I was asked what the gospel is recently, and wanted to share here.
The gospel is the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is an everlasting gospel that is for all people of all nations starting with Adam and Eve until the end of time.
Sin separated man from God Isa 59:2 and sin is the transgression of God's law 1 John 3:4 the Ten Commandments Romans 7:7
Part of the gospel message our salvation from the condemnation of sin. Romans 6:23 Mat 1:21
If there was no law, there would be no condemnation as the wages of sin (breaking God's law) is death Romans 6:23- this is the condemnation. If there was no condemnation, there would be no need for a Savior as we would all be immortal- (the first lie that made Eve fall- one of the same tactics the devil uses today- we can break God's law and live) so God's law is a vital part of the gospel, because we are not saved in our sins- we are saved from sin.
God's law shows us how to worship Him. The first 4 commandments is how we are to love God.
Exodus 20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying:
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.
4 “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; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor [b]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, 6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7 “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.
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 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. 11 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.
God is the one who saves us from the bondage of sin. The 4th commandment or Sabbath commandment is the only commandment that points to the Author of His law and shows that He is the Creator and Authority of everything- King of Kings Lords of Lords and who the devil has been trying to take the place of Isa 14:14 so no wonder the 4th commandment is attacked so much. It has God's seal of authority.
If someone wrote down a set of laws but didn't sign who they came from it would be meaningless. If the President of the Unities States wrote a set of laws and signed it, then its valid. A set of laws that has no signature, no author is meaningless. The Sabbath has the seal of God's law. It contains who is the Author: Lord thy God. His Title- Creator and Territory : Heaven and Earth
The everlasting gospel points us back to the Sabbath commandment- the only place that has His seal.
Revelation 14:6 Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— 7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”
Exo 20: 11 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.
God said the Sabbath was the sign that He is our God
Eze 20:20 hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’
Also notice this.... “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come;
There will be a judgement and there has to be a standard of judgement. We don't have to guess- scripture tell us.
This has almost verbatim the same language.
Ecc 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment,
Including every secret thing,
Whether good or evil.
What are we judged on?
James 2:10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty
The Ten Commandments will be what we are judged on breaking one we break them all. The Ten Commandments was written by the finger of God Exo 31:18 this is His work Exo 32:16 His righteousness Psa 119:172 and Truth Psa 119:151 and reflects His perfect character that we are to take on. His law is perfect for converting the soul Psa 19:7, Removing even one jot or tittle from His law removes His mercy as all Ten Commandments sits under His mercy seat they way He wrote and spoke and the earthy temple was a copy of God's heavenly Temple Heb 8:1-5 where lies the Ten Commandments Rev 11:19
At the end we will either take on His character (image) and receive His seal Isaiah 8:16 or we will make an image to the beast and his mark. It all comes down to the authority of who we worship. Do we worship God, the Creator of heaven and earth and all that is in them and follow His laws by His authority or follow man and worship in vain keeping the commandments of man over the commandments of God. Mar 7:7-13 Mat 15:3-14
Scripture tells us how we avoid it the mark.
Rev 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
And the antidote the next verse
Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
A beast is a kingdom- meaning a governing power Daniel 7:23 and we are told the beast has a mark that one will receive or will receive the seal of God. It comes down to the authority of our worship. The Sabbath is the commandment that shows the authority of God - the God the Creator who made heaven and earth. The beast would have to have something contrary to God's Sabbath commandment. Do we see that happening in scripture and in history?
In Daniel 7:25 we are told this beast power would change times and laws. The only commandment that is both a time and a law is the Sabbath commandment. It is a law (4th commandment) and a time- every seventh day Sabbath Exo 20:10
Do we see this in history. Yes, Rome admits to this change. They admit it didn't come from scripture but their own authority that is above the bible. They claim it is their mark of their authority.
If Protestants would follow the Bible, they would worship God on the Sabbath Day. In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church.
—Albert Smith, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, replying for the Cardinal, in a letter dated February 10, 1920.
Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change was her act. And the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical power and authority in religious matters.
—C. F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons, in answer to a letter regarding the change of the Sabbath, November 11, 1895.
Deny the authority of the Church and you have no adequate or reasonable explanation or justification for the substitution of Sunday for Saturday in the Third - Protestant Fourth - Commandment of God... The Church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact.'
—Catholic Record, September 1, 1923.
Which it all comes down to. Do we worship God on His authority and keep His commandments or keep the commandments of man and worship in vain?
Who is our allegiance to? Do we worship God in Truth and Spirit and keep His commandments written by His own finger or obey the commandments of man. We will all have to answer this question one day.
