Eli: Justification Versus Sanctification ("If I Close My Eyes Don't You Just Disappear?") - A Study of One Father's Denials and Destruction

By Steven A. Wylie

I think that you would agree with me that the Bible is our sole source of Truth, and is good for education, correction and training.

In the Gospel of John, Chapter 21 and verse 25, we read that "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written."

With all of these events, miracles and stories to put in to just one Book (the Bible), "why" did the Lord decide to put this particular story in it?

Could it be that there are certain principles and lessons that He wants you to learn and apply in your life?

And, could it be that these events, miracles and stories are much more than what we might remember from our Sunday School Days as a young child?

Eli exemplifies a person in ministry leadership who knows that there is wrongdoing and corruption but refuses to take care of business and instead attempts to ignore it.

Suffering from disappointment in his offspring and with no one qualified to leave his legacy to, Eli opted to ignore the issues and the very obvious and well publicized sins of his family and allowed his life's work to crumble before his very eyes.

When things fall apart an "Eli" acts surprised that things were so bad. To say that Eli "turned a blind eye" would be an understatement when compared to the damage that was allowed to continue not only in his family but in the Temple of God and in the lives of the people as a result of Eli's denial.

Eli's ChurchBuster was justification of his actions instead of sanctification of his life. Eli also justified the sins of his sons instead of admonishing them to sanctify themselves and be holy.

In his disappointment and self-indulgence along with an unwillingness to do what he had been called to do by the LORD, Eli failed to rule in his own house as well as in his own ministry and lived just long enough to see the judgement of the LORD upon his house and ministry.

Let's allow Eli's failures to be lessons by which we learn to do things in truth and righteousness.Here is Eli's ChurchBuster Episode.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1691983608
• ISBN13: 9781691983605
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"