11-4-17
Mr Mauldin: Esau's Sin
To start
“As it is written, “Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.””
Romans 9:13 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/rom.9.13.nkjv
Kids remember this.
How many have kept up with the NFL protests. Some are taking a knee.
My
first attempt to protest I was 19. I flew home from Vietnam. In a way
of protest I was walking out to the bus and I was in uniform so I
untucked my shirt. I made it about 1 minute when a colonel pulled up and
said you want to be in the brigs for the next 6 years? If not tuck your
shirt back in.
So I wanted to talk about respect. Respect for people and what they have gone through
“This
is the genealogy of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begot Isaac. Isaac
was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of
Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian. Now
Isaac pleaded with the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and
the LORD granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. But the
children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well,
why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the LORD. And the LORD
said to her: “Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be
separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other,
And the older shall serve the younger.” So when her days were fulfilled
for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. And the
first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called
his name Esau. Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold
of Esau’s heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old
when she bore them. So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a
man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents. And Isaac
loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. Now
Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary.
And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I
am weary.” Therefore his name was called Edom. But Jacob said, “Sell me
your birthright as of this day.” And Esau said, “Look, I am about to
die; so what is this birthright to me?” Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as
of this day.” So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. And
Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank,
arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.”
Genesis 25:19-34 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/gen.25.19-34.nkjv
To
Abraham. God told Abraham to look up to the stars and if he could count
them that is how many children you will have. As in a nation. Esau was
to fulfill this. But he sold his birthright for a bowl of stew. It shows
a weak mind to sell your birthright. Almost disrespectful to all that
have come before you and given you the birthright.
We’ll skip ahead
“Now
it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he
could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My
son.” And he answered him, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Behold now, I am
old. I do not know the day of my death. Now therefore, please take your
weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game
for me. And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me
that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.” Now Rebekah
was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the
field to hunt game and to bring it. So Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son,
saying, “Indeed I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,
‘Bring me game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless
you in the presence of the LORD before my death.’ Now therefore, my son,
obey my voice according to what I command you. Go now to the flock and
bring me from there two choice kids of the goats, and I will make savory
food from them for your father, such as he loves. Then you shall take
it to your father, that he may eat it, and that he may bless you before
his death.” And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Look, Esau my brother
is a hairy man, and I am a smooth- skinned man. Perhaps my father will
feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I shall bring a
curse on myself and not a blessing.” But his mother said to him, “ Let
your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for
me.” And he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and his
mother made savory food, such as his father loved. Then Rebekah took the
choice clothes of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house,
and put them on Jacob her younger son. And she put the skins of the
kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck. Then
she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the
hand of her son Jacob.”
Genesis 27:1-17 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/gen.27.1-17.nkjv
They deceive Jacob.
“So
he went to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am.
Who are you, my son?” Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your
firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of
my game, that your soul may bless me.” But Isaac said to his son, “How
is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” And he said, “Because
the LORD your God brought it to me.” Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come
near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or
not.” So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said,
“The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” And
he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother
Esau’s hands; so he blessed him. Then he said, “ Are you really my son
Esau?” He said, “I am. ” He said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat
of my son’s game, so that my soul may bless you.” So he brought it near
to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. Then his
father Isaac said to him, “Come near now and kiss me, my son.” And he
came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and
blessed him and said: “Surely, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a
field Which the LORD has blessed. Therefore may God give you Of the dew
of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine.
Let peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you. Be master over your
brethren, And let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone
who curses you, And blessed be those who bless you!””
Genesis 27:18-29 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/gen.27.18-29.nkjv
Why did God hate Esau? Because he so little cared for the birthright and 5e blessings from God.
“‘You
shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD. ‘Give
no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to
be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. ‘You shall rise before the
gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I
am the LORD.”
Leviticus 19:30-32 NKJV
http://bible.com/114/lev.19.30-32.nkjv
Where
is the line in teaching respect. It might seem little to make people
stand and show respect. But where do you draw the line
You know Jesus was known as a rebel. He call the Pharisees a den of vipers.
