Wicked (2/2)

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can… Jeremiah 17:9-10

The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve. Jeremiah 17:9-10	The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” reward life heart
Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. Colossians 3:9-10	Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. lying life conversion

You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things. Romans 2:1	You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. righteousness judgment neighbor
Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give! Proverbs 21:26	All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing. greed giving materialism
The Lord is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet. Nahum 1:3	The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet. patience strength punishment
And a great road will go through that once deserted land. It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-minded people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways; fools will never walk there. Isaiah 35:8	And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it. holiness
But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations. Daniel 9:5	We have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. sin confession law
Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Ephesians 6:14-16	Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. truth righteousness evangelism
And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins. Hebrews 8:12	For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. forgiveness sin grace
Tainted wealth has no lasting value, but right living can save your life. Proverbs 10:2	Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. honesty money righteousness
People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed. Proverbs 10:9	Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out. sin safety life
So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Ephesians 5:15-16	Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. wisdom life mind
So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. James 1:21	Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. salvation Word of God evil