Participants: John Lomacang (Host), John Stanton
Series Code: HCL
Program Code: HCL120019
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00:01 Hello, friends grab your Bible and a friend,
00:02 and sit back as we explore God's word together 00:05 on this addition of House Calls. 00:21 Hello friends, welcome to another addition 00:23 of House Calls today. 00:25 I'm so glad that you have chosen to tune in 00:26 to follow us on an excursion 00:29 through the most exciting book ever written, the Bible. 00:33 I'm not by myself as you see 00:34 there's a guy sitting next to me, 00:36 who's borrowed my name. What's your name? John. 00:40 I'm John also. So good to have you here John. 00:43 John Stanton, Pastor Stanton, 00:46 he's the Personal Ministries Director 00:47 of the Upper Columbia Conference. 00:50 You know, you're always moving, 00:52 I don't know what's wrong with you. 00:53 Well, we did move again fairly recently, 00:55 so we get excited to focus 00:57 on personal evangelism and discipleship. 00:59 And its gonna be, it's gonna be great. 01:02 That's good. You know, the Lord has pull you 01:04 from one corporate office and put you in another, 01:07 but he has taken you, via pastoring and Bible worker 01:10 and evangelism and television host. 01:13 So you're very well rounded. 01:15 It's you know, "Eyes not seen, nor has ear heard, 01:18 what God has in store for those who follow him." 01:21 That's right. And it's been an amazing excursion. 01:24 As you know very well too from your past so-- 01:26 I can start a rumor by saying you 01:28 and Rochelle have two children, what are their names. 01:31 Oh, you're talking about the cats? 01:33 Yeah, the cats. Coco and Telly. Coco and Telly. Yeah. 01:36 Beautiful children, you should- when they invite you 01:38 over they have two beautiful-- what kind of cats are they? 01:42 Telly is Himalayan and Coco is a Persian black one, 01:48 smoke Persian. Beautiful. 01:50 And you're up in the upper Northwest now. 01:52 In Spokane, yeah. 01:53 Well, it's good to have you down here in Central America. 01:56 Actually this is Central Time zone and we are in America. 01:59 But this is House Calls and we enjoy ourselves here. 02:02 John's my good friend, we go back a number of years 02:05 and we've always desired to do a Bible study together. 02:07 Remember the time we sat down 02:08 on my living room there in Fairfield. 02:11 And say wouldn't it be nice one day 02:12 if the Lord allows us to share out the Bible with the world. 02:16 And we were planning on getting a bus 02:17 and selling our car and getting rid of our house 02:19 and get a 40 foot bus and travel and hit the road. 02:21 Yeah. And here we're-- Didn't have funding for it, 02:24 but the Lord had other plans anyway so. 02:25 And here we're now seventh year. 02:27 Seventh, going on eighth year of House Calls. 02:29 On House calls. Praise the Lord. 02:31 Praise the Lord for that, and you made the difference 02:33 and so continue praying for us 02:34 and your support in every way you possibly can, 02:37 makes all the difference in this program. 02:39 We have Bible questions, but before 02:40 we do anything we always have prayer. 02:42 John, have prayer for us. 02:43 Father we are here because of Your blessing 02:45 and Lord we just wanna thank You for all Your blessings 02:48 which You give to all of us. We have no reason to complain. 02:51 And Lord as we stand here, as we sit here 02:54 as well as we spend time going through Your word. 02:57 We seek the blessing, the added blessing of Your sprit. 02:59 And so Lord impart Him to us today. 03:02 May we understand what He wants to teach us in Jesus name, amen. 03:07 Amen. Thank you so much. 03:09 I know that your family members are sitting down with you 03:11 and may be your church is, 03:13 may be this being seen on Sabbath afternoon 03:16 or Sunday morning in your fellowship. 03:19 We enjoy the Bible and we hope that we sometimes steer up 03:23 your pure minds to really dive back into the word 03:26 and find out whether or not what you've thought 03:28 is what the Bible taught. 03:30 But get your Bibles, your pens, and if you have any questions 03:32 you like to send to us here's the email. 03:35 Send them to housecalls@3abn.org, 03:38 that's housecalls@3abn.org. 03:41 And here's the key, the shorter and more concise the question, 03:45 the higher the possibility that we get 03:46 the chance to answer that, right John. That's Right. 03:48 'Cause some people send pages. Yeah. 03:51 And we have to dig through it, it makes 03:52 it dificult but question and we'll hopefully answer that. 03:55 But what do you have for us today? 03:56 I've got a question from Glen Roy 03:58 and he says, good day pastors. 04:01 He says, "God promises threescore and ten." 04:06 and that is years of life. 04:08 Is this a 100% guaranteed as long as I live in God's will. 04:12 Why do some people die so young? 04:15 Well, let's read the scripture here first, it comes from, 04:18 the threescore and ten comes from Psalm 90:10. 04:22 And it says there, "The days of our lives are seventy years." 04:27 King James Version says, threescore and ten. 04:30 "And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, 04:33 yet their boast is only labor and sorrow, 04:36 for it is soon cutoff and we fly away." 04:39 So here the Psalmist is saying that our lives 04:44 are typically 70 years long. 04:47 This isn't from what I read, 04:49 this isn't a promise of 70 years. 04:52 This is a generality of what--the time, 04:55 you could say the longevity of people in those days, 04:58 they live generally around seventy years 05:00 and he says even by reason of strength 05:02 some press on to eighty years. 05:06 That is a blessing in those days 05:08 and I think it's a blessing today, 05:09 you know, some people, many will be happy 05:11 to live 70 years especially 80 years. Right. 05:14 But we do find even in our day that some die very early 05:17 and so his question is here, is this a guarantee? 05:20 First of all no because it's not a promise to live threescore 05:23 and ten or seventy years. 05:26 But the answer really that I think is really more pertinent 05:28 here is why do some people die so young? 05:32 And the answer is that an enemy has done this, 05:35 the enemy exists. Satan is in the world. 05:37 Sin is in the world and he does take our life early. 05:41 It is God's will that we live forever that we live eternally. 05:43 He never designed that we would live only 70 years or 80 years, 05:48 but in this life it is a blessing 05:50 to live 70 and 80 years 05:53 or even longer for that for some of us. 05:56 Especially in this day and age, 05:57 we live in developed countries that have medicine 05:59 that have doctors that can keep us going 06:01 for much longer than they had, 06:04 or we had been able to live in the past. 06:07 So John the answer really is here 06:09 that is it's not a promise to live. 06:11 Some people who live according to God's will, 06:13 who are completely in harmony with His principles 06:16 are cut short by cancer, by disease, by others things 06:19 that we struggle with in this life of, in this world of sin. 06:24 But it is a blessing to live that long 06:26 if God so blesses us in that way. 06:29 That's true, and you know, I was looking at the news 06:31 this morning before I left home and it was really sad. 06:34 A young girl who just started college 18 years old 06:37 was--her life was taken tragically and intentionally 06:41 by a 21-year-old boyfriend who was, you know, 06:44 the news still being put together 06:46 as to what the reason was, so I can't devolves that, 06:50 and by the time you hear this, this may be old news. 06:52 But the point of the matter is those are lives 06:54 that are cut short not because of illness, 06:58 not because of a car accident 07:00 but because of the sin in our world. 07:03 And you know, "The wages of sin is death, thou shall not kill." 07:07 God has put in place parameters 07:09 that do extend our lives if we simply... 07:12 there're some people that, you know, 07:14 John on one more lighter note, 07:17 "you will never catch me bungee jumping." 