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Sowing and Reaping: He who claims to be a child of God, while openly embracing an immoral lifestyle, thereby blasphemes the name of his Creator




God’s Law prescribes capital punishment for any Israelite daring to [publicly] blaspheme the God of Israel. As is written: “So the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the Name of the Lord, and cursed… Then the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Bring the blasphemer without the host, and let all that heard him, put their hands upon his head, and let all the Congregation stone him… Whosoever curseth his God, shall bear his sin. And he that blasphemeth the Name of the Lord, shall be put to death:... as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land: when he blasphemeth the Name of the Lord, let him be slain ”- Leviticus 24: 11-16 (1599 Geneva Bible)
Thus, the Law hints at the idea that God’s own religion doesn't consist of having “the right theology”; rather, it has to do with having “the right morality” (Micah 6: 8, & Psalm 37: 27). And this is why public immorality is the sin God won't tolerate. In fact, He abhors immorality so much, that took personal care warning us against it. How? By writing upon the two stone tablets the following words (with His own “fingers”! ): “ Do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not lie, do not insult your parents... etc ”.
So, the Israelite who willingly chooses to openly disobey the God of the Hebrews [living a life of outright immorality], will sooner or later be punished, suffering the Divine curse. Why the Divine curse? Because Scripture teaches man is destined to “eat” the fruit of his hands; that is to say, each person will have to “reap” the same evil [or goodness] he has sown. And, since [with his immoral behavior] this man has induced others to curse the Creator, it is fair that he be forced to reap the same curse he has planted.
You see, when a man claims to be part of God’s Holy people (Israel), and then goes on and openly practices the homosexual lifestyle, the public feel entitled to curse the God of the Israel, saying: “This man claims to be part of God’s People, but he openly practices the Homosexual lifestyle.
Could it be that he is imitating his God, who also is an open Homosexual?; When a man claims to be a Hebrew believer, while openly embracing theft and fraud, the enemies of Israel are justified in cursing the God of the Hebrews, saying: “This one claims to be a Hebrew believer, yet he is a thief and practices fraud. If the God of the Hebrews doesn’t mind, perhaps it is because He himself is also a thief and a fraud ”;
When a Hebrew believer goes and lies publicly and shamelessly, the wicked ones curse the God of Israel, saying: “This guy claims to be part of God’s holy People, but he is a lying and shameless sophist. From whom did he learn it? Could it be that he learned it from his own God, who is as shameless as he is, and therefore has no problem with such low life morality?;
When a believer claims to be part of God’s Holy People, and then goes on to murder another human being, the wicked ones are empowered to curse the God of Israel, saying: “This guy claims to be part of the People of God, but he is a murderer. Is it because his God is also a murderer?
Thus, the Hebrew believer who acts immorally, will be condemned to reap the same curse with which he caused the wicked to blaspheme the God of Israel.
And this is what happened to King David [after abruptly finishing the life of Uriah, an innocent son of God]. Since this action of David caused the wicked to curse the God of Israel, God brought the same curse upon David. How? By letting him experience how the life of his innocent son was also abruptly extinguished.
As it is written: “ But because, with this matter (extinguishing the life of an innocent human being), you made the enemies of י ה ו ה blaspheme, the [innocent] son that was born to you, he will surely die ” (2 Samuel 12: 14).
And the former is the reason why the Hebrew faith isn't always the best path for everyone to follow, as the Creator demands that we embrace the life of moral purity resulting from the obedience to His commandments.
As is written: “Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God ”- Numbers 15: 38-40, King James Bible.

 

 

 

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