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Greetings to you, my dear friend. It is February the 3rd.

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2023 is really moving very quickly.

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I sincerely hope you and your family are all very well by the grace of God.

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In the Bible, there are laws that govern the sacrificial system.

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The system that allowed someone to bring an animal as a sacrifice.

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Whether the animal is a  sheep or a goat or a cow or a bull or a turtle dove or a pigeon.

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These laws were all called the Ceremonial laws.

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In the Bible, there is another set of laws and they are referred to as the moral law.

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I am referring to the 10 commandments. When Jesus Christ died on Calvary,

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the Ceremonial laws ceased to have significance because they are all pointed to Christ,

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and he fulfilled them all in His tremendous  sacrifice on Calvary..

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But the Moral law has always existed because morality cannot come to an end,

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because our God is a moral God. He is a righteous God.

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The moral law or the 10 commandments, all 10 are moral laws.

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As human beings, we tend to view commandments seven as the only truly moral law

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because it says,"Thou shalt not commit adultery."

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We may view commandments six  the same way, "thou shalt not kill'.

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But commandments five is also a moral law ,"Honor thy father and thy mother".

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To disrespect one's parents is to behave immorally.

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Let me apply that to commandment four. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.

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That is a moral law and Sabbath keeping is an act of morality.

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Let me flip that.

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Sabbath breaking, willful Sabbath breaking is an act of immorality of the highest order

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because the Sabbath commandment is the central commandment of the 10 Why?.

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Because it introduces who God is. He is the Maker of heaven and earth.

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That is why we worship Him. It introduces the territory of His sovereignty.

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Heaven and earth. It is the central commandment and there must be no higher form of immorality

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than willful, deliberate, intentional, flagrant violation of the Sabbath commandment.

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My listening friend, I do not mean to be harsh, I speak with brotherly tenderness,

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but with directness, Sabbath breaking, willful, I'm not referring to the person who is ignorant,

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I'm referring to the person who knows but will not do. You are engaging in immorality

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and a moral God desires that you change your behavior by the indwelling power of His spirit.

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As you keep the Sabbath holy, as you contemplate on keeping the Sabbath holy,

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remember, because the 10 commandments are moral, Sabbath keeping is an act of morality.

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Willful Sabbath breaking is an act of immorality of the highest order.

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May the Lord, bless you, bless you as you seek His help, His strength, His power

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to observe His Sabbath day and express what He desires-- a moral life.

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God bless you and doubly bless your children.