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    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him .Don't put your trust in human leaders; no human being can save you. When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment. Unanswerable questions Mwinanso mungafune kupereka ena kapena mafunso onsewa kwa abusa kapena aphunzitsi omwe mumawakonda. Izi ndi zimene mpingo wanu umaphunzitsa. Woyamba kunena mlandu wake amaoneka kuti ndi wolondola mpaka wina abwere kudzamufunsa mafunso. Miyambo 18:17 Musamakhulupirire atsogoleri aumunthu; palibe munthu angakupulumutseni. Akafa, amabwerera kunthaka, ndipo malingaliro awo onse amafa nawo limodzi. Salmo 146:3 Monga munthu aikidwiratu kufa kamodzi, ndi pambuyo pake kukaweruza, Ahebri 9:27 Mulungu si Mulungu wachisokonezo, koma wamtendere.”—1 Akorinto 14:33 Ngati lamulo la Mulungu lapangidwa kukhala labwino, ndipo lamulo la Mulungu ndi langwiro (Masalimo 19: 7), kodi kunena kuti zomwe zafotokozedwa kale kuti ndi zangwiro zitha kupangidwanso bwino? Ngati tamasulidwa ku chilamulo cha Mulungu, ndipo chilamulo cha Mulungu ndicho ufulu (Masalimo 119:44-45), kodi kunena kuti tikhoza kumasulidwa ku ufulu? Kodi Choonadi chingapangidwe kukhala Choonadi? ( Salmo 119:143; 160 ) Tsamba 2 la 4 Kodi njira ya chilungamo singakhalenso njira yachilungamo? ( Deuteronomo 4:8 ) Miyambo 2:20; Yesaya 51:7; 2 Petro 2:21; ( 2 Timoteyo 3:16 ) Kodi Njira za Mulungu zingasinthe kukhala njira ina? ( Eksodo 18:20; Deuteronomo 10:12; Yos 22:51; 1 Mafumu 2:3; Salmo 119:1; Miyambo 6:23; Yes 2:3; Malaki 2:8; Marko 12:14; Machitidwe 24:14) 6) Ngati lamulo la Mulungu likhala lamuyaya, ndipo lamulo la Mulungu litatha, kodi kunena kuti kutha kwamuyaya? Kodi zimenezi zikutanthauza kuti moyo wosatha nawonso udzatha? ( Levitiko 16:31; 1 Mbiri 16:15; Salmo 119:160; Yesaya 40:8 )_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d 7) Kodi tchimo likhoza kuthetsedwa ndi chiyani? Kodi tchimo lingakhale tchimo tsiku lina osachimwa tsiku lina? Kodi tanthauzo la uchimo limasintha? ( Numeri 15:22-31; Danieli 9:11; 1 Yohane 3:4 ) 9) Kodi moyo sungakhalenso moyo? (Yobu 33:30; Sal 36:9; Miyambo 6:23; Chivumbulutso 22:14) 10) Ngati Mulungu ndiye Mawu, ndipo Mulungu sangasinthe, ndiye tinganene bwanji kuti Mawu a Mulungu anasintha? (Yohane 1:1; Malaki 3:6) Ngati titi tisangalale ndi Chilamulo cha Mulungu, kodi sitiyeneranso kukondwera nacho? ( Salmo 1:2; 112:1; 119:16; 119:35; 119:47; 119:70; 119:77; 119:92; 119:174; Yesaya 58:13; Aroma 7:22) (tsamba 29) Ngati pamene Chilamulo chinalembedwa, tinauzidwa kuyenda mmenemo ( Deuteronomo 10:11-13 ), tikumadziŵa bwino lomwe kuti Kristu anayenda lamulo lomwelo, ndipo Yohane anati tiyenera kuyenda ndendende monga anayendera Iye ( 1 Yohane 2:5 ) -6), pamene Paulo ananena kuti tiyenera kutsatira chitsanzo cha Khristu ( 1 Akorinto 11:1 ), ndiye kodi sitingatsatire malamulo omwewo amene Khristu anayenda? _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-158c5d5bb58bad_3194-bb3b-158c5d5bb5-3194-138cc5d58bad_3194 Ngati Kristu ali Mawu opangidwa thupi, ndipo Kristu ali Mawu a Mulungu ( Yohane 1:14; Chivumbulutso 19:13 ), ndipo molingaliridwa kuti Mawu ena a Mulungu anathetsedwa, kodi Iye anakwera pamtanda kuti athetse mbali zina za Iyemwini? Ngati Chilamulo cha Mulungu chimanena za kukonda Mulungu ndi kukonda ena, kodi tingasinthe bwanji kukonda Mulungu ndi ena? ( Eksodo 20:6; Deuteronomo 5:10; Deuteronomo 7:10; 11:13; 11:22; 30:16; 6:5; Levitiko 19:18; Nehemiya 1:5; Danieli 9:4; Mateyu 22:35-37; 10:39; 16:25; Yo 14:15; 14:21; Aroma 13:9; 1 Yohane 5:2-3; 2 Yohane 1:6) Ngati lamulo la Mulungu nthawi zonse lakhala likufuna kutidalitsa ndi kutichitira zabwino, ndiye chifukwa chiyani adzatichotsera ife pambuyo pa mtanda? ( Deuteronomo 11:26-27; Salmo 112:1; 119:1-2; Salmo 128:1; Miyambo 8:32; Yesaya 56:2; Mateyu 5:6; 5:10; Luka 11:28; Yakobo 1:25; 1 Petulo 3:14; Chivumbulutso 22:14; (Masalmo 119) Ngati cholinga chonse cha munthu ndicho kusunga malamulo a Yehova (Mlaliki 12:13), kodi zimenezi sizilinso zoona? Mateyu 5:17-19 amaphunzitsa momveka bwino kuti palibe malamulo amene ayenera kuchoka mpaka Kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi zitadutsa ndipo Chilamulo chonse ndi Aneneri akwaniritsidwa. Kuonjezela apo, okhulupilila amene amaphunzitsa ena kuti malamulo apita adzakhala aang’ono mu ufumu wa Kumwamba, koma amene amayesetsa kusunga malamulo onse a Mulungu ndi kuphunzitsa ena kucita cimodzimodzi adzakhala aakulu mu Ufumuwo. Chifukwa chake, tingakhale bwanji omasuka pophunzitsa zochepera zomwe Mose adalemba ndi zomwe Khristu adachita ndi kuphunzitsa? Pamene Khristu anatilamula kusunga ndi kuchita chirichonse kuchokera pa mpando wa Mose ( Mateyu 23:13 ), chimene chiri ndipo chakhala chimene Mose analemba, ndiye n’chifukwa chiyani sitikanafuna kutero, makamaka popeza iye amatilamula kuti tiziphunzitsa mitundu yonse. Chilichonse chimene adalamulira, chomwe chikuphatikizapo zonse zophunzitsidwa kuchokera ku mpando wa Mose. Pamene Paulo ananena kangapo kuti amakhulupirira, kuchita, ndi kuphunzitsa chilamulo cha Mulungu (monga zolembedwa ndi Mose - Machitidwe 21:20-26; 24:13-14; 25:8) komanso kuti palibe kusiyana pakati pa Ayuda ndi Ayuda. Chigiriki mwa Khristu ( 1 Akorinto 12:12-14; Agalatiya 3:27-29; Akolose 3:10-12 ) Kodi tingatani kuti tikhale omasuka kugwiritsa ntchito makalata a Paulo pophunzitsa kuti sitiyenera kusunga malamulo onse a Mulungu? Kodi Paulo angakhale bwanji akuphunzitsa chilamulo cha Mulungu (monga chinalembedwa ndi Mose) ndi kuphunzitsanso zotsutsana ndi chilamulo cha Mulungu? Kodi tikuchita chiyani ndi chenicheni chakuti kumvera zimene Mose analemba kumatanthauzanso kuphunzitsa Amitundu, alendo, ndi alendo kwa Israyeli, kutsatira lamulo la Mulungu m’chikhulupiriro? (Eksodo 12:19; 12:38; 12:49; Levitiko 19:34; 24:22; Numeri 9:14; 15:15-16; 15:29). Ndiponso, Yesaya 42:6; 60:3; Mateyu 5:14; Aefeso 2:10-13; Machitidwe 13:47; Aroma 11:16-27; Yeremiya 31:31-34; Ezekieli 37; 1 Yohane 2:10; 1 Yohane 1:7) Kutanthauza kuti sipanakhalepo kusiyana kulikonse pakati pa Ayuda ndi Akunja m’chikhulupiriro. Kodi nthawi zonse zimene Paulo anaimbidwa mlandu wosachita ndi kuphunzitsa Chilamulo cha Mose sizikanakhala zoneneza zoona m'malo moneneza zabodza monga Paulo ananenera ndi kusonyeza? N’cifukwa ciani pakali zoneneza Paulo zimene anaphunzitsa zosemphana ndi Chilamulo cha Mulungu cholembedwa ndi Mose? Kodi nchifukwa ninji afunikirabe kudzichinjiriza ku zonena zopanda pake zoterozo ngakhale pamene bukhu la Machitidwe likuchitira umboni motsutsa zimenezo? Pamene zikuoneka kuti Paulo akulankhula za chilamulo, mwina anali kunena za lamulo lapakamwa la Ayuda kapena anali kunena za temberero la chilamulo limene Mesiya anakhomerera pamtanda. Pamene malembo akunena mu NT kuti tiyenera kusunga malamulo a Mulungu mu chikondi chathu kubwerera kwa Iye (1 Yohane 5:2-3) monga kuyankha ku chisomo chake kapena chikondi chake pa ife (1 Yohane 4:19), tinganene bwanji? kuti tiyenera kusunga ena mwa malamulo a Mulungu? Kodi malamulo mu Levitiko 23 kapena Levitiko 11 ndi malamulo a Mulungu kapena ayi? Pa Yesaya 66:15-17 , tikuona kuti m’nkhani ya kubweranso kwa Yehova, kuti akabweranso, amakhumudwa moonekeratu kuti anthu akudya nkhumba. Ngati Iye amasamala ndiye, n’chifukwa chiyani tinganene kuti sasamala panopa? Mu Zekariya 14, pamene Yehova adzabweranso kudzalamulira, tikuona bwino lomwe kuti aliyense akuyenera kuchita chikondwerero cha Misasa monga momwe Mose analembera. Nanga n’cifukwa ciani timayembekezeleka kukondwelela Misasa mtanda usanayambike, koma osati pambuyo pa mtanda, koma n’kukondwelelanso Yehova akadzabweranso? Ngati Khristu ali Mawu opangidwa Thupi ( Chivumbulutso 19:13 ), ndipo Iye ali yemweyo dzulo, lero, ndi kwanthawizonse ( Ahebri 13:8 ) ndiye kuti Mawu a Mulungu ali bwanji, osati omwewo dzulo lero ndi kwanthawizonse monga Yesaya 40 . :8 akuti? Ndipo potsiriza, kupatula kusamvetsetsana kwa Machitidwe 10 ndi Machitidwe 15, pafupifupi zonse zomwe zimaganiziridwa kuti zimachirikiza chikhulupiriro chakuti lamulo la Mulungu linasintha zimachokera ku kuwerenga kwa mawu osankhidwa a m'makalata a Paulo. Nchifukwa chiyani makamaka timagwiritsa ntchito Paulo kuthandizira kuthetsa Chilamulo cha Mulungu pamene Petro akunena momveka bwino kuti makalata a Paulo nthawi zambiri amagwiritsidwa ntchito kupanga cholakwika cha kusayeruzika chifukwa Paulo ndi wovuta kumvetsa ndipo ambiri akumuwerenga alibe chidziwitso chokwanira cha Mawu a Mulungu koma mmalo mwake ndi mbuli ndi osakhazikika (2 Petro 3:15-17). Paulo ndiye munthu amene Petro akutichenjeza kuti tisamugwiritse ntchito pophunzitsa zotsutsana ndi chilamulo cha Mulungu. Chifukwa chiyani wina angamugwiritse ntchito? Awa ndi ena mwa mafunso apamwamba amene timakhala nawo kwa aliyense amene amakhulupirira kuti Chilamulo cha Mulungu chasintha. Pali zina zambiri zomwe zitha kuwonetsedwa, koma mwachiyembekezo, zomwe zimakupangitsani kuganiza. 119 mautumiki

