THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL, AND THE SABBATH TEST, IN THE LAST DAYS.
Please, share this lesson with your family, friends co-worker and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD.
The final test is soon to come upon this world and we need to make sure that we are living in accordance with a 'thus saith the LORD', not thus saith man.
In Jeremiah 17:9, we are told that "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked." So if we put our trust in man or our own selves, then we will be deceived, which is why it is so important to live by the express Word of God and not deviate from it.(see Psalm 118:8).
Did you know that the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the river Jordan and the Sabbath day all have something in common?
Many professed Christians in this world say that it matters not which day you keep as the Sabbath, or that the Sabbath day has been changed. But the tree of knowledge of good and evil and the river Jordan teach us an important lesson regarding this.
In the beginning when God created the earth and man and placed man in the garden of Eden, God told Adam and Eve not to eat of one specific tree - the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Now ask yourself a question. Could Adam and Eve have just picked their own tree from which they couldn't eat?
Just think about that. Did it matter WHICH tree? Yes, because our Creator chose a specific tree!
Now did the fruit on the tree of knowledge of good and evil have some sort of special substance that caused Adam and Eve to know good and evil? No. The tree of knowledge was simply a beautiful tree with beautiful fruit.
It was going against Jehovah's specific command and not trusting that the LORD meant exactly what He said that caused the separation from God and man's knowledge of sin. When Eve stretched forth her hand to take of that fruit from the forbidden tree, did she think that just maybe God didn't really mean what He said?
Maybe God won't mind? Oh! The danger of presumption and doubting the express commands of God! Look at the mess of this world due to this act of presumption and doubt over Jehovah's express commands.
Just as the tree was a test of obedience in the beginning, the Sabbath is going to be a test of obedience in the end times. Remember, Adam and Eve could not just choose their own tree to not eat from. They had to obey the express command of Jehovah.
Now many Sunday keepers will say ... "oh we are no longer under the law." First of all, not being 'under the law' means we are not under the condemnation of the law - IF - we are in Christ and walk in the Spirit (Romans 8:1).
Secondly, we are no longer under the 'tutorship' of the law, because we are now taught by Christ (Galatians 3:24). BUT neither of those things do away with God's moral law summed up in the 10 commandments, which is an expression of His character.
That law stills stands. It's just that we are no longer condemned by the law in Christ and we don't need to be taught by the law, as we are taught by Christ Himself through the Holy Spirit.
Let me ask a question. Were Adam and Eve 'under the law' in the beginning before they sinned? Have you ever thought about that? They walked with Christ in the garden and were SINLESS (to begin with) and had no 'written law' to look at.
So in the same way we are today, they were not 'under the law.' And yet they sinned and were cast out of the garden and began to die. How is that when they were not 'under the law'? It is because not being 'under the law' does NOT do away with the law of God.
God's law is still there and is always there and anyone who chooses to go against God's character, summed up in the ten commandments, is a sinner. Adam and Eve broke the first commandment in eating from that tree.
They put 'another god' before Jehovah - Satan and self. And all who reject God's holy 7th day Sabbath are doing the same - putting 'another god' before Jehovah.
What did God ask Adam and Eve to do? To not eat from one specific tree. What did God tell Naaman to do? To wash himself in one specific river. What did God tell king Saul to do? To carry out His express instruction and not deviate from it. What has God told us to do? To keep one specific day in the week as a holy Sabbath rest.
I pray you can see the importance and relevance of this with regards to the Sabbath day. God has designated the seventh day as His holy Sabbath, which evidence shows is our Saturday today. So we have a choice to make. We can either obey Jehovah's specific command to keep His specific 7th day Sabbath, just like Adam and Eve had to not eat from that specific tree and Naaman had to wash in that specific river.
Or we can take matters into our own hands and choose our own day, or no day at all. But then the words which were spoken to king Saul will come to us ... "Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord ... and didst evil in the sight of the Lord? ... Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee."
And what is the specific command and specific day that Jehovah has given us?
(See Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:8-11).
Remember those words ... "the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God." It is NOT the 'sabbath of the Jews.'
