Recently on Sunday morning we have been going through a study on Truth called Believe it or Not. Truth is true whether we believe it or not. Just because we believe something to be true doesn't make it true. God's word is (and should be) absolute truth in our lives... however our society is redefining "truth".
Absolute truth: It's true for ALL people, for ALL times, in ALL places.
For example (be aware your toes might get a little squished on this one)- God's word says "Do not kill"... why??? because our God is life and calls us to love one another. Murder is not showing love. However our countries law states that abortion is legal.... contrary to God's word. Even though it is "ok" by our countries eyes... it is not ok in God's eyes. Absolute truth!
With defining that, on Wednesday night we have been going through Levitical law... I was taught growing up that levitcal law was not for us so it didn't apply to us...it was just there to show how man can't meet up to God's standards ( however in the church I grew up in we had "legalistic rules" like no drinking and no dancing.) It was all about the rules... not about the relationship. We serve a personal God who desires a relationship... not just a bunch of rule following robots!
Old ideas colliding with new ideas.... Levitical law is truth... yesterday, today, and tomorrow. So even though we are under grace, we still should follow Levitical law because they were set up to protect and guide us. We are not bound to the law (nor are we saved by it) but we should desire to follow it in order to serve our God and build a closer relationship with him. What makes us think that we can pick and choose what is truth in our life? God desires our hearts to serve Him rather than our sacrifices.
The truth will set you free from the lies of the enemy. The truths of God's word should be followed from the heart as an act of service in our worship to Christ... why because Jesus is truth and grace!!!
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