The gospel is the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is an everlasting gospel that is for all people of all nations starting with Adam and Eve until the end of time.
Sin separated man from God Isa 59:2 and sin is the transgression of God's law 1 John 3:4 the Ten Commandments Romans 7:7
Part of the gospel message our salvation from the condemnation of sin. Romans 6:23 Mat 1:21
If there was no law, there would be no condemnation as the wages of sin (breaking God's law) is death Romans 6:23- this is the condemnation. If there was no condemnation, there would be no need for a Savior as we would all be immortal- (the first lie that made Eve fall- one of the same tactics the devil uses today- we can break God's law and live) so God's law is a vital part of the gospel, because we are not saved in our sins- we are saved from sin.
God's law shows us how to worship Him. The first 4 commandments is how we are to love God.
Exodus 20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying:
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.
4 “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; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor [b]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, 6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7 “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.
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 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. 11 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.
God is the one who saves us from the bondage of sin. The 4th commandment or Sabbath commandment is the only commandment that points to the Author of His law and shows that He is the Creator and Authority of everything- King of Kings Lords of Lords and who the devil has been trying to take the place of Isa 14:14 so no wonder the 4th commandment is attacked so much. It has God's seal of authority.
If someone wrote down a set of laws but didn't sign who they came from it would be meaningless. If the President of the Unities States wrote a set of laws and signed it, then its valid. A set of laws that has no signature, no author is meaningless. The Sabbath has the seal of God's law. It contains who is the Author: Lord thy God. His Title- Creator and Territory : Heaven and Earth
The everlasting gospel points us back to the Sabbath commandment- the only place that has His seal.
Revelation 14:6 Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— 7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”
Exo 20: 11 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.
God said the Sabbath was the sign that He is our God
Eze 20:20 hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’
Also notice this.... “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come;
There will be a judgement and there has to be a standard of judgement. We don't have to guess- scripture tell us.
This has almost verbatim the same language.
Ecc 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment,
Including every secret thing,
Whether good or evil.
What are we judged on?
James 2:10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty
The Ten Commandments will be what we are judged on breaking one we break them all. The Ten Commandments was written by the finger of God Exo 31:18 this is His work Exo 32:16 His righteousness Psa 119:172 and Truth Psa 119:151 and reflects His perfect character that we are to take on. His law is perfect for converting the soul Psa 19:7, Removing even one jot or tittle from His law removes His mercy as all Ten Commandments sits under His mercy seat they way He wrote and spoke and the earthy temple was a copy of God's heavenly Temple Heb 8:1-5 where lies the Ten Commandments Rev 11:19
At the end we will either take on His character (image) and receive His seal Isaiah 8:16 or we will make an image to the beast and his mark. It all comes down to the authority of who we worship. Do we worship God, the Creator of heaven and earth and all that is in them and follow His laws by His authority or follow man and worship in vain keeping the commandments of man over the commandments of God. Mar 7:7-13 Mat 15:3-14
Scripture tells us how we avoid it the mark.
Rev 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
And the antidote the next verse
Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
A beast is a kingdom- meaning a governing power Daniel 7:23 and we are told the beast has a mark that one will receive or will receive the seal of God. It comes down to the authority of our worship. The Sabbath is the commandment that shows the authority of God - the God the Creator who made heaven and earth. The beast would have to have something contrary to God's Sabbath commandment. Do we see that happening in scripture and in history?
In Daniel 7:25 we are told this beast power would change times and laws. The only commandment that is both a time and a law is the Sabbath commandment. It is a law (4th commandment) and a time- every seventh day Sabbath Exo 20:10
Do we see this in history. Yes, Rome admits to this change. They admit it didn't come from scripture but their own authority that is above the bible. They claim it is their mark of their authority.
If Protestants would follow the Bible, they would worship God on the Sabbath Day. In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church.
—Albert Smith, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, replying for the Cardinal, in a letter dated February 10, 1920.
Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change was her act. And the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical power and authority in religious matters.
—C. F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons, in answer to a letter regarding the change of the Sabbath, November 11, 1895.
Deny the authority of the Church and you have no adequate or reasonable explanation or justification for the substitution of Sunday for Saturday in the Third - Protestant Fourth - Commandment of God... The Church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact.'
—Catholic Record, September 1, 1923.
Which it all comes down to. Do we worship God on His authority and keep His commandments or keep the commandments of man and worship in vain?
Who is our allegiance to? Do we worship God in Truth and Spirit and keep His commandments written by His own finger or obey the commandments of man. We will all have to answer this question one day.
