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Without Remedy

Beloved:

There are hundreds of WITHOUT's found in the BIBLE (see Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, pp. 1177-1179). Such WITHOUT's as WITHOUT "power, light, water, cause, money, knowledge, wisdom, faith, rain, walls, measure, care, mercy, blood, holiness" are just to name a few spoken of in SCRIPTURE.

Yes, there are multitudes of WITHOUTS in the Word of God. However, NONE can be COMPARED to the WITHOUT found in Proverbs 29:1 which states, “He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that WITHOUT REMEDY.” The REMEDY here is a DELIVERANCE from CALAMITY, and the SUDDEN DESTRUCTION mentioned in the verse is the Quick and Unexpected Action of HOLY GOD against REBELLIOUS REBELS. The word WITHOUT that is connected to REMEDY in our verse means simply to NEGATE something as that SOMETHING becomes NOTHING…as if it never EXISTED. DIVINE PATIENCE has Ended!

“WITHOUT REMEDY” is NOT WITHOUT CAUSE. The CAUSE pictured in Proverbs 29:1 is one of the REJECTION of being REPROVED (Chastisement, Correction and Rebuked by HOLY GOD). The STUBBORNNESS pictured in, “hardeneth his neck” refers to a state of increasing OBSTINANCE. Always REMEMBER…REJECTED TRUTH always leads to a CALLOUSED HEART.

In closing, may I remind us the TRUTH of Proverbs 29:1 can be applied BOTH to an INDIVIDUAL as well as a NATION. WITHOUT REMEDY…what an Awful and Terrifying THOUGHT!

Many of You know Brother Chris Pappas. Bro. Chris has just written a very Important Book. The Book is entitled: In Defense of the Authenticity of I John 5:7. It is published by CrossBooks, a division of LifeWay. Pick up a copy as it will be in all LifeWay stores.

Thank YOU dear ones for YOUR very Faithful HELP. I love YOU dearly in our Blessed Lord Jesus.

Now a word from HIS WORD: “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto Wisdom” (Psalm 90:12).