Copyright 2016 J. Neely
Proverbs 1:19
19 So are the ways ['orach] of
every one that is greedy [batsa`] of
gain [betsa`]; which
taketh away [laqach] the
life [nephesh] of the
owners [ba`al]
thereof. KJV-Interlinear
19 Such are the ways of everyone who is
greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors. ESV
The phrase, such
are the ways, is in reference to the previous verses, wherein anyone who acquires
anything that they do not have a right to, does so out of greed, does so
fraudulently, and does so unjustly.
Anything that is
taken unjustly, is taken from someone else who had a right to it.
When you take
something that belongs to someone else, you are taking away their livelihood,
their possessions, the accessories of their life.
Whatever you, as a
person, possess, is a part of your life. When someone else takes what belongs
to you, then they are in effect, taking a part of your life.
The taking, is not
limited to crimes such as theft or robbery, but has a wide variety of
applications when viewed in the spiritual realm.
Jesus Christ
created the universe. The universe was created to be habitable. Satan destroyed
the universe, thus taking it away from those who had rightful ownership of it.
And for his arrogant crimes he was condemned.
Jesus Christ is
God. Jesus Christ is the rightful heir of all of creation. All of creation
rightfully belongs to Christ and His family, with whom He shares that creation.
The family of God,
consist of anyone and everyone who believes in Christ. Therefore, believers in
Christ have rightful access and possession of everything that exists.
Anyone who rejects
Christ does not have rightful possession of creation. During their life as
unbelievers, they are allowed to remain by the grace of God, until they believe
in Christ, or until they die without salvation faith.
Any believer, who
rejects spiritual growth, does not have rights to blessings or reward that
belong to spiritual advancement. They remain alive in this world as believers,
until such time that they begin listening and learning and growing up in their
spiritual life, or until they leave this world. This too is by the grace of
God.
The only people
who have a right to anything in creation, are those people who are believers in
Christ, and who pursue and advance in their spiritual life, to spiritual
maturity.
All others,
because they have rejected Christ, or because they have rejected Gods spiritual
design, then in effect, take something that does not belong to them, but
belongs to others who are advancing in their spiritual life.
Therefore,
unbelievers, and believers who are pretenders, are nothing more than two shades
of thieves, following the same pattern of rejection or indifference, while
still claiming rights to something they have no right to, which obviously also
applies to criminals and such types.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
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