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!