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We have been born with a sinful nature. We were born victims of
that fraud.
The attempt to build the Tower of Babel that would
reach the heavens, under the leadership of Nimrod, was an expression of Satan’s
desire to make himself like the Most High (Genesis 11:1-4).
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The word “sinner” carries with
it the stigma of a derogatory term.
But in reality, sinners are
victims of fraud. And the fraudster is Satan!
To be angry with sinners is
like being angry with the injured rather than the one who caused the injuries.
Satan is the shit stirrer. After stirring shit, he deftly side-stepped himself
out of the picture, leaving the deceived to kill each other (Galatians 5:15).
We were born sinners the same way someone is born
rich or poor. The baby did nothing to be in that situation. It was the ancestors who brought about it.
The desire to be on the throne of God became the
dominant part of human nature; the nature of Satan. Consequently, the innocent
nature became corrupted (Genesis 3:5, Isaiah 14:14).
What is wrong with building a
tower that would reach the heavens?
It is the same as asking, “Is
that sin?”
Firstly, it was an expression
of Satan’s desire to be like God. Secondly, they did it so as to make a name
for themselves and not be scattered all over the surface of the earth (Genesis
11:4). It was blatant defiance of God’s will (Genesis 1:28).
Lets’ take a look at the Ten
Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17):
1. You shall not have
other Gods but me.
2. You shall not make
for yourself any idol, nor bow down to it or worship it.
3. You shall not
misuse the name of the Lord your God.
4. You shall remember
and keep the Sabbath day holy.
5. Respect your father
and mother.
6. You shall not
commit murder.
7. You shall not
commit adultery.
8. You shall not
steal.
9. You shall not give
false evidence against your neighbour.
10.
You shall not be envious of your neighbour's goods. You shall not be
envious of his house nor his wife, nor anything that belongs to your neighbour.
When we look at the Ten
Commandments, we see that the attempt to build the Tower of Babel violated the
first three commandments:
1. To make a name for themselves tantamount to making and worshipping
self as a god when there is only ONE God (Exodus 20:2-3);
2. The Tower itself would serve as an image of worship against the
second commandment (Exodus 20:4); and
3. To disregard His will for them to spread across the earth was a
misuse of the name of God. He is His will and Name.
The first three commandments
call for a right relationship with God and the attempt to build the Tower of
Babel was a rejection of God. Humanly speaking, it is like disowning your
father, and a loving one at that.
Without the Law, one would not
have known the implications of a seemingly innocent endeavour. On the contrary,
it would have drawn applause and admiration from men. Therein lies the
subtleness of Satan’s deceit. No wonder the Bible says that “men who profess
themselves wise, became fools”, as in not knowing the Truth (Romans 1:22).
In other words, kena conned;
snookered.
“Kena” is a Malay
word used to describe someone that is on the receiving end of something
unpleasant. It can also mean the person
is suffering or afflicted from something.
It is for this very purpose
that the Law was given; to show sin up so that sin might be recognized as sin
(Romans 7:7).
The Law is holy, just, and
good (Romans 7:12). It was designed to bring one to the end of self and to the awareness
of the need for a Savior (Galatians 3:24).
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