"I am the LORD thy God, who have brought
thee out of the land of Egypt..."
(Exodus 20:1-17)
Moses
The ceremonial law, and the civil laws of the Old Testament changed in the New Testament, after our Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose again. Those laws were done away with, namely the ceremonial laws of the killing of animals for sacrifices, because "blood must always be shed for the remission of sins." The sacrificing of all those animals covered the people's sins only "temporarily;" this is why they had to keep coming back with the sacrifices continually. When our Lord Jesus died on the cross and gave His blood for all mankind, it did away with the sacrifices, because He became THE sacrifice for all mankind; His blood shed took care of the sins of the whole world forever. The civil laws were also done away with; Civil laws are those that deal with Israel’s legal system, including the issues of land, economics, and criminal justice. An example of a civil law is Deuteronomy 15:1 , "At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts." But, the moral laws, such as The Ten Commandments, did not change in the New Testament, and are still applicable to mankind today. Moral laws are defined as those that deal with timeless truths regarding God’s intention for human ethical behavior.
It's all about a Holy God wanting a holy people. "Holy" means 'having a pure quality, being consecrated.' You say, "Do you mean walking around with your nose in the air, a holier than thou attitude?" No. A person can be holy who has hardly a penny to his name, and a person who lives in a mansion can be holy. It is not position or status, but it's a matter of the heart ... and, it should be said that if one is truly holy on the inside, it will show on the outside. Remember the man who was full of demons that Jesus healed? Later, the townspeople saw him, and "he was clothed and in his right mind." The first thing the devil does is to get you to take your clothes off. Holy is not "naked;" holy does not parade the flesh; holy gives no occasion to the flesh, but is consumed with the Spirit of the Lord.
God wants our temples, or bodies, to be Holy before Him; He wants our actions and behaviors to be Holy; He wants mankind to be Holy; He wants a Holy people to come before Him with pure hearts in the auspices of righteousness. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God, so how can we do this? Repentance! More should be said today in the pulpits of God; more should be preached today in every Nation, kindred and tongue about that subject ... Repentance! We would see more miracles, more conversions, more power, more Glory, more wonders, more signs, more of all that God IS and represents ... if ... if all people came into His presence "clean," through Repentance. God moves in the greatest of ways, in the Holy mist of His omnipotent presence, in the realms of His Holiness, when all are repentant before Him. We will see more ... if we come before Him Holy.
Our Almighty God comes into the atmosphere of Holiness; He abides in the Holy places; He visits the humble; He hovers and overshadows the repentant; He is near to those with a broken heart and contrite in spirit; He resists the proud, the boastful, the arrogant, and unholy. It's time for the world to embrace the Ten Commandments, to become a holy place for the visitation of God, to rid ourselves of evil, idolatry, Sin, and blasphemy ... Lay it all down before the One who is coming back, the One who has prepared a place that where He is, we may be also. For many, all around the world, in every Nation, the atmosphere is changing, the outpouring of the Holy Ghost is evident, the repentant are receiving, the Lord is visiting ... in a Mighty way! Hallelujah! Repentance brings restoration, newness of life, infilling of the Spirit, and it only comes from the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ!
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Pastor Kenneth Phillips
(He's telling the Nations about the
Ten Commandments)
PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas
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Thank You, Lord Jesus, for their Miracles!
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