… into a license for immorality …
What is the most immoral thing you can think of?
Now that you have that in mind, ask yourself: What is the most immoral thing God can think of?
The book of Jeremiah answers this question. In the first chapter, verse eleven, Jeremiah records the essence of God’s judgment of immorality against Jerusalem:
Has a nation ever changed its gods?
(Yet they are not gods at all.)
But my people have exchanged their glorious God
for worthless idols.
When Jude describes the people who have “slipped in among you” he begins by calling them “ungodly.” Then he tells us that they pervert the grace of God into a license for immorality. If we look to Jeremiah for guidance, we see that he means a license to lead people away from God.
There are so many examples of this being true, it is hard to know where to begin. The first thing such people do is to throw doubt on your ability to understand the Bible. Once they have driven a wedge between you and God’s Word, anything is possible. If God’s Word is not our authority, then we have to turn to some other authority to “interpret” for us. Therein lies a great danger. Is your authority God or some person you trust to tell you what God is saying?
The proverbial “slippery slope” begins with the slightest of inclines. Each step down the incline seems no more dangerous than the last, but it is slightly steeper. At some point, we lose our footing entirely and forces beyond our control take over.
The perversion of God’s grace twists the meaning of the word grace into a free pass to do what is evil. So-called “mainstream” churches have gone so far down this road that they promote the killing of babies. They also tell us that the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah are “good.” It all begins with the slightest little shift down the slippery slope. The ungodly person, claiming to be godly and claiming to speak for God, entices us to believe in their view of the Word instead of the Word itself.
Application: The dividing line between standing upright and falling down the slippery slope is invisible to the eye. There is only one place to be if you want to stand on solid ground: God’s Word.
Food for Thought: How does the world define immorality?
We once had a training to help our children’s workers identify pedophiles so that we could better protect our children. The trainer openly talked about homosexuality as being fine. When I asked if pedophilia could ever be accepted, she said no. She explained that something was moral or acceptable if fifty percent or more of society accepted the practice. She then stated that could never happen with pedophilia. I think she may be wrong about her assumption because she is trying to hit a moving target. We need a constant standard or morality by the one who gave us the moral law. The standard is God’s word and God is the moral lawgiver.
Rich,
Very interesting story! Under that premise, if 49.5% believe one way and 49.5% believe the opposite, it is the 1% in the middle who get to decide what is “moral.”
How does the world define immorality?
It is an ever-changing, moving target established by humanity. Varies with country and culture, and as humanity “evolves” but consistently against Gods standards.
We are so blessed seeking and receiving Gods power to live according to His Word which is eternally true.
Amen, Ron!
Thank you!
How does the world define immorality?
It is an ever-changing, moving target established by humanity. Varies with country and culture, and as humanity “evolves” but consistently against Gods standards.
We are so blessed seeking Gods power to live according to His standards which are eternal.
I will get the hang of this eventually. I think??????
Sorry Ron, I don’t think it is you. The website is sometimes a bit cranky. Please be patient with it. Email me if there is a problem. Sometimes things get hung up in the works.
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