I
he entirety of what Jesus was to do was the will of the Father. He laid
down his life and he did the Fathers will. Even thought he didn’t
really want to do he was willing to do it. He didn’t trade away his
responsibility and he had total respect for the plan of the Father.
How
do you pass that along to kids? Teach them to respect older people. Do
some not deserve respect? Yes there are some that don’t. But should you
still do it? Yes because it’s what God wants us to do.
There is a
way to open yourself up to the love of God. And when we commit
ourselves to doing the will of God that is when we earn the love and
respect of God. Esau was flippant in his regard to God and the
blessings. Who cares about tomorrow because I am about to die. It is
about love of others.
Esau’s sin was a disregard for the promise
that God had made. We need to follow Jesus’s example and follow through
for what God wants for us.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Sermon: Clean and Unclean Meats, Tom Hamilton
Sermon Clean and Unclean Meats
Tom Hamilton
As I grew up, my father had a heart attack at about 50 yrs
of age. He was ordered onto a strict
diet which banned all pork products.
When I first heard about the fact that the Bible teaches that only some
animals were to be eaten, it was no big thing for me because I was already
eating that way. But for many people,
the dietary laws taught by the Bible are a big change.
What does the Bible teach about clean and unclean
meats? Is it still applicable to
Christians today?
Old Testament
Deu. 14:1-21 Goes through and lists the animals, birds, and
fish that may or may not be eaten. Lev.
11 also goes thru these in more detail.
Note v2 of Deu. 14, “For you are a holy people to the Lord
your God…a special treasure above all the people on the face of the earth. (V3) You shall not eat any detestable
(abominable) thing.” Ancient Israel was
to be special to God. This required them
to go above and beyond what might be required of others. Note v21 They were not to eat of anything that
dies of itself but you could sell it to the foreigner, “for you are a holy
people to the Lord your God.” How much
more special are we today to God as Christians?
Going back to the beginning in Genesis, what did God say
about eating?
Gen. 1: 28-30, v29 “See I have given you every herb that yields
seeds which is on the face of the earth
and every tree whose fruit yields seeds to you it shall be for food.” Clean and unclean
meats are not addressed
here. This is an indication that prior
to flood of Noah, people may have been
vegetarians. Note that even though the
phrase “every herb that yields seeds” is used,
some plants, such as poison ivy, poison sumac, holly, etc. were still not fit
for people to eat. Acorns still had to be treated before becoming
edible. (removing tannin). Adam and Eve were still in the Garden
of Eden at this time.
Gen. 4:2 Able was a keeper of sheep. This is after man no longer lives in the
Garden of Eden and indicates that the
sheep were being raised for food. Note that
the Book of Genesis covers large spans
of history, often with only a few sentences.
We often end up with a just a glimpse of
what is going on. While we can make some logical conclusions,
it is not possible to know everything
for certain. Perhaps they were being raised just for wool.
Gen. 7 This is the time God tells Noah to go into the ark.
v2 Take 7 of every clean animal…2 of every
unclean animal. God talks to Noah in
such a waythat assumes Noah already knows
the difference between clean animals and unclean animals. This is long before the Levitical
laws given to Moses, and while it is incorporated into them, likethe 7th Day Sabbath,
it predates the “Law of Moses”. This
indicates men were meat-eating atthis time.
Gen. 9 v2 “fear of you and dread shall be on every
beast….they are given into your hand.”
V3 “every moving thing that lives shall be food
for you. I have given you all things,
even as the green herbs” (yet poison
ivy berries are still poisonous). God
now allows us to eat certain of birds,
beasts, and bugs as well as fish.
Perhaps animals were still not naturally scared of Mankind up to this
point. We have a snapshot into what is
going on, but not the full picture.
It does not make sense that God
would first teach man about clean and unclean meats in the time of Noah, and then tell man he can eat any
creature that moves after the Flood, and then once
again restrict what animals one can eat in Lev. 11 in Moses day. Heb. 13:8 tells us that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday,
today, and forever.” What is more
logical here is that God is
reiterating to them that animals (clean ones), can be eaten as food.
V4 “do not eat the blood”.
Isa. 11:6-9 “The wolf
shall dwell with the lamb…”
V7 “…the lion shall eat straw like the ox.”
