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41-25. Scorn and Mockery Understanding What the Bible Says About Scorn & Mockery Galatians 6:7-8 and Mark 5:22-23; Mark 5:35-43

1.The Power of Scorn & Mockery - A Negative Emotional Force There are powerful forces of emotion that are positive Power of LovePower of Compassion Power of GentlenessPower of Joy Scorn and Mockery are mostly Negative Emotional Forces!

Mockery is mostly used to put down, slow down, or destroy that which is good and godly. And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: - Hebrews 11:36-37 Mockery almost caused Jeremiah to quit!

O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me (Jeremiah 20:7). . . Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. - Jeremiah 20:9 The Power of Scorn & Mockery is also a False Power

Scorn and mockery is often used as a substitute for truth, because errors and lies have little or no truth substance to them, they usually have enough truth in them to deceive somebody.

Mocking is when a person’s mind is out of gear and their emotions are in control.

IMPORTANT: When you find yourself agreeing with a mocker, it is possible that your mind is out of gear, and that your emotions are in control.

2.ThePretenseof Scorn & Mockery - The Person Doesn’t Usually Know What They Think They Do They are usually mocking something he doesn’t understand or refuses to believe.

Genesis 17:15-18First time mockery is used in the Bible (“Laughed”) Genesis 18:12-14Sarah laughed Genesis 19:14Lot’s son-in-laws thought he was mocking Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. - Proverbs 14:9

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. - Proverbs 19:29 3.The People Who Use Scorn & Mockery - A Proud Person in a Group Using Peer Pressure to Wrongly Influence Others Pride is usually the motivating force behind scorn and mockery The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law. - Psalms 119:51 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. - Psalms 123:4 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. - Proverbs 3:34

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. - Psalms 1:1 Mockers usually don’t mock alone. It’s usually with two or more mockers.

Mockery is usually a team sport.

Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. - Mark 15:31 And he (Elisha) went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. - 2 Kings 2:23

Rarely is mockery used for good - Elijah mocks the priests of Baal in 1 Kings 18:1-46, but is it possible that this was not right? Because Elijah, immediately after this confrontation. Loses sight of God’s plans, and runs in fear from Jezebel. A person who feels they are being mocked and scorned will often react with anger or scorn

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. - Matthew 2:16

IMPORTANT:

It is easy for you and me as Christians toamplifythe scorn of the world by using scorn in trying to correct the world’s errors. The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.-Proverbs 24:9 THE BEST RESPONSE TO SCORN IS SILENCE If the Christian walks away from a scorner in silence, the scorner is forced to ponder what they said.

4.    The Purpose of Scorn & Mockery - To Stop the Work of God or the Truth of God.

The most dangerous thing a rebellious child can do is to mock his parents, with his words and with his eyes.

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. - Proverbs 30:17 5.The Punishment of Scorn & Mockery Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. - Proverbs 19:29

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? - Proverbs 1:22 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; - Proverbs 1:26 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: - Proverbs 1:29 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. - Proverbs 3:34 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. - 2 Kings 2:23-24 The most simple thing we can say to a scorner is what Jesus did for us personally!

÷5. What Impatience Does What Impatience Does Matthew 18:21-30 This might be the most important message in your life!

Goal:To learn what patience is, and to have God develop His patience in you. In your patience possess ye your souls. - Luke 21:19 There is a freedom that comes into your soul with patience, And a bondage that comes into your soul with impatience. For ye have need ofpatience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. - Hebrews 10:36

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: - Romans 15:5

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and inthe kingdom and patienceof Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. - Revelation 1:9 qPatience is accepting a difficult situation without giving God a deadline to do something about it. qPatience is not tolerance of sin or evil or wrong, but patience is being willing to wait on God. qPatience is a calmness of spirit that trusts God even with the difficulties, trials, troubles, and frustrations of life. qPatience is giving God the time to do what only He can do once you have done what you’ve needed to do. qPatience is being confronted with frustration without becoming frustrated. qPatience is dealing with immaturity without acting immature. qPatience is dealing with impatience without becoming impatient. qPatience is dealing with anger without becoming angry. qPatience is facing evil without developing an evil attitude. qPatience is recognizing that God is in control, and being impatient will not speed God up. It will ultimately slow you down.

