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A Year In The Bible - Part 2 Day: 25 - Being "Religious" means little.

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Day 25 - Being "Religious" means little.

Deuteronomy 23-26; Luke 11

Moses reminds us of how to treat our brothers and sisters in Christ. Jesus warns us about how one demon can become many. Jesus relates how we can become self-righteous in applying the law to others when not following it ourselves, hindering others coming to Christ.

  • 23:1 He who is wounded in the stones, or has his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh.
  • 23:2 A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Yahweh.
  • 23:3 An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of Yahweh forever:
  • 23:19 You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest:
  • 23:20 to a foreigner you may lend on interest; but to your brother you shall not lend on interest, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land where you go in to possess it.
  • 25:4 You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out [the grain].
  • 25:13 You shall not have in your bag diverse weights, a great and a small.
  • 25:14 You shall not have in your house diverse measures, a great and a small.
  • 25:15 You shall have a perfect and just weight. You shall have a perfect and just measure, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
  • 25:16 For all who do such things, [even] all who do unrighteously, are an abomination to Yahweh your God.
  • 31:29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
  • 31:30 But everyone shall die for his own iniquity: every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
  • 11:1 It happened, that when he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."
  • 11:2 He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on Earth, as it is in heaven.
  • 11:3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
  • 11:4 Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'"
  • 11:9 "I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.
  • 11:10 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
  • 11:11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won't give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
  • 11:12 Or if he asks for an egg, he won't give him a scorpion, will he?
  • 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
  • 11:23 "He that is not with me is against me. He who doesn't gather with me scatters.
  • 11:24 The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, 'I will turn back to my house from which I came out.'
  • 11:25 When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
  • 11:26 Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first."
  • 11:27 It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!"
  • 11:28 But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."
  • 11:34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.
  • 11:35 Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn't darkness.
  • 11:36 If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."
  • 11:38 When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
  • 11:39 The Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
  • 11:40 You foolish ones, didn't he who made the outside make the inside also?
  • 11:41 But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.
  • 11:42 But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
  • 11:43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.
  • 11:44 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don't know it."
  • 11:45 One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you insult us also."
  • 11:46 He said, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won't even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
  • 11:52 Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn't enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered."
  • 2:12 So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
  • Retention/Recall
    • God was keeping the Israelites pure. Today, a child will not be denied eternal life due to his parent’s sins, nor will a parent lose out on salvation because of his child’s sins. A person’s relationship with God is entirely dependent on his or her own actions.

      Deuteronomy 23:1-2; Jeremiah 31:29-30; Philippians 2:12 OK

    • Is is right to charge your brother in Christ interest on a loan of any kind?

      Deuteronomy 23:19-20 OK

    • Today, what can we learn from "Do not muzzle the ox that plows your field"? Can we apply the principal to being sensitive towards not taking advantage of those who labor on our behalf?

      Deuteronomy 25:4 OK

    • What today, can we learn from not "having diverse weights"? Should we have integrity in business? Avoid even mild extortion, bribery, mischief, deceit or flattery in business.

      Deuteronomy 25:13-16 OK

    • How did Jesus begin to teach the disciples how to pray?

      Luke 11:1-4 OK

    • What is meant the reminder to keep asking? In software development, incorrect questions lead to correct questions and better understanding of requirements. Might "keep asking" be a reminder to not give up? To keep seeking...

      Luke 11:9-13 OK

    • If we choose to put off any decision in receiving Christ, is that in itself, a decision made.

      Luke 11:23 OK

    • Is there a danger to be guarded against when we follow Jesus? We start doing well, reading, seeking, praying, believing, trusting... what can happen if we are not careful?

      Luke 11:24-26 OK

    • Rather than thanking the woman when receiving her praise, Jesus reminded us of whom the blessed be. Important note: Is it more than just hearing the word. We must ____ it.

      Luke 11:27-28 OK

    • What content we see/consume has an impact. Focus on the truth. Meditate on it day and night to keep the source of light.

      Luke 11:34-36 OK

    • A dangerous trap, to become religious, self-righteous, and only apply the law more to others than ourselves. Rather than drawing people to the Lord, we can inadvertently chase them away in our becoming delusional. Love and wisdom become arrogance and hypocrisy.

      Luke 11:38-46 OK







What is the Sinner's Prayer for Salvation?

The sinners prayer is a common Christian term for a prayer that is said when someone wants to repent of their sin, ask God for forgiveness, and verbally state their belief in the life, death, and saving resurrection of Jesus Christ.

"For, if with your lips you acknowledge the truth of the message that JESUS IS LORD, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with their hearts people believe and so attain to righteousness, while with their lips they make their Profession of faith and so find salvation." Romans 10:9-10

Christ's death on the cross paid in full the debt of our sin. Action must be taken to take hold of the gift.

Dear God, I know that I am a sinner and there is nothing that I can do to save myself. I confess my complete helplessness to forgive my own sin or to work my way to heaven through any good works. At this moment I trust Christ alone and receive by faith all Grace purchased by Jesus as the One who bore my sin when He died on the cross. I believe that He did all that will ever be necessary for me to stand in your holy presence. I thank you that Christ was raised from the dead as a guarantee of my own resurrection. As best as I can, I now transfer my trust to Him and by my faith take hold of His grace and love for me. I am grateful that He has promised to receive me despite my many sins and failures. Thank you for your word that will guide me as to how I should live my remaining days. Please grant me the wisdom to discern correctly and motivation to grow my faith, obedience, understanding, appreciation, and love for you. Thank you for your Grace and mercy that I do not deserve. Thank you that my salvation is not based on my level of performance in my short life but in my receiving what your victory on the cross did pay for. Thank you that I can receive by my faith alone, your glorious gift of salvation. Thank you for hearing this prayer and for saving me. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.