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November 14, 2023 (1st day of 9th biblical month)
Exodus 20:1-6 Deuteronomy 4:15-20
Focus of this sermon is on the forgotten and must neglected 2nd Commandment, especially in clothing.
1. This commandment includes any type of image. So it is not limited to only images carved in stone. Thousands of years ago, people only had the ability to carve images into stone & wood. But now we also carve images into paper, plastic, metals, ink, digital video, 3D printing, etc. It doesn't matter what format the image takes. The same spiritual principal applies. The worship of a false god is just as bad in print or video as it is in stone.
2. You do not have to literally bow down to the ground in order to spiritually or subconsciously worship something. If we really & truly examine ourselves deep enough, we must admit that tons of images in our world today are breaking this Commandment. Almost every person is making idols & false gods of gold, silver, money, cars, houses, jobs, lands, husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends & other friends, as well as toys, video games, movie stars/actors, singers, bands, etc.
The Second Commandment to avoid images of anything in Heaven or Earth, is best for the world to follow, since most people have absolutely no discernment or care about what they wear, and what they have in their house.
If a person ever becomes extremely mature in Christ, then they could have some images, since by that time, they would be responsible enough and have much discernment. But most people don’t have that level of spiritual maturity or even care about what images they have.
Exceptions:
Numbers 21:8 "And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live."
Exodus 26:1 "Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them."
1 Timothy 1:8-10 Law Not Made for the Righteous, But For the Wicked.
Not An Excuse To Do Whatever You Want.
It’s acceptable to have wedding pictures, vacation pictures, watch a faith based movie, or a clean non-faith based TV show/movie, educational books, history books, etc. But most people have absolutely no discernment, therefore there must be rules such as the 2nd Commandment, and the teachings of the true church elders to have the proper balance.
An extensive list of acceptable and forbidden types of images on the website.
https://www.isawthelightministries.com/gravenimages.html
We should care about what we advertise with our clothing.
Care about what we project (make other people think) with our clothing.
Just like body language, you can tell much about a person by what they wear and how they dress.
Men who always button their shirts all the way up, project/display that they are legalistic and/or effeminate, acting as if their chest is forbidden to be seen, even one inch of it. Either that, or it’s extremely cold. Many times it’s because of how their mother dressed them as a little child and they never grew up out of it.
People who wear sweat/jogging pants all of the time show that they are too lazy to put on real pants. Sweat/jogging pants were made for jogging, exercising and sleeping. They aren’t made for going to work, going to church, or going to public places other than the gym.
Men who wear cartoon characters and super hero symbols, show that they haven’t fully matured.
Women who wear men’s shirts show that they don’t accept God’s role for women. Same with a woman who cuts her hair extremely short. No respect for God.
People who wear black every day (except as required for work), have dark/evil spirits/angels influencing how they dress, as it’s advertisement/energy for the dark/evil realm.
We should also be extremely careful about displaying company logos, brand names, and words and advertising. We must use extremely good discernment about what we are promoting and advertising and projecting.
We should avoid wearing anything to do with music bands especially rock bands, singers, actors, Hollywood, because wearing their pictures is making them to be idols. This includes Disney characters and other cartoon and super hero characters and logos.
We should raise our children to honor the real people of the bible and other real people in society (both past and present) that are truly worthy of honor and admiration, rather than fairly tales.
Little boys should be taught to want to copy the police (only in some nations), firemen, military (only in some nations), construction men, and other good, strong male role models, not Snow White, and not a talking mouse. Silly.
Cartoons and movies of talking animals teaches children to not hunt and kill animals but rather to think of wild beasts/animals as just as important as humans. It teaches them to be vegetarians who are weak and skinny and unhealthy.
Typically in general, it’s best for our shirts and hats to remain without words and without images. That way, we are looking more mature, and less like the wicked world, and not promoting worldly things and fairy tales and Hollywood and big demonic corporations.
If we did have words or images on our clothing, it would be better to be a bible verse or other faith based words, or promotion of the ministry, or a worthy cause.
https://www.isawthelightministries.com/gravenimages.html
Reminders:
-Hanukkah December 8-15. Light 7 candles or 7 light bulbs in the window in the evening time each night. Be extremely careful about fire and pets and children.
Have a special meal on the first day/evening.
If in a Muslim nation or Democrat city or other location where the 7 lights could possibly cause you to be a target of violence, it’s acceptable to keep the lights out of sight of the public.
-Thanksgiving in the USA on November 23, not pagan despite the false claims of legalistic people. The holiday has absolutely no origin or fruit of paganism or darkness.
-Brother BJ in India, his 3rd year spiritual re-birth day is Thursday November 16. Congratulations to him.