Spirit of Faith vs Law 613

For the Christians who still are confused about the Law of Moses and the Law of Faith under Christ Jesus (through whom grace and truth came), here is an article I quote below. I find it very relevant today after counseling persons who have been stumbled (mentally and emotionally depressed and oppressed) by legalistic religious preaching and teaching, many of which are confused and self contracting between grace (through faith) and legalism (through external self affliction to conform to the requirement of the Law of Moses). The self condemnation became a tool of the devil and drove Christians to the point of suicidal thoughts. Some who preach a mixture of Law and false grace are prominent religious leaders who had been Spirit-filled and performed signs and wonders in their younger days. But like Jesus and Apostle Paul had warned in the last days many false teachers and false prophets would appear. Who are they? It appears that some could have evolved inside the churches themselves.

Here is a stern warning today: Christian pastors/preachers/teachers: do every of the following 613 commandments or you have failed to comply with the Law. You cannot choose and pick what you like. There is no option but take them all and apply on yourselves or you fail. Look carefully, for example, the tithe is not even meant for you or your own church or organization. You can only give tithe to one place, the Temple of Jerusalem (if any) -“Do not offer sacrifices or Tithes and Offerings except to the sanctuary of Yahweh (Deuteronomy 12:13-14)

~~~~~~~~~~~QUOTE Tell me, you who want to be under the law,
are you not aware of what the law says? (Galatians 4:21)

The Law: All 613 Commandments!
248 Positive Commandments | 365 Negative Commandments

248 Positive Commandments

The Worship of Yahweh

Believe in Yahweh as the Only Source of Power in the Universe. (Exodus 20:2)
Submit to Yahweh as the Supreme Head, to be in unity with Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 6:4)
Love Yahweh with all your heart, soul, and might. (Deuteronomy 6:5)
Reverence Yahweh by Keeping His Laws. (Deuteronomy 6:12-13, 25)
Serve Yahweh. (Exodus 23:25)
Hold fast to Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 10:20)
Taking an oath by Yahweh’s Name. (Deuteronomy 6:13)
Walk in Yahweh’s ways. (Deuteronomy 28:9)
Sanctify Yahweh’s Name. (Leviticus 22:32)
Read (study and meditate on) the Book of the Law. (Deuteronomy 6:7)
Teach the Book of the Law to our children. (Deuteronomy 6:7)
Bind the Law upon our hands. (Deuteronomy 6:8)
Bind (write) the Law upon our minds. (Deuteronomy 6:8)
Make tzitzit on the corners of the tallits. (Numbers 15:38-40)
Preach and publish Yahweh’s Law. (Deuteronomy 6:9)
Gather for the reading of the Law every seventh year. (Deuteronomy 31:10-13)
A king must acquire and apply the Book of the Law. (Deuteronomy 17:18-20)
Acquire the Book of the Law. (Deuteronomy 31:19)
Be thankful to Yahweh in prayer, praise, and deed. (Deuteronomy 8:10)

The Temple and the Priests

Build the Holy sanctuary of Yahweh. (Exodus 25:8-9)
We must reverence Yahweh in the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Leviticus 19:30)
Guard the sanctuary of Yahweh at all times. (Numbers 18:2, 4)
The priests and Levites shall do their appointed work in the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:23,6-7)
The priests must wash their hands and feet. (Exodus 30:17-21)
The priests must light the seven lamp lampstand. (Exodus 27:20-21)
The priests must bless the people with the Name of Yahweh. (Numbers 6:23-27)
The priests must set the showbread and frankincense before the ark. (Exodus 25:30)
The priests must burn the incense on the golden altar in the morning and between the evenings. (Exodus 30:7-8)
The priests must keep the fire burning on the altar continuously. (Leviticus 6:12-13)
The priests must remove the ashes from the altar daily. (Leviticus 6:10-11)
The priests must keep the ritually unclean out of the inner court of the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 5:2-3)
The priests must be regarded as holy. (Leviticus 21:8)
The priests must dress in special priestly garments. (Exodus 28:2-43)
The priests must bear the responsibility for the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:1, 5)
The priests must prepare the holy anointing oil according to its formula. (Exodus 30:23-33)
The priests must perform their services at the sanctuary of Yahweh at the appointed time. (Deuteronomy 18:6-8)
The priests may become ritually unclean due to certain close relatives. (Leviticus 21:1-4)
The High Priest may marry only a virgin. (Leviticus 21:13-14)

Sacrifices

The continual burnt offering (Tamid sacrifice) must be offered twice daily. (Numbers 28:2-6)
The grain and drink offering must be offered twice daily. (Numbers 28:2-8)
An additional sacrifice must be offered every Sabbath. (Numbers 28:9-10)
An additional sacrifice must be offered on The New Moon. (Numbers 28:11-15)
An additional sacrifice must be offered every day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover). (Numbers 28:18-24)
The Omer offering of the first barley must also be brought on the first day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover) and must be waved by the priests on the second day of the Feast. (Leviticus 23:10-14)
An additional offering must be offered at The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost). (Numbers 28:26-30)
Two wave loaves of bread baked with salt must be offered on The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost). (Leviticus 23:17)
An additional sacrifice must be offered on The Feast of Trumpets. (Numbers 29:1-6)
An additional sacrifice must be offered on the Day of Atonement. (Numbers 29:7-8)
The Atonement Service must be performed on the Day of Atonement. (Leviticus 16:2-34)
An additional sacrifice must be offered every day of The Feast of Tabernacles. (Numbers 29:12-34)
An additional sacrifice must be offered on The Last Great Day. (Numbers 29:35-40)
Three times a year keep a Feast to Yahweh: at The Feast of Unleavened Bread, at The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), and at The Feast of Tabernacles. (Exodus 23:14-17)
The Feasts of Yahweh must be kept only at the Place Yahweh chooses, at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:5-7, 14)
Every household must appear before Yahweh and rejoice at the Feasts. (Deuteronomy 16:14)
The Passover Lamb must be killed on the fourteenth day of Abib between the two evenings. (Numbers 28:16)
The Passover Lamb must be eaten on the night of the fifteenth of Abib.(Exodus 12:8-11)
Those who are unclean from a dead body or away on a journey (stranded, detained, or imprisoned) must kill the Passover Lamb in the Second Moon. (Numbers 9:10-11)
The Passover in the Second Moon must be held according to all its ordinances. (Numbers 9:11-12)
The silver trumpets must be sounded at Feast times, New Moons, and also in times of tribulation, to call the congregation together. (Numbers 10:2, 9-10)
All animals to be sacrificed must be at least eight days old. (Leviticus 22:27)
All animals to be sacrificed must be without blemish. (Leviticus 22:21)
All offerings must be salted. (Leviticus 2:13)
The Law of the burnt offering. (Leviticus 1:2-17)
The Law of the sin offering. (Leviticus 6:25-30)
The Law of the trespass offering. (Leviticus 7:1-2, 7)
The Law of the peace offering. (Leviticus 3:1-17)
The Law of the grain offering. (Leviticus 2:1-16)
If the congregation sins ignorantly, a sin offering must be brought. (Leviticus 4:13-21)
If a person sins ignorantly, a sin offering must be brought when he learns of his sin. (Leviticus 4:27-35)
If a person is in doubt as to whether he has sinned in regard to any of the holy things, a suspensive guilt offering must be brought. (Leviticus 5:15-19)
A sin offering must be brought for stealing, swearing falsely, and sins of a like nature. (Leviticus 6:1-7)
The sin offering must be according to one’s means. (Leviticus 5:7-13)
We must confess our sins to Yahweh, repent for them, and be converted to the keeping of Yahweh’s Laws. (Numbers 5:6-7)
A man who has an abnormal discharge (zab) must bring a sacrifice. (Leviticus 15:13-15)
A woman who has an abnormal discharge (zabah) must bring a sacrifice. (Leviticus 15:28-30)
A woman must bring a sacrifice after childbirth. (Leviticus 12:6-8)
A leper must bring a sacrifice after he has been cleansed. (Leviticus 14:1-32)
The First Tithe is holy, and belongs to Yahweh. (Leviticus 27:30-33)
The firstborn of clean animals are holy and belong to Yahweh. (Exodus 13:2)
The firstborn sons belong to Yahweh, but may be redeemed. (Exodus 34:19-20)
The firstling of a donkey must be redeemed. (Exodus 34:20)
If the firstling of a donkey is not redeemed, its neck must be broken. (Exodus 13:13)
All tithes and offerings must be brought to the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:5-6)
The sanctuary of Yahweh is the only place Yahweh has chosen to receive tithes, sacrifices, and offerings. (Deuteronomy 12:13-14, 26)
The blood of the sacrifices must be poured out on the altar of Yahweh for our atonement. (Deuteronomy 12:27)
Sanctified animals which have become blemished must be redeemed. (Deuteronomy 15:19-22)
Any animal exchanged for an offering is also holy. (Leviticus 27:10, 33)
The priests are to eat the meat of the consecrated offerings. (Exodus 29:33)
