Hello, and welcome to
"Behold the Lamb Presents."
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I'm Chris Shelton your host.
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And as always we're so blessed
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to be able to
have this time together
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with you to study God's word.
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Today's message is the
third in our three part series
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that we have entitled
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"Does our Appearance
Really Matters to God?"
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In 1 John 3:18, we
read "My little children,
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let us not love in word,
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or in tongue but
in deed and in truth."
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We are to be doers of the
word and not hearers only.
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James 1:22 says, "That if
we're only hearers of the word
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we're deceiving ourselves."
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So as we study God's word
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here a little and there
a little line upon line,
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precept upon
precept, we begin to ascertain
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that God is calling
each and everyone of us
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just as we are.
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Yet, as we continue to study
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and learn the truth in no way
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does God want us to
stay just as we claim to Him.
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He wants us to be transformed
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into His image, His likeness,
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prepared as a bride
that waiting for her groom.
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These beautiful
truths of God's word
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are given to do a
wonderful work in our hearts,
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and in our minds.
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And if we surrender our will,
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our very will to God
at each step of the way
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our deeds in actions will follow
just as noted in scripture.
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And as we have seen
in parts one and two
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of "Does our Appearance
Really Matter to God?"
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the Bible does have something
to say about our appearance.
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And that our choice
of dress and adornment,
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they really do matter.
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And I'm very sure
that Pastor Kenny Shelton
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will bring more of
these verses in view today
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during the study.
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So get prepared won't you
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to take notes and
allow God's Spirit
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to work on all of our hearts
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as we conclude this series
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on "Does our Appearance
Really Matter to God?"
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But first we're blessed to
visit the 3ABN worship center
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and listen to a song that
is entitled "The Lord's Prayer"
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as performed by
Eva and Klara Palhegyi.
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Thanks for joining us today.
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Our subject "Does our Appearance
Really Matter to God?"
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And we've been finding out
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part one and
part two of the series
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that we're going to be
discussing something's here
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that we're going
to just hit lightly
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on that we've covered
in part one and part two.
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So you don't want
to get the whole series
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so it really makes sense to you.
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Very important
subject that we feel
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that the standard needs
to be raised once again.
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Before we get into
this, vital part, part three,
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we're going to have
prayers, we always do.
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Won't you pray along with me
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as I kneel ask God's
blessing upon this message.
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Merciful Father in
heaven, we thank You,
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for the
privilege of Your Prayer.
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We ask forgiveness of
sin anything in our hearts
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and lives that would
separate us from thee.
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We need to hear Your voice.
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Lord bless as we
pray, open our ears,
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our hearts and our minds
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that we may understand
these beautiful truths.
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These truths that You have
left for us in last day people,
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may we present them in the
way that pleasing in thy sight.
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Bless each one who has views
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and those who
listen in Jesus name
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we pray and for His sake, amen.
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Again as I mentioned before
we have a lot of subject matter
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so you need to
get a pencil and paper
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and jot everything down.
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And if you find me moving fast,
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I always do but
little faster than normal
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you'll know why
because this is the third part
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and we need to
get right on with it.
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And we're left off at
this point in part two
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in 1 Timothy 2:9, 10.
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I'm just going to
refer to it not read it.
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You can look it
up in the scripture.
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And the comment is made
in the spirit of prophecy
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about this passage of scripture.
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Here what it says, 1
Testimonies 460 says,
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"Where the
apostle Paul alive, today
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as he behold women
professing godliness
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with this style of
dress, he would utter a rebuke."
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So we're talking about dresses,
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we're talking
about the shortness,
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we're talking about too long.
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So if Paul would alive
today he would utter a rebuke
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what was going on among
God's professed children today.
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Does God really care?
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Yes, He cares.
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Little article in
Signs of the Times,
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nice little magazine 498-499
listen to this carefully.
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Remember read it all if you can.
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I'm just going to
try take a few lines here
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that may be will help us.
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And the Spirit of God
was working upon Ellen White
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when she said this.
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"I am often pained as
I enter the house of God
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as where is to be
God is to be worshipped,
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to see the untidy
dress of both men and women.
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If the heart and the character
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where indicated by
the outward apparel,
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then certainly nothing
would be heavenly about them.
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They have no true
idea of the order,
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the neatness, and
the refined deportment
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that God
requires of all who come
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into His
presence to worship Him."
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God requires us, doesn't He,
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to come before Him
the very best that we can.
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And He is wanting just
to have a real knowledge
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of this last day
message to go into all the world
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and part of it
including in here is, what.
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What we put on our body?
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What we take into our body?
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Now, much more to be
said about that subject
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that kind of finish part two.
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But I want to touch upon
and I think we must go ahead.
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I'm going to mention
lightly the subject of Make Up.
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Not a subject that many
people want to deal with.
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But, you know, the
Bible deals with it.
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And the Bible says
something about it,
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shouldn't we be interested
as Christians I think so.
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Back to Book of
Jeremiah 4:30, the Bible says,
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it talks about
a-- now notice this,
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the Bible talks about
here Jeremiah about a harlot
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and how she dresses
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and what she puts on her face.
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Now we don't want
to be a harlot, do we?
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But here is what
the scriptures says.
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It says, "Though thou
clothest thyself with crimson,
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though thou deckest
thyself with ornaments of gold,
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though thou rentest
thy face with painting"
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notice "in vain shalt
thou make thyself fair,
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thy lovers will despise thee."
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Notice the dress of the harlot.
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Now are we trying
to talk bad about that?
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Jeremiah the prophet
of God penned these words.
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Notice that how
the harlot dressed.
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Surely we won't
want to dress like that.
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She put ornaments of
gold and things on her body
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and she painted her face.
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We'll see more about that.
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In fact Revelation
17:4 that we find here
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another harlot as
it were clothed herself
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in a very deceitful way.
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The Bible says "There
that the women was arrayed
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in purple and scarlet and
decked herself with" what?
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"Gold and precious stones."
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Interesting precious stones,
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gold, jewelry, painted faces.
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All had to do with what?
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The past date church or what,
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the harlot as it were
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or someone who
strayed away from God.
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So we need to be careful
if we're doing those things
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we need to examine ourselves to
see whether we be in the faith.
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It's just an interesting point
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and may be interesting thought
I want you to think with me.
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Four Testimonies 645
says, this makes sense.
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"When the mind is
fixed upon pleasing God."
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Is your mind fixed
upon pleasing God, today?
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And "God alone,
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all the needless embellishments
of that person disappear."
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Notice that.
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If our mind and heart is
really on pleasing God alone
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all the needless things
on our body will disappear.
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Praise God for that.
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You know, the
little book I like it
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Message to
Young People page 353.
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This is very-- this
will get some of you.
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Now listen, it says
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"When we lose
our taste for order
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and neatness in dress, we
virtually leave the truth."
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Is it important in this subject?
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You better believe it is.
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When we lose our taste, order,
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neatness what we
put on to our body
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and we virtually
leave the faith, the truth.
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See to me it's
interesting when God's people
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where in the backslidden state.
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In other words they were,
you know, going away from God.
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And the farther
they get away from God
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the prophets when they
begin to right things down,
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the prophets always
called the people a harlot.
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The harlot or
an unfaithful wife.
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Notice that is
what we study here
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you'll see it coming
little clear focus on prayer.
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1 John 3:22 the Bible says this.
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"And whatsoever we
ask, we receive of him,
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because we keep
his commandments."
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Pay attention to this.
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"And we do those
things that pleases him."
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Did you get that?
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We do those
things that please him.
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See we live in such
a selfish world today
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that everybody just
wants to please themselves.
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Oh, it's such a little thing.
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Oh, it doesn't
make any difference.
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Friends, in our
study we're going to see
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much different than that
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every little detail
God is interested in.
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And there're test of
our fellowship with Him.
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There is nothing
little, there is nothing minute,
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there is nothing that
doesn't make a difference.
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See I believe
this with all my heart
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God's last day
people will be careful
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what they put on their faces.
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The Bible calls it
painting up the face
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or putting on--here's what--
putting yon a lot of make up.
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Now again the
Bible refers to this
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as a sign of
apostasy against God.
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A sign of following
after the heathen nations
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and it also what
defined as being unfaithful wife
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or unfaithful people to God.
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So you don't
want to be unfaithful,
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you don't want to
follow after the heathen,
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you don't want
to be an apostasy.
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But always the Bible
refers to what we're painting up
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and putting these things on.
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I'm going to give
you some illustration
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so you'll understand.
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We're going to
read from scripture.
