Our text is a verbal portrait of unbelievers. You will appreciate that most unbelivers do not like this discription. This is not new, remember how the religonists turned against Stephen when he bluntly told them the truth. So what actually are the ungodly like?

It is easy to sin. Everyone has personal reason for sinning, but though you claim to be a Christian if you continue in sin you show yourself to be a stranger to grace and to God. The Bible emphasis this and so should we. It is so easy to be deceived.

God, through Joseph, gave Pharoah an abundent answer to his request to explain his dream. But along with the promise of salvation there was a warning of terrible days to come. Joseph did not shrink from giving a full and honest report. In your evangelism you should warn people of judgement to come.

Many religionists today do not know where to find the Lord Jesus Christ. The truth is that he is to be found throughout the Old Testament.

How you live can grieve the Holy Spirit. In the context of this text you will see that your malice or bitterness instead of kindness and forgiveness grieve the Holy Spirit.