Hello friends, grab
your Bible and a friend
00:00:01.98\00:00:03.02
and sit back as we
explore God's word together
00:00:03.03\00:00:05.65
on this edition of House Calls.
00:00:05.66\00:00:07.64
Hello friends, welcome to
another House Calls program.
00:00:22.74\00:00:25.49
So, glad to have
you tune in today
00:00:25.50\00:00:27.20
for a topic that
we've been talking
00:00:27.21\00:00:28.64
about for some weeks now.
00:00:28.65\00:00:30.15
And I believe that today
00:00:30.16\00:00:31.70
we will be able to
wind that topic up.
00:00:31.71\00:00:33.39
My name is John Lomacang
00:00:33.72\00:00:35.17
and with me is my
good friend John Dinzey.
00:00:35.18\00:00:37.31
Good to have you
here today, John.
00:00:37.32\00:00:38.44
Good to be here.
You're not a stranger here
00:00:38.45\00:00:40.28
and somehow we haven't
been able to coordinate today,
00:00:40.64\00:00:42.49
you have on a
maroon and I have on blue.
00:00:42.50\00:00:44.18
And if our viewers remember
well you said you kind of...
00:00:44.19\00:00:48.03
I'm little color
blind, so my wife
00:00:48.04\00:00:49.86
helps me with
these things, so...
00:00:49.87\00:00:51.12
Okay, she is doing a
good job, doing very good job.
00:00:51.13\00:00:53.82
You know, friends, I
wanna encourage you to sit back
00:00:53.83\00:00:56.15
and get your
Bibles, get your pens,
00:00:56.16\00:00:58.26
hit the button record, because
this program is continuing
00:00:58.27\00:01:01.97
and maybe winding up today
00:01:01.98\00:01:03.13
on the subject of
Christian Standards.
00:01:03.14\00:01:04.94
Which is a very important topic.
00:01:05.44\00:01:07.23
We've been talking
about a number of things
00:01:07.24\00:01:08.67
that we feel has
been over looked,
00:01:08.68\00:01:11.08
or had been over
looked in the Christian world.
00:01:11.48\00:01:13.36
And we think its
time for the people of God
00:01:13.37\00:01:15.38
to get back
together to the basics,
00:01:15.39\00:01:17.16
get back to the
basics of Christianity,
00:01:17.17\00:01:19.45
get back to the
things that really show
00:01:19.46\00:01:21.20
that Christ is not
only abiding on the inside,
00:01:21.21\00:01:23.93
but He's being
reflected on the outside.
00:01:23.94\00:01:26.30
And, that's very
good topic, talking about
00:01:26.31\00:01:27.66
Christian standards
today, what do you think?
00:01:27.67\00:01:29.92
I think it's an
appropriate topic.
00:01:30.39\00:01:32.22
As we're living in
time, when the world is trying
00:01:32.23\00:01:35.17
to take over the church.
00:01:35.18\00:01:36.27
That's right. And
we need to allow Christ
00:01:36.28\00:01:39.10
to be seen and heard in us,
00:01:39.11\00:01:40.53
and the Bible has some
good information on that.
00:01:40.54\00:01:44.01
That's right, and so
if you have any questions
00:01:44.02\00:01:46.90
when we talk
about this topic today,
00:01:46.91\00:01:48.77
you can send those
questions to housecalls@3abn.org
00:01:48.78\00:01:52.43
that's housecalls@3abn.org.
00:01:52.44\00:01:55.00
And if you
don't have a computer,
00:01:55.01\00:01:56.58
we understand that
you've been doing very good job
00:01:56.59\00:01:58.38
of getting them
here by emailing them
00:01:58.39\00:02:01.43
and writing them in and we
do appreciate that very much.
00:02:01.44\00:02:05.12
I've a frog in my throat Johnny
00:02:05.13\00:02:06.54
that just wants
to keep coming up.
00:02:06.55\00:02:07.99
I think I have one
too. Yeah, one too.
00:02:08.00\00:02:09.84
This is something that
you get early in the morning
00:02:09.88\00:02:11.90
and it's a nice blistery,
cold day here in Thompsonville.
00:02:12.58\00:02:15.86
We'll try to keep that frog down
00:02:15.87\00:02:17.41
and keep going
in the word of God.
00:02:18.15\00:02:20.59
Now, we have a
number of questions today
00:02:20.60\00:02:22.94
and I
appreciate those questions.
00:02:22.95\00:02:24.52
I got a question by the way from
a gentlemen that said to me.
00:02:24.91\00:02:27.63
I've written you two
or three times already
00:02:27.64\00:02:29.69
and you refuse to
answer my questions.
00:02:29.70\00:02:31.19
I have got good news
for you today, Larry,
00:02:31.20\00:02:33.37
we're gonna
answer your question.
00:02:33.38\00:02:34.64
So press record, so
hopefully we'll be able to get
00:02:34.65\00:02:37.99
to two at least of the
three question you sent our way,
00:02:38.00\00:02:40.94
because a number of other
people have asked questions
00:02:40.95\00:02:43.23
and we want to make sure
that we can cover theirs too.
00:02:43.24\00:02:45.26
I had a very troubling question
00:02:46.35\00:02:47.53
from a lady in
Canada name Laurie,
00:02:47.54\00:02:49.94
and if you
watching today, Laurie,
00:02:49.95\00:02:51.18
I hope you are, because
I want to encourage you.
00:02:51.19\00:02:53.50
And she writes
according to Malachi chapter 3,
00:02:53.51\00:02:56.66
she says those who rob
God, and that's the quotation,
00:02:56.67\00:03:00.65
I will go to that. She says,
00:03:00.66\00:03:01.87
matter of fact
I'll read the text
00:03:02.26\00:03:03.56
and then I'll read her
question, or matter of fact,
00:03:03.57\00:03:05.47
I'll read the question first.
00:03:05.48\00:03:06.86
She is very ill
and wants to know
00:03:06.87\00:03:09.07
if this is God's curse on her,
00:03:09.50\00:03:12.17
what can she
do? She is very ill.
00:03:12.66\00:03:14.91
she wants to know if
this is God's curse on her.
00:03:14.92\00:03:16.87
She is tithing now,
but says she owes God
00:03:17.39\00:03:21.94
a lot of money and will
never be able to pay Him again.
00:03:21.95\00:03:28.39
She feels like she's
fighting for her life.
00:03:28.40\00:03:31.28
Laurie, I mean
that's an amazing thing,
00:03:31.66\00:03:33.45
she thinks God is
paying back her back
00:03:33.46\00:03:35.35
and inflecting
her and deflecting her
00:03:35.36\00:03:38.77
for not paying her tithe,
00:03:38.78\00:03:40.38
because she read
the text in Malachi 3.
00:03:40.84\00:03:43.19
Now, let me read
it for you friends
00:03:43.20\00:03:44.36
as you are listening
and then we will go ahead
00:03:44.37\00:03:46.05
and answer the
question for Laurie.
00:03:46.06\00:03:47.17
The Bible says
Malachi 3 verse 8 and 9,
00:03:47.18\00:03:49.18
Will a man rob God?
Yet ye have robbed me.
00:03:49.93\00:03:53.70
But ye say, in what
way have we robbed you?
00:03:53.71\00:03:58.03
And the answer is in
tithes and offerings.
00:03:58.42\00:04:00.74
And here is the
concern that Laurie has.
00:04:00.75\00:04:02.81
You are cursed with a
curse for you have robbed me,
00:04:04.31\00:04:07.76
even this whole nation. So
Laurie is asking the question
00:04:07.77\00:04:11.85
Is God afflicting me,
is God making me sick?
00:04:12.28\00:04:15.41
But I'm already sick mentally,
00:04:16.18\00:04:18.52
because I don't thing
I can ever pay him back.
00:04:18.53\00:04:20.21
Well, Let me
encourage you today, Laurie.
00:04:20.62\00:04:22.28
And Johnny, think about
this. This is an amazing thing,
00:04:22.70\00:04:27.00
Laurie, God is not in
the business of just saying,
00:04:27.01\00:04:29.70
okay, you owe me, therefore,
I am going to afflict you.
00:04:29.71\00:04:34.32
Now can you imagine
for those who had known
00:04:34.95\00:04:36.91
about this for many, many
years and didn't pay tithe,
00:04:36.92\00:04:39.18
God is also a
God of forgiveness.
00:04:39.80\00:04:42.22
He allows us to start fresh
and I see you already have.
00:04:42.23\00:04:46.45
So, when God
forgives even though the sins
00:04:46.88\00:04:49.61
of our past maybe too
many for us to atone for.
00:04:49.62\00:04:53.20
The Lord is the one that
atones for all the things
00:04:53.21\00:04:55.41
that we cannot atone for.
00:04:55.42\00:04:56.63
And the Bible says
in First John 1 verse 9,
00:04:56.64\00:04:59.29
If we confess our
sins, He is faithful
00:04:59.30\00:05:01.65
and just to
forgive us of our sin
00:05:01.66\00:05:03.29
and here is the good
news about being made whole
00:05:03.30\00:05:05.45
and cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.
00:05:05.46\00:05:08.33
What do you think about that?
00:05:08.34\00:05:09.31
Amen, and you know
when we consider that,
00:05:09.32\00:05:12.17
she says she will
never be able to pay back
00:05:12.18\00:05:15.46
and that's a burden,
I mean we can sense her,
00:05:15.92\00:05:18.60
her emotional pain there
in the words that she said.
00:05:18.61\00:05:22.69
But, the good
news is she understands
00:05:22.70\00:05:26.00
she committed a sin. Right.
00:05:26.01\00:05:27.32
But now as you
said comes the blessing
00:05:27.33\00:05:30.24
of accepting God's
forgiveness. That's right.
00:05:30.25\00:05:32.49
And moving on,
from this day forward.
00:05:32.50\00:05:34.54
Being faithful to
God, as she is blessed
00:05:34.55\00:05:37.87
she returns tithes and offering.
00:05:37.88\00:05:39.16
You know Pastor
John, you brought up
00:05:39.17\00:05:41.65
an interesting thing,
because she quoted Malachi,
00:05:41.66\00:05:44.28
which we believe that,
that whole Bible is inspired.
00:05:45.15\00:05:47.73
That's right. And when we read
00:05:47.74\00:05:49.07
in the New Testament
says that all scriptures
00:05:49.08\00:05:51.25
given by inspiration of God,
00:05:51.26\00:05:52.64
and is
profitable for instruction
00:05:52.65\00:05:54.12
for reproof or doctrine,
00:05:54.13\00:05:55.19
some people just
think that means...
00:05:56.04\00:05:58.06
Old Testament. The
New Testament Times.
00:05:58.07\00:06:00.98
When he's talking
about all scripture,
00:06:00.99\00:06:02.71
he is talking
about Old Testament.
00:06:02.72\00:06:04.89
And so this dear lady,
what is her name again?
00:06:04.90\00:06:09.20
Laurie. Laurie.
00:06:09.21\00:06:10.24
Sister Laurie is believing what
God says in the Old Testament
00:06:11.34\00:06:15.22
is still valid today.
But there is a scripture
00:06:15.23\00:06:17.87
in Matthew 23 verse 23
that I would like to read.
00:06:17.88\00:06:20.55
Sure. Just for the sake of those
00:06:20.56\00:06:21.92
that think you know,
we don't have to tithe,
00:06:21.93\00:06:24.32
in the New Testament,
that's been done away with.
00:06:24.33\00:06:26.41
Malachi 23 verse 1.
No Matthew 23 verse 23.
00:06:26.42\00:06:30.15
This is Jesus speaking
and He is giving a rebuke.
00:06:30.50\00:06:33.01
Now notice this, "Woe unto
you, scribes and Pharisees,
00:06:33.02\00:06:37.13
hypocrites! For
ye pay tithe of mint
00:06:37.14\00:06:40.33
and anise and cummin, and
have omitted the weightier
00:06:40.34\00:06:43.75
matters of the law,
judgment, mercy, and faith:
00:06:43.76\00:06:47.09
These ought ye to
have done. That's right.
00:06:47.61\00:06:51.42
And not to leave
the other undone."
00:06:51.43\00:06:54.16
So, Jesus is saying you
need to have judgment, mercy,
00:06:54.17\00:06:58.56
and what's the other word?
judgment, mercy, and faith.