V9 “They shall not hurt or destroy in all My
holy mountain for the earth shall be full of the
Knowledge of the Lord as the
waters cover the sea.”
This is a glimpse into the future
and we see the whole world is at peace, even the animals.
It may be that Mankind shall also
become vegetarian once again.
Regardless, it will be a
wonderful time to be alive.
New Testament
Jesus :
Mat. 15: 1-20
“It is not what goes into a man, but what comes out that
makes him unclean.”
The apostles and Jesus were not doing ceremonial washings
before eating. Jesus remained 100%
compliant to God’s laws. He did not
always follow the customs of men that added to God’s laws, but he always kept
God’s laws perfectly.
(Mark 7:14-23).
Acts 10 & 11
Peter’s dream “… now I see than no man is unclean in the eyes of
God.” This is what the dream was about,
not you can eat anything that moves.
Note that Peter was still eating only clean meats at this point several
years after Christ’s death. Nothing in
this scripture changes God’s dietary laws.
Acts 10:17, 28, 34
Acts 11:8 & 9, 18
Rom. 14 : 17 “… for the kingdom of God is not eating and
drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” (v2 vegetarianism seems to be addressed here)
Here we have an important pronouncement about what is
important in God’s kingdom. The emphasis
is on spiritual not physical matters.
I Cor. 8:8 “But food
does not commend us to God, for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we
do not eat are we the worse.”
(food offered to idols talked about here; Paul was having to
deal with situations that weren’t as much a problem in Judea). This is very important to remember, eating or
not eating foods does not commend us to God.
God is concerned with character and righteousness.
Col. 2. 8-16 v16 “
…let no man judge you in food or in drink…”
(God judges you in respect to both.)
I Tim. 4: 3-5. v4
nothing is to be refused - will you eat roaches, rats, poison ivy berries, etc.
if set before you?
Mountain man diet : these men ate meat for breakfast, meat
for lunch, and meat for supper with little else to supplement it about 10
months of the year. For snacking :
dried meat - jerky and pemmican. There
were times when game was scarce and the men were reduced to eating whatever
they could find. Twice the results of
living on unclean animals was noted. The
men began wasting away/losing weight/loss of vitality. The animals they usually ate were clean :
buffalo, elk, deer, antelope, mountain goat, mountain sheep, geese, duck,
turkey. The unclean ones mentioned that
they wasted away on were : squirrel, rat, rabbit, etc. The results of eating a diet of strictly bear
or beavertail (these were unclean meats they seemed to like) was not addressed.
There are some known dangers of Unclean Meats
Pork - tricinossis/tape worms, very fatty meat.
Rabbit -
You are to be a holy people to Me. Not to eat blood. Not to eat things strangled, dead, torn by
beasts, etc. We are to be set apart for
God.
To obey is better than sacrifice I Sam. 8:7.
God doesn’t declare something an abomination and then
changes His mind.
So you think you’re eating “kosher” do you? Some items from the List (below) that contain
unclean meats.
Conclusion
Mat. 5:17-18 “Think
not that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
For assuredly I say to you, til heaven and earth pass away,
one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is
fulfilled.”
Heaven and earth have not yet passed away. The law of God therefore remains effective
for us. This includes the knowledge of clean and unclean meats which even
predates the law of Moses (Levitical law/priesthood). It is still in effect and we should follow
it. Nevertheless remember that food does
not commend us to God. It is a physical
thing. We are to look to the spiritual,
“… for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and
peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Do
the best you can to follow these teachings but concentrate on the “weightier
matters” of God (Mat. 23:23).
The List - obtained from “Clean and Unclean List Products”
at “theisraelofgodrc.com” website. We do
not know the accuracy or date of this information. It is given as an example only. Companies are
always changing products, so checking the ingredients yourself is always a good
idea.
Item
Guiness Beer - contains an ingredient from catfish
Marshmallows - most brands - pork gelatin
Pillsbury - all can refrigerated biscuits - beef or pork
Sarah Lee - classic french cheese cake - pork gelatin
Kraft - Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts - pork gelatin
Welch’s - fruit snacks - pork gelatin
General Mills - Lucky Charms - pork gelatin
Eckrich - Smoked Beef Sausage - pork casings
“ - Turkey
Sausage - pork casings
Sarah Lee - Ballpark - all products - made on same equipment
as pork products - possible cross-contamination.
