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Hello friends. Welcome to
another Wednesday night Bible
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study here at 3ABN
Worship Center. We want to greet
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our audience with a hearty Amen.
Can we all say Amen. Amen. We're
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so glad that you've chosen to
tune in tonight. We're going to
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continue our study and finish
our study on The Truth About
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the First Day. It has been very
revealing in the word of God and
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after this one we're going to
do a study called The Change of
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the Sabbath. How did the Sabbath
get changed? Where can we find
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that in the pages of history and
in God's word? In just a moment,
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I'll tell you where to get
a copy of the lesson and we'll
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sing our theme song. But first
we'll have a word of prayer.
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Let's bow our heads together.
Wonderful Father in heaven we
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thank you Lord for your goodness
and mercy to us as we submit
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ourselves to the work of your
Holy Spirit. We do pray that
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you'll guide and bless. Open our
minds as we read your word and
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implant within us your Spirit to
actuate in us a willing heart to
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serve you. In Jesus' name I pray
Amen. Now I hope you have your
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Bibles and your pens. Gather
your family and you friends if
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you're joining us from anywhere
in the world. We greet you. We
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know that we have friends all
over the world because we travel
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and we thank the Lord that
you've taken the time to study
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with us. Now if you want a copy
of the lesson, each one of us
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should have lesson number 32 and
each one of us should have page
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three and hopefully page four.
Now if you don't have page three
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that's okay. I'm just going
to cover one question on page
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three. So what you really need
is page four. But go to this
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following web site; here it is:
ASF.3ABN.org and download lesson
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number 32. What number did I
say? Lesson number 32. That's
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the lesson that we're going to
be covering tonight and that's
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the one that we're going to
be finalizing. It's been a very
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interesting study. You know
35 questions and many questions
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within questions like for
example question number 21 had
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a number of verses that we
looked up and we have learned
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a lot. But before I go into the
review which I was just about
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to do, we need to sing our theme
song which is Victory in Jesus.
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Let's sing the
song together. ¤ ¤
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I heard an old, old story
How the Savior came from glory.
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How he gave his life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me.
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I heard about his groaning,
of his precious bloods atoning.
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Then I repented of my
sin and won the victory.
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Oh victory in
Jesus, My Savior forever.
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He sought me and bought
me with his redeeming blood.
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He loved me 'ere I knew
him and all my love is due him.
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He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood.
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I heard about a mansion
he has built for me in glory.
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And I heard about the streets
of gold beyond the crystal sea.
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About the angels singing
At the old redemption story
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and some sweet day I'll sing
up there the song of victory.
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Key change.
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Oh victory in
Jesus My Savior forever
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He sought me and bought
me with his redeeming blood.
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He loved me 'ere I knew
him and all my love is due him.
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He plunged me to victory
beneath the cleansing flood.
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Amen? I am excited about
this topic because it has been
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revealing to us a number of
things. And by the way, if you
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have your entire lesson in
front of you, I just want to
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point out a few things. One of
the things that we discovered is
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that we first, and if you missed
any of the prior broadcasts,
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the website that I gave you:
ASF.3ABN.org. You can go to that
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web site and you can look at the
videos of the prior broadcasts
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You can download the lesson
and when you begin the videos,
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at the beginning of the video
it'll tell you where we are in
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the sequence of the lesson
either from page one, two, three
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four and so on and so forth.
But what we did, let me continue
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a kind of quick review. Because
we're talking about the first
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day of the week in the Bible
we reviewed the 12 verses in the
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Bible that referred to the first
day of the week, any activity
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on the first day of the
week. How many verses are there?
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There are only 12 and these 12
verses are the first day of the
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week found in the New Testament.
Eight of those verses had to do
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with the resurrection. So
right away you eliminate eight
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possibilities of a new day of
worship being established. Then
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they had three other days that
referred to the first day of the
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week: One referred to a
collection that was being picked
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up for the saints in Jerusalem
that were going through hardship
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and difficulties. But that was
not picked up at a church but
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that was an offering that was
collected when they went from
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house to house. That's simply
what it was. They went from
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house to house to collect this
offering just like the Salvation
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Army does in our community
in the United States. They would
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sometimes around Thanksgiving
they'd hang a bag on your door
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and it says we'll be back next
Thursday. Have it ready when we
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come. And Paul the apostle said
let everyone of you lay by in
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story that there will be no
collecting when I come. Not when
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you come to church. So there
was not a church service. The
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other reference was the
breaking of bread on the first
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day of the week. But when you
read the Bible in the book of
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Acts they broke bread how often?
Everyday. They broke bread every
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day. They prayed, they met
in the temple, they broke bread
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from house to house every
day. The third one was when the
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disciples gathered on the first
day of the week. People try to
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make that a church service. But
were gathered behind a closed
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door hiding from the Jews
thinking they were going to be
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killed next. It was hardly a
church service. They were hiding
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the Bible says when the doors
were locked. They were hiding
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for fear of the Jews. It
happened on the first day of the
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week. But it happened after
the crucifixion, it happened
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toward the evening which was
bridging on going to the fourth
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day. But that still wasn't a
church service. And the last one
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that has to do with the
first day of the week in the New
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Testament simple said
from the first day I came to
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Thompsonville until now. It
simply had to do with my arrival
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at a particular location rather
than any particular event on
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that day. We also found out
that when the Bible talks about
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John being in the Spirit on
the Lord's day, when the Bible
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speaks what day does the Bible
say is the Lord's day? Let's say
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it together, what day is that?
The Sabbath. Isaiah 58 verses
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12 and 13. The Lord's day is the
Sabbath. He calls the Sabbath
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my holy day. Mark 2 verses
27 and 28, the Sabbath is the
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the Lord's day. So we find
clearly that the Bible indicates
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not the first day of the week
but the Sabbath is the Lord's
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day. Next we searched about
this law that was nailed to the
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cross that does not want us to
be judged based on new moons and
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Sabbaths and we discovered
that there are at least nine
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ceremonial Sabbaths like the
day of atonement, the feast of
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trumpets, the feast of the wave
sheaf offering, that gathering
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in of the harvest. Also we found
a first day Sabbath, an eighth
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day Sabbath, a ninth day
Sabbath These words simply meant
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convocations but they were
connected to the law of Moses.
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What law? And that was the
ceremonial law. These were all
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just to point to the work of
Christ and they were nailed to
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the cross. Those ceremonial
Sabbaths were all nailed to the
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cross. The question when the
Sabbath ordained, what time of
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the week? Someone tell me, what
time of the week? What event?
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Hello when was it? Creation. Now
I'm asking Seventh-day
Adventists. We need
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this study just as badly as you
do. It was ordained at the end
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of what week, Creation week. I
know you already knew. But kind
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of you guys think I'm throwing
you a hook. Sometimes I trick
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them that way and I'm starting
to make them answer shy. But
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that was not a hook. At the
end of Creation week the Lord
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blessed the Sabbath day,
sanctified it and rested on it.
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And by the way, when he did that
there was no sin. There was how
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much sin? No sin. And the
Sabbath was perfect. So now
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we're going to go ahead
and begin on question number 27
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tonight and we want to look at
this question in light of what
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the Lord did and, by the way,
the Sabbath is simply the fourth
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of the Ten Commandments.
