Seven Sins God Hates: 3. Hands that Shed Innocent Blood

2/13/2022
Scripture: Ezekiel 16:15-26, Proverbs 6:12-19 Text: Prov. 6:17c
Sermon: SEVEN SINS GOD HATES THE MOST: 3. SHED INNOC. BLOOD
Points: I. Understanding This Sin
II. Avoiding This Sin
III. The Virtue Reflected by this Sin

SEVEN SINS GOD HATES ABOVE ALL OTHERS: 2. "HANDS THAT SHED INNOCENT BLOOD"
Proverbs 6:
12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;
13 He winks with his eyes,
He shuffles his feet,
He points with his fingers;
14 Perversity is in his heart,
He devises evil continually,
He sows discord.
15 Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly;
Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.
16 These six things the LORD hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17 a proud look, a lying tongue, HANDS THAT SHED INNOCENT BLOOD…."
This morning we are going to continue our study of Proverbs 6. We will consider a phrase from verse 17, that God hates "HANDS THAT SHED INNOCENT BLOOD." These verses describe the heart and character I'd the wicked. We see that Wisdom is not surprised by human nature and our sinful tendencies. Wisdom doesn't leave us in our sin, but leads and directs us in the way we should go… what we need to do and not do if we would live a life that gives glory to God.
As Wisdom describes what God hates about the wicked, He reveals what He loves. The opposite virtues are His desire for His people. God hates the hands of those who shed innocent blood… clearly this verse applies to ABORTION. As Ephesians 4:28 says, "Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need."