But Beware of Men. The Nature of Man is Corrupted. Man is Evil and Hurtful. Jonathan Edwards.
Channel: Take Up The Cross
Date: 23/02/2018

But beware of men. That the nature of man is so corrupted that he is become a very evil and hurtful creature. A sermon by Jonathan Edwards.

Man has a sole governing principle: loving himself, and loving himself alone.

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
~ Ecclesiastes 9:3

Man devours every neighbour on earth.

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
~ Proverbs 6:18

But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
~ Matthew 10:17-28

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
~ Romans 1:21  

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
~ Matthew 15:19

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.   (Turn away from such defiled people, -- James 4:4, 1 Corinthians 5:9-13, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18)
~ James 3:6  

Be on your guard before men--especially when spreading the gospel within this evil world. Man is an absolutely depraved creature.

Man seeks only to kill, rob or take advantage of others.

Man is a reprobate, and a hell-bound creature.

Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
~ Job 21:14-15

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
~ Romans 1:21-22

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 
~ Psalm 2:4  

That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. 
~ Job 21:30

The Apostle Paul said of his experience with Man, to the Corinthians,

Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; 
~ 2 Corinthians 11:24-26

If it were possible, Man would pull God out of heaven and kill Him, to promote his own selfish interests or ambitions.

Man is hurtful to himself for by his actions, he will bring himself to Hell. Man is hurtful to others, which will land himself in Hell--to suffer evermore.

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