It's the fourth of the Ten
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Commandments. How many
commandments are there? Ten.
Deuteronomy 5 verse 22:
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When the Lord wrote the 10
commandments with his finger on
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two tablets of stone, Moses said
and he added no more, he added
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no more. So those people that
had the ceremonial law and the
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commandments together, God
didn't do that. And not only
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that, my mind is so sharp on
this topic, thank you Lord, for
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Galatians 3:19 says; let's look
at that very quickly. Galatians
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3:19, I want to show you how
long these ceremonies were to
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last. Galatians chapter 3, verse
19. These ceremonial laws that
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were added, created, after God's
commandments were violated.
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They only had a certain life
span to them. And they had to
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deal with bulls, the killing
of bulls and goats and doves and
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lambs, the sprinkling of
ordinances, drink offerings,
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the ceremony services, the laver
the altar of incense, the altar
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of burnt offerings. All that was
just a symbol that was pointing
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to the coming of Christ. Look at
Galatians 3:19. The Bible says
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What purpose then does the law
serve. It was a-what's the next
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word?- added because of
transgression. It was added
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because another law was
broken. It was added because of
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transgression. How long? Till
the seed should come to whom
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the promise was made and was
appointed through angels by the
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hand of a-what?- of a mediator.
So the mediator is who? Christ.
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Exactly. And the seed there,
thank you very much honey, the
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seed that was to come is Jesus.
It's a capital S. Jesus said
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that. In the New King James
Version, matter of fact, it says
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that and in the book of Genesis
chapter 3 the Lord said to the
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serpent, I will put enmity
between your seed and her Seed.
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The Seed that's spoken of there
is Christ, the Seed of the woman
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So we see that this ceremonial
law only had a certain life span
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until Jesus was to come of whom
the promise was made. It was
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pointing to Him. So now with
that in mind let's look at why
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we know the commandments of
God really were not the issue.
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Question number 27, here it is
on the screen. Let's go to the
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question: Why didn't Jesus
nail the Ten Commandments to the
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Cross? The answer is there.
Let's go and look at the answer
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together. I think I didn't give
him that slide, but here it is.
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Bring the answer back up. Why
didn't he nail it, let's read it
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together. Here it is. The
law of the Lord is perfect
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converting the soul. The
testimony of the Lord is what?
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sure making wise the what?
Simple. So here's the question.
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Let me ask you. Why wasn't the
Ten Commandments nailed to the
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cross? Because they were what?
Why would you want to get rid
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of anything that's perfect? Who
do you think would want to get
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rid of something that's perfect?
Who do you think? Satan. Matter
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of fact, he said he was upset
with it. Go to Revelation 12
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verse 17. Let's look at that
very quickly. This is leading
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into the next question. Look at
Revelation chapter 12 verse 17:
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He said he was upset with
it. No doubt about it. He said I
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don't like it. He said I don't
like it, he said I want to get
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rid of it. Look what he said in
Revelation chapter 12 and verse
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Okay. I know it by heart
but I'm going to read it so that
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those who are watching. The
Bible says... you know what I
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often do sometimes? I quote the
King James Version because it's
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in my head. That's been there
for many, many years. Here it
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is: Revelation 12 verse 17: And
the dragon was enraged with the
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woman, and he went to make war
with the rest (or remnant) of
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of her seed, of her offspring,
who keep the commandments of God
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and have the what? Testimony of
Jesus Christ. So he's angry with
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the woman who's keeping the
commandments because he doesn't
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like the commandments because
they are what? Perfect. When the
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Lord created the world, the
world was perfect. Everything he
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made was very good. He created
the commandments, they are
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perfect. As a matter of fact,
so perfect that the writer said
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that the law of the Lord is
perfect. What does it do for
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those of us who honor it?
Converting the soul. You know
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it means? It doesn't mean that
the law changes you. That means
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if you live in harmony with
it you'll find yourself changing
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every day, you become more
and more like Christ. In fact,
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living within the lines, living
within the parameters. There's
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nothing wrong with it is what
Paul is saying. But where's the
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problem? Let's go to Romans.
Where's the problem? Romans
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chapter 7, I want you to
see. Now remember this is in
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context... Romans chapter 7,
I want you to see this now, and
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then we're going to walk through
the Ten Commandments and we're
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not going to do like we did last
week, we're not going to end
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just before we get to that
key commandment. Okay. Even my
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people had a big sigh last
week when I didn't finish it.
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But here it is: Romans chapter
7, verse 14: Romans chapter 7
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verse 14. All right. Let's look
at something here. Paul says,
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and look at what he reiterates.
He says, for we know that the
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is what? Spiritual, but what
is the problem? Together, but
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I am carnal, sold under sin. He
says the problem is not the law
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who is it? Say it again, who
is it? If you said the word me,
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you're right. Who is it? Me. You
know we want to bring everybody
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else into your group, us. Who is
it? Us. We are the problem. We
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are the broken vessels that
cannot honor the commandments of
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God. Matter of fact, even as we
speak about the commandments of
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God, without the Spirit of God
in your life you cannot live in
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harmony with the commandments of
God. It is God works in us both
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to will and to do of his
good pleasure. Amen? So the
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commandments of God, there's no
problem there. Matter of fact,
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look at verse 22 of Romans
chapter 7. Romans chapter 7,
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verse 22. He says: For I, what's
the next word? Delight in the
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law of God according to
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the inward man, because that's
where the Holy Spirit's working,
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but I see another law in my
members warring against the law
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of my mind and bringing me
into captivity to the law of sin
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which is in my members. What
is really in control? The law of
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sin. Now when you say the law of
sin's in control the law of sin
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is not the Ten Commandments. The
Ten Commandments point out sin.
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But the sin that's in control
is that old nature, what is it?
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That old nature. It's the
one that holds us in slavery, in
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bondage. So now as we look at
that there's one more text that
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I'm looking for here. I don't
see it right off hand so I'm
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going to go to question number
28. Right? Now this is going to
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be very interesting. If you were
in a legal setting this would be
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termed discovery. What word
did I just use? Discovery. We're
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going to walk through the vital
principles, not just the vital-
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We're going to walk through the
Ten Commandments. These were not
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just commandments but they
have principles to them also.
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The commandments of God and
let's go to Exodus chapter 20.
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This is where we turned last
week. We're going to read them
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as we go through them. All right
So if you have your Bibles, go
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to Exodus chapter 20. We're
going to read through the 10
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commandments and they are going
to come up on the screen one
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right after the other. Okay
I see mine up there. Okay. Now
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as I start I'm going to bring up
a blank slate and if our graphic
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team can be the same thing.
Show them that blank slate for a
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brief moment. We're going to
bring up a blank slate. We're
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going to be filling this in.
We're going to go from Exodus
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chapter 20 verse 1-17. And we're
going to fill this in together.
