Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Sunday, March 10, 2013

The Book of Proverbs Chapter 5 “Avoid the Adulterer”

Prov 5:3 Lips Dripping with Honey and Smoother than Oil!

Doctrine of Flattery: I. Definition: A Verbal Sin where you practice excessive, false or sycophantic complimenting and praise trying to arouse favorable attention towards yourself.

Flattery Related to: II. Arrogance Complex of Sins. III. Cosmic Evangelism. IV. The Men-Pleaser Syndrome. V. The Con-Artist. VI. False Teaching and Religion.

VII. Flattery and Conspiracy Theory.

Scripture tells us to not follow the crowd, especially into things that are wrong because evil loves to get together with evil.

When two parties have a mutual area of despising or jealousy against someone or something many times a conspiracy is soon to follow.

A “conspiracy” is an agreement between two or more people to perform together an illegal, treacherous or evil act.

It is a combining or acting together, as if by evil design, where an agreement is made to commit a crime or to accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.

Many times those that come together were previously at enmity, but because of the desire for a like outcome they band together.

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Luke 23:12, “Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been at enmity with each other.”

They think there is power in numbers, but truly there is not. There is only power in Bible doctrine.

Korah did this in Num 16.

They lead others into revolt with lies and inventions, corruptions, distortions, inaccuracies, misrepresent- ations, perversions, defamations, and slanders all wrapped up in personal flattery. Num 16:3

They get as many individuals involved in the conspiracy as possible so that the conspiracy will have credibility and believability.

When you do, you do four things:

1. You give the conspiracy some credibility and believability.

1. You give the conspiracy some credibility and believability. “If you tell a lie long enough, people will believe it is true.”

2. You bully people into supporting something that is evil without them even knowing it.

3. Once people get involved in a conspiracy you put them in a position of supporting it, which is very difficult to get out of.

4. You cause them to get involved with the evil behind the conspiracy, which can be used in the future to keep them committed to the conspiracy.

Never be shocked at those involved. This is one of the ways that the conspiracy will have some credibility and believability.

Ex 23:2-3, “You shall not follow a multitude in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice. 3 Nor shall you be partial or show favoritism to a poor man in his dispute.”

Psa 12:2, “They (mutual admiration society) speak each one (arrogant) to his friends (acquaintances) with lips of flattery. They speak heart to heart (idiom for double standard).”

The kingdom of darkness with Satan as it leader shall obtain earthly kingdoms by flatteries.

Dan 11:21, “In his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of kingship has not been conferred, but he will come in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by intrigue (flattery).”

Dan 11:34, “Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy (flattery).”

You do not have to worry about uncovering their scheme, plot or even their true intentions, you only need to recognize them as a flatterer and then disassociate from them.

Grace Offering 2 Cor 9:6-15, “Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Grace Fellowship Church Sunday, March 10, 2013 Tape # Proverbs Chapter 5 Conspiracy and Flattery Prov 5:3; Num 16:1-35; Ex 23:2-3; Psa 12:2; Luke 23:12 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2013