Isaiah 3:8-9 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)
8For Jerusalem has stumbled
and Judah has fallen
because they spoke and acted against the LORD,
defying His glorious presence.
9The expression on their faces testifies against them,
and like Sodom they flaunt their sin;
they do not conceal it.
Woe to them,
for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
When This Was Written
At the time in which this was written, God’s people were the
Jews only. They only were biblical Israel at that time. And the physical city
of Jerusalem was the Holy City of God. But 2000+ years ago God sent His only begotten
Son, Jesus Christ, into the world. Jesus was born as a baby to a virgin woman,
but he was conceived of the Holy Spirit, and not of man, so He was not born
with a sin nature as we are. And while He lived on the earth He never sinned
but He only did what was good for the salvation of people from their sins.
Around the age of 33, I believe it was, the Jews who hated
Jesus plotted his death on a cross which they had carried out by the Roman
government. But in Jesus’ death He put our sins to death with Him and He was
raised from the dead so that, by God-persuaded faith in Him, we might deny
self, die to sin, and obey Him and His commandments. For Jesus was God in the
flesh (God incarnate) when he lived on the earth. And when He died He tore down
the barrier between Jew and Gentile and made us ONE by faith in Christ.
Biblical Israel Today
So, God’s people today are not Jews only, and they are not
Jews who reject Jesus Christ as their Lord and Messiah (the Christ). God’s
people today are all who have put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ to deliver
them from their addiction to sin so that, by faith in Him, they might now live
for Him in walks of surrender to God, in obedience to His commands, in holy
living, by the grace of God and in the power of God at work within those of us
who have denied self, died to sin, and who are now walking (in conduct) in
obedience to our Lord. And the Holy City is now the people of God.
“For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring.” “It is not
the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the
promise are counted as offspring.” And “the promises were spoken to Abraham and
to his seed. He does not say, ‘And to seeds,’ as one would in referring to
many, but rather as in referring to one, ‘And to your seed,’ that is, Christ.” “If
you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the
promise.” So biblical Israel today is all who are of faith in Jesus as the
Christ.
Israel Today: [Romans 9:4-8,25-28; Galatians 3:16,26-29; Matthew
21:43; John 8:18-19,38-47; John 10:16; Romans 2:28-29; Romans 6:1-23; Romans
8:1-14; Romans 11:1-36; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2
Corinthians 6:14-18; Galatians 4:22-31; Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:1-6;
Colossians 3:12-15; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-16; Hebrews 8:6-13;
1
Peter 2:9-10,24; 1 John 2:22; Jude 1:5; Revelation 2:9; Revelation
3:9; see also Genesis 17:7-9; Genesis 18:19]
Making Application to Today
So fast forward from the time this was written to the world
and to the church (God’s people) today (Biblical Israel, the Israel of God).
Many people professing faith in Jesus Christ have bought into a lie which
teaches that they do not have to deny self, die to sin, and obey God. And so
they continue in deliberate and habitual sin in disobedience to our Lord and to
His commands. And then there are those who did, by faith in Jesus, die with Him
to sin, and who did walk in obedience to His ways, for a time, but have since
wandered from the faith and have returned to living in sin, disobeying God.
And it says here, “The expression on their faces testifies
against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe
to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves” (v. 9). And some
people may be good at hiding it while others are not. For some, when they are
sinning against God, deliberately and habitually, it does show up in the
expression on their faces and in their attitudes and behaviors. They may
attempt to hide it, but their body language gives it away. Yet some others do flaunt
their sin, for they believe that God does not judge them for their sin.
Isaiah 3:10-11 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)
10Tell the righteous it will be well with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them!
For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
The Bottom Line
But here’s the bottom line. Jesus and His New Testament
apostles taught that faith in Jesus Christ, if it is genuine biblical faith,
will result in us denying self, dying to sin, and following Jesus in obedience
to His commands, as a matter of life practice, although not necessarily in
absolute perfection. But lack of perfection is not an excuse for deliberate and
habitual sin. For if someone who professes faith in Jesus Christ continues in
habitual sin, and does not obey the Lord and His commands in life practice,
they will NOT have Salvation from Sin and Eternal Life with God. Believe this!
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts
26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans
8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1
Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians
5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14;
Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24;
1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation
3:1-22]
They Acted Against The Lord
An Original Work / August 8, 2026
Christ’s
Free Servant, Sue J Love
Your Heart
An Original Work /
October 24, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Tenderly He speaks,
softly so.
Gently He calls -
His will to know.
Won’t you invite Him
in your heart?
Humbly accept Him
now.
Bow before Him with
contrite heart.
May you obey His
will.
Seek Him with all
your heart and soul,
And your heart, His
Spirit fill.
Jesus died to free
you from sin,
Giving you new life
to begin,
Walking with Him
ev’ry hour,
Obeying His
commands.
Won’t you trust Him
to be your Lord?
His grace you can’t
afford.
Freely He gives you
peace within,
When you turn from
all your sin.
Live for Him ev’ry
passing day.
Meet with Him; read
His word and pray.
Serve Him in the way
He leads you,
Doing all that He
says.
Do unto others as
you would
Have them do unto
you.
Love them with Jesus
love within you.
Your hearts to God
be true.
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