Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer
persecution. (2 Tim. 3 : 12.)
Whom the Lord loveth be chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom
he receiveth.... But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are
partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons. (Heb. 12 : 6, 8.)
The Fruit of God's Spirit is Love and Gentleness.
The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering,
gentleness, goodness. (Gal. 5 : 22.)
The Fruit of God's Spirit is Vengeance and Fury.
And the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him.... And he ... slew
a thousand men. (Judges 15 : 14, 15.)
And it came to pass on the morrow that the evil spirit from God came
upon Saul, ... and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. And Saul cast
the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with
it. (1 Sam. 18 : 10, 11.)
Prosperity and Longevity Enjoyed by the Wicked.
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in
power? Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their
offspring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear. (Job 21 :
7, 8, 9.)
They [men of the world] are full of children and leave the rest of
their substance to their babes. (Ps. 17 : 14.)
I was envious at the foolish when I saw the prosperity of the
wicked.... They are not in trouble as other men.... Behold, these are
the ungodly who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. (Ps.
73 : 3, 5, 12.)
There is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his
wickedness. (Eccl. 7 : 15.)
Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they
happy that deal very treacherously? (Jer. 12 : 1.)
Prosperity and Longevity Denied to the Wicked.
The light of the wicked shall be put out.... Terrors shall make him
afraid on every side.... He shall be driven from light into darkness,
and chased out of the world. He shall neither have son nor nephew
among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. (Job. 18 : 5,
12, 18, 19.)
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong
his days. (Eccl. 8 : 23.)
Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. (Ps.
55 : 23.)