Types of People

Good Morning,

Almost every day, we live among people. At work, school, church, or even in our neighborhood, people are a constant factor in our lives.  Perhaps it would be wise to learn from the Lord about types of people in order to better guide our relationships.  Here are simple words used by God to identify men and women. A casual reading of passages with these words will be a great assistance in hiring co-workers, making friends, and making social or business choices.

Women are called strange, whorish, evil, foolish, gracious, fair, virtuous, wise, contentious, angry, brawling, adulterous, and odious.  

Men are called wise, evil, wicked, just, righteous, good, prudent, slothful, diligent, foolish, wrathful, understanding, ungodly, froward, violent, faithful, angry, furious, unfaithful, mad, contentious, deceitful, and unjust. 

God pointed out these characteristics; therefore a wise person will look and consider character. 

Of course, it is possible I have missed some, but these things give us a look at character types, and as such, are good to read about with our children or with those whom we influence. What kind of character do we want to nurture or suppress in our own children?  Who is it we are hiring?  What kind of person do we want our children to befriend?  For whom do we want to work?

We should face the fact that the great coach might be a terrible husband, and the man who is wise with money might be an evil employer.  We might ask ourselves, "How involved should this person be in our lives?"  A productive co-worker might not be a wise choice for a spouse.  

This list is not given so we can sit back and critique everyone, but it might help us avoid trouble from day to day.  

Pastor