Transcript God Is Not Mocked - The Good Teacher

God Is Not Mocked
Galatians 6:7
Be Not Deceived
• Many are self-deceived into thinking that they can
live anyway they want and not be held accountable
by God … they “mock” God
• Pharoah (Ex. 5:2) and the fool (Psa. 14:1) mocked
God in OT times
• Mockers are found in NT times as well
(Lk. 16:14; 23:35; Jude 14-15,18)
Be Not Deceived
• In 1912, an employee of the White Star Line was
asked how safe the Titanic would be; his response,
“Not even God can sink it…”
• In 1966, John Lennon of the Beatles said,
“Christianity will end, it will disappear. I do not have
to argue about that. I am certain. Jesus was okay, but
his subjects were too simple. Today, we are more
famous than him…”
What Does It Mean to Mock God?
• Gr. mukterizo = to turn up the nose at; sneer at;
treat with contempt
• It means you live as if there is no God, or in a way
that you believe God will not hold you in account
• It means you do not believe the law of sowing and
reaping applies to you (Gal. 6:7-8)
How Can One Mock God?
• By desiring to hear but not obey (Ezek. 33:30-33)
• By vain and empty worship (Mic. 6:6-8; Mt. 15:8-9)
• By hypocritical service (Acts 5:1ff)
• By not discerning the Lord’s supper (1 Cor. 11:20ff)
• By confessing sin but not truly repenting
(2 Cor. 7:9-11)
How Can One Mock God?
• By attempting to reap what you did not sow
(Gal. 6:7-8)
• By professing godliness but not living it (Tit. 1:16)
What Results in Mocking God?
• Self-deception (Gal. 6:7; Eph. 4:18)
• A rude awakening at harvest time (Gal. 6:7-8)
• Hardened conscience (1 Tim. 4:2; Heb. 3:13)
• Apparent lack of presence or escape is mistaken
for tolerance (2 Pet. 3:3ff)
• Certain punishment from God (2 Pet. 3:8-10)
Why God is Not Mocked
• God makes all the laws, not man (Psa. 103:19)
• God is all-present, all-knowing, all-powerful, and
all-holy … you cannot escape him, deceive him, or
outsmart him (Psa. 139; Heb. 4:12-13)
• God’s law cannot be broken or ignored with
impunity (Rom. 2:6-9; Heb. 2:2-3; 10:36-38)
• God is not mocked … so don’t even try it!