Part 22 in my study on what is abomination
in the sight of God.
Recap:
Many believers have fallen into accepting
that which is abomination in the sight of God. Unless we study God's Word to
learn His Mind on what is abominable, how will we know to purge ourselves from
abomination? Lord willing, I will be posting the fruits of my study on the word
"abomination," but feel free to leap ahead of me and study it for
yourself. What is an abomination to God?
No Abominations in
Heaven
Revelation 21:23-27
23 And the city had no need
of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did
lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24 And the nations of them
which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do
bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall
not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the
glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 And there shall in
no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh
abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of
life.
Heaven is pure, spotless, and holy, just like God the
Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Because of this holiness,
anyone who walks in rebellion to God's laws, unrepentant of their sins, cannot
enter into heaven. This includes anyone who lives their lifestyle in what is
abominable in God's eyes.
Here, I believe, the focus is not to be on the abomination
but on the escape from that
abomination and, ultimately, an eternity spent separated from the Holy and
Righteous Lord.
1 Peter 1:18-22 says,
18 Forasmuch as ye
know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold,
from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19 But with the
precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 Who verily was
foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last
times for you,
21 Who by him do
believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your
faith and hope might be in God.
22 Seeing ye have
purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love
of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Every human being was born into this world with a sin nature
(Romans 5:12 - Wherefore, as by one man
sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men,
for that all have sinned:) and in his natural, sinful state, man's due
reward is death and eternal separation from God. However, God sent His only begotten
Son, Jesus Christ, to die and rise again, taking the penalty of our sin upon
Him (Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin
is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.).
It is only through Jesus Christ that one can be cleansed from their sin and
made holy before the Lord, dressed in His righteousness, purified by His blood.
