Are you vexed by the filthy conversation of the wicked?

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 

In the days before God destroyed Sodom, the sins were open and widespread in every part of the city.

 

Abraham's nephew, Lot, was continually troubled by that which they said and that which they did in Sodom.

 

Genesis 19  God sends 2 angels to destroy Sodom.

 

1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

(Angels do not have wings.  Angels look like natural men.)

2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.  (have sex with them)

6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

(Lot knew that which the men of Sodom planned in their hearts to do was wicked.)

 

II Peter 2

 

6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

 

And why did Lot choose to live in Sodom where there was so much wickedness?

 

Genesis 13

 

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

 

(The beauty of Sodom attracted Lot to Sodom.  Satan was the most beautiful of all creatures before he was cast out of heaven.  Beauty often attracts the flesh to itself and great evil often dwells in beauty.)

11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

 

As Sodom was destroyed because of the wicked, this present world is going to be destroyed by God.  (II Peter 3:10-14)

 

Jesus said:  And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.   But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.  (Mt. 24:12-13)

 

You may think you can lead them to God but they will lead you away from ways of God.

 

God has HIS way to deliver you but you might be ignoring God's way thinking you can help the ungodly.

 

You must rethink what you are doing if this is the case.

 

For if you are in "Sodom" when it is destroyed, you will be destroyed with Sodom.

 

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