I was reading Genesis today and I noticed something I don’t think I’ve noticed before.
Prior to the famous destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah for their sins (Genesis 19) God actually rescued those same people, using Abraham to save them and their wives and children in the battle of the kings (Genesis 14).
What are we to make of this?
Perhaps it shows a pattern of God revealing himself to people and being gracious even up until it finally is time to judge. Do not take his kindness or grace as permission to sin or some kind of promise that judgment won’t come.
Indeed, about 150 years after Jonah’s preaching led Ninevah to repentance we had Nahum show up and tell that same city that destruction was now coming.
After the golden days of Solomon the kingdom split under his son’s foolishness.
Get your life right with God.
@KeshetaRichard@iamvictttoria@NKanichi “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? - Proverbs 1:22
@iamvictttoria Please do some research on Over-realized eschatology, also called triumphalism, and I believe you'll understand why this isn't the right view to have. I really hope you do 🙏🏾
@oneman1000_ 2 Corinthians 6:10
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing;
A Christian can even feel both emotions simultaneously. Emotions are not as simplistic as some people make it out to be. This is one of the fruits of the false teaching called over-realized eschatology or triumphalism.
1. Jesus felt grief.
2. Paul had fear on the inside.
3. David’s heart was sad.
4. Elijah wanted to die.
Christianity doesn’t eliminate grief, disappointment, fear, exhaustion, or sadness. The Spirit helps us through them.
stop this. you are being vile.
“Godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10
Lord, give us such sacred grief.
No lasting joy without it.
“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.” —Daniel 2:20–21
“Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, ‘How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!’” Mark 10:23
That’s most Americans.
How hard. How hard to walk the wartime road to heaven here.