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28th
August 2010
“Whoredom”
Biblical Date: 19th
Bul, 2073
 This
weekend we conclude the series of articles on
the subject ‘Whoredom’. In the previous
articles we defined whoredom and noted that
there are different types of whoredom –
1. Whoredom as it relates to having sexual intercourse
with multiple partners and 2. Whoredom as it
relates to idol worship. We noted in the scriptures
that one form of whoredom led to the other.
Many persons who committed whoredom with other
nations also worshipped the gods of the other
nations. God was sorely displeased with the
Israelites for the whoredoms they committed.
However he always made provision for them to
come to repentance. Ezekiel 43: 3-11 “And
it was according to the appearance of the vision
which I saw, even according to the vision that
I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the
visions were like the vision that I saw by the
river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. And the
glory of the LORD came into the house by the
way of the gate whose prospect is toward the
east. So the spirit took me up, and brought
me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory
of the LORD filled the house. And I heard him
speaking unto me out of the house; and the man
stood by me. And he said unto me, Son of man,
the place of my throne, and the place of the
soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the
midst of the children of Israel for ever, and
my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more
defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their
whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings
in their high places. In their setting of their
threshold by my thresholds, and their post by
my posts, and the wall between me and them,
they have even defiled my holy name by their
abominations that they have committed: wherefore
I have consumed them in mine anger. Now let
them put away their whoredom, and the carcases
of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell
in the midst of them for ever. Thou son of man,
shew the house to the house of Israel , that
they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and
let them measure the pattern. And if they be
ashamed of all that they have done, shew them
the form of the house, and the fashion thereof,
and the goings out thereof, and the comings
in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all
the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof,
and all the laws thereof: and write it in their
sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof,
and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.”
Despite all that the Israelites did against
their God in his fury against them He made provision
to pardon them.
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He
would grant mercy provided that they forsake
their evil doings and submitted to him. Hosea
tells us that when the children of Israel committed
whoredom and the spirit of whoredom was with
them. Hoses 5:3-5 “I know Ephraim, and
Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim,
thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
They will not frame their doings to turn unto
their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in
the midst of them, and they have not known the
LORD. And the pride of Israel doth testify to
his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim
fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall
with them.” All of these examples are
for our admonition. Whoredom is wrong and in
committing whoredom there is a spirit of whoredom
which dwells in the one committing this act.
This is evil and it is best to repent from this
than to be consumed by God. Titus 2:7-14 appeals
to you “In all things shewing thyself
a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing
uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech,
that cannot be condemned; that he that is of
the contrary part may be ashamed, having no
evil thing to say of you. Exhort servants to
be obedient unto their own masters, and to please
them well in all things; not answering again;
Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity;
that they may adorn the doctrine of God our
Saviour in all things. For the grace of God
that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all
men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and
worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously,
and godly, in this present world; Looking for
that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing
of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem
us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself
a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Have a blessed week.
You are invited to pay us a visit. We congregate
at Black Bay Augier and at Millet.
Any questions or queries, you can contact us
at the following; Email: augiercog@yahoo.com
Elder Elvin Cox @ 489-2605 Elder Julian Gustave
@ 454-9873 Deacon Cliff Edwin @717-8747 Deacon
Andrew Khodra @718-9107
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