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1 End – Time Messages From Jesus
4 If you have ever visited the Orient where cities are crowded and
life is sometimes considered cheap, you may have seen cities such
as Singapore where there are crosswalks for pedestrians and even
overhead walkways. In such cities you will see scores of people
completely ignoring the safety precautions that have been provided
for them. Within a few feet of a safety zone, they will go carelessly
through heavy traffic, even at dusk, and risk life and limb, when
they could be safe. In such a situation, accident rates are far higher
than in places where people have learned to walk safely. It is
inevitable when laws are ignored.
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religious magazine.
7 “…intercourse was a good rule for its time. … In this quest for
a relevant Christian sex ethic,…”
8 “…we must be guide by the Bible but not oppressed by its 'thou
shalt notes…”
11 "You can fool people, but you can't fool your own automatic
nervous system. It's easy to say
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13 “…'We love each other; it can't hurt anything.’ But what of the
years of anguish…”
14 “…and misery it may cause? Some are trying to tell you, 'You
have a choice-love makes it…”
16 “…life only, you had better shield and protect it well-don’t risk
ruining it. It's all you have; guard it well.”
17 What damage did Dr. Levin warn against? What happens when we
do what we know in our hearts is evil? We suffer anxiety,
excitement, tension; and as has been clinically demonstrated: these
lead to more adrenalin in the blood, speeding up of the heartbeat, a
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rise in blood sugar, reduction of the clotting time of the blood,
digestion stops, the bladder and bowels try to empty, muscles tense,
pupils of the eyes dilate, the hands sweat--and many other
reactions. AND YOU CAN'T STOP THEM.
These physical reactions can, in turn, cause diseases such as
diabetes, constipation, urinary distress, ulcers, skin rashes, allergies
and arthritis. Every competent physician knows that many cases of
these and other diseases have psychosomatic causes—that is, they
are effects of mental anxiety on the body.
We live in a universe of law, and we had better learn that and
learn to live by it. In fact, we court disaster if we do not.
19 The tabernacle had two rooms, or apartments. The first one was
called the holy place; the second was called the most holy place. In
the most holy place there was only one article of furniture, a gold-
covered chest. In that chest were the two tables of the law—the Ten
Commandments. God's law was in the heart of the place where God
said he would meet with His people.
Christ delighted in the law. Just as the tables of the law were in the
heart of the sanctuary, so the law of God is in the heart of the
gospel. Christ exemplified this in His life, for one of His missions
in coming to this earth was to live the law perfectly.
20 “Then I said, “Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is
written of me…”
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24 Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit
adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’
25 ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your
mother,’and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
”Matthew 19:17-19.
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28 Let´s emphasize again that Jesus came to this earth to discredit the
claim of Satan that the law could not be kept.
Law was in the beginning before sin. Let us go back and look at the
beginning of the law. When was the law created? Before sin
existed, obviously, for
32 God's authority to rule this world rests squarely on the law. Sin, the
breaking of the law of God, was meant to overthrow the authority
of God in the universe.
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37 Finally, President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law, and the
country was ruled by the military under his direction. This form of
government is not the ideal, but in the Philippines it brought about
a change for the better. It was then possible to walk the streets of
the cities unmolested because almost every block was policed by
armed and uniformed men equipped with walkie-talkies. The law
of the land was enforced. Only a law that is enforced is worth
having.
38 Jesus came to atone for our breaking the law. God is a God of law
as well as a God of love. When man first sinned, allowing sin to
enter the world, God's problem was how to preserve the law and
save mankind from eternal death. The only way God could do this
was to let Jesus atone for the breaking of the law; for the law must
be preserved.
39 So Jesus, who volunteered for His role, was born as a babe into this
world. He lived a perfect life, proving that God's law could be kept
by a man in human flesh.
41 “For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away,
one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is
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fulfilled.”
42 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and
keep His commandments, For this is man’s all…”
Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14
46 How would you like to fly if you could not depend on the laws of
aerodynamics and navigation? Under such conditions it is doubtful
if any sane person would ever attempt air travel.
Jesus demonstrated the law could be kept. Jesus, our example, is
also the author of the law, and as said previously, He came to
demonstrate that keeping the law is the only happy way to live. He
met the test.
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47 “Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.” 1
Peter 2:22
48 With what love and admiration must Peter, who failed so many
times, have written of the perfection of his Lord! He had lived with
Jesus; walked, eaten, slept and labored with Him under the most
trying circumstances; yet never had he known Him to fail.
With no trace of boasting, Jesus Himself said He was without the
taint of transgression.
51 Jesus came not to destroy but to magnify the law. And he went
further, for He said that the law was not to be destroyed or changed.
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I
am not come to destroy, but to fulfill…”
52 “…For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot
or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be
fulfilled.” Matthew 5:17, 18.
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53 This is worth emphasizing, for Jesus knew that many would arise
through the ages denying that the law of God is still valid. That
deceptive sort of teaching is still prevalent today.The book of the
prophet Isaiah is full of prophecies regarding Jesus to the point that
Isaiah is known as the "gospel prophet." Isaiah knew his Lord well;
not because he had met Him in the flesh, but because through the
gift of prophecy, so much of the nature, life and teachings of Christ
had been revealed to him. So he wrote, "The Lord is well pleased
for His righteousness’ sake;
54 “…He will exalt the law and make it honorable." Isaiah 42:21.
55 We can never exaggerate the gift that Jesus has given us in living a
perfect life and then laying down His sinless life as a substitute for
our sin. Only because of. His sacrifice do any of us, even the most
saintly; have any hope for eternal life.
56 If you look in up-to-date reference books, you will find the story of
one of the worst fires, in respect to loss of life, that ever occurred in
the United States. That was the Coconut Grove fire in Boston
which swept through a dance hall and took the lives of hundreds.
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he was willing to die to save others.
58 Jesus was willing to risk eternal death to save you and me. He did
this so that we could be with Him in glory throughout eternity.
59 “Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet
we esteemed Him stricken,…”
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63 Just now will you ask Him to come into your life and save you
from sin and from sinning? He will do it and you can be a happy,
victorious Christian if you make the decision. Do it now! If this is
your response to this invitation will you please raise your hand
while we pray.
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