And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord.
"Fire is fire," said Nadab and Abihu. "No, it's not," saith the Lord.
Leviticus 10:1
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Nadab and Abihu cannot claim that they didn't know their fire was strange. God had commanded what kind of fire was required and what kind was forbidden. God snuffed out any excuse by stating things clearly up front.
1 John 4:8
God is love.
"Love is love," the culture says. "No, it's not," saith the Lord.
Love is not God. God is love. He is not defined, or redefined, by our our definition of love. Love is defined by Him.
Jude 1:7
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
"Flesh is flesh," the people said. "No, it's not," saith the Lord and reinforced His insistence with fire that fell and burned forever.
There is a fire that purifies, a love that glorifies, and a flesh that is sanctified, but these are all defined by God, and their definitions are not hidden. He has stated clearly the terms of the covenant. There is such a thing as strange fire and strange flesh. Not all fires refine and not all flesh is in line.
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