2. ENEMIES

3. Good People Have Enemies
Psalm 69:4 “enemies wrongfully”
Psalm 41:5 “speak evil of me”
Psalm 110:1 Christ had Enemies
Psalm 119:139 “enemies forgotten God’s words”
Psalm 139:20 “take name in vain”
Psalm 11:5 God has enemies!

4. Must Not Have God as Enemy
Job 19: Job thought God was his enemy
James 4:4 “friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”
Become God’s Enemies when Love the World!

5. Enemies- Things to learn:
Psalm 56:9 - God can save us from our Enemies
Psalm 138:7 – He can see us through trouble!
Only when we abide in His Teachings- Psalm 119:98,157
We have help IF we do not Depart From God’s Word

6. Enemies- We can have Spiritual Enemies-
1 Peter 5:8 – Devil our Adversary
Revelation 12:10 – He is the “accuser” of our brethren
Philippians 3:18 – False Teachers
Romans 8:6,7 - Carnal-minded are enemies of God
Galatians 2: No comfort or support for them

7. Enemies-
Ephesians 5:11 – “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.”
2 John 9-11 – “Whoever trans-gresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God… 11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.”

8. Enemies- Enemies in This World- Psalm 69:4 – Hate us without cause
John 15:17-19 – World hated Jesus, hates those who follow Him also
Matthew 5:44 – Love Enemies
Romans 12:20 – Do Good for Them

9. Enemies-
2 Thessalonians 3:15 – no enmity against one withdrawn from for Sin
Proverbs 24: Don’t rejoice at downfall of the wicked, or be envious of their advances

10. We have been Enemies of God
And Will Continue to be unless we are In Christ
Romans 8:6,7 – been carnally minded
Romans 5:10 – enemies reconciled in Christ
Colossians 1:21 – Evil thoughts & deeds alienates us
Ephesians 2:15,16 – through Him!

11. Are YOU In Christ?
Galatians 3:26,27 – baptized into Christ, preceded by Faith, Repentance and Confession
John 14:15 - Christ says Disobedience do not love Him!
Luke 6:46 – have no right to call Him “Lord”
Hebrews 5:8,9 – no salvation without obedience

12. IF YOU are NOT IN CHRIST-
Things done in religion will not save you – you are still LOST!
Matthew 15:9-14 – blind leading the blind, plant uprooted, vain worshiper
Does this make me your enemy? Galatians 4:16
NO!

13. Won’t YOU be made Friends again with God Today?
Have your sins washed away?
Why Not NOW?
Acts 22:16 “'And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.‘”

14. Won’t YOU be reconciled to God? Why Not NOW?
Are YOU an ENEMY OF GOD?
Won’t YOU be reconciled to God? Why Not NOW?