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Even when God destroyed Sodom and

Gomorrah, God spared only Lot and his

family because Lot was a righteous man

living among the ungodly (2 Pet. 2:6-8).

Second Timothy 3:12 tells New Testament

believers that “all that will live godly in

Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” Sadly,

much of that persecution comes from

professing Christians who choose not to live

godly lives.

In verses 2 and 3 of Psalm 12 is a description

of the deceitful conversations and empty

lifestyles of the unbeliever, and verse 4

again expresses the prideful, independent,

and arrogant attitude of the ungodly in

relationship to their Creator. But thanks be

to God, one day the LORD will “arise” and

put an end to the evil and the injustices and

the oppression that we as believers must see

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