Author	Thread: Samson
Maniacs1 View Profile History	Samson Posted : 27 Mar, 2011 01:52 PM i was watching a sermon online and the pastor made an interesting reference to samson (he wasnt teaching about samson, its just it fit with what he was teaching), and the point he made got me thinking a bit aboiut him and what happened to him. samson was a nazirite (sorry bout spelling, it might be wrong) which ment that he had a vow/covenant with God which is why he had the long haor (outward expression of an inward reality?). when samson told delilah what the source of his strength was (which was actually from God, not his hair, like i said it was just an outwards thing) he broke his vow/covenant (and i dont think that was the only thing, but this is not what i want to talk about so im not getting to much into the story) with God and thus lost his strength and his eyes (sight). that got me thinking about us christians nowadays. yes God has made his vow/covenant with us and when we become christians we do the same to God. the think that i find curious/interesting is when we as christians sin, do we become weak and blind like samson (per se) and only regain both when we reestablish our vow/covenant with God? this is just mostly something to think about, maybe talk about and all that stuff. Post Reply
View Profile History	Samson Posted : 27 Mar, 2011 03:26 PM Maniac, I agree, it is something to talk about. Samson saw his vow as a conditional vow: God would keep His side if Samson kept his. This is the same principle the Old Covenant is based on. However we are under a New Covenant, a "unconditional" covenant where Jesus has died for us while we were still sinners, where we love him because He loved us first. As for Christians who sin, graces increases that much more, a true Christian would never use that as a excuse to sin that much more. I can only draw from my life experience; it seems God uses even my sin to help me see clearer and bring me closer to Him. I have no doubt this is the hard way of doing things, however God works with what I am to make me what He wants me to be. The truth of the matter is we are forgiven of sin and death has lost its sting, however I believe God still uses the consequences of sin to open our eyes to the true nature of sin. In this regard I think it is better to learn from the examples of others than from personal experience. Post Reply