Video (Part 2-a)
Video (Part 2-b)
Goal
Understanding Why Our God Is A Jealous God
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A Name Of Our God
Our God Is Sovereign
Acknowledge And Take To Heart This Day
That The LORD Is God
In Heaven Above
And
On The Earth Below
There Is No Other
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Point Two
Dealing Radically With Our Sins
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In 1 Kings 19:18 And Romans 11:4 We Read
Yet I Reserve Seven Thousand In Israel
All Whose Knees Have Not Bowed Down To Baal
All Whose Mouths Have Not Kissed Him
One Of The Root Words For Worship
Is To Kiss
Let Me Show You Two Examples From The Bible
Of What These Verse’s Are Speaking Of
In Genesis 39 Joseph Had A Private Battle With The Wife Of Potiphar
Joseph
- Was A Fleer
- He Ran From Sexual Temptation
Always Remember It’s OK To Run
When Tempted
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One More Example
In Judges 6:25-32 Gideon
With The Help Of The Men In His Small Group
He Had To Address A Family Sin
His Father’s Altar To Baal And The Asherah Pole
Gideon Had To Deal With This Issue In His Life
Before He Experienced Great Victories
Gideon Brought In A Group Of Men To Help Him
This Is How Gideon Won His Battle With
Idolatry
And This Is How To Deal With Porn
Reality Check
Both
Joseph And Gideon Made Right Choices Concerning
The Issues Of Sexuality In Their Lives
and
Look How God Has Been Able To Use Their Personal Stories Throughout History
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What Is Idol Worship And Who Were Baal And Asherah
Let Me Explain
Throughout The Nations Of The Middle East
Fertility Worship Was Common
Baal And Asherah Were A Part Of All This
They Were Both Worshipped As Gods
Baal Was The Male Sun God
Asherah Was Believed To Be His Mother And Wife
One Of Her Titles Was
Queen Of Heaven
These Are Some Words From The Bible Describing Them
- Lifeless Gods
- Detestable
- Repulsive
- Evil
- Worthless
- Shameful
Question
Just What Is Fertility Worship?
Fertility Worship Is Based On The Potential Influence Concerning
- Human Life
- Animals
- Vegetation
Back In The Days Of Old The Home Was Were The Work Was
- In The Shop
- On The Farm
- In The Fields With The Herds
Your Survival Depended Upon If You Were
Successful At What You Did
Pagans Would Call Upon Their gods
They Would Give Sacrifices –
Offering To Their gods
Believing That They Would Receive Favor
From What They Gave
Fertility Worship Is Based On The Potential Influence Of Creating Life
They Wanted
– Their Families – Their Shops – Their Farms – Their Herds Etc.
To Be Blessed
Question
Just What Was The Sacrifice?
Yes, They Would Sacrifice Animals
And Yes, They Would Give Grain Offering
But It Was The Giving Of Their “Seed”
That Was The Main Part Of The Ritual
If You Would Give Your Seed To The god
Then That god Would Give You More Of What You Wanted
- More Sons
- More Animals
- More Crops
But First You Give Your Seed
(The Seed Of Your Own Body)
You Did This Through Ritual Prostitution
You Had Sex With A Temple Prostitute
That Was The Worship
It Is Very Important For You To See,
For You To Understand
That They Did This Believing
That They Were Going To Get Their
Basic Survival Needs Met
It Is At This Point In The Teaching That I Hope You See
How Sexual Idolatry And Addiction To Pornography Are One And The Same
As The Men Of Old Would Turn To Idol Worship
To Get Their Basic Survival Needs Met
Today
I Would Present To You
That We Christian Men Turn To Pornography
In An Attempt To Get Our Heart Hungers And Longings Met
I Have Expounded On This In Earlier Teachings
Remove The Erotic
Remove The Lust
Go Into Your Heart And There You Will Hear The Cry For More
Affection
Affirmation
Acceptance
Approval
and
Validation
Let’s Review This Slide
These Heart Needs Can Only Be Met By God
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Point Two – Part Two
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You Must Understand
Idolatry And Pornography Destroys
- The Person
- The Family
- The Nation
Let’s Look At The Person
You Will Suffer The Penalty For Your Lewdness
And
Bear The Consequences Of Your Sins Of Idolatry
Then You Will Know That I Am The Sovereign LORD
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Back In The Days Of Old Idol Worshippers Went A Lot Further
They Didn’t Stop With Just Having Sex With A Temple Prostitute
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Let’s Look Close
And See Just What Idol Worshippers Did Back Then
They Have Built The High Places Of Baal
To Burn Their Sons
In The Fire As Offerings To Baal
Question
How Did Moses Deal With Idol Worshippers?
We Find The Answer In Deuteronomy 12:3
Break Down Their Altars
Smash Their Sacred Stones
And
Burn Their Asherah Poles In The Fire
Cut Down
The Idols Of Their Gods
And Wipe Out Their Names From Those Places
(This Is How Moses Dealt With Idol Worshippers – Which Is Sexual Idolatry)
Which Is Pornography
Once Again Let’s Look At What Jesus Had To Say In Matthew 5:29-30
Concerning How To Deal With Your Sins
If Your Right Eye Causes You To Sin
Gouge It Out And Throw It Away
It Is Better For You To Lose One Part Of Your Body
Than For Your Whole Body
To Be Thrown Into Hell
And
If Your Right Hand Causes You To Sin Cut It Off And Throw It Away
It Is Better For You To Lose One Part Of Your Body
Than For Your Whole Body To Be Thrown Into Hell
What These Verses Are Saying Is
Deal Radically With Any Sin In Your Life
Make Getting Any Sin In Your Life
Your Number One Priority
In Getting It Out Of Your Life
Question
Should We Take These Words Literally?
Answer–
If We Did
We’d Have
A Lot Of Blind And Handless
Christian Men Walking Around
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Always Remember
Jesus Never Winked At Sin
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The Family
Achan’s Sin
I Will Be Telling This Story In The Next Teaching Which Is On Pornography
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The Nation
1 Kings 18:19 Elijah Challenged 850 Prophets Of Baal And Asherah
Elijah Says To The People Of His Nation
The Nation Of Israel
In I Kings 18:21 He Said
How Long Will You Waver Between Two Opinions
If The Lord Is God
Follow Him
But
If Baal Is God
Follow Him
Remember Leviticus 18:24
Do Not Defile Yourselves In Any Of These Ways
Because
This Is How The Nations That I Am Going To Drive Out Before You
Became Defiled
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Point Two
Dealing Radically With Our Sins
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Pray
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Goal
Understanding Why Our God Is A Jealous God
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A Name Of Our God
Our God Is Sovereign
Acknowledge And Take To Heart This Day
That The LORD Is God
In Heaven Above
And
On The Earth Below
There Is No Other
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