Bible Questions Answered:
“...even the religious seems corrupt,
by filthy greed...”
Rafaela/ State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
South America
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Ezekiel 22:26
KJV
Her priests
have violated My law, and have profaned Mine holy things: they have
put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they
shewed difference between
the unclean and
the clean, and have hid their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am
profaned among them.
I Peter 4:17 KJV
For the time is
come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first
begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel
of God?
When so called religious leaders deny the virgin birth, miraculous
incarnation, blood of Christ, atonement for sins, holy living, etc.
etc.
Where, are the masses to find any vestiges of holiness or morality?
And what of Christian people? We think we're OK, we do the best we
can certainly we must be clean!
But, hear of the prophet of God …
Isaiah 6:5 KJV
Then said I,
Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I
dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips:.....”
Well, that's OK for you Isaiah, but we're doing good.
What made Isaiah confess such guilt, wasn't he a man of god?
Yes!
Something had happened to Isaiah, that needs to happen to us all!
Isaiah 6:5 KJV
Then said I,
Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I
dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine
eyes have seen The King, The Lord Of Hosts.”
Every one seems
devout, until.....they have seen The King, The Lord Of Hosts.
Matthew
17:1,2,5,6 KJV
1 And after six
days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth
them up into an high mountain apart,
2 And was
transfigured before them: and His face did shine as the sun, and His
raiment was white as the light.
5 "...a
bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud,
which said, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear
ye Him.
6 And when the
disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
John 18:4-6 KJV
4 Jesus
therefore, knowing all things that should come upon Him, went forth,
and said unto them, Whom seek ye?
5 They answered
Him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am He. And Judas
also, which betrayed Him, stood with them.
6 As soon then
as He had said unto them, I am He, they went backward, and fell to
the ground.
Revelation
1:12-17 KJV
12 And I turned
to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven
golden candlesticks;
13 And in the
midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto The Son Of Man, clothed
with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a
golden girdle.
14 His head and
His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were
as a flame of fire;
15 And His feet
like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and His voice
as the sound of many waters.
16 And He had
in His right hand seven stars: and out of His mouth went a sharp two
edged sword: and His countenance was as the sun shineth in his
strength.
17 And when I
saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead..."
I Corinthians
10:12 KJV
Wherefore let
him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
I Thessalonians
4:7 KJV
For God hath
not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
1 Peter 1:16 KJV
Because it is
written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Isaiah 52:11 KJV
Depart ye,
depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out
of the midst of her;
be ye clean,
that bear the vessels of The Lord.
II Corinthians
6:17 KJV
Wherefore come
out from among them, and be ye separate, saith The Lord, and touch
not
the unclean
thing; and I will receive you.
God
Calls His People To Cleanliness:
Isaiah 1:16 KJV
Wash you, make
you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before Mine eyes;
cease to do evil;
Jeremiah 4:14
KJV
O Jerusalem
(God's people), wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be
saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
Ezekiel 36:29
KJV
I will also
save you from all your uncleannesses..."
Acts 22:16 KJV
And now why
tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins,
calling on the name of the Lord.
II Corinthians
7:1 KJV
Having
therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves
from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in
the fear of God.
II Timothy
2:19-21 KJV
19 Nevertheless
the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord
knoweth them that are His. And, let every one that nameth the name of
Christ depart from iniquity.
20 But in a
great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but
also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor.
21 If a man
therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor,
sanctified, and meet for The master's use, and prepared unto every
good work.
James 4:8 KJV
Draw nigh to
God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;
and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
I John 3:2,3 KJV
2 Beloved, now
are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be:
but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we
shall see Him as He is.
3 And every man
that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure.
Dear Christian friend, may we live consecrated lives, in answer to
our saintly calling.
