FEAR GOD
Today I want to talk with my readers about the prophet Abraham. He was considered the man of faith. I don’t know very much about him. What I remembered reading about him was that he approved the eviction of Hagar from their home. He was also the man who took Hagar to live with him as his wife, besides Sarah. I think the reason why Hagar was evicted from her home was because of the constant bickering between Sarah and Hagar that gives Abraham a headache.
Abraham was considered a man of faith by some believers because he was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac. I consider Abraham a man of obedience, or a man of work or compliance, and not a man of faith. Why? Because if he refuses to offer his son as an offering to God, he is not considered a man of faith, nor a man of work/obedience. We assumed that what he did was because of his faith, but we don’t know for sure. But we do know that he had to work very hard to take his son to the altar to be sacrificed.
“Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said,
"Here I am." And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only [son], from Me." Genesis 22:9-12.
Aha, here's what God said, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only [son], from Me." as the reason for his willingness to sacrifice his son for God, and not because of his faith.
Are you willing to sacrifice your only son because of “faith”? Or are you willing to sacrifice your only son because of fear of God?
Millions of today's Christians have faith in God. But how many of us Christians fear God?
"The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One [is] understanding.” Proverbs 9:10.
I’d say that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of salvation. We should get rid of this faith crap, and start to fear God.
Abraham was considered a man of faith by some believers because he was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac. I consider Abraham a man of obedience, or a man of work or compliance, and not a man of faith. Why? Because if he refuses to offer his son as an offering to God, he is not considered a man of faith, nor a man of work/obedience. We assumed that what he did was because of his faith, but we don’t know for sure. But we do know that he had to work very hard to take his son to the altar to be sacrificed.
“Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said,
"Here I am." And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only [son], from Me." Genesis 22:9-12.
Aha, here's what God said, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only [son], from Me." as the reason for his willingness to sacrifice his son for God, and not because of his faith.
Are you willing to sacrifice your only son because of “faith”? Or are you willing to sacrifice your only son because of fear of God?
Millions of today's Christians have faith in God. But how many of us Christians fear God?
"The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One [is] understanding.” Proverbs 9:10.
I’d say that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of salvation. We should get rid of this faith crap, and start to fear God.
The faith of Abraham is a scam to make money. There is no such thing as the faith of Abraham.
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