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    Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. The fruit of the Spirit Chipatso cha Mzimu Ana okondedwa, musalole kuti wina aliyense asocheretseni. Wochita chilungamo ali wolungama, monganso iye ali wolungama. 8 Iye amene amachita tchimo ndi wochokera kwa Mdyerekezi, chifukwa Mdyerekezi wakhala akuchimwa kuyambira pa chiyambi. Chifukwa chake Mwana wa Mulungu adawonekera kuti awononge ntchito za mdierekezi. 9 Palibe aliyense wobadwa mwa Mulungu amene adzapitiriza kuchimwa, chifukwa mbewu ya Mulungu imakhala mwa iye. sakhoza kuchimwa, chifukwa iwo abadwa kuchokera mwa Mulungu. 10 Umu ndi mmene timadziwira kuti ana a Mulungu ndi ndani, ndiponso kuti ana a Mdyerekezi ndi ndani: Aliyense wosachita zabwino si mwana wa Mulungu, ndiponso amene sakonda m’bale wake. 1 Yohane 3 1 Aliyense wokhulupirira kuti Yesu ndiye Khristu, wabadwa kuchokera kwa Mulungu, ndipo aliyense amene amakonda Atate amakondanso wobadwa mwa Iye. 2 Umo tizindikira kuti tikonda ana a Mulungu: pamene tikonda Mulungu ndi kusunga malamulo ake. 1 Yohane 5

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    The ultimate goal of the Gospel was, and is, not harmony on earth, but PEACE WITH GOD . Yeshua says, "Do not think that I came to bring peace ON THE EARTH", but He did come to make peace between God and humanity I will send them great trouble— REPENT and live . Most Christians dont follow the real Jesus How to Pronounce Yeshua? (CORRECTLY) How to Pronounce YehoVah Breaking the Silence | WHY 99% of Churches Are NOT Telling You This A Rood Awakening! 233K subscribers Subscribe Mawuwa anali Mulungu kanema IS JESUS A CHRISTIAN? The real Jesus Watchman Message In the message in Hosea, Yehovah is saying my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. He is warning us that it is our responsibility to give them warning from Him, about the coming wrath that is coming on this earth. Our Father repeated these few verses, He wants us to understand that He is serious, and will hold us accountable if we don't warn them (“son of man" denotes mankind generally) Hebrew people, Yesu Palibe Amene Akufuna Kudziwa Mateyu 10:34-39 Wolemba Mbusa Bryn MacPhail Ngati ndikanati ndikufunseni lero kuti mutchule makhalidwe ena a Yesu, mungatchule chiyani? Ngati mukufotokoza umunthu wa Yesu kwa wina, kodi mungagwiritse ntchito mawu otani? Ganizirani zina m'mutu mwanu, ndipo ndigawana nanu zoyamba zomwe zidabwera m'maganizo mwanga. Makhalidwe atatu amene anadza m’maganizo mwanga nthaŵi yomweyo anali: WODETSA, KUKHULULUKIRA, ndi WACHIKONDI. Ndikuganiza kuti ambiri a inu mumaganiza za Yeshua mofananamo. Pamene ndinafika kumapeto kwa mutu 10 wa Mateyu, komabe, ndinapeza chithunzi chosiyana kwambiri cha Yeshua. Pambuyo powerenga gawo ili, anthu ambiri, mpaka atawerenga gawo ili la Mateyu, amadziwa mbali iyi ya Yesu. Ndipo ngati tidziwa mbali iyi ya Yesu, nthawi zambiri timasankha kuiwala za izo. Timafunitsitsa kumva mmene Yesu amakondera adani ake, kukhululukira mahule, kugwira akhate, ndi kudyetsa anjala, koma ndi zimenezo. Yeshua amene tikumuona mu chaputala 10, ndime 34-39-Yesu ameneyu, kunena zoona, ndi amene palibe amene akufuna kudziwa. Koma ngati ndilumpha gawo ili, mungaphonye mbali yofunika ya Yeshua.Mbali ya YEHOVA yomwe AKUFUNA. Apa ndi pamene Yeshua ali, zomwe mungatchule "mwankhanza molunjika patsogolo". Iye alibe kalikonse kumbuyo kuno. “Musaganize kuti ndinabweretsa mtendere padziko lapansi, sindinabwere kubweretsa mtendere, koma lupanga” (v.34). Ndi mawu odabwitsa chotani nanga! Yesu “sanadze kubweretsa mtendere, koma lupanga”? Chifukwa chiyani Iye anganene chinthu choterocho? Chimene Yesu akuchita apa ndikukonza zongoganiza zabodza zokhudza ntchito ya Mesiya wachiyuda. Malinga ndi Yesaya 9:5-7 , Mesiya akufotokozedwa kuti ndi “Kalonga wa Mtendere”. Omasulira Malemba Achiheberi ankatanthauza kuti Mesiya adzakhala “Kalonga wa Mtendere” PADZIKO LAPANSI.Komabe, imeneyo sinali ntchito ya Yesu. Cholinga chachikulu cha Uthenga Wabwino chinali, ndipo sichiri chigwirizano padziko lapansi, koma MTENDERE NDI MULUNGU ( Aroma 5:1 ). _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-158 akuti EDoa kubweretsa mtendere, Yeshu adabwera ndi mtendere kupanga mtendere pakati pa Mulungu ndi anthu (Aroma 5:1). Ndidzawatumizira masautso aakulu: LAPANI ndi kuchita zinthu zonse zimene ankaziopa. Nditaitana sanayankhe. Pamene ndinalankhula, iwo sanamvere. Anachimwa dala pamaso panga nasankha kuchita zomwe akudziwa kuti ndikunyoza." Yesaya 66:4 Taonani, Yehova akudza ndi moto, ndi magareta ace aliwiro aomba ngati kamvuluvulu. Adzabweretsa chilango ndi ukali waukali wake, ndi moto woyaka ndi moto wa kudzudzula kwake koopsa. 16 Yehova adzalanga dziko lapansi ndi moto ndi lupanga lake. Iye adzaweruza dziko lapansi ndipo anthu ambiri adzaphedwa ndi iye.” 17 “Amene ‘amadzipatula’ ndi ‘kudziyeretsa’ m’munda wopatulika umene uli pakati pa fano lake.ndipo kudya nyama ya nkhumba, ndi makoswe, ndi nyama zina zonyansa, zidzatha koopsa, ati Yehova. Yesaya 66:4 32“Yense amene adzabvomereza Ine poyera pa dziko lapansi, Inenso ndidzamvomereza pamaso pa Atate wanga wa Kumwamba. 33 Koma aliyense wondikana Ine padziko lapansi, inenso ndidzamkana+ pamaso pa Atate wanga wakumwamba. 34 “Musaganize kuti ndinabwera kudzabweretsa mtendere padziko lapansi.sindinabwere kudzabweretsa mtendere, koma lupanga. 35Ndabwera kudzachititsa munthu kutsutsana ndi bambo ake, mwana wamkazi kutsutsana ndi mayi ake, ndipo mpongozi ndi apongozi ake aakazi. Adani ako adzakhala m'nyumba mwako! ndi 37“Ngati ukonda atate wako kapena amako koposa Ine, sayenera kukhala wanga; kapena ngati ukonda mwana wako wamwamuna kapena wamkazi koposa ine, sayenera kukhala wanga. 38 Ngati ukana kusenza mtanda wako ndi kunditsata Ine, suyenera kukhala wanga. 39Ngati mumamatira ku moyo wanu, mudzautaya; koma ngati mutaya moyo wanu chifukwa cha Ine, mudzaupeza. Mateyu 10:34-39 Nyamula Mtanda Wako, nutsate Yesu Ngati munthu afuna kudza pambuyo panga, adzikane yekha, nanyamule mtanda wake, nanditsate Ine 24 Pamenepo Yesu anati kwa ophunzira ake, . 25 Pakuti aliyense wofuna kupulumutsa moyo wake adzautaya, koma aliyense wotaya moyo wake chifukwa cha Ine adzawupeza. 26 Pakuti munthu adzapindulanji akalandira dziko lonse lapansi, natayapo moyo wake? Kapena munthu adzapereka chiyani chosinthana ndi moyo wake? Mateyu 16:24 Ndipo amene akhulupirira Mwana wa Mulungu ali nawo moyo wosatha.Aliyense amene samvera Mwanayo sadzapeza moyo wosatha koma adzakhalabe pa chiweruzo chaukali cha Mulungu.” Yohane 3: 3Ndipo ife tikudziwa kuti timudziwa ngati tisunga malamulo ake. 4Ngati munthu anena kuti, “Ndikudziwa Mulungu,” koma osasunga malamulo a Mulungu, munthuyo ndi wabodza ndipo sakhala mʼchoonadi. 5 Koma amene amamvera mawu a Mulungu amasonyezadi kuti amamukonda kwambiri. Umu ndi mmene timadziwira kuti tikukhala mwa iye. 6 Iwo amene amati amakhala mwa Mulungu ayenera kukhala ndi moyo ngati mmene Yesu anachitira. 1 Yohane 2:3 Anasunga malamulo a chakudya cha Levitiko, amasunga Sabata, amasunga masiku aphwando la Yehova ndipo amasunga malamulo. N’chifukwa chiyani sititsatira chitsanzo chabwino chokhacho? “Musamvetse chifukwa chimene ndadzera. Sindinabwere kudzapasula chilamulo cha Mose kapena zolembedwa za aneneri. Ayi, ndinabwera kudzakwaniritsa cholinga chawo. 8Pakuti indetu ndinena kwa inu, kufikira zitapita kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi, palibe cholemba chimodzi, ngakhale cholembera chimodzi, chidzachotsedwa m’chilamulo, kufikira zitachitidwa zonse. -136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136d5 ndi kumvera, Wecf ndi kumvera.

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    For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The Great Easter Fraud The Sign of Jonah …39Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. John 11:9-10, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If someone should walk in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But, if someone should walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him. Shorts Video Title Play Video Video Title Play Video Video Title Play Video Video Title Play Video Video Channel Name Watch Now Share Whole Channel This Video Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Copy Link Link Copied Share Channel Info Close

