Prior to reading this message, please read The Ten. Exodus 20:8-11
20:8 Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it. 20:9 For six days you may labor and do all your work, 20:10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant, or your cattle, or your resident foreigner who is in your gates. 20:11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, and he rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and sanctified it.

This lovely commandment is nestled right between "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain," and "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land" which is followed by "You shall not kill." and "You shall not commit adultery."

We obviously support the no killing and no adultery part. Many Christian live their lives as though the rest are recommendations even though they all rank in the Top Ten of things that God requires, yea, commands us to do. We'll cover the remaining Commandments in other messages. For now, let's focus on remembering the Sabbath and sanctifying it.

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Of all the things that Jesus said, I think these are some of the most extraordinary and the most frightening.

"As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
John 9:5

"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven".
Matthew 5:14-16

So who exactly is this YE, Jesus talks about? To whom was He transferring this task? Where was this darkness that needed to be scattered?

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Before we get started, grab your Bibles so you can follow along.

Artists sometimes offer limited editions of their works. They number each of these so that you will know there have been only so many pieces made and which piece you have in your hands. The Ten Commandments were a limited edition. There are only ten of them. Those ten have been cussed and discussed for ages by scholars and street urchins. They have been adopted by societies and governments as a guideline for acceptable behavior. They have been modified to assuage the guilt of liberals wanting to somehow get into heaven, yet ignore what God commands them to do.

Before we can reasonably discuss the Ten Commandments we need to discuss the validity of keeping the Mosaic Law in our Christian lives. The Law of Moses is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1Ki. 2:3; 2Ki. 23:25; Ezr. 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply the Law (Heb. Torah, Deu. 1:5; Deu. 4:8, Deu. 4:44; Deu. 17:18, Deu. 17:19; Deu. 27:3, Deu. 27:8). As a written code it is called the book of the law of Moses (2Ki. 14:6; Isa. 8:20), the book of the law of God (Jos. 24:26). The Mosaic Law refers at once to the commandment of God as the foundation of all human duty. The Hebrew word for Law is halachah, whose root meaning is walk or way.

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"When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb. They had been asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled back. Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.” Then they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them" - Mark16:1 - 7

For many, many years I've always believed I knew the answer to the question "Who rolled away the stone?" I always thought that it was Jesus because He had to get out of the tomb, didn't he?

Well, actually, no He didn't. Mark continues:

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Most fundamental Christians profess to believe in nothing but the literal translation of the Bible. While this statement may sound spiritually noble, it is somewhat flawed and should be embarrassing. (In just two sentences, I have managed to lose half of my readers) If you decided to stay with us, I am sure you'll find this article enlightening and inspirational.

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