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The Bible says, now
notice the use of colorful--
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we're talking about you
know cosmetics and a painter.
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Have you heard that the saying
I painted up like a Jezebel?
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You know, 2 Kings 9:30.
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It comes to it says
Painted up like Jezebel.
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"She painted her
face" the Bible says,
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"and she tired her head,"
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Or she arranged herself
or she tried to look good
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"and she looked out the window."
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So the Jezebel right
Jezebel the harlot right,
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that in apostasy against God
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notice how she
conducted herself.
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Notice, what
she did to her face.
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Notice what she did to her body.
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You don't want to be like that.
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I don't want to be like that.
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See we can trace this
custom then painting up the face
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and putting things on our body.
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Back to the heathen
queen that's what she was.
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And she was known for
killing the prophets of God.
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That would be an opposition
of God then, wouldn't.
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I want you to
listen this counsel
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found in Child
Guidance page 424,
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it says, "The
pure religion of Jesus"
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this is what we're after today.
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"The pure religion of
Jesus requires its followers"
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now notice this, "the simplicity
and the natural beauty."
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God wants us to have what?
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"Simplicity natural beauty"
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and then the "A polish
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of natural
refinement elevating purity,
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rather than
artificial and false."
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Purely religion of Jesus.
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Is that what you're after today
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or you just after
your-- you know what you want
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and how you want to may
be accepted by the world
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or do we want to really
follow the God's Counsel.
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And where is that
there we can say that
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well, we'll follow this
but we don't follow that.
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When you say,
thus say of the Lord.
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Oh, surely you're
not that way today.
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Child Guidance again page 425.
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It starts down and says if.
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"If our hearts are
untied with Christ's heart."
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Are you not united with
Him today or you with together?
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It says notice "Nothing
will be put upon that person
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that will attract attention
or to crate controversy."
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Two points don't
miss these things.
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We will never put
anything upon our body
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that attracts
attention to ourselves.
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You know what's opposite
is that is in the world today.
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When people in
Hollywood when they get out
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they're just they
have so much of this,
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and that and everything on
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we will talk
about more in a minute.
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Do you notice that?
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Okay, but then it
says here notice this
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or we will not
wear or put on anything
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that will create controversy.
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So we need to be
careful even though we say,
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well, I don't think there is
anything wrong with this and,
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you know, the
Bible may be clear on
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but you're saying what.
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You don't want to hurt
your fellowman, do you?
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You don't to be a
controversy in the church
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or causing
division in the church.
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3 Testimonies 377 says this.
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"There are those who
may pass for Christians
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but who are
unworthy of the name.
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They have not
Christian characters.
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When their
Christianity is put to test,
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its falsity is too evident.
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True religion is
seen in its deportment."
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Now notice all of
these things here.
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Falsity, when it's put to
test-- when you're Christianity
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or my Christianity
is put to the what,
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to the test how will it prove.
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Will it be false,
or will it be real?
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See God's people are
represented in Revelation 12
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as the women standing
on the moon, you remember?
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She is dressed in
white-- now be careful now,
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she has no make up on
and she has no jewelry on.
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This is
representing God's true church.
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We need not deviate from that
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but we find ourselves really
going way off on the other side.
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And we need to comeback
to sinner to the word of God.
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Because, now Revelation 17
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we discussed just a
little bit the harlot,
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the whore the Bible
says dressed in scarlet.
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She is dressed in purple
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and she is
decked herself with God
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and all precious stones.
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Wouldn't that make us
think you have the true
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and then you have the false
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God says this is what the
true is going to look like,
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this is false is
going to look like.
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And let's just address a
little clearly as we can.
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This subject we say, jewelry.
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Because this is quite an
issue in the church today.
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And it really--it shouldn't
be an issue in the church.
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It has to do with the heart.
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It has to do with the connection
that we have with Jesus Christ.
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You know, as Christians
we know that we are not,
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to try to please ourselves.
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Deny self, take up to the cross
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and follow Jesus path
this is the Christian walk.
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But yet somehow as
we approach this subject
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we need to say now look,
"What is it that pleases God?
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See not what pleases
myself, not what I'm all used to
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but what pleases
God as I read His word.
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What's God's attitude
toward the wearing of ornaments?
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Isn't that what's important?
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It's not I feel
or so and so said
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or everybody else is doing it.
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How does God feel
about us wearing ornaments,
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jewelry, heavy make up?
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What--how does that
God feel about this?
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Well, the Bible is
very, very clear on it.
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Interesting we serve a God
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because we're going
to read some passages,
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where we serve a
God that the Bible said
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"Never changes His position."
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Isn't' that interesting.
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The Scriptures says that he--
we serve a God who changes not.
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You remember
reading that in Malachi 3:6.
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Jesus Christ is saying
"Yesterday, today and forever"
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Hebrews 13:8.
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So God is always is the same
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because He
doesn't have to change,
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He never changes His position
as it were to these to the truth
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because it is the truth.
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Keep this in mind.
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I want you to keep this mind.
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Let's balance it.
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I know it's
touchy, I know it's hurtful
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but you know what we've got
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to get really
into the word of God.
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We got to get into
the straight testimony
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and come in line with that.
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Keep this in mind when God
refers to objects of ornaments,
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things that we
put on to our body.
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That's a cosmetics or
jewelry even the cloths
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that we wear
especially, jewelry.
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Here is how God refer.
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There's three points.
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Number one, God says
jewelry and ornaments
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He calls them filth.
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We'll prove that in moment.
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Number two, God
calls them strange God's,
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Ornaments strange God's.
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And always in
relationship to this,
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God calls then it's a sin
and has to do with apostasy,
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it has to do with heathen
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following after the heathen way.
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And so God always says
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we need to be taking
some of these things off.
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As people turn away from God.
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You've seen this.
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You've seen it in the church
you see it out in the world
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people--when they're following
God they want to be like Him.
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But it say turn
their back on him.
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They're going to apostasy.
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They show quickly
by how they dress,
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what they put on their body
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almost every
time without question.
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Remember, the way dress
we're talking about sin,
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we're talking about apostasy,
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we're talking about
following after the heathen.
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See Isaiah said it like
this listen very carefully.
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He said this way "As the
people turned away from God"
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notice this "and they begin
to put on different ornaments."
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Isaiah said this. Isaiah 3:9.
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He said, "it
declared their sins."
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What they put on
their body did you get it,
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it declared their sin.
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So what either or isn't.
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The Bible says it is.
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How we gonna
deal with this issue.
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You see there is no lack
of scripture that clearly,
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clearly declares God's
position about ornaments,
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gold and silver and
things we put on our body.
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And you know, there is always,
there's always people who say,
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you know, it doesn't really,
it doesn't really matter.
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But please remember with me
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if God says it
does, it does matter.
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It always matters
when God says it does.
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Now remember those
who use these things
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always symbolize a falling
a way or a departure from God,
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a departure from God.
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Are you
departing from God today?
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Am I departing from God today?
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Am I dressing, like the world?
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Are we allowed things
to come into our church
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that should be there?
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Because, people
in position may be,
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people of
prominence, leadership.
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Let's just examine just
a few texts quickly here.
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Hosea 2:13 is
what the Bible says.
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Now remember, he is
describing the apostasy.
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He is describing the
unfaithfulness of Israel
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or His people.
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Here is what he said.
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And now notice he
always-- he uses a women
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and how she has decorated
her body with ornaments.
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Now notice, scripture says
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"I will visit her
in the day Baalim,
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wherein she
burned incense to them,
00:22:57.68\00:23:01.26
she decked herself
with earrings and jewels
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and she went after her lovers,
00:23:06.22\00:23:08.23
and she forgot
me, saith the Lord."
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So as the people
departed did you notice that
00:23:12.30\00:23:16.00
away from God it
was a tell tail sign
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what they begin to
put on their bodies.
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Say God moved on the prophets
there is no doubt about it.
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You see, you know we talked
about to represent His church.
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He is talking about here
God moved on His prophets.
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And He begun to
speak to his prophets
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and He gave us
words of truth here
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when He used a woman to
represent, what, as His church.
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And that's why we're
talking about lot of time
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about woman representing
what, the church, Jeremiah 6:2.
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See when His
people were in apostasy
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when they were
backslidden you see,
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they were spoken of once again
as harlot as unfaithful wife.
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Jeremiah 4:30 says,
00:24:00.35\00:24:02.45
"Thou clothest
thyself with crimson,
00:24:02.48\00:24:05.57
though thou deckest
thyself with ornaments of gold,
00:24:05.60\00:24:09.40
though thou rentest
thy face with painting,
00:24:09.43\00:24:12.48
in vain shalt
thou make thyself fair,
00:24:12.51\00:24:15.51
thy lovers will despise
thee, they will seek thy life."