00:06:59.03\00:07:03.85
Right. Don't leave these undone
00:07:03.86\00:07:05.65
and don't leave
the others undone
00:07:05.99\00:07:07.29
which is to tithe as well."
00:07:07.30\00:07:08.45
That's right. In New Testament
00:07:08.46\00:07:09.83
that's important
because there is some churches.
00:07:09.84\00:07:11.66
This is amazing
topic what I like about
00:07:11.67\00:07:13.91
what you just
brought out is this friends.
00:07:13.92\00:07:15.54
When it comes to money,
you'll find very few churches
00:07:15.89\00:07:18.85
that argue with
that scripture. Yes.
00:07:18.86\00:07:21.09
Because it has
to do with tithing,
00:07:21.10\00:07:22.31
it has to do with bringing
in money for the work of Lord
00:07:22.32\00:07:25.23
and there are
churches today that will say.
00:07:25.24\00:07:26.87
Oh, the Sabbath
is Old Testament,
00:07:27.31\00:07:29.33
it was done away
with nailed to the cross
00:07:29.34\00:07:31.37
and it's not talked
about in the New Testament.
00:07:32.10\00:07:34.68
But when it comes
to tithing it's amazing
00:07:35.19\00:07:36.95
how those same pastors
will preach on tithing,
00:07:37.55\00:07:42.61
preach on not robbing God
and make sure that they bring
00:07:42.62\00:07:45.57
the money in and then
you begin to consider.
00:07:45.58\00:07:48.12
Well, this is
probably a financial thing
00:07:48.13\00:07:50.41
rather than a thing
about being faithful.
00:07:50.42\00:07:52.25
The text says, pay
tithe of all you have,
00:07:52.64\00:07:55.97
but also be
justice, mercy and faith,
00:07:56.33\00:07:59.65
don't leave that out.
God's people ought not be
00:07:59.66\00:08:02.32
a people that
are just paying tithe
00:08:02.33\00:08:04.56
and by the way we return tithe.
00:08:04.57\00:08:06.81
We've return
tithe. We don't pay tithe.
00:08:06.82\00:08:08.65
Tithe is not bill, tithe
is an act of faith in God
00:08:08.66\00:08:12.94
and a method
where by God blesses us
00:08:12.95\00:08:15.07
and expands what we have.
00:08:15.08\00:08:16.39
You know, I think about it,
00:08:16.40\00:08:17.55
you know, lot of us are
greedy when it comes to that.
00:08:17.56\00:08:19.62
You know, God is
marvelous, isn't He?
00:08:19.63\00:08:21.11
Yes, He is marvelous
because He first gives you.
00:08:21.12\00:08:24.03
That's right. And
then He expects you
00:08:24.04\00:08:25.66
to return unlike you know,
00:08:25.67\00:08:27.49
you go to the
store you have to pay
00:08:27.50\00:08:28.78
because you've
taken something from them,
00:08:28.79\00:08:32.07
you know, here is a chair
that you need for your home.
00:08:32.08\00:08:35.61
So, in order for you to
get that chair you have to pay.
00:08:36.07\00:08:38.69
You're right. Now
God gives you a blessing,
00:08:38.70\00:08:41.18
God gives us a blessing
and then He is expecting
00:08:41.19\00:08:44.86
that out of gratitude
we return to him tithe.
00:08:44.87\00:08:48.07
It makes a
difference there is...
00:08:48.75\00:08:50.18
And, there is a blessing in it.
00:08:50.19\00:08:51.47
This is someone our
preacher a few weeks ago called,
00:08:52.06\00:08:53.59
weeks ago called the
attitude of gratitude.
00:08:53.60\00:08:56.81
Oh, yes. And then I was amazed
00:08:56.82\00:08:59.43
to see on one of
the older programs
00:08:59.44\00:09:01.17
of the Oprah Winfrey show,
00:09:01.18\00:09:02.43
she said her life
was changed drastically,
00:09:02.44\00:09:04.26
tremendously, because
somebody talked about getting
00:09:04.27\00:09:07.58
a journal and everyday
writing down five things
00:09:07.59\00:09:10.21
for which you are thankful for,
five statements of gratitude.
00:09:10.22\00:09:13.42
I am grateful
for, I am grateful for,
00:09:13.43\00:09:15.35
I am grateful for. Well, friends
00:09:15.36\00:09:16.89
when you write down
what God has done for you,
00:09:16.90\00:09:18.60
you could fill
that journal up easily.
00:09:18.88\00:09:20.53
That's right.
Because God is a God
00:09:20.54\00:09:22.46
that wants us to
express our gratitude.
00:09:22.47\00:09:24.11
By the way, he is also a God
that's better than Uncle Sam,
00:09:24.60\00:09:29.44
if you're here
in the United States
00:09:29.45\00:09:30.53
or any taxes in the world.
00:09:30.54\00:09:32.03
he was one ten where the taxes
00:09:32.62\00:09:35.31
you go to
restaurant 15 percent gratuity.
00:09:35.32\00:09:37.97
Your taxes 33
percent of your income
00:09:38.65\00:09:41.05
pretty much goes
to the government.
00:09:41.06\00:09:42.52
God is a good
God. And then unlike
00:09:42.53\00:09:45.24
Uncle Sam and the
guys at the restaurants,
00:09:45.25\00:09:48.49
the Lord blesses
the other nine tens,
00:09:48.50\00:09:50.82
so it goes further
then the entire ten tens.
00:09:50.83\00:09:53.21
Amen, amen.
00:09:53.22\00:09:54.32
We have... what do you have,
00:09:54.33\00:09:55.44
you have a
question for us today?
00:09:55.45\00:09:56.46
Well, I have a question
here about Acts chapter 20.
00:09:56.47\00:09:59.64
Acts chapter 20.
00:09:59.65\00:10:00.94
And this viewer or a
caller did not leave a name.
00:10:00.95\00:10:07.04
It would nice to
hear a first name
00:10:07.05\00:10:09.41
or at least where
you are writing from,
00:10:09.42\00:10:12.71
because that helps us to know
where people are watching from.
00:10:12.72\00:10:16.09
And, we appreciate
your question however
00:10:16.10\00:10:18.35
and he says what does breaking
bread mean in Acts chapter 20?
00:10:18.36\00:10:22.40
Does it mean dinner or
supper? That's a good question.
00:10:22.41\00:10:26.64
I like that... matter of fact
00:10:27.06\00:10:28.72
the reference is Acts chapter 20
00:10:28.73\00:10:30.58
one of them is
Acts chapter 20 verse 7,
00:10:30.59\00:10:32.71
and the reason I use this
one is because this is commonly
00:10:32.72\00:10:36.33
used scripture
that pastor is quote.
00:10:36.34\00:10:39.98
To make you think that
we've got go to church on Sunday
00:10:39.99\00:10:42.88
and here is where they
say the disciples broke bread
00:10:42.89\00:10:47.02
on the first day of the week
00:10:47.03\00:10:48.17
and they cite this
as one of the reasons
00:10:48.18\00:10:50.51
why we should go
to church on Sunday.
00:10:50.52\00:10:51.72
Do you have that text?
00:10:51.73\00:10:52.70
I have it here
Acts chapter 20 verse 7,
00:10:52.71\00:10:54.65
and it says, And upon
the first day of the week,
00:10:54.66\00:10:58.23
when the disciples came
together to break bread,
00:10:58.76\00:11:01.71
Paul preached unto them,
ready to depart on the morrow;
00:11:01.72\00:11:05.73
That's right. And continued
00:11:05.74\00:11:06.77
his speech until midnight.
So because of the time here,
00:11:06.78\00:11:11.82
he says that they
were gathered together
00:11:12.17\00:11:14.41
because Paul was ready
to depart in the morning.
00:11:15.32\00:11:18.42
That's right. So,
it was pretty much
00:11:18.43\00:11:20.01
a meeting
sometime in the afternoon.
00:11:20.02\00:11:23.11
Now depending on
what time you put it
00:11:23.44\00:11:25.61
Paul preached a
very long sermon.
00:11:25.62\00:11:29.12
Lot longer than
the ones I preach.
00:11:29.13\00:11:30.56
If you saying they
got together at 12:00 noon
00:11:30.57\00:11:32.69
for lunch then he had to
preach more than 12 hours
00:11:32.70\00:11:37.10
because he says he
was long in preaching
00:11:37.11\00:11:40.21
and if you continue reading
because of him preaching long,
00:11:40.61\00:11:44.49
someone fell asleep in
the window and fell etc, etc.
00:11:44.50\00:11:47.20
But that's not the
matter and for now it says here
00:11:47.75\00:11:50.59
they just want know
it mean dinner or supper.
00:11:51.02\00:11:53.27
It was a meal
and it was customary
00:11:53.78\00:11:55.59
for the children of
the Lord in those days
00:11:55.60\00:11:58.14
to break bread together,
00:11:58.55\00:12:00.40
not only the
bread of physical food,
00:12:00.41\00:12:04.41
but also the spiritual food,
00:12:04.42\00:12:06.20
where they study
God's work together,
00:12:06.21\00:12:08.01
which at that time
was the Old Testament.
00:12:08.02\00:12:10.23
And you know the
bread is, in fact,
00:12:10.68\00:12:12.84
and this story not only a symbol
of something that they ate.
00:12:12.85\00:12:16.48
And I like to go now to
the book of Acts chapter 2
00:12:16.49\00:12:19.07
because it talks about
this breaking of bread again.
00:12:19.08\00:12:21.37
Get your Bibles,
go to Acts chapter 2
00:12:21.38\00:12:23.35
and start with verse 42.
00:12:23.36\00:12:24.86
And it says,
this is the practice
00:12:25.24\00:12:26.83
by the way of the
early Christian church
00:12:26.84\00:12:29.50
they didn't have a
building build per say,
00:12:29.51\00:12:32.07
but they were
scattered abroad in many cities
00:12:32.44\00:12:34.69
and in order to carry the
gospel from house to house,
00:12:34.70\00:12:37.39
they got together and
they shared that over a meal.
00:12:37.40\00:12:40.05
And here is what the
Bible says in verse 42,
00:12:40.50\00:12:43.89
"And they continued
steadfastly in the apostles'
00:12:43.90\00:12:48.07
doctrine and fellowship,
00:12:48.08\00:12:50.28
and in breaking of
bread, and in prayers."
00:12:50.29\00:12:54.52
And it goes
down to verse 46 now.
00:12:55.32\00:12:58.92
He says, so continuing
daily, now notice this,
00:12:58.93\00:13:03.19
not just the
first day of the week,
00:13:03.20\00:13:05.32
that's the most important
portion of the scripture
00:13:05.33\00:13:07.76
because there are those
who say hey, they got to get
00:13:07.77\00:13:10.10
on the first day
the week to break bread,
00:13:10.11\00:13:11.67
but the text begins by
saying so continuing daily,
00:13:11.68\00:13:15.17
how often? Every single day
with one accord in the temple,
00:13:15.18\00:13:20.98
and breaking bread
from house to house,
00:13:21.74\00:13:24.65
they ate their
food with gladness
00:13:25.08\00:13:27.39
and simplicity of
heart, praising God
00:13:27.40\00:13:30.41
and having favor
with all the people.
00:13:30.42\00:13:32.22
And the Lord added to
the church daily, Amen,
00:13:32.61\00:13:35.98
those who were being
saved. You know why daily,
00:13:35.99\00:13:38.41
because when they got
together and they broke bread,
00:13:38.42\00:13:40.21
they prayed together,
they fellowship together daily.
00:13:40.22\00:13:43.08
They didn't get this one
week, one day week fellowship.
00:13:43.55\00:13:46.72
The one day week
Sabbath observance
00:13:47.17\00:13:48.85
was a day of memorial,
a day of recognizing God,
00:13:48.86\00:13:51.78
the Creator of Heaven and Earth.
00:13:51.79\00:13:52.90
But, He didn't say just
study your Bible once a week,
00:13:52.91\00:13:55.34
or go to church once a week.
