Weekly Bible Study – July 31, 2017

Dispensation of the Mosaic Law.
The Graves of Lust.

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Prepare yourself for learning the Word of God!

Before we begin, if you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ (that is; you have believed [trusted] in Him for His promised gift of eternal life), it is important to prepare yourself to learn God's Word so take a moment to name, cite or acknowledge (confess) your sins privately to God (i.e.; with your thoughts directed only to God the Father).

1 John 1:9 says: "If we confess our sins, He (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins (known sins) and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness [unknown or forgotten sins]." NKJV (New King James Version) [italics added]; we call this REBOUND, read the full doctrine as to “why” we need to use 1 John 1:9 to grow spiritually. REBOUND

If you have never personally believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior (that is, believed in Him for eternal life), the issue for you is not to name your sins; the issue for you is to have faith alone in Jesus Christ alone for eternal life: John 3:16, 5:24, 6:47, 20:30, 31.

John 6:47 says: "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me (Jesus Christ) has everlasting life." NKJV [italics added]

Notice again what Jesus said in John 6:47: "…he who believes in Me (Jesus Christ) has everlasting life." It doesn't say, "will have"; it says, "has." Therefore, the very moment you believe in Jesus Christ for His promise of everlasting life, you have it (it's really just that simple; nothing more and nothing less), and it can never be taken away from you (John 10:28-29). Furthermore, the gift (Ephesians 2:8c) of everlasting life (also called eternal life in scripture) is available to every human being; there are absolutely no exceptions.

John 3:14-15, 16, 17, 18, says: "¹⁴ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, ¹⁵ that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁶ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. ¹⁸ He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." NKJV

Let us now bow our hearts and take a moment to prepare for worship and learning God's Word. If there is any known sin in your life, this is the time to just cite it privately to God the Father with your thoughts directed towards Him. With your head bowed and your eyes closed, you have total privacy in your mind and soul:

Study to show yourself approved to God!

Grace Bible Church
Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries

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God’s Word is taught Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday

Alphabetical Listing of Terms & Abbreviations used:

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Dispensation of the Mosaic Law.
The Graves of Lust.

In Num 11:31 we read, Now there went forth a wind from the Lord, and it brought quail from the sea, and let them fall beside the camp, about a day’s journey on this side and a day’s journey on the other side, all around the camp, and about two cubits deep on the surface of the ground.

All that day and night and into the next day the people were out gathering the quail huge amounts of quail; even the slowest person among them gathered at least sixty bushels.

Look at it in Num 11:32, And the people spent all day and all night and all the next day, and gathered the quail. (he who gathered least gathered ten homers – 60 bushels) and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp,

So, as you can see, they really went all out with the lust of their flesh while ignoring God’s gracious provision.

Now, in Num 11:33-34, While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very severe plague. So, the name of that place was called Kibroth hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had been greedy.

The people who had rejected God and His provision bore the dreadful consequences of their choice.

Now, in Num 11:34, notice that the name of the place is given as Kibroth hattaavah which literally means the graves of the lustful or the greedy. They buried a lot of people there.

Why? –

Because of lust!

Therefore, we have the graves of lust! Now, lust seems to be word that is really misunderstood because most believers look at lust in a limited way. When they think of lust, they usually focus in on sexual immorality. However, we began by defining the word lust.

Point 1 was a Definition and Description. Lust is the overwhelming desire for something; a passionate desire; an illicit, uncontrolled, overwhelming desire which originates from the old sin nature. Now, the lust pattern of the sin nature includes the following types of lust: (notice that I have at least eleven, I’m sure there are more).

a. Power lust.

b. Approbation lust.

c. Social lust.

d. Sexual lust.

e. Chemical lust.

f. Monetary lust.

g. Inordinate ambition resulting in inordinate competition.

h. Crusader lust which is believer activism —trying to change the world.

i. Lust for revenge.

j. Criminal lust.

k. Pleasure lust.

Now, anyone of these types of lust destroys the motivation of the believer to execute the PPOG [predesigned plan of God, for you life].

Point 2. dealt with the principle of Inferiority related to Lust.

One of the most tragic functions of the lust of the flesh is the inferiority syndrome. People with an inferiority complex go through life either trying to rationalize or to justify or to prove some sort of superiority. And it completely destroys their life.

It keeps them off balance and because of that, the old sin nature becomes very active in their lives. And we noted that in Job 32:21-22, the Lord despises those who flatter and cater to the lust of the flesh.

Psa 5:8-9, tells us that the flatterer appeals to the lust of the flesh and cannot be trusted.

Psa 12:1-3, the flatterer speaks with a forked tongue and with double-mindedness to promote the lust of the flesh.

Psa 36:1-2, tells us that the flatterer has no respect toward God and promotes the lust of the flesh.

Prov 2:10-17, warns us about lust and the female flatterer.

Why the female? Because the male is arrogant enough to believe their compliments. Prov 26:24-28, tells us that the flatterer is filled with hatred and lies in spite of how sweet they may come across as the flatterer compliments the lust of the flesh.

Point 3 deals with the difference between the legitimate desires that God places with mankind and the illegitimate desires called the lust of the flesh. One of the most misunderstood principles of doctrine that many believers do not understand is the fact that God has placed certain desires and needs within the soul of man.

For example, you are familiar with a passage I have taught many times which says in Ecc 3:11, He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity [the desires for a heavenly experience] in their heart,

I want you to notice that there are certain desires that God has placed in the heart of man that is not man’s fault. For example, and this does not apply to all of us, especially for those of us who have made wrong decisions usually because of emotions and not mentality, but the Bible says that in Gen 2:18, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”

Now, in spite of all the complications that come our way, the point is that God said this and then He put a desire in man and woman to have each other. Therefore, there is a desire in man for him to find and experience that type of relationship.

Now, here’s the principle: when a relationship is from God then a godly desire within man is fulfilled, but when it is not from God, then the lust of the flesh takes over. And that is why in the word of God the word epithumia is sometimes translated desire being fulfilled and other times it is translated lust, which is the manifestation of the flesh.

