APPENDIX I
Texts About Law-Keeping
In the Bible, Elohim’s people are instructed to keep the commandments, statutes and Law on repeated occasions. As shown below:
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Texts Instructing to Keep Elohim’s Com-mandments
Exodus 15:26
Exodus 16:28
Exodus 20:6
Leviticus 22:31
Leviticus 26:3
Deuteronomy 4:2
Deuteronomy 4:40
Deuteronomy 5:1, 10
Deuteronomy 5:29
Deuteronomy 6:2
Deuteronomy 6:17
Deuteronomy 7:9
Deuteronomy 7:11
Deuteronomy 8:2
Deuteronomy 8:6
Deuteronomy 10:13
Deuteronomy 11:1
Deuteronomy 11:8
Deuteronomy 11:22
Deuteronomy 13:4
Deuteronomy 13:18
Deuteronomy 19:9
Deuteronomy 26:17-18
Deuteronomy 27:1
Deuteronomy 28:9
Deuteronomy 28:45
Deuteronomy 30:10
Deuteronomy 30:16
Joshua 22:5
1 Kings 2:3
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1 Kings 3:14
1 Kings 6:12
1 Kings 8:58, 61
1 Kings 9:6
1 Kings 11:38
2 Kings 17:13
2 Kings 23:3
1 Chronicles 28:8
1 Chronicles 29:19
2 Chronicles 34:31
Nehemiah 1:9
Psalm 78:7
Psalm 89:30-32
Psalm 103:18
Psalm 119:60
Psalm 119:115
Proverbs 3:1
Proverbs 4:4
Proverbs 7:1-2
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Daniel 9:4
Matthew 19:17
John 14:15
John 15:10
1 John 2:3
1 John 3:22
1 John 5:2-3
Revelation 12:17
Revelation 14:12
Texts Instructing to Keep Elohim’s Law
Deuteronomy 17:19 |
Joshua 23:6
1 Kings 2:3
1 Chronicles 22:12
2 Chronicles 6:16
Psalm 119:34
Psalm 119:44
Psalm 119:136
Proverbs 28:4
Daniel 9:11
Malachi 2:7
Romans 2:25-26
James 2:10
Texts Instructing to Obey Elohim’s Com-mandments
Deuteronomy 11:27
Deuteronomy 11:28
Deuteronomy 27:10
Deuteronomy 30:8
Romans 16:26 |
APPENDIX II
Blessings Promised to Law-Keepers
Those who, through the power of heaven, walk in obedience to Elohim’s Law are promised numerous heavenly blessings. Some of these promised blessings are listed below:
- Elohim will give you protection against Egyptian diseases – Exodus 15:26.
- You will receive the mercy of heaven – Exodus 20:6.
- Elohim will give you dependable rains and healthy crops – Leviticus 26:3-4.
- Elohim will give you long life – Deut. 4:40, 1 Kings 3:14.
- You and your children will be blessed – Deut. 5:29.
- Elohim will give you Strength – Deut. 11:8, 22-23.
- Elohim will bless and establish you – Deut. 28:9.
- You will be spared from the curses which come against the Lawless – Deuteronomy 28:45.
- Elohim will rejoice over you – you will bring Him joy – Deuteronomy 30:9-10, 1 John 3:22
- Elohim will build your home in security – 1 Kings 11:38.
- Elohim will gather you when He brings His people home – Nehemiah 1:9.
- Elohim will extend everlasting righteousness and mercy unto you – Psalm 103:13-18.
- Peace is promised to Law-keepers – Proverbs 3:1-2.
- Keeping the Law is wisdom – Proverbs 7:1-2.
- Eternal life is promised to the obedient – Matt. 19:17.
- Obedience to Elohim causes us to abide in His love – John 15:10.
- Through obedience we gain the victory over the world – 1 John 5:1-4.
- Through obedience, we may become part of Christ’s spiritual Bride – Revelation 12:17, 14:12.
APPENDIX III
Guidelines For Sabbath-keeping
Having read the material contained in this book, one may wonder how to go about keeping the holy days between now and when YHWH returns. Using the Scripture only, the following are the Biblical instructions for keeping the Sabbaths holy:
- The Sabbaths are to be a "delight," but we are not choose to use the Sabbath for our "own pleasure." The words we speak and the activities we do are to be wholly centered on that which will spiritually be a blessing and bring honor to Christ.
- We are to prepare for the Sabbath the day before. This means that the house will be clean and the food cooked in advance. No work is to be done on the Sabbath.
- Exodus 16:23
- Leviticus 23:7-8
- Numbers 29:12
- While the Sabbath is a day of "rest," this does not mean that these precious hours should be slept away. We are to rest from our daily labor. But, Sabbath should be used, as Christ used it: in worshipping Elohim, in bringing physical and spiritual healing to others, in attending church or Bible study meetings, in learning from the Scriptures, and in blessing others for eternity.
- Mark 1:17-21
- Matthew 12:10-12
APPENDIX IV
Where Lawlessness Has Gotten Us
There is no doubt that the world would be a different place –a much better place- if the Law of Elohim were still our standard in today’s society, as Elohim intends it to be. Pastor Joe Wright, of the Christian Central Church, made an interesting note in prayer form at the opening session of the Kansas Senate, recently.
Repackaging what Elohim has defined as evil and passing it off as good, as Elder Wright noted, has caused the problems in our society. Evil versus good is clearly defined by heaven in the Torah. Yes, if we all were paying attention to Elohim’s Law today, what a different place this world would be!
"Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask Your forgiveness and to seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.
- We confess that we have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and call it Pluralism
- We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
- We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
- We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
- We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.
- We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem.
- We have abused power and called it politics.
- We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.
- We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called freedom of expression.
- We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free…
Amen!"
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