00:13:55.35\00:13:56.62
And, He didn't bless
the first day of the week
00:13:57.03\00:13:58.61
because they broke
bread. Everyday was a blessing,
00:13:58.62\00:14:01.59
but only one day the
Sabbath was the only day
00:14:01.60\00:14:04.20
and is the only day in
scripture in the entire Bible
00:14:04.21\00:14:07.07
where you find a day blessed.
00:14:07.08\00:14:08.93
So, breaking of the
bread, yes it's a meal.
00:14:09.33\00:14:11.44
it maybe lunch, dinner
bread, whatever they decided.
00:14:11.86\00:14:14.12
And, when Paul when he
preached till midnight,
00:14:14.52\00:14:16.20
that was a long
dinner, but they got together
00:14:16.81\00:14:20.03
and like many people.
Nowadays there are lot
00:14:20.04\00:14:22.77
of houses where people say
00:14:22.78\00:14:23.87
we want to have
Christian fellowship,
00:14:23.88\00:14:25.07
they invite their neighbors.
00:14:25.08\00:14:26.06
And, you know,
what I've discovered
00:14:26.75\00:14:28.03
you know, this too being
in churches many as you have.
00:14:28.04\00:14:30.49
When you mentioned food,
00:14:30.98\00:14:32.13
you are gonna get a
large turn out, right?
00:14:33.38\00:14:35.74
That's right. We
have program tonight
00:14:35.75\00:14:37.10
and they will be food following.
00:14:37.45\00:14:38.89
Everybody comes
out. People like to eat.
00:14:38.90\00:14:41.40
But Jesus made it
very clear in Matthew 4:4,
00:14:41.90\00:14:44.39
Man shall not
live by bread alone,
00:14:44.40\00:14:47.09
by every word that
proceeds from the mouth of God.
00:14:47.10\00:14:51.01
So, bread is good,
we need that daily food.
00:14:51.02\00:14:53.48
My wife always says eat,
00:14:53.49\00:14:54.59
but what's more
important then eating
00:14:55.05\00:14:56.44
the physical food is
eating the spiritual food.
00:14:56.45\00:14:58.88
But I have
another question here,
00:14:59.56\00:15:00.69
I wanna go to this one.
00:15:00.70\00:15:01.67
It says, didn't
give the name again,
00:15:02.13\00:15:04.37
once again please give
the names as you do this.
00:15:04.38\00:15:06.49
By the way she says, I'm an SDA,
00:15:06.95\00:15:08.66
that means Seventh-day Adventist
and love going to church.
00:15:08.67\00:15:10.76
But please explain
Exodus 16 verse 29.
00:15:11.20\00:15:14.93
Exodus 16 verse 29. This
is a very important passage
00:15:15.43\00:15:19.57
by the way friends,
because in Exodus 16,
00:15:19.58\00:15:21.99
you find that this
text is talked about
00:15:22.44\00:15:24.28
before they got to
Mount Sinai to receive
00:15:24.29\00:15:28.09
the Ten Commandments
written on tables of stone.
00:15:28.10\00:15:31.04
Which verifies that
before they got there
00:15:31.55\00:15:33.62
that Sabbath was important.
00:15:33.63\00:15:34.91
Matter of fact, you will find
that there are number of things
00:15:35.35\00:15:37.42
talked about in scripture,
00:15:37.43\00:15:38.47
one of the very important
ones to me is when Abraham,
00:15:38.48\00:15:41.15
Abraham in Genesis
chapter 26 and verse 5,
00:15:41.68\00:15:44.25
who was by the way a Chaldean.
00:15:44.26\00:15:46.29
He was not a Jew. He
was Babylonian by birth.
00:15:46.30\00:15:50.03
He was one because of faith,
00:15:50.36\00:15:51.91
The Bible says in
Genesis 26 verse 5,
00:15:51.92\00:15:53.89
"Abraham kept my commandments
and my statutes and my laws."
00:15:53.90\00:15:58.99
Long before the Jewish
nation came to existence,
00:15:59.00\00:16:01.61
Abraham by
faith honored the Lord
00:16:01.62\00:16:03.68
and that's in my mind
because of the Sermon Sabbath.
00:16:03.69\00:16:05.59
But you find in Exodus 16,
00:16:06.44\00:16:08.86
one of the things the Lord did
00:16:08.87\00:16:10.55
when he led the
children of Israel out of Egypt,
00:16:10.56\00:16:12.51
he began to bring them back.
00:16:12.52\00:16:13.81
He began a movement of
reformation coming back,
00:16:13.82\00:16:17.53
because they were
slaves in Egypt for about,
00:16:17.54\00:16:19.67
they were there
for about 400 years,
00:16:19.68\00:16:21.50
if you add Joseph, 430.
00:16:21.51\00:16:23.37
And the Lord
began to bring them back
00:16:23.82\00:16:25.63
to the point of
where they remembered
00:16:25.64\00:16:27.51
the Lord and
where they honored Him
00:16:27.52\00:16:29.16
and worshiped Him before
they become slaves in Egypt.
00:16:29.17\00:16:31.59
Two things He did, He
changed their way of eating
00:16:32.21\00:16:35.25
and He honored and He reminded
them of the day of worship.
00:16:35.70\00:16:38.74
Look at that in Exodus 6.
00:16:38.75\00:16:39.96
Matter of fact,
you have that for us,
00:16:39.97\00:16:41.10
read Exodus 16 verse 29.
00:16:41.11\00:16:45.22
Verse 29, "See, for the
Lord hath given you the Sabbath,
00:16:45.23\00:16:50.71
therefore He giveth
you on the sixth day
00:16:51.28\00:16:54.64
the bread of two days;
abide ye every man in his place,
00:16:55.38\00:16:59.27
let no man go out of his
place on the seventh day.
00:16:59.28\00:17:02.84
So the people
rested on the seventh day,
00:17:03.21\00:17:05.02
that's verse
30, that's verse 30.
00:17:05.03\00:17:06.64
So, we have this scripture here
00:17:07.91\00:17:09.85
that I think you
had some comments
00:17:09.86\00:17:12.30
and I think I also
have some comments,
00:17:12.31\00:17:14.01
why don't you go
ahead, since you read that.
00:17:14.02\00:17:15.54
Well, here in this
scripture when we look at it,
00:17:15.55\00:17:18.58
we see several wonderful things
00:17:19.46\00:17:21.13
and one of them
that we have here,
00:17:21.14\00:17:24.39
it says, it identifies
which day is the Sabbath.
00:17:24.40\00:17:27.58
That's right.
There are some people
00:17:27.59\00:17:28.56
that have
question because in English
00:17:28.57\00:17:30.02
you have the word Sabbath,
00:17:30.50\00:17:31.66
which is kind of a
term that people say
00:17:31.67\00:17:34.58
what's Sabbath,
what is that. Right.
00:17:34.59\00:17:36.59
In Spanish we
don't have that problem
00:17:36.88\00:17:38.20
because the word
here in Spanish is sabado
00:17:38.21\00:17:41.90
which people know very well,
00:17:41.91\00:17:43.63
that that's the
seventh day of the week.
00:17:43.64\00:17:44.96
But this scripture...
00:17:45.36\00:17:46.51
I want you to say that
again, I want you friends,
00:17:46.52\00:17:47.92
listen to that because he speaks
a language, I don't speak.
00:17:47.93\00:17:50.55
He speaks in
tongues, two languages,
00:17:50.56\00:17:52.32
one Spanish and
the other English,
00:17:52.33\00:17:55.48
once again repeat that
because it's very important.
00:17:55.49\00:17:57.50
Well, in Spanish the
word for Sabbath here
00:17:57.51\00:18:00.58
is the word that the same name
00:18:00.59\00:18:02.89
that we have for the seventh
day of the week in Spanish
00:18:02.90\00:18:05.07
which is Sabado.
So, when we read,
00:18:05.08\00:18:08.13
see for the Lord
have given you Saturday.
00:18:09.05\00:18:12.00
And actually
Sabbath means day of rest.
00:18:12.47\00:18:14.52
And, now on this particular
scripture for those of us
00:18:15.01\00:18:18.12
that speak English
helps us to identify
00:18:18.13\00:18:19.99
which day the Bible
says is the Sabbath,
00:18:20.00\00:18:21.99
"See, for that the Lord
hath given you the Sabbath,
00:18:22.87\00:18:25.37
therefore he giveth
you on the sixth day
00:18:25.38\00:18:27.28
that's the day
before. That's right.
00:18:27.86\00:18:29.23
The day of two,
the bread of two days;
00:18:31.31\00:18:34.26
abide ye every man in his place,
00:18:34.58\00:18:36.33
let no man go out of his
place on the seventh day."
00:18:36.93\00:18:40.24
So, the Lord made it
clear. The Lord made it clear.
00:18:40.25\00:18:42.68
So, if I were to
think about the language
00:18:44.49\00:18:47.43
that I have my native
tongue which is English.
00:18:47.44\00:18:49.65
But if I go around
the world, there are many,
00:18:50.08\00:18:51.72
many countries
not only you speak,
00:18:51.73\00:18:54.44
you are from
Dominican Republic. Yes.
00:18:54.45\00:18:56.09
which is Latino language,
00:18:56.10\00:18:57.97
you have also an
Italian language.
00:18:57.98\00:19:00.26
Oh, yes. You have
in, matter of fact...
00:19:00.27\00:19:03.20
Many, many different languages,
00:19:03.21\00:19:04.49
I think it's over
70 different languages
00:19:05.05\00:19:07.19
that the seventh day
of the week is the same
00:19:07.20\00:19:09.37
has the same name as to
what you find in the Bible.
00:19:09.85\00:19:12.46
And so there is no confusion
outside of United States.
00:19:12.47\00:19:15.01
The confusion
sometimes comes here,
00:19:15.02\00:19:17.13
because people are
saying pick a Sabbath.
00:19:17.14\00:19:19.32
Well, you know the
word Sabado is not applied
00:19:19.33\00:19:22.33
to any other day of
the week except Saturday.
00:19:22.34\00:19:24.36
That's right. Which
is from sunset Friday
00:19:24.81\00:19:26.20
to sunset Saturday,
so Lord made it clear
00:19:26.21\00:19:28.47
and not just in one language.
00:19:28.48\00:19:29.72
How amazing God is
as you said earlier,
00:19:29.73\00:19:32.11
that He makes it clear,
He affirms and reaffirms
00:19:32.59\00:19:34.69
and confirms that the
Sabbath is not arbitrary,
00:19:34.70\00:19:37.62
so He has given
different languages
00:19:37.94\00:19:39.57
around the
world to balance that.
00:19:39.58\00:19:41.07
Amen. To make sure we understand
00:19:41.08\00:19:43.02
that it's a right
day. But then they...
00:19:43.03\00:19:44.89
they said well explain that.
00:19:44.90\00:19:46.07
I think that the
explanation simply is this.
00:19:46.46\00:19:48.70
Let no man go out of
this place on the seventh day.
00:19:49.21\00:19:52.41
In other words when
you follow the story,
00:19:52.42\00:19:54.05
the Lord blessed
them and He gave them
00:19:54.06\00:19:56.30
on the sixth day Friday,
that's another golden mark.
00:19:56.31\00:20:01.11
He didn't give
them twice as much bread
00:20:01.68\00:20:03.95
on any other day
except on Friday.
00:20:03.96\00:20:05.62
He says bake what you
will bake today and boil,
00:20:06.29\00:20:10.53
or steam you will steam today,
00:20:10.54\00:20:12.37
that's what we will
see and get prepared
00:20:12.38\00:20:15.38
and you know what if you
read the rest of the story
00:20:15.78\00:20:17.82
or earlier
verses, you will find that
00:20:17.83\00:20:19.56
there were those
who are greedy. Yes.
00:20:19.57\00:20:21.88
They wanted more
than God told them to have
00:20:21.89\00:20:25.48
and he says an
omen for each person
00:20:25.82\00:20:28.25
and there was a measurement.
00:20:28.26\00:20:29.52
He says don't
take more than that
00:20:29.53\00:20:31.22
and then go out early in
the morning and get yours,
00:20:31.23\00:20:33.66
yours what's
called angel's food.
00:20:33.67\00:20:35.33
By the way was call
manna because people said
00:20:35.80\00:20:39.29
what is it and the word
manna means, what is it?
00:20:39.30\00:20:41.79
What is it? It's
like that commercial,
00:20:41.80\00:20:43.34
what is it? Nut and honey!
