Verse 7
7. Be not deceived Beware how you work amiss.
Mocked God cannot be put off with lazy not-doing, or hypocritical mis-doing. Mocked is derived from the contemptuous turning up the nose at one. God is in earnest, and will hold the nondoer and misdoer to a strict account. He will hold all such as showing contempt to himself.
Soweth… reap An expressive image of human responsibility, which has been noted by thoughtful men of all ages. As according to the seed we sow is the harvest we reap, so according to the deeds we perform is the retribution we shall receive. Though the retributions of God’s judgment are judicial, there is, perhaps, a natural side to them. They may be at once both provided penalties and natural consequences.
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