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"Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. And the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them? Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord God : Any one of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols, that I may lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, who are all estranged from me through their idols. “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God : Repent and turn away from your idols, and turn away your faces from all your abominations. For any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel, who separates himself from me, taking his idols into his heart and putting the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to a prophet to consult me through him, I the Lord will answer him myself. And I will set my face against that man; I will make him a sign and a byword and cut him off from the midst of my people, and you shall know that I am the Lord . And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the Lord , have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. And they shall bear their punishment —the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike— that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, nor defile themselves anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be my people and I may be their God, declares the Lord God .”"

-Ezekiel 14:1‭-‬11 ESV

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It is #Pride and #Idolatory to say "that way" when God says "this way" because the end thereof is destruction, eventually! Grace is available to you and the truth is all you need to access GRACE Homosexuality is a sin! And every "sexual orientation" that's against God's standard is a sin! Not because I said it but because God said it! Repent and you will be saved, in Jesus name. Amen https://www.instagram.com/p/CPlyBZ1ltbT/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A Bizzarre Form of Idolatory in Church

Devotional for December 10: A Bizzarre Form of Idolatory in Church

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain….;And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. (Matt. 4:8-9 KJV)

An idol in elementary terms is anything that takes the place of God in our lives. One of the ways in which idolatry manifest itself is in our worship. God alone is to be worshipped, and anything that demands our worship…

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Muhammad smashed no idols. Did he?

Muhammad smashed no idols. Did he?

What is wrong with smashing the idols?

I participated in the discussion on the above topic in my most cherished discussion forum 

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sc….. said: ↑ Prophet Luqmaan once said to his son “O my son, do not set up…

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Thou Shalt Not Worship Thyself

הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶּן תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ . . וְרָם לְבָבֶךָ וְשָׁכַחְתָּ אֶת ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ - דברים ח, יא-יד)

Beware lest you forget G-d, your G-d… and your heart will grow haughty, and you will forget G-d, your G-d. (Devarim 8:11-14)

The Talmud (Sotah 5a) comments: "From where is derived a prohibition against the haughty? R' Nachman bar Yitzchak said: From the verse, ‘And your heart will grow haughty and you will forget G-d, your G-d'; which is preceded by, ‘Beware lest you forget G-d, your G-d'." Indeed, the Sefer Mitzvos Gadol lists arrogance as one of the 365 unique prohibitions in the Torah. The Rambam, however, does not count arrogance as one of the 365 prohibitions. Why not?

Regarding most sins, the Torah states that G-d "dwells with them, even amidst their defilements", which means, "Although they are unclean, the Divine Presence is among them (Rashi, Vayikra 16:16)". An exception to that rule is arrogance, of which the Talmud says (Sotah, ibid), "Every man in whom there is haughtiness, G-d declares, ‘I and he cannot both dwell in the world'." The reason for this lies in the very words of the verse, "Beware lest you forget… and your heart will grow haughty". For the possibility for a person to become conceited and boastful is a direct result of forgetting the only true existence, G-d. He consequently views the world as his personal space and dwelling place, driving G-d from his own home, as it were.

As such, the Rambam did not count arrogance as a unique prohibition of its own. For in this sense, the prohibition against arrogance is included in the prohibition of idolatry…

—Toras Menachem vol. 9, pp. 116-120

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What Marriage Doesn't Do

"If you do not have a wife, do not seek to get married. But if you do get married, it is not a sin. And if a young woman gets married, it is not a sin. However, those who get married at this time will have troubles, and I am trying to spare you those problems." (1 Corinthians 7:27-28)

You might argue that the problems of the past do not apply today, but the book of Corinthians was plagued by immorality, much as how our society is today. Paul doesn’t elaborate what the problems were, perhaps he was referring to the impending persecution of Christians by the Roman government. Regardless of what history referred to, we cannot deny that marriage brings its own set of problems and does nothing to alleviate yours.

Marriage does not solve your loneliness, especially so, when the other party fails to meet your expectations. This would be destructive when both parties desire constant emotional support from each other, and time, schedule, just doesn’t give. Loneliness, is something that you will have a deal with by yourself before you can serve your partner (or friends) wholeheartedly without any expectations in return. 

Marriage does not solve your sexual temptations. For a while, yes, you can keep your eyes off another. But not for long, if sexual temptation was a struggle before you find a partner. Once the whole honeymoon period is over, and you are back to a mundane lifestyle, it would be easy to slither back into your past thoughts and habits if not dealt with beforehand.

Marriage does not solve your difficulties. In fact, it compounds them. Now you would have to care about the welfare of your partner, whether he/she is healthy in his spiritual walk. Some days, he/she is going to be disappointed with God and it will your duty to pull him/her back. It’s too tough waiting for someone doesn’t depend on God for his/her problems. It’s too tough to know that God is the cure to all his/her problems and he/she refuses to take the cure. So when God thinks you are ready for the responsibility, He will put you in charge. In the meantime, don’t try to fight for your own way, because God wants to change you to be a better person, so that you will be more equipped to serve your partner.