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Contempt

 

Contempt

Sin of - Job 31:13,14; Pr 14:21

Folly of - Pr 11:12

A characteristic of the wicked - Pr 18:3; Isa 5:24; 2Ti 3:3

FORBIDDEN TOWARDS

• Parents
- Pr 23:22
• Christ's little ones
- Mt 18:10
• Weak brethren
- Ro 14:3
• Young ministers
- 1Co 16:11
• Believing masters
- 1Ti 6:2
• The poor
- Jas 2:1-3

Self-righteous prompts to - Isa 65:5; Lu 18:9,11

Pride and prosperity prompt to - Ps 123:4

Ministers should give no occasion for - 1Ti 4:12

Of ministers, is a despising of God - Lu 10:16; 1Th 4:8

TOWARDS THE CHURCH

• Often turned into respect
- Isa 60:14
• Often punished
- Eze 28:26

Causes saints to cry to God - Ne 4:4; Ps 123:3

THE WICKED EXHIBIT TOWARDS

• Christ
- Ps 22:6; Isa 53:3; Mt 27:29
• Saints
- Ps 119:141
• Authorities
- 2Pe 2:10; Jude 1:8
• Parents
- Pr 15:5,20
• The afflicted
- Job 19:18
• The poor
- Ps 14:6; Ec 9:16

Saints sometimes guilty of - Jas 2:6

Exemplified

• Hagar
- Ge 16:4
• Children of Belial
- 1Sa 10:27
• Nabal
- 1Sa 25:10,11
• Michal
- 2Sa 6:16
• Sanballat, &c
- Ne 2:19; 4:2,3
• False teachers
- 2Co 10:10
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