For example in Eph 4:17-22, the apostle Paul says, This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind. Being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; And they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth or doctrine is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life [your old lifestyle before your commitment to truth], you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,

Now, notice that phrase, the lusts of deceit. Paul is actually telling us about the influences that are impelling and driving and urging the old self in us toward destruction. And, he calls these influences “lusts”. What does lust mean?

Lust is the noun epithumia, the word itself actually means a strong or an overpowering desire. Now, you remember that our Lord said just before His death in Luk 22:15, “I have earnestly desired [epithumia] to eat this passover with you before I suffer” The word for “earnestly desired” is the same word that is used elsewhere for lust! It means a driving desire, whether good or bad!

Let me give you some passages to prove what I mean;

Matt 5:28, But I say to you, that everyone who looks on a woman to lust [epithumia] for her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Matt 13:17, “For truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired [epithumia] to see what you see, and did not see it; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

1Co 10:6, Now these things happened as examples for us, that we should not lust [epithumia] for evil things, as they also lusted [epithumia].

1Ti 3:1, It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to [epithumia] the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.

Jam 4:2, You lust [epithumia] and do not have; so you commit murder. And you are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.

Please notice that in these passages epithumia can mean lust or desire depending on “not what” it is directed towards but “how” it is directed toward those things! And I am going to prove to you how the kingdom of darkness with its tremendous organized plan appeals to the needs of people to get them away from the PPOG for their life by distorting the desires that are within man. Which are legitimate and are not wrong at all. What is wrong is not the fact that we have certain desires but how we fulfill those desires.

When we think of lust I don’t want you to think of it in a limited way. It is true that lust can mean lasciviousness or an illicit, uncontrolled, overwhelming desire which originates from the old sin nature. However, the dictionary defines lust also as a pleasure or delight. It can also mean an intense longing or craving for something!

Now, today when we think of lust we always seem to associate it with something evil! Lust by now has come to mean something almost entirely and exclusively bad, and there is a good reason for it. And that is that the overmastering and overpowering desires of most people are evil.

However, there is a difference between the legitimate desires and needs that a person has and the different lusts that are destroying many individuals inwardly!

Col 3:5 we read of the worship of idols or demons. This verse is a reference to phallic reversionism which had hit Colossae! And one of the main reasons why Paul said that involvement in these different forms of sexual sins was a form of worship toward idols or demons is simply because Satan knows the human race better than we do. And, in our society today sex has become an idol!

The word idolatry actually has two meanings;

1. The worship of a physical object or objects as God.

2. Inordinate attachment or extreme devotion to something.

The second meaning of course would be more applicable in our day and age. An idol is actually defined as an object of extreme devotion; hence, it could be almost anything in a person’s life.

Now, back in the book of Genesis, one of the first goals that Satan had was to destroy true humanity on earth so that TLJC could not be born as a member of the human race. This ploy or strategy of Satan was based upon sexual activity.

Satan’s plan was based upon appealing to the needs and desires of the members of the human race. Therefore, he promoted the phallic cult as a part of his deception. The phallic cult was a very vital part of the worship of the “sons of the gods” because it was the basis for sexual activity and the perversion of true humanity.

The following link is to a good news message describing how one can receive eternal life: Ticket to Heaven, it was written for anyone not absolutely certain about their eternal future.

Internet Church Service – July 30, 2017

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The three major players in the Jewish Conspiracy: Korah, Dathan and Abiram.

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Preparing yourself for the study of God’s Word

Before we begin, if you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ (that is— you have trusted in Him for eternal life), it is important to prepare yourself to take-in God’s Word or participating in a Communion Service, so take a moment to name, cite or acknowledge your sins privately directly to God the Father. This will assure that you are in fellowship with God the Father and the Holy Spirit’s convicting ministry, also called the convincing ministry will then be able to teach you as the Holy Spirit is the real teacher and the pastor’s message is the vehicle the Holy Spirit uses to convince you what you are learning is true or not.

1 John 1:9 says—“If we confess [simply name, cite or acknowledge to God the Father] our sins [known sins], He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins [known sins] and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness [all unknown and forgotten sins].” NKJV (New King James Version)

If you have never personally believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior (that is, believed in Him for eternal life), the issue for you is not to name your sins to God; the issue for you is to believe by faith alone in Jesus Christ alone for eternal life and you will be saved the very second you believe in Him:

John 6:47 says: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me [Jesus Christ] has everlasting life.” NKJV

Notice again what John 6:47 says, “he who believes in Me [Jesus Christ] has everlasting life.” It doesn’t say, “will have”; it says, “has.” Therefore, the very moment you believe Jesus Christ’s promise of everlasting life, you have it (it’s really just that simple), and it can never be lost or taken away from you (John 10:28-29). Furthermore, the gift of everlasting life (also called eternal life in scripture) is available to every human being; there are absolutely no exceptions.

John 3:14-18 says: “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” NKJV

Let us now bow our hearts and take a moment to prepare for learning God’s Word, if there is any known sin in your life, this is the time to just cite it privately to God the Father with your thoughts directed towards Him. With your head bowed and your eyes closed, you have total privacy in your mind and soul:

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Robert McLaughlin - Grace Bible Church
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The three major players in the Jewish Conspiracy: Korah, Dathan and Abiram.

Moses is the son of Levi, and the son of Kohath according to Exo 2:1-3.

In verse 1, we are giving us some insight into what is going on in the mind of Korah.

Korah is a first cousin to Moses,…and we all know how it is when you grow up with people, there is the danger of you becoming very familiar with them.

2Co 5:16 Therefore from now on we recognize no man according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.

I always felt privileged whether serving or ruling, it didn’t matter ….. I loved them both!

took – is the Qal imperfect from the verb laqach which means to take over or to gain over, actually what happened is that Korah in association with the others took over the conspiracy.

His associates were Dathan and Abiram, and a man called “On” who later on for whatever reason ended up backing out…..so there were three major players in the conspiracy.

From the tribe of Levi, Korah.

We will see what Korah had in mind in leading this conspiracy and rebellion which basically was to take over the job and the position of Moses.

