What is a wicked person?

[Leonardo Von]

What is a wicked person?

•    “The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.” (Pro 11:18) 

This question seems to be easy to be answered. Nonetheless, wicked isn’t only someone that make evilness. When we help someone in something that isn’t good to the person we are being wicked. So that you can understand, imagine:

•    a beggar asking you for money and, after this, spending their money in drugs and alcoholic beverage. Your money will contribute for him destructing his life and the life of people around him;
•    Imagine you helping someone to prosper in their business and, when he reaches the success, he derelicts Jesus Christ and don't have more time to the spouse and children;

Certainly we need to help people:

•    “If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?” (Jas 2:16).

Nonetheless:

•    “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.” (Mat 7:6).

The unique way to help people truly is seeking Jesus in prayer. Only Jesus can reveal to us what the person needs and what the right quantity. 

Don't think that the more, the better. Money in excess is curse (see, for instance James 5:1-6; Ezekiel 18:8; Proverbs 11:24; 1Timothy 6:10):

- or the person will spend money in harmful things (for example, junk food or licentious demeanor - Ephesians 4:17-19);
- or the person will have to chuck in his peace "serving to his wealthiness" so that it doesn't lose itself, whether for robbery, inflation, rust, etc;
- or the person will have to disburse with the illnesses acquired trying to get and keep safe his richness.

Understand: money doesn't bring joy; rather, it is the correct use of the money that make us fraught of relish.

So, have a good day seeking for you and people around you only the boons that comes from hearing the Creator's voice, believing that:

•    “The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.” (Pro 10:22).
•    And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.” (Deuteronomy 28:1,2).
 

[SwordMaster]

Well...you dug yourself into a hole here. This is what God tells you that a wicked person is:

 

Malachi 3:18
Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
 

God's definition of a wicked person, is someone who is not serving Him.

Blessings.

[Who me]

4 hours ago, Leonardo Von said:

What is a wicked person?

Really an irrelevent question.

The world is devided into Christian and non christian, one either serves God or one is his enemy.

[Starise]

8 hours ago, SwordMaster said:

Well...you dug yourself into a hole here. This is what God tells you that a wicked person is:

 

Malachi 3:18
Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
 

God's definition of a wicked person, is someone who is not serving Him.

Blessings.

All of us, even believers turn from God from time to time and need to confess sin. Therefore it can be said all men are evil(wicked). Only God can change a man and believers are NOT immediately changed as some might think. The Lord works in and through us every day usually over time. This has certainly been the case with me and I have read other's testimony on Worthy that basically says the same thing.

The only hole anyone is digging is the hole that says we are not evil at times.

The main difference between the continually wicked and the occasionally evil believer is the work of Christ. We RUN to the Father. They run FROM the Father. We REPENT, they REJECT.

The continually wicked have no inclination to change. If we were to say a person is controlled by wickedness, they have long rejected God and God has given them over to be deceived. 

The scriptures tell us some accept a form of godliness but reject the power, the true essence of following Christ, and of course you can't follow something you totally reject. Still others will say there is a Christ, however they will not acknowledge the full extent of who Christ is. Both groups have rejected their only hope for salvation.

How does this tie into wickedness? Because to reject Christ with no desire to follow Him is to default to a wicked blinded state. This is the default state of all men. The realization we are sinners and need a savior comes only from God.

The bible says, the is NONE righteous, no not one. It makes more sense to look at the gospel as redeemed and not redeemed. Our only justification is through Christ and none other.

The Father of the Godhead  said very plainly there is only one way to Him- Through Christ Jesus. No shortcuts, no religious activities, no good intentions. God is no respecter of persons. We won't get into God's very presence through religious practice. That was the old way. The new way is Christ. Only God can take the blinders off of some people.

They might FEEL like they are doing the right things and go straight to the hot place because they rejected Christ.

For anyone reading this, is this a gamble you really want to take? Shouldn't this at least make you stop to think it's well worth an investigation? 

