UCG Raleigh

The Fourth Commandment: Face Time With God


Listen Later

Exodus 20:8-11 God’s 4th commandment presents us with a very tangible, task oriented way to express our love for Him: spending time together. Loving God implies some sort of relationship, and I think we can all agree; good relationships take time together to develop and grow.  Our Father Creator’s 4th commandment sets apart a specific day of the week, so that we can spend time together, and develop our relationship. It is last of the first four commandments which offer  us guidance on what it means to love God with all our heart, mind, and being. *********************************You can listen to this message on YouTubeThe Fourth Commandment: Face Time With God*********************************Let's review the first four commandments in terms of a relationship:1st commandment - to make this relationship your top priority; compare to a courtship where each party wants to be the other person’s top priority. 2nd commandment - to have a true image of who and what God is; in human relationships we consider it important that the other party “get us”… the understand who we are and what we are all about3rd commandment - to show respect and honor towards God; in healthy human relationships you want the other party to treat you a certain way4th commandment - to spend time together: you want the other party to spend time with youThe Sabbath is Time Set Apart By GodGenesis 2:1-2 the day in question is the 7th day of the weekly cycleLeviticus 23:32 in God's word a "day" is reckoned    from sunset to sunset The Sabbath is actually very simple and straightforward. Yet, it is the most consistently undermined and confused by ridiculous arguments like:.1. All days are equal. The 7th day Sabbath is merely a ceremonial observance. Commonly expressed "we should spend time  with God every day not just on a single day of the week".2. Any day will do. we are adhering to the spirit of the commandment if we set aside one day out of seven. The Sabbath doesn't have to be on Saturday it can be on Sunday, or Wednesday. And its actually better to change the day since we don't want to be confused with the Jews. Imagine yourself in a relationship where you are rich and powerful and the other party has nothing. Everything they have they owe to you, past and present. You love them and you want to spend time together. You say “you can come and see me any time, but I would like you to always come to see me every Saturday”. They reply “I appreciate all you do for me but I think I’d rather be the one to pick when we meet. I’ll let you know what days I’ll come”. What would their words tell you about your relationship with that person?Disinformation and Confusion About The SabbathThe battle over the Sabbath is a war of deception and misinformation. Few people grasp how deeply and fundamentally humanity, society, and culture are indoctrinated by Satan.Revelation 12:9 --> 1 John 5:19 Satan's objective is to undermine, divert, and destroy the development of that relationship between you and the true God who is your Father. The fallen archangel Lucifer's great sin was to declare himself God's equal. It was Lucifer who first said "I will make myself like the most high". Lucifer, want3ed to be equal (or above) YHWH. He wanted to Rule over all the  created beings (stars of God) Isaiah 14:12-14 this Lucifer (Satan, evil one) is insanely jealous, angry, and resentful that God is creating in humanity a new class of spiritual beings who will be of greater importance than angels.Hebrews 1:5-7, 13-14 the angels are beneath the spirit born sons of God. This is not only a subordination of angels to Jesus but a subordination of a angels to the spirit born children of God.Hebrews 2:6-7, 11-13 while we are yet in the flesh we do not rank above angels, but that is our destiny. We are to be raised to spirit life with the full rights of son-ship in God's family. No longer “a little
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

UCG RaleighBy Craig Scott

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

3 ratings