Beautiful Brides And Ugly Wives

MAYBE WE NEED TO ADOPT THE SAME PHILOSOPHY WHICH BASICALLY SAYS IF YOU HAVE NOTHING NICE TO SAY, THEN DON’T.

I HAD MENTIONED BEFORE HOW OUT OF THE SIXTEEN TIMES THAT SOLOMON SPOKE OF WIVES HE SPOKE OF QUARRELSOME WIVES FIVE TIMES. WELL OUT OF THE REMAINING ELEVEN INSTANCES THE WIVES THAT SOLOMON SPOKE OF WERE REFEREED TO AS ADULTERESS OR WAYWARD SEVEN TIMES.

THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE ADULTERY IS USED AS A HEBREWIC EUPHEMISM, AND YOU ALL KNOW WHAT A HEBREWIC EUPHEMISM IS DON’T YOU? IT’S AN EUPHEMISM IN HEBREW, THAT IS IT’S A FIGURE OF SPEECH FOR SINNING. WHEN A CHURCH TAKES A SOFT STAND ON SIN AND REFUSES TO ADMONISH OR CONDEMN SIN THEN IT BECOMES UNFAITHFUL TO THE WORD OF GOD AND IS IN EFFECT COMMITTING ADULTERY.

WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE CHURCHES ALL TOO OFTEN WOULD RATHER PREACH "LOVE, MOTHERHOOD AND LOWER TAXES" THEN CONDEMN SIN. THEY ARE AFRAID THAT THEY WILL DRIVE PEOPLE AWAY IF THEY PREACH AGAINST SIN, THEY ARE AFRAID THAT IT WILL MAKE THEM UNATTRACTIVE TO THE WORLD. AND YET THEY BECOME THE UNFAITHFUL WIFE TO CHRIST.

AND WHILE THESE CHURCHES MAY PRESENT WHAT THEY SEE AS AN ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE TO THE WORLD OFTEN THE WORLD SEES THROUGH THE HYPOCRISY TO THE ADULTERY AT THE CORE.

THE CONCEPT OF BIBLICAL AND PERSONAL HOLINESS IS SUMMED UP IN THE WORD OBEDIENCE, OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD. AND WHEN THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT USED AS OUR ABSOLUTES AS CHRISTIANS AND WHEN WE PARTICIPATE IN ACTIONS THAT ARE DIRECTLY SPOKEN AGAINST IN THE BIBLE THEN WE ARE UNFAITHFUL TO CHRIST.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO BE THE MOST ATTRACTIVE BRIDE THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY BE FOR CHRIST. WELL THIS PASSAGE TELLS US THAT WE NEED TO SUBMIT TO HIM. ONE PERSON DOESN’T MAKE A CHURCH BUT A CHURCH IS MADE UP OF A PILE OF ONE PERSONS. AND WHILE WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE CHURCH INDIVIDUALLY. INDIVIDUALLY WE CAN ALL CHANGE THE CHURCH AND MAKE THE CHURCH A BEAUTIFUL BRIDE THROUGH OUR INDIVIDUAL OBEDIENCE. IF THE REST OF THE CHURCH DOESN’T COME TO THE PARTY THAT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. YOURS IS BEING OBEDIENT ON A PERSON LEVEL TO WHAT CHRIST WANTS IN YOUR LIFE.