07:20 I always think that is such a temptation-- 07:24 And I was gonna ask you about that, I would like to go. 07:25 For the devil to go. For the devil to go. 07:28 Oops, cut the cords while he's on the way down. 07:30 And I heard it, I heard a newscast one day 07:32 from that famous voice. Good day, what's his name? 07:38 Paul Harvey. He says, a young man went bungee jumping today, 07:45 he was 23. I mean was he died 07:49 and there are some people that, 07:52 my good friend Doug Batchelor, 07:53 I was telling him, Doug you're tempting the devil. 07:55 You know, he did things like 07:57 he's gonna one of those not bungee jumping, 07:59 he would probably do that, but he does sky diving, 08:02 all this kinds of strange things and you know, 08:04 if the parachute doesn't open. 08:05 That happened in Modesto, California, 08:08 where a parachute didn't open and a young lady 31 years old 08:12 landed in a vineyard and that ended her life. 08:15 But there's a particular passage 08:16 in the Bible that talks about how important is 08:19 for us to listen to the word of God. 08:21 Here in Ecclesiastes 7:17 and it says it this way 08:26 and I'm reading from the King James Version. 08:28 Let me put that in a newer translation, 08:30 so you could probably understand it easier. 08:32 It says, "Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish, 08:38 why should you die before your time?" 08:41 There're some people that cut their life short. 08:43 Children today that the media in our world today 08:48 has turned young people foolish. 08:53 There are some programs that they do daring 08:55 things like jumping of the roofs 08:57 and pounding each other in head with tables, 09:00 and do you know, trying to slide down a banister of steps 09:05 on skateboard sideways, you know, this-- 09:08 All this hazing stuff where people die over dinking, 09:10 where they drink so much 09:12 that they end up killing their friends. 09:13 On the news the other day they have the teenagers 09:15 now they can access drugs, 09:17 so what they are doing is, 09:18 they are exhaling, exhaling, exhaling, exhaling 09:21 and they hold their nose and mouth until they pass out, 09:24 kid 15-year-old died. 09:26 Did this in his living room with his friends, 09:28 fell down on a sharp object 09:30 ended his life at 15 years old, cut his jugular vein. 09:33 Why should you die before your time? 09:35 So, yes the blessing today we saying...now 09:38 my mother-in-law is beyond 80, 09:40 she's 85 and when you make it past 70 09:44 then you're doing well. So old age is-- 09:47 Then we go bungee jumping when you're 80 09:49 or something like that--- 09:50 President Bush, he went skydiving 09:52 when hit 80-years-old. Really. 09:54 George Bush, the father of Bush. 09:56 He did 80--80 year old he went skydiving at 80-years-old. 10:00 With the God that we could live 10:02 to 80 years old and go skydiving. 10:03 What a blessing that would be. 10:05 But when you make the wrong decisions, 10:07 use your time incorrectly and just flirt with death. 10:12 It's not a very smart way to try to beat death, 10:15 because you know, death always wins, 10:18 and then we gonna die naturally. 10:20 I'd rather die of natural causes than doing something foolish 10:23 and find out as I'm in mid air, oh, 10:26 I shouldn't have done that, the thought is terrible. 10:29 One guy said, you can jump from a 100 storey building 10:33 you can defy death for 99 stories. 10:37 And then Paul Harvey says, good day. 10:40 So let's just be wise about 10:42 the life God has given to us. Amen. 10:45 Old age is a blessing, that your days 10:46 may be long upon the land, 10:48 which your Lord your God has given you. 10:51 Very quick one this doesn't require 10:52 an answer just a comment and I always appreciate, 10:54 I always appreciate those... 10:56 the person just put the name Charles here and you know, 10:59 it could be Charles whatever last name. 11:03 But I was just listening to House Calls 11:06 and I was reminded of something 11:08 I did a few years ago, that I regret. 11:12 It's always good to praise the Lord 11:13 for these wonderful responses. 11:15 You were talking about 11:16 the trumpets in Revelation 8 and 9 11:18 and I disagreed with you and I wrote a letter, 11:21 I rebuked you and I want to apologize, 11:24 because my attitude was totally wrong. 11:27 I appreciate your program and I listen most every week. 11:31 Keep up the good work, sincerely, Charles. 11:34 Thank you so much for the words Charles. 11:36 We do appreciate that. 11:37 You know, what I like about this and the reason 11:38 I chose to read this is, because we cannot disagree 11:43 but the sprit of disagreeableness 11:44 is not what we support. 11:47 We are not sitting here as an authority of everything we say, 11:50 but we are trying to encourage people 11:52 to get back to their Bibles. 11:53 If in case you ever disagree, we would read that on the air. 11:56 We will even read the question that may be out of harmony 12:00 with something we've said 12:01 and then hopefully go back to the Bible 12:03 and correct that if we must. 12:05 But we will strengthen our foundation as we continue 12:09 to be people of patience, and love, and joy, and peace. 12:12 The key here is sticking together. Exactly. 12:13 Sticking together in Christ and that's a great segue 12:15 to this last question I have here. Sure. Aubrey writes here. 12:22 There is much going on in our church today, 12:26 contemplative prayer spiritual formation, 12:28 woman's ordination, music drums in church, 12:30 value of Sprit of Prophecy, evolution, 12:32 non-Adventist guest speakers all the stuff, these issues. 12:36 Could it be that the enemy has so focused us on this issues 12:40 that we fall or fail, excuse me, 12:42 to realize that the opportunities 12:44 God is affording us to share His truth for this time. 12:48 The present truth of the Three Angels' Messages. 12:51 While we are caught up with debating 12:52 and discussing these issues 12:54 the enemy is stealing a march upon us. 12:58 A great point she's making here. 13:00 We do have times where we're getting caught up 13:03 in these issues and disagreeing 13:05 and dividing over these things. 13:08 And it takes away from us our mission. 13:12 The mission of preaching 13:13 the everlasting gospel to all the world, 13:15 especially for this day, 13:16 the Three Angels' Messages of Revelation 14. 13:20 That is absolutely the case, 13:21 but at the same time let's recognize that, 13:26 but also make sure that we're on, 13:29 we're the watchman on the walls. That's right. 13:31 That when things do come 13:33 and try to gain entrance into the church 13:34 that we protect God's church 13:36 and so there're times where we must stand up, 13:38 we must discuss issues per say. 13:42 But I think the point here that she's making 13:45 that I really agree with is that 13:47 we shouldn't divide over these issues. 13:50 We need to discuss that now, 13:51 we should find out what the word says 13:53 and we should follow the word, 13:55 and we should make sure that these things 13:56 aren't coming into the church, 13:57 that shouldn't come into the church, 13:59 or issues that are very prevalent for our day 14:01 such as women's ordination, 14:02 we are talking about that a lot in our church today. 14:05 Let that not divide us and keep us from the main mission 14:09 and our focus of spreading the everlasting gospel. 14:11 That's try, keep the main thing the main thing. 14:16 "If I'll be lifted up I'll draw all men to me." 14:18 And that's so true, you could be so concerned about 14:20 the way the napkins are placed, 14:22 and whether or not there's a fork 14:23 or whether not there's a ladle. 14:24 There're people who will sit at the table 14:26 and starve to death, because 14:27 she said the table is not ready yet. 14:29 They say, is there food ready there. Yeah, 14:30 that's all we need. And we have to make sure 14:32 that food of the word of God is what we are giving people. 