The Rejection of Knowledge (Weekly Message 11/2/14)

Ok, because it is cold outside and many of you may have stayed home today, I thought I would give you a bonus.  Also, I will be honest,  I have been traveling doing the college and soccer thing with my son. The positive side is that I have been able to study a lot more.

Anyway, I was looking for the right words to say and I saw a sign at a local church stating, "My People are destroyed for lack of knowledge," study the word. Hosea 4:6

What is important is that you read the rest of the verse:  "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge,  I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. (NKJV)

Now,  consider this was a problem for the Israelites in the covenant before Christ. Look at us today. 

Matthew Henry Commetary: Hosea 4:6:

A little quick background,  this was happening during the time of Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria (744-727 BC), the people were being destroyed/or taken to a new land as captives due to their lack of knowledge and obedience to God.

"Both priests and people rejected knowledge; God will justly reject them. They forgot the law of God, neither desired nor endeavoured to retain it in mind, and to transmit the remembrance to their posterity; therefore God will justly forget them and their children. If we dishonour God with that which is our honour, it will, sooner or later, be turned into shame to us. Instead of warning the people against sin, from the consideration of the sacrifices, which showed what an offence sin was to God, since it needed an atonement, the priests encouraged the people to sin, since atonement might be made at so small an expense.(MHC)"

Today, November 2, 2014; my point to this,  is that this is not new. We have many preachers, pastors, etc., teaching about humanism and how you have the power in you, claim it, etc. (Trying to make you feel good with emotional preaching).  Then you have those who say that scripture has to change with the times.  

Here is what I know.  Jesus Christ made a new covenant with us,  we are responsible to study and understand how the Old Testament applies to the New Testament and we allow Christ to lead our lives. Christ's death on the cross covered everything,  but we are obligated to not dismantle the Word for our convenience.  Look at our society, and look at the Bible, the similarities of Old Testament behavior should be scary.

LET'S GET BACK TO LEARNING THE WORD, IF IT HURTS SOMEONE'S FEELINGS, KINDLY ASK THEM TO WORK IT OUT WITH GOD BECAUSE YOU DID NOT WRITE IT.