00:24:15.54\00:24:21.06
Again the Ezekiel 23:40,
00:24:21.09\00:24:23.66
the Bible said God
describes there, who?
00:24:23.69\00:24:26.49
Israelites
backsliding and their conduct.
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And it says it would
be shown their conduct
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their back sliding will be
shown by what they were wearing.
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Very interesting isn't it.
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Bible says "For whom
thou didst wash thyself,
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thou paintedst thy eyes,
00:24:43.47\00:24:45.29
and deckesdst
thyself with ornaments."
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Did you notice every
time as we pull away from God
00:24:47.97\00:24:51.50
further and further we
get the more of the stuff
00:24:51.53\00:24:53.33
of the world we
put on our poor bodies.
00:24:53.36\00:24:57.49
Remember, I don't
need to remind you
00:24:58.64\00:25:00.36
but the true church
of God in Revelation 12:1
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is called what, the bride
of Christ in Revelation 21:9.
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There are no ornaments,
no jewelry, no make up,
00:25:11.68\00:25:16.14
on the bride of
Christ, interesting.
00:25:16.17\00:25:19.69
Revelation 17:4
describes once again the what?
00:25:19.72\00:25:23.68
The false
church. Decked with what?
00:25:23.71\00:25:26.65
Keep this in mind
we'll go-- over several times
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gold and precious stones.
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One false, one true
which one you belong to.
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Which one are you
following after today?
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My brothers and sisters
what we are discussing today
00:25:39.05\00:25:41.83
is so important because
the enemy has found ways
00:25:41.86\00:25:44.30
in which to come in.
00:25:44.33\00:25:46.46
He is dividing and
separating causing contention
00:25:46.49\00:25:49.23
and problems of separation
among God's last day people.
00:25:49.26\00:25:53.79
But it is a serious problem
in God's last day church.
00:25:53.82\00:25:58.16
And many times
women especially women
00:25:58.19\00:26:01.08
have to deal with some
issues may be little more touchy
00:26:01.11\00:26:05.12
than may be with men.
00:26:05.15\00:26:06.90
Especially when she
is listen carefully,
00:26:06.93\00:26:09.01
especially, when she is
married to an unbeliever.
00:26:09.04\00:26:13.48
And sad to say sometimes when
they're married to an believer.
00:26:13.51\00:26:19.87
Now this could be man or a woman
00:26:19.90\00:26:22.28
but the woman sometimes have a--
00:26:22.31\00:26:23.92
put in a real
pressure cooker here
00:26:23.95\00:26:26.04
and will have make
some real decisions.
00:26:26.07\00:26:29.42
So let me ask you one,
00:26:29.45\00:26:30.89
how far should--
now we're looking at
00:26:30.92\00:26:33.44
some Bible principle here.
00:26:33.47\00:26:34.72
How far should the wife,
how far should the husband go
00:26:34.75\00:26:38.81
or do in order to
please her husband
00:26:38.84\00:26:42.46
or in order to please his wife.
00:26:42.49\00:26:44.52
How far should the Christian go?
00:26:44.55\00:26:48.21
I hear some men,
I hear woman say,
00:26:48.24\00:26:50.08
well, I don't have a
choice my husband said.
00:26:50.11\00:26:53.91
And husband said,
well I don't really have
00:26:53.94\00:26:55.38
a choice in my wife
will-- my wife will leave me
00:26:55.41\00:26:59.15
or she will divorce me
if I change something's.
00:26:59.18\00:27:02.05
And yeah we're
talking specifically
00:27:02.08\00:27:03.77
about the wedding
band and so on so forth.
00:27:03.80\00:27:08.02
And so where you're confronted
with some real serious issue
00:27:08.05\00:27:11.88
and I have heard them say
00:27:11.91\00:27:12.98
and tell me I
don't have a choice.
00:27:13.01\00:27:14.82
Well really?
00:27:14.85\00:27:17.17
How far does one go in
order to please their spouse
00:27:17.20\00:27:21.23
to keep peace in the home?
00:27:21.26\00:27:23.72
Can she
compromise, he compromise
00:27:23.75\00:27:26.77
the truth of God's word?
00:27:26.80\00:27:29.54
See is there a
compromise in the word of God.
00:27:29.57\00:27:32.31
May be just a little,
may be just a little bit.
00:27:32.34\00:27:37.19
It's interesting
that the apostle Peter--
00:27:37.22\00:27:40.83
you know what he says.
00:27:40.86\00:27:43.29
He says not to compromise
truth and principle at all,
00:27:43.32\00:27:49.54
truth and principle at all.
00:27:49.57\00:27:53.02
We're to please God.
00:27:53.05\00:27:55.53
Yes it can cause contention.
00:27:55.56\00:27:57.47
But how can we say well I
know what the word says but.
00:27:57.50\00:28:01.13
What kind of a
Christian are you?
00:28:01.16\00:28:02.29
What kind of a Christian am I?
00:28:02.32\00:28:03.77
every time I come up
whether something is going to
00:28:03.80\00:28:05.36
cause a little
anxiety or little problems
00:28:05.39\00:28:07.95
I'm just going to
say well I can't do it
00:28:07.98\00:28:09.17
because God doesn't
say that in His word.
00:28:09.20\00:28:15.21
It's interesting--here's
what the Bible says about
00:28:15.24\00:28:17.75
and still saying well I'm
going to have to compromise
00:28:17.78\00:28:19.82
and I'm going to
do what my husband
00:28:19.85\00:28:21.01
and my wife wants me to do.
00:28:21.04\00:28:22.34
You remember what
first Peter 3:1, 2 says.
00:28:22.37\00:28:25.50
It says
especially about the woman.
00:28:25.53\00:28:26.96
It says, if she is
faithful she may win her husband
00:28:26.99\00:28:31.81
by her conduct
or her conversations
00:28:31.84\00:28:35.70
what the Bible says.
00:28:35.73\00:28:38.20
She will never win
her husband or vice versa
00:28:38.23\00:28:40.20
by lowering the standards
is by being willing to stand
00:28:40.23\00:28:44.76
for the truths of God's word.
00:28:44.79\00:28:47.50
God has set a standard up.
00:28:47.53\00:28:50.18
Now I know many
of them would say,
00:28:50.21\00:28:51.38
yeah, but, you know,
God doesn't want me to--
00:28:51.41\00:28:53.49
God want you to follow His word
00:28:53.52\00:28:55.56
He will work everything else out
00:28:55.59\00:28:57.28
if you're willing to
stand on His word what He says.
00:28:57.31\00:29:01.15
We must be faithful to his word.
00:29:01.18\00:29:04.73
Remember, who do
you want to please?
00:29:04.76\00:29:08.18
Who do you
really want to please?
00:29:08.21\00:29:10.58
Or are we may be
trying to find a way
00:29:10.61\00:29:13.11
around God's plain word.
00:29:13.14\00:29:16.69
And then why is it that
the wedding band of jewelry
00:29:16.72\00:29:19.76
and different things
that just not so important
00:29:19.79\00:29:21.94
to a lot of people.
00:29:21.97\00:29:23.25
You don't say a much about that
00:29:23.28\00:29:24.46
because may be you're
wearing it and so on so forth.
00:29:24.49\00:29:27.41
But yet, you know, you
will start on somebody else
00:29:27.44\00:29:29.88
about some other kind of issue.
00:29:29.91\00:29:32.20
Its like well, I
know the Bible says
00:29:32.23\00:29:33.79
I'm not supposed to it
00:29:33.82\00:29:34.85
but I'm going to go
ahead and do it anyway.
00:29:34.88\00:29:37.45
Is that being obedient or
is that being disobedient.
00:29:37.48\00:29:42.31
See the Bible is very clear.
00:29:42.34\00:29:43.43
God said, I will have My
daughters of Zion washed.
00:29:43.46\00:29:48.76
What's does that mean?
00:29:48.79\00:29:50.02
I'm going to have My
daughters in Zion washed.
00:29:50.05\00:29:53.96
And then if
washed what is that mean?
00:29:53.99\00:29:59.74
If it means He is
going to wash them
00:29:59.77\00:30:02.14
that mean then--that mean
something needs to come off.
00:30:02.17\00:30:06.48
If He is going to wash
them-- why would you wash them
00:30:06.51\00:30:08.24
if nothing needs to come off?
00:30:08.27\00:30:09.49
He says, I'm going to
wash them and make them clean.