14:35 Let's not just get caught up in all aesthetes of whether 14:37 or not the napkins match, 14:38 whether or not the forks are there, 14:40 all these issues, are the issues 14:42 that are distracting the church today. 14:43 And truly, if the devil can keep turning your fork sideways 14:48 or putting somebody's spoon with another spoon. 14:50 He will keep that table of the Lord upset 14:54 because our focus is on the utensils 14:56 rather than the food. 14:58 And so that's a good sermon title "Utensils." 15:01 And the food is right there, so you may want to develop that. 15:03 You know all these issues they are important issues talk about. 15:06 There are things that we shouldn't be talking 15:08 and discussing, but we need to let Christ 15:10 speak through His body, 15:12 who is studying in a way that is not dividing us, 15:16 but keeping us together and then lets go 15:18 with the way the Lord is leading through 15:20 a combine united effort to seek God's truth. 15:24 And if it falls on the side that you don't agree with. 15:26 You still it's more important to stick with the body, 15:29 to stick with unity of faith 15:30 than it is to divide from the church 15:32 that God has established for preaching this last message. 15:34 Some people want to just separate, 15:36 and do their own thing, because the church is listening to me. 15:39 It's not agreeing with my position on this. Right. 15:41 And that is just as bad is to have the wrong position. 15:46 Very good point John, thank you so much. 15:48 We are going to end our questions here today 15:49 because we have a lot to cover. 15:51 But if you have any questions, you like to send to us. 15:53 Any comments you like to send to us, 15:55 we appreciate that so much. 15:56 Send them to housecalls@3abn.org, 15:59 that's housecalls@3abn.org, 16:02 and that's the place where you can get your questions 16:04 and download them. 16:05 And if you don't have an internet connection 16:08 and you are watching via television 16:10 and you're way out in the middle of the nowhere. 16:12 We also do appreciate snail mail. 16:14 You don't have to be out in the middle of nowhere, 16:16 but that's your preferred method of delivery. 16:18 Send that to PO Box 220 West Frankfort, Illinois, 62896. 16:23 Attention House Calls. 16:25 John, let's go back to our topic today, 16:28 and it is the comparison between the Law of God 16:31 and the Law of Moses. And why don't we pick up 16:33 where we left off in our last broadcast. 16:35 Yeah, I think we finished with Romans 7, 16:38 but then we went to 2 16:39 and we saw that there is a hierarchy of law here. 16:43 Right. What's most important. 16:45 And Paul is speaking in Romans 2 starting with verse 17. 16:49 About how these Jews are boasting 16:52 that they're keepers of the Law of Moses and all its ceremonies 16:57 specifically circumcision. Right. 16:59 And here Paul is saying you're boasting 17:02 all these circumcision all these laws 17:04 that you're keeping, but, 17:05 here you are not keeping the Law of God. 17:08 You are committing adultery, you're stealing. 17:09 Adultery, you're stealing and all these other things. 17:11 And then he gets to verse 25 17:13 where he shifts back to the ceremonial law 17:15 that they're keeping here and it says, 17:17 "For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law, 17:20 but if you are a breaker of the law, 17:21 that is the Ten Commandments, 17:23 your circumcision has become uncircumcision." 17:26 Now we didn't get through a verse that 17:28 I think you brought up afterward. 17:29 And that is First Corinthians 7:19. 17:32 Why don't you read that, 17:33 because he is essentially repeating 17:34 the same thought put in a different way. 17:37 Yeah, he is in essence saying to the Christians, 17:40 and this is the passage that is so powerful 17:43 it fits into the context of the whole kit and caboodle, 17:46 if you want to think about, think about it that way, 17:49 because once again he had to address 17:50 the issue of circumcision to the Corinthians. 17:52 Then to see the New Testament Church 17:54 had a challenge in getting rid of the old 17:58 and allowing the new to come in. 18:00 Certain things were established for a period of time 18:03 that loss its relevance, when the Christ came. 18:06 And they were saying circumcision of the flesh, 18:09 circumcision of the flesh 18:12 and because I am a Jew that's my right. 18:14 And then the apostles, 18:15 I mean the Gentiles don't have access 18:17 because they are not Jews. 18:19 And Paul had to say, guys you're missing the point. 18:22 We are talking about the Law of God here, 18:24 that's the big principle. 18:26 So, here is what was talked about in verse 19. 18:30 Let me put the whole, 18:31 let me put the whole context verse 17 to 19, 18:34 and we'll end with verse 19. 18:36 "But as God has distributed to each one, 18:39 as the Lord has called each one." 18:41 that's First Corinthians 7:17. 18:44 "So, let him walk, and so ordain in all the churches. 18:49 And so I ordain in all the churches. 18:53 Was any one called while circumcised? 18:56 Let him not become a circumcised. 18:58 Was anyone called while uncircumcised? 19:01 Let him not be circumcised. 19:03 In other words what he is saying, 19:04 is if God calls you. If you were Jew and God calls you. 19:08 If you were a Gentile when God calls you, 19:10 that not really matter. This what matters. 19:13 Verse 19 "Circumcision is nothing 19:17 and uncircumcision is nothing, 19:20 but keeping the commandments of God 19:23 is what matters." That's right. 19:26 So for those who are arguing about whether 19:29 the Law of God was for the-- 19:31 whether the law was for the Jews. 19:33 Paul in essence laying that argument to rest here, 19:35 he says well, you know there are certain things 19:37 that Jew had to do before he did 19:40 what he was supposed to do. 19:42 And so all the male 20 years 19:45 and older if they want to circumcise 19:47 they could not participate in these particular rituals. 19:50 And, but he was laying it to rest, and-- 19:57 Go ahead, let me make a point, as I want you to pick that up. 19:59 I want to let Paul say this another way. All right. 20:02 'Cause what we're talking about here 20:03 is two laws and he is giving a hierarchy here. 20:05 What really matters the overarching theme 20:07 is the commandments of God, 20:09 the Law of God, the eternal Law of God. 20:11 Not the ceremonial law, 20:12 and the aspects of the Law of Moses 20:14 written by Moses not God with his own finger 20:17 like the Law of God was, the commandments. 20:19 So, he says it in a different way in Galatians 3. 20:24 And he says in verse 23, 20:25 "Before faith came we were kept under God 20:28 by the law kept for the faith 20:31 which would after would be revealed." 20:32 Who is the head of our faith, 20:34 the king of our faith? Christ. Christ. 20:36 When here it's revealed then the God that kept us, 20:39 no longer applies that is the ceremonial law of God. 20:42 Right. Law of Moses. 20:44 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ 20:47 that we might be justified by faith. 20:49 But after faith has come we are no longer under a tutor. 20:54 For you all saints of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 20:58 And so here he is saying the Law of Moses 21:01 in the ceremonies pointed to Jesus. 21:03 But when Jesus actually came 21:04 you don't do those ceremonies any more, 21:06 because Jesus has taken the reigns. 21:08 He has become all that it pointed to. 21:10 The tutor no longer applies, he taught you to point 21:12 to, to look to the Messiah who would come. 21:15 Now that the Messiah has come 21:16 you don't stay in with the tutor, 21:17 you get out there and you trust in the Messiah, 21:19 you trust in Jesus Himself. Right. 21:21 That's what Paul says in Galatians. 21:23 So we have this interchangeable discussion of the law 21:27 overarching law where Paul goes back 21:30 and forth between the Law of Moses, 21:32 the ceremonial aspects of that in a Law of God. 21:35 And so you have this going back and forth. 