Occasionally, in my life,
I’ve come across folks who’ve made it a hobby if not a vocation to try and stick their fingers in God’s eyes.
Usually, while ranting about His nonexistence.
Somewhat more rarely, I’ve had the impression that such folks were skating on extremely thin ice . . . not just that on judgment day would they find things hotter than they wished . . . but a lot sooner than they might imagine in their worst nightmares.
It’s always shocked me a bit how utterly ignorant of such hazards some such folks were.
Truly the Scripture is accurate . . . avoid bothering or being concerned about the wicked . . . for essentially, they are less substantial than a rare Phoenix fox and less durable as well.
Was it Johnathan Edwards who preached so movingly about how frightful it was to fall into the hands of an angry God Almighty . . . for spurning His Son’s Salvation.
It would appear that some folks NEVER learned the least bit of sanity about any kind of authority.
Sometimes, that seems to come from abusive parents from an early age. Sometimes it seems to come from parents who were laisez faire to the max and/or also hostile to the notion of God themselves.
Such offspring seem to chronically have troubled relationships with people in addition to being estranged from God.
And !!!!CONTROL!!!! issues are rampant points of friction.
Fascinating phenomenon that seems to be manifesting in more and more lives.
As Scripture predicted for this era . . . lawlessness and affrontery to God Almighty is building toward a maxed-out crescendo.
God have mercy.
I see spiritual rebellion as a "sign of the times."