A LESSON FOR US The experience of the Israelites provides vital lessons for God’s servants today. Just as Israel experienced a marvelous deliverance from Egyptian slavery, so Christians have been liberated from the Satanic powers of darkness. They have been cleansed with the precious blood of Jesus Christ and are on the way to everlasting life in a righteous new order of new heavens and a new earth. (Col. 1:13, 14; 1 Pet. 1:17-19; 2 Pet. 3:13) A superlative expression of God’s love, his giving his Son as a ransom sacrifice, has made this possible.—Rom. 5:6-8. In view of what Jehovah has done for his servants, it would indeed be a shocking lack of appreciation for any Christian to forsake true worship and to start pursuing a way of life contrary to the divine will. Any Christian who unrepentantly persisted in this wrong course would come under condemnation. The Bible tells us: “If we practice sin willfully after having received the accurate knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for sins left, but there is a certain fearful expectation of judgment and there is a fiery jealousy that is going to consume those in opposition.” (Heb. 10:26, 27) We surely have good reason, then, to strive hard to be among those who truly appreciate everything that Jehovah God has done by means of Jesus Christ. Just as willful practicers of sin will not escape punishment, so just as certainly will those who stick loyally to their Creator receive their reward.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:12:00 +0000
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