Classic Sermon Outlines
SERMON NINE
THE FOLLY OF DESPISING
OUR OWN WAYS
But he that despiseth his ways shall die.
—PROVERBS 19:16
WE HAVE here fair warning to a careless world. O that it were taken! There are those by whom it is taken. David speaks of it with comfort that he had taken the warnings which God's commands gave and therefore hoped for the rewards they proposed (Psalm 19:11).
I. THE SINNER'S FALL AND RUIN: "HE SHALL DIE."
A. It Is a Spiritual Death.
1. The soul destitute of spiritual life. An impenitent soul lies under the wrath and curse of God which is its death. It is destitute of spiritual life and of its principles and powers. It is under the dominion of corruption which is as killing to the soul as the curse of God is a killing sentence.
2. The soul separated from communion with God. They shall die; that is, they shall be cut off from all communion with God, which is the life of the soul, and from all hope of His loving kindness, which is better than life. They shall die; that is, they shall be dead to God and to all good.