BBD 06.09.16 An Intolerant God (Classic)
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Classic from 2009
Burning Bush Devotional
09 June 2016
An Intolerant God
"Just as I determined to punish you when your fathers provoked Me to
wrath," says the Lord of hosts, "and I would not relent, so again in
these days I am determined to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Do not fear. These are the things you shall do: Speak each man the truth to his
neighbor; give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace; let none
of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; and do not love a false
oath. For all these are things that I hate," says the Lord. - Zechariah
8:17 NKJV.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 NKJV.
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it
be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled
underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a
lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so
shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in
heaven. - Matthew 5:13-16 NKJV.
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let
us run with endurance the race that is set before us. - Hebrews 12:1 NKJV.
We hear it more and more often that we must
be tolerant. We are told we should be tolerant of alternative lifestyles and
non-Christian religions. In the United States we appear to be headed toward
court orders and legislative directives to enforce this tolerance. In Dunbar,
West Virginia the First Baptist Church was having a "Haunted
Hollow" at the Wine Cellar City Park. During a 45-minute tour short
skits were performed demonstrating the hazards of sin. The church dropped one
of the skits negative to homosexuality because of the complaints of some
citizens. However, the Wiccans were still upset threatening to go to court
because of what they called a negative portrayal of their religion (This all
happened several years ago and the environment for Christians has continued to
deteriorate.). It does appear to be proof that you cannot please everyone.
The fact is that our God is intolerant. The One True God is intolerant of
homosexuality and witchcraft. But it is unfair to single those two sins out
because our God is intolerant of all sins. Actually, God hates sin! "For all these things I hate, says the Lord." God hates sin so much that He "spared not His own Son (Romans 8:32)." What terrible thing caused God’s Son to die an
excruciating death on that cruel, cold, Roman cross? It was sin! God hated sin
so much that He sent this One who knew no sin to become sin for us. God knew
that it was only through His Son, Jesus, that we might have Victory over this
terrible disease of sin.
Yes, God loves us (John 3:16) but He still hates sin. As His children we love the
sinners, but we too should hate the sin. We should hate the sin so much that we
should oppose it at every turn (Matthew 5:13). We should hate sin so much that we tell others about
God’s love of sinners and hate of sin (Matthew
5:14-16). We should hate sin so much that we "lay" it "aside" (Hebrews 12:1). We should hate the sin so much that when we
sin, we immediately confess it to our Lord so that we may be forgiven and
cleansed of all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).
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