One of the conclusions I have come to after many years of biblical reflection and my own and other believers' experiences is a rhetorical question.
Was Satan removed from God for alcoholism, or for masturbation, or perhaps for tobacco addiction?
Unfortunately among believers the sin that is not seen is the very sin of Lucifer - PRIDE.
Alcoholism or cigarettes are the scapegoat of people's self-purification. Most who see an alcoholic or a smoker take pride in their weaknesses. This is how Lucifer's clever sin mechanism works: he's worse I'm better.
How can a believer commit the sin of Lucifer? By thinking that what he does is more important than the work of others; that he is more sanctified, that he prays better, or even in my case, that I write more truth than others, etc.
Of course prayers, the struggle for truth and sanctification, and other elements of the believer's life are important. But even more important is the approach you take to it. We are only tools and we are not irreplaceable.
The Pharisees knew the Bible very well. I think 99% of us could not compare to them, yet they rejected God.
Judaism today relies precisely on the belief in the power of biblical knowledge. Theology alone does not save. It is the circumcised heart that saves. A heart circumcised of pride.
The alcoholic and the smoker or the masturbating believer suffers. But he who has pride does not see this evil in himself.
For the past two years I have had this one line in my head all the time looking at myself and believers.
“12) And so, whoever thinks he is standing, let him be careful that he does not fall." 1 Corinthians 10
I have already seen many believers fall. Not because of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, but because of pride.
Knowledge, conspiracies inflate. But they don't save. Just because you have knowledge of demons or the symbolism of Israelite holiday ceremonies will not give you salvation. Grandmothers living the simplicity of the gospel will be before you.
A follower of Jesus is easy to recognize: he is characterized by humility. Not false humility, but true humility.
Not the one the scouts had recognizing that the forces were larger, but the one Jouze had. The recipe for a victorious life is simple:
"Be valiant and strong, for you will give this people possession of the land I swore to give to their ancestors. 7 Only be valiant and strong, observing the fulfillment of the whole Lawwhich Moses my servant commanded thee. Do not depart from it either to the right or to the left, that your prudence may be proved in all your undertakings. 8 Let this Book of the Law be always on your lips; ponder it day and night, that you may strictly fulfill all that is written in it, for only then will you succeed and your prudence prove itself. 9 Have I not commanded thee, Be valiant and strong? Do not be afraid or tremble, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."" Joshua 1
Some deceivers say that God's Law is Judaism. Judaism is a perversion of the teachings of the Bible. Judaism is based on Talmudic interpretation. Jesus came to fulfill the Law because it was twisted. The Sabbath was unbearable.
" ponder it day and night, that you may strictly fulfill all that is written in it, for only then will you succeed and your prudence be shown."
Any reasonable believer knows that this is not talking about a sacrificial system, but about God's Law as a value system.
David did not sin (break the law) by the sacrificial system, or by mixing materials in his clothes, but by taking to himself a WHOLE wife. The Decalogue comes to mind.
Saul had the sin of pride, not any of the sins of Judaism's 613 commandments.
Uzza touched the Ark and died. Why? Because he did not obey God.
Uzza was wrong, judging bythat it does not matter who carried the ark.
Uzza was wrong, thinkingThat it did not matter how the ark was moved.
Uzza was wrong thinkingThat he knew all about the ark because it had been in his father's house for so long.
Uzza was wrong, judging byThat God could not take care of the ark by himself.
Uzza was wrong, judging byThat the ground of Nachon's threshing floor is less holy than his own hand.
If we lived in those days we would all perish. But the fact that we live in a time of grace does not mean freedom from God's Law, but only and as much as God's gracious look upon the repentant sinner. If Uzza were alive today, God would admonish him, but the sin would remain sin and Uzza would have to apologize in Jesus' name.
Pride is the most insidious sin because the offender himself does not see it.
This is very easy to check on Facebook. If someone is attacking someone personally - not in love and based on the Word - then they are striking with pride like the Vatican or the mighty of this world.
"And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of Jesus' witnesses" Rev 17.
People who are full of pride are drunk and they are fine with it.
In general, we all have more or less hubris.
We rely on our accomplishments rather than on God's grace.
Me, me, me, me, me.
The number of the beast is 666.
"Here wisdom is needed. He that hath understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast; for it is the number of man. And his number is six hundred and sixty-six." Rev. 13.
The number of man is "I" times three. The fullness of man's exaltation.
“ Then God said: Let us make man in our image, like unto us, and let him rule over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. (27) And God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created him. As male and female he created them. (28) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Rejoice, and multiply, and fill the earth, and make it subject unto you; and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every beast that moveth upon the earth. (29) Then God said, Behold, I give you every plant that produces seed in all the earth, and every tree whose fruit has seed in it: let it be food for you. (30) And to all the wild animals, and to all the fowl of the heavens, and to all the amphibians of the earth, in whom is the breath of life, I give all plants for food. And so it came to pass. (31) And God looked upon all that he had made, and it was very good. And there came to be evening, and there came to be morning - day six."
Relying on our own works is robbing God of His glory.
What is the difference between a Christian who prides himself on praying or evangelizing and Kuba Wojewódzki? Only the type of car.
You can have a $100,000 car and be humble, and you can have a $10,000 car and have hubris reaching for the stars.
Considering that this is Lucifer's sin, let us fight against pride in ourselves, and for others let us pray that God will take it away from them......
Instead, let us not purify ourselves by the sins of others. Rather, let us pray for them, but let us never purify ourselves by detracting from them.
“12) And so, whoever thinks he is standing, let him be careful that he does not fall." 1 Corinthians 10
Praise Jesus.
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