"But the person who does anything defiantly, whether he is a native or an alien, that one is blaspheming the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from among his people. Because he has despised the word of the Lord and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt will be on him." (Num. 15:30-31)
"Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, 'I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever'; but now the Lord declares, 'Far be it from Me - for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.'" (I Sam. 2:30)
"Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon." (II Sam. 12:9)
In the above verses, if you read them carefully you will see the word "despise"used. These are just a few verses speaking of despising God and His word. What does it mean to "despise" the word of the Lord? "Despise" means "to look down on with contempt and scorn, to regard with dislike or repugnance." Who in their right mind would "despise" the word of the Lord? In reading the above verses, the Lord Himself says that when people sin, they are despising the word of the Lord. Go back and read the context of these verses and see what situation surrounded them. In the last Scripture above, guess who "despised" the word of the Lord? It was David when Nathan the prophet came to him confronting him with the sinful actions against Bathsheba.
How bad is sin? How utterly sinful is sin? We live around sin and think little when sin is carried out. We think nothing of having a bad attitude or being hateful to someone. God paints a vivid picture to help us see what He thinks of sin. God says sin is despising His holy word! Now that should get our attention.
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Great article!....I do think we as Christians can make light of our sin sometimes. I know I do at times. Just because we are not a involved in one of the "big" sins...we don't think it's a big deal. But, bad attitudes, being hateful...are all just as wrong. Thanks for pointing this out and reminding us....
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