Sermon Tone Analysis

*         The Law of God is a W**itness to the Righteousness of God** * 10~/05~/08 a.m.

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* Why read the Law and observe the Feast of Tabernacles?*

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*Ro 3:21-22*   21 But now  *the righteousness of God* apart from the law *is revealed*,  *being witnessed by the Law  **and the Prophets*, 22 even the righteousness of God, *through faith in Jesus Christ*, to all and on all who believe.

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*/The Day of the Lord/*

        *Zec 14:1-2;16*    Behold,  the day of the Lord is coming,

     And your spoil will be divided in your midst.

2     For  I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem;

 

16 And it shall come to pass /that/ *everyone *who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall  go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep * the Feast of Tabernacles*.

The other feasts (Passover and Pentecost) have been fulfilled, but the Feast of Tabernacles, which marked the time of thanksgiving for the final harvest, finds its fulfillment during the millennial kingdom of the Messiah[1]

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*The Law of God** is absolute and perpetual.

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*Mt 5:17-18*.

17  “*Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets*.

*I did not come to destroy* but to fulfill.

18 For assuredly, I say to you,  *till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.*



*The Law of God** is described as;*

*Pure.

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*Ps 19:8.

*8     The statutes of the Lord /are/ right, rejoicing the heart;

*The commandment of the Lord /is/ pure*, enlightening the eyes;

*Spiritual.

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*Ro 7:14.

*14 For we know that *the law is spiritual*, but I am carnal,  sold under sin.

*                                   */Deals with the heart of man/

*Holy, just, and good.

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*Ro 7:12.

*12 Therefore  the law /is/ holy, and the commandment *holy and just and good*.

*Perfect.

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*Ps 19:7*     *The law of the Lord /is/ perfect*, converting the soul;

/                                Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God/

*Truth.

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*Ps 119:142*142     Your righteousness /is/ an everlasting righteousness,

                                                            And *Your law /is/  truth.

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*Exceeding broad.

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*Ps 119:96.

*96     I have seen the consummation of all perfection,

                                    /But/ *Your commandment /is/ exceedingly broad*.

*Sin is the transgression of** The Law of God** *

* 1Jo 3:4.

*4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for *sin is the transgression of the law.

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*The Law of God** gives the knowledge of sin *

*Ro 3:20; *20 Therefore  by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, *for by the law /is/ the knowledge of sin.

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* Ro 7:7*    ….., *I would not have known sin except through the law*.

For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said,  /“You shall not covet.”/

*It is man’s duty to keep** The Law of God**  *

*Ec 12:13.

*13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:

                                    Fear God and keep His commandments,

                                    For this is man’s all.

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*But Man cannot render perfect obedience to** The Law of God**  *

*Ro 3:10.

*10 As it is written: /      “There is none righteous, no, not one; /

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* Jas 2:10*    10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet  stumble in one /point,/  he is guilty of all.

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*Therefore Man cannot be justified by** The Law of God**  *

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*Ga 2:16; *16  knowing that *a man is not justified /(declared righteous)/  by the works of the law but  by faith in Jesus Christ*, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not  by the works of the law; *for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

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*3:11.

*11 But that *no one is justified /(declared righteous)/ by the law in the sight of God* /is/ evident, for /“the just shall live by faith.”/

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*The Law of God** is established by faith.

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*Ro 3:31.

*31 Do we then make void the law *through faith*?

Certainly not!

On the contrary, *we* *establish the law.*

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*Therefore The Law of God** was Designed to lead us to Christ.

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*Ga 3:24.

*24 Therefore  *the law was our tutor /to bring us/ to Christ,*  that we might be justified by faith.

*Christ came to fulfill** The Law of God**  *

*Mt 5:17-18.

*17  “*Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets*.

*I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.*

18 For assuredly, I say to you,  till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law *till all is fulfilled*.

/                                By living a sinless life        by becoming a sacrifice for sin/

/                              By fulfilling prophecy     by fulfilling the word of God/

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*Christ is the “goal” of The Law of God** “for righteousness”*

*Ro 10:4*  4 For  Christ /is/ the *“end”* of the law *“**for righteousness”* to everyone who believes.

*5056 **τέλος* [/telos/ ~/*tel*·os~/] n n.

From a primary tello (to set out for a definite point or goal); TDNT 8:49; TDNTA 1161; GK 5465; 42 occurrences; AV translates as “end” 35 times, “custom” three times, “uttermost” once, “finally” once, “ending” once, and “by (one’s) continual + 1519” once.

*1* end.

1a termination, the limit at which a thing ceases to be (always of the end of some act or state, but not of the end of a period of time).

1b the end.

/1b1/ the last in any succession or series.

/1b2/ eternal.

1c that by which a thing is finished, its close, issue.

1d *the end to which all things relate, the aim, purpose*.

*2* toll, custom (i.e.

indirect tax on goods).[2]

*Obedience to** The Law of God is** a characteristic of saints*

*Re 12:17.

*17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of *her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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*Obedience to** The Law of God** is of utmost importance.

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*1Co 7:19.

*19  Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, *but  keeping the commandments of God /is what matters./

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*The Law of God** is the rule of the judgment.

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*Ro 2:12,16.

*12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and *as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law*  16  *in the day when God will judge the secrets of men  by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.*

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*Blessedness of keeping** The Law of God** .

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*Re 22:14.

*14  *Blessed /are/ those who do His commandments, that they may have the right  to the tree of life,  and may enter through the gates into the city.

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*Do you know*

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*That sin is the breaking of Gods’ Law*

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*That we all have broken Gods’ Law*

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*That the penalty for breaking Gods’ law is eternal death – hell*

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*That Jesus has paid the price for your sin*