The Issues About Women’s Liberty: The Giving of the Law (Part 28)

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the end for a rewarding experience. Let's dive

right in. Chapter three. Excuse me. Let me start

reading from verse one. He made known to me the

mysteries, as I have briefly written already,

by which when you read, you may understand my

knowledge in the mysteries of Christ, which in

other ages was not made known to the sons of

men, as it has now been revealed by the spirit

of his holy apostles and prophets, that the Gentiles

should the fellow heirs of the same body and

partakers of his promise in Christ through the

gospel of which I became a minister according

to the gift of the grace of God given to me by

the effective working of his power to me who

I am less than the least of all the saints his

grace was given, that I should preach among the

Gentiles the unsachable riches of Christ, and

to make all men see what is a fellowship of the

mysteries which, from the beginning of the ages,

has been hidden in God who created all things.

through Jesus Christ, but stand to the intent

that now the manifold wisdom of God might be

made known by the Church to principalities and

powers in heavenly places. According to the eternal

purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus,

our Lord, whom we have boldness and access with

confidence through faith, Now on Sunday, we continue

with our teaching and particularly we try to

address the implications of involving angels

in the giving of the law. And today we will continue

again to highlight some few things in that regards.

Now, There is a misreading of this text that

I want to clarify briefly before we continue.

Now many people, when they read particularly

verse 10, the intent that now the manifold wisdom

of God might be made known by the Church to principalities

and powers in the heavenly places. Many people

think that the intent is that the church should

show the devil and demons his power. To show

the power of God to these demons. They need to

know that God is powerful. And why do most people

read it like that? Or let me say many. It's not

actually most. Or some people. Why do some people

think that this is what the text is saying? actually

is because of that word principalities and powers.

The principalities and powers. So they interpret

that word in the context of Ephesians chapter

six verse 12. Look at Ephesians chapter six verse

12. So each time they read that word, the first

thing that normally we are acquainted with is

Ephesians six verse 12. But we do not wrestle

against flesh and blood, but again, principalities,

against powers, against rulers of darkness of

this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness

in the heavenly places, or heavenly. Actually,

that place is, if you see in the New King James,

or if you have King James, you always put in

italics. Actually, we have thoughts. There is

no place there. It's in the heavilys, heavily.

Amen. So the places was introduced by the publishers

of the English version. So that's why when people

read the principalities and powers, for example,

in Ephesians 3, They read it in the context of

also Ephesians 6. If you look at Ephesians, it

clearly tells us the principalities and powers

there. Right? Yes. It says, again, it's the rulers

of darkness. So it's talking about rulers of

darkness. It said, again, spiritual host of wickedness.

So that's just a description of the same beings.

Amen. Now, yes, while in this context, that is

the Ephesians 6 verse 12, identify principalities

Ephesians 6:12

and powers as rulers of darkness, as spiritual

host of wickedness, the term, or those terms,

the principalities and powers is not exclusively

used as evil spirit all the time. That term ought

to be defined based according to the context.

Like we see in Ephesians 6, it's clear there

that it's talking about wicked spirits. Are we

together? Amen. Now let's look at collusions.

Look at collusions. I'm trying to say that that

term or those terms cannot be just be used with

a blanket meaning. You can't use them just as

anywhere we see them, they mean wicked beings

or wicked spirit beings. Colossians chapter one,

look at verse 16. Verse 16, he said, for by him

all things were created that are in heaven and

that are on earth, visible and invisible. whether

thrones or dominions did you see that again all

principalities or what or powers all things we

are created through him and for him amen are

we together now if we will consider principalities

and powers that they always means wicked evil

spirits in the sun So we read it here also as

that that means I will be a problem because I

will mean Because he said by 16 for by him talking

about Christ all things We are created and he

mentioned those things and then includes principalities

and powers that means we will see evil Came from

God or evil came from Christ But no context defines

what principalities and powers are. That means

to say, it's a term that could mean what we see,

we saw in Ephesians chapter six verse 12, it

mean wickedness or wicked spirits. We said, or

it could mean also here, definitely mean spirit

beings that are not evil. Amen. Are we together?

Because God created everything perfect and good.

Hallelujah. So if this text is talking about

by Him, all things were created, it wouldn't

be mean, it, it, principality and past here would

not mean evil. Amen. Are we together? Hallelujah.