21:37 Unless you understand there's a difference 21:39 you won't know what he's talking about. That is true. 21:41 You'll throw what is it the baby out 21:43 with the path water, 21:44 you throw the eternal Law of God, 21:45 the Decalogue, the commandments of God out with 21:47 the ceremonial law which God never intended us to do, 21:51 yet people are doing today. 21:52 People are doing that today and those who look at Christians 21:55 had honor the commandments of God say. 21:57 Well, see there, are you onto bondage. 21:59 See there are you're doing just like the Jess did. 22:01 See you are keeping the commandments of God 22:03 and we don't have to keep that any longer. 22:05 The danger with saying the commandments of God 22:07 are done away with his, this. 22:08 The commandments of God and we will find out, 22:10 we will find this out as we go further. 22:12 Without the commandments of God, 22:15 there is nothing to define what sin is. 22:18 So if you get rid of the commandments of God, 22:20 if you are member of a church where your pastor says, 22:23 the Law of God has been nailed to the cross. 22:25 We are no longer obligated to keep 22:27 the Law of God after he says that get up 22:30 and walk out and live the way you want to, 22:32 because there's no more sin. 22:34 There's no more sin. He just put himself out of the job. Yeah. 22:38 Because, what I am preaching against, turn away from sin. 22:42 What is sin? And we will discover sin 22:43 is the transgression of the law, God's law. 22:47 Thou should not kill. Thou should not commit adultery. 22:48 Thou should not steal. Thou should not be a false witness. 22:50 Honor thy father and mother. 22:52 Don't take God's name in vain. 22:53 Those are the principles by which the commandments 22:55 of God are established upon. Those are the Ten Commandments. 22:58 The big issue is people want to get rid of the Sabbath, 23:00 we know that. But let's go, 23:02 let's take this to another--another level 23:04 and the Bible is so wonderful 23:05 about this what we're establishing right now is 23:08 this issue, this issue of the Law of Moses 23:12 of honoring the Law of Moses 23:14 to be saved is a mute issue or a mute point. 23:17 Look at Acts 15. Because the biggest transition 23:23 between the preaching of Paul and Barnabas, 23:26 because Paul and Barnabas were first sent 23:28 at the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 23:31 They continued preaching to the Israelites. 23:34 They continued preaching to those who rejected Christ 23:36 to try to break the barriers down. 23:39 Now when you get to Acts 15, you find that in the journeys 23:42 that Paul and Barnabas had through Asia. 23:45 They were going from city to city they were in Iconium, 23:48 then they went, they were in Antioch 23:49 and then they went to Iconium, they went to Lystra 23:52 and every place they went there was an uprising 23:55 against these men because they were preaching Christ. 23:57 Right. But they were preaching on the Sabbath. 24:01 And that's--there was never an issue about 24:03 the Sabbath back then. 24:04 There was no new day to take that except 24:06 what Pagans observe which was the first day of the week. 24:08 But among the Christian movement, 24:10 among the Jews there was no issue 24:11 about what there was honored. 24:13 However Paul and Barnabas are preaching there, 24:15 but the Jews every time Paul and Barnabas preach 24:18 instead of Christ they kept same, 24:19 but you got to keep the Law of Moses. 24:22 People responded in that. The Jews responded in that. 24:24 Yeah, the Jews, but you got to keep 24:26 the Law of Moses and Paul says that's not true. 24:27 So look at Acts 15 very quickly, 24:30 we'll point at three verses, and you can read the whole thing 24:32 in your own context as time is allowed. 24:36 Paul's preaching their first missionary journey 24:39 they are preaching, the church is all gathered together. 24:42 Let me just read chapter 14 from verse 26 to verse 28, 24:46 then chapter 15 verse 1. 24:48 From there speaking about their journey. 24:50 They sail to Antioch where they had been commended 24:55 to the grace of God for the work which they had completed. 24:59 And when they had come 25:00 and gathered the church together, 25:02 And when they had come and gathered 25:03 they reported all that God had done with them. 25:06 And that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles." 25:11 See, so now the Gentiles could come in, 25:14 so they stayed there a long time with the disciples. 25:18 So, you have the Gentiles, 25:20 you have the church they're gathering together. 25:22 But it says and chapter 15. 25:24 There was a continued story in the original context. 25:27 "And certain men came down from Judea 25:31 and taught the brethren." 25:32 This is what they taught them "Unless you are circumcised 25:36 according to the custom of Moses you cannot be saved." 25:41 I know what Paul and Barnabas are saying, 25:43 this grace thing about the Gentiles, forget that. 25:46 You got to be circumcised according to the custom 25:49 of the Law of Moses or else you cannot be saved. 25:52 And so this is addressed again in verse 5. 25:55 "But some of the sect of the Pharisees 25:57 who believed rose up saying, 25:59 it is necessary to circumcise to circumcise them 26:04 and to command them to keep the Law of Moses." 26:10 Paul and Barnabas addresses and Peter preaches now 26:15 because he is now apostle. So verse 6. 26:18 "So the apostles and elders came together 26:20 and consider this matter. 26:23 And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up, 26:27 and said to them, Men and brethren, 26:30 you know that a good while ago God chose among us, 26:35 and by my mouth the Gentiles should hear 26:39 the word of the gospel, and believe." 26:41 So God who knows the heart acknowledge them 26:45 by giving them the Holy Spirit just as He did to us. 26:48 And made no distinction between us and then, 26:51 purifying their hearts by faith. 26:53 Now, therefore why do you test God by putting a yoke 26:58 on the neck of the disciples 27:00 which neither our fathers nor we were able to bare. 27:05 But we believe that through grace, 27:08 but through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ 27:12 we shall be saved in the same manner 27:14 as they by faith, by faith. 27:19 So what we were saying here and the dispute continued 27:22 on James had to step up to the play. 27:25 Paul and Barnabas had to testify, they all says, 27:27 brethren, by salvation by grace through faith. 27:30 This Law of Moses no longer applies 27:32 to the issue of salvation by grace through faith. 27:34 Yeah. But the commandments of God do. 27:38 You know when you go back, jump over back to Galatians, 27:40 Galatians is a very highly debated group. 27:43 Oh, yeah. Book. 27:44 You know, you spoke earlier about 27:46 being under the law, is being under a curse 27:49 and people say well that under the law, 27:50 that law is the Ten Commandments. 27:53 But notice here. Galatians what chapter? 27:55 Galatians Chapter 3. 27:57 Notice what, and I want to compare this 27:58 with another verse that really helps to clarify this. 28:02 Notice verse 10 here. 28:04 Is this dispute between them over this Law of Moses 28:07 that continues here. 28:09 And he says, "For as many as are of the works of the law 28:13 are under a curse, for it is written, 28:16 cursed is every one who does not continue in all the things 28:18 which are written in the book of the law to do them. 28:21 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of god, 28:24 it is evident for, the just shall live by faith." 28:26 And the key is the book of the law. 28:28 The book of the law. Right. 28:30 Yes, in anyway and then. 28:31 But, he's talking about the curse. That's right. 28:33 I want you to see some thing here is very important, 28:36 because the Jews knew what Paul was talking about there, 28:41 because when referring to the curse. 28:43 Let's go to Daniel 9. Look at this. 28:47 Okay, man, you know, 28:49 We are using the Bible keep up with us today 28:52 we are in the word. Daniel 9, look at-- 28:55 Okay, I am there. Beginning verse 9. 28:59 Okay Daniel 9:9. 