Genesis 19:1-11
"Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
2 And he said, “Now behold, my lords, please turn aside into your servant’s house, and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way.” They said however, “No, but we shall spend the night in the square.”
3 Yet he urged them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
4 Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter;
5 and they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have relations with them.”
6 But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him,
7 and said, “Please, my brothers, do not act wickedly.
8 Now behold, I have two daughters who have not had relations with man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them whatever you like; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the shelter of my roof.”
9 But they said, “Stand aside.” Furthermore, they said,
“THIS ONE CAME IN AS AN ALIEN, AND ALREADY IS ACTING LIKE A JUDGE; now we will treat you worse than them.”
So they pressed hard against Lot and came near to break the door.
10 But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
11 They struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great so that they wearied themselves trying to find the doorway."
The wicked men of the city were so rebellious they continued to clamor for the door to get the visitors even after they were struck blind by God. This ought to tell us just how wicked and stubborn these men of Sodom were.
The wicked men of Sodom accused Lot of "judging them" for standing against evil. The same thing happens to Christians today. Those who judge are those who are standing against righteous judgment. They judge the righteous man of doing something wrong when they are only doing what God is calling them to do.
Whenever you stand against evil in our day and all down through history, you can see and expect the rebellious people to accuse you of judging while they are judging that you should not judge anything. They are hypocrites only attempting to intimidate those who love righteousness. Do not listen to the wicked when they come after you to stop discerning right from wrong. Ignore them they are to be disregarded for what they are, that is rebellious.
Think about it!!!!
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