That usually happens in a conspiracy —– there is usually an individual who is ultimately in charge who tells other that why should never let an individual be ultimately in charge.

From the tribe of Reuben, there was Dathan and Abiram, and “On.” And they have great power lust.

“On” withdrew very wisely —- revealing, by the way, it’s never too late to rebound and recover unless “YOU” are not willing to do so!

From the other tribes not mentioned specifically, there were 250 princes. We will see their power lust as well.

Korah again was the leader of the conspiracy and the rebellion, and the leader of the inner clique, and the leader of the outer clique of 250 princes.

If we are ever going to study and learn about the leader in the revolution we are going to have to know something about his antecedence and his goals.

Korah was concerned about approbation and power and he decided that he was a far far greater person than especially Aaron.


There are two words in this sentence which are important: Reuben and Levi Levi had the responsibility for all of the ritual.

The censer is a fire pan, it is a round plate that carries coals which has a very short handle, it’s almost like a frying pan except it is a little larger than that.

You put the coals in the fire pan and you walk pass the first veil into the holy place. Then you walk all the way to the second veil.

In front of the second veil is the altar of incense.

Anyone who tried to duplicate this was to be executed.

The aroma represented the doctrine of propitiation and the fact that God the Father is satisfied with the perfect sacrifice of TLJC.

Eph 5:2 He gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

The point is that you had to have the authority to do all of this.

Not only did you have to have the authority but you also had to know the rules.

By tomorrow morning there will be over 250 new fire pans, new censers, and you and all your company report to the front of the tabernacle.

Moses says, if you want to be the high priest and think that you can perform the function of the high priest, go ahead.

Moses has complete confidence that whatever happens, the Lord will show who has been ordained to function in the tabernacle.

The offering of incense inside this tabernacle is one of the holiest functions of the Levitical priesthood.

In our day and age, the communication of doctrine is one of the holiest functions of the priesthood.

That he has the gift of pastor-teacher 2. That he has prepared himself properly for the ministry. 3. That he communicates doctrine accurately and precisely. 4. That he refrains from criticizing and judging others. 5. That he rids himself from negativity.

In verse 8, the Lord told Moses speak to the rock.

THREE scriptures from the N.T. are pertinent here; the rock is a type of TLJC; 1Co 10:4 And thy all drank the same spiritual drink. for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.

Heb 10:10 we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ ONCE for ALMoses is the son of Levi, and the son of Kohath according to Exo 2:1-3.

In verse 1, we are giving us some insight into what is going on in the mind of Korah.

Korah is a first cousin to Moses,…and we all know how it is when you grow up with people, there is the danger of you becoming very familiar with them.

2Co 5:16 Therefore from now on we recognize no man according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.

I always felt privileged whether serving or ruling, it didn’t matter ….. I loved them both!

took – is the Qal imperfect from the verb laqach which means to take over or to gain over, actually what happened is that Korah in association with the others took over the conspiracy.

His associates were Dathan and Abiram, and a man called “On” who later on for whatever reason ended up backing out…..so there were three major players in the conspiracy.

From the tribe of Levi, Korah.

We will see what Korah had in mind in leading this conspiracy and rebellion which basically was to take over the job and the position of Moses.
T
hat usually happens in a conspiracy —– there is usually an individual who is ultimately in charge who tells other that why should never let an individual be ultimately in charge.

From the tribe of Reuben, there was Dathan and Abiram, and “On.” And they have great power lust.

“On” withdrew very wisely —- revealing, by the way, it’s never too late to rebound and recover unless “YOU” are not willing to do so!

From the other tribes not mentioned specifically, there were 250 princes. We will see their power lust as well.

Korah again was the leader of the conspiracy and the rebellion, and the leader of the inner clique, and the leader of the outer clique of 250 princes.

If we are ever going to study and learn about the leader in the revolution we are going to have to know something about his antecedence and his goals.

Korah was concerned about approbation and power and he decided that he was a far far greater person than especially Aaron.

There are two words in this sentence which are important: Reuben and Levi Levi had the responsibility for all of the ritual.

The censer is a fire pan, it is a round plate that carries coals which has a very short handle, it’s almost like a frying pan except it is a little larger than that.

You put the coals in the fire pan and you walk pass the first veil into the holy place. Then you walk all the way to the second veil.

In front of the second veil is the altar of incense.

Anyone who tried to duplicate this was to be executed.

The aroma represented the doctrine of propitiation and the fact that God the Father is satisfied with the perfect sacrifice of TLJC.

Eph 5:2 He gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

The point is that you had to have the authority to do all of this.

Not only did you have to have the authority but you also had to know the rules.

By tomorrow morning there will be over 250 new fire pans, new censers, and you and all your company report to the front of the tabernacle.

Moses says, if you want to be the high priest and think that you can perform the function of the high priest, go ahead.

Moses has complete confidence that whatever happens, the Lord will show who has been ordained to function in the tabernacle.

The offering of incense inside this tabernacle is one of the holiest functions of the Levitical priesthood.

In our day and age, the communication of doctrine is one of the holiest functions of the priesthood.

That he has the gift of pastor-teacher 2. That he has prepared himself properly for the ministry. 3. That he communicates doctrine accurately and precisely. 4. That he refrains from criticizing and judging others. 5. That he rids himself from negativity.

In verse 8, the Lord told Moses speak to the rock.

THREE scriptures from the N.T. are pertinent here; the rock is a type of TLJC; 1Co 10:4 And thy all drank the same spiritual drink. for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.

Heb 10:10 we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ ONCE for ALL.


Heb 10:14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

Hymn #3

The following link is to a good news message describing how one can receive eternal life: Ticket to Heaven, it was written for anyone not absolutely certain about their eternal future.

IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING THE INTERNET CHURCH SERVICE & WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY.

Regarding the recent changes in the Internet Church Service and Weekly Bible study: A couple of weeks ago, Photobucket (a free image hosting website) which I’ve used since around 2008, decided to start charging a very heavy fee for using their images that are embedded in posts like the Weekly Bible Study and Internet Church Service, the cost to continue their service is $400 for the upgrade, probably annually. This is the reason why you see the image that says “PLEASE UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT TO ENABLE 3RD PARTY HOSTING” on all postings prior to July 17, 2017

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Weekly Bible Study – July 24, 2017

Dispensation of the Mosaic Law. The dried up soul of those who lusted.

