See Joshua 7:1-26 Human courts today try to incorporate this principle of God. This can be difficult, but a person may have to separate themselves from their family to protect their relationship with God. This teaches that Jehovah sees everything and exacts justice toward everyone involved. Later they built a large fire and burned their bodies. To reacquire Jehovah’s backing the Israelite’s took Achan, along with his sons, his daughters, his bull, his donkey, his flock, his tent, and everything that was his, and they brought them up to the Valley of Aʹchor and stoned them to death. Achan had told his family that he had stolen the items when he came home from that battle and his family was all keeping quiet about it. Joshua the leader of Gods Chosen People after Moses died, fervently prayed to Jehovah over the matter and was told that some of the spoils of the previous battle that were devoted to Jehovah were in the camp of Israel.Īfter the process of finding who was accountable, Achan confessed that he took the items and they were buried under his families tent. The next time the army went out, they found that Gods Spirit was not with them when they had to flee from this small group of people and thirty six soldiers were killed. Achan saw some items and could not resist the desire to take them. God told them not to take anything from this town. Most Armies of that time would collect the spoils of war after the battle was won. Quilt By Association – FamilyĪchan was a man who went out with the newly formed nation of Israel army which was told by God to destroy everyone in a certain town. Guilt by Association with the Army or any Armed Forces would be what that person wants to avoid. The Bible shows us that God sets the same boundaries for other groups, we should have a conscientious objection toward associating with them. What if they offer him a job assembling the guns used in war, would that be okay? What if he is just a Army truck driver? No he is still involved in the Army efforts to kill other people or prepare for that. What does Gods Word tell us about avoiding certain groups? A person drafted into the Army, may object because of conscientious objections based on religious beliefs that tell a person not to kill another. I use the NEW WORLD TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES found at JW.ORG It’s important to start with a accurate translation and not a version or paraphrase. The only way to judge or get the sense of the right feelings are from God or Jesus Christ who has explained Him while on Earth and after His resurrection, which is recorded in Gods written Word, the Bible. The Almighty God Jehovah is the source of perfect thought. These principles are the very foundation of creation, they are like the gravity that holds all things in their proper place. Jehovah sets standards and morals for us that will always be of benefit to us if we allow ourselves to be trained by them.
They are the touchstone by what we can judge all matters. These principles are perfect they bring peace and harmony, for God is not a God of Disorder, but of Peace. Even if your entire neighborhood feels God was harsh, does that make you right? No, Gods thinking and standards are not influenced by emotions or hormones but are based on principles. If you were to witness the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah as they were destroyed by God, how would you feel? Could you say to God “How could You do This?” No matter how you answer, your answer is from someone whose thoughts and feelings are corrupted by inherit sin and family and community values you have come in contact with during your lifetime. Homosexual acts are condemned by God, even dressing as someone of the opposite sex is condemned. We can expect these things to progress until the Day chosen by God to end Satan’s rule, which is stated in the next verse Daniel 2:44. The Bible foretold that the melting pot of the world, USA, would not be sticking together in the days before Gods Kingdom, just as iron does not mix with clay. Now he is able to cause people to kill one another for a number of reasons. Satan has been able to cause churches to fight in the World Wars against each other, Catholic against Catholic, killing one another because of what nation they were born in. Beyond compassion for a human being that has died, how should you feel about something like this? Though these acts are caused by Satan’s influence on men, they cause us sadness and distress. Later clarified to be 49 dead, 53 wounded. Quilt By Association-Does God Hold Us Accountable For the Company We Keep? On June 12, 2016, 50 people were killed by a heavily armed gunman at Pulse, a popular Florida gay bar, all shot because of being in that gay bar.