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So as we bring them up one at
a time I'll tell you to go ahead
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and bring the commandment up as
we go to it. Exodus chapter 20,
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let's look at verse 1 now. And
the Bible says and God spake all
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these words saying, I am the
Lord your God who brought you
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out of the land of Egypt out
of the house of bondage... Let's
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read the first commandment
together. You shall what? have
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no other Gods before me. Let's
add that one, let's bring it up
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on the slate. You shall have
no other Gods before me. That's
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commandment number one. Now let
me ask you, let me ask you. Does
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this still apply today? Those of
us who worship God, does he want
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somebody else between him and
us? Absolutely not. So whether
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it is another... whether you're
worshipping wood or stone or
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brick or mountains or false Gods
or money or fame or fortune he
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said please don't have any other
gods before me. And it means the
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word before me, it means in
place of me. Before me: it means
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in place of me. There are a lot
of people that name the name of
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God but they have always
something interrupting them from
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complete surrender to God
because they have other Gods
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before them. So when these Gods
call for their attention they
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respond to those gods rather
than to the true God. Sometimes
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I used to talk about this years
ago. I remember years ago when I
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was at another church it was
during time when, I forgot, this
00:21:10.40\00:21:14.04
crazy, wicked television
show was on. It was on Wednesday
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night at 7 o'clock and we were
on the west coast at the time.
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And it was just a show that
got into the skin of my church
00:21:21.24\00:21:24.51
members. And I wouldn't see
them I'd say where were you. Ah,
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there's only two more episodes
before the finale and I think it
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was the year the whatever, J.R.
Ewing, Dynasty, was that Dynasty
00:21:34.69\00:21:40.03
whatever? Whatever it was.
Dallas, yes. You know they said
00:21:40.06\00:21:45.23
next week is the finale. And
then after that gone there was
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another one.
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What's going on? Ah,
pastor they all wonder who shot
00:21:50.41\00:21:55.48
J.R. Well nobody. He's still
in our congregation. We had a
00:21:55.51\00:21:59.08
member named J.R. in our
congregation. But you know the
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thing, they put things before
God. And that's what happens in
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the world today. No matter
how long ago the Lord wrote this
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down it's still applies today.
Amen? Let's look at the next one
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Verse 4 and it continues by the
way. It says you shall not make
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for yourselves any what? Okay
that's the second one. Let's
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look at that. That is the what?
Second one. Thou shall not make
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unto thee any graven images.
I'm using the King James Version
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because it sounds more
authoritative, Thou. Let
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me continue. I'll read it in
verse 4. You shall not make for
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yourselves any carved images or
any likeness of anything that is
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in heaven above or that is in
the earth beneath or that is in
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the water under the earth. You
shall not bow down yourself to
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them nor serve them for I the
Lord your God am a what? Jealous
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God visiting the iniquity of the
fathers on the children to the
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third and fourth generation
of those who hate me but showing
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mercy to thousands of those who
love me and keep my commandments
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All right. Still today does
the Lord want us bowing down to
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images? Matter of fact, one
of the biggest deceptions in the
00:23:17.23\00:23:21.33
Christian world today is people
would rather wear a cross than
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bear a cross. You know. They
say well... And then sometimes
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we even misuse it. They say
will I'm bearing my cross. But
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what that actually meant was not
that they're bearing a physical
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structure but the Lord is
talking about what it means to
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crucify self. That's what that
really means. So here don't make
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any graven images unto the Lord.
Let's look at the next one. Look
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at the next one. Verse 7. You
shall not take the name of the
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Lord your God in vain for the
Lord will not hold him guiltless
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who takes his name in what?
Vain. So let's go to the third
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one now on the screen. The Bible
says, thou shall not take the
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name of the Lord thy God in
what? In vain. That also means
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If you name the name of the Lord
if you say you are a Christian,
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you ought to represent the
name, right? If you say you're
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president, you ought to act like
a president, make decisions like
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a president. Whatever title you
have you should live in harmony
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with that title. That means you
won't have the title and live
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outside of that. It's like a New
York Nicks team wearing the Los
00:24:28.53\00:24:32.83
Angeles Lakers jerseys and
people... Wait a minute you're
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not from Los Angeles. I like the
uniform. It's betrayal. When you
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name the name but you betray
what you represent that means
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you are, what's the word here?
A camouflage, not really genuine
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Let's go to the next one.
What's the next one? Number five
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is next. We're purposefully
skipping over number four.
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Don't worry. We'll get to it.
Verse 12. Here it is. Honor your
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father and your mother that your
days may be long upon the land
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which the Lord your God has
given you. The Lord is saying,
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this is a
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promise. If you honor
your parents, if you honor your
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parents, your father and your
mother. And I also discovered as
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I studied this further, it says
not only to honor teachers and
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honor people in positions of
authority like pastors, clergy.
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We are told that when you honor
those in positions of authority
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that represent the Lord, the
blessing is extended to you also
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All right, so now, does the
Lord... This is written a long
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time ago, should we still honor
our parents. Come on. Anything
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wrong with that? So far it looks
perfect to me. Let's go to the
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next one. Let's see if there's
an issue here. This is a short
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one but it applies today. Are
you ready for the, which one?
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The sixth one. Let's see if we
could alter this one. You shall
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not murder, or
thou shall not what?
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Thou shall not kill. Is there
anything wrong with that one?
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You might have millions of
people that might say you know
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people are killing people
every day. But the key here, the
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intent here as the New King
James Version says, You shall
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do no murder. What is
being talked about here is
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premeditation. Because in wars
you find through the Bible there
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were many people whose
lives were taken in war and many
00:26:41.16\00:26:45.37
animals were killed, many people
were killed, but the intent of
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this text is don't murder people
just premeditated intentional.
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But today and then also in the
case of self-defense... You know
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many of the laws of our land
parley the laws of God, parley
00:26:57.88\00:27:01.52
the principles of the Bible.
If a person defended themselves,
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and you find this in the book
of Deuteronomy, actually it's
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amplified. You find this in the
book of Deuteronomy. If somebody
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attacks your home
and in the struggle
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to defend your home they die you
00:27:15.23\00:27:17.13
are guiltless. If it's proven
that that you have taken their
00:27:17.17\00:27:21.74
lives so they died in self
defense, you are guiltless. But
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if it's proven that you killed
them needlessly and the family
00:27:25.81\00:27:30.28
now can set what they call
a price for you to pay for the
00:27:30.31\00:27:33.92
death of their loved one.
But thou shall not kill still
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applies today. Amen to that?
Let's go to the next one, the
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seventh one. Are you
ready? Let's read it together.
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You shall not
commit what? adultery.
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Now let's ask the
question. Let's say it's the
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King James Version Thou
shall not commit adultery.
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Does that apply today? Of course
it does. Do you think that
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husbands and wives would agree
on that one? I just want to see
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if you guys can hear. Yes.
Everybody would agree on that
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one. Thou shall not commit
adultery. Now when you begin to
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look at that principle it's not
only in the actual application
00:28:12.49\00:28:15.82
but when I mentioned this before
I said we're going to go through
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the Ten Commandments as well
as the principles. Because the
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Bible says if you hate your
brother you've already murdered
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him. If you lust, you've already
committed adultery. So you see
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the principles are broader you
see and there are so many ways..
