What If God Allowed Your False Teachers Because of Heart Idols?
Ezekiel 14:1-14 KJV:
14:1: Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
2 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
5 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
7 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him by myself:
8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;
11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord God.
12 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,
13 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:
14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.
Synopsis of Ezekiel 14 KJV: When someone sets up idols in their heart (internal idolatry - sin that turns away from God to include holding fast to false doctrine yet outwardly playing the role as a devout Christian) the Lord will respond to their inquiry in a way that matches their idolatry—leading to more and deeper deception or confirmation of their err through prophets, ultimately resulting in judgment to expose and correct them.
Here is commentary I received from my Brother in Christ Cameron Moshfegh regarding a popular TV Show: "STRANGER THINGS"
QUOTE:
"This TV show very craftily manages to embed its core messages in a very large story arc with complex layers of masterful storytelling, cinematography, character building (including the masterful selection of actors), and emotional manipulation (including feelings of nostalgia, family, connectedness, and adventure), so that their core messages are taken by their audience as beliefs in their heart, effectively setting up idols in their heart.
One of these core messages conveyed is that the TV show's evil depiction of the Lord perverts and degrades godly sorrow, while uplifting and promoting self-worship to overcome the sorrow of the world, which shows the ungodliness and evil of this TV show's core messages.
I believe the goal of the creators of the TV show "Stranger Things" is for people to set up idols in their heart that ensnare them for Satan, and estrange them from God."
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