THE SPIRITUAL MANUAL PART 1 – THE BIBLE
Psa 25:4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Relationship & Relativity
The previous article Relationship & Relativity Part 1 is a simple comparison but it depicts the relationship of THE LORD who is the Creator of the Cosmos, the Universe and the people HE created to populate the Planet Earth and to Commune with. When Mankind lost the Spiritual connection with GOD (after Creation & Man’s Sin) GOD gave us a Manual (the Bible) that depicts the Principles of the Commandments of GOD that The HE wants us to learn in order that we are trained in HIS Holy Ways. The Bible is a Handbook of Holiness for Instruction, Admonishment, Edification and Teaches us –
1- who HE is and how to be Loyal and Thankful to GOD, in earnest, as our True LORD and GOD, not replacing HIM with anyone or anything else; how to be wise; how to be Obedient in Earnest; how to Secure the Inviolability of our Allegiance to HIM; how to Pray for Blessings; how to Pray to THE LORD for our needs and for HIS intervention in our Lives and for the Intercession for our Loved ones, Family, Friends, Neighbors, and others in general;
Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mat 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Dan 2:47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
Rev 9:20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
2- about our relationship to HIM; how to Worship HIM; and how to be Holy and not defile ourselves through idolatrous behavior; how to earnestly seek to know and obey HIM through Worship, Prayer and Praise; how to walk the straight path to blessedness; how to keep all of the Commandments of GOD; how to be a true servant of THE LORD and not to let anyone or anything turn us away from THE LORD or replace HIM in HIS rightful place as FIRST PRIORITY in our Life; to retain the authority of THE LORD as our foremost directives in Living, allowing HIM to direct our steps;
Act 15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
1Th 1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
3- how to respect HIM; how to keep from profaning THE LORD’S authority and give Glory to HIS name; how to prioritize the Spiritual things of THE LORD in our Life; not to be led astray by anything that would diminish our Love for HIM or HIS Love to us; to realize the things done in HIS name as the Ultimate reality;
Act 9:15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
1Jn 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Act 15:17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
4- to remember that HE has ordained the Way for us to Worship HIM – through observances HE has established including Prayer and Praise; how to utilize the time, the days of our Life ordained to us; to remember HIM and thank HIM as our Creator of our Life and the Creator of the Cosmos, Universe, and Earth; to remember as individuals – how to realize our Holy purpose in Life; time management – to appreciate Blessings and remember how to use our most precious gift next to Life – Time; and as a people to remember HIM and all the precious things HE has given to us including the Universe where we live; the air we breathe, the food we have to eat; the water we drink; and to remember the day HE sanctified and set aside at Creation to remember all of the things HE has done for us especially for being our LORD and FATHER; to form a strong relationship of Faith and rest in the Love of THE LORD;
Mat 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
Mat 12:12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Mar 1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
Act 13:44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
5- how to relate to one another through the family particularly through honorable, godly parents, who are HIS custodians and stewards of HIS children while they are young and who are responsible to teach them and raise them in the principles of HIS Law and HIS Ways; how to Love and honor our parents; how to expand the Spiritual principles of the Family to our neighbor;
Mat 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
6- how to behave towards each other even when angry or wronged by another; how to restore relationships when misunderstandings occur; how to prevent conflicts; how to embrace the inviolability of the sanctity of Life;
Mat 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
7- how to conduct ourselves in a Holy, honorable manner; how to respect THE LORD’S ordained institutions such as the Family and Marriage; how to strengthen the bonds of Love and Fidelity in the Marriage and Family; how to be Faithful; how to have a pure heart;
Rom 2:22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
8- how to form strong relationships of compensation; how to abstain from committing crimes; how to build trust; how to be responsible; how to strengthen the principles of Charity and help the poor; how to prevent deceit to others and avoid deception from others;
Eph 4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Mar 10:19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and mother.
9- how to avoid doing mischief; how to avoid confusion; how to keep agreements; how to prevent oppression; how to avoid hardships for another; to be honest and truthful regarding our neighbors; to prevent willful perversion of the truth;
Luk 18:20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
10- how to avoid being the source of grief to anyone; how to seek peace in all of our ways; how to have legitimate desires; how to behave towards our neighbors; how to respect the belongings of our neighbors;
Rom 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Luk 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Heb 8:11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
GOD made provisions for Mankind in order that he, whoever he might be, could worship HIM even before the Spiritual Dispensation of the New Testament Church.
Isa 56:2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
Isa 56:3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
Isa 56:4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
Isa 56:5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Isa 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Isa 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Isa 56:7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
This is evident also by the following Scriptures that occurred during the time of the early Church.
Act 8:27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
Act_8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Act_8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
GOD’S Word is Eternal, spoken or written, and HIS Divine Cosmic Law – the Ten (10) Commandments (included in the Covenant) were both. First HE spoke it and then “HE wrote it in stone” not once but twice.
Deu 4:12 And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
The actual occurrence may be read at Exodus 20:1-17
Then HE had Moses store the Stone Tablets in the Ark of the Covenant also known as the Ark of the Testimony as a Witness and as a part of the Mercy Seat on Earth in the Tabernacle and then later in the Temple before Jerusalem was destroyed and the Nation dispersed.
See << The Curse of the Fig Tree. << (Coming Soon)
The 10 Commandments are totally different from the Law which is the Law of Moses which governed the >> Mosaic Dispensation. << This will be discussed in another article in the DIVINE COSMIC LAW OF GOD C 6 in the future.
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