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Monday, December 14, 2020

What kind of "stuff" was wrong in Sodom and Gommorah?

 Well, I'm not going to get into EXTREME details because my husband and I have both worked in healthcare.  I am NOT going to expand upon the idea that ALL healthcare workers are "innocent" of xyz just because they are healthcare workers/general employee (even those who proclaim conservative bible belief).  No, I'm going to explain things in a way that says YES, there are situations that are BAD, VERY BAD, and VERY VERY BAD for people when they "come into the ER" and something NEEDS to be done to repair the situation.  Usually SIN is the root of the tree and the problem at hand.


We do NOT know all the details about the problems in Sodom and Gomorrah, but we DO know that GOD redeemed LOT from the wickedness of this place.  We do know that SOME verses point out that Sodom and Gomorrah was a bad place.


More likely problems based on actual descriptions from the bible:

*Lust (Jesus addresses this as a sin issue in man)

*Cold heart 

*Hatred

*War (the VERY FIRST mention of war in the bible is in Sodom and Gomorrah): Gen 14:8

*People crying: Gen 18:20

*Law-less: Isaiah 1 (referencing that people should give ear to God's law, which Sodom and Gomorrah didn't do)

*Riot driven: Gen 19:4

*They willingly cater to sin with pride: Isaiah 3:9

*Incest: Lot and his daughters absorbed the culture of the city

*they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: Jer 23:14

*pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.: Ezekiel 16:49, Ezekiel 16

*Resisting the "gospel": Matt 11:24, Mark 6:11, Luke 10:12

*and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.: Book of Jude

*defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. : Book of Jude

*but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves (and other things illustrated in this book....garment spotted by the flesh). : Book of Jude

*dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt (spiritually dead and don't care that Jesus went to the cross): Rev 11:8

Likely problems (modern terminology) based on verses and stories:

*sex trafficking (no modesty/privacy standards....evidence they surrounded personal property Gen 19:4-5)

*rape

*same sex sexuality practices (Keep in mind that JESUS himself practiced brotherly love which is NOT the same)

*domestic violence

*infidelity

*STD sharing (fornication)

*out of wed-lock relations (fornication)

*exposing the youth to genetalia (no modesty, they didn't hide their sin)

*men forcing rape on other men

*Anything lawless....... murder, theft, forgery/fraud

*Virtue Signaling (saying a person cares about xyz victim group but does NOTHING to repair the situation at hand)  biblically faith without works is dead

*Transgender ideas without regard for nature conditions at hand

*Children and pedophilia problems (under age of "maturity" types of relations.....based on they didn't hide their sin....it was in the streets where children see and hear things)


****Keep in mind in Nazi Germany WOMEN were raped and victimized by those "outside their home" (different ancestry, different beliefs etc).  It doesn't mean Homosexuals or other similar conditions didn't die because of far-right political ideologies... but RATHER that ALL men involved were WICKED in the EYES of the LORD (unsaved, no gospel, not wanting victims to come to know gospel)*** similar conditions of Genocide situations or other situations (no free speech, no religious freedom etc.)***

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Sin leads to death.


Do NOT believe EVERY science figure you hear.  Focus on TRUTH.  Yes, there ARE intersex issues.  Yes, there are role changes (even natural conditions).  The scripture SPEAKS on behalf of ALL the conditions of MEN....as MEN are ALL made of flesh.  The bible itself even mentions the "nursing father."  Role changing per say.  Thing to remember.....


Sin leads to death.  

Sin leads to death.  

Sin leads to death.  

Sin leads to death.  

Sin leads to death.  

Sin leads to death.  

Did I mention?..... Sin leads to death.  This is WHY scripture is written just as it is written.


Remember: RUTH was a MOABITE!  That means she was a descendant of Sodom and Gomorrah.  GOD redeemed from the curse of SIN of S & G!  The man that came for ALL OF US in the sin driven world was JESUS!  John 3:16-17!


Use the BIBLE as a way to discern whether the church you are going to be a "member of," "regularly study with" or "participate" in a ceremony (Baptism, Wedding, Funeral etc.) which would ENHANCE their OWN man-made desires and beliefs or instruct the person in righteousness.  Sure a person MAY use this blog post as a "general guide" to allow a person to understand that "the flesh" ISN'T the thing in the Human life which should be "catered to," but rather given to the guide of the Holy Spirit.  aka Does this church encourage people to give in to fornication?  The answer should line up with GOD'S WORD!


And an article HERE that describes how "leftist" theology (and their supporters/writers/creators) have a tendency to idolize man (even historical men) over the premise and purpose of scripture in the first place.  The fruits, false accusation laced with "goodness," but in actuality, WANTING the accused to BE abusive.....Sadducee style thinking, basically.  I see some similar "thinking" about those who didn't want "Trump" to be the president, but fail to recognize the overall problem of fraudulent votesTruth is truth and its gold.....the real gold....not the fool's gold.  Let it be.

Note: Some people CANNOT choose their situation (young child, incompetent, poor social upbringing etc)....so sometimes NEED to REACH people in a non-believing world with TRUTH.  As the book of RUTH illustrates we NEED redemption....so don't be EXTREMELY homophobic to the point ot PHARISEE and religious "junk"....be REAL.  Song of Solomon wisdom to FIX the broken heart among us.  So even a secular song can illustrate a point....just as the Song of Songs illustrates from long ago.





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