Rejects (set aside, nullify)(114) atheteo

Rejects (114)(atheteo from áthetos = not placed from a = without + thetós = placed) means to regard as nothing, to declare invalid, to not recognize, to annul (make ineffective, inoperative or nonexistent), to spurn, to despise. To do away with what has been laid down. Thayer writes that atheteo means... to act toward anything as though it were annulled; hence, to deprive a law of force by opinions or acts opposed to it, to transgress... to thwart the efficacy of anything, nullify, make void, frustrate...to render prudent plans of no effect (1Cor 1:19)...to reject, refuse, slight (eg, "the grace of God" Gal 2:21) In Classic Greek atheteo is used to describe setting aside of a treaty or promise. Both uses of atheteo in this verse are in the present tense which describes an active (active voice), continual or habitual rejection of God! This individual has the character of an active, deliberate rejecter of God. Hiebert explains that atheteo means nullify, make void or cancel and thus this deliberate rejecter of God... takes God's demand for sexual purity so lightly that he makes it void by refusing to obey it... He who rejects the divine call to holiness and maintains that he can go on living in uncleanness rejects "not man, but God." (Ibid) Atheteo is used by Jesus addressing the Pharisees and the Scribes where... He was also saying to them, "You nicely set aside (reject = atheteo) the commandment of God (the Fifth Commandment - Honor your father and your mother) in order to keep your tradition. (Mark 7:9) Luke records that... the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God's purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John. (Luke 7:30) (Comment: Refers to the refusal of John’s baptism by the scribes and Pharisees, who thus rejected, not the counsel of John but ultimately the counsel of God even as those who reject Paul's teaching on God's will regarding sexual purity are not rejecting Paul but God, here specifically God the Holy Spirit.) (Jesus to the 70 disciples) "The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me." (Luke 10:16) (Comment: When Christ charged His apostles and sent them forth, He told them that as He represented the Father so they represented Him, and, consequently, that anyone who refused to hear them in effect refused to hear or rejected Him and the Father) John records Jesus stern warning that... He who rejects Me, and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. (John 12:48) Here are the 16 uses of atheteo in the NT... Mark 6:26 And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her. Mark 7:9 (see above) Luke 7:30 (see above) Luke 10:16 (see above) John 12:48 (see above) 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside." (Here God sets aside, thwarts and frustrates human intelligence as a means of knowing God). Galatians 2:21 "I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly." Galatians 3:15 Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it. (Here atheteo refers to a legal enactment = annul, declare invalid). 1Thessalonians 4:8 (note) Consequently, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. 1 Timothy 5:12 thus incurring condemnation, because they have set aside their previous pledge. Hebrews 10:28 (note) Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Jude 1:8 Yet in the same manner these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. There are 40 uses of atheteo in the Septuagint (LXX) (Ex 21:8; Deut 21:14; Jdg. 9:23; 7" class="scriptRef">1Sa 2:17; 13:3; 1Ki 8:50; 12:19; 2Ki 1:1; 3:5, 7; 20" class="scriptRef">20" class="scriptRef">8:20, 22; 18:7, 20; 24:1, 20; 1Chr. 2:7; 5:25; 2Chr. 10:19; 6.13-2Chr.36.14" class="scriptRef">36:13, 14; Esther 2:15; Ps 15:4; 33:10; 89:34; 132:11; Is 1:2; 21:2; 24:16; 31:2; 33:1; 48:8; 63:8; Jer 3:20; 5:11; 9:2; 12:1, 6; 15:16; Lam. 1:2; Ezek. 22:26; 39:23; Da 3:28; 9:7). Here are some representative uses... 1 Samuel 2:17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD, for the men despised (Lxx = atheteo - in the imperfect tense = over and over they despised it) the offering of the LORD. Psalm 33:10 The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations; He frustrates (Lxx = atheteo) the plans of the peoples. Isaiah 1:2 Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth; For the LORD speaks, "Sons I have reared and brought up, But they have revolted (Lxx = atheteo) against Me. (Comment: Here and in several other Lxx passages the sense is that of rebel). Not rejecting man - Paul seems to be describing an individual who by his actions in essence "annuls" a general "law" of God re the impropriety of illicit sexual activity. Such a person is setting himself up in the place of God & declaring (by his behavior & actions) that what God has said is invalid, null & void. This same type of mindset is seen in both pagans Ro 1:28-note) & religious Jews (Lk 7:30). Anyone who rejects this instruction isn’t simply despising the teaching of a man, such as Paul; he is defying, disregarding, flouting, and rejecting God Himself—Who has also given us His Holy Spirit. The word Holy is emphatic here. How can one who is indwelt by the Holy Spirit habitually indulge in sexual sin? Richison explains that... If we annul (reject) God’s call upon our lives (1Thes 4:7), then we thwart the effectiveness of that call. We nullify God’s purpose for us on earth. God lays down His purpose and we set it aside. In so doing, we refuse to recognize the validity of His call and claim on our lives. If we annul God’s plan, we annul God in our lives. Standards about sex are God’s