It's one thing to ignore God, to pretend he doesn't exist, but it's quite another to defy him.

Today on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall presents another biographical lesson from the life of King Solomon,

the man who had everything.

In this next study, we'll observe Solomon's descent into carnal attitudes.

The richest man in the world showed signs of selfishness and apathy.

Before long, he was openly rebellious,

and his defiance led to misery.

Do you know anyone going down that path?

Chuck titled today's message, How God deals with defiance.

One of the characteristics of our day is rebellion and defiance.

We're aware of it on the national scene as well as the international scene. If a person were to

suddenly visit this planet and become aware of our surroundings and watch the

proceedings of a divorce court, a courtroom scene, crime on the streets, heartbreak of homes, he could perhaps

get the idea that defiance does pay off. It seems as though those who are defying the law

and the truth are getting away with it. Homes are marked by rebellion and intimidation. Children are in control.

Parents aren't directing things, the kids are.

I don't know if you followed the particular case in Colorado, but a young man has sued his parents for parental malpractice.

$350,000 in damages as he claims they have inflicted him with these things with intentional

emotional distress.

The court apparently is falling back in favor of the parents argument that it was not willful and wanton and

they might win the case but they're not sure. Another characteristic of our

times isn't it? There's a contempt for authority. A man by the name of

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