29:02 "To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness 29:06 though we have rebelled against him". 29:07 And now, this is by the way in the middle of the prayer 29:11 that Daniel is saying for his people. 29:13 He is pointing out his heart to God. 29:15 he is interceding for his people. 29:17 And he says that in verse 10 29:18 "We have not obeyed the voice of the lord our God 29:21 to walk in his laws 29:22 which he has set before us by his servants the prophets. 29:25 Yes all Israel has transgressed your law 29:29 and has departed so as not to obey your voice, 29:32 therefore the curse and the oath written in the Law of Moses. 29:38 The servant of God has been poured out on us, 29:40 because we have sinned against him." 29:43 Notice the transition here. 29:44 We broke the law of God, so then the curse 29:47 written in the Law of Moses was poured out on us. Good. 29:51 So, the curse spoken to by Paul to this-- 29:55 in his letter to the Galatians. 29:57 Referring to the curse he's talking about 29:59 the Law of Moses and the curse it brings, 30:01 because they broke the Law of God. 30:03 It all comes down to the fact that if the people had kept 30:07 the Law of God from the beginning. 30:08 We're talking about way back to Adam and Eve now. 30:12 If Adam and Eve had kept that command by God 30:15 and kept His laws. 30:16 There would have been no reason for the Law of Moses 30:19 and the ceremonial law which goes way back before Moses. 30:21 We see evidence of that in the Garden. 30:25 Right after the Garden where Cain and Abel 30:27 were offering from-- on two altars one lamb, 30:30 one the fruit of his own hand. 30:34 If they had kept the law-- been obedient to the Law of God, 30:37 they wouldn't have had this ceremonial law given them, 30:40 which was the tutor that brought him to Christ. 30:43 Then removing the ceremonial law 30:45 bringing us back to faith in Christ, 30:48 so you see how this works. 30:49 It's all about the Law of God 30:51 whether we're breaking that or not. 30:52 That's what it comes down to, that's the most important. 30:56 And it doesn't come down to the Law of Moses 30:58 which is why Paul continues to come back to saying 31:01 that law has been done away with 31:03 We now by faith believe in Jesus, our Savior. 31:06 And, you know what just to put this--just to add another 31:09 cap to this bottle so to speak, 31:12 that particular curse is identified in Leviticus 26. 31:17 And by the way one of the things you have to keep in mind 31:20 when the Law of Moses was given to the people, 31:22 the parameters there-- the principles of it, 31:26 the principles are that are just as good 31:29 because the things that it despises 31:31 about purity and neighborly support and all the things 31:36 that are--that will be a point of blessing to us. 31:39 Any time you step out of the umbrella of blessing, 31:42 you're gonna get soaked in the rain of horror, and terror, 31:46 and curses, so to speak. 31:47 Look at verse 14 of Leviticus 26, 31:51 and it says "If you do not obey me, 31:53 "that's the Lord" do not observe 31:55 all these commandments." 31:57 He's talking about the commandments 31:58 that are referred to, in verse 3 down to verse 13 32:01 and he's very clearly pointing out 32:03 principles in the Law of Moses. 32:05 He says and "If you desire, if you despise my statutes 32:09 or if your soul abhors my judgments, 32:12 so that you do not perform all my commandments 32:16 but break my covenant. I will also do this to you. 32:19 I will even appoint terror over you wasting disease 32:24 and fever which shall consume the eyes 32:26 and cause sorrow of heart. 32:28 And you shall sow your seed in vain 32:31 for your enemies shall eat it. 32:33 I will set my face against you 32:35 and you shall be defeated by your enemies." 32:38 And the reason why Daniel was praying that prayer 32:40 because he knew that the reason why the children of Israel 32:43 were in captivity is because they did not obey God's law. 32:47 They did not obey the commandments and the curse 32:49 that we just read was contained in the Law of Moses. 32:53 That's right. This is why we are here. 32:55 This is why we are in captivity. 32:57 How long are we going to stay here, Lord? 32:59 Just 70 years, you'll be back home soon. 33:01 But that's why you're here and the bottom line is these Jews, 33:05 in the New Testament now Paul is in essence saying, 33:08 Peter is in essence saying, James, Barnabas, 33:10 they're all saying, we are now saved by grace through faith. 33:13 But don't let-don't make yourself think that by-because 33:16 you're saved by grace through faith 33:18 and not unto the commands of Moses that now, 33:20 the commandment of God is of no affect. 33:22 That's right. Okay. 33:24 Now, let's go to our next comparison here. 33:26 Let's look at--I think one of the key things another use of 33:31 or an illusion to the Law of Moses 33:34 that it's specifically ceremonial law is the ordinances 33:38 and Paul speaks of that in the Ephesians 2. 33:40 Okay, you read that one. 33:43 I'll read verses 14-16. All right. 33:48 "For He himself is our peace," That is Jesus. That's right. 33:52 "Who has made both one and has broken down 33:55 the middle wall of separation. 33:57 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, 33:59 that is the law of commandments 34:01 contained in ordinances, so as to create in himself 34:07 one new man from the two, that's making peace, 34:09 And that he might reconcile them 34:11 both to God in one body through the cross, therefore, 34:14 putting to the death the enmity." 34:16 So the law what was abolished 34:20 through the death of Christ on the cross 34:22 was the law of commandments 34:23 contained in ordinances. That's right. 34:25 That is the commands that were given by God 34:27 through the ordinances that were iterated in the Law of Moses. 34:30 That's right. This is isn't the Ten Commandments. 34:32 That's right. So again be very careful as to 34:35 how you're reading these things, 34:36 because the Ten Commandments cannot be abolished, 34:38 but the Law of Moses is what Christ came to abolish. 34:41 That's right. Matter of fact. 34:42 Go to Hebrews 9, perfect segue. 34:45 That's the first thing that pops into my head. 34:46 John, stop thinking like me. Go ahead. 34:49 I told you we both have the same name and this problem. 34:52 If I had a guy with a different name, 34:53 we wouldn't think alike but we got the same name, 34:56 same chip put in. Hebrews 9:1, go for it. 34:59 Oh, read verse. Probably, verse 9 and then verse 1... 35:02 No. Read verse 13 and then you go to 9:1. 35:04 Okay. Let's do that. 35:06 Well, you know, actuall let's start with the verse 35:08 1,9,10, and 13. Okay, great. 35:12 Thank you for agreeing. 35:14 Go ahead. You know where you're going. 35:15 "Then indeed, the first covenant had ordinances 35:21 of divine service and the earthly sanctuary. 35:26 For a tabernacle was prepared, the first part, 35:29 "And then it speaks about all the aspects of the tabernacle, 35:33 but now look at verse 6. 35:35 "Now when these things had been thus prepared, 35:37 the priests always went into the first part," 35:41 and then it goes in the second part in verse 7 35:44 and then "the Holy Spirit indicating," in verse 8, 35:47 "that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made, 35:51 "was not yet made" manifested 35:54 while the first tabernacle was still standing." 35:56 Now you got to get this, this is hugely powerful. 35:59 In other words, as long as this tabernacle was standing 36:03 who was not yet involved-- 36:05 who was not yet in his place of ministry. Jesus. Jesus. 36:08 As long as the earthly priests were mediating 36:12 the Holiest of All was not yet in operation. 36:15 You had to get this out of the way 36:18 for the covenant to be more powerful. 36:21 And then it says in verse 9, 36:24 "It was symbolic for the present time, 36:26 or the time then present" 36:28 as the King James Version would say it, 36:30 "in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered 36:32 which cannot make him who performed 36:36 the service perfect in regard to conscience" 36:39 and here's where the word ordinance has come in 36:41 "concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, 36:46 and fleshy ordinances imposed until the time of reformation." 