Abomination And Secret Sins

Abominations Before God

2 Corinthians 6:1-2; 14-17 KJV

1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

*14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

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2 Corinthians 6:1-2; 14-17 (GW) God’s Word Translation

1 Since we are God’s coworkers, we urge you not to let God’s kindness be wasted on you.

2 God says, “At the right time I heard you. On the day of salvation I helped you.” Listen, now is God’s acceptable time! Now is the day of salvation!

14 Stop forming inappropriate relationships with unbelievers. Can right and wrong be partners? Can light have anything in common with darkness?

15 Can Christ agree with the devil? Can a believer share life with an unbeliever?

16 Can God’s temple contain false gods? Clearly, we are the temple of the living God. As God said, “I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

17 The Lord says, “Get away from unbelievers. Separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with anything unclean. Then I will welcome you.”

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abomination /?-bom??-na'sh?n/ American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

noun

1. Abhorrence; disgust.

2. A cause of abhorrence or disgust.

3. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing.

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Dictionary.com

Abomination definition: anything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred..

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Oxford English Dictionary

Abomination is a noun that has six meanings, two of which are obsolete. It comes from French and means something that is extremely disgusting or repulsive.

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Abomination: Encyclopedia of the Bible

whatever is repugnant to God ...

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People want the grace of God but want to remain in and a part of the world. There needs to be a distinction between the church and the world.

When I look at the church I often ask the question why doesn’t the church grow like it did in the books of Acts. Why aren’t souls being saved by being filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost and miracles and signs and wonders happening, God hasn’t changed, so what’s wrong with the church? It’s because the people are at ease in the church because they are blinded by the spirit of assimilation. What I mean by that is, people want to live as close to the world as they possibly can and still be called a Christian. Our world is not calling wrong, wrong anymore and right is not being called right. Right is being called wrong and wrong is being called right. People secretly sin (in other words they hide their sin) and still come to church and play a game with God trying to make everyone believe that they are still living right in their life.

They do this because they have positions in the church and are afraid to be exposed because they might lose their position of authority. Let me tell you, those who do these things need to be honest before God and set themselves down for a time of restoration and healing. Scripture says that those things that are done in secret will be shouted from the mountain top. Listen to (Luke 8:17) “For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither anything hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.”

There use to be a time when if you weren’t living right you didn’t do things in the church, you didn’t play the instruments, you didn’t sing in the choir or anything else, but people have become weak in the sound doctrine and believe that everything that they do is alright as long as they cover it up and don’t get caught. People believe that they are okay with God because they came to church, yet they are still holding onto the world. It’s time that the church gets back to the old land marks.

The spirit of assimilation was working in the church then and that same spirit is working in the church today. We find that there are churches saying I want to be like that church across town, Preachers trying to be like the preachers of that preach on TV. They want 1500 members and want 300 voice choirs. They want the big churches so that they look good to the community and the visitors that come. So many people and churches get caught up in assimilation trying to coexist with the world instead of drawing a line of distinction in the sand. That spirit has to die. We need to stop trying to be like everyone else and be like Jesus Christ.