Warnings From the Whirlwind
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Title:
Warnings From the Whirlwind--------------------------- Date: 11/20/1999
Keywords: "judgement" "warnings"
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strong in the face of sexual temptation.
Passage: 1 Corinthians 10:11*
These things happened to them as examples and were written down as
warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
Question
What should we learn from calamities that befell Old Testament
people?
Practical help
Sometimes the Bible -- even the New Testament -- can sound downright
medieval: nasty, brutish and short. 1 Corinthians 10:11 is one of those times.
Here Paul urges the Corinthians to remember the judgment that fell like a whirlwind on
pagan revelers and sexual libertines. And though God will probably not loose an avenging
angel on porn-obsessed folks like us, we should bear in mind that we will reap what we
sow. If it's not the whirlwind, it might be lost jobs or damaged relationships.
Fortunately, Paul's gloom-and-doom sermon ends on a high note: God "will not let you
be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way
out so that you can stand up under it."
So stand.
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