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“The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever

trusts in the Lord shall be safe.”

Proverbs 29:25

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Is it bad to try to please others?

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“Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.” 1 Timothy 3:7

“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.” Proverbs 22:1

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“And they asked them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself.” John 9:19-21

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His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.” John 9:22-23

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JOHN 12:42-43“Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.”

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THE ANTIDOTE?

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THE ANTIDOTE?

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth

shall make you free.” John 8:32

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1. EVEN GOD CAN’T PLEASE EVERYONE

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LUKE 6:26“Woe to you when all men speak well of you”

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2. I DON’T NEED PEOPLE’S APPROVAL TO BE HAPPY

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1 THESSALONIANS 2:4“We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts.”

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3. WHAT SEEMS IMPORTANT NOW IS ONLY TEMPORARY

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1 JOHN 2:17 “And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”

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LUKE 16:15“And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”

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4. I ONLY HAVE TO PLEASE ONE PERSON

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JOHN 5:44“How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?”

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GALATIANS 1:10 “For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.”

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people pleasing = IDOLATRY

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LUKE 9:25-26“For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.”

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“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who

are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of a man

who will be made like grass?” Isaiah 51:12