Note : one church member stated that Ballpark now cleans
their equipment with pressurized steam.
The equipment is then meticulously inspected by a Rabbi before changing
to turkey or beef products. The
likelihood of any cross-contamination would seem therefore to be limited to a
molecular level at worst.
Sermon Haggai Ben Mauldin III (7-22-2017)
7-22-17 Ben Mauldin III
Haggai
Has a past mean, current and future mean. The rebuilding of the Temple
We are the Temple of God.
As was Christ. God is building his temple in us. Not a corporate entity
or building. It is the body of believers called out to do his work. We
are a part time of his temple. We are not only a part of
the building but working on it.
Everyday we need to ask am I building on to Gods temple.
Temple representing Jesus Christ.
“And He said to those who
sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a
house of merchandise!” Then His disciples remembered that it was
written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.” So the Jews answered
and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these
things?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in
three days I will raise it up.” Then the Jews said, “It has taken
forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise
it up in three days?” But He was speaking of the temple of His body.
Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered
that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the
word which Jesus had said.”
John 2:16-22 NKJV
“Or do you not know that
your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have
from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price;
therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which
are God’s.”
I Corinthians 6:19-20 NKJV
“Now, therefore, you are
no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints
and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation
of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being
the chief corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted
together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are
being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.”
Ephesians 2:19-22 NKJV
We are being built
together by the master builder with Jesus Christ as the corner stone. Or
the cap stone. You have to have a good fountain but also a good
covering. Bout as a spiritual dwelling place of God.
Reference timeline.
“In the second year of
King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word
of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of
Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak,
the high priest, saying, “Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying: ‘This
people says, “The time has not come, the time that the LORD’s house
should be built.” ’ ””
Haggai 1:1-2 NKJV
Do we feel this way sometimes?
That our house is not being built?
“Then the word of the
LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying, “ Is it time for you yourselves
to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?” Now
therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!”
Haggai 1:3-5 NKJV
Get your ways right.
““You have sown much, and
bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you
are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm;
And he who earns wages, Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.”
Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways! Go up to the
mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure
in it and be glorified,” says the LORD. “ You looked for much, but
indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home,
I blew it away. Why?” says the LORD of hosts. “Because of My house that
is in ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house. Therefore
the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its
fruit. For I called for a drought on the land and
the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever
the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of
your hands.””
Haggai 1:6-11 NKJV
If we're not working on the right things it can be a drought to us
“Then Zerubbabel the son
of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all
the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and
the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had
sent him; and the people feared the presence of the LORD. Then Haggai,
the LORD’s messenger, spoke the LORD’s message to the people, saying, “I
am with you, says the LORD.” So the LORD stirred up the spirit of
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah,
and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the
spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on
the house of the LORD of hosts, their God, on the twenty-fourth day of
the sixth month, in the second year of King
Darius.”
Haggai 1:12-15 NKJV
““If you love Me, keep My
commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another
Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom
the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows
Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I
will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.”
John 14:15-18 NKJV
““I do not pray for these
alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;
that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that
they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that
You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that
they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they
may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have
sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved
Me. “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me
where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for
You loved Me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father! The
world has not known You, but I have known You;
and these have known that You sent Me. And I have declared to them Your
name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be
in them, and I in them.””
John 17:20-26 NKJV
If we follow Jesus Christ he will dwell with us as well the Father
“In the seventh month, on
the twenty-first of the month, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the
prophet, saying: “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor
of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest,
and to the remnant of the people, saying: ‘Who is left among you who
saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In
comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing?”
Haggai 2:1-3 NKJV
Some of them had seen the
original Temple. Maybe not in the same Glory as when first built by
King Solomon. Now they are seeing the burnt out frame.
We can see this in
another way. We once saw a beautiful Church with buildings, TV shows and
corporate jets. Back to those at the temple, some who had seem before
saw it differently than God.