standards. The Romans did not base their view of sexuality upon their polytheistic religion. They were essentially utilitarian in their view of sex. If it works, it’s right. We can summarize their approach “Does this serve my self–interest?” At the moment of salvation, God gives His indwelling Holy Spirit to each believer. The New Testament characterizes the “Spirit” as “Holy.” The Greek emphasizes the word “Holy.” The indwelling Spirit inside of each believer is “Holy.” The Christian cannot disconnect his life from the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit can work supernaturally in us to empower us to have victory in our sex lives. He enables us in this area. When Christians rationalize sexual dalliance they negate God Himself. Rationalization is just a way of kidding ourselves. God gave us the Holy Spirit to empower us to deal with any sin that might come our way. God wants us to rely on Him in these matters. If we regard sexual sins as a minor matter, we minimize the whole nature of God. To descend to a lower level of Christian living is to belittle God. We despise God in His role as the Giver of His Holy Spirit. He is the one who makes the privilege of holiness possible. Instead of indulging in sexual gratification, we can live in the temple of the Holy Spirit. God Who gives - is literally "God the Giver", and the present tense describe giving as an attribute of God. The standard of sexual morality is God’s, and He gives believers the Holy Spirit to enable them to keep that norm. His Holy Spirit - Holy is emphatic - literally it reads "His Spirit, the Holy" which emphasizes His holiness. God gives and gives and gives according to (proportionate to not out of or a portion of) His grace. Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow. (James 1:17) The nature of the imparted Spirit is holy. Holiness is always the mark of His work. The readers are reminded that God gave His Spirit to you. This Person of the Trinity is so characterized by holiness that He is called the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was given at the time of salvation to each believer as a gift from God. And since the mark of His work in us is holiness, practical outworking of holiness is demanded in the lives of those whom He indwells. Wiersbe rightly reminds us that... To despise God’s warnings about sexual sin is to grieve the Spirit and invite chastening. Remember David, Samson, Judah, and other Bible personalities who fell into this sin and paid dearly. (Wiersbe, W. W. Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament. Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books) Hiebert rightly concludes that in light of God's gracious Gift of the Spirit, believers... are responsible to Him whose Spirit is resident in them. The obligation to live holy lives arises out of their reception of the Holy Spirit, who sanctifies and makes holy. For them to go on living in impurity is a direct insult to the divine Giver and a sin against the Holy Spirit who is the power unto holiness. He supplies not only the desire but also the ability to live a life of purity. His indwelling puts "an end to the pagan plea that man has no power to resist impure desires." For believers to go on living in immorality is to repudiate the gracious provision of God for holiness and invites His sure judgment as the avenger of sin. "The way to escape the Avenger is to fly to the Giver and accept and cherish His gift." (Ibid) Jesus had promised His disciples I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Parakletos - Comforter), that He may be with you forever (John 14:16) Peter in questioning by the Jewish high priest before the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem declared we are witnesses of these things (the resurrection of Jesus Whom the Jews had put to death hanging Him on a cross Acts 5:30); and so is the Holy Spirit, Whom God has given to those who obey Him. (Acts 5:32) However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. (see Romans 8:9-note) (Comment: This verse is clear - every believer has the Holy Spirit indwelling them - if someone does not have the Spirit, he or she is not a believer. Don't let anyone twist this truth around and tell you that you need to ask for the Spirit. The Father promised Him and Jesus asked for Him to be sent and the Father sent Him when we believed.) Paul explained to the Ephesian believers that... In Him (Christ), you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-- having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, Who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory. (see notes Ephesians 1:13; 14) This is a frightening passage in my opinion. Paul certainly seems to describe an individual who by his continual rejection of God's truth regarding sexuality shows himself to in fact be continually rejecting the Holy Spirit. It would be difficult to imagine that such a man were ever actually saved! God gives His Spirit to all of us as His children to enable us resist temptation and sin. To choose to sin is to resist God's Spirit. John MacArthur writes that... The practice of sexual sin violates the work of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It spurns the Lord’s will, disregards His purposes, defies His commands, rejects His love, and flouts and abuses His grace. Perhaps most frightening and sobering of all, those who engage in sexual immorality discount the reality of God’s righteous judgment against sin. Thus the apostle’s exhortation to the Thessalonians ought to prompt all believers to faithfully heed these words and diligently use the means God