When Man Rejects GOD

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="03fc8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B> Isaiah 58:11  </B></div> <div> <B>And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy </B></div> <div> <B>soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be </B></div> <div> <B>like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters </B></div> <div> <B>fail not. </B><I><B>{drought: Heb. droughts}</B></I><B> </B><I><B>{fail: Heb. lie, or, deceive}</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bible Study More"><U>Bible Study & More</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Helping Your Teen Say No To Sex"><U><B>Helping Your Teen Say No To Sex</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How To React To Getting Hurt"><U><B>How To React To Getting Hurt</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Curse Of Covetousness"><U><B>The Curse Of Covetousness</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parenting"><U><B>Parenting</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit"><U><B>The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Sin of Discrimination"><U><B>The Sin of Discrimination</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Millenium"><U><B>The Millenium</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Tactics of the Tempter"><U><B>The Tactics of the Tempter</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Ideal Mother"><U><B>The Ideal Mother</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to Respond to Trials"><U><B>How to Respond to Trials</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="When Things Dont Make Sense"><U><B>When Things Don't Make Sense</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id94.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Dangers of the Tongue"><U><B>The Dangers of the Tongue</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id95.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Requirement of Forgiveness"><U><B>The Requirement of Forgiveness</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id96.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Discipline in the Home"><U><B>Discipline in the Home</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Response of Children to Authority"><U><B>The Response of Children to Authority</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biblical Happiness"><U><B>Biblical Happiness</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Is it Right or Wrong"><U><B>Is it Right or Wrong</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Miracle of the Bread"><U><B>The Miracle of the Bread</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id102.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Things to Come"><U><B>Things to Come</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Will I Stop the Rivival"><U><B>Will I Stop the Rivival</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Fear of the LORD"><U><B>The Fear of the LORD</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Occult"><U><B>Occult</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How Sin Silences the Conscience"><U><B>How Sin Silences the Conscience</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id107.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Pastor and His Preaching"><U><B>The Pastor and His Preaching</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B>When Man Rejects GOD</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id110.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christianity VS. 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All men <U>know</U> God but don't <U>praise</U> Him as God.  But, they have become <U>conceited</U> with their own <U>ideas</U>-hearts are <U>darkened</U>-can not <U>understand</U>.</div> <div> V. 22- result-act <U>foolishly</U>.</div> <div> V. 23- They <U>exchange</U> the <U>glory</U> & <U>majesty</U> of God for <U>man</U>-<U>made</U> images.  We need to <U>let</U> God be <U>God</U>!!</div> <div> V. 24- result-<U>God</U> gave them <U>up</U>.  He let them go <U>all</U> the <U>way</U> in <U>sin</U>.</div> <div> V. 25- Because they <U>exchanged</U> the <U>truth</U> of God for a <U>lie</U> and served the <U>creation</U> more than the <U>creator</U>.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>SUMMARY</B></div> <div> 1. Man <U>knows</U> the truth about God.</div> <div> 2. God shows Himself to <U>man</U> through His <U>creation</U>.</div> <div> 3. When man <U>rejects</U> God & follows his own <U>ideas</U>, he does <U>foolish</U> things.</div> <div> 4. If man wants to <U>reject</U> God, God will let him <U>go</U> his own <U>sinful</U> way.</div> <div> But, the <U>consequences</U> are <U>painful</U>!!!!!</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>