The priests are to eat the remainder of the grain offering. (Leviticus 10:12-13)
Consecrated meat of an offering which becomes ritually unclean must be burned. (Leviticus 7:19)
Consecrated meat of an offering not eaten within its appointed time must be burned. (Leviticus 7:17)

Vows

A Nazirite must let his hair grow during the period of separation. (Numbers 6:5)
A Nazirite must shave his head and bring the sacrifice when the period of separation is over. (Numbers 6:13-18)
Vows and oaths to Yahweh must be kept. (Deuteronomy 23:2123)
The Law of binding and loosing a vow. (Numbers 30:2- 16)

Ritual Purity

Anyone who touches or eats the carcass of an unclean animal becomes ritually unclean. (Leviticus 11)
Anyone who touches or eats the carcass of a clean animal that dies of itself, or is torn by wild animals, becomes ritually unclean. (Leviticus 11:29-31)
Any article that has come in contact with a ritually unclean object becomes ritually unclean. (Leviticus 11:31-38)
Menstruous women are ritually unclean. (Leviticus 15:19-24)
Women after childbirth are ritually unclean. (Leviticus 12:2)
Anyone with a spreading skin disease is ritually unclean. (Leviticus 13:2-46)
Any clothing contaminated with a spreading disease is ritually unclean. (Leviticus 13:47-59)
A house contaminated by a spreading disease is ritually unclean. (Leviticus 14:34-57)
A man having an abnormal discharge (zab) is ritually unclean. (Leviticus 15:2-15)
Anyone or anything coming into contact with semen becomes ritually unclean. (Leviticus 15:16-18)
A woman with an abnormal discharge (zabah) is ritually unclean. (Leviticus 15:19, 25-28)
A human corpse and anyone who comes near it is ritually unclean. (Numbers 19:11-16)
The purification water purifies the ritually unclean. (Numbers 19:2-22)
Those ritually unclean must purify at the appointed time by laundering their clothes and immersing in water. (Leviticus 15:27)
Those ritually unclean of a spreading skin disease must follow the specified purification procedure. (Leviticus 14:2-32)
Those unclean of a spreading skin disease must shave off all their hair. (Leviticus 14:9)
Those unclean of a spreading skin disease must be easily distinguishable. (Leviticus 13:45)
The ashes of the red heifer are to be used in ritual purification. (Numbers 19:2-9)

Tithes and Offerings to the Sanctuary of Yahweh

The priest must set the value of a person dedicated to Yahweh. (Leviticus 27:2-8, 25)
The priest must set the value of an animal dedicated to Yahweh. (Leviticus 27:9-13, 27)
The priest must set the value of a house dedicated to Yahweh. (Leviticus 27:14-15)
The priest must set the value of a field dedicated to Yahweh. (Leviticus 27:16-24)
If one sins ignorantly regarding the Holy Offerings, full restitution must be made, adding a fifth of the value to it. (Leviticus 22:14-16)
The fruit of the fourth years growth is holy, and must be given to the priest. (Leviticus 19:23-25)
The corners of a field that is reaped must be left for the poor. (Leviticus 19:9)
The gleanings of a field that is reaped must be left for the poor (Leviticus 19:9)
The forgotten sheaves of a field that is reaped must be left for the poor. (Deuteronomy 24:19)
Any remaining olives or grapes must be left for the poor. (Deuteronomy 24:20-21)
Any fallen grapes must be left for the poor. (Leviticus 19:10)
The first fruits of all our labor must be separated and brought to the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Exodus 23:19)
All Holy Offerings must be given to the priests at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:8-14, 21)
The First Tithe (the first tenth) of all our increase must be given to the Levites for their work in the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:21-26)
The Second Tithe must be set aside for the Feasts of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 14:23-26)
The priests and Levites must also tithe to the Work of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:24-32)
The Third Tithe must be set aside for the poor in the third and sixth years of the seven year cycle. (Deuteronomy 14:28-29)
Tithes and Offerings must be presented to Yahweh with prayer. (Deuteronomy 26:12-19)
Each household is to bring or send their tithes and offerings before Yahweh to the sanctuary of Yahweh (no Christian collection plate). (Deuteronomy 26:2-4, 10)
The first portion of the grain offering must be given to the priest at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 15:18-21)

The Sabbatical Year

Every seventh year is a Sabbath of Rest for the land and the fields must lie fallow and the ground must not be tilled. (Leviticus 25:2-7, 20-22)
In the seventh year everything that grows is to be eaten by all. (Leviticus 25:2-7,20-22)
You must consecrate and proclaim the Jubilee year. (Leviticus 25:10-12)
On the Day of Atonement in the Jubilee year, the shofar must be sounded and all Hebrew slaves set free. (Leviticus 25:9-10, 13)
In the Jubilee year all the land is to be returned to its appointed owners. (Leviticus 25:23-28)
In a walled city the seller has a right to buy back a house within a year of the sale. (Leviticus 25:29-30)
The years until the Jubilee must be counted. (Leviticus 25:8)
The seventh year is the Year of Release. (Deuteronomy 15:3)
In the seventh year a foreigner may be pressed for payment of a debt. (Deuteronomy 15:3)

Clean Animals Fit for Consumption and of Offerings

The priests must receive their share of all dean animals that are slaughtered. (Deuteronomy 18:3)
The priests must receive the first fleece from the shearing of sheep. (Deuteronomy 18:4)
Anything devoted to Yahweh becomes Most Holy to Yahweh and becomes the property of the sanctuary of Yahweh and the priests. (Leviticus 27:28)
To be fit for consumption, clean animals must be slaughtered. (Do not eat what dies of itself or is killed by wild beasts.) (Deuteronomy 12:21)
The blood of slaughtered clean animals must be poured on the ground and covered with earth. (Leviticus 17:10-16)
Set the mother bird free when taking the nest or the young. (Deuteronomy 22:6-7)
Examine the meat of animals to make sure it is permitted for consumption. (Leviticus 11:2-8)
Examine fowl to make sure they are permitted for consumption. (Deuteronomy 14:11-19)
Examine locusts to make sure they are permitted for consumption. (Leviticus 11:20-23)
Examine fish to make sure they are permitted for consumption. (Leviticus 11:9-12)

The Feasts and Sabbaths

The New Moons are to be observed to set Yahweh’s Feasts. (Exodus 12:2) (Deuteronomy 16:1)
The seventh day of every week is Yahweh’s Sabbath of rest, and a Holy Convocation. (Exodus 23:12, 16:23)
Keep the Sabbath Day holy by making preparation in advance. (Exodus 20:8-11)
Remove all leaven from all your property by the fifteenth of Abib. (Exodus 12:15)
On the fifteenth day of Abib we must teach our children the story of The Exodus from Egypt. (Exodus 13:8)
We must eat unleavened bread from the fifteenth through the twenty-first of Abib. (Exodus 12:18)
The first day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover) is a Sabbath of rest and a Holy Convocation. Cooking may be done on a Feast Day Sabbath, but not on the weekly Sabbath. (Exodus 12:16)
The seventh day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover) is a Sabbath of rest and a Holy Convocation. (Exodus 12:16)
We must count fifty days-from the day after the First Holy Day Sabbath of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (The Count of Omer) to The Feast of Weeks. (Leviticus 23:15-16)
The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) is a Sabbath of rest and a Holy Convocation. (Leviticus 23:21)
The Feast of Trumpets is a Sabbath of rest and a Holy Convocation. (Leviticus 23:24)
The Day of Atonement is a day of complete fasting. (Leviticus 16:29-31)
The Day of Atonement is a Sabbath of rest and a Holy Convocation. (Leviticus 23:27-32)
The First Day of the Feast of Tabernacles is a Sabbath of rest and a Holy Convocation. (Leviticus 23:34-35)
The Last Great Day is a Sabbath of rest and a Holy Convocation. (Leviticus 23:36)
Dwell in booths (succahs-temporary dwellings) during The Feast of Tabernacles. (Leviticus 23:42)
A Succah must be built before The Feast of Tabernacles. (Leviticus 23:40)
Sound the shofar on The Feast of Trumpets. (Numbers 29:1)

Laws Concerning the Duty of the Community and Observing the Authority of Yahweh’s Laws and Yahweh’s Annointed

Every male 20 years old and above must give half a shekel to the sanctuary of Yahweh annually. (Exodus 30:12-16)
Listen to and obey Yahweh’s Anointed Servant, the Overseer of the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 18:15-19)
The king that Yahweh chooses must be appointed. (Deuteronomy 17:15)
Listen to and obey Yahweh’s anointed priests (The Body of Elders of the sanctuary of Yahweh under the direction of the Overseer of the sanctuary of Yahweh). (Deuteronomy 17:8-13)
When we give testimony in a lawsuit, we must speak the truth. (Exodus 23:2)
Elders and office holders must be chosen by Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 16:18)
The Elders of The sanctuary of Yahweh, chosen by Yahweh, must judge the people impartially according to Yahweh’s Laws. (Leviticus 19:15)
Whoever is aware of evidence in a case must speak up and testify. (Leviticus 5:1)
The testimony of witnesses shall be examined thoroughly by the Elders. (Deuteronomy 13:14)
False witnesses shall be judged according to the Law. (Deuteronomy 19:19)