What Impatience Does 1. Impatience Produces Anger, Bitterness, and Unforgiveness Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak,slow to wrath: - James 1:19 God’s anger is always righteous, while man’s anger is always unrighteous.

Biblical patience must be a part of our lives, if we are to be productive and fruitful for God.

Patience is Not Tolerance of Evil The Lord is notslack(slow or delaying) concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but islongsuffering(patient) to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. - 2 Peter 3:9

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thypatience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: - Revelation 2:2 Impatience fails to respect people as equals in the sight of God.

Impatience is rooted in PRIDE! (Ecclesiastes 7:8)

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. - Ecclesiastes 7:8

IMPORTANT: The single biggest problem with raising children is not with the children, but with the parent’s own impatience and anger.

Two Key Words When Raising Children: PATIENTFIRMNESS

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. - Psalms 103:13 2.     Impatience Demonstrates a Lack of True Love (1 Corinthians 13:4)

Charity(love)suffereth long(is patient), and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, - 1 Corinthians 13:4 Impatience in the parent(s) will produce rebellious children. Our modern dating system in our society is the fruit of the lack of patience.

We wind up playing with our emotions, because we are not willing to wait on God’s timing.

Marriage without parental blessings is nothing more than refusing to be patient.

Divorce is often the fruit of impatience.

3.Impatience Cuts You Off from All the Blessings that Follow Patience And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. - Romans 5:3-5 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God,in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, - 2 Corinthians 6:4

Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among youin all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. - 2 Corinthians 12:12

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power,unto all patience and longsufferingwith joyfulness; - Colossians 1:11 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for yourpatienceand faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: - 2 Thessalonians 1:4

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. - James 1:3-4 Impatience keeps you from spiritual maturity.

Impatience guarantees an increase in irritations, trials, and tribulations.

Trials will always develop patience or bitterness.

4.Impatience Stops the Production of Godly Fruit But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. - Luke 8:15 (it takes patience to produce fruit) How Do You Get Patience?

1.Seek and Pray for the skill of patience. (1 Timothy 6:11) 2.Learn from, instead of running from, your trials (Romans 5:3, James 1:3) 3.Model your life after those around you who have patience (Hebrews 6:12) 4.Study and meditate on the lives of the prophets (James 5:10) 5.Read the book of Job several times (James 5:11) 6.Yield to and be filed with the Holy Spirit and His fruit (Galatians 5:22) 7.Make yourself accountable to someone to not demonstrate impatience and anger (Hebrews 10:25) The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but islongsufferingto us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. - 2 Peter 3:9 ÷Addendum My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I cannot stress the improtance of dealing with anger in your personal life and walk with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. My personal testimony is one of potential and of grief. Being a graduate of a solid Christian College, and married to a wonderful God-fearing woman, I had a lot of opportunities to serve the Lord. The problem I had was that I took my eyes off of Jesus Christ, and allowed a root of bitterness to grow in my heart (Hebrews 12:15). This root allowed a spirit of anger to grow and in the end, it destroyed my wife, enticing her to turn away from God, and fall into worldliness!

Even though God has freed me from this horrible sin, my precious wife refuses to listen to God’s Word or to seek Godly counsel.

I PLEAD WITH YOU, DON’T TAKE ANGER LIGHTLY!!!

If I might encourage you, go to Dr. S.M. Davis’ web site (<http://www.drsmdavis.com>) and order this series on Anger. I pray that God will speak to your heart and that He will keep you from the destruction that left my beloved family in a shambles.

If God lays it on your heart, please, I ask that you would pray for my family, and that God would restore the years that the locusts have eaten (Joel 2:25). Pray that God will bring my dear wife back to Him, and that He would restore our family.

Thank You,

J.C.H.

Idaho