has given them to abstain from all forms of sexual sin (see Romans 13:13-note; Ro 13:14 note; 1 Peter 2:11-note ). (MacArthur, John: 1 & 2 Thessalonians. Moody Press or Logos) John Piper writes God's word and Spirit call us to holiness. If we reject this word and the promptings of the Spirit we reject God. And when God is rejected He becomes an Avenger. God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows he will also reap. If he sows to the flesh in immorality he will reap corruption. But if he sows to the Spirit in holiness he will reap eternal life (Gal 6:7-8). A holy walk involves a right relationship with God the Father (who called us), God the Son (who died for us), and God the Spirit (who lives within us). It is the presence of the Holy Spirit that makes our body the temple of God (1Cor 6:19,20). Furthermore, it is by walking in the Spirit that we get victory over the lusts of the flesh (Gal 5:16ff-note). To despise God’s commandments is to invite the judgment of God and also to grieve the Spirit of God. How does the Spirit of God help us live a pure life ("pura vida" in Costa Rican terms), free from sexual immorality? In Philippians Paul emphasizes the believers' responsibility and the Spirit's enablement writing... So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out (present imperative = this is to be our habitual, daily, moment by moment practice! We are to continually work out what has been worked in when we were born again.) your salvation with fear and trembling (these words speak of a healthy fear of offending and dishonoring God and a proper anxiety to do what is right in His eyes. It is not a fear of eternal doom but a reverential awe that motivates a person to righteousness. Cp Isaiah 66:5); for it is God who is at work (energeo in the present tense = the Holy Spirit in me is continually "energizing" me the "want to") in you, both to will and to work (energeo - continually enabling me) for His good pleasure. (see notes Php 2:12; 2:13) The Holy Spirit creates holy desires within us so that we have an appetite for God’s holy Word (1 Peter 2:1; 2; 3 -see notes 1Pe 2:1; 2; 3) and not the polluted garbage of the flesh (Ro 13:12; 13; 14-see notes Ro 13:12; 13; 14). Also, He teaches us the Word and helps us to recall God’s promises in times of temptation (Jn 14:26; Ephesians 6:17-note). As we yield to the Spirit, He empowers us to walk in holiness and not to detour into the lusts of the world and the flesh. The fruit of the Spirit overcomes the works of the flesh (Gal 5:16-26-see notes, Romans 8:13-note). Paul devoted a great deal of space to this theme of sexual purity because it was a critical problem in the church of that day. It is also a critical problem in the church today. For many people, marriage vows are no longer considered sacred, and divorce (even among believers) is no longer governed by the Word of God. There are “gay churches” where homosexuals and lesbians “love one another” and claim to be Christians. Premarital sex and “Christian pornography” are accepted parts of the religious landscape in many places. Yet God has said with utmost clarity that His will for us is to “Walk in holiness” by abstaining from sexual immorality! John MacArthur offers the following prayer we might all do well to ponder and pray... Father, we thank You again this morning for the Word and the reminder of this call to sexual purity. Lord, help us to know what should be obvious to all of us that if we are obedient You will bless us, You will bless our marriages, You will bless our physical relationships with all the goodness that You intend. Father, we would pray that if there are young people here who are sinning in this area... and they're engaging in fornication, Lord, please may they come to grips this morning with the seriousness of that sin, may the receive the solemn warning of this scripture, may they know what they're doing and may they be separated from it. If there are couples that are engaged anticipating marriage and feeling because the commitment is set in place and the marriage is to come that they are free to commit fornication, Lord, may they know that is not true, may they immediately cease from this sin. If there are married people committing adultery, Lord God, may they repent immediately. We know You have every right to bring chastening, to enact Your vengeance and retribution for they have literally rejected You, they have spurned the grace of salvation which leads to holiness. They have quenched and grieved the Holy Spirit who is in them. You have every right to chasten. And, Lord, we would ask that You be merciful in such and that having led them to holiness through the chastening you would grant them grace. For those here who have committed these sins in the past, Lord, may they enjoy the forgiveness that is theirs in Christ knowing full well that what has been forgiven has been removed as far as the east is from the west, buried in the depths of the sea and is remembered no more. And may they rejoice in such abounding grace. O God, give us pure relationships that we might know the fullness of blessing and that we might be the kind of people that You want us to be who in the power of the Word and the Spirit control our bodies, who do not act like the godless pagans act, who do not take advantage of other people for selfish pleasure, who do not put ourselves in a place to receive retribution from a vengeful God, but, O God, may we be the faithful and the obedient people who know the fullness of Your blessing. To that end we do pray for Jesus' sake. Amen. 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