David J. Stewart #fundie jesusisprecious.org

There are two different Hebrew words used for the word “fall.” The first word regarding the Christian refers to stumbling, even though he or she chose to sin, because they originally were trying to do right, but went into sin. The second word refers to the wicked who deliberately commit sin, who were not trying to do right in the first place.

For example: It is commonplace in the secular workplace for ungodly men to go to a strip-joint together after work for a beer. This is evil. A Christian man who honors the Lord will not accept their invitation to go with them. Yet, those ungodly men one day catch the Christian man looking at a dirty-magazine at work. For years to come they continually bring up the dirty magazine every time that Christian man's name comes up, trying to tear him down and destroy his testimony. The truth is that the Christian man stumbled. He deliberately chose to look at something that he should not have, but he repented, embarrassed and determined not to do it again. Yet, those ungodly men continue cursing in God's name at work, and frequenting the strip-joints where whorish women bare all. This is exactly what Proverbs 24:16 is talking about. When you're a Christian, the whole world is waiting for you to fall, so they can condemn you for the rest of your life. All the while they continue wallowing in the hogpen of sin.

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