‘Crafty People.’
a) Proverbs 14:17. Will be hated by other people.
b) Genesis 3:1. Satan is crafty.
c) 1 Samuel 23:22. David became crafty because of fear.
d) 2 Samuel 13:3. Jonadab was a very crafty man who was evil.
e) Job 5:12. God will frustrate the plans of crafty people.
f) Job 15:5. Crafty people sin with their mouths.
g) Psalm 83:3. Some people craftily oppose God’s People.
h) Proverbs 7:10. Prostitutes have crafty intentions.
i) Proverbs 12:2. The Lord condemns a crafty person.
j) Proverbs 25:23. Stimulate anger.
k) Hosea 12:7. Love to cheat.
l) 2 Corinthians 12:16. Apostle Paul was falsely accused of being crafty.
(Through this QT I am reminded that Crafty People often think that they are being clever but actually God will frustrate them because being crafty comes from Satan)
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‘Because Christ Lives We Should Live A New Life.’
a) Romans 6:10. Christ lives for the Glory of God - we can too.
b) Romans 6:11. So we should consider ourselves dead to sin and able to live for the Glory of God through Christ Jesus.
c) Romans 14:8-9. We live to please our Lord.
d) 2 Corinthians 5:15. We now no longer live to please ourselves, we live to please God.
(This Second one pointedly reminds me that Because Christ Lives I Should Live A New Life)
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Chris.
The Lord condemns a crafty person. The Scripture is very clear about this. It is not “clever” to be crafty – it is sinful. Satan is the originator of craftiness. If we have a pride in being crafty we really need to repent of it and live another way.