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    Christians don't teach: You die once then comes judgment. Hebrew 9:27You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you…9 Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the sea or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales, no pork product . Why hasn’t your Pastor shared these Verses? Chifukwa chiyani Abusa anu sanagawane Mavesiwa? Akhristu saphunzitsa: Umafa kamodzi kenako chiweruzo. Ahebri 9:27 Musamadya nyama yao, kapena kukhudza mitembo yao; Zizikhala zodetsedwa kwa inu. 9 Pa zamoyo zonse za m’madzi, kaya za m’nyanja kapena m’mitsinje, musadye chilichonse chokhala ndi zipsepse ndi mamba. Levitiko 11:9 Mulungu amatcha kugonana kwa amuna kapena akazi okhaokha komanso zonyansa. (chonyansa ndi chonyansa) Muyenera kupirira mpaka kumapeto kuti mupulumuke. Mateyu 24:13 “Sindinabwere kudzabweretsa mtendere, koma lupanga.”— Mateyu 10:34 “Ndinatumidwa kwa nkhosa zotayika za nyumba ya Israyeli; —Mateyu 15:24 Kuti tikhale ndi moyo monga momwe iye anachitira. 1Yohane 2:6 Anasunga lamulo la Levitiko la chakudya, Sabata, masiku aphwando ofunidwa ndi Mulungu ndi malamulo onse. Kuti anzeruwo sanali pa kubadwa kwake. Mateyu 2:10 Mesiya anaphunzitsa kuti Uthenga Wabwino ndi wa Ufumu wa Mulungu. Marko 1:14-15 . Palibe paliponse m’Malemba pamene Yesu akunena kuti Uthenga Wabwino umanena za kubwera kwake kudzafera machimo athu. Palibe ndime imodzi yosinthira Sabata kukhala Lamlungu. Pangano latsopano limenelo ndi la nyumba ya Yuda ndi nyumba ya Israyeli. Yeremiya 31:31 Masomphenya a Petro sali okhudza kudya nyama yodetsedwa. Akufotokoza masomphenya ake. Machitidwe 10:15 Kuti temberero la lamulo la uchimo ndi imfa linakhomeredwa pa mtanda. Agalatiya 3:13 Koma ngati mutsogozedwa ndi Mzimu, simuli omvera lamulo. Agalatiya 5:18 Mulungu amanyansidwa ndi mapemphero a munthu amene amanyalanyaza lamulo. Miyambo 28:9 Yohane 3:36 akuima pa Yohane 3:16 Tiyenera kumezetsanidwa mu Israeli. Aroma 11:11-31 “Musaphunzire njira za amitundu.” Yeremiya 10:2 2 Njira zawo n’zachabechabe ndi zopusa. misomali kuti isagwe (Yeremiya 10:3). Akhristu saphunzitsa, chaka chilichonse, wansembe wa Ishtar amaika anamwali achichepere pa guwa. Anawo anabadwa pa Khirisimasi ndipo chaka chotsatira ankaperekedwa nsembe pa Lamlungu la Pasaka pa utumiki wa dzuwa. Wansembe ankatenga mazira a Ishtar ndi kuwapaka m’mwazi wa ana operekedwa nsembe. Izi zinkachitika zaka 2000 Khristu asanabadwe. Mulungu wanu; Ine ndine Yehova Levitiko 18:21 21 . Ana okondedwa, musalole kuti wina akunyengeni pa izi: Pamene anthu achita zabwino, amasonyeza kuti ali olungama, monganso Khristu ali wolungama. 8 Koma anthu akamapitiriza kuchimwa, amasonyeza kuti ndi a mdyerekezi amene wakhala akuchimwa kuyambira pa chiyambi. Koma Mwana wa Mulungu anadza kudzawononga ntchito za mdierekezi. 9 Iwo amene anabadwira m’banja la Mulungu sachita chizolowezi chochimwa, chifukwa moyo wa Mulungu uli mwa iwo. Conco, sangapitilize kucimwa, cifukwa ndi ana a Mulungu. 10 Tsono ifepano timbadziwa kuti wana wa Mulungu ni ani, na wana wa Dyabu mbani. Aliyense amene sakhala ndi moyo wolungama ndi wosakonda okhulupirira ena, si wa Mulungu ayi. pa inu. Pamene Mzimu wace ukhalabe mwa inu, simusowa kuti wina akuphunzitseni. Pakuti Mzimu Wake akuphunzitsani zinthu zonse, ndipo zimene amaphunzitsa ndi zoona, osati zabodza. mverani chiphunzitso cha Mzimu, ndipo mukhalebe mwa Khristu. . . . Yohane 2:27 Dziyeseni nokha kuti muwone ngati muli okhulupirira enieni: dziyeseni nokha. Kapena kodi simudziwa kuti Yesu Kristu ali mwa inu, ngati simuli onyenga?

  • Let No One Judge You (colossians 2 | Answers4saints.com

    Paul warned against using self-denial “Wherefore if you be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are you subject to ordinances, (touch not; taste not; handle not; which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? Let no one judge you Kumbukirani kuti kalatayi inalembedwa kwa Agiriki otembenuka mtima amene ankakhala ku Akolose, mzinda wa Colasa uli pamtunda wa makilomita oposa 800 kuchokera ku Yerusalemu Panali Ayuda ochepa kwambiri amene ankakhala m’derali panthawiyo. Agiriki otembenuzidwa anzawo anali kuwavutitsa ponena za kusintha kwawo kwa moyo watsopano. Kusunga malamulo a Mulungu. Here is a simple Yes or No Test based on the statement "Let no one judge you" (Colossians 2:16): Let No One Judge You — Yes or No Test 1.Do you believe God's commandments are good and should be obeyed? ___ 2.Do you allow others to shame or condemn you for following what you believe Scripture teaches? ___ 3.Do you seek to please God rather than men? ___ 4.If you choose to observe a Sabbath, feast day, or dietary practice, do you do so to honor God? ___ 5.Do you judge another person's salvation solely because they observe or do observe certain days or foods? ___ 6.Are your beliefs based on Scripture rather than human traditions? ___ 7.When criticized for your faith, do you remain faithful to your convictions? ___ 8.Do you examine teachings carefully before accepting them? ___ 9.Do you strive to obey God from the heart rather than for the approval of others? ___ 10.Do you remember that your ultimate Judge is God? ___ Conclusion Mostly Yes: You are seeking to stand firm in your convictions before God rather than being controlled by the opinions of others. Mostly No: Consider whether fear of people, traditions, or outside pressure is influencing your walk with God more than Scripture and your conscience before Him. Paulo anachenjeza za kugwiritsa ntchito kudzikana ngati chida chodalira chifuniro chanu. Iye anachitcha kuti “adzalambira.” “Chifukwa chake ngati munali akufa pamodzi ndi Kristu kucokera ku zoyamba za dziko lapansi, bwanji?monga ngati mukukhala m’dziko lapansi, mumvera malamulo, (musakhudze; osalawa; osagwira; amene onse aonongeka ndi kugwiritsiridwa ntchito;) monga mwa malamulo ndi ziphunzitso za anthu? Zinthu zimenetu zili nacho chiwonetsero chanzeru m’kulambira kofuna, ndi kudzichepetsa, ndi kusasamalira thupi: sikuli mwa ulemu uli wonse kufikira kukhutitsa thupi.” ( Akolose 2:20-23 ) Ndithudi, zinthu zimene zili ndi chisonyezero cha nzeru m’kulambira kofuna, ndi kudzichepetsa, ndi kusasamalira thupi; ANTHU a Yehova amadzichepetsa mwa kusala kudya kuti ayandikire kwa Iye—kuti aphunzire kuganiza ndi kuchita monga Iye—kuti akhale ndi moyo m’zinthu zonse. Taonani zimene mneneri Yeremiya analemba:Atero Yehova, Wanzeru asadzitamandire; mu nzeru zake, kapena wamphamvu asadzitamandire ndi mphamvu zake, wolemera asadzitamandire ndi chuma chake; , chiweruzo, ndi chilungamo, m’dziko lapansi: pakuti ndikondwera nazo, ati Yehova.” ( 9:23-24 ) Inde Kusala kudya (ndi kupemphera) kumathandiza Akhristu kuyandikira kwa Yehova Mulungu. Chonyansa Chachikunja Chophimbidwa Monga Chikhristu! Yehova Mulungu si woyambitsa chisokonezo (1 Akorinto 14:33).Iye sanayambitse Lenti, mwambo wachikunja kugwirizanitsa makhalidwe oipa ndi kuukitsidwa kwa Mesiya wonyenga. ( Phwando la Tamuzi ) YEHOVA Mulungu amalamula anthu ake kuti azitsatira Iye, osati miyambo ya anthu. Njira za Yehova ndi zapamwamba kuposa za anthu (Yesaya 55:8-9).Anthu sangadziŵe okha chabwino ndi choipa kapena mmene angalambirire Yehova Mulungu moyenera. Chifukwa chiyani? Chifukwa chakuti “mtima [maganizo] ndiwo wonyenga koposa, ndi wosachiritsika.” ( Yeremiya 17:9 ) Ndipo “njira ya munthu sili mwa iye mwini; sikuli kwa munthu woyenda kulongosola mapazi ake” (10:23). YEHOVA Mulungu anatilenga ndipo anatipatsa moyo. Iye amadziwa mmene tiyenera kumupembedzera. Kuti mukhale Mkristu ndi kutumikira Yehova Mulungu moyenerera, muyenera kukhala ndi moyo “ndi mawu onse otuluka m’kamwa mwa Mulungu” ( Mateyu 4:4 ), pozindikira kuti Malemba Ake opatulika “sakhoza kuthyoledwa.” ( Yohane 10:35 ) Ngakhale kuti Baibulo limatiuza kuti: YEHOVA Mulungu akulamula Akhristu kuti athawe miyambo yachikunja ya dzikoli ( Chivumbulutso 18:2-4 ), motsogozedwa ndi kusokeretsedwa ndi Satana mdierekezi ( 2 Akorinto 4:4; Chibvumbulutso 12:9 ). Lenti ingaoneke ngati mwambo wachipembedzo wochokera pansi pa mtima. Koma n’zozikidwa mozama m’maganizo achikunja amene amapeputsa dongosolo la YEHOVA. YEHOVA Mulungu amadana ndi zikondwerero zonse zachikunja ( Yeremiya 10:2-3; Levitiko 18:3, 30; Deuteronomo 7:1-5, 16 ). Sangakhale “Achikristu” kapena kuyeretsedwa ndi anthu. Izi zikuphatikizapo Lenti. Ngati muli mkhristu woona munganene ndi Davide -- “Kudzera mu malangizo anu ndipeza luntha: chifukwa chake ndimada njira iriyonse yonama”! ( Salmo 119:104 ). Kukhala ndi moyo ndi Khristu (Aefeso 2:1-10 ) 6 Chifukwa chake, monga mudalandira Khristu Yesu monga Ambuye, pitirizani kuyenda mwa Iye.7 mizu ndipo omangidwa mwa Iye, okhazikika m'chikhulupiriro, monga mudaphunzitsidwa, ndi kusefukira ndi chiyamiko. 8 Yang'anirani kuti pasakhale wina wakulanda inu ngati akapolo mwa nzeru ndi chinyengo chopanda pake;zomwe zimazikidwa pa miyambo ya anthu ndi mphamvu zauzimuwa dziko lapansi koposa Kristu. 9 Za mwa Khristu chidzalo chonse cha Umulungu chimakhala mu maonekedwe a thupi.10 ndi mukhala amphumphu mwa Khristu, amene ali mutu wa olamulira onse ndi maulamuliro onse. 11 inu Iye amenenso munadulidwa, mkuchotsa thupi lanu lauchimo, ndi mdulidwe wa Kristu, wosati ndi manja a munthu.12 ndi Munaikidwa m'manda pamodzi ndi Iye mu ubatizo, munaukitsidwa pamodzi ndi Iye mwa chikhulupiriro mu mphamvu ya Mulungu amene anamuukitsa Iye kwa akufa. 13 Pamene munali akufa m’zolakwa zanu ndi kusadulidwa kwa thupi lanu, Mulungu anakupatsani moyo pamodzi ndi Kristu. Anatikhululukira zolakwa zathu zonse.14 kukhala wafafaniza ngongole yomwe idaperekedwa kwa ife m'malamulo omwe amatsutsana nafe. Anauchotsa, naukhomera pamtanda!15 ndi 32. 32. 23ndipo atavula maulamuliro ndi maulamuliro, anawaonetsera poyera, nawagonjetsera pamtanda. 16 Chifukwa chake munthu asakuweruzeni inu ndi chimene mudya, kapena chakumwa, kapena pa madyerero, ndi pa tsiku la mwezi watsopano, kapena pa sabata.17 Izi ziri mthunzi wa zimene zirinkudza, koma thupi lakukhala nalo ndi la Khristu. c 18 Chitani musalole kuti aliyense wokondwera ndi kudzichepetsa kwabodza ndi kupembedza angelo akulepheretseni ndi zopeka za zomwe adaziwona. Munthu wotero amadzitukumula popanda maziko ndi maganizo ake osakhala auzimu.19 Iye wataya kulumikiza kumutu, kumene thupi lonse, lochirikizidwa ndi kulumikizika pamodzi ndi mfundo zake ndi mitsempha, limakula monga momwe Mulungu amakulitsira. 20 Ngati mudafa pamodzi ndi Kristu ku mphamvu za dziko lapansi, monga ngati kuti mukadali adziko lapansi, mumvera malamulo ake: 21 "Osagwira, osalawa, osakhudza!"?22 Izi zonse zidzawonongeka ndi ntchito chifukwa zizikidwa pa malamulo ndi ziphunzitso za anthu.23 Chotero zoletsa zili ndi maonekedwe anzeru, ndi kulambira kwawo kodzipangira okha, kudzichepetsa kwawo konyenga, ndi kuzunza thupi kwawo; koma zilibe phindu potsutsa zikhumbo za thupi. 2 Ndikufuna kuti mudziwe mmene ndikuvutikira+ chifukwa cha inu, ndi anthu a ku Laodikaya, ndiponso onse amene sanakumanepo ndi ine. 2 Cholinga changa n’chakuti iwo atonthozedwe mu mtima ndi ogwirizana m’chikondi, + kuti akhale ndi chuma chokwanira cha kuzindikira kotheratu, + kuti adziwe chinsinsi cha Mulungu, + chimene ndi Khristu, + 3 amene mwa Iye zonse zibisika. chuma chanzeru ndi chidziwitso.4 Ndikukuuzani izi kuti wina asakunyengeni ndi mfundo zomveka bwino. 5 Pakuti ngakhale ndili kutali ndi inu m’thupi, ndili ndi inu mumzimu ndipo sangalalani kuona mmene mulili wodziletsa ndi mmene chikhulupiriro chanu mwa Khristu chilili cholimba. Chidzalo Chauzimu mwa Khristu 6 Chotero, monga munalandira Khristu Yesu monga Ambuye,pitirizani kukhala ndi moyo mwa iye , 7 ozika mizu ndi omangidwa mwa iye, olimbikitsidwa m’chikhulupiriro, monga mudaphunzitsidwa, ndi kusefukira ndi chiyamiko. 8Penyani kuti pasakhale wina wakulanda inu akapolo ndi nzeru zopanda pake ndi zachinyengo, zotengera miyambo ya anthu ndi mphamvu zauzimu zoyambira.a ] a dziko lino, osati Kristu. 9 Pakuti mwa Khristu chidzalo chonse cha Umulungu chikhala m’maonekedwe athupi, 10ndipo mwa Khristu mwadzazidwa . Iye ndiye mutu wa mphamvu ndi ulamuliro uliwonse. 11 Mwa iye inunso munadulidwa ndi mdulidwe wosachitidwa ndi manja a munthu. Umunthu wako wonse ukulamulidwa ndi thupi[b ] unachotsedwa pamene unadulidwa ndi[c ] Khristu,12 Munayikidwa m’manda pamodzi ndi Iye mu ubatizo, momwemonso mudaukitsidwa pamodzi ndi Iye, mwa chikhulupiriro chanu m’ntchito za Mulungu, amene adamuukitsa kwa akufa. 13 Pamene munali akufa m’machimo ndi kusadulidwa kwa thupi lanu, Mulungu anakupangani inu;d ] amoyo ndi Kristu. Anatikhululukira machimo athu onse, 14titachotsa mlandu womwe tinali nawo mwalamulo , amene anaima motsutsana nafe, natitsutsa; adauchotsa, naukhomera pamtanda. (Lamulo la uchimo ndi imfa hchilango cha kuchimwa) 1 5 Ndipo atavula maulamuliro ndi maulamuliro, adawawonetsera poyera, nawagonjetsera pa mtanda.e ] 1 6 Chifukwa chake munthu asaweruze inu ndi chimene mudya, kapena chakumwa, kapena pa madyerero, ndi chikondwerero cha mwezi watsopano, kapena tsiku la sabata; 1 7 Izi ndi mthunzi wa zinthu zimene zinali nkudza; chenicheni, komabe, chimapezeka mwa Khristu. 18Musalole kuti aliyense amene amasangalala ndi kudzichepetsa kwabodza ndi kulambira angelo akulepheretseni. Munthu wotere amapitanso mwatsatanetsatane za zomwe adaziwona; amadzitukumula ndi malingaliro opanda pake ndi malingaliro awo osakhala auzimu. 19 Iwo asiya kugwirizana ndi mutu, amene thupi lonse, mothandizidwa ndi minyewa yake ndi minyewa yake, limakula monga momwe Mulungu amakulitsira. 20 + Popeza munafa limodzi ndi Khristu ku mphamvu zoyamba zauzimu za dziko lapansi, + bwanji, ngati kuti mukadali a dziko lapansi, + mukugonjera malamulo ake: + 21 “Musagwire! Osalawa! Osagwira!"? 22 Malamulo amenewa, okhudzana ndi zinthu zimene ziyenera kuwonongeka ndi kugwiritsidwa ntchito, azikidwa pa malamulo ndi ziphunzitso za anthu. 23Malamulo amenewa amaoneka ngati anzeru, ndi kulambira kwawo kodzichitira okha, kudzichepetsa kwawo konyenga, ndi kuchitira nkhanza thupi, koma alibe phindu lililonse poletsa zilakolako za thupi.

