James 1:25
New King James Version (NKJV)
25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
Perfect Law of Liberty
Law of the Spirit of Life
Romans 8:2
New King James Version (NKJV)
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Blessing of “No scattering Church members”
Zechariah 13:7
New King James Version (NKJV)
The Shepherd Savior
7 “Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd,
Against the Man who is My Companion,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
“Strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep will be scattered;
Then I will turn My hand against the little ones.
- Jesus took this curse on Him
- When Jesus was captured, all His disciples scattered
- so that our church people won’t get scattered.
Non-Scattering Sheep
Old Testament are examples
1 Corinthians 10:11
New King James Version (NKJV)
11 Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
1 Corinthians 10:11
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
11 Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
Old Testament is a shadow
Colossians 2:17
New King James Version (NKJV)
17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.
Expound Jesus from Old Testament
The Road to Emmaus
Jesus to Cleopas and Cleopas wife
Luke 24:27
New King James Version (NKJV)
27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Jesus expounded things concerning Himself
Christ died once for all time
Peter 3:18
New Living Translation (NLT)
18 Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.
Romans 6:10
New King James Version (NKJV)
10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.
Hebrews 7:27
New King James Version (NKJV)
27 who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.
Hebrews 9:12
New King James Version (NKJV)
12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
Hebrews 10:10
New King James Version (NKJV)
10 By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
The Lamb will lead
Revelation 7:17
New International Version (NIV)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Footnotes:
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8
Jesus is the Lamp
Whoever loses his life for My sake will find it
Matthew 16:25
New King James Version (NKJV)
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Loses his life for “My sake”
- Lose his time in church serving Jesus
- Lose his money for doing something for Jesus
High Priest in Old and New Testament
High Priest in Old Testament
- 81 High Priest
- 1st: Aaron
- 81th: Caiaphas
- They had 81 High Priest because everyone died
- Priesthood of Levi they die
- Levi Priesthood might fail
Blessing for the people depends on how good the High Priest is
High Priest in New Testament
- Priesthood of Melchizedek don’t die, So Priesthood of Jesus is of the order of Melchizedek
- This Priesthood lives for ever
- Jesus Priesthood never fails
- Jesus always accepted before God
- You are always accepted before God
- Blessings always comes out of the mouth of Melchizedek