UNGODLINESS

Idol Worsip
1. Divinition
  1. General
    1. An abominable practice (1 Samuel 15:23)
    2. All who practised it, abominable (Deuteronomy 18:12)
  2. PRACTISED BY
    1. Diviners (Deuteronomy 18:14)
    2. Enchanters (Deuteronomy 18:10; Jeremiah 27:9)
    3. Witches (Exodus 22:18; Deuteronomy 18:10)
    4. Charmers (Deuteronomy 18:11)
    5. Wizards (Deuteronomy 18:11; 1 Samuel 28:3)
    6. Consulters of familiar spirits (Deuteronomy 18:11)
    7. Magicians (Genesis 41:8; Daniel 4:7)
    8. Astrologers (Isaiah 47:13; Daniel 4:7)
    9. Sorcerers (Jeremiah 27:9; Acts 13:6, 8)
    10. Necromancers (Deuteronomy 18:11)
    11. Soothsayers (Isaiah 2:6; Daniel 2:27)
    12. False prophets (Jeremiah 14:14; Ezekiel 13:3, 6)
  3. EFFECTED THROUGH
    1. Enchantments (Exodus 7:11; Numbers 24:1)
    2. Sorcery (Isaiah 47:12; Acts 8:11)
    3. Observing times (2 Kings 21:6)
    4. Observing heavenly bodies (Isaiah 37:13)
    5. Raising the dead (1 Samuel 28:11, 12)
    6. Inspecting the inside of beasts (Ezekiel 21:21)
    7. The flight of arrows (Ezekiel 21:21, 22)
    8. Cups (Genesis 44:2, 5)
    9. Rods (Hosea 4:12)
    10. Dreams (Jeremiah 29:8; Zechariah 10:2)
    11. Connected with idolatry (2 Chronicles 33:5, 6)
    12. Books of, numerous and expensive (Acts 19:19)
    13. A lucrative employment (Numbers 22:7; Acts 16:16)
  4. THOSE WHO PRACTISED
    1. Regarded as wise men (Daniel 2:12, 27)
    2. Regarded with awe (Acts 8:9, 11)
    3. Consulted in difficulties (Daniel 2:2; 4:6, 7)
    4. Used mysterious words and gestures (Isaiah 8:19)
    5. A system of fraud (Ezekiel 13:6, 7; Jeremiah 29:8)
    6. Frustrated by God (Isaiah 44:25)
    7. Could not injure the Lord’s people (Numbers 23:23)
  5. THE LAW
    1. Forbade to the Israelites the practice of (Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy 18:10, 11)
    2. Forbade seeking to (Leviticus 19:31; Deuteronomy 18:14)
    3. Punished with death those who used (Exodus 22:18; Leviticus 20:27)
    4. Punished those who sought to (Leviticus 20:6)
    5. The Jews prone to (2 Kings 17:17; Isaiah 2:6)
Disobedience
1. Disobedience to God
  1. General
    1. Provokes his anger (Psalm 78:10, 40; Isaiah 3:8)
    2. Forfeits his favour (1 Samuel 13:14)
    3. Forfeits his promised blessings (Joshua 5:6; 1 Samuel 2:30; Jeremiah 18:10)
    4. Brings a curse (Deuteronomy 11:28; 28:15)
    5. A characteristic of the wicked (Ephesians 2:2; Titus 1:16; 3:3)
    6. The wicked persevere in (Jeremiah 2:21)
    7. Heinousness of, illustrated (Jeremiah 35:14)
    8. Men prone to excuse (Genesis 3:12, 13)
    9. Shall be punished (Isaiah 42:24, 25; Hebrews 2:2)
    10. Acknowledge the punishment of, to be just (Nehemiah 9:32, 33; Daniel 9:10, 11, 14)
    11. Warnings against (1 Samuel 12:15; Jeremiah 12:17)
    12. Bitter results of, illustrated (Jeremiah 9:13, 15)
  2. Exemplified
    1. Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:6, 11)
    2. Pharaoh (Exodus 5:2)
    3. Nadab, &c (Leviticus 10:1)
    4. Moses, &c (Numbers 20:8, 11, 24)
    5. Saul (1 Samuel 28:18)
    6. The young prophet (1 Kings 13:20-23)
    7. Israel (2 Kings 18:9-12)
    8. Jonah (Jonah 1:2, 3)
Covetousness
1. Covetousness General
  1. Comes from the heart (Mark 7:22, 23)
  2. Engrosses the heart (Ezekiel 33:31; 2 Peter 2:14)
  3. Is idolatry (Ephesians 5:5; Colossians 3:5)
  4. Is the root of all evil (1 Timothy 6:10)
  5. Is never satisfied (Ecclesiastes 5:10; Habakkuk 2:5)
  6. Is vanity (Psalm 39:6; Ecclesiastes 4:8)
2. IS INCONSISTENT
  1. In saints (Ephesians 5:3; Hebrews 13:5)
  2. Specially in ministers (1 Timothy 3:3)
3. LEADS TO
  1. Injustice and oppression (Proverbs 28:20; Micah 2:2)
  2. Foolish and hurtful lusts (1 Timothy 6:9)