36:52 Now John start with verse 11 down to 13, down to 14. 36:55 I want a transition so people could hear it in a new voice 36:58 and not miss it. Okay. 36:59 "But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, 37:04 with the greater and more perfect tabernacle 37:07 not made with hands, that is, not of this creation." 37:09 That's right. "Not with the blood of goats and calves, 37:12 but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place 37:15 once and for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 37:18 For if the blood of bulls and goats 37:20 and the ashes heifer, sprinkling the unclean, 37:23 sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 37:26 how much more shall the blood of Christ, 37:28 who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself 37:31 without spot to God, cleanse your conscience 37:33 from dead works to serve the living God?" 37:36 That's right. 37:37 And get this now, I want to dive down to verse 18 37:41 and it says "Therefore not even the first covenant 37:46 was dedicated without blood. 37:50 For when Moses had spoken every precept 37:54 to all the people according to the law," 37:56 now who spoke? Moses spoke. 37:59 When the commandments were written, God spoke. 38:02 "He took the blood of calves and goats, with water, 38:06 scarlet wood, and hyssop, and sprinkled both 38:09 the book itself and all the people, saying, 38:14 "This is the book of the covenant 38:17 which God has commanded you." Get it. 38:19 The book, the book, the book, the book, the book, the book. 38:21 Yes. 38:23 Moses sprinkled the book, the book of the covenant. 38:26 "Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both of the tabernacle 38:30 and all the vessels of the ministry." 38:33 And verse 22 "And according to the law 38:36 almost all things are purged with blood, 38:39 and without shedding of blood there is no remission. 38:42 Therefore it was necessary 38:45 that the copies of the things 38:47 in the heavens should be purified with these, 38:51 but the heavenly things themselves 38:53 with better sacrifices than these." 38:56 Now verse 24, John read that. 38:58 "For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, 39:02 which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, 39:05 now to appear in the presence of God for us." 39:08 There you go, so this earthly tabernacle 39:10 which all had to do with the book of the law, 39:13 the book sprinkled by blood the book from which Moses spoke. 39:17 All led to Christ, a more perfect tabernacle, His flesh. 39:22 That's right. His holy flesh. 39:24 A more perfect building not made with hands. 39:26 The temple that the Lord said to the Jews in Mathew 24, 39:30 "Break it down and then three days I'll build it up again." 39:32 And he said, are you kidding me? 39:33 It took us forty years to build this. 39:35 You can do it in three days. 39:37 And they didn't know he was speaking about 39:38 His body temple. That's right. 39:39 So the difference between the Law of Moses 39:41 and the Law of God, one of the greatest significance is, 39:43 is in the words of Jesus. 39:45 This temple is where you did all your sacrifices 39:48 but I've got one sacrifice guys, 39:49 that's gonna give away this big, old gigantic building. 39:52 This big, old monstrosity that took forty years to build. 39:55 I've got one more sacrifice 39:56 that's gonna bring this thing down. 39:58 They said, how are you gonna do that? 39:59 And I'll rebuild it again in three days. 40:02 Is he serious? 40:03 He was talking about His death, burial, 40:05 resurrection coming forth after the third day. 40:07 And being a minister over that temple. 40:10 You know, one of the reasons 40:12 why I wanted to mention Hebrews 8:13. Let's do that. 40:14 It says because it connects it with the new covenant. 40:16 Oh, yes, it does. 40:17 Because In that He says, "A new covenant, 40:19 He has made the first obsolete." 40:21 That's right. 40:22 "Now what is becoming obsolete 40:24 and growing old is ready to vanish away." 40:26 And so what you have here is the entire book of Hebrews, 40:31 for the most part he's talking about 40:32 this transition to the new covenant. 40:34 There you go. 40:35 And the ministry of Christ over the new covenant, 40:37 from not the temple on the earth, 40:39 but the temple in heaven, where He is the high priest. 40:41 All the ceremonies are done away with. 40:43 The reason, you know, why the whole book, 40:45 the whole book was dedicated to that, John? 40:47 It's because that was the biggest argument in the church. 40:50 It was. That was the biggest argument in the church. 40:53 And now today pastors some entire denominations 40:58 are falling into the same kind of trap. Um-hmm. 41:01 Of saying, well, the whole law has been done away with. 41:04 Only it's a trap from the opposite spectrum. 41:06 Instead of saying, it's all applicable. 41:08 They are saying none of it is applicable. Right. 41:10 The balance here is found in the book of Hebrews, 41:12 clearly establishing a cut from the old covenant ceremonies 41:16 the sacrifices, those things 41:18 pertaining to Christ pointing to him, 41:20 which were shadow of things to come to the new covenant 41:22 which is Christ the minister of the heavenly sanctuary, 41:25 where He's our high priest. 41:27 But get this, and I know we're gonna get this here. 41:31 In that ceremony, that sanctuary, 41:35 the tabernacle is a picture of the reality of the heaven. 41:39 You know, where the Law of God was placed? 41:43 Inside the Ark. Right. 41:45 Where was the Law of Moses placed as a book? 41:48 Out on the side. Outside the ark. 41:50 Beside the ark because it was temporary. 41:53 That's right. 41:55 And in fact, let's go maybe to that, that specific verse. 41:59 You wanna, well, read Hebrews 10:16 42:01 because you touched on this, 42:03 and I think you have to finish the start 42:05 because when the Lord got rid of this covenant 42:08 that had to do with the ceremonial rituals 42:09 that were in the book of Moses. 42:11 He made a very important point. 42:12 He said now that the book of Moses is done away with. 42:15 Let me show you something 42:16 that's gonna be a part of the new covenant. 42:18 "This is the covenant that I will make with them 42:20 after those days, says the Lord, 42:21 I will put My laws in their hearts, and I'll write-- 42:25 and in their minds I will write them," 42:27 Now the word I want you to emphasize again, 42:28 "I will put My laws." 42:31 The Lord never referred to the laws of ceremonies as My laws. 42:35 No. They were the laws that belonged to Israel. 42:38 Right. Right. 42:39 Anytime you saw a sacrifice even when the Bible referred to, 42:42 and I wanna not, I wanna unconfuse you, 42:44 even when the Bible referred to ceremonial sabbaths 42:48 like every seventh month, 42:49 every seventh week, every seventh year. 42:52 These ceremonial sabbaths, he referred to them 42:54 in the small 's' sabbaths pluralize. 42:57 But every time He referred to the Sabbath 42:59 of the Ten Commandments, it was capitalized singular. 43:03 And furthermore, He was referring to them 43:06 as My holy day. That's right. 43:08 So that's Sabbath, the big 'S' is referred to as God's Holy day 43:12 while the other sabbaths, were the sabbaths of my people, 43:14 That's right. Who were observing the Law of Moses? 43:17 And when-- Total difference. 43:19 And unless you understand this difference, 43:20 you're gonna read like the sabbaths were all 43:22 just done away with where there is a clear distinction 43:24 between the two kinds of sabbaths 43:26 ceremonial point to Christ, or God's Sabbath, 43:30 His day established at the end of creation. 43:32 And now when you read Colossians 2, 43:34 this is why-now after laying that foundation, 43:37 you read Colossians 2 and all of a sudden, 43:39 now it sounds right. It makes sense. Go ahead. 