Tampering With God's Word

Date: Sunday, August 10, 2014
Today's Chapters: Jeremiah 6-8
Message Title: Tampering With God's Word

Teachers are meant to, well, teach, to give us the correct information that is needed to learn, understand, and do what it is that they have been taught themselves on a particular subject. Just because someone is teaching something that does not mean they teach the truth of what they are teaching. Since God created man, people have been teaching His Word, and not all teach it correctly. Still today His words are removed, added to, distorted, and taken out of context to get people to believe that what they are teaching is truth. We have been warned about tampering with God's Word. “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.” - Revelation 22:18,19.
Besides being our Savior, Jesus came here in the flesh to teach us not only which doctrine to believe, but what we are to do for God and man from it. Through Jeremiah, God has a warning to those who listen to the false teachers and how it pains Him to see them believe them over the truth. “To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.” - Jeremiah 6:10,13-16.
It grieves God to see people turning from His ways and listening to these lies. The worse part is they seek God in their lives, but instead of learning the truth through God's Word they rather learn the lies through man. Sadly, they will only have themselves to blame when they receive the same fate as the liars . “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” - Revelation 21:8.

Even before Jesus came here in the flesh, salvation has always been given by faith in Him alone, the sacrifices God required were not for their salvation, but a picture of the blood required for their atonement of sin. If it were not for Jesus giving His life for us we would still be offering up lambs and calves to seek forgiveness from God. Through Jeremiah, God warns us not to trust in or even pray for those who tell of any other way to get to Him. “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.” - Jeremiah 7:3,4,8-10,16.
No profit comes from believing in and trusting anyone or anything, but Jesus. They are not victims because they knew the truth, but refused to accept it. I have said it before, and I will say it again, ignorance does not save us, we all suffer the same fate whether we know of Christ or not, only those who have received Christ will be saved. “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” - John 3:17,18.

Many people want God's blessings, and they try to do good things to get them, but they want to follow God on their terms. Rather than make themselves feel convicted every time, they justify sin by making up their own set of rules and putting God's name on it. This is very dangerous and something God despises. Through Jeremiah, God warns what will happen to those who keep deceiving people. “How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.” - Jeremiah 8:8-12.

Guess what, we are all human, we all make mistakes, we are not always going to agree with the person teaching God's word to us, but God's Word is infallible, meaning it is not written in vain, does not deceive, and does not change. Why do you think there are so many different versions of the Bible? Here is your answer, wise men living in sin, willfully, rewriting Scripture in vain. Their fate along with Satan is to be cast down to hell and in the lake of fire, imagine all those false prophets having to face the ones they deceived in hell. I am so glad that I do not have to witness that. “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” - Revelation 20:10.
Today's Prayer: God, Thank You for guiding me along the path to Your Son, Jesus Christ. Of all the people in the world You chose me to be one of Yours and for that no words of gratitude can express my thanks to You. Lord, now that I know the truth, let me not get caught up in strange doctrines that would hinder my walk with You. I trust in You, Lord, let me not be put to confusion, but see clearly all that You are trying to tell and show me. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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