Many thanks to both W.L. Emmerson and Pacific Press Pub, p.187-190. [John B]
NOTE (JB): Contrary to many of earth's "religions" there is but one Godhead, consisting of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit! The "religion" Christ taught, is the ONLY true way to live this flesh life, all. . . ALL. . .other's are but man-made religions, some holding no truth, others bit and pieces of God's truth! Which is THE WHY this man says: "Never, ever take the words of men, no, not even this man, for the Word of God, learn that for yourself!!"
1) With what affirmation does God preface the Ten Commandments?
Exodus 20:1-2 "And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."
2) Over how many does He claim sovereignty?
Jeremiah 32:26-27 "Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard [ or difficult] for me?"
3) What then can HE not tolerate?
Exodus 20:3-4 "Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:"
Note(JB): There are those churches, who have many carved or craven images within and without.
F.W. Farrar, "The Voice From Sinai", p. 110. "This first commandment, 'I am the Lord they god, thou shalt have none other gods before me.' is nothing less tha6t the key to the whole of man's existence" It is the eternal basis of all worship and of all morality."
NOTE (JB): Sadly there's not much of either in the world these days!
4) On what grounds did God claim Israel's exclusive allegiance?
Exodus 20:2 "I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."
NOTE(JB): What about the rest of humanity?
Genesis 1:1 " In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
IF. . . you, dear reader, have built, bought or rent a house, is it not your right, to determine who may or may not enter? God owns the whole of creations because HE CREATED IT! Man's science regarding this evolution thing, is from the fertile mind of Satan, and those he has deceived, and designed to remove man from God! Now please, with the evening news in mind, I would say Satan's well on the way to succeeding, at least right now!
5) On what wider basis does god The Father, claim man's worship in a later (the 4th) Commandment?
"For in six days the LORD MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, and the sea, and all that in them is" Vs11 P_lease read Exodus 20: 8-11.
NOTE(JB): Please look at the Upper case letters, above, and think of a "Official Seal of Office", in which all have the Name, (LORD) the title (MAKER/CREATOR) and territory ruled, (HEAVEN AND EARTH) IS THIS NOT GOD'S SEAL OF OFFICE? Selah/Think.
6) Besides His creative and life-sustaining powers, are there other grounds on the which God has a right to ask for our willing, worship?
Psalms 99:5 "Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy."
Psalms 138:2-3 "I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. In the day when I cried thou answerest me, and strengthenest me with strength in my soul."
NOTE(JB): do not be surprised at this last verse, as He is our TRUE FATHER, none are even conceived, with His will, that YOU and ME even exist, and our very next breath is only as per His will! WHY?
Genesis 2:7 "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."
You see, our soul, IS HIS breath of Life, thus remove it and we are a dead body, as a soul we have life, as does all life that breathes and moves, thus death is the opposite of creation of humans!
Genesis 3:19 "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." Ecclesiastes 12:7 "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it."
In the Bible the words, spirit of man, breath of Life, are oft interchangeable. For they mean the same thing.There's much confusion on the matter of "Where are the Dead"? Due to the fact that most are taught error, as in die and to to either the good or the bad place, yet neither is truth...
2 Peter 3:7 "But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men."
Jude 1:6 "And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day"
If one is NOT taught or shown the WHOLE TRUTH, then we have as we have today, some 43,000 so-called "Christian Denominations"! By the way, the Root Meaning of this word denomination comes from denominator, in Math it's the number that;'s left over after dividing, now THINK, who is forever trying to divide men from God but Satan?
7) How wholehearted, then, should our worship be?
Matthew 22:36-40 "Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets"
8) In spite of the fullness .of God's revelation to men of Himself, what perversions of worship have arisen?
Romans 1:22-26 'Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.26. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
NOTE(JB): Served the creature ? All of God living creations are His CREATURES, but this one is Satan! Whom we serve when one knowingly and willingly sin against the Word, as in VS.26! You know that IF one whole human generation all succumbed to the gay life style, we humans would become extinct, thus this is not natural, and against nature of mankind. [Please know that they also are God's children, and should be treated as such]
9) To what else beside creatures of the earth have men worshipped?
Deuteronomy 4:16-19 " Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven."
10): In what other way has worship also become perverted?
Colossians 2:18 "Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,"
NOTE(JB): How can we avoid false worship? Colossians 2:20 "Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,"
11). Though men may scorn the worship of heavenly bodies, angels, saints and the lower orders of creations, {birds, animals] what may we make into gods?
A. Riches: Matthew 6:24 " No man can serve two masters: [obey the religious laws of human doctrines JB] for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." [Philippians 3 :7, 19 Proverbs 6:9; James 4:13 and Matthew 6: 19-24.]
B. Desire for Temporal {earthly stuff] Colossians 3:15 "Covetousness, which is idolatry" {Idolatry is anything one places between self and God!}
C: Appetite :Philippians 3:19 "Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things."
D. Worldly Pleasures: 2 Timothy 3:1-6 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, high minded,[self-absorbed, prideful] lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,"
E: Lust for power, Daniel 11:37-38 " Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things."
F: False Philosophies: Colossians 2:8 "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."
NOTE(JB) One example of a vain philosophy is evolution. Because it tries to explain away God and His Creative powers! Satan worship, worship the earth via "Mother Nature" or Ghia!
12) Of what... is all false worship a denial?
Job 31:28 "This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above."
13) Having clearly revealed Himself to me, is there any admissible excuse for false worship? \
Romans 1:19-21 " Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened."
14) What estimate does Paul place upon the intelligence of the worshipers of created beings?
Romans 1:21-22 "Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, "
15) What special manifestations of idolatry would be seen in the last days?
1 Timothy 4:1 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;"
NOTE(JB) Examples? evolution, man's soul is eternal, die and go to one's reward, hell-fires are now and have been burning, etc, etc.. none of these are Biblical.
16) In what will the idolatrous worship of the last days be finally concentrated?
Revelation 13:4 "And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?"
17) To counter this terrible apostasy what final appeal is to go forth to mankind?
Revelation 14:6-7 "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."
Thanking Y O U for your time: Questions? Comments? John at servant@frontier.com
NEXT: Man's Modern Idols.
Need more? Visit your Seventh-day Adventist Church, and bring your Bible. Learn that Jesus loved YOU so much that He willingly died for YOU!
Other sites: AFTV.org: BLBN. org: AMAZINGDISCOVERIES.org. itiswritten.com
servantsite@wprdpress.com
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment