The Christian church is in a "bless my soul" mode nowadays. I can see down through
church
history how men have gone from one extreme of condemning
themselves to the other, excusing all the time. The church is in
the excuse mode. Because the church has become so adept at
forgiving itself, through its own made-up priesthood, God has
let them defile themselves.Confront them about their sins, and they are outraged. Ask them about their walk with God and they bless themselves. In Deuteronomy we read, "...when he hears the words of this curse and blesses himself in his heart saying, 'I will have peace, though I walk in the imagination of my heart'...the LORD will not spare him, but the anger of the LORD and his jealousy will smoke against that man and all the cures that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven." 29:19.
In the Prophets, we see the nation of Israel expecting a blessing from God even
though they turn away from obeying him. So, because they are the nation of Israel, they are warned. "All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, 'The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.'" Amos 9:10.
Were these idle threats? History tells us they were fulfilled exactly as promised. Do any of these scriptures have anything to do with the church that calls itself after the Name of Jesus Christ? Do we begin to make excuses once again and bless ourselves?
- Chris Simonson
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