Ephraim has mixed
himself among the peoples;
Ephraim is a cake
unturned.
aliens have devoured
his strength,
But he does not know
it;
Yes, gray hairs are
here and
there on him, yet he
does not know it.
And the pride of
Israel testifies t his face,
but they do not
return to the LORD their God,
nor seek Him for all
this.
Ephraim also is like
a silly dove,
without sense––they
call to Egypt,
they go to Assyria.
Hosea 7:9–11
These
words of Hosea apply aptly to our generation for many who call themselves Christian
have mixed with society which is in opposition to Him, and His commands. The
strength of their faith fails them for they allow this mixture of clay mud with
the iron of Scripture whereby they allow what is clearly spoken against in
Scripture: i.e., homosexuals to be priests, to have full communion, the
acceptance of abortion and more but this mixture is deeper than these things
for they have mixed with this world in their hedonistic practices. This mixture
of this fallen world with Christianity can be found whereby Christians watch
such horrendous events such as MMA where men pound upon each other as if this
is important and many so–called Christians would admit that it is ok it is only
a sport. Sports are fine under certain regulations, football, basketball, and
swimming, running all good sports when done properly and without malice towards
one another. This is not true of violent sports where one man would beat the
other senseless, but this has gone on so long, it is as if time, or gray hairs
have allowed all these anti–Christian events to exist and have approval. To
tacitly, or by outright approval, give approval is due to their ignorance or
refusal to follow God’s word. The Sabbath is forgotten when games happen on the
Sabbath and a person, who calls himself a Christian attends and leaves behind
any sanctity of God’s command to keep the Sabbath holy. In time there is such
approval and this is due to the fact that they have or will not return to their
Lord and God. Furthermore, they reach out to other forms of thought,
ideologies, theologies that have been so influenced by men who, while speak of
a god(s), have some good advice, which then become a major portion of their
thinking in regards to God. As Ephraim did when they felt that they would be
attacked and destroyed reached out to Egypt, to Assyria for help instead or
returning to the LORD. They could have gone back and joined with their brothers
in Judah; but they did not they go out to foreigners for help. This is so true
today when people cannot understand the why of a thing they do not return to
the truth of God’s word, they find that men such as Plato, Plontius, DesCartes,
Hume, Kant, and others who are in the least anti–God and in the most Atheist.
These people do not know and have not been taught what is true and what is
false. They have no understanding as to how the Church has become so polluted
with sin; they listen to what sounds correct, without taking the time to know
what God’s word says about an issue. It is not that Christians are to become ascetic,
or monastic, or stoic, for there is life to be lived, there is things that a
person’s talents must and should be used for the betterment of their families,
and society as a whole. Yet, they must not forget their God and do all that
they do in harmony with His word. Is it easy? NO! Do we have help? YES! But to
not return is to only have God’s disapproval and His chastisement: “Wherever
they go, I will spread My net on them; I will bring them down like birds of the
air; I will chastise them according to what their congregation has heard. Woe
to them, for they have fled from Me! Destruction to them, because they have
transgressed against Me! Though I redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies
against me. They did not cry out to Me with their heart when they wailed upon
their beds. They assemble together for grain and new wine, they rebel against
Me though I disciplined and strengthened their arms, yet they devise evil
against Me; they return, but no to the Most High; they are like a treacherous
bow. Their princes hall fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue. This
shall be their derision in the land of Egypt” (Hosea 7:12–16).
When the
truth is spoken; will you recognize it and if so, will you then change from the
inside out, to return to Authentic Biblical Faith? This is the crux of these
blogs. To teach what has taken away people to a belief system that is not
Scriptural. To aid in our return to God, and not suffer the chastisement that
God has promised to those who seek other gods (sports, or entertainment,
especially that entertainment that has homosexuals as stars or players, that
have adulterous people as stars, that teach what is not Scriptural) will you
turn off the TV, forego movies that are not of God, rather they are foreign to
God and are of the teachings of men who do not believe in the true God,
Jehovah, that Jesus is God and is the Savior, that there is the Holy Spirit,
all of the same essence, the Godhead. This life is temporal and we think that
we will live forever, at least that is the sum of our actions. Yet, for change
to occur there must be an understanding of the situation that is to be found
among Christians, and their places of worship. Do not be a senseless dove and
return to God and take the time to come to an understanding. This will take
effort and time but in the end there will be profit.
Neoplatonism
and Platoism, along with other philosophies and ideologies have invaded and
infected the Church and this will I will continue to point out in the next
blogs. Until then, decide: who will you live for? God, or man.
Therefore, Come out form among them
And be
separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean, and I will
Receive you.
I will be a Father
To you, and you shall be My sons and daughters,
Says the
LORD Almighty.
2Corinthians 6:17–18 (cf. Is. 52:11;
2Sam. 7:14)
You Who Are Christian Are, Now, A New Creation
Richard L. Crumb
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