Those who, by faith, obey Jehovah's specific commands, including the 4th commandment, will receive the seal of God. But those who follow man in disobeying God's specific commands by keeping the 1st day (Sunday), choosing their own way (their own tree or river), will receive the mark of the beast.
God has blessed us with the 7th day Sabbath for spiritual and physical healing. Keeping the day is a 'sign' that we acknowledge Jehovah as our Creator and God. Just as NOT eating from the tree of knowledge would have been a 'sign' to Adam and Eve that they acknowledge Jehovah as their Creator and God.
The 7th day (our Saturday) is a blessed and sanctified day (Genesis 2:3). There is a blessing attached to the very specific day. But if we choose another day, there will be no blessing in it and just like Adam and Eve in eating from that tree, we will be telling God we want to do things our own way.
And NO-ONE can save themselves! Just think about that. So will you BY FAITH accept God's specific Word concerning the Sabbath? Or will you, like Naaman, before his servant showed him the truth, try and find your OWN WAY, by choosing YOUR OWN day for healing? Remember, healing and salvation will NEVER come through disobedience.
Romans 6:16 ...'Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?'
To learn more about our lord Jesus christ, the Word of God, and the Sabbath, please visit your local Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Or please visit us at Rossville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1737 Mission Ridge Road, Rossville Georgia 30741
Pastor; Greg Hudson
Services start at 11am on Saturday (Sabbath) morning.
Please, share this lesson with your family, friends co-worker and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD.
The final test is soon to come upon this world and we need to make sure that we are living in accordance with a 'thus saith the LORD', not thus saith man.
In Jeremiah 17:9, we are told that "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked." So if we put our trust in man or our own selves, then we will be deceived, which is why it is so important to live by the express Word of God and not deviate from it.(see Psalm 118:8).
Did you know that the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the river Jordan and the Sabbath day all have something in common?
Many professed Christians in this world say that it matters not which day you keep as the Sabbath, or that the Sabbath day has been changed. But the tree of knowledge of good and evil and the river Jordan teach us an important lesson regarding this.
In the beginning when God created the earth and man and placed man in the garden of Eden, God told Adam and Eve not to eat of one specific tree - the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Now ask yourself a question. Could Adam and Eve have just picked their own tree from which they couldn't eat?
Just think about that. Did it matter WHICH tree? Yes, because our Creator chose a specific tree!
Now did the fruit on the tree of knowledge of good and evil have some sort of special substance that caused Adam and Eve to know good and evil? No. The tree of knowledge was simply a beautiful tree with beautiful fruit.
It was going against Jehovah's specific command and not trusting that the LORD meant exactly what He said that caused the separation from God and man's knowledge of sin. When Eve stretched forth her hand to take of that fruit from the forbidden tree, did she think that just maybe God didn't really mean what He said?
Maybe God won't mind? Oh! The danger of presumption and doubting the express commands of God! Look at the mess of this world due to this act of presumption and doubt over Jehovah's express commands.
Just as the tree was a test of obedience in the beginning, the Sabbath is going to be a test of obedience in the end times. Remember, Adam and Eve could not just choose their own tree to not eat from. They had to obey the express command of Jehovah.
Now many Sunday keepers will say ... "oh we are no longer under the law." First of all, not being 'under the law' means we are not under the condemnation of the law - IF - we are in Christ and walk in the Spirit (Romans 8:1).
Secondly, we are no longer under the 'tutorship' of the law, because we are now taught by Christ (Galatians 3:24). BUT neither of those things do away with God's moral law summed up in the 10 commandments, which is an expression of His character.
That law stills stands. It's just that we are no longer condemned by the law in Christ and we don't need to be taught by the law, as we are taught by Christ Himself through the Holy Spirit.
Let me ask a question. Were Adam and Eve 'under the law' in the beginning before they sinned? Have you ever thought about that? They walked with Christ in the garden and were SINLESS (to begin with) and had no 'written law' to look at.
So in the same way we are today, they were not 'under the law.' And yet they sinned and were cast out of the garden and began to die. How is that when they were not 'under the law'? It is because not being 'under the law' does NOT do away with the law of God.