“Yet now be strong,
Zerubbabel,’ says the LORD; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak,
the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the
LORD, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘ According
to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so
My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’ “For thus says the LORD of
hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth,
the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations,
and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this
temple with glory,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘The silver is Mine, and the
gold is Mine,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘The glory of this latter temple
shall be greater than the former,’ says
the LORD of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the LORD
of hosts.””
Haggai 2:4-9 NKJV
Why it might not seem as big or important in the past, all hat matters is how God sees it.
“On the twenty-fourth day
of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD
came by Haggai the prophet, saying, “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Now,
ask the priests concerning the law, saying, “If one carries
holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches
bread or stew, wine or oil, or any food, will it become holy?” ’ ” Then
the priests answered and said, “No.” And Haggai said, “If one who is
unclean because of a dead body touches any of these,
will it be unclean?” So the priests answered and said, “It shall be
unclean.” Then Haggai answered and said, “ ‘So is this people, and so is
this nation before Me,’ says the LORD, ‘and so is every work of their
hands; and what they offer there is unclean.”
Haggai 2:10-14 NKJV
You can't make something Holy by touching it but you can make something unclean.
“Then Haggai answered and
said, “ ‘So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,’ says the
LORD, ‘and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is
unclean. ‘And now, carefully consider from this day forward:
from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the LORD — since
those days, when one came to a heap of twenty ephahs, there were but
ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty baths from the
press, there were but twenty. I struck you with
blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did
not turn to Me,’ says the LORD. ‘Consider now from this day forward,
from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the
foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider
it: Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the
pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this
day I will bless you. ’ ” And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai
on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,
“Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying: ‘I will shake heaven
and earth. I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I will destroy the
strength of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overthrow the chariots And
those who ride in them; The horses and their riders
shall come down, Every one by the sword of his brother. ‘In that day,’
says the LORD of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son
of Shealtiel,’ says the LORD, ‘and will make you like a signet ring;
for I have chosen you,’ says the LORD of hosts.””
Haggai 2:14-23 NKJV
Zerubbabel and Joshua both represent Christ.
“For we are God’s fellow
workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. According to the
grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid
the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one
take heed how he builds on it. For no other foundation can anyone lay
than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on
this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
each one’s work will become clear; for the Day
will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will
test each one’s work, of what sort it is. If anyone’s work which he has
built on it endures, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is
burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will
be saved, yet so as through fire. Do you not know that you are the
temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone
defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God
is holy, which temple you are.”
I Corinthians 3:9-17 NKJV
We have a responsibility to not defile this temple. We need to build on it through study.
“And He Himself gave some
to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and
teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for
the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the
unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect
man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we
should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with
every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of
men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the
truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the
head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what
every joint supplies, according to the effective working
by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the
edifying of itself in love.”
Ephesians 4:11-16 NKJV
Edifying is building up. That's the goal.
“For I say, through the
grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself
more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has
dealt to each one a measure of faith. For as we have many members
in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we,
being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one
another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is
given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us
prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our
ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in
exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with
diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be
without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly
affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving
preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit,
serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in
tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the
needs of the saints, given to hospitality. Bless those who persecute
you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep
with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one
another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the
humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. Repay no one evil for evil.
Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible,
as much as depends on you, live peaceably with
all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to
wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the
Lord. Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty,
give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap
coals of fire on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome
evil with good.”
Romans 12:3-21 NKJV
“There are diversities of
gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but
the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the
same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit
is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the
word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge
through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another
gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another
the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of
spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the
interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these
things, distributing to each one individually as He
wills. For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members
of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by
one Spirit we were all baptized into one body— whether Jews or Greeks,
whether slaves or free—and have all been made
to drink into one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one member but
many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the
body,” is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say,
“Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,”
is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where
would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the
smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body
just as He pleased. And if they were all one
member, where would the body be? But now indeed there are many members,
yet one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of
you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” No, much
rather, those members of the body which seem
to be weaker are necessary. And those members of the body which we
think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our
unpresentable parts have greater modesty, but our presentable parts have
no need. But God composed the body, having given
greater honor to that part which lacks it, that there should be no
schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for
one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it;
or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice
with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. And
God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets,
third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
administrations, varieties of tongues. Are all
apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of
miracles? Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do
all interpret? But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a
more excellent way.”
