When a crime is committed, there is always the result of, making restitution, weather it be, monetary, verbally, or by imprisonment.
This is the end of all things;
"And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
And the idols he shall utterly abolish. (To abolish; To destroy, or put an end to, to make void; to annul; to abrogate.)
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth." (Isa 2:17-21)
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: (Eph 2:15-16)
(Enmity; The quality of being an enemy; the opposite of friendship; opposition, ill will; hatred; unfriendly dispositions; malevolence. It expresses more than aversion and less than malice,and differs from displeasure in denoting a fixed or rooted hatred, whereas displeasure is more transient.)(Webster)
Mankind has an inner enmity to the truth, weather it be from, what mans says is true, but mostly to the Truth of The Scriptures. Man wants to be able to justify his sins so that he can be both, saint and sinner.
Opposition;Contradiction, inconsistency, Resistance.
"Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;"
Jesus by fulfilling the Law, and giving Himself as the pure sacrifice, reconciled both, the Law, and the new Testimony of salvation, threw His Name, made peace between God, and Man.
But only to those that would believe His testimony of the Truth.
Man still has a hatred of certain things contained in this new testimony of Christ.
For there was Resistance of the Law, that would not accept the gentile race into the remission of sins, threw the law. "Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace." (Gal 5:4)
Therefore, we must reconcile ourselves to God, the Jew first, and then the gentile. For what the Law could not do, was made perfect threw the sacrifice of Christ, there by including both the Jew, and the Gentile, as one Family under God.
Admonish; To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove with mildness. To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise.
This admonishment is not just for the saved to be reproved, but also the unsaved, for by our testimony, Christ lives within us. For by our testimony of Christ, we counsel against wrong practices, caution, and advise, mankind of the eternal fate that awaits all mankind that refuses to acknowledge that Jesus is both, Lord, and Christ, the Son of The Most High God.
We see this resistance between man, and God, each and every day, that is the reason not many will be saved, this also according to the Scriptures. Man wants a free reign over his life, and destiny. He's wanting to live as a fornicator and, an unjust person, meanwhile acting that he also is, a follower of Christ.
"This then, is the message, which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:" (1John 1:5-6)
For as it is written; "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" (2Co 6:14)
We are commanded by God, and His Christ, to Admonish those that are walking contrary to the truth. We do not hate the sinner, or the transgressor, but we must completely warn them of the consequences of their actions, some with love, and others with fear, this according to scripture. Do you care nothing for the truth? Then it is between you, and God. But remember this, there must be a reconciliation between you, and the Lord, for you to enter into His Kingdom.
Reconcile; To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission.
To reconcile yourself with God, there must be a belief in Him first. "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." (Heb 11:6) For without believing in God, you cannot believe in Christ, for God is in Christ, and Christ is in Him, and both are one. To believe in God, you must first seek Him, and His truth. Once you believe that God "is", then you are more capable of believing in His word, and by believing in His word, you are able to believe in Christ. This is the way to reconciliation, and salvation.
Reason; A faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes truth from falsehood, and good from evil, and which enables the possessor to deduce inferences from facts or from propositions. To debate; to confer or inquire by discussion or mutual communication of thoughts, arguments or reasons.
Can we really reason, and or, debate, with God? Yes, for the Lord knows you, as an individual, for how otherwise could He judge you at the end of your life.
For as it is written in scripture, "Come now and let us reason together." This speaking of God and Israel, but we also, being made one flesh, are welcomed into reason with God.
Do you enjoy fornication? Then bring your reasonings before the Lord and justify fornication before God. Do you enjoy drunkenness, homosexuality, debauchery, adultery, being effeminate, then reason with the Lord, why these lifestyles should be given entrance into His Kingdom, after Christ died for your sins. Give your reasoning to these, and others, why, after the Lord has declared these things to be an abomination to Him, He should now be willing to accept these types of people into His perfect Kingdom. Reason with Him as to the sacrifice of His Son, for the remission of sin, that this suffering of Jesus, wasn't valid any more.
Give your reasoning to these before God, Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (1Co 6:9-10) (Rev 21:8)
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (Isa 1:18)
The time is far spent, and the sun is going down upon this world, for each action there is an opposite, but equal, reaction. Sin is death, and the Angel of Death is approaching, Admonish, Reconcile, and Reason.
Ars.
Temple of Spirit & Truth Ministries
A.R.Smith Ministries
http://www.ourchurch.com/member/a/arsmithsermons/
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