ONE GOD, WHO IS THE SOURCE AND RESOURCE OF WHAT WE KNOW, EAT, DRINK, OR THINK. THIS IS A CULMINATION OF GOD’S WORD ACCORDING TO HIS TRUTH. AND ALTHOUGH WE BELIEVE THAT WHICH WE ARE TAUGHT, WE MUST OPEN OUR HEART’S EYE TO THE BROADER SPECTRUM OF THE WHOLE OF GOD’S WORD AND NOT LIMIT IT TO ONE OR TWO SCRIPTURES. BUT BASE ON LOVE.
It has become a world of “You must continue to do this or that but can’t do this or that and believe it or not it is “all according to the WORD”, (supposedly). Not true, man has taken God’s Word of truth, out of context so much, that it becomes more and more difficult for the new believer or one who is thinking of coming to Christ (Who is the basis and foundation of God’s Truth) to know and how to decipher what is the real truth versus what is a cumulation of man’s thoughts which appease him but are not truly of YAH. To combat the miss interpretation and miss-givens of the Word is why we must pray without ceasing, keep constant and consistent line of communication and conversation going with YAH, the Father, asking in Yashuah, Jesus the Son, to help us utilize the Holy Spirit, He left for us, to give us the understanding of what YHWH is telling us. And has been since time began.
What exactly is an Idols = It is as an object or person of extreme devotion; a movie idol. It can also be views as an ideal, a representation or symbol of an object of worship; broadly: a false god which is a likeness of something. It is a pretender, an impostor, a false conception of what you want to worship (something to bend to your will, having no bearing on that which is right but support the evils of this world). It is a form or appearance, visible but without substance, in which YAH has forbidden man to do in order to live a righteous life. (1 Kings Chapter 18 25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded). Saying all that to say this, that with all their efforts to get their idol gods to answer them, their gods, did not have the power nor ability to work out the issues in their lives. Elijah said that their god, Baal, must have been talking, or pursuing, or journeying or even sleeping and had to be awaked (by Whom? The ones who made him by hand) before he could answer and still there was no answer. But our God, the One and Only God neither has to be awaken, because He never sleeps. Nor did the idols have any regards for the people because they were number one, formed of man’s hand and two, had no substance about them. And Elijah was trying to show them this. But because man has a way of wanting his cake and eating it too, they refuse to listen, and their way was still found to be without consolation nor action. So why give anything of no value a value that has none?
An idol can and often is in the form of many things to many people. Food, dress, material things, thoughts, the list (when you think of it) can go on and on. There are things (commands, statues, etc.) which God gave man specifically to adhere and live by to prevent man from going against His Word. Yet we do not always make the grade but fall short, every day. JESUS. The most important of them all is to “LOVE”, Him first, self, second, so you will be able to love others; you cannot give away what you do not possess. When you are entangled in the web of God’s true Love you will find no room for sin and evil. Everything you do you do it in honor of God, through Jesus, by way of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we can have too much knowledge on a subject. But it is the wrong or fluffed up version of it. Simply not taking the time to study the topic to a larger extent can cause us to add or subtract vital information needed to obtain and maintain a clearer picture and understanding of what it really is or means. It is imperative that whatever knowledge you get from Scriptures, be the truth and will be presented as the constant reminder of God’s love for us, not to speak or act in a scornful, conceited, or exaggerated manner or show off; why we are to study His Word, walk in His Way, and do His Will; showing love to each other, instructing or informing others in a way that improves their mind or character; edifying an integral part of securing our salvation. (1 Corinthians 8:1-3 1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him).
People are so into eating that which is considered as an offering to idols. But God says that an idol is nothing in the world. It cannot increase or decrease your life span. It has no control over you, except that which you give it. It only hurts you because of your way of thinking of what power it has (none) over you. But we have this un-canning ability to forget that there is but one God and what He says goes; nothing or none else truly matters. So, the next time someone wants to tell you what to eat, drink or think and you start stressing over these matters remember what the scripture says, 1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. Saying, in essence that the level of your commitment in your belief, in YHWH, God, through Yashuah, Jesus, has overridden all the negative associations and connotations, given to the gods man has implemented, with regards to what type of absolute powers and abilities, of the One Who created us. Thus, making it a clear revelation, to us, Who has total control (even though it may not seem like it, at time) over all situations, circumstances, or scenario. And further, give us wisdom to the fact that if your trust and hope has been placed whole-heartedly, in Him, that He has it, there should be no doubt, no worry, no fear of what will harm the mortal body or soul but what is harmful to the spiritual.