43:43 Colossians 2, beginning with verse 14, 43:46 and speaking about the crucifixion of Christ, 43:48 it says "Having wiped out the handwriting" of verse 14, 43:52 did I say, Colossians 2:1 43:54 "Having wiped out the hand writing 43:59 the handwriting of requirements that was against us, 44:03 which was contrary to us. 44:05 He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 44:09 See that. 44:10 Verse 14 "Having disarmed principalities and powers, 44:14 He made a public spectacle of them, 44:17 triumphing over them in it." And now get this. 44:20 Notice how he connects it all together here. 44:23 "Therefore, let no one judge you in food or in drink, 44:26 or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths," 44:31 Plural, singular. Plural little 's' sabbaths 44:36 "which are a shadow of things to come 44:39 but the substance is of Christ." 44:41 That is the passage mostly misunderstood. 44:43 Ephesians 2:15, Colossians 2:14-16 and 17. 44:48 Those are the passages that most modern pastors use to get rid 44:52 of the fourth commandment that still stands today. 44:55 That's right. That's right. 44:56 They misunderstand that this is ceremonial. 44:58 That's right. 44:59 Foods, drinks, new moon, sabbaths, 45:01 seventh year sabbath, seventh week sabbath, 45:03 seventh month sabbath, sabbatical year, 45:06 Yom Kippur Day of Atonement, all these were special sabbaths 45:11 but they never replaced the Sabbath 45:13 that was established before sin entered the world 45:17 at the end of creation week. 45:18 If that was done away with 45:20 we have no more purpose for seventh day today. 45:23 We still have seven days in a week. 45:24 That's right. 45:26 And the reason Jesus refers to this as "His Sabbath, 45:28 My holy day" He calls it is because 45:30 He's the one that rested. 45:32 He established the Sabbath and He rested on that day. 45:35 It belonged to Him. 45:36 It was a memorial of the creation that He had made. 45:39 And He rested on that day 45:40 as an example for us to then rest on that day, 45:43 from that point forward. That's right. 45:45 Whether or not sin would enter the picture. 45:47 It was established before sin. That's right. 45:49 Now, I love the way the Lord segues our program, 45:52 because the very thing I wanted to turn to supports this. 45:56 One of the reasons you know Colossians 2 45:59 is referring to the ceremonial law. 46:01 Okay. 46:02 Is because in verse 14 it says that 46:04 "the handwriting of requirements was against us." That's right. 46:07 Paul refers that-- refers the language 46:09 that it was against us. 46:11 He calls it elsewhere it was a curse. Right. 46:14 Against us, but now notice here from Deuteronomy. 46:16 Let's go there. What book, what chapter? 46:18 Deuteronomy 31. Okay. 46:21 We'll start with verse 24. Okay. 46:24 Deuteronomy 31:24. I'm there. 46:28 "So it was, when Moses had completed 46:31 writing the words of this law in a book, 46:34 that is this law not the commandments 46:36 "when they were finished, that Moses commanded the Levites, 46:39 who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, 46:41 saying: "Take this Book of the Law, 46:44 and put it beside the Ark of the Covenant" 46:47 so the law of God was put in the Ark of the Covenant. 46:50 This book of the Law of Moses was put beside 46:53 the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, your God, 46:55 that it may be there" for what reason John? 46:57 It'll jump out of here. 46:59 "That it may be there for a witness" 47:02 "a witness against you". 47:03 "Against you". That's right. 47:05 "Against you". That's right. 47:06 Didn't we just read? It was against it. 47:08 Paul said that the requirements were against us. 47:11 That's right. That's a direct reference to the Law of Moses, 47:13 the ceremonies that were against the people of Israel. 47:16 That's right. 47:18 And people look at that and say, 47:20 what are they meaning that it was not good for us? 47:22 No. They are meaning that it was a testamen 47:23 against the sin in their lives. 47:25 That's right. That's exactly. 47:27 He said if you're look at all these things. 47:29 This is pointing out clearly, where you have deter- 47:32 where you have turned off the path 47:34 and I'm looking for the word not dettered 47:37 but where you have, anyway you've turned off 47:39 the path against it. 47:40 Well, Daniel, we read Daniel earlier was 47:42 we rebelled against you. Right. 47:43 And then it says, therefore that curse written 47:45 in the Law of Moses was then given to us. 47:48 You are detoured, that's the word I'm looking for. Okay. 47:51 But so that's a beautiful 47:52 and that's Deuteronomy 31:24-26 very wonderful passage, 47:57 very good reference so one on the-- 48:00 get this now reiterating John said it, but just to catch it. 48:02 The Ten Commandments were on the inside 48:05 of the Ark of the Covenant, that the book of law 48:07 was on the outside of the Ark of the Covenant. 48:10 Inside, outside. Let's look at number 6 here. 48:14 Okay. Let's look at. 48:16 Back now to Galatians, really quick, 48:18 so we can continue to kind of unfold 48:20 the purpose of these ceremonies. 48:23 Turn to 7. Yeah. 48:25 I'm sorry number 7. Oh, beautiful passage. 48:27 Galatians 3. Let's read Galatians 3:19, 48:35 where a direct question is asked by the Apostle Paul 48:38 he says "What purpose then does the law serve? 48:42 It was added" okay, there's your first indication 48:45 of what law he's talking about, this one was added 48:48 'cause you remember the ten commandments 48:49 it says He added no more. That is right. 48:52 So the Law of Moses has to be what he's talking about 48:55 because there's no addition to the Ten Commandments. 48:57 That is correct. So it was added because of transgression, 49:00 "because they broke the commandments that they added 49:03 then this law "till the Seed" that is Jesus capital 'S' 49:07 in my Bible "should come to whom the promise was made, 49:10 and it was appointed through angels 49:12 by the hand of a mediator." That's right. 49:15 So until Jesus came, 49:17 that is what the purpose of that Law of Moses 49:21 the ceremonial Law of Moses was given. 49:25 It was temporary. That's right. 49:28 That is very--beautiful passage it was added 49:31 because of transgression. 49:33 Nowadays we look at it this way, say for example, 49:36 in many of the communities around the world 49:38 sometimes people saying, you know what, 49:40 there's a 55 mile an hour speed limit, 49:42 but people are not watching it. 49:43 People are not paying attention to it 49:45 and people almost got hit at the school crosswalk. 49:47 So let's add another law, you notice that John, 49:50 so what happens is when you enter-- 49:52 when you're getting close to a school 49:54 the speed limit now is modified by a flashing yellow light 49:58 and below that light says "Twenty miles an hour 50:02 when school is in session, or when school is present." 50:06 You know, during school hours "twenty miles..." 50:07 so you ask yourself, too. 50:09 Well, and so police stops you. Get this. 50:12 And you say, but officer 50:13 the speed limit says 50 miles an hour. 50:16 He said but let me ask you a question, 50:18 is school in session? Yes. 50:19 What does this law say? 50:22 You see that one wasn't listened to, 50:25 so this one was added. 50:28 See, this one was added because that one if you kept 50:31 focusing on that one, you wouldn't catch 50:33 the seriousness of the nature. 50:35 That one was--you kept violating that one 50:37 and putting the kids at danger here, 50:39 or more specific let's not say 50 miles an hour 50:42 'cause you don't have that 50 miles an hour entrant gates. 50:45 Let say that was 30 miles an hour 50:46 but you were driving so fast. 50:48 Now we had to bring it down to 20. 50:50 No faster than 20 when the school is open. 50:53 And so clearly that's exactly what's being said here. 50:56 There was a 30 miles per hour speed limit put in place 50:59 when the commandments of God were completed, 51:02 but they wouldn't honor that, 51:04 so there's another yellow sign called the Law of Moses. 