Of course, we saw John talks about many places,

I mean, in this Scripture that talks about the

character of God, what actually came from God,

who is God. John, in verse John talks about,

in him there is no darkness at all. In him there

is no darkness at all. So the word principality

is a -k in Greek, a -r -c -h -e. And powers means

exusia. E -X -O -U -S -I -A. E -X -O -U -S -I

-A. It means powers. So ake and exusia, or principalities

and powers. They are actually a general term

for spirit beings. In fact, in some places, they

are used as human authorities. They are used

as human authorities. As I said, it is a context

that should tell us what that means. Let's read

more text for us to see that. Again, let's look

at Colossians. Colossians 2 verse 10. Colossians

Colossians 2:10 Colossians 2:10

2 verse 10. He says, and you are complete in

him who is the head of all principalities and

powers. Look at verse 15. Having this arm, principalities

and powers. Definitely these principalities here.

So you can see in Colossians alone have different

places where it talks about principality. We

read in Colossians 1 .16, talks about principality

and power. Now that means if you read verse 15

for example, these principalities and power here

wouldn't mean the principalities and power in

Ephesians 1 .16. You understand what I'm saying?

Because the one God or true Christ were created.

Are we together? We don't mean the one again

is disarming. Amen. Disarming principalities

and powers. Amen. Titus chapter three. Titus

chapter three verse one. Just to just give us

some thoughts there to think about or some things

to think about. remind them to be subject to

who? Rulers and what? Authorities to obey, to

be ready for every good work. That word rulers

and authorities. Rulers means principalities.

It's the same word there, akehe. Or authorities

means powers, means exusia. Amen. Luke chapter

Luke 20 · chapter mention

20. So this one, if you look at here, is talking

about human authorities. Amen. He's talking about

human authorities. Luke 20. Luke 20 verse 19.

Luke 20:19

And the chief priests and the scribes and the

very hour sought to lay hands on him but they

feared the people for they knew he has spoken

this parable against them. So they watched him,

verse 20, and sent spies who pretended to be

righteous, that they might cease on his words,

in order to deliver him to the power and authority

of the governor, that what power is principalities

and that word authority is power, that's exusia,

amen. So sometimes you can see how English can

be using the same word, can be using principalities

in place of power or power in place of principalities

or we can use authority. But we are looking at

it from the Greek meaning, amen. So what we're

trying to say is that If you see the principalities

and powers, we need to look at closely what that

text is saying. The context will tell us whether

it's talking about evil spirits or whether the

angels of God or human authorities. Hallelujah.

So let's return back to our text, Ephesians 3

Ephesians 3:10

verse 10. So when we read it, we have read it

already, we will notice that this text is not

saying or does not present a church showing power

to demons, but as a means Through which the manifold

wisdom of God He said previously hidden and that's

why when you read verse 9 and to make all men

see What is a fellowship of the mystery? Which

from the beginning of the age has been hid in

God in fact That same thought was communicated

in earlier verses. We look at verse 5. He said

which in other ages was what was not made known

to the sons of men as it has now been revealed

by the spirit to his holy apostles and prophets

so he sent it thought he was making in verse

9 healing in god who created all things through

christ jesus to the intent so he's talking about

the mysteries revealed to the intent That noun

the manifold wisdom of God. So the wisdom of

what definitely will must be related to the revelation

Are we together? Might be made known by the church

the principalities and powers so God is not God's

power is not for sure there's no text of the

Bible that call the believer to come for displaying

power in the sun. He's not looking for ways to

be famous, if you understand. God is not looking

for ways to be famous. The Church is not established

simply uh for just to just be showing power power

power i will show you you know these days anyway

i don't know in other countries but i know in

my country nigeria yes sir if you want to see

drama just go on the road yes sir do you know

who i am you are a goat you are a this you know

sir your people driving especially the the i

don't know it's about the the city i stay is

in kaduna hey those boys are driving a bus I

know legos will be more. Amen. So very rough

driving and you see everybody abusing is here.

I will lock you up. You will know who I am. So

the point is that that's not why the church was

actually established. To go around just showing

the power, showing who you are and all that.

Amen. In fact, the truth of the matter is that

you don't need to show someone the power that

he has already known. Do you understand what

I'm trying to say? You know, some of us are lecturers.

When I enter the class, I don't need to tell

them that I'm their teacher now. They know, right?

Yes. And the problem comes when the teacher has

inferiority complex or he doesn't know the subject.

