What Is An Abomination?

What is an 'abomination?" 

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The real question is, "What is an abomination in God's eyes?"   Human opinion doesn't matter, only the Almighty's.  That's why we go to the Bible, His Words of Spirit and Life,  to discover the wisdom of God. In my words?  An abomination is anything that human beings do that God finds detestable and can't stand.  Things that humans do that God hates. The main one being worshipping, or loving, or serving anything more than God through Jesus Christ the Savior.  (Prov. 6:16, 11:1, 12;22, Lev. 20:13 to name a few, etc)  

God clearly tells humanity what is right in His sight: He has shown you, o mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6: NIV)  That's how our Creator originally made us to be.  Anything else, is an abomination to the Omnipotent One Who Loves us.  Jesus, God in the body of a man, came 2,000 years ago.  He tells us, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important commandment. The second is exactly like it: ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments.” (Mt. 22:37b-40 ISV)

After sin came into this world at the fall, the evil of humanity has prevailed under the blindness of the prince of this world, Satan. That's why we need our Savior Jesus, the Son of God, to save us from our sins. (Gospels) Thank God for His cross!!  Human evil will continue to prevail, and get worse until the end of this age. (Rev, Dan, Prophets)  This world is quickly becoming a total abomination in God's sight.  But, don't fear, look up, because Jesus will come again and make everything right!!

So, what is the definition  of 'abomination"? The Greek word is 'bdelygma'.  Which means: "an abominable thing, an accursed thing; (James Strong) ; derived from 'bdeo' properly, that which emits a foul odor, and hence is disgustingly abhorrent, (abominable, detestable); figuratively, moral horror as a stench to God, (Like when people refuse to hear and obey His voice) (HELPS Word-studies).   Let's give examples of abominations which the Lord our God detests; human arrogance and pride (Prov. 16:5); satanism, idolatry and sexual perversion (Lev. 18, Deut. 18); cheating others and dishonesty with our fellow man (Deut. 25:16, Prov. 11:1, etc.) to name a few.  I think our God given conscience can tell us others.   One of the worst abominations is being a 'lover of money', and pretending to be something other than what one is, a hypocrite. (How many people have and will do terrible things to others because they love money?  Is war all about that?(James))   Jesus has this to say to the Pharisees and to everyone who loves money instead of God: The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.  And he said to them,“You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God."