When a person is found murdered and the murderer is unknown, the prescribed ritual must be performed. (Deuteronomy 21:19)
Six cities of refuge in the land of Israel must be established. (Numbers 35:6-15)
The priests and Levites must be given cities to live in. (Numbers 35:2-5)
Build a guard rail around a roof (if it is flat and used as living space), and remove potential hazards from the home. (Deuteronomy 22:8)

The Worship of False Gods and Related Practices

The practice of godworship (the worship of false gods) must be destroyed. (Deuteronomy 12:2-4)
A city which turns to godworship (the worship of false gods) must be treated according to the Law. (Deuteronomy 13:12-18)
The godworshiping nations (nations who worship false gods) will be destroyed. (Deuteronomy 20:17)
We must blot out the remembrance of godworshipers (those who worship false gods). (Deuteronomy 25:19)
Remember what the godworshipers (those who worship false gods) did to Israel. (Deuteronomy 25:1-18)

Laws Concerning Times of Tribulation and Persecution

Our conduct must be according to Yahweh’s Law during times of persecution. (Deuteronomy 20:11-12)
The priests must address the congregation in times of tribulation. (Deuteronomy 20:2-4)
The camp of Yahweh must be kept in a sanitary condition. (Deuteronomy 23:9)
The camp of Yahweh must be equipped with the necessary implements to keep it in a sanitary condition, and each must do his part. (Deuteronomy 23:12-14)

Our Duties to Our Fellow Man

Stolen property must be returned to the owner. (Leviticus 6:2-5)
The poor must be taken care of according to Yahweh’s Laws. (Deuteronomy 15:8, 11)
When a Hebrew slave goes free, the owner must give him gifts. (Deuteronomy 15:12-14, 18)
Loans to brothers must be without interest. (Exodus 22:25)
Loans to the foreigner may be with interest. (Deuteronomy 23:21)
Restore a pledge for a loan to its owner if he needs it. (Deuteronomy 24:12-13)
Pay the hired worker his wages on time. (Deuteronomy 24:15)
Permit the poor to eat of the produce of the vineyard or the standing grain. (Deuteronomy 23:24-25)
Help a stranger who has a fallen animal. (Exodus 23:5)
Help your brother who has a fallen animal. (Deuteronomy 22:4)
Lost property must be restored to its owner. (Exodus 23:4; Deuteronomy 22:1)
Those who sin must be corrected. (Leviticus 19:17)
Love your neighbor, whether a brother or an enemy, as yourself. (Leviticus 19:18)
Love the stranger and the new convert among you. (Deuteronomy 10:19)
Use only honest weights and measures. (Leviticus 19:36)

Family

Show honor and respect for Yahweh’s appointed teachers. (Leviticus 19:32)
Show honor and respect to parents. (Exodus 20:12)
Become Holy as Yahweh is Holy. (Leviticus 19:2)
Bring forth the Holy Seed, the 144,000 Holy Priesthood promised to Abraham. (Genesis 1:28)
Marriage must be according to Yahweh’s laws. (Deuteronomy 24:1)
A bridegroom is to rejoice with his bride. (Deuteronomy 24:5)
All males must be circumcised, newborn males on the eighth day. (Genesis 17:10-12, 14)
Should a man die childless, his brother must either marry the widow. (Deuteronomy 25:5-6)
He may release his brother’s widow. (Deuteronomy 25:7-10)
A man who violates a virgin must pay the bride price, marry her if her father permits, and may never divorce her. (Deuteronomy 22:29)
The Elders must judge in a case of premarital promiscuity. (Deuteronomy 22:13-15)
A woman’s father may utterly refuse to give his daughter to a man even though he pays the bride price. (Exodus 22:16-17)
The female captive must be treated in accordance with special regulations concerning repentance and conversion. (Deuteronomy 21:11-14)
Divorce can only be for the cause of premarital fornication by the bride. (Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
A woman suspected of adultery must submit to the required test. (Numbers 5:12-15)

Judgments

When required by Law, the judges must administer the appropriate punishment. (Deuteronomy 25:2-3)
The Law concerning unintentional homicide. (Numbers 35:22-29)
The Law concerning murder. (Deuteronomy 19:11-13)
There is one Law for all-for the Israelite and for the stranger. (Numbers 15:15-16)
One who sins (breaks any of Yahweh’s Laws) whether intentionally or unintentionally is guilty. (Leviticus 5:17; Numbers 15:30)
The penalty for sin, which is the breaking (transgression) of Yahweh’s laws, is death. (Numbers 15:30-31)
Atonement can be made through the Righteous High Priest for those who truly repent of sin and turn in complete obedience to Yahweh’s Laws. (Leviticus 16:16, 32-34)
The body of one who is executed must be buried the same day. (Deuteronomy 21:23)

Laws Concerning Slaves

Hebrew slaves must be treated according to the special Laws for them. (Exodus 21:2-6)
The owner or his son may marry his Hebrew maidservant. (Exodus 21:8-9)
If the owner or his son does not marry his Hebrew maidservant, he must allow her father to redeem her. (Exodus 21:8)
The regulation of the foreign slaves. (Leviticus 25:44-46)

Lawsuits

Judgment must be rendered in the case of injury caused by a person. (Exodus 21:18-25)
Judgment must be rendered in the case of injury cause by an animal. (Exodus 21: 28-32)
Judgment must be rendered in the case of injury caused to an animal. (Exodus 21:33-36)
A thief must make full restitution or else be sold for his theft. (Exodus 22:1-4)
Judgment must be rendered in cases of property damage caused by animals. (Exodus 22:5)
Judgment must be rendered in cases of fire damage. (Exodus 22:6)
Judgment must be rendered in cases involving items held for safe-keeping. (Exodus 22:7-8)
Judgment must be rendered in cases involving animals held for safe-keeping. (Exodus 22:10-13)
Judgment must be rendered in cases of claims against a borrower. (Exodus 22:14-15)
Judgment must be rendered in disputes arising out of sales. (Leviticus 25:14-17)
Judgment must be rendered in disputes over possession of property. (Exodus 22:9)
Monetary restitution must be paid in cases involving bodily damage. (Deuteronomy 25:11-12) (Exodus 21:18-25)
Judgment must be rendered in disputes arising out of inheritance. (Numbers 27:8-11) (Deuteronomy 21:15-17)

365 Negative Commandments

The Worship of False Gods and Related Practices

Do not trust in any power but Yahweh. (Exodus 20:3)
Do not make images of the gods (false gods) to be worshiped (Exodus 20:4)
Do not take on the character of the gods (the false gods). (Leviticus 19:4)
Do not make gods (false gods) out of anything. (Exodus 20:23)
Do not bow down to any false god. (Exodus 20:5)
Do not worship, serve, obey nor follow the ways (laws) of the false gods. (Deuteronomy 4:15-19)
Do not sacrifice children to any false god. (Leviticus 18:21)
Do not seek after mediums. (Leviticus 19:31)
Do not seek after familiar spirits. (Leviticus 19:31)
Do not seek to learn the ways of the false gods in order to follow them. (Deuteronomy 12:30)
Do not use a sacred pillar or pole for the worship of Yahweh, do not set the Feasts by it. (Deuteronomy 16:21-22)
Do not make false gods out of carved stone. (Leviticus 26:1)
Do not worship Asherah, the Queen of Heaven. (Deuteronomy 16:21)
Do not vow or worship in the name of a false god. (Exodus 23:13)
Do not teach or entice any community to worship false gods. (Deuteronomy 13:12-14)
Do not teach or entice any individual to worship false gods. (Deuteronomy 13:6-8)
Do not listen to any one who teaches or practices godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
Do not give in to anyone who teaches or practices godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
Do not pity anyone who teaches godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
Do not spare anyone who teaches godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
Do not conceal the fact when someone tries to teach godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
Do not lust after the wealth of the false gods. (Deuteronomy 7:25)
Do not rebuild that which has been devoted to godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:16)
Do not make use of property used for godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:17)
Do not bring godworship (the worship of false gods) into the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 7:26)
Do not teach in the name of any false god. (Deuteronomy 18:20)
Do not teach or prophesy falsely in the Name of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 18:20)
Do not listen to one who teaches in the name of any false god. (Deuteronomy 13:3-4)
Do not reverence one who teaches in the name of any false god. (Deuteronomy 18:22)
Do not imitate the ways of godworshipers (worshipers of false gods) or practice their customs. (Leviticus 20:23)
Do not practice foretelling the future by consulting the false gods. (Leviticus 19:26)
Do not practice astrology. (Leviticus 19:26)
Do not practice foretelling the future by interpreting omens. (Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
Do not practice sorcery. (Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
Do not practice magic. (Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
Do not practice witchcraft. (Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
Do not consult with demon spirits (false gods). (Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
Do not attempt to contact the dead; they know nothing. (Deuteronomy 18:10-11)
Women must not wear a man’s Holy Garments. (Deuteronomy 22:5)