  • Kingdom of Heaven | Answers 4 Saints

    YEHOVAH Proponents emphasize that Yehovah (יְהֹוָה) is not a 16th-century Christian invention. It is documented with full pointing in over 1,000 Hebrew Bible manuscripts, including prominent early texts like the Leningrad Codex and the Aleppo Codex. They argue Masoretic scribes who guarded letter-by-letter accuracy would not have recorded "mistaken" vowels across centurie The Consonants (יהוה / YHWH): Appear 6,828 times in the Hebrew Masoretic Text. In the Dead Sea Scrolls (dating 2,000+ years ago), scribes often wrote these four consonants in archaic Paleo-Hebrew script to set the sacred Name apart from the surrounding square Aramaic-Hebrew script. 1,000 times across other medieval manuscripts), while the shortened two-vowel form served as the standard scribal reminder (qere perpetuum) to pronounce "Adonai". Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, Yehovah (YHWH) reveals His nature, character, and standards through direct declarations ("I am..." or "Thus says YEHOVAH and prophetic oracles spoken in the first person. Here are the primary things God declared about Himself across key categories: His Eternal Nature and Exclusivity He alone is God; there is no other: "I am Yehovah, and there is no other; besides Me there is no God." — Isaiah 45:5 He is self-existent and unchanging: "I AM WHO I AM." — Exodus 3:14 "For I, Yehovah, do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed." — Malachi 3:6 He transcends time (the First and the Last): "I am the first and I am the last; besides Me there is no god." — Isaiah 44:6 He created everything alone: "I am Yehovah, maker of all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by Myself." — Isaiah 44:24 Truthfulness, Faithfulness, and Promises He cannot lie or change His mind: "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?" — Numbers 23:19 His word never fails to accomplish its purpose: "So shall My word be that goes out from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it." — Isaiah 55:11 He keeps covenant and steadfast love: "Know therefore that Yehovah your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations." — Deuteronomy 7:9 Justice, Righteousness, and Accountability He judges impartially and renders to each according to their ways: "I, Yehovah, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give each man according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds." — Jeremiah 17:10 He does not clear the guilty without justice: "Yehovah... will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation." — Exodus 34:7 Vengeance and recompense belong to Him alone: "Vengeance is Mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand." — Deuteronomy 32:35 He loves justice and hates robbery/iniquity: "For I, Yehovah, love justice; I hate robbery and wrong; I will faithfully give them their recompense." — Isaiah 61:8 Mercy, Compassion, and Hesed (Loving-kindness) His foundational self-proclamation on Mount Sinai: "Yehovah, Yehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin..." — Exodus 34:6–7 He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked: "As I live, declares the Lord Yehovah, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live." — Ezekiel 33:11 He is eager to forgive when one turns back: "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins." — Isaiah 43:25 Holiness and Sovereignty He commands holiness because He is holy: "Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be holy, for I, Yehovah your God, am holy.'" — Leviticus 19:2 He does not share His glory with idols: "I am Yehovah; that is My name; My glory I give to no other, nor My praise to carved idols." — Isaiah 42:8 He holds ultimate sovereignty over history and life: "See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god beside Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of My hand." — Deuteronomy 32:39 Here is a list focusing strictly on the literal meanings and definitions of the primary Hebrew names and compound titles: Yehovah / Yahweh (יהוה) – "The Self-Existent One," "He Who Is," or "He Brings Into Being" (from the root verb meaning to be or to exist). Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ) – "Yehovah Is Salvation" or "He Will Save" (contracted from Yehoshua / Joshua). Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) – "The Supreme Creator," "Mighty Ruler," or "Judge" (plural of majesty denoting fullness of supreme divine power). El (אֵל) – "The Mighty One" or "Strong God." Adonai (אֲדֹנָי) – "My Lord," "Master," or "Sovereign Owner." El Shaddai (אֵל שַׁדַּי) – "God Almighty" or "God All-Sufficient." El Elyon (אֵל עֶלְיוֹן) – "God Most High" or "The Supreme Exalted God." El Olam (אֵל עוֹלָם) – "The Everlasting God" or "God of Eternity." El Roi (אֵל רֳאִי) – "The God Who Sees Me." Yehovah Jireh / Yireh (יְהוָה יִרְאֶה) – "Yehovah Will Provide" or "Yehovah Sees to It." Yehovah Rapha (יְהוָה רֹפְאֶךָ) – "Yehovah Who Heals You." Yehovah Nissi (יְהוָה נִסִּי) – "Yehovah Is My Banner" (or standard of rallying and victory). Yehovah Shalom (יְהוָה שָׁלוֹם) – "Yehovah Is Peace" (wholeness, completeness, and soundness). Yehovah Tsidkenu (יְהוָה צִדְקֵנוּ) – "Yehovah Our Righteousness." Yehovah Sabaoth (יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת) – "Yehovah of Hosts" or "Yehovah of Armies" (commanding heavenly and earthly legions). Yehovah Shammah (יְהוָה שָׁמָּה) – "Yehovah Is There" (dwelling present). Yehovah Rohi / Ro'i (יְהוָה רֹעִי) – "Yehovah Is My Shepherd." Yehovah Mekoddishkem (יְהוָה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶם) – "Yehovah Who Sanctifies You" (sets you apart as holy). Here is a list of key Bible verses that demonstrate God's proactive, sacrificial love for humanity, especially while people were still broken and distant: John 3:16 – God demonstrated the magnitude of His love for the world by giving His unique Son, ensuring that everyone who believes in Him would not perish but have everlasting life. Romans 5:8 – God proves His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners and completely undeserving, the Messiah died on our behalf. 1 John 4:9–10 – The love of God was manifested among us when He sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him; real love is defined not by our love for God, but by His initiative to send His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Ephesians 2:4–5 – Because of His immense mercy and the great love with which He loved us, God brought us to life with the Messiah even when we were spiritually dead in our transgressions and sins. 1 John 3:16 – We understand what true love is through this concrete action: Yeshua the Messiah laid down His own life for our sake, setting the standard for how we ought to love. Romans 8:31–32 – Since God did not spare His own Son but willingly delivered Him up for us all, we have the certainty that He will generously give us all things needed for life. 1 John 4:19 – We are empowered to love God and others because He first took the initiative to love us. Titus 3:4–5 – When the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us not because of righteous deeds we had accomplished, but solely according to His own mercy and washing of renewal through Yeshua the Messiah. Galatians 2:20 – The life of faith is lived in reliance on the Son of God, Yeshua, who personally loved us and willingly gave Himself over for us. Jeremiah 31:3 – Yehovah declared to His people from of old that He has loved them with an everlasting,17 unconditional love, continually drawing them with His enduring loving kindness (chesed). Zephaniah 3:17 – Yehovah your God is a mighty Savior in your midst who rejoices over His people with gladness, quiets them with His love, and exults over them with singing. Here is a list of key Scriptures from the Torah, the Prophets, and the New Testament that explicitly warn of judgment, ruin, and doom resulting from forsaking and disobeying God's commandments: Deuteronomy 28:15 – "But if you will not obey the voice of Yehovah your God or be careful to do all His commandments and His statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you." The chapter outlines extensive warnings of disease, drought, defeat before enemies, and national ruin. Leviticus 26:14–17 – Yehovah warns that turning away from His statutes and breaking His covenant brings terror, sudden panic, consumption, fever, defeat by adversaries, and fleeing when no one pursues. Proverbs 13:13 – "Whoever despises the word br ings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded." Proverbs 28:9 – "If one turns away his ear from hearing the law [Torah], even his prayer is an abomination." Isaiah 1:19–20 – "If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword ; for the mouth of Yehovah has spoken." Isaiah 5:24 – "Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have rejected the law of Yehovah of hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel." Jeremiah 11:3–4 – "Thus says Yehovah, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt." Ezekiel 18:24 – "When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die." Hosea 4:6 – "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge , I reject you from being a priest to Me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children." Matthew 7:21–23 – Yeshua warns: "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven , but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven... And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness [torah-lessness].'" Matthew 7:26–27 – Yeshua warns that anyone who hears His words and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand : the rain fell, the floods came, the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed in complete ruin. John 3:36 – "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." 2 Thessalonians 1:7–9 – Warning of the day when the Master Yeshua is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel, suffering the punishment of eternal destruction. Hebrews 10:26–27 – "For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries." 1 John 2:3–4 – "And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. Whoever says 'I know Him' but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him." Revelation 22:14–15 – "Blessed are those who wash their robes [keep His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood." Core Biblical & Theological Significance 1. Covenant Renewal After Radical Failure The context is critical: Israel had just broken the covenant through idolatry (the Golden Calf). Under strict, unmitigated justice, the covenant was void. By proclaiming these attributes, God demonstrated that His relationship with humanity is anchored not in human perfection, but in divine mercy that makes restoration possible. 2. The Asymmetry of Grace Over Judgment In verse 7, God states that He stores up chesed (steadfast love) for thousands of generations, while visiting iniquity upon the third and fourth generation of those who hate Him. The arithmetic of God's character is overwhelmingly weighted toward compassion: thousandfold grace far outlasts generational consequence. 3. Complete Coverage of Human Moral Failure The trio in Attribute 10–12 covers the entire taxonomy of sin: Avon (Iniquity): Premeditated wrongdoing or inner distortion. Pesha (Transgression) : Defiant revolt against God's authority. Chata'ah (Sin): Unintentional failings and human weakness. By explicitly mentioning all three, the text emphasizes that no category of human failure lies beyond the reach of divine pardon when accompanied by genuine repentance. 4. The Biblical "Liturgical Anchor" Whenever biblical figures found themselves or their communities in existential peril due to disobedience, they invoked this exact formula to appeal to God's self-revelation: Moses at Kadesh-barnea (Numbers 14:18): When the people refused to enter the Promised Land, Moses appealed directly to these words to stay judgment. Jonah’s Lament (Jonah 4:2) : Jonah admitted he fled to Tarshish precisely because he knew God embodied these attributes and would spare Nineveh if they repented. The Prophets and Psalms (Joel 2:13, Micah 7:18–20, Psalm 86:15, Psalm 103:8): The phrase erech apayim ve-rav chesed ("slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love") became the primary Old Testament definition of who God is. Throughout the Scriptures, the judgments (mishpatim) of Yehovah appear not as arbitrary outbursts of anger, but as judicial verdicts rendered by the Judge of all the earth. Biblically, God’s judgments fall into distinct categories: universal cosmic judgments, verdicts against pagan nations, covenant discipline on Israel, and individual accountability. Here is a structured overview of the major divine judgments recorded in Scripture: Universal & Ancient World Judgments The Judgment in Eden (Genesis 3): Following the rebellion of Adam and Eve, God issued judicial sentences affecting mortality, childbirth, labor, and the serpent, establishing the fundamental rift between humanity and creation. The Great Deluge (Genesis 6–8): Enacted because "the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." The verdict reset human civilization while preserving Noah's family through the Ark. The Dispenser of Tongues at Babel (Genesis 11): Human arrogance attempted to make a name for itself and avoid filling the earth; God’s judgment scattered humanity by confounding their languages. Judgments Against Corrupt Cities & Pagan Empires Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18–19): After an inquiry into their systemic cruelty, oppression of the poor, and sexual degradation (Ezekiel 16:49–50; Genesis 18:20–21), fire and brimstone fell upon the cities of the plain. The Ten Plagues on Egypt (Exodus 7–12): Directly identified as a judgment against the gods of Egypt (Exodus 12:12) and against Pharaoh's systemic enslavement and infanticide of the Israelites. The Canaanite Nations (Leviticus 18: 24–28, Deuteronomy 9:4–5): God explicitly noted that their expulsion was not due to Israel’s righteousness, but because the land had become defiled by their practices, including child sacrifice through fire to Molech. Assyria / Nineveh (Nahum 1–3): While spared a century earlier under Jonah's preaching, Nineveh was eventually brought down due to ruthless imperialism, violence, and decei t. Babylon (Jeremiah 50–51, Daniel 5): Judged for imperial hubris, the destruction of the Temple, and King Belshazzar's desecration of the sacred vessels , culminating in the handwriting on the wall: "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin." Covenant Discipline on Israel & Judah Under the terms of the Mosaic Covenant (Leviticus 26, Deuteronomy 28), God warned that persistent unfaithfulness and idolatry would bring progressive covenant judgments designed to call the nation back: The Wilderness Generation (Numbers 14): After rejecting the report of the Promised Land at Kadesh-barnea and refusing to trust God, the generation aged twenty and older was sentenced to wander the wilderness for 40 years until they perished. The Northern Kingdom / Samaria (2 Kings 17): In 722 BC, the ten northern tribes fell to the Assyrian Empire and were scattered due to persistent idolatry, golden calf worship, and rejecting the prophets. The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile (2 Kings 25, 2 Chronicles 36): In 586 BC, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first Temple and deported Judah because of decades of covenant treason, shedding innocent blood, and ignoring the land's Sabbath rests. Individual & Direct Judgments Scripture also highlights direct divine judgments executed against specific individuals for flagrant breaches of holiness, pride, or deception: Individual / Group Offense Judgment Reference Nadab and Abihu Offered "unauthorized fire" before the Lord contrary to His command Struck by holy fire at the Tabernacle altar Leviticus 10:1–3 Korah, Dathan, and AbiramLed an open, rebellious revolt against Moses and Aaron's God-given leadership The earth opened and swallowed their households Numbers 16 UzzahTouched the Ark of the Covenant to steady it, disregarding the prescribed carrying polesStruck dead instantly for irreverence 2 Samuel 6:6–7 King UzziahPresumptuously entered the Temple sanctuary to burn incense, a duty reserved strictly for priests Struck with incurable leprosy on his forehead 2 Chronicles 26:16–21 King Herod Agrippa I Accepted the crowd's praise hailing him as a god rather than giving glory to Yehovah Struck down by an angel and eaten by wormsActs 12:21–23 Ananias and Sapphira Conspired to lie to the Holy Spirit regarding the proceeds of their land sale Dropped dead on the spot before the apostles Acts 5:1–11 Principles Governing God's Judgments Rooted in Exhaustive Knowledge: God never acts on hearsay or assumptions; He inspects the heart and acts only after thorough investigation (Genesis 18:21; Jeremiah 17:10). Preceded by Patient Warning: In nearly every case—from Noah preaching before the flood, to centuries of prophets warning Israel, to Jonah in Nineveh—judgment comes only after extended periods of divine patience (Erech Apayim). Redemptive Intent: For God's covenant people, divine judgments are remedial rather than purely punitive, functioning as parental discipline (musar) meant to purge evil and produce repentance (Hebrews 12:5–11; Hosea 6:1). To "fear God" (Yir’at Yehovah in Hebrew, יִרְאַת יְהוָה) is one of the most misunderstood phrases in Scripture. In modern English, "fear" almost exclusively means fright, terror, or the instinct to shrink away from danger. In biblical thought, however, the fear of the Lord is not the dread of a cruel tyrant that makes you run away and hide. Rather, it is a profound, awe-filled reverence and moral seriousness that draws you in, aligns your priorities, and anchors your obedience. Moses captured this paradox directly at Mount Sinai: "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of Him may be before you, that you may not sin." — Exodus 20:20 Notice Moses says: Do not be terrified ("do not fear"), yet cultivate the fear of Him. The goal is not cowering paralysis, but transformative reverence. 1. The Hebrew Concept: Yirah The primary Hebrew word is יִרְאָה (yirah). While it can describe natural fright (like meeting an enemy in battle), when directed toward God it takes on a distinct meaning: Holy Awe and Wonder: Recognizing the staggering gap between the Creator and the creature—His infinite holiness, sovereignty, and power versus our finite frailty. Appropriate Weight: Treating God with ultimate seriousness rather than casual familiarity. It is understanding who He actually is and responding accordingly. A helpful analogy is standing at the edge of the ocean or watching a Category 5 hurricane. You aren't necessarily terrified if you are safe, but you are gripped by immense respect and sober awe. You would never treat the open sea casually or carelessly. 2. What the Fear of God Looks Like in Practice Scripture defines the fear of the Lord not as an abstract feeling, but by its tangible fruits: A. Hating and Turning Away from Evil "The fear of Yehovah is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate." — Proverbs 8:13 "By the fear of Yehovah one turns away from evil." — Proverbs 16:6 The fear of God acts as an internal moral compass. When no one else is looking, a person who fears God refrains from wrong not because they might get caught by human authorities, but because they know God sees the heart and cares about righteousness. B. The Foundation of Wisdom and Clear Thinking "The fear of Yehovah is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight." — Proverbs 9:10 Biblically, wisdom (chokhmah) is skill in living life as God designed it. You cannot even begin to see reality accurately until God is placed at the center of the equation. Treating God as secondary or irrelevant is, by biblical definition, the starting point of foolishness (Psalm 14:1). C. Walking in His Commandments "And now, Israel, what does Yehovah your God require of you, but to fear Yehovah your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve Yehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul..." — Deuteronomy 10:12 Notice how Deuteronomy pairs fearing God with loving Him and walking in His ways. Fearing God and loving God are two sides of the same coin: love prevents fear from degenerating into cold dread, while holy fear prevents love from deteriorating into shallow presumption. 3. Slavishe Fear vs. Filial Fear Theologians have long distinguished between two types of fear: Category Servile / Slaves' Fear Filial / Children's Fear Root Motivation Dread of punishment; panic over getting caught Deep love, loyalty, and reverence View of God Harsh, arbitrary, looking to strike down A righteous Father whose approval matters above all Resulting Action Running away, hiding, deceit (like Adam in the garden)Drawing near in humility, repentance, and obedience Ultimate Concern"What will happen to me?""Will this dishonor or grieve Him?" A healthy son respects and "fears" a strong, loving father—not because he thinks his father will destroy him, but because he honors his authority, values his character, and dreads breaking his trust. 4. The Biblical Promises to Those Who Fear Him Far from bringing anxiety, Scripture repeatedly associates the fear of God with deep peace, protection, and intimacy: Intimate Friendship: "The friendship of Yehovah is for those who fear Him, and He makes known to them His covenant." — Psalm 25:14 Compassion: "As a father has compassion on his children, so Yehovah has compassion on those who fear Him." — Psalm 103:13 Protection and Provision: "The angel of Yehovah encamps around those who fear Him, and delivers them... for those who fear Him have no lack!" — Psalm 34:7, 9 Confidence and Life: "In the fear of Yehovah one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. The fear of Yehovah is a fountain of life..." — Proverbs 14:26–27 In short, to fear God is to fear nothing else. When God holds His rightful, supreme place in a person's life, every other human fear—fear of man, fear of circumstances, fear of the future—loses its grip.

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    Every time you look up and see the blue sky you are to remember to do the commandments and follow all Yehovah's instructions, as found in His Torah. For this is everyone’s purpose for our lives, your duty. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Colors Mitundu Nthawi zonse mukayang’ana kumwamba n’kumayang’ana kumwamba, muyenera kukumbukira kutsatira malangizo onse a Yehova opezeka m’Chilamulo chake. Pakuti ichi ndi cholinga cha aliyense pa moyo wathu, ntchito yanu. Mlaliki 12:13 Nthawi zonse mukayang’ana m’mwamba ndi kuona mitambo yoyera muyenera kukumbukira kukhala woyera monga mmene Iye alili Woyera, muyenera kukana kuchita tchimo ndipo ngati muchita zimenezi, ndi chizindikiro chakuti mwabadwa mwatsopano ndipo mwalandira mzimu wa Yehova. sadzachimwa. Izi n’zimene Mulungu amakondwela nazo.”—1 Petulo 1:16 Nthawi zonse mukayang'ana ndikuwona thambo lofiira ziyenera kukukumbutsani kuti Yesu adapereka magazi ake, adamenyedwa, kunyozedwa, ndi kuzunzidwa. Ndipo choipitsitsacho atate wake adamsiya Iye, namtaya pamaso pa dziko lapansi. Iye anatichitira ife izi, ife tiyenera kukhala monga Iye anachitira. 1 YOHANE 2:6 Sanadye nyama ya nkhumba, kapena nyama ya mkungudza, kapena nsomba, kapena cakudya ciri conse cimene Mulungu anati ndi chodetsedwa; Anati ndi zonyansa kwa Iye, adasunga Sabata Loweruka, adasunga masiku a phwando la Mulungu, pali maphwando atatu ofunikira kwa anthu onse. Ndipo anasunga malamulo onse. Levitiko 11. Thambo lofiira m'mawa liyenera kukhala chenjezo, chiweruzo ndi mpweya. Nthaŵi zonse pamene muyang’ana m’mwamba ndi kuwona kutuluka kwa dzuŵa kapena kuloŵa kwadzuŵa, muyenera kukumbukira Miyambo 15:3 , NW, “Maso a Yehova ali ponseponse, napenya oipa ndi abwino.” Timafa kamodzi kokha, ndiyeno timaweruzidwa. Ahebri 9:27 Mulungu anati: ‘Malamulo awa amene ndikukupatsa lero azikhala pamtima panu. 7 Muziwabwereza mobwerezabwereza kwa ana anu. Lankhulani za izo mukakhala kunyumba ndi pamene muli panjira, pogona ndi podzuka. + 8 Uzimange m’manja mwako + ndipo uziwavala pamphumi panu ngati chikumbutso. 9 Alembe pa mphuthu za nyumba yako ndi pazipata zako.” Deuteronomo 6-9 + Umu ndi mmene Aisiraeli onse adzapulumukire. Monga mmene lemba limanenera, “Mpulumutsi adzachokera ku Ziyoni, nadzachotsa zoipa zonse mwa ana a Yakobo.” Aroma 11:26 Anchor 1 Colors

  • 32 | Answers4saints.com

    The first to plead his case seems just until another comes and examines him.Teachings that are not found in your bible and are taught as truth. One compromise here, another there and soon the so-called Christian and man in the world look a like. We know everything in life we know if something is a creator there must be a creator Proof in 60 seconds that there is a God When you see a painting you know there was a painter When you see a building you know there is a builder When you see creation and how complex and functional and beautiful there was and is a creator. Proof the Torah is true and divine. If the Torah makes one mistake it is not written by God The Creator The world has around 72% water 8 miles deep there are millions of fish in all the waters no one has ever found a fish with scales that don't have fins.is it possible someone who could have written this over 3,000 years ago who could have written such a thing except the creator? The Torah says which animals are good to eat and which ones are not to eat There are 2,000,000 different kinds of animals in the world God gives us two wittness split huffs and chew its cud. Two signs to make sure the animal is cosher God says be careful there are four exceptional animals The pig, Cammel, hair, and Rabbat. Torah commands Jews to circumcise their babies on the 8-day Vitamin K is 110% only on the 8-day who knew it but the creator? The new moon is never less than 29 days and 1,2 us 29.530.88 Geromand 29 530.89 Woyamba kutsutsa mlandu wake akungowoneka mpaka wina atabwera kudzamuyesa. Miyambo 18:17 Ziphunzitso zomwe mulibe m'Baibulo lanu ndipo zimaphunzitsidwa ngati zoona. Kunyengerera kumodzi kuno, kwina kumeneko ndipo posakhalitsa otchedwa Mkristu ndi munthu padziko lapansi akuwoneka mofanana ndi Tozer. Akhristu akamwalira amapita kumwamba. Iwo ali pamalo abwinoko. Chipangano chakale ndi cha Ayuda ndi pangano latsopano la wina aliyense. Palibe amene angasunge malamulo. Mutha kukhala ngati mdierekezi ndikupitabe Kumwamba. Tsiku la mpumulo la Sabata lopatulika la Mulungu lathetsedwa. Sabata lidasinthidwa kukhala Lamlungu chifukwa Atumwi adakumana pa tsiku loyamba la sabata. Malamulo a chakudya cha Levitiko, amene Mulungu anati musadye kapena kukhudza nyama yodetsedwa, ndi a Ayuda okha. Pali mkwatulo wachinsinsi wa Akhristu okha, osawapatula ku chisautso. Lamulo la Mulungu linakhomeredwa pa mtanda. Akhristu akuthupi sali pansi pa lamulo, koma ali pansi pa Chisomo. Yesu anachita izo kotero ife sitiyenera kutero. Mukasungidwa nthawi zonse mumasungidwa. Ingofunsani Yesu mumtima mwanu kuti akupulumutseni. Chofunikira chokha pa kukhulupirira ndikuvomereza kuti Mulungu alipo. Ubatizo ndi tanthawuzo lophiphiritsira chabe ndipo silofunika kuti munthu apulumuke. Uthenga Wabwino ndi kuikidwa mmanda ndi kuuka kwa akufa. Kutsatira malangizo a Mulungu n’kotsatira malamulo. Inu ndinu Myuda ngati musunga malamulo a chakudya, Sabata, masiku a phwando la Mulungu ndi malamulo onse a Mulungu monga Yesu anachitira. Zimangotengera zomwe mukumva mumtima mwanu, ngakhale zili zachikunja. Kubadwa kwa Yesu kunachitika pa 25 December, ndipo kuti kunali abusa ndi nkhosa kuthengo ndi kuti Mariya ndi Yosefe anayenera kuyenda m’nyengo yozizira. Tchalitchi chikhoza kupangitsa maholide achikunja kukhala achikhristu monga Khirisimasi, Isitala, ndi Halowini. Makalata osamvetsetsa a Paulo amathetsa mawu a Mulungu ndi malangizo ake. Idzafika nthawi imene anthu sadzamvera ziphunzitso zolondola. M’malo mwake, adzatsatira zilakolako zawo ndi kudzizungulira ndi aphunzitsi amene amawauza zimene akufuna kumva. 2 Timoteo 4:3 Pali zotulukapo—zotsatira zamuyaya—ku zochita zathu. Zomwe timachita ndi umboni wa zomwe timakhulupirira. Musanyengedwe—simunganyoze chilungamo cha Mulungu. Mudzakolola zomwe mwabzala. + 8 Anthu amene amangokhalira kukhutiritsa thupi lawo la uchimo adzakolola kuvunda ndi imfa kuchokera ku uchimowo. Koma iwo amene achita kukondweretsa Mzimu adzatuta moyo wosatha kwa Mzimu. Galatians 6:7-8 _cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-13bad5cf58D__cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3brc58bde

  • Deflections | Answers 4 Saints

    Paul told us to test all things to see if they were from God. do they include His law? Deflections are the Greatest sin The shortest verse in the English Bible is "Jesus wept" found in John 11:35. It has only 10 letters and two words. In Luke, Jesus weeps (eklausen, meaning to sob aloud) as he enters Jerusalem. He grieves because the people rejected his offer of peace, refused to turn to God, and would soon face destruction as a consequence. In short, the devil's deflection on Matthew 5:18–19 works by convincing people that taking Yeshua’s exact words seriously is somehow a violation of his grace. It redirects the mind from humble obedience to theological technicalities that excuse setting aside the commands. Matthew 17-19 17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. 18 For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.… Prof the law was fulfilled by Yeshua: He was the only person in the entire Bible that never sinned, He showed us how to love Yehovah the creator ,He showed how to love our fellow man , He show us how to keep the Sabbath Holy, He never ate anything unclean, and He always kept all of Yehovah appointed . "It is easy to claim the name of Christ, but true discipleship is shown through obedience. Many claim to follow Him while actively living against everything He commanded." John 3:36 ("whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him") I have not come to abolish them , 1 John 3:8, which states that "whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil". Ecclesiastes 12:13 –– "Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. Proverbs 28:9: " He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. 1 John 2:4, w hich says: "Whoever says 'I know him' but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in that person." John 14:15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments" Matthew 19:17 , "If you want to enter life, keep the commandments". Revelation 12:17. The text states that the dragon (identified as the devil and Satan) was angry with the woman and went to make war with the rest of her offspring—defined as those who keep God's commandments Revelation 13:7 , which states that the beast empowered by the dragon was allowed "to make war with the saints, and to overcome will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; Luke 7: 28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” Matthew 11:11 Verily I say unto you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; notwithstanding, he that is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. (Because no one on earth has been to heaven ) The Core Connection When people deflect Scripture, they usually do not burn the Bible; instead, they remove the commands they find uncomfortable by declaring them "least" or obsolete, or they add human loopholes to bypass God's true intent (as Yeshua rebuked in Mark 7:9–13). Matthew 5:18–19 makes clear that in God's eyes, even what humans consider "least" remains fully binding. Below are the primary biblical passages that explicitly prohibit adding to, taking away from, or modifying God's word and commandments: Here is the complete, unified breakdown bringing together every point—from altering words, names, and titles to adopting pagan holidays, eating unclean, rejecting God's appointments, and profaning the Sabbath—and the explicit judgments Scripture attaches to them. The Deflection: Weaponizing Grace The core deception pits Yeshua’s salvation against his instructions—tricking believers into viewing obedience as "legalism" rather than the natural fruit of love. 1. Redefining "Fulfill" (Matt. 5:17) The Trick: Treating "fulfill" as "terminate and throw away." The Reality: In first-century Hebrew idiom, to fulfill meant to correctly interpret and live out the Torah's full intent. Yeshua came to demonstrate how to keep it, not to dismiss it. 2. False Dichotomy: "Love vs. Rules" The Trick : Framing commands as rigid legalism and "love" as abstract freedom. The Reality: Yeshua defined love through action: "If you love me, keep my commands" (John 14:15). The commands define what love looks like in practice. 3. Perverting Grace The Trick : Rebranding grace as an excuse for apathy toward God's standards. The Reality: Grace is divine empowerment (Titus 2:11–12). It cleanses the past and transforms the heart so obedience becomes a joy. 4. Theological Loopholes The Trick: Using complex technicalities to bypass Matthew 5:18–19. The Reality: It creates a state where people cite treatises to excuse setting aside the very commands Yeshua warned never to relax. The Ultimate Irony: It turns distrust of Yeshua's direct words into a false badge of "spiritual maturity," making people feel enlightened precisely because they have explained away the Sermon on the Mount. The Deflection: Weaponizing Grace The core deception pits Yeshua’s salvation against his instructions—tricking believers into viewing obedience as "legalism" rather than the natural fruit of love. 1. Redefining "Fulfill" (Matt. 5:17) The Trick: Treating "fulfill" as "terminate and throw away." The Reality: In first-century Hebrew idiom, to fulfill meant to correctly interpret and live out the Torah's full intent. Yeshua came to demonstrate how to keep it, not to dismiss it. 2. False Dichotomy: "Love vs. Rules" The Trick: Framing commands as rigid legalism and "love" as abstract freedom. The Reality: Yeshua defined love through action: "If you love me, keep my commands" (John 14:15). The commands define what love looks like in practice. 3. Perverting Grace The Trick : Rebranding grace as an excuse for apathy toward God's standards. The Reality: Grace is divine empowerment (Titus 2:11–12). It cleanses the past and transforms the heart so obedience becomes a joy. 4. Theological Loopholes The Trick: Using complex technicalities to bypass Matthew 5:18–19. The Reality: It creates a state where people cite treatises to excuse setting aside the very commands Yeshua warned never to relax. The Ultimate Irony: It turns distrust of Yeshua's direct words into a false badge of "spiritual maturity," making people feel enlightened precisely because they have explained away the Sermon on the Mount. 1. Altering God's Word & Loss of Eternal Life Directly modifying, taking away from, or adding human commentary to the text forfeits access to eternal inheritance: Revelation 22:18–19 "If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll... God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City..." The Judgment: Direct assignment of written plagues and removal of one's name/share from the Tree of Life and the Heavenly City. 2. Deception, Changing Truth, and the Lake of Fire Creating false doctrines, fabricating traditions, or distorting scriptural facts places a person under the category of deception: Revelation 21:8 & Proverbs 30:6 "...and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur... Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar." The Judgment: Divine rebuke, public exposure as a deceiver, and final condemnation in the Lake of Fire alongside those who reject God's authority. 3. Profaning and Substituting the Sacred Names Erasing, changing, or replacing the covenant name Yehovah (יְהוָה) or the redemptive name Yeshua (יֵשׁוُעַ) with human alternatives violates the core command regarding His identity: Exodus 20:7 & Jeremiah 23:26–27 "You shall not take the name of the Lord [Yehovah] your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless... who try to make My people forget My name..." The Judgment: Being held guilty before the heavenly court and suffering spiritual blindness for lowering His divine identity to human tradition. 4. Adopting Pagan Holidays & Mixing Worship Customs Importing pagan customs, celebrations, and cultural holidays into the worship of the Creator is explicitly condemned as adding to His word: Deuteronomy 12:30–32 "Be careful not to be ensnared... saying, 'How do these nations serve their gods? We will do likewise.' You must not worship the Lord your God in their way... do not add to it or take away from it." The Judgment: Falling into spiritual entrapment and practicing what God classifies as a detestable abomination. 5. Eating Unclean Things & Rejecting Purity Instructions Dismissing God's dietary laws in favor of personal appetite or cultural preference is identified as active rebellion against His sanctification: Isaiah 66:15–17 "For behold, the Lord will come with fire... Those who sanctify themselves... eating swine’s flesh and the abomination and the mouse, shall be consumed together, says the Lord." The Judgment: Facing direct destruction alongside the lawless at the return of the Lord. 6. Rejecting God's Appointed Times (Moedim) Substituting man-made religious calendars and holidays for the eternal appointed feasts listed in Leviticus 23 leads to divine abandonment: Leviticus 23:2, 14 & Hosea 2:11 "The appointed times of the Lord... shall be a statute forever... I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her New Moons, her Sabbaths, and all her appointed feasts." The Judgment: Withdrawal of true spiritual insight, leaving individuals in empty, powerless religious ritual. 7. Profaning the Seventh-Day Sabbath Setting aside, altering, or declaring God's holy Sabbath done away with is highlighted as a primary trigger for divine wrath: Ezekiel 22:26, 31 "Her priests have violated My law... they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them... Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath." The Judgment: Complete loss of God's presence, exposure to spiritual deception, and direct divine indignation. Here is the complete, unified breakdown bringing together every point—from altering words, names, and titles to adopting pagan holidays, eating unclean, rejecting God's appointments, and profaning the Sabbath—and the explicit judgments Scripture attaches to them. 1. Altering God's Word & Loss of Eternal Life Directly modifying, taking away from, or adding human commentary to the text forfeits access to eternal inheritance: Revelation 22:18–19 "If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll... God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City..." The Judgment: Direct assignment of written plagues and removal of one's name/share from the Tree of Life and the Heavenly City. 2. Deception, Changing Truth, and the Lake of Fire Creating false doctrines, fabricating traditions, or distorting scriptural facts places a person under the category of deception: Revelation 21:8 & Proverbs 30:6 "...and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur... Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar." The Judgment: Divine rebuke, public exposure as a deceiver, and final condemnation in the Lake of Fire alongside those who reject God's authority. 3. Profaning and Substituting the Sacred Names Erasing, changing, or replacing the covenant name Yehovah (יְהוָה) or the redemptive name Yeshua (יֵשׁוُעַ) with human alternatives violates the core command regarding His identity: Exodus 20:7 & Jeremiah 23:26–27 "You shall not take the name of the Lord [Yehovah] your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless... who try to make My people forget My name..." The Judgment: Being held guilty before the heavenly court and suffering spiritual blindness for lowering His divine identity to human tradition. 4. Adopting Pagan Holidays & Mixing Worship Customs Importing pagan customs, celebrations, and cultural holidays into the worship of the Creator is explicitly condemned as adding to His word: Deuteronomy 12:30–32 "Be careful not to be ensnared... saying, 'How do these nations serve their gods? We will do likewise.' You must not worship the Lord your God in their way... do not add to it or take away from it." The Judgment: Falling into spiritual entrapment and practicing what God classifies as a detestable abomination. 5. Eating Unclean Things & Rejecting Purity Instructions Dismissing God's dietary laws in favor of personal appetite or cultural preference is identified as active rebellion against His sanctification: Isaiah 66:15–17 "For behold, the Lord will come with fire... Those who sanctify themselves... eating swine’s flesh and the abomination and the mouse, shall be consumed together, says the Lord." The Judgment: Facing direct destruction alongside the lawless at the return of the Lord. 6. Rejecting God's Appointed Times (Moedim) Substituting man-made religious calendars and holidays for the eternal appointed feasts listed in Leviticus 23 leads to divine abandonment: Leviticus 23:2, 14 & Hosea 2:11 "The appointed times of the Lord... shall be a statute forever... I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her New Moons, her Sabbaths, and all her appointed feasts." The Judgment: Withdrawal of true spiritual insight, leaving individuals in empty, powerless religious ritual. 7. Profaning the Seventh-Day Sabbath Setting aside, altering, or declaring God's holy Sabbath done away with is highlighted as a primary trigger for divine wrath: Ezekiel 22:26, 31 "Her priests have violated My law... they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them... Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath." The Judgment: Complete loss of God's presence, exposure to spiritual deception, and direct divine indignation. 1. Deuteronomy 4:2 (NKJV) "You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you." 2. Deuteronomy 12:32 (NKJV) "Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it." 3. Proverbs 30:5–6 (NKJV) 5 "Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him." 6 "Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar." 4. Matthew 5:18–19 (NKJV, modified) 18 "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 fulfilled." 19 "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." 5. Revelation 22:18–19 (NKJV) 18 "For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;" 19 "and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." Actions & Consequences Deuteronomy 4:2 & 12:32 Adding to or taking away from divine decrees Inability to truly keep the Lord’s commandments Proverbs 30:6 Adding human thoughts or rules to God's words Divine rebuke and being found a liar Matthew 5:19 Loosening or removing the "least" command Called least in the kingdom of heaven Revelation 22:18–19 Adding to or removing text from prophetic revelation Receiving the plagues written in the book; removal from the Book of Life Jeremiah 26:2: The Command to Declare the Whole Word Without Diminishing It In Jeremiah 26:2, God explicitly commands the prophet Jeremiah to speak His message in its entirety, warning him against holding back or softening a single word to accommodate human sensitivities. Jeremiah 26:2 (NKJV) "Thus says the LORD: 'Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, who come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Do not diminish a word.'" Key Insights from the Text "Do Not Diminish a Word": The Hebrew word used for "diminish" is gara, which means to subtract, withhold, trim down, or take away. God specifically instructs that not a single word can be removed or softened to make the message more comfortable or acceptable to the hearers. The Setting (The Temple Court): Jeremiah was sent to the very place where religious people gathered to worship. The warning was given directly to the religious leaders and worshippers who were inclined to selectively accept God's comfort while deflecting His warnings. The Purpose of Uncompromising Truth (Jeremiah 26:3): God explains why every word must be delivered without subtraction: "Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his evil way, that I may relent concerning the calamity which I purpose to bring on them because of the evil of their doings." Trimming or diminishing God's warning deprives people of the chance to fully understand their standing and genuinely repent. Parallel Warnings Against Withholding God's Word PassageThe Command / PrincipleThe Severity Jeremiah 26:2"Do not diminish a word."Withholding truth prevents genuine repentance. Ezekiel 3:17–18The watchman must warn the wicked with God's exact words.If the watchman fails to warn them, their blood is required at his hand. Acts 20:26–27 Paul declares: "I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God."True faithfulness requires delivering the entire truth without omitting difficult doctrines. Scriptural Definitions of Misusing or Deflecting God's Word The Bible addresses several ways people reject, distort, or deflect Scripture rather than submitting to it: Wresting / Distortion (Strebloo): Taking Scripture out of its intended context to force a desired outcome or opinion. Substituting Human Tradition: Setting aside explicit commandments in favor of human traditions or personal rationalizations. Partial Obedience: Accepting passages that align with personal desires while ignoring or explaining away inconvenient commandments. Pharisaical Deflection: Using theological debates or legalistic technicalities to evade the underlying moral principles of God's law. Key Scriptures & Warnings Scripture Reference Concept / Action Theological Consequence / Punishment 2 Peter 3:16 Distortion ("untaught and unstable people twist [Scripture] to their own destruction")Spiritual ruin and destruction. Mark 7:8–13 Setting aside God's word for human tradition ("making the word of God of no effect")Hypocrisy; spiritual blindness and rejection by God. Revelation 22:18–19 Adding to or taking away from prophetic words Loss of share in the tree of life; receiving the plagues described. Galatians 1:8–9 Preaching a modified or perverted gospelCondemnation (Anathema / eternal separation). Matthew 7:21–23 Hearing or using Scripture without practicing obedience Rejection by Christ at final judgment ("I never knew you; depart from me"). Matthew 5:18–19 addresses the authority, permanence, and obligation of God's law, specifically warning against setting aside or misrepresenting even the smallest part of Scripture. Matthew 5:18–19 ( NKJV) 18 "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 fulfilled. 