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We were talking about this today
about some of the struggles that
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are taking place in the lives
of so many that we are aware of
00:28:38.15\00:28:42.58
sometimes it takes place in
putting video pornography before
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a person. Somebody may say I
never touched that woman, but
00:28:46.45\00:28:50.16
you're doing the same thing, the
act happens in your mind. And so
00:28:50.19\00:28:53.53
pornography is another way of
violating this commandment. Many
00:28:53.56\00:28:56.83
homes have been destroyed
because people have focused on
00:28:56.87\00:29:00.64
what they call, what I call,
a fictitious relationship. And
00:29:00.67\00:29:04.27
they've robbed where the actual
affections need to be. So does
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this still apply today, yes
or no? It sure does. Let's go to
00:29:08.08\00:29:12.41
the next one. Let's go to
the next one and this is number
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what? Number 8. Okay, it's a
very short one. You shall not
00:29:17.42\00:29:21.59
what? Steal. Let's bring
the other one up. Thou shall not
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steal. That includes let me say
Christians that also includes
00:29:26.83\00:29:32.70
not keeping back God's tithe and
offerings. Amen? Will a man rob
00:29:32.73\00:29:37.74
God? Yeah they do. In tithes
and offerings. You know a lot of
00:29:37.77\00:29:42.08
Christians that are going to be
guilty of thievery. They can go
00:29:42.11\00:29:46.01
to church every week. They
never give God an honest tithe.
00:29:46.05\00:29:49.15
They don't give God anything.
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But the tithes and
offerings belong to
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the Lord. And so when Malachi
asked, will a man rob God? He
00:29:52.95\00:29:56.29
said yes. He says how? In tithes
and in offerings. The Bible
00:29:56.32\00:30:00.86
says you are cursed with a curse
So if you don't want that curse
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give God what belongs to him.
Amen? Let's go to the next one.
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Number nine, number nine. Verse
16-You shall not bear false
00:30:11.17\00:30:16.31
witness against your neighbor.
Okay, let's bring that one up.
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Thou shall not bear false
witness. What does that mean?
00:30:21.48\00:30:27.02
Lie. In other words, be honest.
Let your yes to yes and your
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no be no be what? No.
Don't say... And you know what
00:30:31.99\00:30:35.96
happens? Sometimes this is
what is called a conspiracy.
00:30:36.00\00:30:39.70
Sometimes people get together
and they formulate a lie. But
00:30:39.73\00:30:42.94
you know what they say about a
lie. You can never remember it.
00:30:43.00\00:30:46.68
Isn't it amazing how God built
us. You can remember the truth
00:30:46.71\00:30:50.51
but you cannot remember a lie.
So what happens is when people
00:30:50.55\00:30:54.45
get together and bear false
witness, they say let's let him
00:30:54.48\00:30:57.79
get in trouble. So they put
their lie... Okay what's our
00:30:57.82\00:31:01.09
story? And they formulate
the story and then they get
00:31:01.12\00:31:04.33
interviewed separately from
each other and they said, you're
00:31:04.36\00:31:10.13
lying because he said... He did?
You're lying. When you tell the
00:31:10.17\00:31:15.94
truth you never have to worry
about violating this. Amen?
00:31:15.97\00:31:19.81
Don't lie about your neighbors.
If you didn't see it don't say
00:31:19.84\00:31:24.25
you did. And if you did see it
say you did. All right. Because
00:31:24.28\00:31:28.05
there's a saying that was going
on in my mind specifically today
00:31:28.08\00:31:32.39
can't tell you why, but there's
a saying that goes this way...
00:31:32.42\00:31:37.06
All that is needed for evil to
prevail is those that know to do
00:31:37.09\00:31:41.70
good do nothing. That's the same
way. You can bear false witness
00:31:41.73\00:31:46.30
by not even saying a word.
You can sit around and become
00:31:46.33\00:31:52.44
silently partnered in the crime.
It's called the sin of omission.
00:31:52.47\00:31:56.58
That means, not saying anything,
not saying anything. I know, I'm
00:31:56.64\00:32:00.35
not saying anything. And some
people have seen individuals go
00:32:00.38\00:32:04.09
to jail. They know
there are some people who have
00:32:04.12\00:32:06.32
purposely lied on people because
they were angry at the moment,
00:32:06.35\00:32:09.89
and when that person's convicted
and they're doing life. You know
00:32:09.92\00:32:13.43
I was angry when I gave my
testimony. He really didn't do
00:32:13.46\00:32:16.30
it and the judge says it's too
late. He's serving time. But I
00:32:16.36\00:32:20.80
lied. It's too late. And I know
of instances that way. And many
00:32:20.84\00:32:24.61
people that served time and they
came to discover he was lied on
00:32:24.64\00:32:28.38
his DNA. You know there were
people that were serving time
00:32:28.41\00:32:31.71
before DNA was really used in
the criminal system. Years later
00:32:31.75\00:32:34.75
find DNA and they match it and
said he was telling the truth.
00:32:34.78\00:32:38.79
It wasn't him. And then they
find it was the other guy. So if
00:32:38.82\00:32:42.49
you are a person that wants God
to be honored, always tell the
00:32:42.52\00:32:48.76
truth. Let's go to the last one.
All right. Verse 17: You shall
00:32:48.80\00:32:54.97
not covet your neighbor's
house, you shall not covet your
00:32:55.00\00:33:00.01
neighbor's wife, nor his man
servant, nor his maid servant,
00:33:00.04\00:33:04.98
nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor
anything that is your neighbor's
00:33:05.01\00:33:09.78
And let's look at that one
together. In short it says, Thou
00:33:09.82\00:33:13.69
shall not what? Covet. Do you
know that this commandment is
00:33:13.76\00:33:17.63
the root of all the others being
broken. Look at that. When you
00:33:17.69\00:33:21.10
covet you lie, when you covet
you steal, when you covet your
00:33:21.13\00:33:24.07
neighbor's wife you commit
adultery, when you covet you
00:33:24.10\00:33:27.24
kill somebody to get what you
covet and all the other ones.