So sometimes you have to use other methods in

the sand to make the students to be subdued in

the sand. But if you are already the authority

and you are working in your authority, you don't

need any statement again. All the people around

you know you. Are we together? And that's exactly,

and you see what Christ have, I mean what Christ

brought us into, you understand? Whether you

recognize it or not, the devil and his demons

know you. Do you understand what I'm saying?

You don't need to show them something before

they know you have power. Whether you are using

it or not, using it. Are we together? Amen. Remember

in Act 19, verse 15, the evil spirit met some

guys. They thought that he was just calling the

name. Those guys were exorcists. And part of

them were the children of one chief priest, they

called Sons of Skiba. And then they came, they

said, we command you to go out in the name of

the Lord who Paul preached. You are not in the

system and you want to use the name and do something.

Are we together? You know what the spirit told

them? The evil spirit said, Jesus, I what? I

know. Paul, I know. Who are you? That means your

identity is unknown. You understand? You can't

just use a tag. You understand? That means evil

spirits, they know you. They know your position.

Are we together? Now I want to note that, remember

we are talking about knowledge. So I'm very careful

with the statement we are making in the sun.

This knowledge of the evil spirit, we are not

talking about revelation and knowledge here.

Are we together? Because we describe in, we interpreted

on Sunday in the sun what actually the difference

between the searching of the prophets and the

searching in the sun or the looking of the angels

amen so this knowing is not a volitional knowledge

and you know again so there is a knowing that

i'm talking about the knowing is that knowing

that james was talking about is that are we together

uh james james is it james yes james two was

19 Look at James 2 .19. He says, you believe

that there is what? One God. You do well. Even

the demons do what? Believe and they do what?

This is a threat. You get what I'm trying to

say? Yes, this is not revelation. It's recognizing.

Of course, this belief is not saving faith that

you believe to be saved. That means they recognize

and they tremble. So James was trying to communicate

in that line too. So what I'm trying to say is

that you don't need to go around trying to show,

I will show them. And one of the temptations

to be in, you understand, is to try to display

for the, I mean, displaying sick. Do you understand

what I'm trying to say? Don't fall into that

error because you're not called into that ministry.

You're called a serious ministry, the ministry

of enlightening men, the ministry of saving lives.

So don't use it for show again, you understand?

This is why I... I dislike it with the whole

of my heart when I see the Bible and the Word

of God used as a tool of comedy. It pains me

so much because all scriptures are given by the

inspiration of God and they are profitable not

for comedy, they are profitable for teaching,

for doctrine, they are profitable for reproof,

they are profitable for correction. you are profitable

for training or instruction in righteousness

you understand and the essence is not that the

man of god may be entertained that the man of

god may be thoroughly furnished he said may be

perfect thoroughly furnished onto good work that's

the essence It's not for the Bible to be used

to entertain the man of God. No the man of God

the intent of Why the word was given is that

the man of God may be perfect totally furnished

That what perfect means equips in a son onto

good works so We must never fall into that Temptation

to use sacred things for common Amen. Are we

together? So we are called to cast out. You don't

need to start discussing. Who are you? Where

are you coming from? How many are you in the

sun? Did you know them before in their clan?

I mean that's not the point. These sons shall

follow them that believe. In my name they shall

cast out, not discuss with them. Are we together?

Cast out demons. So that is what we're supposed

to do. Hallelujah. Amen. Are we together? So

they know that Christ has disarmed, we read in

Colossians 2, he says he has disarmed principalities.

They have been disarmed. Are we together? That's

Colossians 2 .15. He says he has disarmed them.

Hmm Hebrews 2 14 and 15 tells us you understand

that through the death of Jesus Christ what happened?

He said he has destroyed him who had the power

of death He now identify him. He said that is

the devil You know son I release the essence

is that he release or set free those who through

the fear of death in the sun have been all their

lives kept under bondage. No more fear. Are we

together? Are we together? No more fear. Amen.

Go back to that, uh, Ephesians chapter three

verse 10. So, God's intention was to show, was

to make known the manifold wisdom of God by the

church to the principalities. Now, what is this

wisdom of God? Which I have already noted that

is in relation to uh the revelation which was

it in the past or which was not known before

in fact verse five says which in other ages was

not made known to the sons of men as it has been

revealed by what the spirit to his holy apostles

and prophets this is exactly what jesus in John

16 said you understand I have many things to

tell you but you cannot do what you can't bear

it now he said but how be it when the spirit

of truth is calm you understand so that means

there are many things and that's what Paul is

saying before it has not been made known to the

sons of men not because God does not want to

but the sons of men have no capacity to receive

it Did you get what I'm trying to say? You know

sometimes when you read it, it will look as if

God deliberately hid it. No. Men have no capacity.