19 "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Breakdown & Key Definitions Permanence of Scripture ("Jot" and "Tittle"): Jot (Yod ): The smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Tittle: The minute stroke or pen-mark that distinguishes similar Hebrew letters. Meaning: Jesus emphasizes that every minute detail of God's word is intentional, authoritative, and enduring. None of it can be discarded or treated as obsolete. The Act of Deflecting or Relaxing the Law: Verse 19 explicitly addresses those who "break" (Greek: luo, meaning to loosen, dissolve, set aside, or declare non-binding) the commandments and "teach men so" (leading others to minimize or deflect those instructions). The Consequences & Judgment Action / Stance Toward ScriptureDirect Consequence (Verse 19) Loosening, ignoring, or teaching others to minimize even the smallest commandment"Shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven" Practicing and teaching the fullness of God's commandments"Shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven" The Biblical Prohibition Against Adding or Removing Scripture repeatedly warns that altering God's word —whether by addition, subtraction, or reclassifying what is "least" or "greatest"—is a severe offense against divine authority. Key Scriptures on Adding and Subtracting Deuteronomy 4:2 & 12:32: "You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God..." Proverbs 30:5–6: "Every word of God is pure... Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar." Revelation 22:18–19: "If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life..." How "Adding and Removing" Relates to "Least and Greatest" In Matthew 5:18–19, Yeshua bridges these concepts by declaring that not even a single "jot or tittle" (the smallest strokes of text) can be removed. Passage Action Status / Consequence Matthew 5:19 Loosening / Removing the "Least": Breaking or setting aside small commandments and teaching others to treat them as irrelevant."Called least in the kingdom of heaven" Matthew 5:19 Upholding All: Keeping and teaching both major principles and minor commands faithful to God's intent."Called great in the kingdom of heaven" Proverbs 30:6 Adding Human Doctrines: Elevating human traditions or extra-biblical rules to the level of Scripture.Rebuked by God; found to be a liar Revelation 22:19Removing / Stripping Scripture: Erasing, deleting, or outright rejecting parts of God's revealed word.Loss of share in the tree of life and holy city The Core Connection When people deflect Scripture, they usually do not burn the Bible; instead, they remove the commands they find uncomfortable by declaring them "least" or obsolete, or they add human loopholes to bypass God's true intent (as Yeshua rebuked in Mark 7:9–13). Matthew 5:18–19 makes clear that in God's eyes, even what humans consider "least" remains fully binding. Jesus on Human Tradition vs. God's Commandments In Matthew 15:1–9 and Mark 7:1–13,Yeshua directly confronts religious leaders for using human tradition to bypass, void, or deflect explicit Scripture. The Primary Passages Matthew 15:3, 6, 8–9 (NKJV) 3 "He answered and said to them, 'Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?'... 6 'Then he need not honor his father or mother.' Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition... 8 'These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. 9 And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'" How Deflection Works: The "Corban" Example (Mark 7:9–13) Yeshua singles out a specific practice of Deflecting to show how people legally manipulate language to void God's law: Summary of Consequences Method of Distortion Spiritual Outcome Scriptural Reference Substituting tradition for Scripture Worship becomes in vain (useless before God)Matthew 15:9 Using religious loopholes to avoid duty Transgressing God's direct commandments Matthew 15:3 Elevating human rules over divine intent Laying aside and nullifying God's wordMark 7:8, 13 The Authority and Integrity of Matthew 5:18 Matthew 5:18 stands as one of the strongest statements in Scripture regarding the absolute preservation, authority, and unchangeable nature of God's word. Matthew 5:18 (NKJV) "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 fulfilled." Core Warnings Embedded in Matthew 5:18 Warning Against Erasing "Minor" Details: By pointing to the yod (smallest letter) and tittle (smallest stroke of a pen), Yeshua warns that no detail of God’s word is irrelevant, dispensable, or open to human erasure. Warning Against Human Expiration Dates: The phrase "till heaven and earth pass away" establishes that human cultures, opinions, or changing times do not have the authority to declare God's law expired or invalid. Warning Against Partial Fulfillment: The law remains fully authoritative until "all is fulfilled." Attempting to dismiss portions of Scripture before God’s complete redemption plan is realized is a direct violation of Christ’s standard. Cross-References: The Immutable Nature of Scripture Scripture Reference Parallel Concept Consequence / Warning Isaiah 40:8 "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. "Human systems perish; God's word remains permanently standing. Matthew 24:35 / Luke 21:33"Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away ."Absolute guarantee that divine instruction outlasts the physical universe. Psalm 119:89 "Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven."Scripture is fixed by divine decree, beyond human alteration or deflection. Luke 16:17 "And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to fail."The total reliability of Scripture; not even the smallest mark can fail to perform its purpose. The Warning Applied: Deflection vs. Submission When Matthew 5:18 is paired with verse 19, the warning becomes personal: anyone who attempts to "relax," "loosen," or deflect even the smallest part of God's word—or who teaches others that minor commands do not matter—places themselves in direct opposition to Christ’s declaration of the law's permanence. In Matthew 5:17–18, Jesus clarifies His relationship to the Old Testament, ensuring His followers understand He came neither to abolish Scripture nor to permit people to ignore its commands. Matthew 5:17–18 (NKJV) 17 "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 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 fulfilled." Four Ways Christ Fulfills the Law and the Prophets 1. Perfect Obedience (Moral & Righteous Fulfillment): Yeshua lived a sinless life, keeping every detail of the Law—down to every "jot and tittle"—without failure (1 Peter 2:22, Hebrews 4:15). Where human tradition bypassed God’s intent, Yeshua upheld its absolute moral purity. 2. Prophetic Completion (Messianic Fulfillment): Yeshua fulfilled hundreds of Old Testament prophecies, types, and shadows regarding the Messiah—from His birth and ministry to His sacrificial death and resurrection (Luke 24:44). 3. The Ultimate Sacrifice (Sacrificial & Ceremonial Fulfillment): The ceremonial laws, animal sacrifices, and priesthood were shadows pointing forward to Christ. By offering Himself as the perfect, once-for-all sacrifice (Hebrews 10:1–10), He brought the penal demands of the ritual law to their intended completion. 4. Revealing Full Intent (Deeper Spiritual Meaning): In the rest of Matthew 5 (the "Sermon on the Mount"), Yeshua demonstrates what fulfilling the law looks like in practice. He goes beyond outward compliance to address the heart: showing that murder begins with hatred, adultery begins with lust, and partiality violates love (Matthew 5:21–48). Summary Matrix: Fulfill vs. Abolish False Assumption ("Destroy / Abolish")Biblical Realit y ("Fulfill")Scriptural Context Erasing the Old Testament commands Bringing them to their complete, intended goal Matthew 5:17 Declaring Scripture obsolete or unimportant Establishing its eternal authority and moral depth Romans 3:31 Setting aside the strict demands of God Satisfying those demands fully through Christ In Romans 10:4, Paul addresses the ultimate goal and resolution of God's law, resolving how Christ relates to the righteous demands of Scripture. Romans 10:4 (NKJV) "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." Understanding "End" (Telos) The Greek word used here for "end" is telos. It does not mean "destruction," "abolition," or "termination," but rather: Goal or Target: The destination toward which the Law was always pointing (like the "end" of a journey). Fulfillment / Completion: The realization of the Law’s ultimate design and purpose. Consummation: The bringing of something to its intended final state. Three Key Theological Dimensions 1. Christ as the Target (The Goal of the Law): The Law was never designed to be an end in itself; it was a tutor or guardian intended to lead people to Christ by revealing God's absolute holiness and human inability to achieve perfection (Galatians 3:24). Christ is the target the Law aimed at all along. 2. Christ as Righteousness (Ending Self-Righteousness): Human beings often attempt to deflect or twist Scripture to construct their own system of merit. Romans 10:3–4 directly contrasts two ways of seeking righteousness: Human Effort / Self-Righteousness Divine Righteousness in Christ Attempting to keep the Law to earn salvation Receiving the righteousness of God as a gift through faith Lowering or distorting commands to fit human limits Relying on Christ’s total, perfect keeping of every "jot and tittle" Seeking righteousness by personal performance Receiving righteousness by believing in Christ (Romans 3:21–22) 3. Termination of the Law as a Means of Justification: While the moral truth of God's word remains eternal (Matthew 5:18), Christ ended the Law's role as a system for securing acceptance before God. Believers are no longer under the condemnation or curse of the Law (Romans 8:1, Galatians 3:13), because Christ satisfied its requirements on their behalf. The Law as "Guardrails" Against Sin The metaphor of the Law as a set of guardrails aligns closely with how Scripture describes God's commandments: they establish clear boundaries to expose danger, keep individuals from veering into sin, and protect them from destruction. The role of keeping Christ’s commandments True believers do keep His commandments. Yeshua said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). 1 John repeatedly links knowing God, abiding in Him, and obedience as evidence of genuine faith rather than its ground. The Spirit enables the righteous requirement of the law to be fulfilled in those who walk according to the Spirit (Romans 8:4). Obedience is the fruit and necessary evidence of new life, not the condition that activates or preserves freedom from the law’s curse and condemnation. Key Scriptures: The Protective Function of the Law Psalm 119:11: "Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You." Guardrail Function: Internalizing Scripture acts as a direct barrier against temptation. Psalm 119:105: "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Guardrail Function: Defines the safe path, preventing a person from blindly straying off a cliff into sin. Galatians 3:23 : "But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which should afterward be revealed." Guardrail Function: Paul explicitly uses military/custodial language (phroureo - to guard or hem in) to show how the Law contained and restrained human sinful nature until Christ arrived. 1 Timothy 1:8–10: " Knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners..." Guardrail Function: Laws and boundaries exist precisely to restrain unruly behavior and prevent lawlessness from going unchecked. How the Guardrail Metaphor Completes the Biblical Picture Function of the Law Practical / Theological Meaning Scriptural Reference Exposing Sin (Mirror)Shows what sin is by defining absolute right and wrong Romans 3:20, 7:7 Leading to Christ (Tutor)Proves human inability to stay within boundaries, driving us to grace Galatians 3:24 Connecting Guardrails to Deflection When people deflect, remove, or relax parts of Scripture (as warned against in Matthew 5:18–19), they effectively tear down the guardrails God put in place for their protection. Removing the "least" commandment creates a gap in the fence, making it significantly easier to slide into major sin. Psalm 19 describes the warnings and rewards of God's law? Psalm 19: The Protective Value, Warnings, and Rewards of God's Law In Psalm 19:7–14, David transitions from God's revelation in creation (verses 1–6) to God's written word, providing a complete defense of Scripture's perfection and protective boundary. The Perfect Character of the Law (Verses 7–9) David uses six distinct titles and descriptions for God's word, showing how it acts as a total guide for human life: Term Used Description Practical Effect on the Soul The Law of the LORD Perfect Restores/converts the soul The Testimony of the LORD Sure Makes wise the simple The Statutes of the LORD Right Rejoices the heart The Commandment of the LORD Pure Enlightens the eyes The Fear of the LORD Clean, enduring forever Provides an unshakable foundation The Judgments of the LORD True and righteous altogether Imparts divine truth The Law as Warning and Guardrail (Verses 11–13) In verses 11–13, David explicitly describes how Scripture functions as a protective guardrail against different types of sin: 11 "Moreover by them Your servant is warned, and in keeping them there is great reward." 12 "Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults." 13 "Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me..." Warning Against "Secret Faults" (Unintentional Sin): Scripture shines light on blind spots—sins committed in ignorance or rationalized away through self-deception. Guardrails Against "Presumptuous Sins" (Willful Sin): Presumptuous sins are intentional, high-handed rebellions (such as deflecting or deliberately ignoring a known command). David prays that the boundary of God's law holds him back so those deliberate sins do not form a habit or gain "dominion" over his life. The Ultimate Goal: Divine Acceptance (Verse 14) David concludes by bringing every thought, word, and reaction under the standard of God's word, recognizing that keeping the guardrails intact leads to true righteousness: 14 "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer."