00:33:27.27\00:33:31.04
Our relationship with our
brother man, our brothers and
00:33:31.07\00:33:34.81
sisters, when covetousness
is at the root of that the other
00:33:34.84\00:33:38.41
ones are easy to violate. I did
a sermon a few years ago when
00:33:38.48\00:33:41.22
they did a Ten Commandments
weekend. The first time we did
00:33:41.25\00:33:44.19
it they gave me the commandment
number 7. Then they gave me
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commandment number 10 and I
discovered man this commandment
00:33:47.42\00:33:50.63
is the root of all the other
ones being violated. If you
00:33:50.66\00:33:53.83
violate this one, the others are
easy because it's the doorway
00:33:53.86\00:33:57.57
the key that turns the lock to
get you in. Now what commandment
00:33:57.60\00:34:01.30
did I leave out? Okay. Well
let's go to that one. Where is
00:34:01.34\00:34:08.64
that one? It is by the way, and
whether you know it or not, one
00:34:08.68\00:34:11.91
person had done this word count
thing. Somebody counted the
00:34:11.95\00:34:15.28
words, I don't know who ever
has the time to do that, but
00:34:15.35\00:34:18.52
somebody counted the words and
they said if you count the words
00:34:18.55\00:34:21.69
leading up to verse 8 and count
the words after verse 8, the 4th
00:34:21.72\00:34:25.86
commandment almost ends up in
the center, word count, of the
00:34:25.89\00:34:29.93
Ten Commandments. I don't know
who did that but I really don't
00:34:29.96\00:34:35.50
have the time to count the
words. But let's look at verse
00:34:35.54\00:34:39.91
8. Let's read this together.
Remember the Sabbath day to do
00:34:39.97\00:34:44.91
what? Keep it holy. Six days you
shall labor and do how much? All
00:34:44.95\00:34:49.88
your work, but the seventh day
is the Sabbath of the Lord whose
00:34:49.92\00:34:53.82
God? Your God. In it you shall
do no work, you nor your son nor
00:34:53.86\00:35:00.70
your daughter nor your man
servant nor your maid servant
00:35:00.73\00:35:06.23
nor your cattle nor your
stranger who is within your
00:35:06.27\00:35:11.47
gates. Even when people visit
you don't let them violate your
00:35:11.51\00:35:16.68
home. For in six days, look
at what the Sabbath is connected
00:35:16.71\00:35:19.71
to. This is significant now.
This shows you that it's not
00:35:19.75\00:35:23.59
connected to the Jews. For in
six days the Lord made the
heavens and the earth,
00:35:23.62\00:35:28.46
the sea and all that is in
them and rested the seventh day.
00:35:28.52\00:35:33.40
Therefore, the Lord did what?
Blessed the Sabbath day and what
00:35:33.43\00:35:38.07
else? Hallowed it. Put that
one up there now, the last one,
00:35:38.10\00:35:41.77
number 10. Let's look
at that one and in my own_
00:35:41.80\00:35:45.41
back and forth, see. Ah it
didn't do right. See that's the
00:35:45.47\00:35:49.31
fourth commandment. Now what
word does the fourth commandment
00:35:49.34\00:35:54.25
begin with? Together, remember.
Why would God say REMEMBER?
00:35:54.28\00:36:00.82
Because he knew that we would
be led to forget. He knew that
00:36:00.86\00:36:05.83
we would be led to forget
it. Now he's not saying well I
00:36:05.86\00:36:09.53
wonder if they're going to
remember it. That's not what the
00:36:09.56\00:36:14.00
intent is. He's saying somebody
is going to tell them to forget
00:36:14.04\00:36:20.08
it. And somebody did tell us to
forget it. Matter of fact, you
00:36:20.14\00:36:26.18
know you're watching this
broadcast and you may be a
00:36:26.21\00:36:27.98
member of a church where you've
been told to forget it; where
00:36:28.02\00:36:31.89
you've been told the following:
It's for the Jews, it was nailed
00:36:31.92\00:36:35.76
to the cross, it no longer
applies, it doesn't matter what
00:36:35.79\00:36:41.66
day, it was a part of the
old law, it's a sign of bondage,
00:36:41.70\00:36:47.47
it's an indication that you're
working you way into salvation.
00:36:47.50\00:36:51.37
All those are wrong because
the fourth commandment says thou
00:36:51.44\00:36:54.94
shall do no works. So write
these down. Did you write them
00:36:54.98\00:36:57.95
all down on here on your 10
lines. Did you write them all
00:36:57.98\00:37:02.15
down? Okay. Did you write them
all down? Some of you did. You
00:37:02.18\00:37:05.95
guys know it so well you didn't
really have to. All right. Now
00:37:06.02\00:37:09.32
let's go to question number
29. So when you look at the 10
00:37:09.36\00:37:12.49
commandments you clearly see
that there's nothing wrong with
00:37:12.53\00:37:15.63
them and the reason why the Lord
said to remember the Sabbath day
00:37:15.66\00:37:19.37
to keep it holy, let's look
at a couple of things. Remember
00:37:19.40\00:37:23.41
meaning don't forget. To keep
it holy, not to make it holy and
00:37:23.44\00:37:27.74
he didn't say remember a day,
he said remember the 7th day
00:37:27.81\00:37:31.38
Many people say what does it
matter. We get these questions
00:37:31.41\00:37:34.78
whenever I do house calls
with Pastor John Stanton, we get
00:37:34.85\00:37:38.02
these questions. Does it really
matter what day. I mean why
00:37:38.05\00:37:41.52
can't we just pick a day. You
know what that is? That's the
00:37:41.56\00:37:44.66
carnal heart, because the Bible
says the law is spiritual but I
00:37:44.69\00:37:48.16
am carnal sold under sin. And
people that don't want... I got
00:37:48.20\00:37:52.33
find a text. Go with me to
Romans. I got to find it. Okay,
00:37:52.40\00:37:56.47
I'm going to find it right now.
Romans chapter 7, let's go there
00:37:56.50\00:38:08.65
Okay. I got it. Romans chapter 7
verse 7. Romans chapter 7 verse
00:38:08.68\00:38:20.80
7. Look at this. Don't read
it. Wait for me. Okay. Romans
00:38:20.83\00:38:36.14
chapter 8 verse 7. Here it
is. This is really the issue.
00:38:36.18\00:38:51.39
Starting with verse 6. For to be
carnally minded is what? Death.
00:38:51.43\00:38:57.07
But to be spiritually minded is
life and peace. And look at the
00:38:57.10\00:39:03.74
reason. Here's where the problem
is, not God's law. Verse 7:
00:39:03.77\00:39:10.78
Because the what kind of
mind? The carnal mind is enmity
00:39:10.81\00:39:16.02
against God,
00:39:16.05\00:39:17.39
meaning is not comfortable
with God at all. For it is not
00:39:17.42\00:39:23.73
subject to the what? Law of
God nor indeed can be. It is not
00:39:23.76\00:39:28.36
subject to the law of God
because the mind is what? Carnal
00:39:28.40\00:39:32.37
Let me even expand what that
is saying. It's not only saying
00:39:32.40\00:39:36.71
that the carnal mind does not
want to honor the law of God.
00:39:36.77\00:39:41.01
It's saying the carnal mind
can't honor the law of God. You
00:39:41.04\00:39:45.41
know why? Because it's enmity.
You know what that mean? God's
00:39:45.45\00:39:50.09
law is here. The carnal mind is
here. What kind of mind do you
00:39:50.12\00:39:53.92
need to be able to honor God's
law? What kind of mind? Let me
00:39:53.96\00:39:58.79
ask you. What kind of mind? Say
it again. Spiritual. Spiritual.
00:39:58.83\00:40:04.23
If you're not spiritual
you might as well be watching
00:40:04.27\00:40:09.60
baseball or or particularly if
this topic is not even sinking
00:40:09.64\00:40:13.14
in is because you're not
spiritual. When you become
00:40:13.17\00:40:16.54
spiritual then the law of God is
a delight. I delight according
00:40:16.58\00:40:21.18
to the law of God. I delight in
the law of God according to the
00:40:21.22\00:40:24.75
inward man, the spiritual man.
For when the carnal man rises up
00:40:24.79\00:40:27.36
it's like we have a problem with
the law of God. So there's no
00:40:27.39\00:40:29.92
problem with God's law, it's
just that the carnal man does
00:40:29.96\00:40:32.79
not want to honor it. Let's go
to the next question, number 29.
