What aggravates God? - Aggravate - TouchPoints

Psalm 7:11God is an honest judge. He is angry with the wicked every day.

Isaiah 10:1-3What sorrow awaits the unjust judges and those who issue unfair laws. [2] They deprive the poor of justice and deny the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and take advantage of orphans. [3] What will you do when I punish you, when I send disaster upon you from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? Where will your treasures be safe?

Malachi 3:5"At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.

Romans 1:18But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

God is aggravated with those who persist in being evil because their actions violate truth, justice, and love.

Jeremiah 32:32-33The sins of Israel and Judah—the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets—have stirred up my anger. My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return.

Zechariah 7:11-12Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing. They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear the instructions or the messages that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies had sent them by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. That is why the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was so angry with them.

Hebrews 3:10So I was angry with them, and I said, “Their hearts always turn away from me. They refuse to do what I tell them.”

God is aggravated with those who self-destruct in sin, refusing to repent.

Numbers 11:1Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord’s anger blazed against them . . .

Deuteronomy 1:34When the Lord heard your complaining, he became very angry.

God is aggravated with ungrateful, complaining hearts.

Mark 9:42"But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.

Luke 17:1-2One day Jesus said to his disciples, "There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! [2] It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.

God is aggravated by those who lead others into sin.

Mark 7:6Jesus replied, "You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Matthew 25:41-45"Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, 'Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. [42] For I was hungry, and you didn't feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn't give me a drink. [43] I was a stranger, and you didn't invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn't give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit me.' [44] "Then they will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?' [45] "And he will answer, 'I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.'

Luke 11:39, 42Then the Lord said to him, "You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy-full of greed and wickedness! [42] "What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.

Matthew 21:12-13Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. [13] He said to them, "The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves!"

Matthew 23:13, 15"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces. You won't go in yourselves, and you don't let others enter either. [15] "What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are!

Mark 3:3-5Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand, "Come and stand in front of everyone." [4] Then he turned to his critics and asked, "Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?" But they wouldn't answer him. [5] He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!

God is aggravated with hypocrisy at many levels. Hypocrisy has no interest in loving others, only in appearing righteous. Hypocrisy is a sin that spreads to others, creating a culture of pride and dishonesty. Lastly, hypocrisy gives people a distaste for the church and hinders their path to God. Who would want to become a Christian if Christians are like that? It’s no wonder God hates hypocrisy—it’s one of Satan’s most devious ways of turning people from God.