00:30:09.52\00:30:13.36
He says just going come
off one way or the other
00:30:13.39\00:30:15.78
and then as Isaiah 4:3,4,
00:30:15.81\00:30:19.52
He say just going come
off by judgment or by fire.
00:30:19.55\00:30:23.93
How interesting, by
judgment or by fire.
00:30:23.96\00:30:29.28
See we gonna have
to give it to God.
00:30:29.31\00:30:32.09
We're gonna have to
choose to serve Him.
00:30:32.12\00:30:35.08
We're gonna have put him first
in our hearts and in our life.
00:30:35.11\00:30:39.94
What a tough decision for many.
00:30:39.97\00:30:43.46
But how many of us are
really willing to say God,
00:30:43.49\00:30:47.14
I want to put you first.
00:30:47.17\00:30:48.80
And Bible says
all these other things
00:30:48.83\00:30:50.18
will be added unto you.
00:30:50.21\00:30:53.23
Those of you who know better
I will just add a little bit
00:30:53.26\00:30:55.52
to that passage and you
take it for what its worth.
00:30:55.55\00:30:59.05
But when you know
what the Bible says
00:30:59.08\00:31:01.13
what God has said
take these things off
00:31:01.16\00:31:03.59
and you refuse to do
it because man has said.
00:31:03.62\00:31:06.93
Its okay or your
husband said it's a necessity
00:31:06.96\00:31:11.33
and you cling to those things.
00:31:11.36\00:31:12.93
Is there a possibility?
00:31:12.96\00:31:15.04
When the Bible talks
about is there possibility
00:31:15.07\00:31:17.05
that you can
leave those things on
00:31:17.08\00:31:18.51
but you won't make it to heaven.
00:31:18.54\00:31:21.17
Absolutely,
because we're disobeying
00:31:21.20\00:31:23.31
a direct command of God.
00:31:23.34\00:31:25.47
Let's look a little
deeper and let's dig in
00:31:25.50\00:31:27.88
and view some of these, these
ornaments right here, shall we.
00:31:27.91\00:31:31.67
Let's look at
what God has to say.
00:31:31.70\00:31:33.67
You remember, in
Genesis we go all way
00:31:33.70\00:31:35.22
back to the
beginning in Genesis 34,
00:31:35.25\00:31:38.35
reveals that
Jacob, Jacob and his sons
00:31:38.38\00:31:41.38
right his sons had
committed some grievous,
00:31:41.41\00:31:44.03
the Bible says,
some grievous sins.
00:31:44.06\00:31:46.58
Jacob was to bring them
and the rest of his family
00:31:46.61\00:31:50.37
and to make an
atonement for them
00:31:50.40\00:31:53.26
so that God could bless them.
00:31:53.29\00:31:55.95
Now we noticed
that grievous sins,
00:31:55.98\00:31:58.15
sins separate us from God.
00:31:58.18\00:31:59.99
God want to bring them back
00:32:00.02\00:32:01.49
so Jacob says,
right, I'm going to take--
00:32:01.52\00:32:03.58
God told Jacob bring
the family, bring them all.
00:32:03.61\00:32:05.75
In fact he
brought them to the place
00:32:05.78\00:32:07.18
to where he had that dream.
00:32:07.21\00:32:08.92
You remember the ladder?
00:32:08.95\00:32:10.72
And he said it was
before I can bless you
00:32:10.75\00:32:13.37
there's gonna have
to be an atonement made,
00:32:13.40\00:32:14.96
there's gonna have
to be some changes made.
00:32:14.99\00:32:17.50
And Genesis 35:1-4.
00:32:17.53\00:32:21.02
I love to read all those
00:32:21.05\00:32:22.08
but see time just
won't permit us to do that.
00:32:22.11\00:32:26.46
Genesis 35:1-4
before the atonement
00:32:26.49\00:32:31.16
or you know atonement with God
00:32:31.19\00:32:33.19
or to make things
right with God could be made.
00:32:33.22\00:32:36.46
Here is what
Jacob told his family
00:32:36.49\00:32:38.18
under the direction of
the Holy Spirit in verse 2.
00:32:38.21\00:32:42.57
He said "Put away
those strange God's
00:32:42.60\00:32:46.16
that are among you."
00:32:46.19\00:32:47.97
Strange God's
what does that mean?
00:32:48.00\00:32:51.35
Those strange God's.
00:32:51.38\00:32:52.82
Where did they get
these strange God's.
00:32:52.85\00:32:55.32
Where have you
gotten those strange God's
00:32:55.35\00:32:57.82
that you have put on your body?
00:32:57.85\00:33:00.98
Well, Jacob and his family,
00:33:01.01\00:33:02.45
you know, where his family
had gotten those strange God's.
00:33:02.48\00:33:04.90
Sure you do.
00:33:04.93\00:33:06.61
Because his family
had spent some time
00:33:06.64\00:33:08.51
dwelling with the heathen.
00:33:08.54\00:33:10.74
And the heathen was dressed
00:33:10.77\00:33:11.94
and put all kind of
things on their body
00:33:11.97\00:33:14.41
and all of a sudden it was like
00:33:14.44\00:33:15.84
well we don't have all
the things that they have on
00:33:15.87\00:33:17.93
and dress like they do
00:33:17.96\00:33:19.09
but just one or two
little things won't hurt.
00:33:19.12\00:33:23.13
God said before
you make an atonement
00:33:23.16\00:33:26.03
for atonement can be made.
00:33:26.06\00:33:27.51
Things right so
that I can bless you.
00:33:27.54\00:33:29.01
There is gonna have to
be something's taken off.
00:33:29.04\00:33:30.93
Isn't that interesting?
00:33:30.96\00:33:32.49
God called them strange
God's that are among you.
00:33:32.52\00:33:39.39
And then verse
4, the Bible said.
00:33:39.42\00:33:41.62
You know, we're gonna
identify these strange God's.
00:33:41.65\00:33:44.32
The Bible does it I
don't' have to do it.
00:33:44.35\00:33:48.08
So his family
as it where he says
00:33:48.11\00:33:49.87
"They gave unto Jacob
all their strange gods"
00:33:49.90\00:33:56.61
listen "which
were in their hands.
00:33:56.64\00:33:58.86
Is somebody with me?
00:33:58.89\00:34:00.01
"On their hands
and all the earrings
00:34:00.04\00:34:03.51
which were in their ears."
00:34:03.54\00:34:05.70
We just cannot
misinterpret that.
00:34:05.73\00:34:08.65
It's too clear.
00:34:08.68\00:34:10.14
Stuff they had in their ears,
00:34:10.17\00:34:12.43
earrings is what the
Bible said on their ears.
00:34:12.46\00:34:15.35
Things that they
had on their hands
00:34:15.38\00:34:17.26
before an
atonement could be made.
00:34:17.29\00:34:18.93
Before God could bless them.
00:34:18.96\00:34:20.78
Before things
could be made right.
00:34:20.81\00:34:22.70
God told Jacob take those
strange god's off of them.
00:34:22.73\00:34:26.91
Why they picked it
up in the heathen land.
00:34:26.94\00:34:29.95
Very interesting.
00:34:29.98\00:34:32.67
See and there will
be many who will say,
00:34:32.70\00:34:33.96
I didn't say, well, you know,
00:34:33.99\00:34:35.02
it's just a
little something to do.
00:34:35.05\00:34:36.59
I've heard it, but you would
say it's not go great earring
00:34:36.62\00:34:39.14
it's just a little bit. So what?
00:34:39.17\00:34:40.82
What is the little
sin, little sin, big sin.
00:34:40.85\00:34:43.60
God said no
earrings, He said no gold.
00:34:43.63\00:34:49.60
See we have again
such a habit of justifying
00:34:49.63\00:34:53.02
because we want to do something.
00:34:53.05\00:34:55.77
Then you can do it but
there is price to be paid
00:34:55.80\00:34:58.63
because God said don't do it.
00:34:58.66\00:35:01.15
Earrings, we mean the
earring, listen Jacob knew this.
00:35:01.18\00:35:05.79
You should know what is
that you study the word of God
00:35:05.82\00:35:07.81
and was talking about earrings
00:35:07.84\00:35:09.44
these earrings were worn
by the Ishmaelites, you see.
00:35:09.47\00:35:13.51
Judges 8:24.
00:35:13.54\00:35:15.49
And this--their
earrings were a mark of apostasy
00:35:15.52\00:35:19.20
from the true God of heaven.
00:35:19.23\00:35:24.12
And they put those things on.
00:35:24.15\00:35:25.64
And as God said you
got to take them off
00:35:25.67\00:35:28.58
before God could bless them.
