Key VerseKey Verse
“For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation.”
Ephesians 2:14 NIV
Jews & GentilesJews & Gentiles
The Jews could not comprehend how The Gentiles could possibly be saved,
Because their religious system required obedience to very precise laws.
CircumcisionCircumcision
“This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your seed after you. Every male child among you shall be circumcised.”
--Genesis 17:10 MKJV
CircumcisionCircumcision
“And certain ones who came down from Judea taught the brothers, saying, ‘Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.’”
--Acts 15:1 MKJV
CircumcisionCircumcision
“Behold, I, Paul, say to you that if you are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.”
--Galatians 5:2 MKJV
Jewish RulesJewish Rules
Circumcised
Dietary laws
Temple laws
Unclean laws
Sabbath laws
Worshiping One God
Torn CurtainTorn Curtain
“With a loud cry Jesus died. The curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.” --Mark 15:37,38 GNB
Torn CurtainTorn Curtain
“We have, then, my friends, complete freedom to go into the Most Holy Place by means of the death of Jesus. He opened for us a new way, a living way, through the curtain---that is, through his own body. We have a great priest in charge of the house of God. So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean water.” --Hebrews 10:19-22 GNB
BarriersBarriers
Barriers have a good purpose:
Protect from enemies
Rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem
Brought NearBrought Near
“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”--Ephesians 2:13 NKJV
Special LightSpecial Light
Ancient Israel believed it had been given special light and truth. And it had! Yet, look what spiritual pride had done to the nation. How do we as Adventists, who also believe we, have been given special light and truth (and we have!), protect ourselves from this danger?
Key VerseKey Verse
“by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace,…”
--Ephesians 2:15 NIV
New CreationNew Creation
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”--2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
NO Superiority!NO Superiority!
The Bible makes it clear that NO human beingIs superior enough to meet God’s requirementsFor salvation, which is perfection in all thingsAt all times, in every circumstance and condition
“As it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no not one;’” --Romans 3:10 MKJV
None RighteousNone Righteous
“What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” --Romans 3:9-12 KJV
Moses & LeprosyMoses & Leprosy
“And Jehovah said to [Moses] again, ‘Now put your hand in your bosom.’ And he put his hand into his bosom. And when he took it out, behold, his hand was as leprous as snow.”
--Exodus 4:7 MKJV
Sick From Head to ToeSick From Head to Toe
“Why should you be stricken any more? You will revolt more and more; the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it;…”
--Isaiah 1:5,6 MKJV
Jesus JudgesJesus Judges
The way Jesus judges superior and inferiorIs WAY DIFFERENT than the way we judge
The Widow’s Mite
The woman who washed Jesus’ feet
The prayer of the Pharisee and Sinner
The Parable of the Talents
Jesus JudgesJesus Judges
We SDAs claim to be superior, but otherChurches are way ahead of us in some areas
Spiritual Warfare conferences at the Vineyard
Prophetic conferences at the Vineyard
Making Jesus the priority at the Vineyard
PerfectionPerfection
In order to obtain perfection, we SDAs madeThe mistake of minimizing the damage that sinIs done, because we had to make sin “manageable”In order for us to overcome it
Straining GnatsStraining Gnats
“Blind guides who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!” --Matthew 23:24 MKJV
SDA woman in 1974 who was upset with mefor using dice, while sleeping with her boyfriend
Serving the WeakServing the Weak
If you think you are superior to someone elseIn some way, then God expects you to serveThose who are weaker:
Finances
Knowledge
Skills
Emotions
Strength
Wisdom
Networking
S
Given MuchGiven Much
“For to whomever much is given, of him much shall be required.” --Luke 12:48 MKJV
God expects more from me than my brothersBecause I got to go to SDA schools whileThey stayed home and were terrorized byMy demonized stepfather
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