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Prepare yourself for learning the Word of God!

Before we begin, if you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ (that is; you have believed [trusted] in Him for His promised gift of eternal life), it is important to prepare yourself to learn God's Word so take a moment to name, cite or acknowledge (confess) your sins privately to God (i.e.; with your thoughts directed only to God the Father).

1 John 1:9 says: "If we confess our sins, He (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins (known sins) and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness [unknown or forgotten sins]." NKJV (New King James Version) [italics added]; we call this REBOUND, read the full doctrine as to “why” we need to use 1 John 1:9 to grow spiritually. REBOUND

If you have never personally believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior (that is, believed in Him for eternal life), the issue for you is not to name your sins; the issue for you is to have faith alone in Jesus Christ alone for eternal life: John 3:16, 5:24, 6:47, 20:30, 31.

John 6:47 says: "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me (Jesus Christ) has everlasting life." NKJV [italics added]

Notice again what Jesus said in John 6:47: "…he who believes in Me (Jesus Christ) has everlasting life." It doesn't say, "will have"; it says, "has." Therefore, the very moment you believe in Jesus Christ for His promise of everlasting life, you have it (it's really just that simple; nothing more and nothing less), and it can never be taken away from you (John 10:28-29). Furthermore, the gift (Ephesians 2:8c) of everlasting life (also called eternal life in scripture) is available to every human being; there are absolutely no exceptions.

John 3:14-15, 16, 17, 18, says: "¹⁴ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, ¹⁵ that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁶ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. ¹⁸ He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." NKJV

Let us now bow our hearts and take a moment to prepare for worship and learning God's Word. If there is any known sin in your life, this is the time to just cite it privately to God the Father with your thoughts directed towards Him. With your head bowed and your eyes closed, you have total privacy in your mind and soul:

Study to show yourself approved to God!

Grace Bible Church
Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries

Doctrinal Statement

The Tree of Life is a weekly teaching summary:
God’s Word is taught Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday

Alphabetical Listing of Terms & Abbreviations used:

STUDY TITLE:

Dispensation of the Mosaic Law. The dried-up soul of those who lusted.

Num 11:1, Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.

Some of the outskirts of the camp refer to those who were distant from Moses and the children of Israel. In every gathering together of the people of God, there are always those who are present but not with you. These are the ones that are with us but not really of us.

The apostle John described them in 1Jo 2:19 when he said, They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, in order that it might be shown that they all are not of us.

And then he made an interesting statement concerning those who are of us and that is the fact the it is only a matter of time when God’s people become aware of them when he said in the very next verse;

1Jo 2:20, But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
Meaning that those of us who have the anointing of the Spirit will have the discernment to recognize who is with us and who is not. In fact, our Lord the disciples this principle when He said in Mark 9:40, “For he who is not against us is for us.”

Just because we may not know who they are or we may not have fellowship with them that does not mean that they are against us. It may mean they are simply fulfilling God’s calling for their life and in doing so they don’t judge us but allow us to fulfill what God’s plan is for us.

Though we don’t know them, like us, they pray for the church or the body of Christ of which we are a part of. And I want you to notice our Lord also put in another way. In Mark 9:40, “For he who is not against us is for us.”

in Matt 12:30, He put it like this; “He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

So first He says Mark 9:40, “He who is not against us is for us.” Then He says, “He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

So, He says if they are not against us they are for us, however, if you are not with us, then you scatter and not gather. It’s a very interesting scenario

So again in Num 11:1-4, the Lord is about to separate those who were not with Him. Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died out. So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burned among them. And the rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

The word rabble actually means, the crowd, the mob, or the lowlife, and notice it says the rabble who were among them had greedy desires. Some scholars say that it is a reference to gentiles who joined the people of Israel when they left Egypt.

Notice it says that they had greedy desires which refers to lustful desires. Apparently the “greedy desires” started with the mixed multitude and it spread very quickly to the Jews, so much so that they began to cry for meat.

Now, the last thing that the children of Israel needed was to be around the wrong kind of people. This is also true about all of us. They had enough problems with their own ability to handle the situation, and so the last thing they needed was to be around others who were negative as well.

Negativity has a snowball effect. It’s when people are implacable and always complain. We read in Job 7:11 that people who are bitter love to complain, Job said, “Therefore, I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”

Complaining therefore is the outward effects of an inward sin. In fact, Lam 3:39 teaches that complaining is an indictment against God and His plan for our life, Lam 3:39, Why should any living mortal, or any man, Offer complaint in view of his sins?

Think about it, what right do any of us have to complain? This is why Num 11:1 says what it does; Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.

Note that when the people complained it displeased the Lord. You wouldn’t want to do that, would you? In the KJV we read in Psa 77:3, I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

The Hebrew word for overwhelmed is “ataph” and it means clothed with depression. So complaining makes people depressed and weak and also the word means it causes them to be failures in life. In fact, look at Jude 1:16,

These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage. Notice, just like the rabble in Num 11, complainers walk after their own lusts, and their mouth speaks great swelling words, complimenting people for the sake of personal gain.
Complainers usually complain because they’re lust has not been fed.

Psa 144:14-15 tells us that happiness belongs to those who don’t complain.
(KJV) Psa 144:14-15, My our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

Complainers are no fun to be around they live in self-pity and self-induced misery.
(KJV)- 1Sa 1:16, Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

The Hebrew says that Hannah said “Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman; for I have spoken out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken under my breath. Here complaining causes women to speak the wrong way and the wrong things. Same is true about the male species.

Psa 55:2, Give heed to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,

Sleep and tiredness is the only escape for the complainer. In fact, Job said in Job 7:13, “If I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,’”
Then in Job 7:14, Job even complained about that when he said, Then Thou dost frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions;

Always remember Phil 2:14. So back in Num 11. Let’s read the passage.