00:35:28.61\00:35:31.78
And then Exodus 32,
we find another instance,
00:35:31.81\00:35:36.28
you remember the
golden calf, sure.
00:35:36.31\00:35:38.67
You remember that the story of,
00:35:38.70\00:35:40.43
you know, of Israel and of Aaron
00:35:40.46\00:35:43.25
and the apostasy of Israel.
00:35:43.28\00:35:48.24
How did that all come about.
00:35:48.27\00:35:51.47
Because they were accepting
many of the heathen customs
00:35:51.50\00:35:55.60
that came with
them out of Egypt.
00:35:55.63\00:35:58.29
They were
wearing the wrong things.
00:35:58.32\00:36:01.08
They had some gold
and they had some silver.
00:36:01.11\00:36:04.38
But notice how
Exodus 32:31 says.
00:36:04.41\00:36:08.72
God talking to His people.
00:36:08.75\00:36:10.05
He said they "This
people have sinned a great sin,
00:36:10.08\00:36:14.29
and have made
them God's of gold."
00:36:14.32\00:36:18.34
God's of gold.
00:36:18.37\00:36:20.29
See some of you
who realize this,
00:36:20.32\00:36:22.07
this is so simple to
believe but you will say
00:36:22.10\00:36:24.17
well I know these
are not god's really.
00:36:24.20\00:36:26.73
Are you willing to take them off
00:36:26.76\00:36:27.79
if God makes it
very clear in His word
00:36:27.82\00:36:29.98
or has it become your God?
00:36:30.01\00:36:33.35
God of heaven said
they've made God they've sinned.
00:36:33.38\00:36:36.53
So we're dealing with
the heavy issue here of sin.
00:36:36.56\00:36:40.67
I sinned the great sin.
00:36:40.70\00:36:42.35
God's of gold.
00:36:42.38\00:36:43.46
Then in Exodus 32:34
you got to go read it all.
00:36:43.49\00:36:47.20
God said "I will
visit their sin upon them."
00:36:47.23\00:36:52.93
Wow.
00:36:52.96\00:36:55.13
It's interesting even God's
people of Israel what to have.
00:36:55.16\00:36:57.92
It says, you know, when
they Moses didn't come back
00:36:57.95\00:37:00.19
from the mountain you
remember what happened.
00:37:00.22\00:37:01.34
Sure you do.
00:37:01.37\00:37:02.40
It says, they
begun to take the Gold
00:37:02.43\00:37:04.18
they had on their bodies off
an of course Aaron told to them
00:37:04.21\00:37:08.16
if you remember he
said, I just do in the fire
00:37:08.19\00:37:10.27
and here come a calf.
00:37:10.30\00:37:12.04
They had those gods of gold.
00:37:15.35\00:37:19.18
God said those things are
going to that have to come off.
00:37:19.21\00:37:21.70
Exodus 33:5, 6
this is what God said.
00:37:21.73\00:37:25.22
In order to get things right
00:37:25.25\00:37:26.63
because God said
I'm going to visit them
00:37:26.66\00:37:29.17
and when He meant visit them
He is going to set things right.
00:37:29.20\00:37:31.93
And Moses began to
plead in verse 33:5, 6.
00:37:31.96\00:37:35.67
Here's what God said.
00:37:35.70\00:37:36.73
"Therefore, now put off
thy ornaments from thee,
00:37:36.76\00:37:40.93
that I may know
what to do with thee."
00:37:40.96\00:37:43.19
Get those things off,
00:37:43.22\00:37:45.29
therefore, I know
what to do with thee.
00:37:45.32\00:37:46.96
Verse 6, it says
here what happened
00:37:46.99\00:37:48.94
"The children of
Israel stripped themselves
00:37:48.97\00:37:51.09
of their ornaments."
00:37:51.12\00:37:54.54
Does God know what
to do with you today,
00:37:54.57\00:37:56.29
He know what to
do with me today?
00:37:56.32\00:37:58.63
See saying the same
thing today--same God,
00:37:58.66\00:38:00.93
same yesterday
and today and forever.
00:38:00.96\00:38:03.36
God that doesn't change.
00:38:03.39\00:38:06.29
So we must keep in mind
God's plan to restore Israel.
00:38:06.32\00:38:10.64
You see, Israel
falling apart right apostasy,
00:38:10.67\00:38:13.56
back sliding and
it was always evident
00:38:13.59\00:38:15.68
by what they put on their body,
00:38:15.71\00:38:16.99
the way they talk,
the way they dressed,
00:38:17.02\00:38:18.47
the way they action.
00:38:18.50\00:38:22.13
But we have to-- we
have to think in terms
00:38:22.16\00:38:24.00
God's plan to restore Israel
00:38:24.03\00:38:25.63
was not just to
change of the heart
00:38:25.66\00:38:28.07
but it was a change of dress.
00:38:28.10\00:38:30.33
It was what they
put on their bodies.
00:38:30.36\00:38:33.81
And this change had
to take place--listen,
00:38:33.84\00:38:37.88
before they entered
their Promised Land,
00:38:37.91\00:38:40.23
the people were getting ready
to go in to the Promised Land
00:38:40.26\00:38:44.17
and God said you
gonna have to take off
00:38:44.20\00:38:47.02
those strange god's
00:38:47.05\00:38:48.35
if you want to enter
into the Promised Land.
00:38:48.38\00:38:50.56
Are you getting it here?
00:38:50.59\00:38:53.95
And then Paul tells us
that in 1 Corinthians 10:11.
00:38:53.98\00:38:59.12
He said, now listen, you say
well why are we talking about?
00:38:59.15\00:39:02.50
"All of these things
happened unto them for examples
00:39:02.53\00:39:07.10
or types and they are
written for our admonition
00:39:07.13\00:39:11.05
upon whom the ends
of the world are come."
00:39:11.08\00:39:16.25
You see the command
to remove the ornaments
00:39:16.28\00:39:20.10
that God said before,
they entered the Land of Canaan
00:39:20.13\00:39:24.83
applies to all of us before
we go into the heavenly Canaan.
00:39:24.86\00:39:31.59
You say it's just
a little ban, really?
00:39:31.62\00:39:35.37
It didn't cost anything, really.
00:39:35.40\00:39:38.84
The Bible doesn't talk
like that or teach like that.
00:39:38.87\00:39:41.27
It just said no gold.
00:39:41.30\00:39:44.49
Now the Prophet
Isaiah sent a message
00:39:44.52\00:39:48.32
and I'm glad we have
some time to go over this
00:39:48.35\00:39:50.00
because I want to do it.
00:39:50.03\00:39:51.06
I had my Bible turned
here I hope you do too.
00:39:51.09\00:39:53.01
Is Isaiah Chapter 3.
00:39:53.04\00:39:56.50
What an address that he gave
00:39:56.54\00:39:58.33
and he listen--he
addressed the daughters of what?
00:39:58.36\00:40:01.90
Of Zion.
00:40:01.93\00:40:03.02
Now, who are the
daughters of Zion?
00:40:03.05\00:40:05.28
That's must be God's people.
00:40:05.31\00:40:06.73
Remember, what he
was pinning down here.
00:40:06.76\00:40:08.97
The prophet of God he
was talking to the church
00:40:09.00\00:40:12.97
and you can very
well to the church today.
00:40:13.00\00:40:15.89
Some changes need to come about
00:40:15.92\00:40:17.87
not just to
recognize well I'm okay.
00:40:17.90\00:40:19.40
We're gonna serve
God and we love God
00:40:19.43\00:40:21.07
and we want to put
Him first this is what--
00:40:21.10\00:40:22.77
notice in Isaiah Chapter
3 God talking to His people.
00:40:22.80\00:40:27.02
We're going to read
verses 16 and onward, notice.
00:40:27.05\00:40:30.03
"Moreover, the Lord saith,
because the daughters of Zion."
00:40:30.06\00:40:35.35
Right, I'm
talking about his church
00:40:35.38\00:40:36.80
and we can talk about Isaiah 6:2
00:40:36.83\00:40:38.47
and Isaiah 10 and
Isaiah 16 so and so forth.
00:40:38.50\00:40:41.96
It says, "They are haughty,
00:40:41.99\00:40:43.60
they walk with
stretched forth necks,
00:40:43.63\00:40:45.70
right getting some attention.
00:40:45.73\00:40:47.25
"And wanton eyes."
00:40:47.28\00:40:48.99
Deceiving eyes
is what that means.
00:40:49.02\00:40:51.03
"They're walking
and mincing as they go."
