19 Feb 2018, Gen 19 创19章, The homosexual sin 同性恋的罪

Posted on Jan 31, 2018 in Devotions, Genesis |

Scripture Reading        : Gen 19

Theme                            : The homosexual sin

 

 

Because Jesus did not “feel at home” with Lot in Sodom, He sent the two angels to look into the situation for Him. The angels didn’t walk the streets or visit the public places of amusement. They visited a professed believer to see what his home was like. Lot’s wife and family were far from the Lord. The salt had lost its flavor (Matt. 5:13), so what hope was there for the city?

Abraham was visited when it was light, but Lot received the angels at evening (1 John 1:5–10). Abraham’s household obeyed his word as he served the Lord, but Lot’s family only laughed at Lot’s words. Abraham hastened, but Lot lingered and had to be dragged out of the city. Abraham, who lived outside Sodom, had more influence than Lot, who lived in the city. Lot tried first to plead with the men at the door, and then to bargain with them. God’s approach was to judge them. They loved darkness rather than light (John 3:19).

God did not find ten righteous people, but He spared Lot and his wife and daughters for the sake of Abraham. While we may hate the sins of Sodom, keep in mind that all those people went to eternal judgment. (See Jude 23.)

Lot had no tent or altar, and he ended up in a cave committing terrible sins. Were it not for 2 Peter 2:7–8, we might doubt that he was a believer at all. (See Ps. 1:1.) [1]


Praying the Scripture

  1. What was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah? What did Lot mean when he said, “Do not act so wickedly. (Gen 19:7)? It was the sin of homosexuality. According to Jude 7 it was sexual immorality and unnatural desire. The men in the city want the two men who just arrived despite the two daughters of Lot. This is perversion to the extreme. Look at verse 4, “But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, ALL the people to the last man, surrounded the house. (Gen 19:4) Their sin has reached the maximum. Their sin was worse than the generation of Noah, “the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Gen 6:5; see also 6:11-12) Let’s pray for ourselves and our nation that we will not end up in this predicament.
  1. Lot’s family was attracted to the lifestyle of Sodom and Gomorrah. When the family was told about God’s punishment, they laughed. The angels had to take them by force to save them. As they were fleeing, Lot’s wife was still not ready to sever her desires for the fleshly lifestyle. When she turned back to have her last look, she became a pillar of salt. (Gen 19:26) Let’s pray that we take sin seriously. Jesus said, “If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. (Mat 5:29)

[1] Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word Bible Commentary (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1991), Ge 19:1.

 
 
 

经文：创19章

主题：同性恋的罪

 

主耶稣不喜悦罗得在所多玛的生活，所以他派了两个天使去实地考察。天使没有到街上逛或到娱乐场所去。他们去了一个自称信徒的家，看看他家是什么样子的。罗得的妻子和家人已经都远离主了。盐已经失去了它的味道（太5:13），所以这个城市还有什么希望呢？

天使是在早晨拜访亚伯拉罕时，但罗得迎接天使时已是傍晚的时候了。（约翰一书1:5-10）当亚伯拉罕事奉主时，他的家人听从他的话，但罗得的家人却耻笑罗得的话。 亚伯拉罕加快脚步的服侍，但罗得却游离徘徊而被拖出城。居住在所多玛以外的亚伯拉罕，比住在市内的罗得更有影响力。罗得首先尝试在门口恳求的他们，然后再与他们交涉。但神的方法是审判。他们不爱光 ，倒爱黑暗。（约翰福音3:19）

神没能找出十个义人，但因亚伯拉罕的缘故，赦免了罗得和他的妻子、女儿。虽然我们可能会憎恨所多玛的罪，但请记住这些人已在永恒的审判里。 （见犹23）。

罗得没有帐篷或祭坛，最终在一个山洞里犯下了可怕的罪。若不是彼得后书2:7-8，我们可能还会质疑他是否是一个真信徒。 （见诗篇1:1。）


用经文祷告

  1. 所多玛和蛾摩拉的罪恶是什么呢？当罗得说：“请你们不要作这恶事”是什么意思呢？（创19:7）罗得指的是同性恋的罪。据犹大书7，这是淫乱和不自然的欲望。这城市的男人想要得到刚到的两名拜访者，也不要罗得的两个女儿。这真是极致堕落的表现。看看第4节：“他们还没有躺下，所多玛城里各处的人，连老带少，都来围住那房子。” （创19:4）他们的罪已经达到了无可忍受的地步。他们的罪比挪亚时代还严重，“人在地上罪恶很大，终日所思想的尽都是恶。”（创6:5；6:11-12）让我们为自己和国家祈祷，使我们不会陷入这样的困境。
  1. 罗得的一家被所多玛和蛾摩拉的生活方式所吸引。当家人知道神将要施审判时，他们竟然笑了。天使们只好强硬把他们带走以拯救他们。当大家纷纷在逃离时，罗得的妻子仍然还没有做好了断绝她肉体欲望生活的准备。当她转身回头看最后一眼时，她变成了一根盐柱。（创19:26）让我们祷告神让我们认真的对待罪。耶稣说：“若是你的右眼叫你跌倒，就剜出来丢掉，宁可失去百体中的一体，不叫全身丢在地狱里。”（太5:29）