00:20:43.35\00:20:45.17
What you are
having? Nut and honey!
00:20:45.18\00:20:46.44
That's the name of the cereal,
nut and honey, nut and honey.
00:20:46.45\00:20:49.73
Oh! Okay, I never heard of
that. And so people will say
00:20:49.74\00:20:51.47
what are you
having? Nut and Honey!
00:20:51.48\00:20:52.58
That's exactly
what you are having.
00:20:52.59\00:20:53.92
What do you
having? Manna! What is it?
00:20:53.93\00:20:55.73
Manna! What is it? Manna!
00:20:55.74\00:20:57.57
That's the
point, it is what is it.
00:20:57.58\00:20:59.50
And Lord made it clear,
He was gonna bless the day
00:21:00.07\00:21:03.92
and bless the
provision of the day.
00:21:05.11\00:21:06.82
And, then He was
gonna bless the people
00:21:07.62\00:21:09.35
if there were obedient not
to go out on the seventh day
00:21:09.36\00:21:12.20
looking for
bread and to prove that
00:21:12.21\00:21:14.97
there would be a
blessing on the seventh day.
00:21:15.48\00:21:17.54
He says when you go
out on the seventh day
00:21:17.55\00:21:19.24
looking for bread
there won't be any.
00:21:19.25\00:21:21.96
So, there is
another indication knowing
00:21:22.61\00:21:24.77
what day the Sabbath was.
00:21:24.78\00:21:26.18
They went out everyday
of the week from Sunday,
00:21:26.19\00:21:29.42
as we say today in
our language to Friday
00:21:29.43\00:21:31.79
and they found bread.
00:21:31.80\00:21:33.05
On Friday, they
were able to gather
00:21:33.45\00:21:35.49
twice as much and
here was the blessing.
00:21:35.50\00:21:37.43
Every other day of the week,
if they kept the bread overnight
00:21:37.83\00:21:41.11
it would stink
it, it will spoil.
00:21:41.12\00:21:43.34
But if they kept it on
Friday night for the Sabbath
00:21:44.17\00:21:46.94
it would not
spoil, isn't God amazing?
00:21:46.95\00:21:49.25
That's a miracle. So,
everything that the Lord
00:21:49.26\00:21:51.39
did was to verify, it won't,
00:21:51.40\00:21:53.03
there will be no bread
on Sabbath and I bless it,
00:21:53.04\00:21:56.44
it won't rotten and please
don't go out looking for any,
00:21:56.45\00:21:59.06
because if you go out
I'll know that you wanna
00:21:59.07\00:22:00.99
get more food, but
you won't find any.
00:22:01.00\00:22:03.37
Now, this I am glad
you said it that way,
00:22:03.84\00:22:06.16
because and I
believe the question is,
00:22:06.97\00:22:09.01
why does He say, let
no man go out his place
00:22:09.45\00:22:11.69
under Sabbath which
you already addressed,
00:22:11.70\00:22:13.62
and the reason was.
Don't go out looking
00:22:13.63\00:22:15.98
for that on the Sabbath.
00:22:15.99\00:22:18.20
However, it doesn't
mean to just stay inside
00:22:18.65\00:22:21.16
your house on the Sabbath,
because we very well know
00:22:21.17\00:22:23.98
that the seventh day
was a holy convocation.
00:22:23.99\00:22:26.87
That's right. Unto the Lord's
00:22:26.88\00:22:28.01
on that same day
they were to go out
00:22:28.02\00:22:30.94
to worship in the sanctuary.
00:22:30.95\00:22:33.18
And they did that
friends, they gathered together
00:22:33.79\00:22:36.10
and that's why
Hebrews 10 verse 25 says,
00:22:36.11\00:22:38.82
Forsake not the assembling
of ourselves together,
00:22:39.60\00:22:43.23
as the manner of some is;
00:22:43.24\00:22:45.40
but what should they do?
00:22:47.92\00:22:49.00
But they should gather,
they should exhort one another
00:22:49.07\00:22:51.43
and so much more seeing
that day is approaching.
00:22:51.44\00:22:54.98
Amen. So, we see the day
00:22:54.99\00:22:56.37
of the coming of the Lord
is coming, drawing nearer.
00:22:56.38\00:22:58.61
Don't forsake
assembling together.
00:22:58.62\00:23:00.45
And, then you will
notice what we just read
00:23:00.46\00:23:02.08
in Acts chapter 20
verse, chapter 2 and verse 46,
00:23:02.09\00:23:05.39
The Lord added
to the church daily
00:23:05.40\00:23:08.22
those who were being saved.
00:23:08.23\00:23:09.51
And in the New Testament
there is over 70 references,
00:23:09.84\00:23:12.93
60 references of the Sabbath.
00:23:13.28\00:23:15.16
And, how in some
cases they talked about
00:23:15.64\00:23:17.51
Paul being in a specific
city for a year and half
00:23:17.52\00:23:19.78
and he honored the Sabbath.
00:23:20.13\00:23:21.27
That's about 52
weeks and then 52 and 26
00:23:21.28\00:23:24.88
that's 78 Sabbath in a row.
00:23:25.34\00:23:27.26
It talks about him keeping.
00:23:27.27\00:23:28.25
So, the Sabbath was honored
00:23:28.26\00:23:29.57
even after the resurrection
and death of Christ.
00:23:29.58\00:23:31.68
So this is not a day
that's arbitrary today,
00:23:32.37\00:23:34.31
but custom and
tradition like so many churches
00:23:34.32\00:23:36.83
are really paying more...
00:23:36.84\00:23:38.62
Matter of fact I was watching
a program last week called,
00:23:38.63\00:23:40.44
Ask the Pastor and I was amazed,
00:23:40.45\00:23:44.17
It was a live program
this in the local area here
00:23:45.08\00:23:47.04
and the question
came in about the Sabbath,
00:23:47.05\00:23:49.64
about the
seventh day of the week.
00:23:50.23\00:23:51.81
I was amazed they
had a panel of pastors
00:23:51.82\00:23:54.50
and he was
reading the commandment
00:23:54.51\00:23:56.35
about the Sabbath and he says,
you know, be honest with you,
00:23:56.36\00:23:58.76
I am not even
sure about that one,
00:23:58.77\00:24:00.12
oh! I'm not taking to myself
that was a very honest answer.
00:24:00.85\00:24:04.41
That was honest. I
am not very sure about
00:24:04.42\00:24:05.74
that one and he
went on to address
00:24:05.75\00:24:07.55
the question in different area.
00:24:07.56\00:24:08.90
There are many pastors
today that are not sure about
00:24:08.91\00:24:11.24
the Sabbath whether
or not God still wants us
00:24:11.25\00:24:13.11
to honor that day, because
they've been taught otherwise.
00:24:13.12\00:24:15.95
But the Sabbath friends is
one of the Ten Commandments.
00:24:15.96\00:24:19.98
It's not Jewish because
murder is not just for Jews.
00:24:19.99\00:24:23.10
And adultery and
stealing and coveting
00:24:23.93\00:24:27.61
and taking God's name in vain
00:24:28.06\00:24:29.74
and worshiping idols
is not just for Jews.
00:24:29.75\00:24:32.60
Those are not just
prohibitions for the Jews,
00:24:33.25\00:24:35.53
but for everyone who is
created by the all mighty God.
00:24:35.54\00:24:39.09
Amen, you know
that the answer he gave,
00:24:39.10\00:24:41.78
I'm not sure about that one.
00:24:41.79\00:24:43.06
The way you're
saying is it sounds like
00:24:44.21\00:24:45.84
the Holy Spirit
is working his heart,
00:24:45.85\00:24:47.76
because some pastors they
just don't accept the Sabbath.
00:24:47.77\00:24:52.03
They just say it's something
for the Old Testaments,
00:24:52.04\00:24:54.85
something for the Jews.
00:24:54.86\00:24:55.86
When Jesus said the
Sabbath was made for man,
00:24:56.23\00:24:58.49
That's right. man and
man does not spell JEW.
00:24:58.50\00:25:01.03
Right. And, so
that's for everyone,
00:25:01.04\00:25:03.70
the Sabbath is for everyone.
It's for God's children.
00:25:03.71\00:25:06.21
That is right. I
think I like to say
00:25:06.22\00:25:07.60
better that way,
it's for God's children,
00:25:07.61\00:25:09.00
all those that consider
themselves as God's children
00:25:09.01\00:25:11.45
that's what the Sabbath is for.
00:25:11.46\00:25:12.79
Matter of fact,
our New Testament
00:25:12.80\00:25:14.22
Hebrews 4 verse 9, you
find Hebrews 4 verse 4,
00:25:14.23\00:25:18.19
but all the way down to verse 9,
00:25:18.20\00:25:19.97
and then you find
IT captioning this way,
00:25:19.98\00:25:21.63
There remains,
therefore a Sabbath-rest
00:25:22.12\00:25:24.56
to the people of
God. So, that's in Hebrews
00:25:24.57\00:25:27.15
Chapter 4 New Testament way down
00:25:27.16\00:25:28.69
after the
resurrection of Christ.
00:25:28.70\00:25:30.15
And so friends the Lord
is just simply identifying
00:25:30.55\00:25:33.24
the day and the reason
why he says don't go out
00:25:33.25\00:25:34.99
and here's what I apply to.
00:25:35.00\00:25:36.48
There are some people
that will work double time
00:25:36.69\00:25:39.05
on the Sabbath. Yes.
00:25:39.06\00:25:40.83
just to make extra money
and even in medical profession.
00:25:40.84\00:25:44.15
Don't volunteer
away your day just
00:25:44.16\00:25:47.79
because you are
motivated by the financial gain.
00:25:47.80\00:25:50.24
Some people have
worked on the Sabbath
00:25:50.67\00:25:52.39
and say you know
what it's such missionary
00:25:52.40\00:25:54.41
outreach for me, I am
gonna donate what I've made,
00:25:54.42\00:25:56.73
there is no command to do that.
00:25:56.74\00:25:58.09
But I am gonna donate
what I've made to the church,
00:25:58.10\00:26:00.65
so that people can understand
00:26:00.66\00:26:02.25
this is my day
of missionary work.
00:26:02.26\00:26:04.13
Jesus never got paid
for healing on the Sabbath
00:26:04.63\00:26:06.79
and therefore we should not
allow money to be our motive,
00:26:07.21\00:26:09.58
but there are medical
professionals that need
00:26:09.59\00:26:11.23
to take care of the
people and that's something
00:26:11.24\00:26:13.45
that the Lord
gives allowance for
00:26:13.46\00:26:15.00
and when it comes
to the Sabbath day.
00:26:15.01\00:26:17.00
I think, I think it
would be safe to say
00:26:17.73\00:26:19.98
that Danny would
be willing to give way
00:26:19.99\00:26:21.86
his book The
Forgotten Commandment.
00:26:21.87\00:26:24.55
That's right. For all those
00:26:24.56\00:26:25.56
that are
interested, just write to
00:26:25.57\00:26:27.14
what is it housecalls@3abn.org.
00:26:27.56\00:26:29.86
It's absolutely free
to you if you write in,
00:26:29.87\00:26:32.71
ask for the Forgotten
Commandment by Danny Shelton
00:26:32.72\00:26:35.31
and that will help you
with some of the questions
00:26:35.32\00:26:37.47
you may have about the Sabbath.
00:26:37.48\00:26:38.53
You may be hearing
this for the first time
00:26:38.54\00:26:40.28
and we have information
for you that will help
00:26:40.73\00:26:43.04
you in this topic of the Bible,
00:26:43.05\00:26:45.79
which is a topic
of great importance.
00:26:45.80\00:26:48.13
That's right, very good
and even 3ABN generally.
00:26:48.14\00:26:50.44
If you ask for that book
The Forgotten Commandment,
00:26:50.45\00:26:52.92
they can get a
copy of that to you,
00:26:52.93\00:26:54.19
very important.
You know, I don't think
00:26:54.20\00:26:56.05
that these questions
will take as long as they did,
00:26:56.06\00:26:57.68
but I have another question
00:26:57.69\00:26:58.66
and Larry, I am gonna get
to your question right now,
00:26:58.95\00:27:01.55
you know, Larry, I
don't wanna get another
00:27:01.56\00:27:03.71
he wrote that and he says
I appreciate your tenacity,
00:27:03.72\00:27:07.38
because I do wanna you know
we are ignoring your question.