00:40:51.06\00:40:54.53
That means they're
walking in such way
00:40:54.56\00:40:56.18
somebody stay with me.
00:40:56.21\00:40:57.52
That they're
getting the attention of men
00:40:57.55\00:40:59.74
that's exactly what it means.
00:40:59.77\00:41:02.23
"And making a little
tinkling with their feet."
00:41:02.26\00:41:04.22
They have got some things
on they shouldn't have on.
00:41:04.25\00:41:06.94
"Therefore, the Lord
will smite thee with a scab
00:41:06.97\00:41:10.43
of the crown of thy head
of the daughters of Zion."
00:41:10.46\00:41:14.41
The Bible says "And the
Lord will discover" notice this.
00:41:14.44\00:41:18.16
He is going to
"discover their secret parts."
00:41:18.19\00:41:20.75
Somebody stay with me.
00:41:20.78\00:41:22.07
He is going to discover what?
00:41:22.10\00:41:23.32
Their secret parts.
00:41:23.35\00:41:24.59
"In that day the
Lord will take away
00:41:24.62\00:41:27.48
the bravery of
their tinkling ornaments
00:41:27.51\00:41:30.59
about their feet,
and about their cauls"
00:41:30.62\00:41:33.79
which is in the mid section
00:41:33.82\00:41:35.48
"and their round
tires like the moon."
00:41:35.51\00:41:38.90
Ornaments round
what do you think
00:41:38.93\00:41:40.61
all this round business came in.
00:41:40.64\00:41:42.35
But from the heathen and pagans
and we put it on our body.
00:41:42.38\00:41:45.61
God said "I am going to
take those things round tires,
00:41:45.64\00:41:47.75
away from you in that day.
00:41:47.78\00:41:49.65
He said "I'm going
to take away the chains,
00:41:49.68\00:41:51.59
and the
bracelets and the mufflers,
00:41:51.62\00:41:53.74
or things that are hanging."
00:41:53.77\00:41:54.95
notice this "and the bonnets,
00:41:54.98\00:41:57.05
the ornaments, the
ornaments of the legs.
00:41:57.08\00:41:59.86
Notice this, "the headbands,
ornaments and the tablets."
00:41:59.89\00:42:04.00
Again things that are hanging.
00:42:04.03\00:42:05.36
Notice this and He
says "And the earrings."
00:42:05.39\00:42:10.76
There is no mistake in that.
00:42:10.79\00:42:12.10
That's what it means. I'm
going to take the earrings.
00:42:12.13\00:42:14.91
And then verse 21.
00:42:14.94\00:42:16.38
"And he said I'm
going to take away the rings
00:42:16.41\00:42:19.36
and the nose jewels and
the changes of apparel."
00:42:19.39\00:42:25.04
He says he is going to
take away the earrings,
00:42:25.07\00:42:27.08
he is going to
take away the rings.
00:42:27.11\00:42:29.82
Well, what a mess we
get involved with today,
00:42:29.85\00:42:33.94
when people begin to
try to make it excuses.
00:42:33.97\00:42:36.78
Remember, he said in
we've talked about Isaiah 6:2
00:42:39.64\00:42:42.46
He said "I have likened
the daughter of Zion to"
00:42:42.49\00:42:44.79
what "a comely
and delicate woman."
00:42:44.82\00:42:49.26
Isaiah 3:9, he said "The
shew of their countenance
00:42:49.30\00:42:52.91
doth witness against them.
00:42:52.94\00:42:55.17
And declare their sin as Sodom."
00:42:55.20\00:42:57.26
This is a heavy duty issue that
we have let the standard down
00:42:57.29\00:43:01.86
and these to be
raised up once again
00:43:01.89\00:43:03.80
among us, last day people.
00:43:03.83\00:43:07.07
See God identifies
listen, God identifies rings
00:43:07.10\00:43:11.81
as filth of the
daughter of the Zion.
00:43:11.84\00:43:14.94
That's what the
word of God says.
00:43:14.97\00:43:16.93
Rings are filth in God's sight.
00:43:16.96\00:43:19.89
And who are we to say it
doesn't make any difference.
00:43:19.92\00:43:22.71
Oh, it's a sign of this.
00:43:22.74\00:43:23.77
It's a symbol of this. Really?
00:43:23.80\00:43:26.73
God said they're filth.
00:43:26.76\00:43:31.59
Bible says notice
this the word ring.
00:43:31.62\00:43:34.60
Let's discuss this. We
have a few minutes to do it.
00:43:34.63\00:43:36.38
Rings, this my
friend, my brother,
00:43:36.41\00:43:39.11
my sister includes all of them.
00:43:39.14\00:43:43.81
Wouldn't it be
silly that if you thought
00:43:43.84\00:43:47.64
that you could wear one
00:43:47.67\00:43:48.72
because God is going to
make an exception for you
00:43:48.75\00:43:52.72
because you are
different you can wear it?
00:43:52.75\00:43:57.45
See it's always easy
to try to justify the one
00:43:57.48\00:44:01.49
that we have isn't it.
00:44:01.52\00:44:04.85
What kind of rings is
God talking about here?
00:44:04.88\00:44:10.03
Because again rings
for many people will say,
00:44:10.06\00:44:13.31
well I can't take it off
because my lodge gave it to me.
00:44:13.34\00:44:18.18
Oh, it's a retirement ring
00:44:18.21\00:44:19.72
I worked for forty
years for the railroad,
00:44:19.75\00:44:21.55
whatever it might be.
00:44:21.58\00:44:23.96
Oh, it's a birthstone ring.
00:44:23.99\00:44:25.24
Its all right,
it's a classic ring.
00:44:25.27\00:44:27.10
You know, it's
an engagement ring,
00:44:27.13\00:44:29.53
it's a wedding
ring, it's moms ring,
00:44:29.56\00:44:32.75
it's grandma's ring.
00:44:32.78\00:44:35.80
Again retirement
ring or sports ring.
00:44:35.83\00:44:39.17
See everyone also say
well, we have it that's special
00:44:39.20\00:44:41.75
so God is gonna overlook.
00:44:41.78\00:44:42.93
Is it God said rings.
00:44:42.96\00:44:46.05
That means all rings.
00:44:46.08\00:44:48.79
See we--all of these
rings I just mentioned
00:44:51.02\00:44:54.50
and many more all have,
listen, symbolic meanings.
00:44:54.53\00:44:59.75
Did you get that?
00:44:59.78\00:45:01.11
They all have symbolic
meanings but God said no rings.
00:45:01.14\00:45:09.11
Oh, it's jut
little. He said no gold.
00:45:09.14\00:45:11.23
Remember, of reading
that 1 Timothy and Peter.
00:45:11.26\00:45:13.62
No gold.
00:45:13.65\00:45:14.98
So we must not fight over
00:45:17.27\00:45:19.65
what God has
made plain in His word
00:45:19.68\00:45:22.91
no 'hmm' means no.
00:45:22.94\00:45:26.43
Oh I know it's difficult
always it's going to twinge you,
00:45:26.46\00:45:28.74
you are gonna
fighting some going to
00:45:28.77\00:45:30.08
all we just turn it off.
00:45:30.11\00:45:31.49
We're not going to listen to it.
00:45:31.52\00:45:32.55
You're still accountable for it.
00:45:32.58\00:45:34.61
You had the
opportunity to listen.
00:45:34.64\00:45:37.06
See I believe
this with all my heart
00:45:37.09\00:45:38.53
a born again Christian,
a born again Christian
00:45:38.56\00:45:43.10
will not go against the
clear revealed will of God.
00:45:43.13\00:45:49.63
We're not gonna justify,
we're not going to rationalize.
00:45:49.66\00:45:54.77
And we will not by the
grace God wear any rings
00:45:54.80\00:45:59.02
because the Bible said no.
00:45:59.05\00:46:00.76
He is going to take
them away from us, wow.
00:46:00.79\00:46:05.26
Let's say if we
try to justify one.
00:46:05.29\00:46:08.28
And let's just
say the wedding ring
00:46:08.31\00:46:09.82
because that's really touchy.
00:46:09.85\00:46:11.02
Engagement and wedding ring.
00:46:11.05\00:46:13.02
Remember, a ring is what.
00:46:14.73\00:46:16.44
It's symbolic, isn't it? Yeah.
00:46:16.47\00:46:18.38
Of course all of the
other rings are symbolic,
00:46:18.41\00:46:20.27
symbol of
something, aren't they?
