Live Wickedly

 

    We hear a lot in the Bible about being wicked and wicked people.  The Philosophy is what is wicked?  Without understanding the Bible it could be very confusing and feel judgmental.  God's reference is not a judgment.  It is a fact about how a people chooses to live their lives: disregard for justice, righteousness, truth, honor, or virtue.  Biblical Wickedness is evil thoughts and a lifestyle of depravity, sinfulness, and crime.  

    It would take way to long to break all that down, so if you still don't understand I recommend you start reading.  There are 30 proverbs that I am summarizing to cover what a wicked life.  I hope this makes you more comfortable with what can be hard to read parts in the Bible.  

    To live wickedly is to chose a lifestyle that is irresponsible.  Alcohol can bring out the worst in people, usually because the person doesn't know their limit or ignores it.  Alcohol is a gateway drug that can lead people astray.  If you can't handle it, then you should abstain from drinking it.  

    A person that allows anger to consume them is wicked.  They make those around them miserable and it will destroy their own lives.  We are supposed to avoid strife and quarrelsome behavior.  They enjoy tearing down other people to try to make themselves look better or feel better.

    A lazy person is wicked.  They will never find purpose in their heart.  They are not willing to work for it.  It can also lead to not feeling loved.  Unfailing love is hard to find.  We tend to find it when we pursue a blameless life without judging instead of a wicked life that is selfish.  They want to be loved, but not give any in return.

    A wicked person enjoys judging other people because it keeps them from looking at themselves.  We have all sinned.  No one is perfect.  We all have hidden secrets in our heart.  The only difference is that wicked people think that no one knows.  God does know the secrets and He will be the judge of them, no other people.  

    A wicked person is a dime a dozen.  They may never stand out because they are like everyone else in society.  They are typically selfish.  They always want more than what they have even when they have all that they need.  They are full of pride and will not hesitate to tell you their self pronounced virtues.  They are wayward meaning that they walk willingly into sin and convince other people to join them.  They make sin feel normal.  

    A wicked person is a fraud.  They love gossip.  You can't trust them with your secrets.  They are disrespectful to authority.  They have no focus for the future or the end game.  They are careless with their vows.  This behavior invites evil into the heart to the point that love is removed.  It is dangerous and will lead to eternity of misery.

Proverbs 20