Men must not wear a woman’s Holy Garments. (Deuteronomy 22:5)
Do not tattoo yourself. (Leviticus 19:28)
Do not wear Holy Garments made of both wool and linen. (Deuteronomy 22:11)
Do not shave the sides of your head in honor of the dead. (Leviticus 19:27)
Do not shave the sides of your beard in honor of the dead. (Leviticus 19:27)
Do not cut your bodies in honor of the dead. (Leviticus 19:28)

Prohibitions Against Making Allies With Nations Who Worship False Gods

Do not return to the ways of godworship (the worship of false gods) and sin. (Deuteronomy 17:16)
Do not follow teachings other than the Law of Yahweh taught by the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 15:39)
Do not make allies with godworshiping nations (nations who worship false gods). (Exodus 34:15)
Do not spare any of the godworshiping nations (nations who worship false gods). (Deuteronomy 20:16-18)
Do not show mercy to the godworshiping nations (nations who worship false gods). (Deuteronomy 7:2)
Do not permit godworshipers (worshipers of false gods) who refuse to repent to remain in the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Exodus 23:32-33)
Do not make marriages with godworshipers (worshipers of false gods). (Deuteronomy 7:3)
Do not allow a godworshiper (a worshiper of false gods) to join the sanctuary of Yahweh unless he repents. (Deuteronomy 23:3-4)
Do not abhor an Edomite who repents. (Deuteronomy 23:7)
Do not abhor an Egyptian who repents. (Deuteronomy 23:7)
Do not have fellowship with a godworshiper (a worshiper of false gods) who refuses to repent. (Deuteronomy 23:6)
Do not destroy fruit trees. (Deuteronomy 20:19)
Do not fear the adversaries of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 7:21)
Do not forget the evil done by the adversaries of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 25:19)

Blasphemy

You must not blaspheme the Holy Name of Yahweh, professing to keep Yahweh’s Laws yet practicing sin. (Leviticus 24:16)
Do not break an oath or vow made in the Name of Yahweh. (Leviticus 19:12)
Do not take Yahweh’s Name and bring it to nothing by hiding Yahweh’s Name. (Exodus 20:7)
Do not profane Yahweh’s Name. (Leviticus 22:32)
Do not test Yahweh by doubting or rebelling. (Deuteronomy 6:16)
Do not worship Yahweh in the ways of godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 12:4)
Do not allow the body of one hanged to remain so overnight. (Deuteronomy 21:22-23)

The Sanctuary of Yahweh

Do not neglect the duty of guarding the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Numbers 18:4-5)
The High Priest must not enter the Holy of Holies without the appropriate sacrifice. (Leviticus 16:2)
A priest with a defect or blemish must not enter the Holy of Holies at all. (Leviticus 21:21-23)
A priest with a defect or blemish must not come near to offer the food of Yahweh. (Leviticus 21:17)
A priest with a temporary blemish must not participate in the service there until it has healed. (Leviticus 21:18)
The priests must not exchange their duties with their assistants, the Levites. (Numbers 18:2-3)
The priests must not drink wine or strong drink before entering the inner court of the sanctuary of Yahweh to perform their duties or teach the Law. (Leviticus 10:9-11)
No one other than the priests may come near to minister to Yahweh. (Numbers 18:4, 22)
The priests must not serve in the inner court of the sanctuary of Yahweh while ritually unclean. (Leviticus 22:2-9)
The priests must not eat of the Holy Offerings while ritually unclean. (Leviticus 22:6-7)
Do not enter the inner court of the sanctuary of Yahweh while ritually unclean. (Numbers 5:3)
Do not fail to ritually purify by laundering and bathing at the appointed time after becoming ritually unclean. (Numbers 19:20; Leviticus 17:16)
Do not build an altar of cut stone. (Exodus 20:25)
The priests must not go up to the altar by steps. (Exodus 20:26)
The priests must not allow the fire on the altar to be extinguished. (Leviticus 6:13)
The priests must not burn any unauthorized incense on the golden altar. (Exodus 30:9)
Do not make oil according to the holy anointing oil for personal use. (Exodus 30:31-33)
The holy anointing oil must not be misused. (Exodus 30:32)
Do not make incense according to the formula of the holy incense for personal use. (Exodus 30:37)
Do not remove the poles from the Ark of the Covenant. (Exodus 25:15)
Do not remove the breastplate from the ephod. (Exodus 28:28)
Do not make the Holy Garments improperly, so that they tear. (Exodus 28:32)

Sacrifices and Holy Tithes and Offerings

Do not offer sacrifices or Tithes and Offerings except to the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:13-14)
Do not offer consecrated animals except to the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Leviticus 17:3-7)
Do not sanctify a blemished animal as an Offering to Yahweh. (Leviticus 22:20, 22, 24)
Do not slaughter a blemished animal as an Offering to Yahweh. (Leviticus 22:22)
Do not sprinkle the blood of a blemished animal on the altar of Yahweh. (Leviticus 22:19-24)
Do not burn the sacrificial portions of a blemished animal. (Leviticus 22:22)
Do not offer an animal with even a temporary blemish. (Deuteronomy 17:1)
Do not accept a blemished offering from a Gentile. (Leviticus 22:25)
Do not inflict a blemish on an animal consecrated as an offering. (Leviticus 22:21)
Do not offer any leaven or honey on the altar. (Leviticus 2:11)
Do not offer a sacrifice without salt. (Leviticus 2:13)
Do not bring the financial gain from godworship (the worship of false gods) into the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 23:18)
Do not kill an animal and its young on the same day. Leviticus 22:28)
Do not use olive oil in the Sin Offering of the poor man. (Leviticus 5:11)
Do not use frankincense in the Sin Offering of the poor man. (Leviticus 5:11)
Do not use olive oil in the grain Offering of jealousy. (Numbers 5:15)
Do not use frankincense in the grain Offering of jealousy. (Numbers 5:15)
Do not make substitutes for any vowed Offerings. (Leviticus 27:10)
Do not dedicate the firstborn of an animal since it already belongs to Yahweh and must be given to the priests. (Leviticus 27:26)
Do not redeem the firstborn of clean animals, since they belong to Yahweh and must be given to the priests. (Numbers 18:17-18)
Do not redeem the Tithes; they belong to Yahweh and must be given to the priests. (Leviticus 27:32-33)
Do not sell dedicated property, it belongs to Yahweh and must be given to the priests. (Leviticus 27:21, 28)
Do not redeem dedicated property after the specified time; it belongs to Yahweh and must be given to the priests. (Leviticus 27:28)
Do not sever the head of a bird offered as a Sin Offering. (Leviticus 5:7-8)
Do not work with a dedicated animal. (Deuteronomy 15:19)
Do not shear a dedicated animal. (Deuteronomy 15:19)
Do not offer the Passover Lamb with leaven. (Exodus 34:25)
Do not allow the sacrificial fat of the Passover Lamb to remain overnight. (Exodus 23:18)
Do not allow the meat of the Passover Lamb to remain overnight. (Exodus 12:10)
Do not leave any part of the additional Offering overnight. (Deuteronomy 16:4)
Do not allow any part of the second Passover Lamb to remain overnight. (Numbers 9:12)
Do not leave any part of the thanksgiving Offering until morning. (Leviticus 22:29-30)
Do not break any bones of the Passover Lamb. (Exodus 12:46)
Do not break any bones of the second Passover Lamb. (Numbers 9:12)
Do not remove the Passover Lamb from the sanctuary where it is eaten. (Exodus 12:46)
Do not bake the remainder of the grain Offering with leaven. (Leviticus 6:17)
Do not eat the Passover Lamb raw or boiled. (Exodus 12:9)
Do not allow the stranger or hired servant to eat of the Passover Lamb. (Exodus 12:45)
Do not allow any uncircumcised person to eat of the Passover Lamb. (Exodus 12:48)
Do not allow one that has fallen away (become a stranger) to eat of the Passover Lamb. (Exodus 12:43)
Do not eat of the Holy Offerings while ritually unclean. (Leviticus 22:2-6)
Do not eat any food which becomes ritually unclean. (Leviticus 7:19)
Do not eat of the sacrifices which remain after the third day, they must be burned. (Leviticus 19:6-8)
Sacrifices remaining past the third day will not be accepted by Yahweh. (Leviticus 7:16-18)
No one outside of the priest’s family may eat of the Most Holy Offerings. (Leviticus 22:10-11)
No stranger or hired worker may eat of the Holy Offerings. (Leviticus 22:10)
No uncircumcised person may eat of the Holy Offerings. (Leviticus 22:10)
The priests must not eat of the Holy Offerings while ritually unclean. (Leviticus 22:2-9)
The daughter of a priest who is married to a non-priest must not eat of Holy Offerings. (Leviticus 22:12-13)
Do not eat the grain Offering which the priest himself offers. (Leviticus 6:20-23)
Do not eat of the sin Offering whose blood is sprinkled on the inner altar. (Leviticus 6:30)
Do not eat any abominable thing, whether unclean meat or blemished Offerings. (Deuteronomy 14:3)
Do not eat the second tithe of grain except at Yahweh’s Feast at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:17-8)
Do not drink the second tithe of wine except at Yahweh’s Feast at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:17-18)
Do not eat the second tithe of oil except at Yahweh’s Feast at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:17-18)
Do not eat the feast sacrifices except at Yahweh’s Feast at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:17-18)