00:46:20.30\00:46:23.82
So then we all still
could once again justify
00:46:23.85\00:46:27.46
anything that we put on our hand
00:46:27.49\00:46:29.10
or you know in our ear we
can justify not with scripture
00:46:29.13\00:46:31.87
but humanly speaking.
00:46:31.90\00:46:34.04
And let me say this,
00:46:36.02\00:46:37.24
nowhere in the Bible do we find,
00:46:37.27\00:46:40.89
nowhere in the Bible do we find
00:46:40.92\00:46:43.16
that the wearing of a ring
a physical sign of marriage.
00:46:43.19\00:46:49.53
Nowhere in the Bible so
where do we get this stuff.
00:46:49.56\00:46:55.48
In fact the ring in
marriage has Pagan son worship
00:46:55.51\00:47:00.86
written all over it.
00:47:00.89\00:47:03.06
It's easy to trace as well as
papal of authority or customs.
00:47:03.09\00:47:10.33
Wow, as Cardinal
Newman said in his book
00:47:10.36\00:47:15.58
"Development of
Christian Doctrine."
00:47:15.61\00:47:18.29
He speaks about Constantine
and trying to compromise
00:47:18.32\00:47:21.50
whenever the
Christians and the pagans
00:47:21.53\00:47:23.00
and bringing
them in to the church
00:47:23.03\00:47:24.61
and worship practices.
00:47:24.64\00:47:26.87
You know, what he tells us?
00:47:26.90\00:47:28.66
He tells us the
use of--listen temples,
00:47:28.69\00:47:31.66
dedicated to the
saints, incense, candles,
00:47:31.69\00:47:34.79
holy water, processions,
00:47:34.82\00:47:36.51
listen, the ring in
marriage turning to the east
00:47:36.54\00:47:40.84
and later images,
are all of Pagan origin.
00:47:40.87\00:47:46.99
The ring in
marriage is Pagan origin.
00:47:47.02\00:47:50.45
So how is it we
stand for certain things
00:47:50.48\00:47:52.31
that man it's ritual in
paganism I'm not going to do it.
00:47:52.34\00:47:54.88
And other times you'd say
that ritual are in paganism
00:47:54.91\00:47:57.00
but well come on.
00:47:57.03\00:48:00.82
And they were
adopted into the church.
00:48:00.85\00:48:03.81
And certainly
this would bring us
00:48:03.84\00:48:05.12
don't you think to the
back to the New Testament
00:48:05.15\00:48:08.42
in 1 Timothy 2:9,
10 here what it says.
00:48:08.45\00:48:11.55
"In like manner
also" we've covered it
00:48:11.58\00:48:13.52
"that women adorn
themselves in modest apparel,
00:48:13.55\00:48:16.39
with shamefacedness and sobriety
00:48:16.42\00:48:18.45
not with broided hair or gold,
00:48:18.48\00:48:20.86
or pearls, or costly array."
00:48:20.89\00:48:23.43
You can take time to read that.
00:48:23.46\00:48:24.75
Compare 1 Peter 3:1-5.
00:48:24.78\00:48:27.41
We have already
covered these passages
00:48:27.44\00:48:29.05
we're talking
about the New Testament
00:48:29.08\00:48:30.42
how God says no pearls, no gold,
00:48:30.45\00:48:33.72
no silver, no exceptions.
00:48:33.75\00:48:37.89
Some of you might
say and usually you know,
00:48:37.92\00:48:39.92
usually is the one who
wants the one who wants
00:48:39.95\00:48:42.76
to not to give up-- I
don't want to give up my ring
00:48:42.79\00:48:46.08
and but when here's,
here's I have heard these.
00:48:46.11\00:48:48.97
You say, you know,
this what the Bible teaches
00:48:49.00\00:48:50.68
and she would say well,
I can't give up my ring.
00:48:50.71\00:48:52.95
This just shows
that I'm married.
00:48:52.98\00:48:54.86
Wow, no one says I
won't because it shows that
00:48:54.89\00:48:58.52
I love my husband.
00:48:58.55\00:49:01.48
I had one who said, well we
wear so men won't hit on me.
00:49:01.51\00:49:06.22
Very, very interesting.
00:49:06.25\00:49:08.55
So men won't hit on me.
00:49:08.58\00:49:09.96
You realize ladies,
men if your conduct--
00:49:09.99\00:49:13.11
it's your conduct
how conduct yourself,
00:49:13.14\00:49:17.69
how you talk, how you act,
00:49:17.72\00:49:19.28
how you dress, where the
men will approach you or not.
00:49:19.31\00:49:23.04
Godly woman just don't
have that kind of problem
00:49:24.68\00:49:27.11
I could tell you that.
00:49:27.14\00:49:30.42
Now I heard a lot of
men and out there in a study
00:49:30.45\00:49:32.53
is that men look for
women who have a wedding ring on
00:49:32.56\00:49:36.44
in this society,
kind of interesting.
00:49:36.47\00:49:38.34
You know why?
00:49:38.37\00:49:40.85
Is there anything, question,
is there anything more important
00:49:40.88\00:49:43.65
than the marriage because
man we'll put some stuff.
00:49:43.68\00:49:45.69
There are
something's down the line.
00:49:45.72\00:49:46.86
The Bible is
putting on the line here.
00:49:46.89\00:49:48.19
There is a real test.
00:49:48.22\00:49:50.88
Is there anything more
important than marriage?
00:49:50.91\00:49:54.42
Now I can say here
now let's, yes. What?
00:49:54.45\00:49:58.04
What you're marriage to Christ.
00:49:58.07\00:50:01.20
You're marriage to Christ
00:50:01.23\00:50:02.48
is more important
than an earthly marriage.
00:50:02.51\00:50:04.96
Did you get that?
00:50:04.99\00:50:07.11
Because we can't put anything
00:50:07.14\00:50:08.69
above our
relationships with Jesus Christ.
00:50:08.72\00:50:10.94
Remember, put Him first
00:50:10.97\00:50:12.19
all these other
things will be added.
00:50:12.22\00:50:15.64
See what is
really being tested here.
00:50:15.67\00:50:20.21
Is it not really,
00:50:20.24\00:50:21.27
is it not your love for
Christ it's being tested?
00:50:21.30\00:50:25.45
See the Bible has spoken
and it's going to test you
00:50:25.48\00:50:28.39
and it's going to test me.
00:50:28.42\00:50:30.77
And please may I bring this,
00:50:30.80\00:50:32.12
please don't be
a stumbling block.
00:50:32.15\00:50:35.28
There are many church members,
00:50:35.31\00:50:36.62
there are many who continued
to wear their ornaments
00:50:36.65\00:50:39.61
or their rings and
may be even necklaces
00:50:39.64\00:50:42.68
even among
God's last day people,
00:50:42.71\00:50:44.20
some leaders of the
church and church officers
00:50:44.23\00:50:46.61
and pastor and elders.
00:50:46.64\00:50:49.08
They know the truth but they
refused to follow the truth.
00:50:49.11\00:50:52.78
And I say there
is what a sad example
00:50:52.81\00:50:55.64
to the new people
that are coming in.
00:50:55.67\00:50:58.38
When they were taught by the one
00:50:58.41\00:50:59.80
who give them Bible studies
00:50:59.83\00:51:01.12
that they need to
give up these ornaments
00:51:01.15\00:51:02.78
because God said before they
entered the heavenly Canaan.
00:51:02.81\00:51:05.58
What a stumbling
block and I'm gonna be both
00:51:05.61\00:51:08.13
that you are if you continue to
do that--when you know better.
00:51:08.16\00:51:11.68
A stumbling block.
00:51:11.71\00:51:14.79
You don't want to
give these things up.
00:51:14.82\00:51:18.10
Now how about the other
new members that are coming in,
00:51:18.13\00:51:20.58
they are looking
at the older members
00:51:20.61\00:51:22.06
and they'll say why
should we give them up
00:51:22.09\00:51:23.35
when they're not giving them up.
00:51:23.38\00:51:26.50
Why should we dress like this
when they dress well they do.
00:51:26.53\00:51:29.18
Why should we be
careful with our make up,
00:51:29.21\00:51:31.17
you see, when there are
painted up like Jezebel.
00:51:31.20\00:51:33.52
I hope you hear what I'm saying.
00:51:33.55\00:51:35.22
Shouldn't the church
practice what it preaches.
00:51:35.25\00:51:39.47
Bible is clear
about stumbling block
00:51:39.50\00:51:41.15
let me do this quickly here.
00:51:41.18\00:51:42.42
Romans 14:13 it says,
00:51:42.45\00:51:44.19
"That no man put
a stumbling block
00:51:44.22\00:51:46.40
or an occasion to
fall in the brother's way."
