Tag Archives: Ten Commandments

The Heart of Idolatry

Exodus 20:3; 1 Corinthians 10:14; 1 John 5:21 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. JOHN ANGELL JAMES (1785-1869): The first commandment says, “Thou shall have … Continue reading

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Prayer & Fasting for the Christian Church, the Spiritual Israel of God

Nehemiah 1:4,5; Daniel 9:3-5 The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. And it came to pass, when I [Nehemiah] heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, … Continue reading

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The Dangers of Profaning the Lord’s Day

Isaiah 58:13,14; Nehemiah 13:17,18        If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing … Continue reading

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The Blessings of Observing the Lord’s Day As God Commanded

Mark 2:27; Isaiah 58:13,14        The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.        If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a … Continue reading

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How Do We Sanctify the Sabbath & Keep the Lord’s Day Holy?

Exodus 20:8; Deuteronomy 5:12; Revelation 1:12        Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.        Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.        I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s … Continue reading

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Does God Command a ‘Christian’ Sabbath?

Exodus 20:8-10; Revelation 1:9, 10        Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt … Continue reading

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Winter in the Church of God

Exodus 20:1-6        And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. … Continue reading

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