00:27:07.39\00:27:10.01
I won't give your last
name but he says, question.
00:27:10.02\00:27:13.85
If I didn't have
any money for tithing,
00:27:15.96\00:27:18.45
could I tithe my
time instead of money?
00:27:18.46\00:27:20.89
I think the Lord
will accept that.
00:27:20.90\00:27:22.56
If you are not a
man on an income,
00:27:22.57\00:27:24.20
you are not receiving
any financial remuneration,
00:27:24.21\00:27:26.74
you maybe retired.
But you wanna give to God
00:27:26.75\00:27:29.07
something that you'll
show you're honoring him.
00:27:29.08\00:27:31.32
Yes, I don't think
that God would mind,
00:27:31.68\00:27:34.61
give our time, our talent,
00:27:34.62\00:27:37.42
our testimony as
well as our treasure.
00:27:37.81\00:27:40.26
If you don't have treasure,
you can give your time,
00:27:40.66\00:27:42.85
you can give your talent to
the furthering of God's cause
00:27:43.63\00:27:46.04
But everyone of us may
not be able to do a lot,
00:27:46.50\00:27:49.16
but everyone of us
could do something.
00:27:49.17\00:27:51.28
Could do a little. Could
do something for the Lord.
00:27:51.29\00:27:53.18
I don't know that song
it seems to be coming up
00:27:53.97\00:27:56.25
every time I hear that, a
little is a lot with God in it.
00:27:56.73\00:27:59.41
Little becomes
much when we placed it
00:27:59.82\00:28:01.63
in the masters
hand ordinary people.
00:28:01.64\00:28:03.93
I heard a young lady at
Oakwood, Saturday night sing
00:28:03.94\00:28:06.74
that song so
wonderfully in a program,
00:28:06.75\00:28:09.42
but was a wonderful thing.
00:28:09.43\00:28:10.41
I want to try to give one more
part of Larry's question here.
00:28:11.12\00:28:13.45
He says, I thought
I read in the Bible
00:28:14.23\00:28:17.14
that the righteous
inherit from the wicked.
00:28:17.15\00:28:19.73
The righteous are already saved,
00:28:20.03\00:28:21.71
how can they inherit
something they already have.
00:28:21.72\00:28:24.59
And, he has a last
question which is from
00:28:25.47\00:28:27.51
verse 5 to verse 21
in Ezekiel chapter 21.
00:28:27.52\00:28:30.70
We will do that
is Ezekiel chapter 1.
00:28:30.71\00:28:32.27
We will do that in next program.
00:28:32.28\00:28:33.39
But you know what,
everything that the Lord
00:28:33.81\00:28:35.85
has on this earth,
The meek shall inherit
00:28:35.86\00:28:40.28
the earth, the Bible says.
00:28:40.29\00:28:42.41
And therefore the
possessions of the person
00:28:42.42\00:28:46.21
who doesn't belong to
God will one day become
00:28:46.22\00:28:50.02
the possession of the
those who do belong to God.
00:28:50.03\00:28:52.57
And, a prime example
is when the Egyptians,
00:28:52.58\00:28:54.58
when the
Egyptians were left broke,
00:28:55.84\00:28:57.60
there were
plundered by the Israelites,
00:28:57.61\00:29:00.18
read that in Exodus chapter 3,
when the Israelites left Egypt.
00:29:00.19\00:29:02.99
They left Egyptians
broke. They took all their gold
00:29:03.42\00:29:07.76
and silver and
jewels and we'll talk about
00:29:07.77\00:29:10.04
that today in our program topic.
00:29:10.05\00:29:11.83
And the Lord gave all
the spoils of the heathen
00:29:12.25\00:29:15.03
to His people for
the honor of His name,
00:29:15.04\00:29:17.92
for the glory of His work
00:29:17.93\00:29:19.24
and for the
advancement of the cause of God.
00:29:19.25\00:29:20.97
And so, by the way,
00:29:21.39\00:29:22.73
this is the
most important thing.
00:29:22.74\00:29:24.20
the earth is the Lord's
and the fullness thereof.
00:29:24.21\00:29:26.84
Everything in the earth
whether a rich man who knows God
00:29:26.85\00:29:29.82
or poor man who doesn't know God
00:29:29.83\00:29:31.60
or vice versa have own it,
it really belongs to the Lord.
00:29:31.99\00:29:35.22
Amen. I have to get this one
00:29:35.23\00:29:38.78
because it's very important
00:29:38.79\00:29:40.03
and I left a
question from Rose in Ohio.
00:29:40.04\00:29:42.42
Rose, we didn't
forget, we're gonna answer
00:29:42.43\00:29:43.74
that question in our topic.
00:29:43.75\00:29:44.98
Did Jesus die the second death?
00:29:45.60\00:29:49.09
Why did He die the second death,
00:29:49.66\00:29:51.39
I thought one was sufficient?
00:29:51.40\00:29:52.87
Well, it didn't
say Jesus died twice,
00:29:54.18\00:29:56.38
I want to make that clear.
00:29:57.12\00:29:58.17
He didn't die twice,
He died the second death.
00:29:58.18\00:30:00.93
And let's go to
Revelation chapter 20
00:30:01.33\00:30:03.53
and look at the reason
why He died the second death.
00:30:03.54\00:30:06.12
Revelation chapter 20 verse 6,
00:30:06.13\00:30:07.74
matter of fact if
you get there before me.
00:30:08.96\00:30:10.49
I already have in front of me,
00:30:10.81\00:30:11.84
but I wanna give
you some airtime here
00:30:11.85\00:30:13.92
because I can talk forever.
00:30:13.93\00:30:15.29
Oh, no you can go
ahead. Exodus, not Exodus,
00:30:15.30\00:30:18.22
but Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 6,
00:30:18.23\00:30:22.37
the Bible makes
it clear, it's says,
00:30:22.90\00:30:25.11
"Blessed and holy
is he who has part
00:30:25.12\00:30:27.80
in the first resurrection:
over such the second death
00:30:27.81\00:30:31.64
hath no power, but they shall
be priests of God and of Christ,
00:30:31.65\00:30:35.34
and shall reign with
him a thousand years."
00:30:35.35\00:30:38.12
We've talked about
that as the millennium.
00:30:38.13\00:30:40.33
Now the reason why it
says the second death,
00:30:40.64\00:30:42.90
you may go now with us to
the Book of John chapter 11,
00:30:43.87\00:30:47.85
John chapter 11, the
story of Lazarus, Lazarus.
00:30:48.69\00:30:52.69
You know a lot of times John,
00:30:52.70\00:30:53.97
we read the story
and people often try
00:30:53.98\00:30:58.99
to ignore a verse that they feel
00:30:59.00\00:31:01.10
is gonna cause some confusion.
00:31:01.11\00:31:02.55
And I like you
to read that for us.
00:31:02.56\00:31:04.21
John 11 verse 25 and verse 26.
00:31:04.22\00:31:07.27
John 11 verse 25 and 26
00:31:07.93\00:31:10.60
Yes. Jesus said unto her,
00:31:10.61\00:31:12.56
I am the
resurrection, and the life:
00:31:13.07\00:31:15.37
he that believeth in
me, though he were dead,
00:31:15.38\00:31:18.49
yet shall he live:
And whosoever liveth
00:31:18.50\00:31:21.76
and believeth in me shall
never die. Believe thou this?
00:31:21.77\00:31:25.69
Now you know pastors
quote that, that's pastors.
00:31:26.06\00:31:28.97
I've gone to funerals
where pastors who tried to
00:31:28.98\00:31:31.31
teach that you continue living
00:31:31.32\00:31:32.78
after you die
have used that text.
00:31:32.79\00:31:35.44
To say, well, here is the proof.
00:31:36.74\00:31:38.29
If you live and believe in
the Lord you will never die.
00:31:38.30\00:31:42.49
Now here is something that
00:31:42.50\00:31:43.88
you have to ask
yourself the questions,
00:31:43.89\00:31:45.30
the Bible is a
thinking man's book.
00:31:45.31\00:31:47.05
Was Lazarus a man
who loved the Lord?
00:31:47.70\00:31:50.85
As a matter of fact, he was
one of Jesus' closest friends.
00:31:50.86\00:31:53.57
Martha, Mary and Lazarus.
The closest friends Jesus had,
00:31:54.01\00:31:58.35
Jesus didn't have
a home of his own.
00:31:58.36\00:31:59.84
He didn't have a house,
he didn't have an apartment,
00:31:59.85\00:32:01.53
didn't have a bungalow,
did not have any kind of place
00:32:01.54\00:32:04.32
that he called his
own. From birth to death,
00:32:04.33\00:32:06.89
but he stayed at
the home of Lazarus,
00:32:07.73\00:32:09.50
Mary and Martha periodically.
00:32:09.51\00:32:11.30
And he was the
great friend of Jesus.
00:32:11.93\00:32:14.92
And he was dead and
he did believe in Christ
00:32:15.62\00:32:18.80
and he did die. But
it meant there was simply
00:32:18.81\00:32:22.70
as you see in
Revelation 20 verse 6,
00:32:23.38\00:32:25.57
those who come up in
the first resurrection
00:32:26.00\00:32:28.01
will not taste
of the second death.
00:32:28.53\00:32:30.92
And follow me carefully
00:32:30.93\00:32:31.90
and go to Revelation
chapter 20 and verse 14
00:32:31.91\00:32:34.76
to get the
second portion of this.
00:32:34.77\00:32:36.61
I had you read Revelation.
00:32:36.62\00:32:37.66
Matter of fact I read
Revelation 20 verse 6,
00:32:37.67\00:32:39.88
but Revelation 20 verse
14 explains the second death.
00:32:39.89\00:32:43.13
And when Jesus
died the second death,
00:32:43.14\00:32:45.45
he died a death
that he does not want
00:32:45.91\00:32:48.68
his children to experience.
00:32:48.69\00:32:50.85
I have a mother
who is passed away,
00:32:51.59\00:32:53.86
she died, she is
resting in the Lord.
00:32:53.87\00:32:55.87
But, she died the first death,
00:32:56.66\00:32:58.05
and follow this
equation very carefully.
00:32:58.06\00:32:59.93
Born once, that
is a physical birth,
00:33:00.63\00:33:03.37
you would die twice at least.
But born twice that's new birth,
00:33:03.98\00:33:08.84
you will die once no more,
you will not die a second time.
00:33:09.22\00:33:13.41
Amen. Born physically,
but born again in Christ,
00:33:13.42\00:33:17.74
you won't die anymore
than one time just like Lazarus
00:33:17.75\00:33:21.54
and you'll have the
hope of the resurrection
00:33:22.26\00:33:24.08
1st Thessalonians
chapter 4 verse 13 to 16
00:33:24.09\00:33:26.70
and 1st Corinthians
chapter 15 verse 50 to 55.
00:33:26.71\00:33:29.70
You will see that second that
resurrection that talks about,
00:33:29.71\00:33:32.70
that is available
for all the Christians.
00:33:32.71\00:33:34.53
Romans 6 verse 23,
"The wages of sin is death,
00:33:34.54\00:33:37.79
first death, but the gift
of God is eternal life through
00:33:37.80\00:33:40.18
Jesus Christ our Lord that
also means the second death.
00:33:40.19\00:33:42.74
Those who are not in Christ
will have the wages of sin."
00:33:43.16\00:33:47.21
That's right. Now,
look at the wages of sin,
00:33:47.22\00:33:49.05
Revelation 20 verse
14, read that for us.
00:33:49.43\00:33:51.81
Revelation 20:14, "And
death and hell were cast
00:33:52.40\00:33:56.34
into the lake of fire
this is the second death."
00:33:56.35\00:34:00.28
That's right.
This is the second...
00:34:00.29\00:34:01.65
Jesus, He tasted
of the second death,
00:34:01.66\00:34:04.23
the agony of the
separation from His Father.
00:34:04.24\00:34:06.39
Matter of fact He
even says, My God,
00:34:06.40\00:34:08.29
My God, why hast
Thou forsaken Me?