I Corinthians 12:4-31 NKJV
Everyone has his work, his job and it's not the same job.
“Therefore, laying aside
all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as
newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow
thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Coming
to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God
and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual
house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable
to God through Jesus Christ. Therefore it
is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion A chief
cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no
means be put to shame.” Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious;
but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which
the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,” and “A stone
of stumbling And a rock of offense.” They stumble, being disobedient to
the word, to which they also were appointed. But you are a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His
own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called
you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a
people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now
have obtained mercy. Beloved, I beg you as sojourners
and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,
having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak
against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they
observe, glorify God in the day of visitation. Therefore
submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake,
whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are
sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those
who do good. For this is the will of God, that by
doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— as
free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of
God. Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.”
I Peter 2:1-17 NKJV
“Then he showed me Joshua
the high priest standing before the Angel of the LORD, and Satan
standing at his right hand to oppose him. And the LORD said to Satan,
“The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke
you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?” Now Joshua was clothed
with filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel. Then He
answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the
filthy garments from him.” And to him He said,
“See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with
rich robes.” And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So
they put a clean turban on his head, and they put the clothes on him.
And the Angel of the LORD stood by. Then the
Angel of the LORD admonished Joshua, saying, “Thus says the LORD of
hosts: ‘If you will walk in My ways, And if you will keep My command,
Then you shall also judge My house, And likewise have charge of My
courts; I will give you places to walk Among these
who stand here. ‘Hear, O Joshua, the high priest, You and your
companions who sit before you, For they are a wondrous sign; For behold,
I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH. For behold, the stone That I
have laid before Joshua: Upon the stone are seven
eyes. Behold, I will engrave its inscription,’ Says the LORD of hosts,
‘And I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. In that day,’
says the LORD of hosts, ‘Everyone will invite his neighbor Under his
vine and under his fig tree.’ ””
Zechariah 3:1-10 NKJV
“Now the angel who talked
with me came back and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his
sleep. And he said to me, “What do you see?” So I said, “I am looking,
and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of
it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps.
Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at
its left.” So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me,
saying, “What are these, my lord?” Then the angel
who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these
are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” So he answered and said to me: “This
is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but
by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts. ‘Who
are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!
And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to
it!” ’ ” Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying: “The hands of
Zerubbabel Have laid the foundation of this
temple; His hands shall also finish it. Then you will know That the
LORD of hosts has sent Me to you. For who has despised the day of small
things? For these seven rejoice to see The plumb line in the hand of
Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the LORD, Which
scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.” Then I answered and said
to him, “What are these two olive trees—at the right of the lampstand
and at its left?” And I further answered and said to him, “What are
these two olive branches that drip into the receptacles
of the two gold pipes from which the golden oil drains?” Then he
answered me and said, “Do you not know what these are? ” And I said,
“No, my lord.” So he said, “These are the two anointed ones, who stand
beside the Lord of the whole earth.””
Zechariah 4:1-14 NKJV
Sometimes we think anything we do is a small thing. God sees it amplified by Gods Spirit.
God sees the plumb line in the hands of his King.
“Even those from afar
shall come and build the temple of the LORD. Then you shall know that
the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you. And this shall come to pass if you
diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.””
Zechariah 6:15 NKJV
If we are following his plan it's no small thing.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Sermon: Doctrine of the Church of God
by Mr. Mauldin 6/10/2017
Read a headline about SDA AND THEY ATE TEACHING ABSTINENCE
What do we teach?
What are our doctrines
““Hear,
O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! You shall love the LORD
your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your
strength. “And these words which I command you today shall be in your
heart. You
shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them
when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down,
and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and
they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 NKJV
That is
a command. It is a person to person command. It's not a commission to
the church but to parents. As a church we can aid in that task.
The church has a role but the parents are responsible for the teaching what is needed.
Our church history can be called our doctrine.
“Therefore,
leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us
go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from
dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of
laying
on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And
this we will do if God permits. For it is impossible for those who were
once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become
partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted
the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall
away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for
themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame. For the earth
which drinks in the rain that often comes upon
it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives
blessing from God; but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected
and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.”