Num 11:1-10, Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. The people therefore cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died out. So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burned among them. And the rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat? “We remember the fish which we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic, but now our appetite is gone. There is nothing at all to look at except this manna.” Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of bdellium. The people would go about and gather it and grind it between two millstones or beat it in the mortar, and boil it in the pot and make cakes with it; and its taste was as the taste of cakes baked with oil. And when the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it. Now Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, each man at the doorway of his tent; and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly, and Moses was displeased.

So, we now note the principle of retrospective lust. First of all, what do I mean by retrospective? Retrospective means looking back on or dealing with past events or situations. This means that if you’re dissatisfied about your present situation you always lust for something that you had in the past. The past always looks good to dissatisfied people, —- whether it was or not, is not the point.

Memory has a way of filtering out the bad things about the past and cause to think that things were not really like they seem. So, you look back and talk about the good old days and you forget all about the bad things…and that is because you’re dissatisfied with the present.

Now notice what they mention in Num 11:5-6.
Num 11:5, “We remember the fish which we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic,”

They forgot the field mice, the rays, the cats, the dogs, the lice, the maggots etc. How soon we forget!

Num 11:6, but now our appetite is gone. There is nothing at all to look at except this manna.”

Angels food from heaven —- good enough for the angels but apparently not good enough for the Jews.

How soon we forget. That’s why I have always loved Psa 103 which is a Psalm of
David.

Psa 103:1-14, (A Psalm of David.) Bless (give honor and praise) to the Lord, with all your soul; And all that is within you, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; or His fantastic marvelous blessings. Who pardons all your iniquities; Who heals all your diseases; and He will especially in the eternal state. Who redeems your life from the pit; Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle. The Lord performs righteous deeds, And judgments for all who are oppressed. He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel. The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness. He will not always strive with us; Nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.

That’s what we should remember. However, notice what the rabble and Jews remembered in Num 11:5, “We remember the fish which we used to eat free in Egypt,

Notice what they said about this food, they said it was free! And who said this? The Jewish slaves who worked for free! Notice the irrationality! It simply doesn’t make sense!

Now, in Num 11:6, the say, but now our appetite is gone.
Now, there is more to this in the original Hebrew. As noted recently, the word for appetite is nephesh which also means soul, and this is a perfect description of these negative individuals, there is soul is gone or dried up.

Num 11:6, But now our appetite or our soul is gone. There is nothing at all to look at except this manna.

Isn’t it something how the Lord puts us in certain situations where there is nothing to look at except manna, or His food from Heaven (BD). What a statement.
Can you imagine saying there is nothing else to look at that is coming down from heaven except this manna? I mean we get excited when we see a falling star, they had food dropping down from heaven six days a week.

They had quails given to them from God.

They had water coming out of a Rock.

They had bitter waters turn sweet.

They saw the Red Sea parting.

They saw water turn into blood.

They saw a plague of millions of frogs.

They saw biting insects and wild animals.

They saw livestock disease and boils.

They saw fiery hail.

They saw the plague of locusts.

They saw complete darkness cover the land.

They saw the first-born of the Egyptians die.

Every day when they walked out of their tents, they stumbled over the manna, but they didn’t appreciate it at all.

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Preparing yourself for the study of God’s Word

Before we begin , if you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ (that is— you have trusted in Him for eternal life), it is important to prepare yourself to take-in God’s Word or participating in a Communion Service, so take a moment to name, cite or acknowledge your sins privately directly to God the Father. This will assure that you are in fellowship with God the Father and the Holy Spirit’s convicting ministry, also called the convincing ministry will then be able to teach you as the Holy Spirit is the real teacher and the pastor’s message is the vehicle the Holy Spirit uses to convince you what you are learning is true or not.

1 John 1:9 says—“If we confess [simply name, cite or acknowledge to God the Father] our sins [known sins], He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins [known sins] and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness [all unknown and forgotten sins].” NKJV (New King James Version)

If you have never personally believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior (that is, believed in Him for eternal life), the issue for you is not to name your sins to God; the issue for you is to believe by faith alone in Jesus Christ alone for eternal life and you will be saved the very second you believe in Him:

John 6:47 says: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me [Jesus Christ] has everlasting life.” NKJV

Notice again what John 6:47 says, “he who believes in Me [Jesus Christ] has everlasting life.” It doesn’t say, “will have”; it says, “has.” Therefore, the very moment you believe Jesus Christ’s promise of everlasting life, you have it (it’s really just that simple), and it can never be lost or taken away from you (John 10:28-29). Furthermore, the gift of everlasting life (also called eternal life in scripture) is available to every human being; there are absolutely no exceptions.

John 3:14-18 says: “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” NKJV

Let us now bow our hearts and take a moment to prepare for learning God’s Word, if there is any known sin in your life, this is the time to just cite it privately to God the Father with your thoughts directed towards Him. With your head bowed and your eyes closed, you have total privacy in your mind and soul:

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Robert McLaughlin - Grace Bible Church
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God can take any type of evil situation and convert it into divine good.

1)The essence of God rationale;

2) The plan of God rationale;

3) The policy of God rationale which is grace orientation;

4) And the a fortiori rationale.

A wrong thing done in a wrong way is wrong,
A right thing done in a wrong way is wrong,
A wrong thing done in a right way is wrong,
A right thing must always be done in a right way.

Many times when believers learn the F.R.D. they malfunction by simply thinking that they are absolutely innocent in the situation, and they have done nothing wrong.

A God can take any type of evil situation and convert it into divine good.

B Whenever someone tries to curse or destroy another believer, the Lord will turn the curse into a blessing when the believer operates in the F.R.D.

C Even when evil comes against you, the Lord can turn it into a blessing, providing that you operate in the F.R.D. And let him handle the situation.

D The believer does not have to fight and defend himself, God will do that for the believer who operates in the F.R.D.

2Th 1:6 for after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

1. Stop being anxious and worried and let God handle any unjust and unfair situation, in Isa 35:4.

2. Isa 35:4 say to those with anxious heart, “take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; the recompense of God will come, and He will deliver you.”


