Such An One As Thyself

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg came to mind when I read the following Psalm this morning. Buttigieg is a homosexual who recently tried to use scripture to support and defend not only homosexuality but abortion too.

“But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee….These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.” (Psalm 50:16-17,21)

Mr. Buttigieg, I have a question for you. It’s the same one God asked Job. “Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?” (Job 38:2). Place yourself directly in the light of scripture and stop darkening council with your words with no knowledge. Rarely does God react immediately to sin. Do not misinterpret silence as agreement or endorsement. God tends to walk away from those who sin and lets them sin. Why? Because sin is a conscious, premeditated effort of the mind and will. You made the decision to rebel then acted upon that decision. So God let you.

Read the following passage by Paul to the Romans. At least 3 times the reprobate knowingly goes against the will of God and at least 3 times God “gave them up” because of it.

“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.”

“Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.”

“For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.” (Romans 1:21-32)

Wisdom within your own eyes is but self-loving vanity.

Bill Hitchcock