Hebrews 6:1-8 NKJV
Seven doctrines of church
Go to perfection
Repentance
Faith
Baptism
Laying on of hands
Resurrection
Eternal judgement
Many
years ago when we just started coming to church the thought of teaching
and doctrine was new. I remember thinking before I was baptized what are
the doctrine?
I could only think of two things. Can't spend Money on the Sabbath and I can't eat white bread.
Since then I have violated both.
What is
our teaching and what do we put forth. Generally the Bible is the word
of God and it reveals the nature of God. We teach that Jesus is the son
of God the savior
and the path to the family of God. That the Bible teaches god is not a trinity but a family.
A lot
of what is in the Bible is stories. Old Testament is about Israel kings
and what they did. The New Testament is letters and what Christ did. We
can use it to teach our kids and to see reminders for ourself. You can
learn
things when you are young but you keep learning and need to enforce
What have we thought in the last 2 weeks here at our church.
Revelations
Paul
Nature of gods commands in self defense
The nature of the spirit of God.
What message are we getting across to ourselves, adults and children?
As I
was researching I read something interesting. Roman religion you are
feee to think how you want to think but you must do these things. Such
as sacrificing on certain days to certain Gods.
When we
speak and teach things you don't have to be in a setting. It can be any
subject or principles and you can find something in the Bible to weave
into it. This was my primary way of teaching to my kids.
Last
week tom was speaking about Saul rejecting God but Samson at his death
repented. Samson did things which weren't good and yet in his last
moments repented and died. A death bed confession. Is it better to
repent young and
follow God your whole life? Yes but God respects deathbed repentance
The Bible reveals the nature of God. His nature is not hidden it can be found.
When it
is a trinity it is a closed God head. But when you have a family it is
open and can keep expanding and grow. Jesus is the pathway to salvation.
The Ten Commandments are the basics for learning how to love God and you neighbors or other men.
“And
God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the LORD your God, who brought
you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. “You shall
have no other gods before Me. “You shall not make for yourself a carved
image—any
likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth
beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down
to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but
showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My
commandments. “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain,
for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes
His name in vain. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
but the
seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no
work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor
your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within
your gates.
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and
all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD
blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.”
Exodus 20:1-8, 10-11 NKJV
The
first 4 are toward God. You'll notice we don't use symbols like a cross
or fish. While we don't mind seeing it our tradition is to not use it.
It doesn't do anything but hang there. In Moses time they put a snake on
the stick
and the people who looked at it were healed. Christ referenced this and
he was basically put on a stick and we look to him for salvation, to be
healed and saved. But it became a detestable idol.
““Honor
your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land
which the LORD your God is giving you. “You shall not murder. “You shall
not commit adultery. “You shall not steal. “You shall not bear false
witness
against your neighbor. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you
shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his
female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your
neighbor’s.””
Exodus 20:12-17 NKJV
The
last 6 are regarding how to interact with people. We have to teach our
children love and patience. Parents need patience. Sometimes parents
learn with their kids. We got our last two right. Lol
“And if
it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day
whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that
were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in
whose land
you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.””
Joshua 24:15 NKJV
One goal can be that your children won't make the mistakes you make.
One of the most popular subjects in Christianity is judging. Don't judge. But what Jesus actually said:
““Judge
not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will
be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to
you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not
consider
the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me
remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye?
Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will
see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s
eye. “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before
swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you
in pieces.”
Matthew 7:1-6 NKJV
If you
judge yourself you don't have to be judged by others. So if you see your
own failings you'll be mercifully to others and not condemn them.
We teach as a congregation generosity.
People
were talking about tithing. It is a long time teaching of the church.
There are no police no enforcement but generosity is the general
teaching. One of the ways to do that is to give a tenth to what you feel
can help.
People
who tithe always talk about how blessed they are for. It. All of us
learn more from an example as to just teaching doctrine. You can't out
give God. You'll get it back some other way. Cast bread on the water and
it will
come back to you.
The Bible is the source we can look to. It can be taught anywhere!
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