It is the Holy Spirit that unlocks the capacity.

Are we together? And that's why now has been

made known or it has been revealed. It has been

revealed. It has been revealed. So verse eight

of chapter five, chapter three says, to me, look

at, look at, he said, to me, to me, whom I'm

less than the least of all the saints, he said,

this grace was given, that I should preach among

the Gentiles the unsachable riches of Christ,

and to make known all, to make, all see what

is a fellowship of the mistress which from the

beginning of ages has been hid in God who created

all things through Jesus Christ to the intent

to the intent that now the money for wisdom so

what he's trying to say is that to the intent

that now are we together What is revealed now?

It is the wisdom of God. That the wisdom now

revealed means the revelation of God. The revelation

of God. So, this ministry is that of revealing

God's plan. that of revealing God's plan and

I want you to note it earlier on he started it

looks as if Paul is just talking about himself

he said to me was it whom I'm less than the least

of all the send this grace was giving but by

the time you move on he reaches 10 he said to

the intent now that a manifold wisdom of God

might be made known by the church So that means

this ministry is not just only for Paul this

ministry is for the entire church Are we together

is for the entire church? The ministry involves

enlightening Not just men But listen, I want

to be very careful here now when we are talking

about the enlightenment of angels, we're not

talking about us now you say you now enter our

room and say angels angels come here all of you

today we are having our class no that's not what

the bible is saying in the sun he's not talking

about directly no no no you understand he say

in the process of demonstrating of teaching or

enlightening men angels are observing did you

understand what I'm trying to say yes They are

observing and learning So what Paul is saying

is that the church is the means through which

God reveal his wisdom Are we together? You know,

I hear many Believers say where are you? They

say me I don't go to job. I read the Bible you

are confused and that's exactly what is the diagnosis

of your condition, you understand? Because it's

not you, you will sit at home and just say, I'm

reading my Bible. The intent of God that the

church, you understand, be the one to reveal,

not you, not just sitting down, you understand?

If everybody will sit down at home to read this

Bible, then there is no need for a lot of portions

of this Bible. You understand what I'm saying?

There is no need for leaders, there is no need

for teachers. Amen. Yes, but that's not how the

church is structured. You are not the owner of

the church. You have to adjust to the revelation.

So the wisdom of God means the revelation of

God. Let me read a text here to just clarify

this because it's not just this place that Paul

was talking like that. 1 Corinthians chapter

1 Corinthians 2 · chapter mention

2, 1 Corinthians 2, let's read another letter

of Paul which you clarify what this means also

because he used that term also look at verse

seven look at verse seven first Corinthians chapter

two verse seven he said but we speak what wisdom

of God in a what mystery you remember what we

just read yes the wisdom that has been hid or

the mystery in the sun well you see that mystery

there is no mystery now because that mystery

has been what as we reveal so that's what we

are reading heeding wisdom of God he said or

then before the ages for our glory was it which

none of the rulers of this age knew did you see

that he said for had they known they would not

have crucified the world the lord of glory did

you see that what we are talking about That this

revelation, that's why I told you when we read

Act 19, you understand? When the evil spirit

says, Jesus, I know. What? Paul, I know. We said

that what know is not talking about revelation.

Are we together? Yes, because it has not been

made known. It is now that is revealed as we

are teaching it. Revealed by the spirit of God

as we are teaching it. They are also. Oh So that

is it. Ah They are keen. They are curious in

a son. They are inquisitive I Mean, are we together?

So he said even the priestess the rulers of this

age is a if they had known That mystery if they

had known that wisdom of God, you know son, they

would not have crucified the Lord of Glory verse

9 but as it is written eyes had not seen ears

had not heard nor have entered into the heart

of man the things which God has prepared for

those who loved him you know many people quote

this text and say we don't know the things of

God God is mysterious it's mysterious to you

because you have not been reading the bible god

is not mysterious he can't give you those 66

books and you say he's a mysterious how are we

together he came by himself and you say he's

mysterious we cannot know his ways you know quote

this is a quotation in the sand because we will

now quote it and stop there paul was explaining

something But we now quote and just stop. He

said, you see, we don't know the things of God.

