The Man Who Pleases God

Psalm 15

1 O Lord, who may abide in Your tent? 

       Who may dwell on Your holy hill? 

2 He who walks with integrity,

     and works righteousness, 

     And speaks truth in his heart. 

3 He does not slander with his tongue, 

     Nor does evil to his neighbor, 

     Nor takes up a reproach against his

      friend; 

4  In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, 

      But who honors those who fear the Lord; 

        He swears to his own hurt and does not

        change; 

5  He does not put out his money at interest, 

       Nor does he take a bribe against the

        innocent. 

        He who does these things will never be

        shaken.

  O Lord, who may abide in Your tent? 

       Who may dwell on Your holy hill? 

   1. A man becomes pleasing to God when he pursues personal holiness [v.2]

  2. A man becomes pleasing to God when he develops sincere friendships [v.3]

  3. A man becomes pleasing to God when he maintains spiritual consistency [v.4]

  4. A man becomes pleasing to God when he gives graciously [v.5]

2 He who walks with integrity,

     and works righteousness, 

     And speaks truth in his heart. 

Proverbs 11:3

 The integrity of the upright will guide them,

    but the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

Proverbs 20:7

 A righteous man who walks in his integrity–how blessed are his sons after him. 

2 He who walks with integrity,

     and works righteousness, 

     And speaks truth in his heart. 

Proverbs 4:23

  Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it [flow] the springs of life.

3 He does not slander with his tongue, 

     Nor does evil to his neighbor, 

     Nor takes up a reproach against his

      friend; 

1. They don’t want to invest the time in having quality friendships.

2. They don’t know what a true friend is, primarily because they only have their own self-interest in mind.

 4  In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, 

      But who honors those who fear the Lord; 

        He swears to his own hurt and does not

        change;

5  He does not put out his money at interest, 

       Nor does he take a bribe against the

        innocent. 

        He who does these things will never be

        shaken.

1. Jesus pursued personal holiness

2. Jesus developed sincere friendships

3. Jesus maintained spiritual consistency

4. Jesus gave graciously

He who does these things will never be shaken.