Isaiah 5:20 says, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter" (KJV)
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Let's begin with the very first word from this verse, woe. The bible specifically indicates throughout scripture the word woe" was used by JESUS to represent His righteous anger. Our Webster Dictionary describes the word woe as meaning misery, sorrow, distress, or trouble. Before any admonition, any instruction, any other word, Isaiah begins his sentence with WOE! Sounds serious, doesn't it? There is a warning of certain consequences as a result of a particular credence. Calling evil good and good evil could certainly describes today's culture saying that what is right is wrong and what is wrong is right; that black is white and white is black; bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. The world has reversed what is evil and what is good. This is one of the many ways of sin, the reversal of values.
In today’s perverse society free from all moral restraint this is how it is possible that many things that were considered bad/evil/corrupt/and unacceptable earlier in our existence are now hallowed as alternative life style, tolerance of being different, a fact of life, deemed "normal" and so on. Cheating on your wife/husband theoretically is considered bad, but in practice it is accepted and it is considered not too bad. There are sites where you can specifically be set up with another married person for sex in secret. Open marriages are encouraged. Poly amorous marriages and swapping partners with friends is now popular etc. Virginity is a shame to the youth these days and they are taught to lose it as soon as possible, and by any means. Swing clubs are the hottest thing while orgies are organized privately or in swing clubs. Pedophilia, homosexuality, and transgenderism are considered "simply diverse lifestyles" and the moral side of society must embrace it otherwise they are accused of some phobia or racism. The rich can literally order up any-age boy or girl through sex trafficking rings or order an extravagant perverted, deviant encounter on the once, exotic, Epstein Island. The world has reversed what is evil and what is good when the Bible warns in layman's terms:
WOE!!! A boy is not a girl and a girl is not a boy (transgenderism) when: "in the beginning, God made them male and female and to go forth and multiply" (Genesis 1:27)
WOE!!! Homosexuality is a sin when "it is an abomination for a man to lie with another man as he does a woman" (Leviticus 18:22, Romans1:27).
WOE!!! To harm a child (molestation, sex trafficking, misleading, dupe, entice) brings judgment when, "Whoever causes one of these little ones which believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a millstone hung around their neck and cast into the depths of the sea."
WOE!!! Perversion is altering something from the original course. And it is wrong when men sleep with men "working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error" (Romans 1:29). I could go on forever with the list.
People say that bad is good and good is bad the way they disregard the bible’s warnings and principles. On account of these the wrath of God is coming and we are soon to enter Judgement. For God, sin is sin whatever it is: the liar is just as a great sinner as an immoral person or an alternative life style propagator, or an adulterer etc. It would be easy for anyone to convince themselves using false reasoning that the written word of God does not apply to us because of our particular circumstances. So , how could we make it work for us? “Twisting the Scriptures” (2 Peter 3:16) ( 2 Timothy 4 : 3 ). “For their will be a period of time when they will not put up with the wholesome teaching. But according to their own desires they will surround themselves with teachers to have their ears tickled.” They will turn away from listening to the truth and give attention to false stories.” Today's society reflects that mentality; they have made amendments to what God has defined as “ good” and “ bad” based on their personal preferences. The demands of acceptance rather tolerance, tells you that society in general has taken a position of saying that what is bad in God’s eyes is good, and what is good is bad.
The peaceful neutrality that Christ taught is poo-pooed, and churches promote political parties and politicians as the solution to mankind’s problems; God’s Kingdom is not mentioned. (Daniel 2:44; Matthew 24:14) The wholesale abandonment of Biblical standards regarding sexual morality has not led to the happiness and freedom that are promised by adherence of such “freedom”, but rather to confusion, unhappiness, disease and societal decay. Satan implied, when he spoke through a serpent to Eve in the Garden of Eden, that mankind would be happier independent of God, and setting their own standards of right and wrong (Genesis chapter 3). Satan’s lies were exposed but he has not changed his tactics; he continues to promote independence from God as the only way to happiness, in essence, telling people that what God considers good is bad, and bad good.
The consequences of such rebellion are plainly seen today, and worsening rapidly. The choice is ours to turn around, repent of our sins in this godless society or continue down the path of spiritual annihilation into an eternal separation from God, independent of God, without hope, without chance, without change, without joy, without meaning, without Light, lost in the darkness of despair, without purpose, without meaning, in a world of those who chose to love themselves, make their own rules despite hearing the truth over and above a love for the Creator... Romans 1:25 "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."
Until He Comes,
-Pat-
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