00:51:46.43\00:51:51.09
Romans 14:21. "it is
good neither to eat flesh
00:51:51.12\00:51:54.92
nor to drink wine, nor any thing
00:51:54.95\00:51:57.75
whereby they brother stumbleth,
00:51:57.78\00:51:59.97
or is offended,
or is made weak."
00:52:00.00\00:52:03.32
You think you're
not causing trouble,
00:52:03.35\00:52:04.65
you think you're not nervous
00:52:04.68\00:52:05.71
when you're
wearing those things.
00:52:05.74\00:52:06.77
You're getting upfront
and you're doing the picture
00:52:06.80\00:52:08.67
is on magazines and things.
00:52:08.70\00:52:09.95
You're stumbling block
that's what the Bible says.
00:52:09.98\00:52:14.03
Luke 17:2 "If it
were better for him
00:52:14.06\00:52:17.94
that a millstone were
hanged around his neck,
00:52:17.97\00:52:20.66
and be cast into the sea,
00:52:20.69\00:52:22.74
than that he should offend
one of these little ones."
00:52:22.77\00:52:27.02
Isn't it time we held
up the standards of dress.
00:52:27.05\00:52:29.86
Oh, all kind of issues
00:52:29.89\00:52:31.24
to yet we're going
to have time to do that
00:52:31.27\00:52:33.15
but isn't it time
00:52:33.18\00:52:34.91
then the time we take
these things of right now.
00:52:34.94\00:52:37.12
Right now while
you're listening this
00:52:37.15\00:52:38.30
you just being
and the inspiration
00:52:38.33\00:52:39.64
of the spirit of the living God
00:52:39.67\00:52:40.86
just take off these ornaments.
00:52:40.89\00:52:43.06
Take off that heavy make
up, take off that jewelry.
00:52:43.09\00:52:46.17
I'm a talking about the wedding
rings to the Pagan wedding rings
00:52:46.20\00:52:50.19
and conduct ourselves
like God's last day church.
00:52:50.22\00:52:54.00
You see, it's
straight testimony time.
00:52:54.03\00:52:57.53
Not because some
groups set up some rules.
00:52:57.56\00:53:00.66
Not because some groups said
00:53:00.69\00:53:02.15
it's okay to wear
of these things now.
00:53:02.18\00:53:05.13
Listen God is the same
00:53:05.16\00:53:06.47
as in the other
countries as He is here.
00:53:06.50\00:53:08.23
It's the same
Bible that we read.
00:53:08.26\00:53:10.03
I hear its a
custom in other lands
00:53:10.06\00:53:11.53
and so we don't mess with that.
00:53:11.56\00:53:13.06
The Bible the same
God is in that country.
00:53:13.09\00:53:15.42
He requires the
same of all of us.
00:53:15.45\00:53:18.43
Friend, you know
Bible talks about
00:53:18.46\00:53:20.99
we need not do warn
and leave the other undone.
00:53:21.02\00:53:24.87
Isn't it time that we begin
00:53:24.90\00:53:26.14
to conduct
ourselves like Christians.
00:53:26.17\00:53:28.02
Isn't' it time that we
pray about it right now.
00:53:28.05\00:53:30.09
Bring conviction upon the hearts
of the God's last day people.
00:53:30.12\00:53:33.61
What's the
straight testimony do?
00:53:33.64\00:53:36.02
Bible says, it cause, you know,
00:53:36.05\00:53:37.31
the Spirit of Prophecy said,
00:53:37.34\00:53:38.37
it causes the
shaking among the church.
00:53:38.40\00:53:40.55
These are things that
we don't want to hear.
00:53:40.58\00:53:42.46
These are things that
we don't want to approach
00:53:42.49\00:53:44.05
as pastors and
leaders but you know what,
00:53:44.08\00:53:46.04
you need to if you
want the blessings of God.
00:53:46.07\00:53:48.72
We study just real quickly
00:53:48.75\00:53:49.87
and I want to pray
about it right now.
00:53:49.90\00:53:51.08
Will you pray with me?
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So Holy Spirit, will lead
and guide us in all truth.
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Let's pray.
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Merciful Father in
heaven, we thank You
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for your precious word.
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We know it's very
difficult for many
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others will see the
importance of following You
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and putting You first.
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Our marriage to You
00:54:04.65\00:54:05.68
is more important
than anything else.
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Lord, I pray for conviction
to come upon all of our hearts
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and all of our lives
that we may follow You.
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That yes what we wear
what we put on our bodies
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does make a difference.
00:54:16.27\00:54:17.60
We want to be
placing in Your sight.
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We're in conviction and
we pray in victory right now.
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In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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Well I pray right
now in last few seconds
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that we have here
with you that you're making
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that decision right now.
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You don't have to
talk to anybody else about.
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The Bible has
said, You gonna reach,
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you girls gonna take things
off, you gonna put them down
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and say God thank you
for giving me that victory.
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Friend, do you want
that victory right now.
00:54:38.57\00:54:40.85
It's yours.
00:54:40.88\00:54:42.05
Do you love Jesus
with all your heart?
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Oh, I know I do.
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And I want to follow Him.
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And so you have that
opportunity right now.
00:54:47.05\00:54:49.05
And these things
that we brought out
00:54:49.08\00:54:50.31
we're just barely right
00:54:50.34\00:54:52.10
and we say tickling
the edges of the scripture
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that's so much
more on this subject.
00:54:54.08\00:54:56.61
But I know that
you're going to follow
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what God has said
because you love Him
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with all your heart.
00:54:59.40\00:55:00.58
You know, we love you
we'll see you next time.
00:55:00.61\00:55:03.86
Welcome back, friends.
00:55:05.43\00:55:07.06
God is calling us back from
the allurements of this world.
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And many times we find that
00:55:11.47\00:55:13.06
our affections have
been placed upon objects
00:55:13.09\00:55:15.51
that are contrary to
God's design for our lives.
00:55:15.54\00:55:19.52
I encourage you
to trust Him today.
00:55:19.55\00:55:23.22
There is no trinket
that this world has to offer
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that is worth our placing
up above them before God.
00:55:27.11\00:55:31.71
As God has told us time
and again in His word that,
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"When we chose Him
as our Lord and Savior
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that our whole hearts
are to be surrendered."
00:55:38.69\00:55:41.83
And that only makes good sense.
00:55:41.86\00:55:43.95
If a part of our
heart is withheld from Him
00:55:43.98\00:55:46.77
and it must be
holding on to something,
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something in this world.
00:55:49.34\00:55:51.17
And we know that this
world is amenity against God.
00:55:51.20\00:55:54.44
The dwarfs of this world
must fall away from our heart,
00:55:54.47\00:55:58.55
from the hearts of God's saints.
00:55:58.58\00:56:00.78
Therefore, it is
our earnest prayer
00:56:00.81\00:56:03.40
here at Behold
the Lamb Ministries
00:56:03.43\00:56:05.40
that during this
series of messages
00:56:05.43\00:56:08.26
that the Holy
Spirit has convicted
00:56:08.29\00:56:10.52
and strengthened you to make
whatever changes are necessary
00:56:10.55\00:56:15.09
for the Kingdom of
Heaven to one day be your home.
00:56:15.12\00:56:19.88
Does our appearance
really matter to God?
00:56:19.91\00:56:22.79
Yes, indeed it does.
00:56:22.82\00:56:24.69
So chose you this
day whom you'll serve
00:56:24.72\00:56:28.11
and join us as we
concur with Joshua in 24:15
00:56:28.14\00:56:34.47
when he says "As for me
00:56:34.50\00:56:36.39
and my house we
will serve the Lord."
00:56:36.42\00:56:40.74
We thank you once
again for taking the time
00:56:40.77\00:56:42.99
to study God's
word with us today.
00:56:43.02\00:56:45.28
And thank you for
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00:56:45.31\00:56:47.76
in prayer and financial support.
00:56:47.79\00:56:50.08
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00:56:50.11\00:56:52.88
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00:56:52.91\00:56:55.32
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00:56:55.35\00:56:57.82
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00:56:57.85\00:56:59.75
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00:56:59.78\00:57:03.60
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00:57:03.63\00:57:06.01
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00:57:06.04\00:57:09.76
We truly need your help
00:57:09.79\00:57:11.36
and may God richly
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00:57:11.39\00:57:15.04
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00:57:18.39\00:57:20.85
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Until next time friends,
00:57:58.35\00:57:59.91
may our precious
loving wonderful Savior
00:57:59.94\00:58:03.83
continue to richly
bless, you and yours.
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