God's purpose in our lives. Instead of answering God's call, we will give what we think is a good excuse to not fulfill our calling. This is what Jeremiah, the prophet, did when he told God that he was not ready when God called him. In Jeremiah 1:6 Jeremiah told God “...

How To Trust - Trust God and Do Not Rely Totally on Yourself

Psalms 62:10. The Bible gives us guidance on how to trust ourselves. The short answer is we need to trust God at all times and to be wary of relying too much on ourselves. The Bible tells us in Psalms 62:8, "Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah".

Reaping the Whirlwind – You Get What You Give

Hosea 8:7. If you do not put your resources to work as God’s good stewards, you will reap the whirlwind. If you are always chasing after “free stuff” (gambling, lottery, scams, stealing, always borrowing, and so on), you are sowing into the wind. If you sow into the wind, you will get what you give. You will reap a whirlwind.

You Can Say You Know God But Be Without Conscience

Titus 1:16. Many people profess to know God, but they are without conscience. Many people may really believe they know God, but in their works they deny Him.

Self-Centeredness In A Relationship Is A Sign Of A Bad Relationship

2 Kings 17:15. If the purpose of a relationship is based on self-centeredness, this is a sign of a bad relationship. An example of this is where the pretty girl hangs out with the ugly girl. In a lot of cases, the pretty girl is in the relationship to be adored and to even look prettier. The ugly girl is there because of envy in the hopes that some of the prettiness might rub off on her.


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