God, himself, wrote the Ten Commandments, with His own finger in tablets of stone. These tablets were placed in the Ark of the Covenant, in the Holy of Holies, in the temple.
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up...But he spake of the temple of his body." John 2:19-21. Here, Jesus makes the transition from the literal temple to His body.
Later, the Apostle Paul wrote, "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" 1 Corinthians 3:16. Jesus left us here as His temple on earth.
"But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:10.
Who is he speaking of? Paul answers - "Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made, He saith not, And to thy seeds, as of many: but as of one, And to thy seed which is Christ." Galatians 3:16.
"For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God." Romans 2:28,29.
The promises were made to the children of promise, who are justified by faith - whether Jew or Gentile.
So now, we, as the body of Christ, are His temple. If we are children of the New Covenant, He writes His laws upon our hearts.
Which laws? "And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ARK of his testament..." Revelation 11:19. And which laws were in the ark? TheTen Commandments.
This Scripture tells, that, the Ten Commandments are in Heaven. Not nine, friends - 10.
When God finished His great work of Creation, He sealed it by sanctifying and blessing the seventh day, as a monument to His great work. He finished and rested (sat down, if you will). When Jesus bought Creation back, He said, "It is finished!" and sat down at the right hand of God, and rested. By faith, we enter into His rest.
The seventh day points to His Lordship, as Creator of all things.
In the Garden of Eden, God told Adam and Eve, that, they could eat from any tree in the garden, save one...and what did they do? They heeded Satan, who queried, "Hath God said?" And ever since, men have questioned God's Word. Adam and Eve chose their own tree, over-ruling God's Word and His Lordship over their lives.
God sanctified the seventh day at Creation - long before the law was given.
In the fourth commandment, He said, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy...FOR in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: WHEREFORE the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it."
It's really, very simple - the Sabbath day could never be any other day, because, it is inseparably linked to His Creation work.
We have exchanged God's Word (just like Adam and Eve did) for the tradition of men. He sanctified the seventh day. He never sanctified the first day of the week - man did.
We need to surrender our traditions and return to the Word of God, alone (sola scritura), acknowledging His Lordship.
The call of the angel in Revelation, "Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgement is come: and worship him, that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of water." Revelation 14:7 - Worship Our Creator!
Jesus said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." John 14:15.
At the end, we read, "Blessed are they that DO HIS COMMANDMENTS, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." Revelation 22:14.
At the very end of the Book of Books, the Apostle John tells us, that, those who do His commandments will have right to the tree of life, and to enter the city of God.
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up...But he spake of the temple of his body." John 2:19-21. Here, Jesus makes the transition from the literal temple to His body.
Later, the Apostle Paul wrote, "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" 1 Corinthians 3:16. Jesus left us here as His temple on earth.
"But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:10.
Who is he speaking of? Paul answers - "Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made, He saith not, And to thy seeds, as of many: but as of one, And to thy seed which is Christ." Galatians 3:16.
"For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God." Romans 2:28,29.
The promises were made to the children of promise, who are justified by faith - whether Jew or Gentile.
So now, we, as the body of Christ, are His temple. If we are children of the New Covenant, He writes His laws upon our hearts.
Which laws? "And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ARK of his testament..." Revelation 11:19. And which laws were in the ark? TheTen Commandments.
This Scripture tells, that, the Ten Commandments are in Heaven. Not nine, friends - 10.
When God finished His great work of Creation, He sealed it by sanctifying and blessing the seventh day, as a monument to His great work. He finished and rested (sat down, if you will). When Jesus bought Creation back, He said, "It is finished!" and sat down at the right hand of God, and rested. By faith, we enter into His rest.
The seventh day points to His Lordship, as Creator of all things.
In the Garden of Eden, God told Adam and Eve, that, they could eat from any tree in the garden, save one...and what did they do? They heeded Satan, who queried, "Hath God said?" And ever since, men have questioned God's Word. Adam and Eve chose their own tree, over-ruling God's Word and His Lordship over their lives.
God sanctified the seventh day at Creation - long before the law was given.
In the fourth commandment, He said, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy...FOR in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: WHEREFORE the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it."
It's really, very simple - the Sabbath day could never be any other day, because, it is inseparably linked to His Creation work.
We have exchanged God's Word (just like Adam and Eve did) for the tradition of men. He sanctified the seventh day. He never sanctified the first day of the week - man did.
We need to surrender our traditions and return to the Word of God, alone (sola scritura), acknowledging His Lordship.
The call of the angel in Revelation, "Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgement is come: and worship him, that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of water." Revelation 14:7 - Worship Our Creator!
Jesus said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." John 14:15.
At the end, we read, "Blessed are they that DO HIS COMMANDMENTS, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." Revelation 22:14.
At the very end of the Book of Books, the Apostle John tells us, that, those who do His commandments will have right to the tree of life, and to enter the city of God.
