The Lord says this in Proverbs 6: 16-19:
“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him:
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hand that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies, and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.”
“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him:
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hand that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies, and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.”
These are very powerful things and I can see why the Lord detests them. I have a few of my own that I often hear while sitting in my chair, patterns that I see produce great deal of pain and that are just awful.
1. Passive-aggressive behavior. I hate when a spouse, sadly it’s usually the male, so mistreats their spouse that by neglect, addiction, control, and denial, that the spouse is forced to separate out of pure desperation. Then, the passive spouse attacks the leaving spouse, saying things like, “She left me,” “I was always faithful,” or “She calls herself a Christian?” I hate this! It’s such cowardly behavior!
2. I hate when a person accuses another of wrong doing based on heresy. An example may be a person in a position of power who continues to accuse, slander, or terminate employment of good people based upon one person’s account or belief regarding a certain situation. There is plenty of opportunity to investigate the claim and, in some cases talk to the person in question, but it is not done. Instead, judgment (see my post) is past down and people’s spirits are crushed. I hate this! It’s such haughty, self-righteous behavior!
3. I hate when a person refuses to admit wrong and consider their errors. We are fall short of perfection (Rom. 3:23) and we all are blind to some of our negative ways. When an error is pointed out to a person, I hate when the person is persistent upon denial. I know of a person in power who allegedly said, “I’ve never been challenged in the 25 years I’ve held this position,” accusing the person of insubordination for offering a different view. What kind of institution tolerates this?! The world would be a much better place if we all could be a little more humble and accept/admit our own imperfections.
4. I hate the NC Laws re: Alienation of Affection and the law that states that if you have an affair, you lose out on alimony payments. The Alienation law states that you can sue the person your spouse has an affair with for taking your spouse’s affections away. It sounds good on the surface, that it would deter adulterous behavior, but such is not the case. All it ends up doing is encourage lying and revenge. The loss of alimony law also encourages lying and puts women (who are the most affected by this law) in financially precarious positions. There have been many times in marital counseling that I know a woman is lying re: an affair but they won’t admit it simply because of these laws. I’m convinced that if these laws were not in place, people would speak more freely and there would be greater possibility for reconciliation. These laws are archaic and sexist, and should be abolished.
5. I hate the passivity of our Federal Government to deal with at National Debt, somewhere around 10 Trillion dollars! Don’t worry, I’m not going to get political, but we are in SERIOUS trouble if we fail to deal with this issue. I hear Ross Perot is getting his charts out again and pushing the issue. Go get em Ross! There is also a new movie coming out in the fall of '08 called "IOUSA" that is all about the national debt. Let's hope it makes an impact!
Just my thoughts…
1. Passive-aggressive behavior. I hate when a spouse, sadly it’s usually the male, so mistreats their spouse that by neglect, addiction, control, and denial, that the spouse is forced to separate out of pure desperation. Then, the passive spouse attacks the leaving spouse, saying things like, “She left me,” “I was always faithful,” or “She calls herself a Christian?” I hate this! It’s such cowardly behavior!
2. I hate when a person accuses another of wrong doing based on heresy. An example may be a person in a position of power who continues to accuse, slander, or terminate employment of good people based upon one person’s account or belief regarding a certain situation. There is plenty of opportunity to investigate the claim and, in some cases talk to the person in question, but it is not done. Instead, judgment (see my post) is past down and people’s spirits are crushed. I hate this! It’s such haughty, self-righteous behavior!
3. I hate when a person refuses to admit wrong and consider their errors. We are fall short of perfection (Rom. 3:23) and we all are blind to some of our negative ways. When an error is pointed out to a person, I hate when the person is persistent upon denial. I know of a person in power who allegedly said, “I’ve never been challenged in the 25 years I’ve held this position,” accusing the person of insubordination for offering a different view. What kind of institution tolerates this?! The world would be a much better place if we all could be a little more humble and accept/admit our own imperfections.
4. I hate the NC Laws re: Alienation of Affection and the law that states that if you have an affair, you lose out on alimony payments. The Alienation law states that you can sue the person your spouse has an affair with for taking your spouse’s affections away. It sounds good on the surface, that it would deter adulterous behavior, but such is not the case. All it ends up doing is encourage lying and revenge. The loss of alimony law also encourages lying and puts women (who are the most affected by this law) in financially precarious positions. There have been many times in marital counseling that I know a woman is lying re: an affair but they won’t admit it simply because of these laws. I’m convinced that if these laws were not in place, people would speak more freely and there would be greater possibility for reconciliation. These laws are archaic and sexist, and should be abolished.
5. I hate the passivity of our Federal Government to deal with at National Debt, somewhere around 10 Trillion dollars! Don’t worry, I’m not going to get political, but we are in SERIOUS trouble if we fail to deal with this issue. I hear Ross Perot is getting his charts out again and pushing the issue. Go get em Ross! There is also a new movie coming out in the fall of '08 called "IOUSA" that is all about the national debt. Let's hope it makes an impact!
Just my thoughts…
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