 

[Hopefully]

One example I can think of for a wicked person is one who has more than one account on the same social media yet posts as if they were different people. 
 

This falls under the category of a liar and deceiver. 

[missmuffet]

The wicked are the unbelievers. Those who adhere to this world. 

[SwordMaster]

10 hours ago, Starise said:

All of us, even believers turn from God from time to time and need to confess sin. Therefore it can be said all men are evil(wicked). Only God can change a man and believers are NOT immediately changed as some might think. The Lord works in and through us every day usually over time. This has certainly been the case with me and I have read other's testimony on Worthy that basically says the same thing.

The only hole anyone is digging is the hole that says we are not evil at times.

The main difference between the continually wicked and the occasionally evil believer is the work of Christ. We RUN to the Father. They run FROM the Father. We REPENT, they REJECT.

The continually wicked have no inclination to change. If we were to say a person is controlled by wickedness, they have long rejected God and God has given them over to be deceived. 

The scriptures tell us some accept a form of godliness but reject the power, the true essence of following Christ, and of course you can't follow something you totally reject. Still others will say there is a Christ, however they will not acknowledge the full extent of who Christ is. Both groups have rejected their only hope for salvation.

How does this tie into wickedness? Because to reject Christ with no desire to follow Him is to default to a wicked blinded state. This is the default state of all men. The realization we are sinners and need a savior comes only from God.

The bible says, the is NONE righteous, no not one. It makes more sense to look at the gospel as redeemed and not redeemed. Our only justification is through Christ and none other.

The Father of the Godhead  said very plainly there is only one way to Him- Through Christ Jesus. No shortcuts, no religious activities, no good intentions. God is no respecter of persons. We won't get into God's very presence through religious practice. That was the old way. The new way is Christ. Only God can take the blinders off of some people.

They might FEEL like they are doing the right things and go straight to the hot place because they rejected Christ.

For anyone reading this, is this a gamble you really want to take? Shouldn't this at least make you stop to think it's well worth an investigation? 

 

You are misaddressing the OP. Sure, people will slip up and fall to sin from time to time, but if we understand what Scripture teaches on the subject (particularly in I John), then all that you have stated above is indeed misplaced...or perhaps you misunderstand.

As long as one is abiding in Christ by practicing righteousness (that is, doing what is right in God's eyes according to I John 3:23-24), then that person is still considered by God to be righteous, not wicked...even though he may fall to sin here and there. It is the one who decides (or is lead astray) to stop practicing what is right in God's eyes who becomes wicked again.

 

Blessings.

[SwordMaster]

6 hours ago, missmuffet said:

The wicked are the unbelievers. Those who adhere to this world. 

Not always...there are those who did get saved at one time in their lives, and who still believe in God, but do not walk in obedience to Him. The idea that all one has to do in order to have eternal life is simply believe in Christ, is false doctrine. Therefore, even one who believes can still be wicked and on their way to eternal fire.

Blessings

[Starise]

5 minutes ago, SwordMaster said:

You are misaddressing the OP. Sure, people will slip up and fall to sin from time to time, but if we understand what Scripture teaches on the subject (particularly in I John), then all that you have stated above is indeed misplaced...or perhaps you misunderstand.

As long as one is abiding in Christ by practicing righteousness (that is, doing what is right in God's eyes according to I John 3:23-24), then that person is still considered by God to be righteous, not wicked...even though he may fall to sin here and there. It is the one who decides (or is lead astray) to stop practicing what is right in God's eyes who becomes wicked again.

 

Blessings.

I just said as much in my last post, although with a lot more detail. You just repeated what I posted and said I misunderstood it.

I think YOU need to re read my post. 

[SwordMaster]

2 minutes ago, Starise said:

I just said as much in my last post, although with a lot more detail. You just repeated what I posted and said I misunderstood it.

I think YOU need to re read my post. 

LOL! To be honest, I only read the first paragraph!

Blessings!