51:07 There's a flashing yellow light, 51:09 ordinances in the Law of Moses and we--they had to honor that 51:13 until the one who is the Lawgiver came. That's right. 51:17 And said, okay, you know what, 51:19 that yellow sign is no longer necessary, 51:22 because it simply pointed you to that law 51:24 that always existed and now I am here. 51:26 I'm enforcing the whole thing. 51:28 And what was-to add to that analogy there, that story. 51:32 What was the curse then? The curse was the ticket. 51:37 Good point. The curse was the ticket. 51:39 Man, I got a ticket. 51:41 So when the Law of Moses was eliminated 51:43 so were the curses that went along with that. 51:45 That is correct. 51:47 So under Christ we have no curse. 51:49 Well, exactly. 51:51 There's no curse but the curse, go ahead. 51:54 Well, there's no curse. 51:55 There were the curse was written in the Law of Moses. 51:57 We have blessings that come. Right. 51:58 From observing the commandments, 52:00 we have a clear curse that comes 52:03 with breaking the commandments. That's right. 52:05 But that curse that was written in the Law of Moses, 52:06 that specific ticket is not applicable. That's right. 52:09 You have been removed from all those--all the parameters 52:13 and this is what I don't want you to catch. 52:15 I don't want you to say that we could live haphazardly. 52:17 That's not what John is saying. No. No. 52:19 The Christian now is no longer, 52:21 having to find a bull or a dove or a goat or a lamb to kill. 52:28 Well, part of it--'cause part of the ticket is 52:30 you have to take the class 52:32 to remove the ticket from the thing. 52:33 You don't have to take the class anymore. 52:35 You don't have to have that tutor. 52:36 Oh, good example. 52:38 That is in bulls, and goats, and other things 52:40 that point to Christ because you go straight to Christ. 52:42 That's right, That's right. Very, very good point. 52:44 You made my point for me. Very good point. 52:46 You don't have to-- see I was gonna do 52:48 the New York thing and explain that out. 52:49 You know New York is light to explain it 52:51 but he's from California. 52:52 He just went right into the point. 52:53 The point of the matter is we've got Christ. 52:55 Go directly to Him. 52:56 There's no need for an earthly mediator. 52:58 Jesus is our high priest. 52:59 There's no need for an earthly lamb. 53:01 He's the Lamb of God. 53:02 There's no need for the washing of the hands, 53:03 the eating of the Sheol bread, the lighting of the candles. 53:05 He's the light, the bread, the water of life. 53:07 It all ended in Christ. Let's go to a couple more, 53:10 before our time gets away from us. 53:12 Let's look at... 53:15 What's contrast with the Law of God 53:16 'cause we haven't done that as much? 53:17 That's right. We got to do that. 53:19 The Law of God points out our sin, 53:21 and this is one of things I know we referenced earlier. 53:24 but without the Law, there is no sin. 53:27 That's right. So if you eliminate the Law of God 53:30 you actually, can't say that anybody's a sinner anymore. 53:33 We have no job. 53:35 I mean, my response to that Pastor that says the law has 53:37 done away with, he says "Praise God I'm no longer a sinner." 53:41 That's what you'd be saying 53:43 if that was reality right. That's a very good point. 53:45 Because without law to convict me I would have no sin 53:48 but we know that that's not the case 53:50 because the sin that does dwell in me, 53:52 it's revealed as sin because of the Law of God 53:54 and it's still in place, it's still in effect, that's right. 53:58 So anyway, let's read a verse here Romans 3:20 54:03 says "Therefore by the deeds of the law 54:05 no flesh will be justified in His sight, 54:07 for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 54:10 Sin. That's right. The law tells us what sin is. 54:12 If you get rid of the law then you can't say to people, 54:15 now, you know, you killed. 54:17 Matter of fact, the laws of our land 54:19 are heavily based on the Law of God. 54:21 There are some additional ordinances, you know, 54:24 community ordinances and ordinances put in place by 54:26 Congress in the Senate and all that. 54:28 But particularly the laws of man 54:30 are heavily governed by the Laws of God. 54:33 Don't kill. God's Law, do not kill. 54:36 One of the things I want to bring up before our program 54:37 expires and I'm kind of gonna jump to this, 54:39 Psalms 19:7 "The law of the Lord is perfect, 54:44 converting the soul," It never said that 54:47 the Law of Moses was perfect. 54:49 Matter of fact, now Hebrews 7:19 it says 54:51 "it made nothing perfect," But the Law of the Lord, 54:54 Psalms 19:7 "is perfect." 54:56 Now one thing that I wanna eliminate right here. 54:59 Go with us to 1 John 5:3, 1 John 5:3, 55:03 this is a very important passage, 55:05 John and I want you to read this because 55:06 as you're turning to that lay the foundation here. 55:09 There are a lot of people that say when you keep 55:10 the commandments of God, you are now once again putting 55:14 yourself under burdens but listen to what this says. 55:17 Yeah, because of the term "under the law" they say well, 55:19 you're not under the law anymore 'cause the law 55:20 has been done away with but notice this from 1 John 5:3, 55:26 I'm gonna start with verse 2. Okay. 55:28 "By this we know that we love the children of God, 55:32 when we love God and keep His commandments. 55:35 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. 55:38 And His commandments are not burdensome." 55:41 That's right. They are not a burden. 55:43 And here's the interesting thing, 55:45 this is a little bit of a-- may be a revelation to some 55:48 but we don't keep the commandments 55:50 because we have to. 55:52 We keep the commandments because we want to, 55:54 because we love God. 55:55 And it's by faith that we keep the commandments. 55:59 Notice, the commentary on the "Patience of the Saints" 56:03 from Revelation 14 here, they keep the commandments of God 56:07 and have the faith of Jesus. That's right. 56:09 Just because you say well I'm of faith, 56:11 I don't keep the commandments of God that's-- 56:13 that's contrary to scripture. You can't separate. 56:15 You can't separate the two. 56:16 It's those who keep the commandments of God 56:18 and have the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:12. 56:20 14:12, there you go. 56:22 And I want to also put my good friend John Carter says 56:25 "you don't have to be good, to be saved. 56:27 You have to be saved, to be good." 56:29 Yeah, there you go. That's a good one. 56:31 See, the faith of Jesus is there when you are saved. 56:33 "If you love Me keep my commandments." 56:35 John 14:15 but hear now I want to cap it off with this 56:38 very quick passage if the commandments of God are not 56:41 something that is desirous in your heart then you fall in to 56:44 Satan's trap because he's warring against those. 56:46 Revelation 12:17, "The dragon was enraged with the woman, 56:50 and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, 56:53 who keep the commandments of God 56:55 and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 56:57 There are those who by God's grace live in harmony 57:00 with the commandments of God. 57:01 Those are the ones that Satan is upset with. 57:03 You know, it really comes down to whether or not, 57:07 you keep the whole law because James says 57:10 "if you stumble in one point, you've broken them all." 57:12 That's right. And we boil that down 57:14 it really comes down to the battle of the Sabbath. 57:15 That's right. We know that, 57:17 but it's a whole another program but I just 57:19 wanted to share that keeping God's law don't let anybody 57:22 tell you that you shouldn't do it. 57:23 Give honor to Him by keeping it. 57:25 That's why here at House Calls, friends, 57:27 we always say the Lord loves you. 57:28 Live in harmony with His will and you'll find the blessings 57:31 will be abundant. Have a great day in Christ! |
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