The priests may not eat the Second Tithes except at Yahweh’s Feast at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 12:17-18)
The priests must not eat the meat of the burnt Offering at all. (Leviticus 1:9)
The meat from any of the sacrifices must not be eaten before the blood has been sprinkled on the altar. (Deuteronomy 12:17)
The priests must not eat of the Holy Offerings except at a Holy Place (the sanctuary of Yahweh). (Leviticus 10:13-14)
Do not allow a stranger to eat of the Most Holy Offering. (Exodus 29:33)
Do not eat of the second tithe while at home in a state of ritual impurity (not during the Feast). (Deuteronomy 26:14)
Do not eat of the second tithe in honor of the dead. (Deuteronomy 26:14)
Do not eat of the second tithe in honor of any false god. (Deuteronomy 26:14)
Do not allow any unauthorized person to eat of the Holy Offerings. (Leviticus 22:14-16)
Do not delay to pay Tithes and Offerings to Yahweh at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Exodus 22:29)
Do not delay to pay vows to Yahweh at the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 23:21)
Do not appear before Yahweh at His Feasts at the sanctuary of Yahweh empty-handed (without an Offering). (Deuteronomy 16:16-17)
Do not break vows and oaths to Yahweh. (Numbers 30:2)

The Priests

A priest must not marry a woman who is a harlot (zonah). (Leviticus 21:6-8)
A priest must not marry a woman who refuses to repent of godworship (chalalah-a woman who worships false gods). (Leviticus 21:7)
A priest must not marry a woman divorced from her lawful husband. (Leviticus 21:7)
The High Priest must not marry a widow. (Leviticus 21:14)
The High Priest must not marry a woman defiled by harlotry or godworship (the worship of false gods). (Leviticus 21:14)
Priests must not allow their hair to grow long. (Leviticus 10:6)
Priests must not tear, or serve with torn Holy Garments. (Leviticus 10:6)
Priests must not forsake their appointed office. (Leviticus 10:7)
Priests must not become ritually unclean except for their nearest relatives. (Leviticus 21:1-4)
The High Priest must not go near any dead body. (Leviticus 21:11)
The High Priest must not become ritually impure for any dead body. (Leviticus 21:11)
The tribe of Levi shall have no part in the division of the land of Israel. (Deuteronomy 18:1)
The tribe of Levi shall have no inheritance other than Yahweh’s Portion. (Numbers 18:20)
Do not shave your head in honor of the dead. (Deuteronomy 14:1; Leviticus 21:5)

Dietary Laws

Do not eat any unclean animal. (Deuteronomy 14:7-8)
Do not eat any unclean fish or seafood. (Leviticus 11:10-12)
Do not eat any unclean fowl. (Leviticus 11:13)
Do not eat any unclean flying insect. (Leviticus 11:20-23)
Do not eat any insects that creep on the ground. (Leviticus 11:41)
Do not eat any reptiles. (Leviticus 11:44)
Do not eat worms found in fruit or produce. (Leviticus 11 :42)
Do not eat any swarming insects. (Leviticus 11:43; Deuteronomy 14:19)
Do not eat any animal found already dead. (Deuteronomy 14:21)
Do not eat a torn or mauled animal. (Exodus 22:31)
Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it; neither eat any meat not fully cooked. Only when meat is cooked until it is white inside with no tinge of red or pink whatsoever insures that all blood had been removed. (Deuteronomy 12:23)
Do not touch the carcass of an unclean animal. (Leviticus 11:8)
Do not eat blood. (Leviticus 7:26-27)
Do not eat the fat of sacrificed animals. (Leviticus 7:23, 25)
Do not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk, since it is a ritual of godworshipers (those who worship false gods). (Exodus 23:19)
Do not eat of or offer any sacrifices to the gods (false gods). (Leviticus 17:7)
Do not eat the meat of a bull that has been stoned to death for goring someone. (Exodus 21:28)
Do not eat any bread in celebration of the Feast until the Omer Offering has been presented to the priests on the fifteenth of Abib. (Leviticus 23:14, 10)
Do not eat any parched grain in celebration of the Feast until the Omer Offering has been presented to the priests on the fifteenth of Abib. (Leviticus 23:14)
Do not eat of the fresh green ears in celebration of the Feast until the Omer Offering has been presented to the priests on the fifteenth of Abib. (Leviticus 23:14)
Do not eat the fruit of young fruit trees for the first three years of growth. (Leviticus 19:23)
Do not eat the produce from the planting of mixed seed. (Deuteronomy 22:9)
Do not partake of drink offerings to the gods (false gods). (Deuteronomy 32:38)
Drunkenness of any sort is prohibited. (Deuteronomy 21:20)
Do not eat or drink anything on the Day of Atonement. (Leviticus 23:29, 32)
Do not eat leavened bread during The Feast of Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 13:3)
Do not eat any leavened product during The Feast of Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 12:20)
Do not eat leavened bread with the Passover Lamb. (Deuteronomy 16:3)
No leavened bread is to be found in any of our possessions during The Feast of Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 13:7)
No leavening is to be found in any of our possessions during The Feast of Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 12:19)

Nazirites

A Nazirite must not drink wine or any beverage made from grapes. (Numbers 6:3)
A Nazirite must not eat fresh grapes. (Numbers 6:3)
A Nazirite must not eat raisins. (Numbers 6:3)
A Nazirite must not eat grape seeds. (Numbers 6:4)
A Nazirite may not eat the skins of grapes. (Numbers 6:4)
A Nazirite must not become ritually impure for the dead. (Numbers 6:7)
A Nazirite must not go near a dead body. (Numbers 6:6)
A Nazirite must not shave his hair during the time of his separation. (Numbers 6:5)

Agriculture

Do not harvest the corners of a field; they are for the poor. (Leviticus 23:22)
Do not gather the gleanings of a field; they are for the poor. (Leviticus 23:22)
Do not gather all the olives from the trees, the remaining are for the poor. (Deuteronomy 24:20)
Do not gather all the grapes from the vineyard; the remaining are for the poor. (Leviticus 19:10)
Do not return to pick up a forgotten sheaf from a field; it is for the poor. (Deuteronomy 24:19)
Do not plant a field with two kinds of seed. (Leviticus 19:19)
Do not plant a vineyard with two kinds of seed. (Deuteronomy 22:9)
Do not crossbreed different species of animals. (Leviticus 19:19)
Do not work with two different species of animals yoked together. (Deuteronomy 22:10)
Do not muzzle the ox that treads out the grain. (Deuteronomy 25:4)
Do not till the earth or sow the fields in the seventh year. (Leviticus 25:4)
Do not prune your vineyard or trees in the seventh year. (Leviticus 25:4)
Do not reap your harvest in the seventh year. (Leviticus 25:5)
Do not gather the grapes of the untended vine in the seventh year. (Leviticus 25:5)
Do not till the earth or sow the fields in the Jubilee year. (Leviticus 25:11)
Do not reap the harvest in the Jubilee year. (Leviticus 25:11)
Do not gather the grapes of the untended vines in the Jubilee year. (Leviticus 25:11)
The land must not be sold permanently. (Leviticus 25:23)
Do not sell the land belonging to the priests and Levites. (Leviticus 25:34)
Do not neglect the priests and Levites. (Deuteronomy 12:19)

Loans, Business, and the Treatment of Slaves

Do not demand repayment of a loan after the seventh year. (Deuteronomy 15:2)
Do not refuse to lend to the poor because the seventh year is approaching. (Deuteronomy 15:9)
Do not deny help to the poor. (Deuteronomy 15:7)
Do not send a Hebrew slave away empty-handed when he finishes his period of service. (Deuteronomy 15:13)
Do not demand interest on a loan to a brother. (Exodus 22:25)
Do not lend to a brother with interest. (Leviticus 25:37)
Do not borrow from a brother with interest. (Deuteronomy 23:19-20)
Do not participate in a loan to a brother with interest. (Exodus 22:25)
Do not withhold the wages of a hired man beyond the agreed time. (Leviticus 19:13)
Do not take security on a loan by force. (Deuteronomy 24:10)
Do not keep a poor man’s security on a loan when he needs it. (Deuteronomy 24:12-13)
Do not take any security on a loan from a widow. (Deuteronomy 24:17)
Do not take a man’s livelihood as security on a loan. (Deuteronomy 24:6)
Do not kidnap a brother. (Exodus 21:16)
Do not steal. (Exodus 20:15)
Do not rob by violence. (Leviticus 19:13)
Do not remove a landmark or alter land boundaries. (Deuteronomy 19:14)
Do not defraud anyone. (Leviticus 19:13)
Do not deal falsely with anyone. (Leviticus 19:11)
Do not vow falsely regarding another man’s property. (Leviticus 19:11)
Do not oppress one another in business. (Leviticus 25:14)
Do not take advantage of one another. (Leviticus 25:17)
Do not mistreat a stranger. (Exodus 22:21)
Do not oppress a stranger in business. (Exodus 22:21)
Do not return a slave who has fled from godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 23:15)
Do not oppress or take advantage of a slave who has fled from godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 23:16)
Do not take advantage of widows and orphans. (Exodus 22:22)
Do not treat a brother as a forced slave, with no hope for redemption. (Leviticus 25:39)
Do not sell a brother as a slave to strangers. (Leviticus 25:42)
Do not treat a Hebrew slave ruthlessly. (Leviticus 25:43)
Do not allow a foreigner to mistreat a Hebrew slave. (Leviticus 25:47, 53)