God's law is still there and is always there and anyone who chooses to go against God's character, summed up in the ten commandments, is a sinner. Adam and Eve broke the first commandment in eating from that tree.
They put 'another god' before Jehovah - Satan and self. And all who reject God's holy 7th day Sabbath are doing the same - putting 'another god' before Jehovah.
What did God ask Adam and Eve to do? To not eat from one specific tree. What did God tell Naaman to do? To wash himself in one specific river. What did God tell king Saul to do? To carry out His express instruction and not deviate from it. What has God told us to do? To keep one specific day in the week as a holy Sabbath rest.
I pray you can see the importance and relevance of this with regards to the Sabbath day. God has designated the seventh day as His holy Sabbath, which evidence shows is our Saturday today. So we have a choice to make. We can either obey Jehovah's specific command to keep His specific 7th day Sabbath, just like Adam and Eve had to not eat from that specific tree and Naaman had to wash in that specific river.
Or we can take matters into our own hands and choose our own day, or no day at all. But then the words which were spoken to king Saul will come to us ... "Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord ... and didst evil in the sight of the Lord? ... Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee."
And what is the specific command and specific day that Jehovah has given us?
(See Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:8-11).
Remember those words ... "the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God." It is NOT the 'sabbath of the Jews.'
Those who, by faith, obey Jehovah's specific commands, including the 4th commandment, will receive the seal of God. But those who follow man in disobeying God's specific commands by keeping the 1st day (Sunday), choosing their own way (their own tree or river), will receive the mark of the beast.
God has blessed us with the 7th day Sabbath for spiritual and physical healing. Keeping the day is a 'sign' that we acknowledge Jehovah as our Creator and God. Just as NOT eating from the tree of knowledge would have been a 'sign' to Adam and Eve that they acknowledge Jehovah as their Creator and God.
The 7th day (our Saturday) is a blessed and sanctified day (Genesis 2:3). There is a blessing attached to the very specific day. But if we choose another day, there will be no blessing in it and just like Adam and Eve in eating from that tree, we will be telling God we want to do things our own way.
And NO-ONE can save themselves! Just think about that. So will you BY FAITH accept God's specific Word concerning the Sabbath? Or will you, like Naaman, before his servant showed him the truth, try and find your OWN WAY, by choosing YOUR OWN day for healing? Remember, healing and salvation will NEVER come through disobedience.
Romans 6:16 ...'Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?'
To learn more about our lord Jesus christ, the Word of God, and the Sabbath, please visit your local Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Or please visit us at Rossville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1737 Mission Ridge Road, Rossville Georgia 30741
Pastor; Greg Hudson
Services start at 11am on Saturday (Sabbath) morning.
THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL, AND THE SABBATH TEST, IN THE LAST DAYS.
Please, share this lesson with your family, friends co-worker and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD.
The final test is soon to come upon this world and we need to make sure that we are living in accordance with a 'thus saith the LORD', not thus saith man.
In Jeremiah 17:9, we are told that "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked." So if we put our trust in man or our own selves, then we will be deceived, which is why it is so important to live by the express Word of God and not deviate from it.(see Psalm 118:8).
Did you know that the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the river Jordan and the Sabbath day all have something in common?
Many professed Christians in this world say that it matters not which day you keep as the Sabbath, or that the Sabbath day has been changed. But the tree of knowledge of good and evil and the river Jordan teach us an important lesson regarding this.
In the beginning when God created the earth and man and placed man in the garden of Eden, God told Adam and Eve not to eat of one specific tree - the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Now ask yourself a question. Could Adam and Eve have just picked their own tree from which they couldn't eat?
Just think about that. Did it matter WHICH tree? Yes, because our Creator chose a specific tree!
Now did the fruit on the tree of knowledge of good and evil have some sort of special substance that caused Adam and Eve to know good and evil? No. The tree of knowledge was simply a beautiful tree with beautiful fruit.
It was going against Jehovah's specific command and not trusting that the LORD meant exactly what He said that caused the separation from God and man's knowledge of sin. When Eve stretched forth her hand to take of that fruit from the forbidden tree, did she think that just maybe God didn't really mean what He said?