00:40:32.86\00:40:38.97
The law is perfect, the law is
spiritual, The problem is who?
00:40:39.00\00:40:44.31
Who's the problem? Me. Okay,
okay. Question number 29, let's
00:40:44.34\00:40:49.91
go to it. What is God's position
on the Ten Commandments? What is
00:40:49.94\00:40:55.48
God's position on the 10
commandments. It's really
00:40:55.52\00:40:57.59
important to know that. We
pretty much know the answer to
00:40:57.62\00:41:01.79
that but let's go to 1
John chapter 5, verses 2 and 3.
00:41:01.82\00:41:06.46
What is God's position on the
Ten Commandments? Here it is.
00:41:06.49\00:41:11.83
All right, are you all ready.
Let's look at this. By this we
00:41:11.87\00:41:16.64
know that we love the children
of God when we love God and do
00:41:16.71\00:41:23.45
what? Keep his commandments.
And look at the next verse. For
00:41:23.48\00:41:28.98
this is the love of God that we
keep his commandments and I like
00:41:29.02\00:41:34.52
this part. Together - And His
commandments are not burdensome.
00:41:34.56\00:41:39.69
People make the commandments
seem like oh why do we have to
00:41:39.73\00:41:45.97
keep that? It's like wah,
wah. Why do we have to drag that
00:41:46.00\00:41:51.11
big old two tablets of stone
around. You don't have to. It's
00:41:51.14\00:41:55.84
in your heart. Hebrews 10 verse
16. The Lord not saying drag
00:41:55.88\00:41:59.61
these stones around. He says
I wrote it in your heart Luis.
00:41:59.65\00:42:03.28
I wrote it in your heart Janeck.
I wrote it in there so wherever
00:42:03.32\00:42:07.12
you go the spirit of God will
convict you and convince you and
00:42:07.16\00:42:10.03
direct you when you're about
to do wrong. If the law of God
00:42:10.09\00:42:13.26
wasn't in us, we wouldn't even
feel the sense of wanting to do
00:42:13.29\00:42:16.43
right. The law of God is never a
burden. Amen? It's not a burden.
00:42:16.46\00:42:20.77
And if you love the law
of God, then you'll keep his
00:42:20.80\00:42:25.04
commandments because it's not
a burden. Sin is a burden. Now
00:42:25.07\00:42:30.88
let's go to the next one.
Question number 30. We read this
00:42:30.91\00:42:34.78
a moment ago and I think I'll
just go ahead and give you this
00:42:34.82\00:42:38.65
one like a no charge. What
is Satan's position on the 10
00:42:38.69\00:42:47.56
commandments? What is
Satan's position on the Ten
00:42:47.60\00:42:51.90
Commandments. We know God's
position but what is Satan's
position on the 10.
00:42:51.93\00:42:55.84
Revelation chapter 12 and verse
17. We read that earlier but now
00:42:55.87\00:42:59.74
here's the scripture on the
screen. And the dragon. Who's
00:42:59.77\00:43:03.11
the dragon? Satan. Revelation
12:9 says that serpent of old
00:43:03.14\00:43:06.41
called the devil and Satan. Look
at what he says. The Dragon was
00:43:06.48\00:43:11.35
what's the next word? Enraged or
wroth. This is not just upset.
00:43:11.39\00:43:15.92
This is... Let me just explain
the word enraged to you. You can
00:43:15.99\00:43:20.50
bring the text down for a
moment. The word enraged here
00:43:20.53\00:43:24.93
means, and the reason why the
Bible uses the word lion seeking
00:43:25.00\00:43:29.24
whom he may devour. Enraged
means, if I can get out of this
00:43:29.30\00:43:34.74
cage I would rip you to shreds.
Not, well I'm not really hungry
00:43:34.78\00:43:39.61
right now. But the devil's
position is, if I can get to you
00:43:39.65\00:43:44.35
I would tear you apart. So
that's his attitude. Bring the
00:43:44.39\00:43:48.86
text up again. And the dragon
was enraged with the woman and
00:43:48.89\00:43:53.90
went to make war. Think about
all the wars. There can be no
00:43:53.93\00:43:58.40
war worse than a demonic war.
With the rest of her offspring
00:43:58.43\00:44:02.17
the remnant of her seed and
who are the ones he wants to war
00:44:02.20\00:44:06.84
with? Who keep the commandments
of God and have the what else?
00:44:06.88\00:44:11.71
Testimony of Jesus Christ.
So the attitude, let's put this
00:44:11.75\00:44:15.25
down. Number 29- What is God's
position - That you love him and
00:44:15.28\00:44:18.72
keep the commandments. What
is Satan's position on the Ten
00:44:18.75\00:44:24.43
Commandments? He hates them.
Thank you. Terry said it the way
00:44:24.46\00:44:28.66
it is - he hates 'em. Let's not
even try to dress that up. The
00:44:28.70\00:44:33.13
devil hates the commandments
of God. Can you tell me why he
00:44:33.17\00:44:36.00
hates the commandments of God?
Let's get some feedback. Why
00:44:36.04\00:44:40.14
does he hate the commandments
of God? He wants to be like God
00:44:40.18\00:44:46.11
What else? He wants to replace
God. What else? Commandment of
00:44:46.15\00:44:53.42
love What else? It's God's
character. Whatever represents
00:44:53.46\00:44:59.26
me. It's terrible but we live in
an age of terrorism and I don't
00:44:59.29\00:45:04.83
want to be too ahead of myself
but sometimes when countries are
00:45:04.87\00:45:10.01
angry with each other one
country would do whatever it can
00:45:10.04\00:45:14.94
to hurt anything that represents
the other country. Recently a
00:45:14.98\00:45:19.25
flight was, this flight, I want
to be vague about it, was some
00:45:19.28\00:45:24.42
suspicion about this flight that
fell down in the Sinai desert.
00:45:24.45\00:45:28.86
and you know Isis immediately
claimed responsibility and now
00:45:28.89\00:45:33.26
they're saying that it's
possible that they did that.
00:45:33.29\00:45:35.20
Now why would they do that?
Because the flight represented
00:45:35.23\00:45:39.67
Russia. why would they do that.
Because Russia was trying to get
00:45:39.70\00:45:43.07
Isis out of warring and
attacking Isis. So you have war
00:45:43.10\00:45:46.31
with each other and then now
you say, whatever... This is the
00:45:46.34\00:45:49.01
point. Whatever is connected to
you I hate it. And if I could do
00:45:49.04\00:45:54.15
what I can do, I'll kill it
just to show you my tenacity.
00:45:54.18\00:45:57.42
That's how the devil feels.
He doesn't want to just have an
00:45:57.45\00:46:01.29
argument with the woman. He
want's to war with her and if he
00:46:01.32\00:46:03.79
wants to war with her what does
he want to do. War ends up in
00:46:03.83\00:46:06.73
what? Death. He wants the woman
to die. I'm going to leave it
00:46:06.76\00:46:09.03
right there because I have some
other things I don't want to go
00:46:09.06\00:46:13.20
ahead of myself on. He wants to
really bring the woman down. So
00:46:13.23\00:46:17.57
write that down. Now let's go to
number 31, number 31. Okay look
00:46:17.61\00:46:21.54
at this. Why does Satan lead
00:46:21.58\00:46:28.32
people to break one of the
Ten Commandments. This is a very
00:46:28.35\00:46:33.62
interesting text. This text
in the book of James often gives
00:46:33.66\00:46:37.36
many of the modern theologians
a heart ache. You know why.
