There's a guy I know who is head deacon at his church and proclaims to be a Christian who once shared a story with me about the things he allows his sons to do. The two young men are fairly grown, maybe in their mid twenties. He said he found out they were drinking and smoking marijauna
secretly in their rooms and sometimes out back. I asked him, "Man you must have
hit the ceiling when you caught on to what they were doing?" His reply took me by
surprise; I mean, I was not prepared for what he was getting ready to tell me. He
said after thinking about all the stuff he used to do around their age it kind
of made him feel guilty. He told them as their father it is his job to protect
his children, so if you are going to smoke and drink; do not do it while you
are driving and it is okay if you do it at home; just go down in the basement so
your mom won't have to smell the stench of the marijauna. Not only was he okay with them
doing these things; it was later revealed that he sometimes participated with
them.
Another example I'd like to share; one of the sons was pulled over by the law while going back to school. The officer found residue in his ashtray. During another conversation this person bragged about how he went and testified for the young man; telling the judge that the residue belonged to him and not his son. The judge let him and his son off because they could not clearly identify the residue. The father said it was from his Viagra pill and they could not prove otherwise.
Furthermore, his other son; has a lot of babies by different women. He said, "My son is a player just like his daddy was." So, I asked a question one day, "Do you think that it's okay for your son to have all those children by different women?" He replied, "Man, long as my boy is not gay, it is cool with me." I replied, "He is a fornicator. He is destroying those young ladies lives and most importantly he is destroying those children's lives. Why won't you tell him that?" He told me to wait until I get kids then I will see why he is okay with it. The way he replied he was basically saying that I really can't say anything because I don't have children of my own. I had no problem telling him I don't have to have children to know right from wrong. I don't have to have children to know what God says about raising and instructing children in righteousness. (Proverbs 22:6)
After listening to all the things that were said, it reminded me of Eli and his sons in the Bible. God told Eli that he honored his sons above God. (1 Samuel 2:29-30) This man honors his sons above God. Also, by letting them fornicate, drink alcohol, smoke marijauna while staying in his house, and doing those things with them is a form of Idolatry. Rather than obey God some people care more about how their kids, mother, father, wives, and husbands feel. Jesus Christ said those that love mother, father,sister and brother more than me are not worthy of me. (Matthew 10:37 & Luke 14:26) If you put your children above God's statutes, if you put your wife or husband above God's statutes; then you are an idolater. No one is above God and His word, not even your favorite grandma who is a bootlegger and was married to your granddad while simultaneously sleeping with his brother. Not even your favorite uncle whom you idolize, but every few years he has to serve time for allegedly molesting kids. A lot of times people idolize their family members knowing they walk totally contrary to God's Word. I ask everyone to look around them and make sure that you are not committing some form of idolatry!
As Always,
IT Is Written.
Another example I'd like to share; one of the sons was pulled over by the law while going back to school. The officer found residue in his ashtray. During another conversation this person bragged about how he went and testified for the young man; telling the judge that the residue belonged to him and not his son. The judge let him and his son off because they could not clearly identify the residue. The father said it was from his Viagra pill and they could not prove otherwise.
Furthermore, his other son; has a lot of babies by different women. He said, "My son is a player just like his daddy was." So, I asked a question one day, "Do you think that it's okay for your son to have all those children by different women?" He replied, "Man, long as my boy is not gay, it is cool with me." I replied, "He is a fornicator. He is destroying those young ladies lives and most importantly he is destroying those children's lives. Why won't you tell him that?" He told me to wait until I get kids then I will see why he is okay with it. The way he replied he was basically saying that I really can't say anything because I don't have children of my own. I had no problem telling him I don't have to have children to know right from wrong. I don't have to have children to know what God says about raising and instructing children in righteousness. (Proverbs 22:6)
After listening to all the things that were said, it reminded me of Eli and his sons in the Bible. God told Eli that he honored his sons above God. (1 Samuel 2:29-30) This man honors his sons above God. Also, by letting them fornicate, drink alcohol, smoke marijauna while staying in his house, and doing those things with them is a form of Idolatry. Rather than obey God some people care more about how their kids, mother, father, wives, and husbands feel. Jesus Christ said those that love mother, father,sister and brother more than me are not worthy of me. (Matthew 10:37 & Luke 14:26) If you put your children above God's statutes, if you put your wife or husband above God's statutes; then you are an idolater. No one is above God and His word, not even your favorite grandma who is a bootlegger and was married to your granddad while simultaneously sleeping with his brother. Not even your favorite uncle whom you idolize, but every few years he has to serve time for allegedly molesting kids. A lot of times people idolize their family members knowing they walk totally contrary to God's Word. I ask everyone to look around them and make sure that you are not committing some form of idolatry!
As Always,
IT Is Written.
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