Do not sell a Hebrew maidservant to strangers. (Exodus 21:8)
Do not deprive a wife, or any family member, food, clothing and their own shelter. (Exodus 21:10)
Do not sell a female captive as a forced slave. (Deuteronomy 21:14)
Do not treat a female captive as a forced slave. (Deuteronomy 21:14)
Do not covet another man’s possessions. (Exodus 20:17)
Do not covet the possessions of godworship (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 7:25)
A hired worker may not harvest a brother’s grain for himself. (Deuteronomy 23:25)
A hired worker must not take more produce than he can eat. (Deuteronomy 23:24)
Do not fail to return a lost article to its owner. (Deuteronomy 22:1-3)

Judgment and Conduct of Judges

Do not refuse to help a man or an animal which is collapsing under its burden. (Exodus 23:5) (Deuteronomy 22:4)
Do not use dishonest weights and measures. (Leviticus 19:35)
Do not possess inaccurate weights and measures. (Deuteronomy 25:13-14)
A judge must not pervert justice by rendering his own opinion. He must judge according to Yahweh’s Laws. (Leviticus 19:15)
A judge must not accept bribes. (Exodus 23:8)
A judge must not show partiality to the rich. (Leviticus 19:15)
A judge must not be afraid to give Righteous Judgment. (Deuteronomy 1:17)
A judge must not show partiality to the poor. (Leviticus 19:15)
A judge must not deny justice to the poor in his lawsuit. (Exodus 23:6)
A judge must not show pity to the guilty. (Deuteronomy 19:11-13, 21)
A judge must not pervert the justice due to the stranger or the fatherless. (Deuteronomy 24:17)
Do not spread a false report. (Exodus 23:1)
Do not fail to report sin or testify in an investigation. (Leviticus 5:1)
Do not follow the crowd in doing evil. (Exodus 23:2)
Do not appoint as judge one who is ignorant of Yahweh’s Laws. (Deuteronomy 1:13)
Do not give false testimony in a lawsuit or investigation. (Exodus 20:16)
The judges must not accept false testimony in a case. (Deuteronomy 19:16-17)
Do not judge a person for the actions of either their parents or their children. (Deuteronomy 24:16)
Do not judge a matter on the testimony of one witness, or on circumstantial evidence. (Deuteronomy 19:15)
Do not murder. (Exodus 20:13)
The judges must not condemn an innocent or righteous person. (Exodus 23:7)
Do not judge a matter until it has been fully investigated. (Deuteronomy 19:18)
Do not put a murderer to death before the judges hear his case. (Numbers 35:12)
Do not fail to carry out the sentence of judgment. (Deuteronomy 17:11-12)
Do not punish the innocent victim of crime. (Deuteronomy 22:26)
Do not accept ransom from one who willfully murdered. He must surely be put to death. (Numbers 35:31)
Do not accept ransom from one who killed accidentally. He must remain at the city of refuge. (Numbers 35:32)
Do not endanger anyone’s life. (Leviticus 19:16)
Do not neglect to protect against hazards. (Deuteronomy 22:8)
Do not mislead another person by giving unlawful advice. (Leviticus 19:14)
Do not administer more punishment than the Law allows. (Deuteronomy 25:2-3)
Do not go about tale-bearing or slandering about anyone. (Leviticus 19:16)
Do not bear hatred for anyone. (Leviticus 19:17)
Do not share in another’s guilt by not correcting sin. (Leviticus 19:17)
Do not seek revenge against your fellow man. (Leviticus 19:18)
Do not bear a grudge against your fellow man. (Leviticus 19:18)
Do not take the mother when taking the young birds. (Deuteronomy 22:6)
Do not shave a diseased area of skin. (Leviticus 13:33)
Do not remove the signs of leprosy. (Deuteronomy 24:8)
Do not neglect to inform the priests when a dead body is found. (Deuteronomy 21:1-2)
Do not permit a witch to live. (Exodus 22:18)
Do not force a bridegroom to perform military service during the first year of his marriage. (Deuteronomy 24:5)
Do not rebel against the teaching of Yahweh’s anointed servants. (Deuteronomy 17:11)
Do not add to any of Yahweh’s Laws. (Deuteronomy 4:2)
Do not take away from Yahweh’s Laws. (Deuteronomy 4:2)
Do not curse, revile or rebel against Yahweh’s appointed judges. (Exodus 22:28)
Do not curse, revile or rebel against the authority placed by Yahweh. (Exodus 22:28)
Do not curse the deaf. (Leviticus 19:14)
Do not curse parents or teachers. (Exodus 21:17)
Do not strike or become violent with parents or teachers. (Exodus 21:15)
Do not work on the Sabbath. (Exodus 20:10, 31:15)
Do not conduct personal business on the Sabbath. (Exodus 16:29)
Do not kindle anger or wrath on the Sabbath. (Exodus 35:3; Deuteronomy 32:22)
Do not work on the first day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 12:16)
Do not work on the seventh day of The Feast of Unleavened Bread. (Exodus 12:16)
Do not work on The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost). (Leviticus 23:21)
Do not work on The Feast of Trumpets. (Leviticus 23:24-25)
Do not work on the first day of The Feast of Tabernacles. (Leviticus 23:35)
Do not work on The Last Great Day. (Leviticus 23:36)
Do not work on the Day of Atonement. (Leviticus 23:28)

Sinful Relationships

A man must not have sexual relations with his mother. (Leviticus 18:7)
A man must not have sexual relations with his father’s wife. (Leviticus 18:8)
A man must not have sexual relations with his sister. (Leviticus 18:9)
A man must not have sexual relations with his half-sister. (Leviticus 18:11)
A man must not have sexual have relations with his son’s daughter. (Leviticus 18:10)
A man must not have sexual relations with his daughter’s daughter. (Leviticus 18:10)
A man must not have sexual relations with his daughter. (Leviticus 18:10)
A man must not marry a woman and her daughter. (Leviticus 18:17)
A man must not marry a woman and her son’s daughter. (Leviticus 18:17)
A man must not marry a woman and her daughter’s daughter. (Leviticus 18:17)
A man must not have sexual relations with his father’s sister. (Leviticus 18:12)
A man must not have sexual relations with his mother’s sister. (Leviticus 18:13)
A man must not have sexual relations with his father’s brother’s wife. (Leviticus 18:14)
A man must not have sexual relations with his daughter-in-law. (Leviticus 18:15)
A man must not have sexual relations with his brother’s wife. (Leviticus 18:16)
A man must not have sexual relations with one wife in the dwelling of another. (Leviticus 18:18)
A man must not approach a menstruous woman for sexual relations or in any way to become ritually unclean by her. (Leviticus 18:19)
Do not commit adultery. (Leviticus 18:20)
A man must not have sexual relations with an animal. (Leviticus 18:23)
A woman must not have sexual relations with an animal. (Leviticus 18:23)
A man must not have sexual relations with another man. (Leviticus 18:22)
A man must not have sexual relations with a woman betrothed to another man. (Leviticus 19:20)
A man must not lust after any woman forbidden to him. (Leviticus 18:16)
A man must not have sexual relations with a woman until he has lawfully acquired her in marriage. (Exodus 22:16-17)
Do not allow your son or daughter to marry a godworshiper (a worshiper of false gods) who refuses to repent. (Deuteronomy 7:3, 23:2)
Do not allow your daughter to play the harlot, allowing her to commit fornication. (Leviticus 19:29)
A man must not have sexual relations with a woman who returns to him after having sexual relations with another man. (Deuteronomy 24:4)
A childless widow must not marry anybody outside of her husband’s family. (Deuteronomy 25:5)
A man must not divorce a woman he married after having raped her. (Deuteronomy 22:29)
A man must not divorce a woman he married after having slandered her. (Deuteronomy 22:19)
A man must not allow himself to be castrated. (Deuteronomy 23:1)
A man must not divorce a woman, unless she committed premarital fornication. (Deuteronomy 24:1)

Our King

Do not set a stranger in the office of king. (Deuteronomy 17:15)
The king must not put his trust in military power. (Deuteronomy 17:16)
The king must not allow himself to be ruled by his wives. (Deuteronomy 17:17)
The king must not allow himself to be ruled by lust for wealth. (Deuteronomy 17:17)

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WARNINGS ABOUT THOSE WHO WANT TO BE BOUND BY THE LAW OF MOSES 
“For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, ‘CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT ABIDE BY ALL THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE LAW, TO PERFORM THEM.’ Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, ‘THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.‘ However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, ‘HE WHO PRACTICES THEM SHALL LIVE BY THEM.’ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us — for it is written, ‘CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE’ — in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Galatians 3:10-14)

“But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” (Galatians 4:4-5)

“But the Scripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:22-26) UNQUOTE
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SUMMARY OF WHO WE (CHRISTIANS) ALREADY ARE : THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST
True holiness and godliness come from being in Christ and be led by the Spirit of Christ who is in every born again believer of Jesus Christ. We are no longer slave to sin. We become slave to righteousness. We can live the life of the Son of God Who is the Righteousness of God because of our faith in Him. We become supernatural and natural (flesh), We can be led by the Holy Spirit in us to live righteously because of our spirit being joined to the Lord and one spirit with Him. We have the power to overcome sin because we have the power of the Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of Christ himself in us. Do we have enough faith? The answer is yes. Because the faith God has given us is the faith of Jesus, the Son of God Himself! How re we transformed? By the renewal of our mind through the washing with the words of God. (Ephesians 5:26, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Galatians 5:22-25)

Galatians 2:20 (KJV)
20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Hebrews 10:19-23 New Living Translation (NLT)
A Call to Persevere
19 And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. 20 By his death,[b] Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. 21 And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, 22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
Footnotes:

10:19 Greek brothers.
10:20 Greek Through his flesh.

THE GOOD NEWS!
Salvation Is for Everyone
5 For Moses writes that the law’s way of making a person right with God requires obedience to all of its commands.[c] 6 But faith’s way of getting right with God says, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’ (to bring Christ down to earth). 7 And don’t say, ‘Who will go down to the place of the dead?’ (to bring Christ back to life again).” 8 In fact, it says,

“The message is very close at hand;
it is on your lips and in your heart.”[d]
And that message is the very message about faith that we preach: 9 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. 11 As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.”[e] 12 Jew and Gentile[f] are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. 13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”[g]

a new season of grace and power to do miraculous signs and wonders

Acts 14:3  But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders.

Acts 15:11 We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.”

Acts 20:24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

Acts 20:32 “And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself.

Ephesians 2:8-9 [Full Chapter]
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

Ephesians 1:2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

Ephesians 1:6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.

Ephesians 1:7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.

Ephesians 2:5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)

Ephesians 2:7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.

Ephesians 3:2 assuming, by the way, that you know God gave me the special responsibility of extending his grace to you Gentiles.

Ephesians 3:7 By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.

Ephesians 6:24 May God’s grace be eternally upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.
For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia:
So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete this grace in you as well.
But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you.
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

(Verses quoted from the Holy Bible New King James Version, 2 Corinthians 1:2, 1:12, 4:15, 6:1, 8:1, 8:6, 8:7, 8:9, 9:8, 9:14, 12:9, 13:14)

God is great and compassionate to the point that it is beyond my reasoning

 

Why does Jesus say these very hard requirements to His disciples? In today's world when believers are increasingly pressed from all sides in many parts of the world, many will ask this question. Why does Jesus command a seemingly humanly impossible task? Let us read the following verses and ask the Holy Spirit for understanding.

Luke 6 (NLT)

²⁷ “But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. ²⁸ Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. ²⁹ If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. ³⁰ Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back. ³¹ Do to others as you would like them to do to you.

³² “If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! ³³ And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much! ³⁴ And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.
³⁵ “Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. ³⁶ You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
³⁷ “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. ³⁸ Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.^[c]”

__________Notes from this blogger:
the answer I received is that God is great and compassionate to the point that it is beyond my reasoning. He makes sure I know this, He is kind. Even to the unthankful and wicked! The fact that He had sent His own Son Jesus to die for me and die for all mankind, and His grace has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people (Titus 2:11), are evident throughout history. Many are saved because of this professed kindness of God.

 

concluding words from an apostle: our conscience is clear, our strength comes from God’s grace

Hebrews 13

New Living Translation (NLT)

Concluding Words

13 Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters.² Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! ³ Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.
⁴ Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
⁵ Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,

“I will never fail you.     I will never abandon you.”

⁶ So we can say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper,     so I will have no fear.     What can mere people do to me?”

⁷ Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.
⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. ⁹ So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them.
¹⁰ We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle have no right to eat. ¹¹ Under the old system, the high priest brought the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, and the bodies of the animals were burned outside the camp. ¹² So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood. ¹³ So let us go out to him, outside the camp, and bear the disgrace he bore. ¹⁴ For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.
¹⁵ Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. ¹⁶ And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.
¹⁷ Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.
¹⁸ Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do. ¹⁹ And especially pray that I will be able to come back to you soon.

²⁰ Now may the God of peace—     who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep,     and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood— ²¹ may he equip you with all you need     for doing his will. May he produce in you,     through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him.     All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.

²² I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I have written in this brief exhortation.
²³ I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released from jail. If he comes here soon, I will bring him with me to see you.
²⁴ Greet all your leaders and all the believers there. The believers from Italy send you their greetings.
²⁵ May God’s grace be with you all.

____________Verse of the Day
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!        2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT
 

journey on: to undeserved favor - grace, grace, grace!

The last sermon 2013 and first sermon 2014 he heard for the over-midnight service by watching online a recorded Sunday worship (due to time zone difference he does not watch live) is all about getting rid of the trash in our lives. The watchman admitted that this was truly most appropriate for this spring cleaning day for him!
Pastor Sandra Kennedy aptly titled the subject, “God is the Redeemer not the condemner”. It is about getting rid of our daily trash. She said God has paid for the trash collector, but each man must take out his or her own trash. We cannot let the trash stay in the house and go out. Because when we come home the trash is still there and stinks! She opened her preaching by quoting from NLT Bible Isaiah 43:25, Micah 7:19, then Jeremiah 29:11, 31:33, 37, Psalm 103:8, Hebrews 1:3, 2 Corinthians 5:17. Pastor Kennedy warned that the devil is the condemner. If anyone condemns, he is walking with the devil. God is Redeemer!
Here is a summary of the action steps we each need to take to get rid of our personal trash:

1. be specific about our trash (sins). name them and claim them.
2. allow God teach us something from it.
3. allow God have our past: forgive, heal, pour oil and wine.
4. forgive ourselves. (God has forgiven us and there is no record of it.)

Do start our new year 2014 right by hearing God right. Here is the last message for 2013 and the first one on this first day of the new year!
http://view.liveindexer.com/ViewEmbedResizeCC2.aspx?ccEnabled=false&autostart=true&indexSessionSKU=i8mIsipYweI6PFo4Pu3dkw%3D%3D
http://hosted.earthchannel.com/WholeLife/tabs/sundays.php#

Isaiah 43:25 (NLT)

²⁵ “I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake     and will never think of them again.

Micah 7:19 (NLT)

¹⁹ Once again you will have compassion on us.     You will trample our sins under your feet     and throw them into the depths of the ocean!