3. Never to take revenge on anyone for anything, Rom 12:19.
4.
5. Rom 12:19 never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

6. If you are being mistreated in any situation, do not lift up your hand against another person, 1Sa 24:12.

7. 1Sa 24:12 “may the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.

8. If you have been robbed by another believer do not take out your vengeance and frustration on him, give it over to the Lord, 1Th 4:6.

1Th 4:6 and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.
9. When someone has wronged you let the Lord repay him according to his deeds, 2Ti 4:14.

2Ti 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

As Pro 24:29 says….Do not say, “thus I shall do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”

Judge = God.
Defendant = TLJC
Plaintiff = Satan.
Witnesses = people (on earth).

He had created beings both in heaven and on earth that had freewill.
When their freewill would lead them against his will, then He would need to use this court to judge them.

Case 1:
Judge: God
Plaintiff: Satan
Defendant: God (TLJC)
Witnesses: Adam, Eve

Case 2:
Judge: God
Plaintiff: Satan
Defendant: God (TLJC)
Witness: Noah

Case 3:
Judge: God
Plaintiff: Satan
Defendant: God (Jesus)
Witness: Abraham

Case 4:
Judge: God
Plaintiff: Satan
Defendant: God (Jesus)
Witness: Job

Case 5: (grace)
Judge: God
Plaintiff: Satan
Defendant: God (Jesus)
Witness: Peter

One of the many lessons that the event of September 11 2001 taught us was the importance of the military.

Internally by the objectivity of law and by good law enforcement.

Externally by the military establishment, Neh 4:14 15.

In spite of man’s efforts for peace, warfare will continue until the Millennium, Mat 24:6; Mar 13:7; Luk 21:9.

MAT 24:6 “And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened, for {those things} must take place, but {that} is not yet the end.

Ecc 3:8, “There is a time for war,”
There is a book that the Lord inspired the Jews to write called in Num 21:14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord,”

Pray for our leaders because war is necessary for the maintenance of national sovereignty and freedom.

In both the struggle for and the perpetuation of Jewish freedom after the Exodus, Jesus Christ Himself became the commanding general of the armies of Israel, Jos 5:13 6:2.

The Bible teaches that armies defend freedom and armies destroy freedom, Jer 34:7, 12:12.

The issue of national sovereignty, integrity, and freedom always depends on which army wins, Jer 40:1.

God uses the military in action to demonstrate the degeneracy of a nation.

War is used by God to kill off the leaches of society.

A strong military prevents war and protects divine establishment.

The spiritual factor of Bible doctrine in the soul, prayer, and the grace of God, Neh 4:8 9.

The second factor that protects a nation is military preparedness, Neh 4:8-9, 13-15.

Failure of society,

Lack of training,

No respect for authority,

Lack of courage,

No self-discipline,

And the trading of security for freedom.

In Heb 11:34 we learn that freedom was perpetuated because the people became courageous in battle.

First of all the Lord fought for Israel at the Red sea, Exo 14:14 “the Lord will fight for you while you keep silent.”

The concept of Christ as a warrior will continue until the Armageddon campaign, Zec 14:3 4.

Zec 14:3 then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle.

The Lord Jesus Christ also delivered Israel, and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in 701 B.C., Isa 37:36.

Isa 37:36 Then the angel of the Lord went out, and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, all of these were dead.

At Armageddon, in Rev 19:11-15, He will break his own record, according to Rev 14:19 20; Isa 63:1 3, and kill millions.

Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and He who sat upon it {is} called faithful and true; and in righteousness He judges and wages war.
At this time there will be maximum slaughter by TLJC, Joel 2:20; Eze 39:11-13 describes the stench.

This is why the Bible teaches the biblical principle of universal military training, Num 1:2 3.

The book of numbers deals with the mobilization and war plans of Israel.

It teaches that each generation must be trained in war, Judges 3:1-2.

God left nations behind in the land of Israel to train the young men for war.

2Sa 22:35 “He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.”

Draft dodgers, slackers, and deserters are sinful before the Lord, Num 32:6-23.

Just warfare is always from the Lord, 1Ch 5:19-22.

1Ch 5:22 for many fell slain, because the war {was} of God.

In Psa 46:7-9, it teaches that “He makes wars to cease” through military victory.

He protects a righteous nation, Psa 55:20-23.

Hymn #3

The following link is to a good news message describing how one can receive eternal life:
Ticket to Heaven, it was written for anyone not absolutely certain about their eternal future.

Weekly Bible Study – July 17, 2017

Dispensation of the Mosaic Law. Requirement from the Manna

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Prepare yourself for learning the Word of God!

Before we begin, if you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ (that is; you have believed [trusted] in Him for His promised gift of eternal life), it is important to prepare yourself to learn God's Word so take a moment to name, cite or acknowledge (confess) your sins privately to God (i.e.; with your thoughts directed only to God the Father).

1 John 1:9 says: "If we confess our sins, He (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins (known sins) and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness [unknown or forgotten sins]." NKJV (New King James Version) [italics added]; we call this REBOUND, read the full doctrine as to “why” we need to use 1 John 1:9 to grow spiritually. REBOUND

If you have never personally believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior (that is, believed in Him for eternal life), the issue for you is not to name your sins; the issue for you is to have faith alone in Jesus Christ alone for eternal life: John 3:16, 5:24, 6:47, 20:30, 31.

John 6:47 says: "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me (Jesus Christ) has everlasting life." NKJV [italics added]

Notice again what Jesus said in John 6:47: "…he who believes in Me (Jesus Christ) has everlasting life." It doesn't say, "will have"; it says, "has." Therefore, the very moment you believe in Jesus Christ for His promise of everlasting life, you have it (it's really just that simple; nothing more and nothing less), and it can never be taken away from you (John 10:28-29). Furthermore, the gift (Ephesians 2:8c) of everlasting life (also called eternal life in scripture) is available to every human being; there are absolutely no exceptions.