  3. Departure from the faith (1 Timothy 6:10)
  4. Lying (2 Kings 5:22-25)
  5. Murder (Proverbs 1:18, 19; Ezekiel 22:12)
  6. Theft (Joshua 7:21)
  7. Poverty (Proverbs 28:22)
  8. Misery (1 Timothy 6:10)
  9. Domestic affliction (Proverbs 15:27)
  10. Abhorred by God (Psalm 10:3)
  11. Forbidden (Exodus 20:17)
  12. A characteristic of the wicked (Romans 1:29)
  13. A characteristic of the slothful (Proverbs 21:26)
  14. Commended by the wicked alone (Psalm 10:3)
  15. Hated by saints (Exodus 18:21; Acts 20:33)
  16. To be mortified by saints (Colossians 3:5)
  17. Woe denounced against (Isaiah 5:8; Habakkuk 2:9)
  18. Punishment of (Job 20:15; Isaiah 57:17; Jeremiah 22:17-19; Micah 2:2, 3)
  19. Excludes from heaven (1 Corinthians 6:10; Ephesians 5:5)
  20. Beware of (Luke 12:15)
  21. Avoid those guilty of (1 Corinthians 5:11)
  22. Pray against (Psalm 119:36)
  23. Reward of those who hate (Proverbs 28:16)
  24. Shall abound in the last days (2 Timothy 3:2; 2 Peter 2:1-3)
4. Exemplified
  1. Laban (Genesis 31:41)
  2. Achan (Joshua 7:21)
  3. Eli’s sons (1 Samuel 2:12-14)
  4. Samuel’s sons (1 Samuel 8:3)
  5. Saul (1 Samuel 15:9, 19)
  6. Ahab (1 Kings 21:2-4)
  7. Gehazi (2 Kings 5:20-24)
  8. Nobles of the Jews (Nehemiah 5:7; Isaiah 1:23)
  9. Jewish people (Isaiah 56:11; Jeremiah 6:13)
  10. Babylon (Jeremiah 51:13)
  11. Young man (Matthew 19:22)
  12. Judas (Matthew 26:14, 15; John 12:6)
  13. Pharisees (Luke 16:14)
  14. Ananias &c (Acts 5:1-10)
  15. Felix (Acts 24:26)
  16. Balaam (2 Peter 2:15; Jude 1:11)
Denial of Christ
1. General
  1. In doctrine (Mark 8:38; 2 Timothy 1:8)
  2. In practice (Philippians 3:18, 10; Titus 1:16)
  3. A characteristic of false teachers (2 Peter 2:1; Jude 1:4)
  4. Is the spirit of Antichrist (1 John 2:22, 23; 4:3)
  5. Christ will deny those guilty of (Matthew 10:33; 2 Timothy 2:12)
  6. Leads to destruction (2 Peter 2:1; Jude 1:4, 15)
2. Exemplified
  1. Peter (Matthew 26:69-75)
  2. The Jews (John 18:40; Acts 3:13, 14)
Divisions
1. Overview
  1. Forbidden in the church (1 Corinthians 1:10)
  2. Condemned in the church (1 Corinthians 1:11-13; 11:18)
  3. Unbecoming in the church (1 Corinthians 12:24, 25)
2. ARE CONTRARY TO THE
  1. Unity of Christ (1 Corinthians 1:13; 12:13)
  2. Desire of Christ (John 17:21-23)
  3. Purpose of Christ (John 10:16)
  4. Spirit of the church (1 Corinthians 11:16)
  5. Are proof of a carnal spirit (1 Corinthians 3:3)
  6. Avoid those who cause (Romans 16:17)
  7. Evil of, illustrated (Matthew 12:25)
False Doctrines
1. General
  1. Destructive to faith (2 Timothy 2:18)
  2. Hateful to God (Revelation 2:14, 15)
  3. Unprofitable and vain (Titus 3:9; Hebrews 13:9)
2. SHOULD BE AVOIDED BY
  1. Ministers (1 Timothy 1:4; 6:20)
  2. Saints (Ephesians 4:14; Colossians 2:8)
  3. All men (Jeremiah 23:16; 29:8)
  4. The wicked love (2 Timothy 4:3, 4)
  5. The wicked given up to believe (2 Thessalonians 2:11)
3. TEACHERS OF
  1. Not to be countenanced (2 John 1:10)
  2. Should be avoided (Romans 16:17, 18)
  3. Bring reproach on religion (2 Peter 2:2)
  4. Speak perverse things (Acts 20:30)
  5. Attract many (2 Peter 2:2)
  6. Deceive many (Matthew 24:5)
  7. Shall abound in the latter days (1 Timothy 4:1)
  8. Pervert the gospel of Christ (Galatians 1:6, 7)
  9. Shall be exposed (2 Timothy 3:9)
4. TEACHERS OF, ARE DESCRIBED AS
  1. Cruel (Acts 20:29)
  2. Deceitful (2 Corinthians 11:13)
  3. Covetous (Titus 1:11; 2 Peter 2:3)
  4. Ungodly (Judges 1:4, 8)
  5. Proud and ignorant (1 Timothy 6:3, 4)
  6. Corrupt and reprobate (2 Timothy 3:8)
  7. Try, by Scripture (Isaiah 8:20; 1 John 4:1)
  8. Curse on those who teach (Galatians 1:8, 9)
  9. Punishment on those who teach (Micah 3:6, 7; 2 Peter 2:1, 3)