A lot of people try to explain this away. It makes sense to me. Idols can be disrespected. God can not.
Exodus 34:12-17 KJV “Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:
13. But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
14. For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
15. Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
16. And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.
17. Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.”
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Good Morning,
The message of the Bible is testimony. Testimony of those who have interacted with the LORD, Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit. The interactions are direct.
The message is clear with regards to interactions with others. We are to testify as well. When someone tells you that you are reading the Bible incorrectly they have no testimony to share. They don't know what they are talking about. Because if you read the Bible you will see yourself. Satan, the deceiver, doesn't want you to see yourself.
Still others will mock you for trying to read the Bible. They are afraid of you. They are afraid of the Word of God. I understand because I left the Church, myself. The truth was that I was tired of being mocked. I was tired of being weak. I was tired of explaining my simple faith. So I fell for the great lie. For a long time I fell for it.
When you mature is when you don't care what others think anymore. The faux maturity is when you slide into the nihilism that is promoted by the other humans and (demons) who farm you. You become their product. You swallow and wallow in misery.
I'm grateful that I had some training in the Bible at a very young age. Without that I would not have returned to being saved. I am saved. This is my message. You can be, too. But you are not saved if you do not know Jesus. Jesus, the Lamb, sacrificed himself, shed his own blood and he rose from the dead beating sin, which the wages of, are death.
Get saved. Ignore the nonsense. Do it now!
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Rev 22:1-5 KJV “And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
4. And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
5. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.”
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Today's Psalm:
Psalm 35:22-28 KJV “This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
23. Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
24. Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
25. Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26. Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27. Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
28. And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.”
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