The voice of the Lord will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?
10 “Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of wickedness
And a short measure that is cursed?
11 “Can I justify wicked scales
And a bag of deceptive weights?
12 “For the rich men of the city are full of violence,
Her residents speak lies,
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 “So also I will make you sick, striking you down,
Desolating you because of your sins.
14 “You will eat, but you will not be satisfied,
And your vileness will be in your midst.
You will try to remove for safekeeping,
But you will not preserve anything,
And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.
15 “You will sow but you will not reap…” (Micah 6:9-15 NASB1995)
Today a familiar name popped up on Facebook, I think it was. The man is a pastor of a local “church fellowship,” i.e. a business of human origin being marketed to the people of the world in order to draw in large crowds of people from the world into their gatherings. My husband and I sat under his ministry for a short period of time 21 years ago. But we could not agree with his teachings. So, we left that “Bible study” group which he and his wife were leading. And here I am going to quote from an older devotional:
Are They “Horribly Faulty Ideas”?
Galatians 6:7-8 ESV
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”
Teachings on Grace
A few years back my husband and I were in a church fellowship and we attended a small group “Bible study” under the leadership of Derwin Gray. The group was studying a book by Steve McVey called “The Grace Walk.”
Quote from The Grace Walk Devotional (page 222) by Steve McVey:
“Many people who sit in church every week have horribly faulty ideas about who God is, about who they are, and about what He expects from them. They go through the motions of their religious rituals in an effort to please a God who already is pleased with them because they are His Beloved Son, in whom He is well pleased. But they think that if they don’t do the right things, He will curse them, and if they do the right things, He will bless them.”
I recall that I immediately questioned this statement about us not having to live to please God “because God is already pleased with us”. I don’t recall the statement, though, comparing us to Jesus Christ of whom God spoke these words: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased” (Matt 3:17). God the Father was speaking there specifically of Jesus, not of us.” [END Quote]
Today, when this man’s name popped up on Facebook, I decided to check him out and to see what he is teaching to his congregation today. He is still teaching a cheapened and unbiblical picture of God’s grace. For he is teaching a false gospel message which teaches that we can believe in Jesus, and now God’s grace covers all our sins, and even if we continue living in willful, defiant, deliberate, and habitual sin (implied, not directly stated), God’s grace covers it all, and we will not be judged by God.
Basically what he teaches is that a profession of faith in Jesus Christ is enough, and nothing else is required of us. Like he taught 21 years ago, he believes that God is pleased with us merely because we made a profession of faith in the Lord, even if we continue living in sin. And he believes God’s grace covers all our sin, even habitual sin, and that we do not have to do anything – no living to please God, no obedience to God’s commands, and no death to sin – for God’s grace takes care of all of that, so we are clear.
So, when I read Micah 6:10 about a man in the wicked house, along with treasures of wickedness, it reminded me of this man, but not just him, for there are multiples of this man in “Christian ministry” today. And “the wicked house,” to me, is the one that claims to be of God, and that claims to teach the truth of the gospel of Christ, but which is of human origin, and which is partnered with the world and with the ungodly and which is marketing their “churches” to the people of the world in order to win the world to their gatherings.
[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]
They are the ones who use “wicked scales and a bag of deceptive weights” in their “gospel of grace” messages to the people. For they teach lies instead of truth, for they refute the teachings of Christ and of his New Testament apostles, taught in their correct biblical context, in favor of teaching lies to the people to sooth their evil consciences when they decide that by faith in Jesus Christ they can now keep living in sin because “God’s grace covers it all.” But God’s grace delivers us from our sinful addictions, not pacifies us.
For God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for Jesus’ return. For Christ “gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.” “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (See Titus 2:11-14; Ephesians 2:8-10)
For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
So, believe the truth of God’s word and not the lies of those human beings who are teaching that God is pleased with you no matter how you live.
For Our Nation
An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger
Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.
Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.
A Man in The Wicked House
An Original Work / January 4, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
This is the sermon that I heard and watched today, taught by Pastor Derwin L. Gray (not recommended):
Run With It 