Maybe God won't mind? Oh! The danger of presumption and doubting the express commands of God! Look at the mess of this world due to this act of presumption and doubt over Jehovah's express commands.
Just as the tree was a test of obedience in the beginning, the Sabbath is going to be a test of obedience in the end times. Remember, Adam and Eve could not just choose their own tree to not eat from. They had to obey the express command of Jehovah.
Now many Sunday keepers will say ... "oh we are no longer under the law." First of all, not being 'under the law' means we are not under the condemnation of the law - IF - we are in Christ and walk in the Spirit (Romans 8:1).
Secondly, we are no longer under the 'tutorship' of the law, because we are now taught by Christ (Galatians 3:24). BUT neither of those things do away with God's moral law summed up in the 10 commandments, which is an expression of His character.
That law stills stands. It's just that we are no longer condemned by the law in Christ and we don't need to be taught by the law, as we are taught by Christ Himself through the Holy Spirit.
Let me ask a question. Were Adam and Eve 'under the law' in the beginning before they sinned? Have you ever thought about that? They walked with Christ in the garden and were SINLESS (to begin with) and had no 'written law' to look at.
So in the same way we are today, they were not 'under the law.' And yet they sinned and were cast out of the garden and began to die. How is that when they were not 'under the law'? It is because not being 'under the law' does NOT do away with the law of God.
God's law is still there and is always there and anyone who chooses to go against God's character, summed up in the ten commandments, is a sinner. Adam and Eve broke the first commandment in eating from that tree.
They put 'another god' before Jehovah - Satan and self. And all who reject God's holy 7th day Sabbath are doing the same - putting 'another god' before Jehovah.
What did God ask Adam and Eve to do? To not eat from one specific tree. What did God tell Naaman to do? To wash himself in one specific river. What did God tell king Saul to do? To carry out His express instruction and not deviate from it. What has God told us to do? To keep one specific day in the week as a holy Sabbath rest.
I pray you can see the importance and relevance of this with regards to the Sabbath day. God has designated the seventh day as His holy Sabbath, which evidence shows is our Saturday today. So we have a choice to make. We can either obey Jehovah's specific command to keep His specific 7th day Sabbath, just like Adam and Eve had to not eat from that specific tree and Naaman had to wash in that specific river.
Or we can take matters into our own hands and choose our own day, or no day at all. But then the words which were spoken to king Saul will come to us ... "Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord ... and didst evil in the sight of the Lord? ... Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee."
And what is the specific command and specific day that Jehovah has given us?
(See Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:8-11).
Remember those words ... "the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God." It is NOT the 'sabbath of the Jews.'
Those who, by faith, obey Jehovah's specific commands, including the 4th commandment, will receive the seal of God. But those who follow man in disobeying God's specific commands by keeping the 1st day (Sunday), choosing their own way (their own tree or river), will receive the mark of the beast.
God has blessed us with the 7th day Sabbath for spiritual and physical healing. Keeping the day is a 'sign' that we acknowledge Jehovah as our Creator and God. Just as NOT eating from the tree of knowledge would have been a 'sign' to Adam and Eve that they acknowledge Jehovah as their Creator and God.
The 7th day (our Saturday) is a blessed and sanctified day (Genesis 2:3). There is a blessing attached to the very specific day. But if we choose another day, there will be no blessing in it and just like Adam and Eve in eating from that tree, we will be telling God we want to do things our own way.
And NO-ONE can save themselves! Just think about that. So will you BY FAITH accept God's specific Word concerning the Sabbath? Or will you, like Naaman, before his servant showed him the truth, try and find your OWN WAY, by choosing YOUR OWN day for healing? Remember, healing and salvation will NEVER come through disobedience.
Romans 6:16 ...'Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?'
To learn more about our lord Jesus christ, the Word of God, and the Sabbath, please visit your local Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Or please visit us at Rossville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1737 Mission Ridge Road, Rossville Georgia 30741
Pastor; Greg Hudson
Services start at 11am on Saturday (Sabbath) morning.
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