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NASB | 2 Peter 2:7 and if He rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 2:7 and if He rescued righteous Lot, who was tormented by the immoral conduct of unprincipled and ungodly men [Gen 19:16, 29] |
Subject: The Righteousness of Lot |
Bible Note: Dear Makarious, Althought it is "ordinary for believers today no longer to be shocked by the rampant sin in their society", it doesn't mean we approve of it or aren't offended by it. Many Christians live in this world that is full of sin and immorality. That doesn't mean we take part in it or are not troubled by it. A lot of us have taken up arms against it. Many of us have children who deal with temptations we weren't faced with. That does alarm us. We try to teach them to be strong and stand against the temptations just as Lot tried to teach his family to stand strong against the temptations of Sodom and Gomorrah. Yes, we are troubled and tormented as our children leave us each day to face the world. We pray that God gives them the strength to say, "NO!", to drugs, gang members or drug dealers who threaten them, the desire to take things they don't have money for and so much more. We also pray for strength ourselves to keep teaching them over and over no matter how frustrated or afraid they get to tell us what is going on in their daily lives. We can only help them if they talk to us. We pray for the strength and courage to find out what frightens our children and stand up against it whether it be the gang members, or the drug dealers with intent to harm us or our children. Believers today may not be shocked by the rampant sin in our society, but we are not accepting it without standing up for ourselves and our children. We in our small way are attempting to get rid of some of the evils around us. It doesn't seem to be doing much good. However, there is one thing we can depend on. God will surely render judgement again and those who believe in Him and live accordingly will be safe from that judgement. I have pity on those who do not believe. |
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