A Plumb Line

A Plumb Line

Amos 7:7 “Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.8 And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:”

Leviticus 20:26 “And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.”

     How true are the walls of the American church?  Surely, we are ignorant Gentiles striving to know our God of whom we have been recently introduced.  The God of Israel had mileage behind Him when dealing with them.  Hence, His commandments brought severity if broken.  Still today, Moses’ pen offers our Father’s mind towards such things.

Leviticus 20

Verse 1 – 5  Abortion. He’s not into that.

Verse 6  Witchcraft and wizardry.  He’s not into that.

Verse 7  Cursing one’s father or mother.  He’s not into that.

Verse 10  Adultery.  He’s not into that.

Verse 11  Sex with father’s wife.  He’s not into that.

Verse 12  Sex with one’s daughter.  He’s not into that.

Verse 13  Men sex with men.  He’s not into that.

Verse 14  Taking a daughter and her mother as wife.  He’s not into that.

Verse 15  Man sex with beast.  He’s not into that.

Verse 16  Woman sex with beast.  He’s not into that.

Verse 17  Man sex with sister.  He’s not into that.

Verse 19  Man sex with aunt.  He’s not into that.

Verse 20  Man sex with uncle’s wife.  He’s not into that.

Verse 21  Man taking his brother’s wife.  He’s not into that.

     Who defines purity and perversity?  If left to our own, we rationalize all our inordinate desires.  John the Baptist got his head cut for preaching against Herod for taking his brother Phillip’s wife.  Will we suffer persecution for holding up the plumb line to church or state?

     

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