What goes in our mortal bodies, in the way of food, drink, etc., does not affect our spirit because it is used for nutrients and substances to satisfy the flesh, soul, and body; the rest is expelled. But the Spirit require feeding from the Word, and any other form of spiritual attestation (evidence or proof of what God deem necessary for our salvation) to go into the spirit, mind, and heart and affect that part of man which is in a constant state of reverence and redemption; pointing toward and existing exclusive for God. The spirit is the part of man that connects and communicates with God. Whereas our soul can be self-centered; our soul is reflected in our personality. Thus, making room, in man’s mind, that regardless of what God says, his (man’s) way of thinking is best for him.
We must understand that there is only One God, there is no other. We can initiate and follow of all sorts of doctrine, images, idols, customs, and beliefs, but when the smoke clears, only YHWH, GOD, will remain. And by His authority has set our Lord and Saviour, Yashuah, Jesus over that which He, Himself, has set as precedent for what was, is, or will be; we can try to make our words truth but in order for it to be absolute it has to come from our Father Who is in Heaven constantly changing man’s direction so that it points in His direction, set for us; to do all things of a righteous nature, through Him and nothing without Him. Once we come to grip to the fact that nothing He allows or disallow is new under the sun because men have been in a constant state of rebellion since the Garden of Eden, we will be able to see and accept the Truth of YHWH’s love (Yashuah); to help, not hurt us. But God has and will always be prepared for men questions with answers that will confound the wisest and the ram in the bush that will just appear.
4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
I wanted to study these passages a little closer. Because they seem to contradict the Word; there is no way God’s Word can be contradicted because it is true. But some of the wording was a little bit disparaging to understand. So, I looked closer at what Jesus said about men (without a mature belief) vs man whose belief is strong enough in the Lord to know God’s Word, is true.
If allowed to become the focal point, (of what to eat, drink, or think) without the truth of God’s Word, Yashuah, behind it, staying focused on this one aspect, (although very important to many), will and have caused people to corrode and to wear away, separating parts of relationship with the Most High, family, and friends. Gradually, acceptance or rejection, seen in worship or devotion becomes your determining reference, presented to the eye or the mind and considered truth to the believer; maintaining a hold in which the enemy has developed, in your mind, and it becomes almost impossible to get free from; only with the help of the Good Lord.
In my quest to know the truth, I found that this image, form, or representation, usually of a man or animal, a thought, certain energy, any pagan deity, a religion, can be (to the believer) consecrated as an object of worship (A good way to know an idol from the real deal is to know who made it God or man?) It becomes their way of thinking; their method of control or being controlled. It is anything on which we set our affections; that to which we indulge an excessive and sinful attachment, negating all the Scriptures of God’s Word, His Truths, Righteousness and replacing them with that which you think to be truth or would rather hold on to instead of believing that Yashuah, Jesus paid for it all and hold it all together in His hands. But to get man’s point across, he would rather use his way of thinking “No new covenant in and through Christ”, was given by God the Father. So, all that was done, according to idols, which is anything which usurps (take a position of power or importance) illegally or by force through encroaching or infringing upon (God’s Truths) and taking the place of God in the hearts of his rational creatures, is still in effect. This goes even for those who firmly and unequivocally, believe that Jesus took every type of sin known and unknown to man and paid the price for them (hard to believe because man is so evil.) God is the author of existence, our being. In God we live, and move, and have our being (Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring). One thing we should all be considerate and that is not to conform to a particular state or condition; think everything disputable, which is proof of a weak mind and captious temper.
7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. 8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
One thing for sure, YHWH, God, through Yashuah, Jesus made arrangement, that whoever would come, would be accepted in His Kingdom; this is true for the weak and the strong of conscience, alike. As for the strong, we must be careful not to cause our weak brothers and sisters to stumble.
11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
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