00:46:37.39\00:46:40.83
Because they have been
successful to say that Paul the
00:46:40.86\00:46:44.23
apostle has an issue. You know
Paul the apostle speaks against
00:46:44.27\00:46:48.40
homosexuality, that he has
an issue with women. They have
00:46:48.44\00:46:51.24
really attacked Paul the apostle
I heard some theologians and
00:46:51.27\00:46:55.64
some theology professors say
well you know the reason why we
00:46:55.68\00:46:59.18
don't take Paul's writings
seriously when he speaks about
00:46:59.21\00:47:02.12
homosexuality because he had an
issue with women; so this is a
00:47:02.15\00:47:05.45
way of lashing out. But they
can't do anything with James.
00:47:05.52\00:47:08.79
Paul talks about the holiness
of God's law but they can't do
00:47:08.82\00:47:13.13
anything with James. James
is like why does he have to say
00:47:13.16\00:47:17.40
that. Now they can't just blame
Paul because Paul supports James
00:47:17.43\00:47:22.04
James supports Paul and both
of them support John the apostle
00:47:22.07\00:47:26.64
and they all support Jesus.
Amen to that? They're not on
00:47:26.68\00:47:30.41
different pages. It's like
me make Paul fight against Jesus
00:47:30.45\00:47:33.75
and the Old Testament fights the
New Testament and vice versa.
00:47:33.82\00:47:37.09
but look at the verse.
Why would Satan lead people to
00:47:37.12\00:47:40.72
break one of the Ten
Commandments Here it is: For
00:47:40.76\00:47:44.59
whosoever shall keep the whole
law and yet stumble or offend in
00:47:44.63\00:47:50.57
one point he is guilty of all.
The devil knows... Now let's
00:47:50.60\00:47:56.27
think about it. If we had a
chain hanging above our heads
00:47:56.30\00:48:01.01
that had 10 links How many
links? Which link would I break
and the lamp will still
00:48:01.04\00:48:05.71
stay up there. Think about
it. You ever seen a chandelier?
00:48:05.75\00:48:10.02
Which link could I safely break
and the lamp still stays up
00:48:10.05\00:48:14.02
there? Which one. Ah let's see.
Let me sneak up on the lamp and
00:48:14.06\00:48:17.99
break only the second one
because I didn't have an issue.
00:48:18.03\00:48:21.80
Any link in that chain that's
broken, what happens to the
00:48:21.86\00:48:25.57
lamp? It comes crashing down.
See the devil knows. He's smart.
00:48:25.60\00:48:29.67
So what he does. Let's look
at that again. I want you to see
00:48:29.70\00:48:34.34
this. In the Bible what's so
wonderful about James who writes
00:48:34.38\00:48:38.28
this he makes it clear he's a
friend of the Ten Commandments.
00:48:38.31\00:48:43.65
He goes on in verse 11 and says
for he who said what? Do not
00:48:43.69\00:48:49.02
commit adultery also said what?
Do not murder. Now if you do not
00:48:49.06\00:48:54.36
commit adultery but you
do murder you have become a
00:48:54.40\00:48:58.53
transgressor of the law. So
speak, verse 12, and so do that
00:48:58.57\00:49:04.64
those who will be judged by
the law of liberty. He said it
00:49:04.67\00:49:08.74
doesn't matter which one
you break, you break one you're
00:49:08.81\00:49:12.35
guilty of breaking the other
one It doesn't really matter.
00:49:12.41\00:49:17.25
Can you imagine violating the
laws and the police stops and
00:49:17.29\00:49:20.72
says what were you doing? I was
just speeding. I was not going
00:49:20.76\00:49:24.16
through the stop sign. You
need to let me go. What's your
00:49:24.19\00:49:28.93
reasoning? At least I didn't
go through the stop sign. What's
00:49:28.96\00:49:33.23
the difference. Well that could
cause an accident but this one
00:49:33.27\00:49:38.01
is okay. You know when you get
pulled over you can't itemize
00:49:38.04\00:49:43.14
which law you broke. You are in
violation of the code, period.
00:49:43.18\00:49:48.25
So when God put his 10
commandments out there when we
00:49:48.28\00:49:50.59
live in harmony by the
indwelling Spirit, we don't
00:49:50.62\00:49:52.85
desire to violate any of those.
Amen somebody? Let's go to the
00:49:52.92\00:49:55.82
next one. We're going to try
to end this. We've got 8 minutes
00:49:55.86\00:49:58.86
I think we can do it. Because I
want to start fresh on our next
00:49:58.89\00:50:04.20
topic. How do we know that the
Ten Commandments are not just
00:50:04.23\00:50:09.14
for the Jews? One of my favorite
speakers... I mean I listen to
00:50:09.20\00:50:14.58
so many speakers on... We
have so many on 3ABN, but Pastor
00:50:14.61\00:50:18.81
Stephen Bohr, he brought this
point out when he was talking
00:50:18.85\00:50:22.58
about clean and unclean foods
because some people say well
00:50:22.62\00:50:26.76
the laws against eating pork
were for the Jews. He said do
00:50:26.79\00:50:29.96
you have Jewish friends
that have a different digestive
00:50:29.99\00:50:34.00
system than yours? He said
didn't they come from the same
00:50:34.03\00:50:37.90
creative hand of God? How is
something that's unclean for the
00:50:37.93\00:50:41.67
Jews okay for your body. You
mean you can do marijuana and be
00:50:41.70\00:50:44.87
okay and he do marijuana and
not be okay? Can you eat pork
00:50:44.91\00:50:48.01
and be okay and he eat pork and
not be okay? See we try to get
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these standards because we try
to... You know what it is? It's
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like a liar who wants to come up
with any excuse to omit himself
00:50:54.88\00:50:58.45
from the obligation to be
obedient. And the most amazing
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way, years ago, I don't want
to spend a lot of time with this
00:51:03.83\00:51:06.26
but the point of the matter
is any time you don't want to do
00:51:06.29\00:51:10.43
something that God says to do
you come up with an excuse. Paul
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the apostle comes up with
the answer again. Let's look at
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1 Corinthians 7 verse 19. This
is a classic one because many
00:51:17.64\00:51:20.84
people have been told, well you
don't have to keep the law of
00:51:20.88\00:51:24.61
God unless and look at the
answer here. I Corinthians 7:19:
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Paul was addressing this
same issues in the church of the
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Corinthians? He says,
circumcision is what? Nothing,
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and uncircumcision is nothing,
but, together, keeping the
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Commandments of God is what
matters. Is that clear? He said
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whether you are Jew or whether
you are a convert, it doesn't
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matter because in the New
Testament church the Jews still
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were insisting that the
New Testament Christians get
00:51:57.85\00:52:01.15
circumcised. There were so
many arguments. You have to
00:52:01.18\00:52:03.65
understand this to some degree
because it was not long before
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Jesus ascended to heaven,
the New Testament church started
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and many had had a hard time
accepting who Jesus is anyway.