00:34:08.30\00:34:10.67
Jesus died the
equivalent of the second dead,
00:34:12.08\00:34:14.86
That's right. you
know, and its marvelous
00:34:14.87\00:34:17.93
that you brought that out
because I can be thankful,
00:34:17.94\00:34:22.34
grateful and I will
say eternally grateful
00:34:22.35\00:34:25.74
that Jesus died in my place.
00:34:26.13\00:34:29.99
That dead that I deserve
He died that death for me
00:34:30.34\00:34:34.36
and for everyone that accept
Him as his personal Savior.
00:34:34.37\00:34:38.15
I mean, on that cross
was the greatest sacrifice
00:34:38.16\00:34:41.91
that could be,
could ever be done.
00:34:41.92\00:34:43.53
And that's why the
caller points out those,
00:34:44.28\00:34:46.92
person who send the question.
00:34:46.93\00:34:48.20
They refer to
Hebrews in that text,
00:34:48.21\00:34:50.65
you refer to is
Hebrews 2:9 where it says,
00:34:50.66\00:34:52.47
But Jesus, we see Jesus
who was made a little lower
00:34:52.48\00:34:56.72
than the angels
that's when he condensed,
00:34:56.73\00:34:59.73
He came to the
earth his incarnation.
00:34:59.74\00:35:01.18
For the suffering of death
crowned with glory and honor
00:35:01.84\00:35:06.55
that he by the grace of God
might taste death for everyone.
00:35:06.96\00:35:11.31
The beautiful news, as
you just made so clear.
00:35:11.70\00:35:13.73
The beautiful news is
Jesus tasted the second death,
00:35:13.74\00:35:16.11
so that we don't have to.
00:35:16.12\00:35:17.51
Friends, don't be
in a hurry to die.
00:35:17.94\00:35:19.33
Don't be in a hurry
to enjoy the pleasures
00:35:21.08\00:35:23.19
of sin for a
season and then later on
00:35:23.20\00:35:25.84
taste of the second death.
00:35:25.85\00:35:27.21
I want to thank you for sending
00:35:27.59\00:35:28.56
your questions to House Calls.
00:35:28.57\00:35:29.66
We have to go to
our topic right now.
00:35:29.67\00:35:30.79
And I have some other
ones that I want to talk about.
00:35:31.27\00:35:33.56
Boy, I tell you,
it would be good,
00:35:35.76\00:35:36.98
I would go and address
this on our next program
00:35:36.99\00:35:39.08
because somebody asked
about the Christmas tree,
00:35:39.09\00:35:41.43
that's gonna take little while.
00:35:41.44\00:35:42.45
I wanna go and address
that and not rush through that.
00:35:42.82\00:35:45.38
And somebody also ask that
did Rome change the Sabbath?
00:35:45.65\00:35:49.84
And I want to
answer that one too
00:35:49.85\00:35:51.28
and you say why not today,
00:35:51.29\00:35:52.64
because we have only 21
minutes left in our program.
00:35:52.65\00:35:54.76
We have to get to our topic
to be able to wind it up today.
00:35:54.77\00:35:57.68
But I wanna segue into our
topic by reading a question
00:35:58.09\00:36:01.73
from Rose in Ohio and this also,
00:36:01.74\00:36:04.26
this also leads us into
our topic from last week
00:36:05.88\00:36:08.95
because we've
talked about jewelry
00:36:08.96\00:36:10.76
and we've reiterate
that when the people
00:36:11.16\00:36:14.05
of God left the land of Egypt,
00:36:14.06\00:36:15.61
the Israelites
left the land of Egypt.
00:36:15.62\00:36:17.08
The Lord
plundered the Egyptians,
00:36:17.09\00:36:19.98
meaning he wiped
their slates clean.
00:36:19.99\00:36:22.45
He took all of the
jewels that they had,
00:36:23.17\00:36:26.56
even the expense of clothing
and he laded upon his sons,
00:36:26.57\00:36:31.15
his daughters and he
said to the children,
00:36:31.16\00:36:34.06
to the wives, put this on
your sons and your daughters
00:36:34.07\00:36:37.10
and yourselves and
plunder the Egyptians.
00:36:37.11\00:36:39.71
As a matter of
fact, I can make reference
00:36:39.72\00:36:41.50
to that in the book
of Exodus Chapter 3.
00:36:41.51\00:36:43.18
He said I will give you favor
in the eyes of the Egyptians
00:36:43.62\00:36:47.27
and say to your neighbor
and by the way the neighbor
00:36:47.67\00:36:50.71
that he was
referring to was amazing,
00:36:50.72\00:36:52.22
he was saying
say to your neighbor
00:36:52.23\00:36:53.57
and there would
plunder, they would give you
00:36:53.99\00:36:57.44
all that they
have. Matter of fact,
00:36:57.45\00:36:59.95
Exodus chapter 3 and verse 21,
00:37:00.78\00:37:04.26
he says, And I will
give this people favor
00:37:04.87\00:37:08.29
in the sight of the Egyptians
00:37:08.30\00:37:10.34
and it shall be when you go,
00:37:10.94\00:37:12.82
you shall not go empty hand,
00:37:13.19\00:37:14.88
that means when you leave Egypt,
00:37:14.89\00:37:16.44
you are not going empty
hand, you're not leaving broke.
00:37:16.45\00:37:19.32
"But every woman
shall ask of her neighbor
00:37:20.20\00:37:23.08
namely of her who
dwells near her house,
00:37:23.83\00:37:27.40
articles of silver,
articles of gold and clothing
00:37:28.69\00:37:32.62
and you shall put them on
your sons and on your daughters,
00:37:32.63\00:37:35.76
so you shall
plunder the Egyptians."
00:37:35.77\00:37:38.93
The word plunder is
you shall leave them broke.
00:37:39.38\00:37:42.15
And so they did
carry all his gold
00:37:42.86\00:37:45.60
and silver and precious stones,
00:37:45.61\00:37:47.18
but the problem
arose John it was this.
00:37:47.55\00:37:49.86
When Moses went up to
the mountain to receive
00:37:50.43\00:37:52.54
the Ten
Commandments and the people came
00:37:52.55\00:37:54.84
to Aaron with the gold
that they had and they said
00:37:54.85\00:37:58.52
to Aaron make us God,
00:37:58.53\00:38:00.06
because as for this man Moses
we don't know what happened.
00:38:00.07\00:38:03.60
Matter of fact,
lets got to Exodus 32
00:38:03.61\00:38:05.66
to see that and I
like you to write,
00:38:05.67\00:38:07.44
I'm gonna turn
to that reference.
00:38:07.45\00:38:08.84
As for this man Moses, we
just don't know what happen
00:38:09.21\00:38:13.15
to him and they
felt they had they felt
00:38:13.16\00:38:16.70
that Moses had, you know,
abandon them in the wilderness
00:38:16.71\00:38:21.23
by the base of
Mount Horeb, Mount Sinai.
00:38:21.24\00:38:23.93
And read that matter
of fact, Exodus chapter 32
00:38:23.94\00:38:26.79
and starting with verse 1.
00:38:27.16\00:38:28.45
And, there some
significant parallels
00:38:28.46\00:38:30.88
there to what's happening
just before the Lord comes back.
00:38:30.89\00:38:34.38
He has a delay
and the people today
00:38:34.87\00:38:37.14
they are doing the same thing
00:38:37.15\00:38:38.43
While the Lord delays His
coming as they did one Moses
00:38:38.85\00:38:42.66
delayed coming
back from mountain,
00:38:42.67\00:38:44.04
read that verse 1.
00:38:44.05\00:38:45.13
Verse 1, Exodus 32 verse 1,
00:38:45.56\00:38:48.65
And when the people
saw that Moses delayed
00:38:48.66\00:38:52.02
to come down
out of the mountain,
00:38:52.03\00:38:53.80
the people gathered
themselves together on to Aaron,
00:38:53.81\00:38:56.94
and said to him, make us
gods, which shall go before us;
00:38:56.95\00:39:02.41
for ask for this Moses,
the man that brought us up
00:39:02.42\00:39:06.37
out of the land of Egypt,
00:39:06.38\00:39:07.64
we what not what
has become of him.
00:39:07.65\00:39:10.85
And look what's in
verse 2, read that.
00:39:12.21\00:39:13.84
Verse 2, And
Aaron said on to them,
00:39:13.85\00:39:15.71
break-off the golden ear rings,
00:39:15.72\00:39:17.96
which are in the
ears of your wives,
00:39:17.97\00:39:20.76
of your sons, and
of your daughters,
00:39:20.77\00:39:23.19
and bring them unto me.
And all the people verse 3
00:39:23.20\00:39:26.97
break-off the golden ear
rings which were in their ears,
00:39:26.98\00:39:29.80
and brought them to Aaron.
00:39:29.81\00:39:31.10
And he received, that
verse 4 and he received them
00:39:31.81\00:39:34.17
in there hand and
fashioned there were engraving
00:39:34.18\00:39:36.32
tool after he had
made it a molten calf;
00:39:36.33\00:39:39.79
and they said, "These
be thy gods, oh Israel,
00:39:39.80\00:39:42.77
which brought thee up
out of the land of Egypt."
00:39:42.78\00:39:45.91
I notice this. They
replaced the real God.
00:39:46.35\00:39:48.69
And while they
are down there saying
00:39:49.80\00:39:51.96
that this is their God.
Moses is up in the mountain
00:39:51.97\00:39:55.74
receiving the
commandment that says
00:39:55.75\00:39:57.33
there shall have no
other Gods before me.
00:39:57.34\00:40:00.05
That's right. And so
that's the commandment
00:40:00.13\00:40:02.52
that's been so
misunderstood now a days,
00:40:02.53\00:40:04.35
because people think
that they just simply means
00:40:04.36\00:40:07.20
your extravagant
house or your expensive car,
00:40:07.21\00:40:11.74
or all the possessions you
have. But friends that's further
00:40:11.75\00:40:16.42
that has a broader
meaning that because the Lord
00:40:16.43\00:40:19.12
look that all these jewelers
that were Gods to the Egyptians,
00:40:19.13\00:40:22.24
that the Israelites
now made Gods out of.
00:40:22.25\00:40:26.11
That's right.
And he said to them
00:40:26.12\00:40:28.64
thou shall have no other
Gods and the people not waiting
00:40:28.65\00:40:31.61
for Moses to come
back says this is our God,
00:40:31.62\00:40:34.26
that brought us out
of the land of Egypt.
00:40:34.27\00:40:36.25
You are gonna say something.
Yes, you know if you look
00:40:36.26\00:40:38.35
into the history of jewelry,
you will find that the jewelry
00:40:38.36\00:40:42.43
they used a lot of it was shaped
into little Gods. That's right.
00:40:42.44\00:40:45.86
That they worshiped as
well and there seem to be,
00:40:45.87\00:40:52.00
there seems to be in
the Christian world some
00:40:52.01\00:40:57.01
confusion about
this and for some reason
00:40:57.02\00:40:59.91
good wonderful people
believe that it's okay to adorn
00:40:59.92\00:41:07.23
themselves with jewelry
when there is enough evidence
00:41:07.24\00:41:10.03
in the Bible to help us
understand that we should not
00:41:10.04\00:41:13.64
use these things
to adorn ourselves.
00:41:13.65\00:41:16.74
That's right. But we'll develop
00:41:16.75\00:41:19.55
this as the topic
continues. But you know
00:41:19.56\00:41:22.82
I want to point that out.
We talked about that last week
00:41:22.83\00:41:24.93
and I want you to see
as we look at the question.
00:41:24.94\00:41:28.32
When Moses went to
receive the love of God,
00:41:28.33\00:41:31.32
what did Moses
tell the Lord that?
00:41:31.33\00:41:33.27
What did God, what
did Moses tell the Lord
00:41:33.28\00:41:36.09
that Israel had
done. What did they do,
00:41:36.10\00:41:38.84
what condition
were the people in?
00:41:38.85\00:41:40.91
And you'll find that the
Lord send Moses back down
00:41:40.92\00:41:44.52
from the mountain because
the people had rebelled, yes,
00:41:44.53\00:41:49.43
the people had
corrupted themselves.