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    It is the one who is actively and currently engaged in disobeying the Word of God, habitually, without care or concern, without love for the Word, that does not have forgiveness. The unforgivable sin Kanema wauchimo wosakhululukidwa What is the Unforgivable Sin? must watch Marko 3:29 “Koma iye wakuchitira mwano Mzimu Woyera sadzakhululukidwa konse, koma adzalandira chilango chosatha “Sizinena kuti iye amene “wachitira mwano” Mzimu Woyera sadzakhululukidwa konse. 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Pa nthawi ina, tonse tinkachitira mwano mzimu chifukwa tonse timadana ndi Mawu a Mulungu...mpaka tinalowa m’chikhulupiriro ndi kuyamba kukula kukonda Mawu a Mulungu. Mukuwona kusiyana kwake? Owerenga tcherani khutu Ndi iye amene ali wokangalika ndipo pakali pano akuchita kusamvera Mawu a Mulungu, mwachizolowezi, mopanda chisamaliro kapena nkhawa, wopanda chikondi pa Mawu, amene alibe chikhululukiro. Choncho, ngati mukonda Mau a Mulungu, ndi kufunitsitsa kuchita Mau a Mulungu, ndiye kuti simukuchitira mwano kapena kunyoza mzimu wa Mulungu... tsatirani Taurat yake. Pali kusiyana pakati pa kukhala wosalapa ndi kuchitira mwano Mzimu Woyera kapena kudana ndi Mawu a Mulungu....munthu ameneyo alibe chikhululukiro konse....ndiyeno munthu amene anachitira mwano Mzimu Woyera ndi kulapa, ndi kukonda kuyenda mu Torah yake basi. monga Mesiya wathu adaphunzitsa ndi kuchita...ndiye amene ali ndi chikhululukiro. Musalakwitse, Mulungu akulolani kuti mumunyoze ndi kusamvera Iye. Adzakulolani kuti muzitsatira khamu la anthu ndi miyambo ya anthu. Adzakulolani kuchimwa. Koma akunenanso kuti likudza tsiku lachiweruzo. monga ufesa, momwemo udzatuta; “Chotero kwa iye amene adziwa kuchita zabwino koma osazichita, kwa iye kuli tchimo.” Yakobo 4:17 4Pakuti sikutheka kubweza kulapa iwo amene anawunikiridwa poyamba paja—iwo amene anaona zinthu zabwino zakumwamba ndi kugawana nawo mzimu woyera, 5 amene analawa ubwino wa mawu a Mulungu ndi mphamvu ya nthawi imene ikubwerayi. 6ndipo amene abwerera kwa Mulungu. Nkosatheka kubwezanso anthu otere ku kulapa; Heb 6:4 5Iwo amene ali olamulidwa ndi thupi, amaganizira zauchimo, koma iwo amene akutsogozedwa ndi mzimu woyera. ganizirani zinthu zokondweretsa Mzimu. 6 Choncho kulola thupi kulamulira maganizo anu kumabweretsa imfa. Koma kulola Mzimu kulamulira maganizo anu kumabweretsa moyo ndi mtendere. 7Pakuti thupi la uchimo nthawi zonse limadana ndi Mulungu. Iwo sanamvere malamulo a Mulungu, ndipo sadzatero. 8Nʼchifukwa chake iwo amene ali mu thupi la uchimo sangathe kukondweretsa Mulungu. Aroma 8:7 Woyenera amamvera mawu a Yehova. Ngati simumvera ndi kuyankha, ndichifukwa chakuti simuli a Yehova.”—Yohane 8:47

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