John 3:14-15, 16, 17, 18, says: "¹⁴ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, ¹⁵ that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁶ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. ¹⁸ He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." NKJV

Let us now bow our hearts and take a moment to prepare for worship and learning God's Word. If there is any known sin in your life, this is the time to just cite it privately to God the Father with your thoughts directed towards Him. With your head bowed and your eyes closed, you have total privacy in your mind and soul:

Study to show yourself approved to God!

Grace Bible Church
Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries

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Dispensation of the Mosaic Law. Requirement from the Manna

As we continue with our study of Moses and the beginning of Israel as the first client nation under the new dispensation, the dispensation of the Law, we need to recognize a few more principles concerning the Jews and manna from heaven known as Angel’s food or the food of angels.

Exo 16:15-18, When the sons of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is what the Lord has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.'” And the sons of Israel did so, and some gathered much and some little. When they measured it with an omer, he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered as much as he should eat.

The application is two-fold, one, some doctrine (such as rebound) is used every day. Some doctrine is preserved in the conscience for future use. In fact, it is suffering that offers the opportunity to use doctrine in the soul. Some doctrine is to give spiritual strength for the future. Every doctrine you learn is not necessarily for you to apply to your life. It will make you strong spiritually whether you thing it applies to your personal life or not. All doctrine applies because it increases our spiritual strength. The doctrine may not be presently applicable to any situation in your life but it will make you strong spiritually.

Now, also notice that everyone had the opportunity to get as much manna as they desired. Those who gathered much manna did not have any more than those who gathered little portions, everyone gathered according to their own capacity.

Again notice our passage; Exo 16:16, “This is what the Lord has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.'” And the sons of Israel did so, and some gathered much and some little. When they measured it with an omer, he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered as much as he should eat.

In other words, if you wanted to have a lot of manna you can or if you want a little manna you are able. People learn Bible doctrine, on the basis of their capacity. No two people have the same capacity. Capacity comes from making Bible doctrine # 1 priority in your life. The point is that manna spoiled but it didn’t spoil. It would spoil for five days but not on the sixth. What’s the application to the Christian life?

There are four basic principles that need to be noted when it comes to capacity, so let’s get them down.

1. Capacity for life is related to the circumstances of life. Phil 4:11 12, “Not that I speak with reference to need, for I have come to learn that in whatever circumstances I am to be content [capacity for life]. I know both how to live in humility and I know how to live in prosperity, in all places and in all circumstances, I have been taught the secret both how to be well fed and to be hungry, both how to prosper and to be in poverty.”

2. Capacity is related to status quo in life or lifestyle, Heb 13:5-6.
Heb 13:5-6, “Let your lifestyle be free from the love of money; keep on being content with what you possess, for He Himself has said, `I will not abandon you, neither will I ever forsake you,’ so that being confident we say, `The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid of what man can do to me.'”

3. Capacity is also related to the supergrace life, 2Co 9:8.
2Co 9:8, “And God has the ability to cause all grace to superabound toward you, in order that always having a capacity for life in all things you may superabound with reference to the production of divine good.”

4. Capacity is related to prosperity and blessing; 1Ti 6:6, “But godliness associated with capacity for life keeps on being a great means of prosperity.”

So, what is the application to the Christian life? It reveals the importance of learning mechanics and obeying divine commands and doing the right thing in a right way…doing things the way God says to do them. This is analogous to a very important principle in regard to you…The believer must be flexible.

This means that what is right to do on one occasion may be wrong to do on another. You have to have a personal relationship with the word of God and TLJC and follow His direction. Mechanics and divine commands are very important in the Christian way of life.

I want you to think about this. This is another gem or another treasure concerning manna. Manna was so important of a lesson that it was preserved indefinitely in the ark of the covenant, Exo 16:33; Heb 9:4.

Look at Exo 16:33, And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omerful [a little bit over 5 pints- 5 = grace – over 5 = supergrace] of manna in it, and place it before the Lord, to be kept throughout your generations.” An omerful is a little bit over 5 pints – 5 = grace – over 5 = supergrace.

Exo 16:34-35, As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony, to be kept. And the sons of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

Now, get the shadow here or the ritual to reveal the reality. The eating of the manna until they came to Canaan, the promise land, is a type of the believer in the Church-age, eating the written word until they get to heaven and are face to face with the Lord and then dine with the Living Word, TLJC.

In Heb 9:1, Now even the first covenant had regulations of divine worship and the earthly sanctuary.

Notice, there were regulations of divine worship and the earthly sanctuary —- right thing and the right way.

The right thing = earthly sanctuary. The right way = divine regulations.

Then in Heb 9:2-4 goes on to say, “For there was a tabernacle prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread; this is called the holy place. And behind the second veil, there was a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies, having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and

Aaron’s rod which budded, and the tables of the covenant.

The saving of the manna stresses the importance of retaining Bible doctrine in the soul. Manna from heaven or the spiritual food that God gives is really described for us in John 6:27-35, “Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man shall give to you, for on Him the Father, even God, has set His seal.” They said therefore to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”

They said therefore to Him, “What then do You do for a sign, that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform? “Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.” Jesus therefore said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.” They said therefore to Him, “Lord, evermore give us this bread.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.”

Doctrine is only of value in the soul! It’s only residual doctrine which is valuable to the child of God. And for doctrine to be preserved in the soul the degree of learning must exceed the rate of forgetting.

What you do today will not make any difference 100 years from now but the PMA of BD will make the difference. It will determine your eternal destiny.

How do we know that?

Well look at John 12:47-48, “And if anyone hears My sayings, and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. He who rejects Me, and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.”

The following link is to a good news message describing how one can receive eternal life: Ticket to Heaven, it was written for anyone not absolutely certain about their eternal future.

Internet Church Service – July 16, 2017

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Our Lord, as Supreme Court Judge
hears every case brought to Him
under the mechanics of faith-rest.

Please join us as we fellowship in the Word of God, listen to
Christian Music, Pray in Christ’s Name and Praise the Lord
in our Hearts and Minds.