00:41:49.44\00:41:52.28
And look at that very same
chapter and verse 30 to verse 31
00:41:52.29\00:41:58.52
read that for us,
John. Exodus 32. 30 to 31,
00:41:58.53\00:42:02.60
"And he came to
pass on the morrow,
00:42:02.61\00:42:04.31
that Moses said unto the people,
Ye have sinned a great sin:
00:42:04.32\00:42:07.92
and now I will go
up on to the Lord,
00:42:07.93\00:42:10.29
peradventure I shall make
an atonement for your sin.
00:42:10.30\00:42:13.82
And Moses return unto the
Lord and said oh this people
00:42:13.83\00:42:18.88
have sinned the great sin
and have made them Gods of gold.
00:42:18.89\00:42:23.81
Made them Gods of gold. Now,
you can't miss that friends.
00:42:23.82\00:42:27.56
The golden we've talked
about this briefly on one of our
00:42:27.57\00:42:31.28
former programs that the reason
why these articles were made
00:42:31.29\00:42:34.92
of gold, there were articles
of gold and silver even wood
00:42:34.93\00:42:38.90
and stone and
diamonds and other forms,
00:42:38.91\00:42:43.75
other precious metals
that we have nowadays.
00:42:43.76\00:42:45.88
They had access to these
much freer then we did today.
00:42:45.89\00:42:49.09
And they based on the God
that they served if they serve
00:42:49.10\00:42:52.80
the God of Sun,
or the God of the Sun
00:42:52.81\00:42:55.02
or the Sun God, they
made. If they worshiped the sun,
00:42:55.03\00:42:59.28
they made a God of
gold. If they worship the moon
00:42:59.29\00:43:02.70
they made a God
of another metal,
00:43:02.71\00:43:05.61
those stars, the
diamonds. So they had sun gold,
00:43:05.62\00:43:09.55
the moon silver,
the stars diamonds,
00:43:09.56\00:43:12.24
and whatever God they worshiped
they made their articles out
00:43:12.25\00:43:16.33
of that particular metal.
If they worship the trees,
00:43:16.34\00:43:19.41
wood and God's of nature, stone.
00:43:19.42\00:43:22.14
And all these various
articles were made out of that
00:43:22.15\00:43:24.65
and you will see in the story
of Jacob and Rachel and Leah.
00:43:24.66\00:43:29.73
You'll find that
these were articles Laban,
00:43:29.74\00:43:32.45
who is Rachel's father,
yes. He made all these articles.
00:43:32.46\00:43:35.41
He was a God maker so to
speak, little, little idols
00:43:35.42\00:43:39.48
and when Rachel married
Jacob, she brought these idols
00:43:39.49\00:43:42.59
into the house. That's right.
00:43:42.60\00:43:43.93
And in Genesis
Chapter 35 verse 1 to 4,
00:43:43.94\00:43:47.73
look at that
very quickly with us.
00:43:47.74\00:43:49.58
By the way as you
are turning there,
00:43:49.59\00:43:51.58
I wanna go and read
this in Exodus chapter 33.
00:43:51.59\00:43:54.41
The Lord was pretty
upset, I am gonna keep that,
00:43:54.42\00:43:56.94
Matter of fact I'll share
with you when we come back.
00:43:56.95\00:43:58.92
The Lord was upset
and there is a question
00:43:58.93\00:44:01.11
by the way that I am
gonna answer in greater detail,
00:44:01.12\00:44:03.90
because people say,
well how can I explain
00:44:03.91\00:44:08.46
to someone that
jewelry and the person Rose,
00:44:08.47\00:44:13.54
is how can I explain to someone
and explain to the jewelry
00:44:13.55\00:44:18.59
also and the braided
here. If we can wear jewelry,
00:44:18.60\00:44:23.40
how could we braided hair?
Read the verse where it is said
00:44:23.41\00:44:28.88
and this is I will
show you in just a moment.
00:44:28.89\00:44:30.67
They were talking
about well the Bible says
00:44:30.68\00:44:32.61
don't wear jewelry, but
it also says don't braid
00:44:32.62\00:44:34.27
your hair. I hope you understand
that in just a moment here.
00:44:34.28\00:44:37.60
But Genesis chapter 35
verse 1 to 4 read that for us.
00:44:37.61\00:44:42.60
Okay, well we're
gonna move quickly
00:44:42.61\00:44:44.36
because time is running
out. And God said unto Jacob,
00:44:44.37\00:44:47.95
Arise, go up to
Bethel, and dwell there:
00:44:47.96\00:44:50.56
and make there
an altar unto God,
00:44:50.57\00:44:52.73
that appeared unto thee
when thou fleddest from the face
00:44:52.74\00:44:56.59
of Esau thy brother. Then
Jacob said unto his household,
00:44:56.60\00:45:00.15
and to all that were with
him, Put away the strange Gods
00:45:00.16\00:45:03.97
that are among
you, that's right,
00:45:03.98\00:45:05.26
and be clean, and
change your garments
00:45:05.27\00:45:07.83
and let us arise,
and go up to Bethel,
00:45:07.84\00:45:10.58
and I will make
there an altar unto God,
00:45:10.59\00:45:12.68
who answered me in
the day of my distress,
00:45:12.69\00:45:15.08
and was with me in
the day which I went.
00:45:15.09\00:45:17.83
And they gave unto Jacob all the
strange Gods which were in their
00:45:17.84\00:45:22.44
lands and all their earrings
which were in their ears;
00:45:22.45\00:45:26.43
and Jacob hit them under
the oak which was by Shechem.
00:45:26.44\00:45:31.02
That's right, they
gave all the strange God's
00:45:31.03\00:45:33.08
that were in their hands
also as you said in their lands.
00:45:33.09\00:45:36.68
There were Gods
all over the place,
00:45:36.69\00:45:39.01
but when Jacob said remove your
garments and change and be clean
00:45:39.02\00:45:43.99
put away the strange Gods,
they took out their earrings.
00:45:44.00\00:45:47.05
That's right. And
today in the Christian world
00:45:47.06\00:45:49.19
you can go to
Christian stores. That's right.
00:45:49.20\00:45:52.21
And find Christian
earrings. They call them
00:45:52.22\00:45:54.14
Christian jewelry.
It's like Christian alcohol.
00:45:54.15\00:45:56.55
Yes, it doesn't work...
it doesn't when you look
00:45:56.56\00:46:00.69
what the Lord says and by
the way we have only scratched
00:46:00.70\00:46:02.99
a surface in this topic although
we've talked about for many,
00:46:03.00\00:46:05.12
many weeks. This has to come up
00:46:05.13\00:46:07.09
to the question. How
could things look at so many
00:46:07.10\00:46:10.46
things that become Christian to
that God never intended to be.
00:46:10.47\00:46:12.98
Honoring the first day
of the week as a holy day,
00:46:12.99\00:46:15.91
the Lord never
blessed that as a holy day.
00:46:15.92\00:46:17.81
Many teachings,
the rapture the Lord
00:46:19.70\00:46:21.81
never thought rapture,
but its become now something
00:46:21.82\00:46:24.59
so highly acclaimed and highly
honored among Christendom,
00:46:24.60\00:46:28.38
burning for ever
and ever in hell.
00:46:28.39\00:46:31.02
The Lord never though that,
but that's become something
00:46:31.03\00:46:33.58
taught today in Christianity,
so many things have been
00:46:33.59\00:46:37.26
assimilated into Christianity
that have never found
00:46:37.27\00:46:39.71
any foundation in
scripture anywhere,
00:46:39.72\00:46:41.71
but is highly recognized.
And there are some people
00:46:41.72\00:46:46.67
that would say while
we may not understand,
00:46:46.68\00:46:48.07
it doesn't really matter, it
does matter because it hinges
00:46:48.08\00:46:50.38
on the character and the
righteousness of Jesus Christ.
00:46:50.39\00:46:54.38
So, now this person asks
what about the broided hair,
00:46:54.39\00:46:57.63
go with us now to 1st Timothy.
Yes, while we are turning
00:46:57.64\00:47:00.70
to 1st Timothy, you know,
I like to say this because
00:47:00.71\00:47:02.83
even in the world, right,
even in the world when someone
00:47:02.84\00:47:08.22
is duct with earrings
and rings of all kinds,
00:47:08.23\00:47:13.12
the world looks on as
that individual as someone
00:47:13.13\00:47:19.00
that is proud. That's right.
00:47:19.01\00:47:21.02
Or that is showing off or that
is wanting to draw attention
00:47:21.03\00:47:27.09
to himself or
herself, the world does that.
00:47:27.10\00:47:29.65
Oh! Yeah. And, so
God wants us to be adorn
00:47:29.66\00:47:33.22
with a meek and quite spirit,
that's what we're gonna see
00:47:33.23\00:47:35.20
later in the scriptures, here.
But this is a topic that's going
00:47:35.21\00:47:39.93
to unfortunately
upset some people,
00:47:39.94\00:47:43.29
but we're trying to
bring out what the Bible says
00:47:43.30\00:47:45.11
concerning this. In the NBA,
00:47:45.12\00:47:47.48
I am basketball
player and I enjoy that.
00:47:47.49\00:47:49.08
You're in NBA.
No, I am not in NBA.
00:47:49.09\00:47:50.63
I wish I were,
I mean I wish was,
00:47:51.93\00:47:53.54
I have something
that they don't have.
00:47:53.55\00:47:55.04
But in the NBA
National Basketball Association
00:47:55.05\00:47:58.47
just recently they made a
rule that basketball player
00:47:58.48\00:48:03.90
should dress with ties
and suits. Interesting.
00:48:03.91\00:48:06.83
Because they had this departing
from the simplicity of the game
00:48:06.84\00:48:11.35
and many of the players
begin to adorn themselves.
00:48:11.36\00:48:15.75
Interesting.
With large necklaces,
00:48:15.76\00:48:18.77
they call that bling, that's
this new loose word now days.
00:48:18.78\00:48:22.70
With necklaces and ear-rings
and gold and the commission says
00:48:22.71\00:48:28.22
you know what, this
is getting out of hand.
00:48:28.23\00:48:30.04
Let's go back to the simplicity
of the way it used to be before.
00:48:30.05\00:48:32.86
Now there are many players have
said we wanna show our wealth.
00:48:32.87\00:48:35.98
We wanna show our
wealth by what we wear.
00:48:35.99\00:48:39.46
And so they are doing
that now days to get back
00:48:39.47\00:48:43.63
to the simplicity of
how things used to be,
00:48:43.64\00:48:45.66
do that on your own
time, but when you are coming
00:48:45.67\00:48:48.49
into the arena here is
what the dress codes are.
00:48:48.50\00:48:50.59
Now, if basketball could have
dress code and I went for job
00:48:50.60\00:48:55.52
at Disneyworld many years
ago, you know, what they said?
00:48:55.53\00:48:57.74
You couldn't wear
earrings and necklaces.
00:48:57.75\00:49:01.54
The only thing you allowed
to wear was a wedding band
00:49:01.55\00:49:04.19
if you were married.
If Disneyworld and the NBA
00:49:04.20\00:49:07.70
has a dress code,
does God have one?
00:49:07.71\00:49:10.10
Absolutely. And you find
this in scripture and by the way
00:49:10.11\00:49:13.34
let's read that text 1st
Timothy chapter 2 verse 9.
00:49:13.35\00:49:17.46
I want you to see
this because lot people,
00:49:17.47\00:49:18.92
this is a text that's often
used and the King James Version
00:49:18.93\00:49:22.93
I wanna say they have
the word correctly here,
00:49:22.94\00:49:26.27
although it's synonymous
with the word braided hair.
00:49:26.28\00:49:29.98
They have the word correctly
interpreted broided hair.
00:49:29.99\00:49:34.61
Now broidering is
similar to braiding,
00:49:34.62\00:49:38.51
that is in the sense of the art.
But specifically with it says in
00:49:38.52\00:49:42.27
1st Timothy 2 verse 9, it
says, In like manner also,
00:49:42.28\00:49:45.70
that women adorn
themselves in modest apparel,
00:49:45.71\00:49:48.91
with shamefacedness that is
with moderation and sobriety,
00:49:48.92\00:49:56.11
that is
proprietary, looking the part,
00:49:56.12\00:50:00.33
dressing appropriately. It
says not with broided hair,
00:50:00.34\00:50:05.08
or gold, or
pearls, or costly array.
