Hypocrisy in the Church

Pastor Martin expounds Psalm 1:5 -- 'Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.' He shows this conclusion flows from the fact that the wicked are like chaff. He examines the source of the psalmist's knowledge (divine revelation confirmed by conscience), the meaning of 'shall not stand' (not abide or endure, not merely appear), and the substance of the conclusion: the wicked will be crushed under divine judgment and excluded from the congregation of the righteous. He closes with the solemn prospect of judgment as a day of surprising discovery, fixed distinction, and final division.