The Advent Truth
Some young ladies in California say that "God" told them to open a "Christian Nightclub" (A Christian Nightclub) RIGHT!!!!
One of the great sins condemned throughout Scripture is the attempt to blur the line between the holy and the common.
God has always called His people to be separate—not isolated from the world, but different from it.
After the death of Nadab and Abihu, who offered “strange fire” before the Lord, God explained the issue plainly:
“And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean” (Leviticus 10:10).
Notice that God’s concern was not merely avoiding outright evil. His concern was maintaining the distinction between what He has sanctified and what is common.
Yet today, many are attempting to erase that distinction.
The world’s music is baptized and called “Christian.” The world’s entertainment is repackaged and called “ministry.” Nightclub atmospheres become “worship experiences.” Rock concerts become church services. EDM, rap, and other worldly forms are relabeled with Christian lyrics and presented as holy.
But does changing the words change the spirit?
The priests in Ezekiel’s day had the same problem. God rebuked them because they had failed to teach the people the difference between the sacred and the common:
“And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean” (Ezekiel 44:23).
Earlier, God declared:
“Her priests have violated my law… and have put no difference between the holy and profane” (Ezekiel 22:26).
That was the charge.
They had mixed the sacred with the common until the distinction disappeared.
The enemy has always preferred mixture over outright opposition. If he cannot get the church to become the world completely, he will settle for making the church look, sound, and act like the world while still using the name of Jesus.
The result is a generation that can recognize the latest trends but struggles to recognize the voice of God.
God is still calling His people to discernment. He is still asking us to distinguish between holy and common, sacred and secular, clean and unclean.
Some young ladies in California say that "God" told them to open a "Christian Nightclub" (A Christian Nightclub) RIGHT!!!!
One of the great sins condemned throughout Scripture is the attempt to blur the line between the holy and the common.
God has always called His people to be separate—not isolated from the world, but different from it.
After the death of Nadab and Abihu, who offered “strange fire” before the Lord, God explained the issue plainly:
“And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean” (Leviticus 10:10).
Notice that God’s concern was not merely avoiding outright evil. His concern was maintaining the distinction between what He has sanctified and what is common.
Yet today, many are attempting to erase that distinction.
The world’s music is baptized and called “Christian.” The world’s entertainment is repackaged and called “ministry.” Nightclub atmospheres become “worship experiences.” Rock concerts become church services. EDM, rap, and other worldly forms are relabeled with Christian lyrics and presented as holy.
But does changing the words change the spirit?
The priests in Ezekiel’s day had the same problem. God rebuked them because they had failed to teach the people the difference between the sacred and the common:
“And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean” (Ezekiel 44:23).
Earlier, God declared:
“Her priests have violated my law… and have put no difference between the holy and profane” (Ezekiel 22:26).
That was the charge.
They had mixed the sacred with the common until the distinction disappeared.
The enemy has always preferred mixture over outright opposition. If he cannot get the church to become the world completely, he will settle for making the church look, sound, and act like the world while still using the name of Jesus.
The result is a generation that can recognize the latest trends but struggles to recognize the voice of God.
God is still calling His people to discernment. He is still asking us to distinguish between holy and common, sacred and secular, clean and unclean.
The Advent Truth
Some young ladies in California say that "God" told them to open a "Christian Nightclub" (A Christian Nightclub) RIGHT!!!!
One of the great sins condemned throughout Scripture is the attempt to blur the line between the holy and the common.
God has always called His people to be separate—not isolated from the world, but different from it.
After the death of Nadab and Abihu, who offered “strange fire” before the Lord, God explained the issue plainly:
“And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean” (Leviticus 10:10).
Notice that God’s concern was not merely avoiding outright evil. His concern was maintaining the distinction between what He has sanctified and what is common.
Yet today, many are attempting to erase that distinction.
The world’s music is baptized and called “Christian.” The world’s entertainment is repackaged and called “ministry.” Nightclub atmospheres become “worship experiences.” Rock concerts become church services. EDM, rap, and other worldly forms are relabeled with Christian lyrics and presented as holy.
But does changing the words change the spirit?
The priests in Ezekiel’s day had the same problem. God rebuked them because they had failed to teach the people the difference between the sacred and the common:
“And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean” (Ezekiel 44:23).
Earlier, God declared:
“Her priests have violated my law… and have put no difference between the holy and profane” (Ezekiel 22:26).
That was the charge.
They had mixed the sacred with the common until the distinction disappeared.
The enemy has always preferred mixture over outright opposition. If he cannot get the church to become the world completely, he will settle for making the church look, sound, and act like the world while still using the name of Jesus.
The result is a generation that can recognize the latest trends but struggles to recognize the voice of God.
God is still calling His people to discernment. He is still asking us to distinguish between holy and common, sacred and secular, clean and unclean.
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