Job 15:35

35 They conceive [harah] mischief [`amal], and bring forth [yalad] vanity ['aven], and their belly [beten] prepareth [kuwn] deceit [mirmah]. KJV-Interlinear

35 'They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity, And their mind prepares deception.' NASB

There are only two orientations to life. Truth is the best and preferred orientation, and lies are the second.

If you are not oriented properly to God, who is truth, then your life is a lie and everything in you is false. You cannot orient to anything or anyone, if you do not have any form of truth within your soul.

And so here Eliphaz summarizes the life, meaning, and purpose of the spiritually negative person.

Just as fish can only produce fish, mammals can only produce mammals, birds can only produce birds, so too, man can only produce from that which is the content of his soul. If man thinks evil, then he can only produce evil.

If man possesses good in his soul, then he is capable of producing good. But good comes from only one source, and that is from a legitimate and consistent daily study of the Word of God, while being consistently resident in fellowship.

Whether you are a Hitler or a sweet do-gooder, makes no difference. Unbelief is unbelief, spiritually negative is spiritually negative, and evil is evil.

Eliphaz describes the process of evil in terms of the process of pregnancy. There is conception, then formation in the womb, and then the birth of the wickedness.

Lust is the conception. Lust is the pride of wanting, hunger, desire. Lust is the initial phase of evil.

Development in the womb is the deception. The person deceives himself in pursuing wickedness, because wickedness is a lie in the first place. But once the seed of lust has been placed in the thought pattern, then that seed of deception, provides the entertainment of the mind with regard to its various possibilities. The sin is developed, and then the sin is born.

Sin becomes death to its sponsor. Sin is a separation from God. For unbelievers, sin is a barrier to faith in Christ. For believers, sin is an eviction from ones fellowship status and the termination of a functional relationship with God.

James 1:14-16

14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. NASB

Every individual was not made by God on a whim, but for a specific purpose. Every individual was put into this world with the opportunity for a phenomenal destiny before him.

The key word here is opportunity. Our entire life is a potential or a series of potentials. Making the right decisions in life, opens up more and more opportunities. Making wrong decisions, reduces your opportunities.

Not being born means that you have no life. Being born means that you have forever life. The difference between the two is infinite.

Faith in Christ means life in heaven. Rejecting Christ means life in the Lake of Fire. The difference between the two is infinite.

Advancing to spiritual maturity means having phenomenal additional blessings. Rejecting your spiritual life, means loss of those phenomenal additional blessings. The difference between the two is infinite.

Every person has the opportunity to choose their course through life. God does not interfere with your choices. But likewise, every person is given the necessary information regarding the pros and cons of their choices. Everyone knows the repercussions of their choices.

No one will have an excuse when the final evaluation before Christ, arrives.

Pursuing God, Christ, and doctrine now, will gain you a guaranteed successful life both now and forever.

Being indifferent, or pursuing something you think is better, will only lead you to guaranteed failure and nothing to show for your life.

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