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Our SS class, a few years back, studied the book of Jeremiah. Child sacrifice (abortion and throwing their live children into the fire) were both practiced as part of their idolatry. We go even further, in my opinion. We flaunt our nakedness, our sins, our degradation openly and without shame. Yes, they did to some extent, as well, but our society has decided to go all out and stick our middle finger in God’s face. Yes, the very One who gave His only begotten Son so that whosoever believed would not perish. They deny the life after death, but they will have a rude awakening one day, that day after death when they realize they were wrong. Wonder who they’ll blame then.

I’m not saying that Christians have always loved well, but let’s face the fact that most of the anti-christian rhetoric today stems from what people believe we believe, not from personal experience. If you tell anyone you are a believer, you are automatically a hater, a bigot, a racist, whatever. Doesn’t matter how loving and caring a person you are. Your beliefs MAKE you what THEY want you to be. We do not often get the opportunity to SHOW our faith. It is dismissed. And, to be honest, the social “christians” who vote democrat make things worse. They come preaching their message that we ARE the haters, even as they have never seen us in action, or seen us demonstrating our Christian love. The point being to silence us and cower us into their viewpoint. I’m sick of being called callous, hateful, a bigot, and any number of other things, just because I am a true follower of Christ. Most true believers are involved in ministry in several ways, actually, and our churches do ministry to the poor in our communities, those suffering after a disaster, etc.

They want to force their brand of Christianity down our throats. Theirs is leading people down the road to destruction because when the Truth is compromised for the sake of not hurting someone’s feelings, you are NOT expressing true love. True love exposes sin in a loving and caring manner, offering the sinner a chance for repentance, but firmly showing them the consequences of their sin. One truly wonders how they view their own sin. Jesus said that the way was narrow and few there be that find it. That makes me pause and consider my life quite often. We ARE to be God’s messengers of His love and compassion, His wanting all to be saved, but we dare not change the Gospel to suit the sinners. Scripture also instructs us not to change anything, to make our own interpretations, according to our evil desires. America is self-destructing because we have changed the Truth into lies to suit our sinful natures, rather than change our lives to fit the Truth. All the degradations we see today are just symptoms of the disease of sin, left untreated (like an STD) . We will collapse some day. We could be taken over by a foreign power. We will be somebody’s slaves. This is how history works. I do not see a repentant spirit in America. I know there are still a lot of good Christians, but the left, and “believers” on the left (???) seem to be gaining daily. If it were not that we know the end, that Christ is triumphant, these days would be intolerable.

We go even further, in my opinion. We flaunt our nakedness, our sins, our degradation openly and without shame.

Surely NOT!!!!!

Genesis 13:13

Now the men of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD.

Genesis 18:20-21
20. Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
21. that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."

Genesis 19:4-7
4. Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom--both young and old--surrounded the house.
5. They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them."
6. Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him
7. and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing.

Psalms 12:8 The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.

Doonesbury Cartoon for Feb/08/2013

Isaiah 3:9 The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.

2 Peter 2:13b Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.

Ezekiel 16:49-50
49. "`Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
50. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.

2 Peter 2

1. But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
3. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
4. For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment;
5. if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
6. if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
7. and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men
8. (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)--
9. if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.
10. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings;
11. yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of the Lord.
12. But these men blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish.
13. They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.

But there IS hope!!!

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

9. Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived:
Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders
10. nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
11. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

If you could NOT change, you would be in most pitiful shape...

the watered down non-offensive evangelism is not of God.

Hebrews 4:12

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

And as for repenting. King Manasseh was the one who lead Israel into child sacrifice and he did repent and was forgiven. Eventually his grandson, Josiah, would lead Israel into the a deep spiritual revival. But, alas, God said He would not forgive the nation of Israel for the things they did under Manasseh.

“However, the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath with which His anger burned against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him. And the LORD said, “I will remove Judah also from My sight, as I have removed Israel. And I will cast off Jerusalem, this city which I have chosen, and the temple (house) of which I said, ‘My name shall be there’.”
“Surely at the command (mouth) of the LORD it came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; AND THE LORD WOULD NOT FORGIVE.” (All caps mine) 2 Kings 23: 26 & 27 and 24: 3 & 4

We could delay the national (and now world-how many nations are practicing child sacrifice?) judgment but God is just and avenges the blood of the innocent.

The Book of Lamentations is the consequence.