The Pattern of Sound Worship (2) Abiding Principles from the Ceremonial Laws: Worshiping God (7) Worship must be pursued in Spirit and according to God’s truth. “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love ...
The Pattern of Sound Worship (1) Abiding Principles from the Ceremonial Laws: Worshiping God (6) Divine worship is for both God and His people. “It is the LORD your God you shall fear. Him shall you serve and by his name you shall swear.” Deuteronomy 6:13 God will be worshiped on His terms, as ...
Beware Innovations Abiding Principles from the Ceremonial Laws: Worshiping God (5) Our “good ideas” about worship may end up getting us in trouble. Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, which ...
Guarding Against Pagan Influence and Practice Abiding Principles from the Ceremonial Laws: Worshiping God (4) Guarding against paganism in worship requires specific action. “You shall surely destroy all the places where the nations who you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. ...
The Dangers of Pagan Worship Abiding Principles from the Ceremonial Laws: Worshiping God (3) Pagan practices lead away from God unto sin. “You shall make no covenant with them and their gods…They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will ...
The Appeal of Paganism Abiding Principles from the Ceremonial Laws: Worshiping God (2) Believers must take care to keep their worship free of pagan influence and practice. “When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations whom you go in to dispossess, and dispossess them and dwell in their land, take ...
Follow the Pattern Abiding Principles from the Ceremonial Laws: Worshiping God (1) God has declared the pattern He intends us to follow in worship. “Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and all its furniture, so you shall make it.” Exodus 25:9 The ceremonial laws of the Law of God ...
God’s Laws – Only Abiding Principles from the Ceremonial Laws: Introduction (7) God’s people must not presume to approach in a way other than what He commands. “Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You shall not add to it or take from it.” Deuteronomy 12:32 It was hard ...
Sacrifices Abiding Principles from the Ceremonial Laws: Introduction (6) It is easy to sin, but costly to restore fellowship with God. “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or ...
Mediators Abiding Principles from the Ceremonial Laws: Introduction (5) Israel understood that they needed a mediator to bring them to God. “This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the priest ...