00:52:10.93\00:52:14.00
So they continued in the
ceremonial rituals and they were
00:52:14.03\00:52:17.07
saying how could you be a
Christian and not keep the
00:52:17.10\00:52:19.67
feasts. Well let me tell
you something there are people
00:52:19.70\00:52:22.20
arguing like that today. Trying
force those who keep the Sabbath
00:52:22.24\00:52:26.71
to keep the feasts also. But
that's not in the Bible. Because
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the feasts require circumcision
those were specifically for the
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Jews. Let's go to number
33. Did God say that the 10
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commandments are just for
the Jews? No he didn't. I'm just
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going to bring them into that
scenario one more time. No he
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didn't. Let's go to Ecclesiastes
chapter 12 and let's look at
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verse 13. I'm going to turn
there because I want to give you
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also the verse... Here I am.
I'm always amazed when I hear
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people say I'm a New Testament
Christian. So what kind of Bible
00:53:03.81\00:53:08.98
do you have? Mine's very thin
because I don't live by the Old
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Testament. No wonder there's
evolution now days. People
00:53:14.22\00:53:17.06
are throwing away the Bible that
makes it clear that creation is
00:53:17.13\00:53:19.06
the way. Ecclesiastes 12
and verse 13. Did God say the 10
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commandments were just for the
Jews? Well we know the answer is
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no but listen to this. It's
on the screen. The Bible says,
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let's read it from the screen
together. Let us here what?
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The conclusion of the whole
matter. Together: Fear God, and
00:53:33.48\00:53:39.48
keep his commandments for this
is the whole duty of man. This
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is the whole duty of man. And
when the Bible says that it says
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in verse 14 for God shall
bring every work into judgment
00:53:50.16\00:53:54.76
including every secret thing
whether it is good or whether
00:53:54.83\00:53:59.27
it is evil. So the Lord is
saying, if you don't think my
00:53:59.30\00:54:03.67
commandments are important let's
discuss this in the judgment
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when every secret thing will
be brought to light. You know
00:54:07.34\00:54:10.18
what's hid in the dark will be
shouted from the mountain top.
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So the commandments of God
is a standard of not of I gotcha
00:54:14.25\00:54:18.65
but if I want you. The Lord
wants us to be holy like he's
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holy. Amen Janeck. So when he
set the standard up and here's
00:54:23.22\00:54:26.93
the reason why we're winding
up with these texts is because
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there are so many reasons that
were given to honor the first
00:54:30.53\00:54:33.77
day and many of them surrounded
the commandments of God,
00:54:33.80\00:54:37.67
ceremonial laws, the first day
in the New Testament the laws
00:54:37.71\00:54:41.54
that were contained in
ordinances but we're seeing
00:54:41.58\00:54:42.91
methodically by God's word that
he supports his commandments
00:54:44.11\00:54:47.48
are in force out of love
for him. There's no day that
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takes the place of the day that
he honored that creation. Let's
00:54:50.85\00:54:55.16
look at the last two very
quickly. Number 34: What is
00:54:55.19\00:54:59.43
honoring the Ten Commandments
of God a declaration of? What is
00:54:59.46\00:55:02.96
it? Let's read John 14:15
together. Here it is. Let's read
00:55:03.00\00:55:08.50
it: If you love me, keep My
commandments. It's all based on
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what? A love relationship. You
know nothing's more burdensome
00:55:14.04\00:55:18.11
than you not having a love
relationship and you're told to
00:55:18.15\00:55:21.35
do something. Right? If you
don't have a love relationship
00:55:21.38\00:55:24.55
with the Lord and somebody comes
up to you and says okay here are
00:55:24.59\00:55:28.66
the Ten Commandments; keep 'em.
Well who are these from? Doesn't
00:55:28.69\00:55:33.13
matter, just keep 'em. Unless
you have a love relationship the
00:55:33.16\00:55:37.10
says if you what? Love me. He
didn't say keep my commandments
00:55:37.13\00:55:41.04
and then you'll love me.
He says once you have a love
00:55:41.10\00:55:43.77
relationship with me
here are the parameters of our
00:55:43.81\00:55:46.44
relationship. Last one, very
important. Number 35: Number
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35. What must we do if we plan
on being in heaven? Let's go to
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Isaiah 66. Isaiah 66. We're
going to look at the last verse
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in our study together. Isaiah 66
verse 22 and verse 23. Now you'd
00:56:03.02\00:56:10.83
get this point. Let's read
the text first. For as the new
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heavens and the new earth which
I will make shall remain before
00:56:13.50\00:56:18.81
me says the Lord, so shall
your descendants and your name
00:56:18.84\00:56:23.24
remain. And look what's going
to happen. And it shall come to
00:56:23.31\00:56:27.68
pass that from what? One new
moon to another, and from what?
00:56:27.72\00:56:33.12
From one Sabbath to another,
all flesh shall come to worship
00:56:33.15\00:56:37.99
before me, says the Lord. Now
you know what? This is in the
00:56:38.03\00:56:42.50
context of the new earth. This
is in the context of the new
00:56:42.53\00:56:45.57
heaven and the new earth.
Now let's get this, because I'm
00:56:45.63\00:56:49.47
winding up the topic. Sabbath
blessed at creation. Anything
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wrong with it? Yes or No?
Anything wrong with it? No.
00:56:53.34\00:56:56.51
Sabbath kept in the Old
Testament. Anything wrong with
00:56:56.54\00:56:59.91
it? No. Sabbath kept in the
New Testament. Anything wrong
00:56:59.95\00:57:04.09
with it? No. Sabbath kept by
Jesus. Anything wrong with that?
00:57:04.12\00:57:07.52
Kept by the disciples and then
the apostles. Anything wrong
00:57:07.56\00:57:10.93
with that. Then you get to
the persecution against the
00:57:10.96\00:57:14.66
Christian church and then during
the dark ages we're going to
00:57:14.70\00:57:18.03
talk about this power on the
next study. Someone comes along
00:57:18.10\00:57:22.24
and says let's get rid of it.
And who do you think did that?
00:57:22.27\00:57:26.37
The devil did. Now you know why
it's called the dark ages? If
00:57:26.41\00:57:29.41
you want to steal something
in my house, you got to turn the
00:57:29.44\00:57:34.25
lights off. Did you hear that?
If the lights off for 1260 years
00:57:34.28\00:57:39.05
and you turn them back on,
you can't tell what's missing.
00:57:39.09\00:57:42.02
That's what's happening to the
Christian world today. For 1260
00:57:42.06\00:57:45.46
years the light was off during
the dark ages. So much truth was
00:57:45.49\00:57:48.53
stolen that when the lights
came back on they couldn't even
00:57:48.56\00:57:51.60
tell what was missing. That's
why God has called us to be
00:57:51.63\00:57:54.97
stewards of the truth of
his word so that this can be
00:57:55.00\00:57:58.27
restored as the people of God
love Him. Friends keep studying
00:57:58.31\00:58:01.34
this because one day it
will come into a sharper focus.
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God bless you.
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