If you stand with God they will not “take pleasure” in you. They do not “like to retain God in their knowledge.” They “love” darkness, want to be “wise” concerning that which is evil and desire to be “simple” concerning the TRUTH and knowledge of God. Their main quest becomes that of “searing their conscience” lest it become too “troublesome” and “burdensome.” Furthermore, they “hate” light and any Bible believer already knew who the real “hate-mongers” were and why. If there is one thing they can’t stand, it is PREACHERS who CRY in the streets.

“He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways DESPISETH him” (Proverbs 14:2).

“The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is NO FEAR OF GOD before his eyes. For he flattereth himself IN HIS OWN EYES, until his iniquity be found to be HATEFUL. The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good” (Psalm 36:1-3).

“Seeing thou HATEST instruction, and CASTEST my words behind thee” (Psalm 50:17).

“But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would NONE OF me. So I gave them up unto THEIR OWN hearts’: and they walked in THEIR OWN COUNSELS. Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!… The HATERS OF THE LORD should have submitted themselves unto him…” (Psalm 81:11-15).

“To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgement, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A WISE MAN WILL HEAR, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels…THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING of knowledge: but fools DESPISE wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother…My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not…Wisdom CRIETH without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She CRIETH in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye LOVE SIMPLICITY? and the SCORNERS DELIGHT IN THEIR SCORNING, and fools HATE knowledge? Turn you at my REPROOF: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will MAKE KNOWN my words unto you. Because I HAvE CALLED, and YE REFUSED; I HAVE STRETCHED OUT MY HAND, and NO MAN REGARDED; BUT YE HAVE SET AT NOUGHT ALL MY COUNSEL, and WOULD NONE OF MY REPROOF: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as a desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. THEN shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: FOR THAT THEY HATED knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: they DESPISED all my REPROOF. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of THEIR OWN way, and be filled with THEIR OWN devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso HEARKENETH UNTO ME shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil” (Proverbs 1:1-33).

“Crieth” as in the town CRIER! As in: “HEAR YE, HEAR YE…TURN OR BURN”!

• “IT’S EITHER ‘IN CHRIST’ or ‘IN HELL’”!
• “UNLESS YE REPENT YE SHALL ALL LIKEWISE PERISH”!
• “O GENERATION OF VIPERS, WHO HATH WARNED YOU TO FLEE FROM THE WRATH TO COME?”
• “YET FORTY DAYS, AND NINEVAH SHALL BE OVERTHROWN”!
• “CHRIST DIED FOR SINNERS”!
• “BE RECONCILED TO GOD”!
• “BE NOT DECEIVED; GOD IS NOT MOCKED: FOR WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWETH, THAT SHALL HE ALSO REAP”!
• “FOR WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT A MAN, IF HE SHALL GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD, AND LOSE HIS OWN SOUL? ”
• “SAVE YOURSELVES FROM THIS UNTOWARD GENERATION”!
• “THEY BE BLIND LEADERS OF THE BLIND. AND IF THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND, BOTH SHALL FALL INTO THE DITCH”!
• “BUT THOSE THINGS WHICH PROCEED OUT OF THE MOUTH COME FROM THE HEART; AND THEY DEFILE THE MAN. FOR OUT OF THE HEART PROCEED EVIL THOUGHTS, MURDERS, ADULTERIES, FORNICATIONS, THEFTS, FALSE WITNESS, BLASPHEMIES: THESE ARE THE THINGS WHICH DEFILE A MAN: BUT TO EAT WITH UNWASHEN HANDS DEFILETH NOT A MAN”!
• “LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU WITH VAIN WORDS: FOR BECAUSE OF THESE THINGS COMETH THE WRATH OF GOD UPON THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE”!
• “FOR THE GRACE OF GOD THAT BRINGETH SALVATION HATH APPEARED TO ALL MEN, TEACHING US THAT, DENYING UNGODLINESS AND WORLDLY LUSTS, WE SHOULD LIVE SOBERLY, RIGHTEOUSLY, AND GODLY, IN THIS PRESENT WORLD; LOOKING FOR THAT BLESSED HOPE, AND THE GLORIOUS APPEARING OF THE GREAT GOD AND OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST”!
• “NOW AS JANNES AND JAMBRES WITHSTOOD MOSES, SO DO THESE ALSO RESIST THE TRUTH: MEN OF CORRUPT MINDS, REPROBATE CONCERNING THE FAITH”!
• “SHUN PROFANE AND VAIN BABBLINGS: FOR THEY WILL INCREASE UNTO MORE UNGODLINESS”!
• “FOR THERE IS ONE GOD, AND ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MEN, THE MAN CHRIST JESUS”!
• “…BUT KNOW THOU, THAT FOR ALL THESE THINGS GOD WILL BRING THEE INTO JUDGEMENT…REMEMBER NOW THY CREATOR IN THE DAYS OF THY YOUTH, WHILE THE EVIL DAYS COME NOT, NOR THE YEARS DRAW NIGH…LET US HEAR THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER: FEAR GOD, AND KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS: FOR THIS IS THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN. FOR GOD SHALL BRING EVERY WORK INTO JUDGEMENT, WITH EVERY SECRET THING, WHETHER IT BE GOOD, OR WHETHER IT BE EVIL”!
• “THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE IN EVERY PLACE, BEHOLDING THE EVIL AND THE GOOD”!
• “AND AS IT IS APPOINTED UNTO MEN ONCE TO DIE, BUT AFTER THIS THE JUDGEMENT”!
• “BUT GOD COMMENDETH HIS LOVE TOWARD US IN THAT WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS, CHRIST DIED FOR US”!
• “BUT HE WAS WOUNDED FOR FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS, HE WAS BRUISED FOR OUR INIQUITIES: THE CHASTISEMENT FOR OUR PEACE WAS UPON HIM; AND WITH HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED”!
• “NEITHER IS THERE SALVATION IN ANY OTHER: FOR THERE IS NONE OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN AMONG MEN, WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED”!
• “KNOW YE NOT THAT THE UNRIGHTEOUS SHALL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD? BE NOT DECEIVED: NEITHER FORNICATORS, NOR IDOLATERS, NOR ADULTERERS, NOR EFFEMINATE, NOR ABUSERS OF THEMSELVES WITH MANKIND, NOR THIEVES, NOR COVETOUS, NOR DRUNKARDS, NOR REVILERS, NOR EXTORTIONERS, SHALL INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD”!
• “AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST HIS SON CLEANSETH US FROM ALL SIN”!
• “HE IS NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE”!, etc. You get the idea.
• “A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a SCORNER HEARETH NOT REBUKE…Whoso DESPISETH the word shall be destroyed…Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a FAITHFUL ambassador is health” (Proverbs 13:1,13,16,17).
• “Who is this that DARKENETH counsel by words WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE” (Job 38:2).
• “And moreover, because the PREACHER was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. The preacher sought out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even WORDS OF TRUTH” (Ecclesiastes 12:9,10).
• “Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city…Unto you, O men, I CALL; and my voice is to the sons of man. O ye simple, understand wisdom, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be RIGHT things. For my mouth shall speak TRUTH; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them…Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength” (Proverbs 8:1-14).
• “All the ways of a man are clean IN HIS OWN EYES; but the LORD weigheth the spirits…Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished” (Proverbs 16:2,5).
• “Charity…Rejoiceth NOT IN INIQUITY, but rejoiceth IN THE TRUTH” (1Cor 13:6).
• “Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?” (Galatians 4:16).