ALL ARE WELCOME

from - Romans 8:38-39

Hymn #1

Hymn #2

Preparing yourself for the study of God’s Word

Before we begin , if you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ (that is— you have trusted in Him for eternal life), it is important to prepare yourself to take-in God’s Word or participating in a Communion Service, so take a moment to name, cite or acknowledge your sins privately directly to God the Father. This will assure that you are in fellowship with God the Father and the Holy Spirit’s convicting ministry, also called the convincing ministry will then be able to teach you as the Holy Spirit is the real teacher and the pastor’s message is the vehicle the Holy Spirit uses to convince you what you are learning is true or not.

1 John 1:9 says—“If we confess [simply name, cite or acknowledge to God the Father] our sins [known sins], He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins [known sins] and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness [all unknown and forgotten sins].” NKJV (New King James Version)

If you have never personally believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior (that is, believed in Him for eternal life), the issue for you is not to name your sins to God; the issue for you is to believe by faith alone in Jesus Christ alone for eternal life and you will be saved the very second you believe in Him:

John 6:47 says: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me [Jesus Christ] has everlasting life.” NKJV

Notice again what John 6:47 says, “he who believes in Me [Jesus Christ] has everlasting life.” It doesn’t say, “will have”; it says, “has.” Therefore, the very moment you believe Jesus Christ’s promise of everlasting life, you have it (it’s really just that simple), and it can never be lost or taken away from you (John 10:28-29). Furthermore, the gift of everlasting life (also called eternal life in scripture) is available to every human being; there are absolutely no exceptions.

John 3:14-18 says: “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” NKJV

Let us now bow our hearts and take a moment to prepare for learning God’s Word, if there is any known sin in your life, this is the time to just cite it privately to God the Father with your thoughts directed towards Him. With your head bowed and your eyes closed, you have total privacy in your mind and soul:

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Robert McLaughlin - Grace Bible Church
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Our Lord, as Supreme Court Judge
hears every case brought to Him
under the mechanics of faith-rest.

Point 5. In our doctrine deals with The Royal Family Honor Code as it is directly related to the Supreme Court of Heaven.

1) You cannot defend or justify yourself to implacable or irrational persons.

2) Therefore, the matter must be placed in the Lord’s hands for the proper function of the faith rest drill.

3) Once placed before the supreme court of heaven through the F.R.D. [faith rest drill], The outcome must be left in the Lord’s hands.

4) Remember that the function of the F.R.D. Is designed to place the problem in the Lord’s hands for a solution and vindication, and to leave it there.

Our last point then, Point 6, deals with how you should function as a “plaintiff” in the supreme court of heaven operating in the faith rest drill.


The plaintiff is the one who begins the personal action of taking something to the supreme court of heaven to obtain a judicial decision.

Our Lord as supreme court judge hears every case brought to Him under the mechanics of the faith-rest mechanics.

However, the believer who makes his appeal as a plaintiff must understand that he or she may be more at fault in the matter, and may suddenly become a defendant in the case instead of a plaintiff.

So, the principle; do not try to appeal to the supreme court if you are at fault, if you have already made the problem public to others.

Do not be shocked if the justice you seek at the supreme court of heaven suddenly comes to you in the form of divine discipline.


The plaintiff is disciplined rather than the defendant, for the Lord knows all the facts in the case.

They ought to be recovering instead of going to the supreme court of heaven.

If so, you have just moved from warning discipline to intensive discipline.

The victim of injustice then has two options: the function of the faith-rest drill as a plaintiff to the supreme court of heaven or the reaction of mental attitude and verbal sins and succumbing to the temptation of revenge.

Through the faith-rest mechanics, the believer can apply the essence of God rationale to the stress circumstances just mentioned by taking your case directly to the supreme court of heaven.

Here is the virtue of patience. Any reaction on your part cancels your case in heaven and results in divine discipline and punitive action from God toward you.

This means that you understand that God is just, righteous, immutable, veracity, love, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, sovereignty, and eternal life.

1.The essence of God rationale,

2. The plan of God rationale,

3. The policy of God rationale which is grace orientation.

4. And the a fortiori rationale.

A) First of all we learn that God can take any type of evil situation and convert it into divine good.

B) We also learn that whenever someone tries to curse or destroy another believer, the Lord will turn the curse into a blessing when the believer operates in the F.R.D.

C) This is why the Bible teaches that even when evil comes against you, the Lord can turn it into a blessing, providing that you operate in the F.R.D. And let him handle the situation.

D) Therefore, the believer does not have to fight and defend himself, God will do that for the believer who operates in the F.R.D.

2Th 1:6 for after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

5. The believer then is told stop being anxious and worried and let God handle any unjust and unfair situation, in Isa 35:4.

Isa 35:4 say to those with anxious heart, “take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; the recompense of God will come, and He will deliver you.“

Because of this we are commanded never to take revenge on anyone for anything, Rom 12:19. Rom 12:19 never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

6. If you are being mistreated in any situation, do not lift up your hand against another person, 1Sa 24:12.

1Sa 24:12 “may the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.

7. If you have been robbed by another believer do not take out your vengeance and frustration on him, give it over to the Lord, 1Th 4:6.

1Th 4:6 and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.

8. Never repay evil with evil and give someone what you think that they deserve, Pro 20:22.

Pro 20:22 do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

9. When someone has wronged you let the Lord repay him according to his deeds, 2Ti 4:14.

2Ti 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

As Prov 24:29 says….Do not say, “thus I shall do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”

The Judge is God.
The Defendant is God (TLJC).
The Plaintiff is Satan.
The Witnesses are the people (on earth).

Case 1:
Judge: God
Plaintiff: Satan
Defendant: God (TLJC)
Witnesses: Adam, Eve

Case 2:
Judge: God
Plaintiff: Satan
Defendant: God (TLJC)
Witness: Noah

Case 3:
Judge: God
Plaintiff: Satan
Defendant: God (Jesus)
Witness: Abraham

Case 4:
Judge: God
Plaintiff: Satan
Defendant: God (Jesus)
Witness: Elijah

Case 5:
Judge: God
Plaintiff: Satan
Defendant: God (Jesus)
Witness: Job

Hymn #3

The following link is to a good news message describing how one can receive eternal life:
Ticket to Heaven, it was written for anyone not absolutely certain about their eternal future.