Posted on 12/01/2022 5:31:25 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
We are still talking about the evil men, “Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness. Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked” (Proverbs 2:13-14 KJV).
Evidently, this evil man was in the paths of uprightness, convicted but never converted, and he chose to leave it to walk in the ways of darkness. An apostate, who was once in the right place and left it. That is one of the most dangerous men alive, a man who’s been on both sides of the fence. They know how to play everybody. Why do people like to walk in the ways of darkness? John tells us, “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved” (John 3:19-20 KJV).
They rejoice to do evil. They “leave the paths of uprightness,” evidently, they feel there is no payoff on the paths of uprightness, that there is a bigger payoff in the ways of darkness. And there is in this life. There probably is. There’s probably bigger money in living wrong than in living right. But you know, money is not everything.
“Who rejoice to do evil,” they just love to do evil. We can’t understand a man like that, but weren’t many of us the same way before we were saved? That’s the fun. The fun isn’t just going out and getting drunk, the fun is in getting drunk and smashing up a car. They rejoice to do that. Some of the greatest Christians have been there before the Lord made a new creature out of them. “. . . and delight in the frowardness of the wicked,” they love it because they love themselves.
“Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths” (Proverbs 2:15 KJV). They are completely perverse.
“And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity” (Jeremiah 9:5 KJV). They wear themselves out at it. They work at it.
“Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked, Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths.” They are on the broad way; their ways are crooked (Matthew 7:13). That way is so broad, it doesn’t “look” crooked. That’s the thing about the narrow way, there isn’t any room for a bend—it’s straight all the way!
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