Israel's captivity in a strange land remained unchanged and their sorrow was merely a luxury they indulged in since they had no depth to seek the truth in their own heart and turn it around. "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."(He.11:6)
How well are we fitted out in our times when the humanity of Jesus is more preferred than his deity and his miracles? The key to the heresies that have clouded the vision of Christian world is their lack of faith. What are the songs of Zion for them? Christian nationalism is a clear example of miry clay making common cause with the runaway State off the guard rail than stick to the national motto. "in God we trust." How good people could stand by and make excuses for bad people in power, or promote them with a missionary zeal shows this strange land. Like reprobate Israel these Christians cannot see past their own resentments and bias.
With such mindset what does the word of God mean to them, "For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come,"(He.11:14)?
"O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us./Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones." This is what apostate Israel would and had no clue that they themselves were to blame. Prophet Jeremiah had warned them,"For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." (Je.2:13) Then as now.
Israel's captivity in a strange land remained unchanged and their sorrow was merely a luxury they indulged in since they had no depth to seek the truth in their own heart and turn it around. "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."(He.11:6)
How well are we fitted out in our times when the humanity of Jesus is more preferred than his deity and his miracles? The key to the heresies that have clouded the vision of Christian world is their lack of faith. What are the songs of Zion for them? Christian nationalism is a clear example of miry clay making common cause with the runaway State off the guard rail than stick to the national motto. "in God we trust." How good people could stand by and make excuses for bad people in power, or promote them with a missionary zeal shows this strange land. Like reprobate Israel these Christians cannot see past their own resentments and bias.
With such mindset what does the word of God mean to them, "For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come,"(He.11:14)?
"O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us./Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones." This is what apostate Israel would and had no clue that they themselves were to blame. Prophet Jeremiah had warned them,"For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." (Je.2:13) Then as now.
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