April 08, 2010
Don't try to live on the edge.
Deuteronomy 16:21 - "Do not set up your idols next to God's altar."
You can't have it both ways. You either serve God or you don't. "The LORD your God hates it." God hates it when we try to act one way but live another.
Matthew 6:24 - "No one can serve two masters. The person will hate one master and love the other, or will fellow one master and refuse to follow the other. You cannot serve both God and worldly riches." Evil and God cannot co-exist.
Deuteronomy 17:7 - "You must get rid of the evil among you."
Deuteronomy 17:8-13 are interesting verses. It's the Old Testament example of I Corinthians 6. If there are arguments or disagreements among the people, those should be taken "to the place the LORD your God will choose." Take them to the priest or judge on duty and let them decide. And then you must do everything they tell you to do. The person who refuses to listen to what the priest or judges say, who doesn't respect them, must be removed.
Deuteronomy 17:12 - "You must get rid of the evil."
The biblical way to handle conflict once it has gotten to a point where there isn't a resolution to the problem is arbitration. You take the issues and facts to a third party as described in these verses, and let them decide. In both the Old Testament and New Testament, God clearly lays out the way for believers to solve conflict. It is always best to follow His ways.
Next Entry: Deuteronomy 16:1 – 18:22 (Continued)
Don't try to live on the edge.
Deuteronomy 16:21 - "Do not set up your idols next to God's altar."
You can't have it both ways. You either serve God or you don't. "The LORD your God hates it." God hates it when we try to act one way but live another.
Matthew 6:24 - "No one can serve two masters. The person will hate one master and love the other, or will fellow one master and refuse to follow the other. You cannot serve both God and worldly riches." Evil and God cannot co-exist.
Deuteronomy 17:7 - "You must get rid of the evil among you."
Deuteronomy 17:8-13 are interesting verses. It's the Old Testament example of I Corinthians 6. If there are arguments or disagreements among the people, those should be taken "to the place the LORD your God will choose." Take them to the priest or judge on duty and let them decide. And then you must do everything they tell you to do. The person who refuses to listen to what the priest or judges say, who doesn't respect them, must be removed.
Deuteronomy 17:12 - "You must get rid of the evil."
The biblical way to handle conflict once it has gotten to a point where there isn't a resolution to the problem is arbitration. You take the issues and facts to a third party as described in these verses, and let them decide. In both the Old Testament and New Testament, God clearly lays out the way for believers to solve conflict. It is always best to follow His ways.
Next Entry: Deuteronomy 16:1 – 18:22 (Continued)
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