What is an
Abomination/Detestable to (Extremely
Disgusting and Hated By) God?
Deut. 7:1, 2, 25;
Are
you making anything an idol/god in your life (that which takes priority over and competes for your time, attention,
devotion and desires over God and doing His will, obeying His commands),
such as: money, sports, weight-lifting, music, career, food, girl/boyfriend,
sex, cars, computers, video games, hobbies, school, etc.?
If
you are, did you realize that doing so is extremely disgusting to and hated by
God?
And if
you are, what do you plan to do about it, and why?
Deut. 25:13-16; Prov. 11:1;
Do
you ever cheat people or steal from people by not giving them the
full/total/complete amount of whatever it is that you owe them? If so, did you realize that it is
extremely disgusting and hated by God?
Lev.
Do you view homosexuality as God does, and why?
Deut. 18:10-12 What
is detestable to the Lord?
Do
you view a person who makes (gives/offers)
his or her children (as) a sacrifice
to a god (whether it’s the fire god, Molech – Lev.
And
do you view as detestable the person who uses divination (fortune-telling by demonic means; e.g., false prophets), practices
witchcraft (demonic spells of magic),
interprets omens (signs supposedly to
tell the future), is a sorcerer (uses
drugs and spells through demons to control circumstances or people), casts
spells (pronounces evil on people through
demon powers), is a medium (one who
is used a as channel for communication by a demon), is a spiritist (one who communicates with the dead/a demon)
or calls up the dead (to consult them,
but is really a demon), and why?
Deut. 17:1;
And why (Mal. 1:6-8)?
Are
you giving God your best by living an excellent, holy, obedient life rather
than a half-hearted, sloppy, when-it’s-convenient-to-obey-God life, and why?
Deut
Though
the practice of paying for a vow (allowing
a person to express in the temple his gratitude for God’s gracious provision in
his life) with money obtained through prostitution isn’t done today, do you
view as detestable people giving money to the church that was obtained through
sinful means (e.g., theft, cheating on
income taxes, selling illicit drugs, etc.), and why?
Deut. 22:5 What
is an abomination to the Lord?
Do
you view transvestitism (trying to look
and act like someone of the opposite sex) and effeminism (a man trying to look and act like a woman –
1 Cor. 6:9) as detestable, and why?
Deut. 24:1-4 What is an
abomination to the Lord?
Do
you view a man remarrying his ex-wife when she had just married another man and
gotten divorced by him as extremely disgusting and hated, and why?
Prov. 3:31, 32 Who
is an abomination to the Lord?
Are
you a violent person (a crooked person;
morally twisted)?
If
so, will God’s view of you motivate you to change, and why?
Prov.
Do
you view the perverse (morally
twisted/corrupt) person as extremely disgusting, and why?
Prov.
6:16-19 What are seven things that the Lord hates (is an abomination to Him)?
Do
you hate the pride that’s in yourself (16:5),
and why?
Do
you detest it when you tell a lie (
Is
your thinking or planning evil toward someone extremely disgusting to you (
Do
you hate it when you encourage or instigate strife/discord/conflict among those
you hang around with, and why?
Prov. 15:8 What is an
abomination to the Lord?
Do
you ever give things to God (e.g., money,
time, service, etc.) while living (being
involved) in some sin?
Or,
do you give things to God while having wrong motives for doing so (
Prov. 15:9 What is an
abomination to the Lord?
Do
you view the conduct/life-style of the morally bad as detestable, and why?
Prov.
Do
you ever defend an evil, unrepentant person and say he/she is really a good
person?
Or, do
you ever declare guilty or falsely accuse of doing or being evil an
innocent/righteous person?
Prov. 28:9 Who and
what is an abomination to God?
Are
you ever disinterested in and, in fact, refuse to obey God’s commands/law, and
why?
If
so, did you realize that God hates your prayers when that’s your attitude and
conduct?
Rev. 3:15,
16 Who
will God spit out of His mouth (because
they are extremely disgusting to Him)?
Are
you lukewarm/mediocre/indifferent/apathetic/passive in your spiritual life?
Do
you play the “Christian compromise game” of having one foot in the church and
one foot in the world, trying to have the best of both worlds?
Well,
it doesn’t work. Jesus said you’re
either for or against Him. You either
gather or scatter (people to or from Him), Matt.
If
so, what do you need to do (vs.19), so that you’re not disgusting to God, and
when will you start?
[“zealous”- intense and earnest/serious/determined in your
effort. In this case,
to be “hot” spiritually.]
[“repent”- change your thinking about the fact that you’re not
spiritually fine, but rather spiritually blind to your sad condition and need
to “get with it” spiritually, to be completely obediently to God and His Word.]
[Though the sins listed in this study
are specifically called or shown to be an abomination, detestable, disgusting,
or hated by God, in actuality, all sin is an abomination to God because it’s
offensive to His holiness. So, we too should view all sin as detestable and not
see one sin as worse or more disgusting than another sin and, therefore, look
down on people who commit the ones we don’t do.]