Biblical lesson: THE CORRUPTED CHURCH THAT IS MARRIED TO THE WORLD- The church was guilty of false doctrine and of gross worldliness. The worldly church is guilty of the doctrine of Balaam. What does this mean? It means corruption and worldliness are within the church itself; it means a mixture of religion and worldliness. Balac, the Moabite king reigning adjacent to Palestine, feared Israel. To protect his kingdom, he sought the services of Balaam, a prophet, to curse Israel. When the king first approached Balaam, Balaam refused. But he accepted the second offer. Three times Balaam cursed Israel, but with no results. He then conceived an insidious plan. He would corrupt them. He suggested Moabite girls seduce Israels men to intermarry and lead them to worship their idolatrous gods. The scheme worked. And Isreal, though rooted in ,God became unequally yoked together with worldliness and was thereby corrupted. Revelation 2:12-17. No weapon. +++
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