Jeremiah 29:11

New Living Translation (NLT)

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 31:33

New Living Translation (NLT)

³³ “But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day,” says the Lord. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Jeremiah 31:37

New Living Translation (NLT)

³⁷ This is what the Lord says: “Just as the heavens cannot be measured     and the foundations of the earth cannot be explored, so I will not consider casting them away     for the evil they have done.     I, the Lord, have spoken!

A testimony: You’ve Already Got It!

I have encountered a number of cases in which even Christian believers felt helpless and had no means to overcome their physical and mental illness. On the other hand I have seen many testimonies of victorious Christian living! I have been personally helped by listening to the following Bible teacher’s audio teachings. Here is an article which I pray will encourage readers to visit the website and listen to his audio on the subject. His teaching of the Bible is clear enough for even listeners who speak English as a second language. There are many testimonies of healed witnesses. Find out more yourself.

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You’ve Already Got It!
By Andrew Wommack

On March 23, 1968, I had a miraculous encounter with the Lord that changed my life forever. Instantly, I received “revelation knowledge” that I’m still trying to understand and communicate today. This knowledge didn’t come through the normal channels of study and education; the Spirit of God supernaturally imparted it to me.
When I came heart to heart with the Lord, I just knew things about Him intuitively. One of those revelations has become a mainstay for what the Lord has accomplished in my life, and it’s one of the most important and foundational truths of the Gospel.
It’s the knowledge that God has already done His part. When Jesus cried “It is finished” (John 19:30), He meant just that. His work on earth was done. The Atonement was complete. He provided everything we could ever need. We aren’t waiting on Him to give; He is waiting on us to receive.
The book of Ephesians is written from the perspective of everything already being ours in Christ. It starts in Ephesians 1:3 by saying,
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” (emphasis mine).
Any blessing you could ever need or desire from the Lord is not something to strive for but something you already have. God made the provision before you had the need. It is just a simple matter of receiving what He has already done.
The benefit of understanding and being assured of this is enormous. It kills legalism and the performance mentality, and that takes a huge load off of you. How could you doubt that God will give you something if He’s already given it to you?
When Jamie and I first pastored our little church in Seagoville, Texas, in 1973, I didn’t even have a complete Bible. The one I had taken with me to Vietnam was all mildewed, and entire books were missing. I decided that believing for a new Bible wasn’t an option—it was a necessity.
I had to start seeing results somewhere and it was here. I would get a new Bible or die trying. If I couldn’t trust God for $20 to get a Bible, how could I trust Him to minister to people about eternal things?
The devil knew how important this was to me, and he fought me “tooth and toenail.” It took me months to get enough extra money to buy that Bible. During that time, not ten minutes would pass that I didn’t have to deal with some thought of unbelief. The devil was telling me, “You’ll never get it. Some man of God you are! You don’t even have a whole Bible! How can you pray for people to be saved or healed when you can’t even pray and get a new Bible?” The battle was intense.
The day came when I had the money. I bought a brand-new Bible, had my name engraved on it, and walked out of the store with it under arm. I had won! And you know what? Instantly, my doubts ceased. I had been fighting negative thoughts constantly for months. But once I had the Bible, I never doubted that I would get it.
You are probably thinking, Of course you didn’t doubt once you had it. That would be crazy! That’s my point. Have you ever prayed to be healed and then in your next thought wondered if you would ever really get healed? That’s because you don’t view healing as something that has already been done but as something that has yet to be accomplished.
First Peter 2:24b says,
“By whose stripes ye were healed” (emphasis mine).
It’s already a done deal. It is actually incorrect to pray for healing. Instead, we should just receive the healing that the Lord has already provided. There is a difference between fighting to get healed and fighting because we have been healed. That difference is the difference between success and failure.
In Ephesians 2:8, Paul said, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves.”
We aren’t saved by grace alone or by faith alone;we are saved by a combination of the two. Actually, faith isn’t true biblical faith unless its used in receiving what God has already provided by grace.
Grace is what God has already done for us, independent of any worth or value on our part. If it’s tied to some goodness of ours, then it’s not true grace. God, by grace, has already provided everything we will ever need.
Our faith doesn’t move God. If God hasn’t already moved by His grace, then your faith can’t make Him. Faith simply appropriates what God has already provided by grace. If He’s already provided your needs by His grace, then faith is just your positive response to what He has already done—not something you do to get God to respond to you.
It takes a revelation from the Holy Spirit to make these truths become alive on the inside. Many people just can’t grasp them, because they are trapped in their five senses. If they can’t see it, taste it, smell it, touch it, or hear it, they don’t think it exists. Therefore, when you say they have already been healed, they check their physical bodies with their five senses, and if they don’t look or feel healed, they say they aren’t.
Many things exist that we can’t perceive by our physical senses. For instance, there are television signals wherever you are right now. You can’t see or hear them, but they are there. All you have to do is turn on a television set and tune it in to the signal, and then you will see and hear that they do exist.
The signal doesn’t begin broadcasting when you turn on your set; it was already being broadcast before you tuned in. That’s just when you began to receive. Likewise, the Lord has already blessed you with ALL things. Your life may not reflect that, but it’s not because the Lord hasn’t given; it’s because you haven’t received.
If your television set was to suddenly go blank, what would you do? Would you immediately contact the station and urge them to fix their transmitter? I don’t think so. You would check your set first. Yet in the spiritual realm, Christians are constantly going to the Lord and asking Him to fix His transmitter instead of asking Him to work on their receivers.
If they don’t see an instant manifestation of their healing, they just automatically suppose that God hasn’t healed them. They seldom take into account that maybe it’s their reception that’s the problem.
Daniel prayed two prayers in Daniel 9 and 10. He saw an answer to his first prayer while he was still praying, within about three minutes. But in the tenth chapter, it was three weeks before he saw his prayer answered. Some people would think, Why did God answer the first prayer in three minutes and the second prayer in three weeks?
The answer to that question is that God didn’t answer one prayer in three minutes and the other one in three weeks; He answered both prayers instantly. In Daniel 9:23, the angel Gabriel told Daniel that at the beginning of his prayer, the Lord gave him a commandment to go explain the answer to Daniel. Yet it took Gabriel approximately three minutes to get there.
Then in the tenth chapter, the messenger who came to Daniel told him that on the first day of Daniel’s prayer, the Lord sent him, but he had been hindered by a demonic power for three weeks.
God wasn’t the variable in these instances! He answered both prayers instantly, but what the Lord had commanded in the spiritual realm was hindered from manifesting in the physical realm. Still, the answer had been given. The truth is that the Lord has already provided everything we will ever need, but His provision is in the spiritual realm.
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24).
God moves in the spiritual realm. Whether or not we see manifest in the physical realm what He has done in the spiritual realm is not dependent on His giving but on our receiving.
One of the variables is the devil’s opposition. However, people give the devil way too much credit. Some think that the devil never misses a trick. They aren’t sure about the Lord’s faithfulness, but they are absolutely convinced that the devil is always there to wreak havoc.
However, the devil blows it all the time. Sometimes the physical manifestation of what God has already done comes with little effort. Other times it can be delayed, not because God changes, but because the devil just misses it sometimes. Other times, there is major demonic opposition that hinders the manifestation of what God has commanded.
We have to know that God has already done His part and that any delay in our manifestation is not His fault. That will keep us in faith. Remember that faith is our positive response to what God has already done by grace.
This leads us to spiritual warfare. It’s a hot topic in the body of Christ, but in my opinion, spiritual warfare is the most abused teaching in the church today.It’s true that every one of us is involved in spiritual warfare. Denying the battle doesn’t stop it—it just guarantees that you will lose. But Satan’s only power is deception.
Satan doesn’t have any physical power or authority except what we give him when we yield to his lies. That’s a radical statement that is completely contrary to popular spiritual warfare teachings. Many proclaim that demonic powers are holding people in bondage and that the way to break through is to intercede, bind those powers, and set the people free. That’s not what God’s Word teaches.
The Bible says,
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32).
Knowing the truth, not binding the devil in prayer, is what sets people free. There isn’t one scriptural model for spiritual warfare the way that it is being taught today. Neither Jesus nor His disciples ever sent teams of prayer warriors into cities to prepare the spiritual climate. They never motivated the body of believers to spend their lives binding demonic powers. This is a very controversial subject and one that I don’t have time to deal with properly in this letter. But I have gone in depth about this in my teaching entitled You’ve Already Got It!
If you aren’t experiencing the abundance that you know the Lord wants you to have, then I can guarantee you that the revelation you need is in this message. This is the type of teaching that you will want and need to read or listen to again and again until it becomes true revelation knowledge to you.
This message will forever change the way you think about receiving the blessings of God. It’s the knowledge of this truth that will set you free to receive from God.
http://www.awmi.net/extra/article/already_got
http://www.awmi.net/extra/audio/1033