If you're not in the kingdom of God, that doesn't mean you're free, you're just in the kingdom of darkness and you're under another sovereign, and that sovereign is Satan and you're a slave to sin. Everybody lives in a kingdom. You just live in the kingdom of darkness or the kingdom of light, the kingdom of Satan, or the kingdom of the Savior. You live in a kingdom. You are subject to the authority and the power of the enemy of your soul, or you are subject to the authority and power of the Savior of your soul. You are either in the kingdom that ends up in hell, or the kingdom that ends up in heaven. You're either a slave to sin, or a servant of righteousness. Don't be under any illusion that somehow coming into the kingdom of God takes away all your freedom. You really have no freedom except the freedom to sin. You can choose your poison, that's all.
John MacArthur

The Answer To Injustice Hab 2

The Answer To Injustice Hab 2 HABAKKUK 2:5-8 THE ANSWER TO INJUSTICE

INTRODUCTION:

  1. Habakkuk had seen violence as universal
  2. Judgement had seemed perverted
  3. It seemed that the wicked always prevailed over the righteous
  4. SINNERS MAY EVANGELIZE THE WORLD (v. 5)
  5. Not for Jesus Christ–If that gets done, we will do it!
  6. Why do sinners encourage others to sin?
    1. Are children of alcoholics more or less prone to drink?
    2. How does a child know that it is wrong to steal?

II. IS THERE NO HONOR AMONG THIEVES? (v. 6)

  1. Are some non-Christians morally sound?
  2. Who could you trust to keep a secret? Would you kiss & tell?
  3. Who laughs with you when you are happy (cries when you hurt)
  4. Can you trust non-Christians in business deals?

III. THICK CLAY IS A STICKY SUBJECT (vv. 6-7)

  1. Would you co-sign a note for your neighbor?
    1. If he were not a Christian…
    2. If he was a Christian…
  2. “Thick clay” means “pledges”
    1. Is “credit” a sin?
    2. Should one assist someone else in getting credit? (Proverbs 6:1-3)
    3. What about if we cannot pay our debts? (Prov. 3:27-28)

IV. “EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY” (v. 8)

  1. Poetic justice is a truism
    1. Not always fulfilled in our view
    2. No one will escape judgement
  2. “Vengence is mine”
    1. Ro. 12:19
    2. Heb. 10:30