Proverbs 16:28
A froward man soweth strife:
And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
We have here a cause and effect proverb. The froward man, being the opposite of the forward man, is a man who goes backward. He goes backward from where or more precisely from whom? Backward from the Father; and how do we go backward from the Father? By disobeying His Word and not keeping His commandment.
The Father hates seeing the back o His Children. In the old days, a soldier leaving the field of battle because of fear or any other reason was to be executed on the spot so other soldiers would not follow him. One who goes backwards from the Father knows in his heart that he is wrong, so he works himself away from the conviction that eats him by trying to get others to come with him; the more the better. To accomplish that, he ‘whispers’ divisive words of doubt, murmur and complaint in the ears of his companions.
The first to act in such a manner, to follow up his backsliding by trying to convince others to follow him was Satan (cursed be his name!). He came to Eve the Mother of all Living, in a subtle way and sowed seeds of doubt in her heart asking, Hath God really said . . .? This sort of question should always send a red flag to our spirit.
This backslider who is the devil, the father of all lies and backsliders, still uses the same tricks. From the early times when the apostolic Scriptures were lived and written, he has divided the people of God dropping the same question in their mind, Hath God really said . . . to keep the Sabbath; the Passover; the dietary and financial instructions given us in His Words? Are these to be kept by the Children of the Almighty in all their generations? Or are we living under a new ‘dispensation’? Is the Father solely concerned about the good intentions of our hearts, or does He also look at the physical application of our faith? Are words of repentance enough, or are we supposed to also produce ‘fruit’ meet for repentance?
Throughout history the battle of believer’s application of faith has raged hot, and it continues in our days. It sometimes separate families and friends; Yeshua warned us of it. The sad thing here is that over the centuries, the casualty has been obedience; it has been renamed as: legalism. The question is, should obedience be sacrificed as a scapegoat for the one who is really to blame for all this: the devil?
A froward man soweth strife:
And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
We have here a cause and effect proverb. The froward man, being the opposite of the forward man, is a man who goes backward. He goes backward from where or more precisely from whom? Backward from the Father; and how do we go backward from the Father? By disobeying His Word and not keeping His commandment.
The Father hates seeing the back o His Children. In the old days, a soldier leaving the field of battle because of fear or any other reason was to be executed on the spot so other soldiers would not follow him. One who goes backwards from the Father knows in his heart that he is wrong, so he works himself away from the conviction that eats him by trying to get others to come with him; the more the better. To accomplish that, he ‘whispers’ divisive words of doubt, murmur and complaint in the ears of his companions.
The first to act in such a manner, to follow up his backsliding by trying to convince others to follow him was Satan (cursed be his name!). He came to Eve the Mother of all Living, in a subtle way and sowed seeds of doubt in her heart asking, Hath God really said . . .? This sort of question should always send a red flag to our spirit.
This backslider who is the devil, the father of all lies and backsliders, still uses the same tricks. From the early times when the apostolic Scriptures were lived and written, he has divided the people of God dropping the same question in their mind, Hath God really said . . . to keep the Sabbath; the Passover; the dietary and financial instructions given us in His Words? Are these to be kept by the Children of the Almighty in all their generations? Or are we living under a new ‘dispensation’? Is the Father solely concerned about the good intentions of our hearts, or does He also look at the physical application of our faith? Are words of repentance enough, or are we supposed to also produce ‘fruit’ meet for repentance?
Throughout history the battle of believer’s application of faith has raged hot, and it continues in our days. It sometimes separate families and friends; Yeshua warned us of it. The sad thing here is that over the centuries, the casualty has been obedience; it has been renamed as: legalism. The question is, should obedience be sacrificed as a scapegoat for the one who is really to blame for all this: the devil?
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Great article, thank you very much!
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