Bible Prophecy and Inspiration

Is Being On The Opposite Side Of What God Says Okay?

If God in His Word says something isn’t okay and you say that it is okay, which side are you on?

Answer:  You’re on the opposite side of God regarding that issue.

hose who don’t know God’s Word and that are listening to the world are being swayed to think opposite of God.

In the last days this is to happen more and more as people chase after their own understanding and desires of their hearts.

2 Peter 3:3 – ³ First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

2 Timothy 4:3-5 – ³ For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. ⁴ They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. ⁵ But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

Sincerity doesn’t define truth.  God defines Truth.  That’s why it is important for people to seek Him and not the things that make sense to the human race.

Being on the right side of God will matter more than anything.

Matthew 7:  –²¹ “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. ²² Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ ²³ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!

First before I go any further, the Lord gave me these scriptures to write on.  My wife and I in our twenty years I believe have really embraced what I’m writing on.  It’s one of the reasons I feel I have some good things to share.  Also I know that the world and the church as a whole struggles with this today.  I believe almost a hundred percent of marriages must address this at one point, especially when the world really contradicts the Word of God says in this area.     

 1 Corinthians 7:1-6 – ¹ Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. ² But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. ³ The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. ⁴ The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. ⁵ Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. ⁶ I say this as a concession, not as a command.

Verse one.  Is Paul stating he’s against marriage?  No.

What he is saying is that if you can stay single it will allow you to dedicate more time to the Lord if you’re living to serve Him.

Paul knew the reality though.  He’s letting all of us know, if you can’t be single without constantly having to fulfill those needs that should be in marriage, by all means marry.  There is too much immorality that will take place if you don’t.

That’s what leads into the next portion of scripture.  Selfish people argue their body is just their own.  As a Christian that philosophy fails twice.  First Christ paid the penalty of sin and you were bought with a price.  We are supposed to be now His.  Second, you made a commitment in marriage that the two flesh will become one.  That’s in all areas.  As spouses we are to work together and help each other out.  When we don’t die to our selfish nature and do that, Satan gets a foothold. 

Women, we have an epidemic of half the marriages failing for many different reasons, but we can’t be taking the position that my body is my own.  Men, quit being selfish.  We might only have a few needs, but we need to die to ourselves so we are meeting the needs our wives. 

When we shut down and say, “Fine, if they won’t help me here then I’m not helping them there,” we give the devil a foothold in our marriage.

We need to be servants especially to each other.  It was the second biggest example Christ gave us in His first time down here.  First was that we should love the Father with all our heart, soul, and mind.

Selfish leads to selfish.  Selfish leads to sin.   Christian ladies, don’t fall in the trap that the world sets that your body is your own.  In abortion they use that argument to murder unborn children.  Do you believe God went to the trouble of creating a life so the woman can make the decision on rather to end it?

Men and Women both have needs and the needs are real.  Both must communicate and meet those needs.  Then Satan has one less very important area to attack you in.