Our "family devotion" this morning was from II Peter 2. It's the passage that talks about false teachers and such... I think there are many false teachers in the church these days...
Spiritual Deception and Apostacy are here. Would you agree?
One of the main "false teachings" in Christianity is a Christianity that is devoid of the teachings of sanctification and holiness. It seems that most people don't focus on holiness as Heb.12:14 says we should. Do you find this to be true?
The verse that really stuck out to me from II Pet. 2 was verse 7... " And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked..."
The word "vexed" means "to labor down, i.e. wear with toil (fig. harass) :-oppress, vex."
Verse 8 says, "(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
"Vexed" in this verse means "to torture:-pain, toil, torment, toss, vex".
Interesting definition.... :)
This is how I feel sometimes when I overhear "Christian rock" music...
Or when I get a glimpse of a section of movie...
The Spirit within me does not "bear witness" with such...It grieves me terribly.The irreverence and the worldliness of such is a "torment" to my spirit. Do any of you feel this way?
Have you ever done a "music fast"? I have heard it said that if we were to do a total "music fast" for awhile...and then perhaps bring out some of the stuff we have heard before, we would feel "shocked".....
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