00:50:05.09\00:50:09.03
Now this practice of broidering
someone's hair was something
00:50:09.04\00:50:12.46
practice greatly among
the people of Bible days
00:50:12.47\00:50:15.64
and what they did was
they took trans of gold
00:50:15.65\00:50:18.61
and as they braided their hair
which is still practiced today.
00:50:18.62\00:50:22.18
As they braided their hair,
instead of wearing their gold
00:50:22.19\00:50:25.35
round their neck or just
only in the ears like earrings
00:50:25.36\00:50:28.95
they work in their hair
and they showed their wealth
00:50:28.96\00:50:32.08
by the chain in their
hair, the strands of gold
00:50:32.09\00:50:34.92
in their hair and the Lord
said, that's also a practice
00:50:34.93\00:50:37.72
that I don't approve up so.
So, as you wear modest clothing,
00:50:37.73\00:50:41.25
also be modest in the way that
you do your hair and now a days
00:50:41.26\00:50:45.78
there is some
outlandish hairdos.
00:50:45.79\00:50:48.00
Yes. That don't even
use broidering of gold
00:50:48.01\00:50:51.81
that you will think, are
you on your way to a swap me
00:50:51.82\00:50:55.28
or you went to flyway
away somewhere was that hairdo
00:50:55.29\00:50:58.17
becoming of a person
professing godliness.
00:50:58.18\00:51:00.52
You know, I've
seen some hairdos,
00:51:00.53\00:51:02.51
I mean I was raised
in Brooklyn, New York.
00:51:02.52\00:51:03.71
I've seen some
hairdos that you wonder is God
00:51:03.72\00:51:07.29
getting the glory there.
So, its broidering of gold
00:51:07.30\00:51:10.37
in the hair not just platting,
its plating not platting, okay,
00:51:10.38\00:51:15.16
broidering not braiding,
that made a difference.
00:51:15.17\00:51:17.68
So, braiding in the
sense is practice it's okay,
00:51:17.69\00:51:20.58
that's fine yeah. Now
in this scripture here
00:51:20.59\00:51:23.09
is talking about its
focusing on the women,
00:51:23.10\00:51:26.76
however men should
be included in this,
00:51:26.77\00:51:29.61
that's dressing in
modest apparel because you know
00:51:29.62\00:51:33.25
we don't to get away
from the idea that God
00:51:33.26\00:51:35.87
wants us to be
simple. That's right.
00:51:35.88\00:51:37.80
And humble and now that
doesn't mean you dress in rags
00:51:37.81\00:51:41.73
but that means because the Bible
also says you should be clean
00:51:41.74\00:51:44.30
and neat as we've already
saw in the book of Genesis
00:51:44.31\00:51:48.91
that we should
be neat and clean.
00:51:48.92\00:51:50.44
And so we have to be careful
with how we spend the money
00:51:50.45\00:51:54.02
that God gives us, that's right,
00:51:54.03\00:51:55.33
the God blesses with
money blesses with money
00:51:55.34\00:51:57.57
but so if we buy you
know even expensive things
00:51:57.58\00:52:01.63
that are way beyond you would
call your budget just because
00:52:01.64\00:52:05.85
you wanna be in
the fashion of the day,
00:52:05.86\00:52:07.22
or just to attract
attention to yourself,
00:52:07.23\00:52:11.13
that is a dangerous thing,
because God wants us not to lead
00:52:11.14\00:52:17.12
people to think of us,
but that we should reflect
00:52:17.13\00:52:20.05
the character of Jesus Christ.
We want people to point people
00:52:20.06\00:52:23.12
to Jesus Christ and not to
ourselves and so we would like
00:52:23.13\00:52:26.88
to encourage you to.
Actually there is scripture
00:52:26.89\00:52:29.65
that I'd like to that
has helped me tremendously
00:52:29.66\00:52:32.05
and that's in
Isaiah Chapter 55 verse 2
00:52:32.06\00:52:35.20
because it really helps us in
all aspects of life concerning,
00:52:35.21\00:52:39.77
that's right, how we
should use our money.
00:52:39.78\00:52:41.48
And so Isaiah
chapter 55 verse 2,
00:52:41.49\00:52:43.89
here is what God says,
"Wherefore do ye spend money
00:52:43.90\00:52:47.82
for that which is not bread?
And your labor for that which
00:52:47.83\00:52:51.27
satisfieth not?
Hearken diligently unto me,
00:52:51.28\00:52:54.57
and eat ye that which is good,
and let your soul delight itself
00:52:54.58\00:52:59.19
in fatness or in goodness.
And so you know sometimes
00:52:59.20\00:53:04.19
we may wanna go out
and get ourselves you know
00:53:04.20\00:53:06.44
the fanciest car out
there, because of status we want
00:53:06.45\00:53:10.40
to show our status
that we are prospering,
00:53:10.41\00:53:13.08
but we need to be very
careful in this area and ask God
00:53:13.09\00:53:15.75
for wisdom in all that we
do. Because everything you spend
00:53:15.76\00:53:18.47
you can think of the soul
that could be won to the Lord
00:53:18.48\00:53:22.87
by the outlay of
wise use of your funds.
00:53:22.88\00:53:26.34
I need to answer a question
here that's very important
00:53:26.35\00:53:28.98
because somebody talked about.
Well, how can we tell because
00:53:28.99\00:53:32.41
nowadays there are
many Christians who say
00:53:32.42\00:53:34.13
what about the wedding band?
It's a tradition that's many,
00:53:34.14\00:53:38.50
many countries around the world
shouldn't we wear wedding band
00:53:38.51\00:53:41.56
and there even some Seventh-day
Adventist Christian that say,
00:53:41.57\00:53:43.42
well you know what,
didn't our church approve
00:53:43.43\00:53:46.44
the wearing of the
wedding band and now we can wear
00:53:46.45\00:53:49.07
the wedding band. I
had a number of challenges
00:53:49.08\00:53:52.00
in that area, I
remember there was a forum
00:53:52.01\00:53:53.87
held in California,
where the question was asked
00:53:53.88\00:53:55.55
did not church approve the
wearing of the wedding band,
00:53:55.56\00:53:57.67
and the moderator
said no next question.
00:53:57.68\00:54:00.50
And that was the person that was
in the committee that discussed
00:54:01.62\00:54:03.55
this issue. Exactly,
that discussed the very issue,
00:54:03.56\00:54:05.38
no we did not approve
that. What was said is because
00:54:05.39\00:54:08.60
it is a custom in many
countries around the world
00:54:08.61\00:54:11.14
they saw no burden to
make it a test of faith,
00:54:11.15\00:54:13.59
but upon closer
investigation they've seen
00:54:13.60\00:54:16.75
that this is not something
supported by scripture.
00:54:16.76\00:54:18.91
And the Bibles
makes it very clear,
00:54:18.92\00:54:20.44
once it is not
supported by scripture,
00:54:20.45\00:54:22.18
but matter of fact this is not
only not supported by scripture,
00:54:22.19\00:54:25.28
but you can take
the wedding band and put
00:54:25.29\00:54:29.57
it in different
category then jewelry,
00:54:29.58\00:54:31.25
because it is jewelry.
And, so there are some people
00:54:31.26\00:54:35.17
that say what about the if
you go to foreign countries like
00:54:35.18\00:54:37.22
Dominican Republic or
Latin America and you have
00:54:37.23\00:54:39.70
a wedding band
what would you do there?
00:54:39.71\00:54:41.17
Well, people are not going
to say you have no wedding band
00:54:41.18\00:54:44.59
therefore your wife
has none and you guys
00:54:44.60\00:54:46.92
are shacking up together.
Brethren, I've be married
00:54:46.93\00:54:49.49
twenty two years. And
traveled many different
00:54:49.50\00:54:51.95
countries. And
traveled all over the world,
00:54:51.96\00:54:53.54
I've never been to one
country where they say sir
00:54:53.55\00:54:55.92
where is your wedding band
that women with you is probably
00:54:55.93\00:54:59.17
not your wife if you
don't have a wedding band on.
00:54:59.18\00:55:01.13
And so and then the
other point is some people say
00:55:02.05\00:55:04.05
well I wear wedding band because
it keeps guys away from me
00:55:04.06\00:55:06.91
not in our society.
Because in our society today men
00:55:06.92\00:55:10.87
look sometime for that
wedding band, that's right,
00:55:10.88\00:55:12.51
oh, she is married
therefore one night stand,
00:55:12.52\00:55:16.20
no long
connection, no commitment,
00:55:16.21\00:55:18.48
no commitment, yeah
she is not gonna look
00:55:18.49\00:55:20.13
for a commitment from me.
And so there are few countries
00:55:20.14\00:55:23.69
where it seems to
be a virtue, right,
00:55:23.70\00:55:25.41
for the wedding
band, but for the
00:55:25.42\00:55:27.67
Seventh-day Adventist church
long ago looked at this issue
00:55:27.68\00:55:31.59
and for those countries
where the missionaries are there
00:55:31.60\00:55:35.23
and it's considered a
virtue those that can do it
00:55:35.24\00:55:37.88
conscientiously, right, can
do but it says it's supposed
00:55:37.89\00:55:41.09
to be something simple
not something goddy and lot
00:55:41.10\00:55:44.02
of adornment on it.
Now, however in this
00:55:44.03\00:55:49.82
particular country, the
United States of America,
00:55:49.83\00:55:51.67
it is not you would
call a custom, right,
00:55:51.68\00:55:54.61
and or a virtue and
so...or requirement,
00:55:54.62\00:55:58.42
like you said is not
gonna keep people away
00:55:58.43\00:56:00.52
just because you have it, right.
It may keep a few that are more
00:56:00.53\00:56:04.77
conscientious,
right. But ever however
00:56:04.78\00:56:07.07
in the beginning conversation
already you have with
00:56:07.08\00:56:09.58
the individual and you let them
know I'm married, that's right,
00:56:09.59\00:56:12.88
that's it its gonna stop
there because that individual
00:56:12.89\00:56:15.35
is a conscientious individual.
The others that don't care...
00:56:15.36\00:56:17.54
it doesn't matter me
baby, that's what they say,
00:56:17.55\00:56:20.14
it doesn't matter to me,
baby, that's what they say,
00:56:20.15\00:56:21.87
I like to say. Yes,
we wanna encourage people
00:56:21.88\00:56:25.02
to allow God to be first in
their lives and nothing else.
00:56:25.03\00:56:29.58
And so therefore that
answers the question of
00:56:29.59\00:56:31.74
the engagement
ring, the class ring,
00:56:31.75\00:56:35.92
the chastity ring,
the friendship ring,
00:56:35.93\00:56:40.52
the graduation
ring, the company ring,
00:56:40.53\00:56:44.79
I mean you run out of
fingers. If you have every ring
00:56:44.80\00:56:48.01
that people have that's
why so important to study
00:56:48.02\00:56:50.69
the word of God friends
for yourself and see that
00:56:50.70\00:56:52.63
when it conflicts with
the word of God even though
00:56:52.64\00:56:55.76
it maybe tradition.
Its time for us to follow
00:56:55.77\00:56:58.67
God's word and
lay tradition aside.
00:56:58.68\00:57:00.95
My wife doesn't wear
one and because of that
00:57:00.96\00:57:03.30
she has won a person
to the Lord and so friends
00:57:03.31\00:57:06.22
we wanna encourage
you to continue studying
00:57:06.23\00:57:08.23
the word of God,
seeing clearly that God
00:57:08.24\00:57:10.81
has a message for us. If
you give me just ten seconds
00:57:10.82\00:57:13.10
to say please look
at Isaiah Chapter 3,
00:57:13.11\00:57:15.54
that's one place you can go to
see what God says about jewelry.
00:57:15.55\00:57:18.99
That's right and
also Revelation 17,
00:57:19.00\00:57:21.10
Revelation 12 and we will touch
about that on another program.
00:57:21.11\00:57:23.65
But time has come and
gone. And unto we see you
00:57:23.66\00:57:26.23
until we you again
friends, may the Lord bless you,
00:57:26.24\00:57:28.44
stand firmly on His
word. And have a great day
00:57:28.45\00:57:31.21
beginning today in Jesus Christ.
00:57:31.22\00:57:33.54