This God is mysterious. As the heavens is far

away, so also the ways of God. No, no, no, no,

no. Can you read verse 10 with me? Let's read

verse 10, one, two, three. But God has done what?

Revealed them to us through his word. all glory

to Jesus amen are we together yes God has revealed

them so don't stop at that quotation now it has

been revealed glory to Jesus so it has been revealed

so the things angels desire to look into in 1st

Peter where we read 1 -12, indicate angels were

trying to learn in the sun. They do not fully

comprehend the death and the implication of the

redemption as it unfolds in history and as well

also today in the church. So as the church embodies

and proclaim this mystery, this revelation, God's

wisdom becomes known even to these spirit beings.

So 1 Peter chapter 1 verse 10 to 12 show both

1 Peter 1:10–12

the prophets and angels were searching. We said

their search was different. The prophets searched

to understand when what they prophesied would

happen. While the angels were looking that is

a desire to understand the truth of salvation

revealed through the gospel so one thing we can

clarify here is that Angels, I mean the prophets

desire to know when the redemption the foretold

will happen angels were curious to learn about

God's wisdom and mercy Towards humanity through

the gospel Therefore With this understanding

that we have had now Did you see that? There

was no way angels could have comprehend righteousness

by feet before Except by the Holy Spirit that

revealed the mysteries now because before it

was heat But now has been revealed there was

no way Angels could have comprehends the mercy

of God Or the righteousness of God through faith

when Moses appointed them in a son in the giving

of the loss So now you remember that text we

read in Hebrews chapter 10 verse 28 that According

Hebrews 10:28

to the law, there is no what? No mercy. The law

had no mercy. There's no mercy. So this tells

us some of the strange things we saw in the law

of Moses. Some causes, destruction, diseases.

You do this, I do this to you. And of course,

thank God for revelation, thank God for Jesus

Christ. When Jesus came, he tried to set what

is not from the beginning, what is not in the

blueprints in the Son of God. When he talked

about the voice, he said, it was not so in the

beginning. He would tell, he said, you have heard

in the past An eye for an eye, a tooth for a

tooth, what I say to you. That means he's trying

to distinguish, no, no, no, no. This is the character

of God and it's consistent. But something came

in between, transgression, and what you have

was added. If you look at even the giving of

the, even the Ten Commandments, which we have

studied the 10th commandment that is the gospel

right we explain it when jesus talked and explained

it and the apostle explained it they never explain

it as rules what to do today tomorrow yesterday

you know sometimes you say no it is a gospel

however it was given to israel as rules 10 1,

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. For example, the

Sabbath. What? What? So the Sabbath became a

rule. But when the Spirit came, explained, we

saw that the Sabbath means salvation. Did you

get what I'm trying to say? But man, we are using

it as rules. They choose one day to become inactive.

They say they are serving God That that is what

God wanted Today we have many believers like

that The writer of Hebrews told us that no, no,

no, no, it's a we who have believed have entered

into that rest To tell you that that rest is

not just now. He called it that rest you know

that that one he said if joshua had given them

that rest there would not be did you go i'm gonna

say so he was pointing to something that was

from the beginning in fact that was why he quoted

a text in genesis chapter 2 so when god hallelujah

Genesis 2 · chapter mention

now so what i'm trying to say is that That which

is supposed to give life now has become source

of death because it now becomes letters. Are

we together? Amen. We read that text. I want

to read that text again so that to know that.

Look at Romans. We read it. Romans chapter 7

Romans 7 · chapter mention

verse. Romans 7 verse 10. Look at Romans 7 verse

Romans 7:10 Romans 7:10

10. I told you that the word law also, because

when you read Romans, it's not talking about

the legalism. You understand? It's not talking

about legalism. He said, what shall we say then?

You understand? is the, I will read only verse

seven first. What shall we say then? Is the law

sin? So this law is not talking about the one

we are talking about. It says, certainly not.

On the contrary, I would not have known sin,

except the law, except through the law, for I

will not have known covetousness, except the

law had said, you shall not covet. Where did

they pick this one? The Ten Commandments. Now

look at verse 10. He said, and the commandment,

which was to bring life, I find it to bring death.

Or if you remove all those italics, he still,

he said the commandment, which to life, I find

to death. Second Corinthians three. He says verse

four, and we have such trust through Christ toward

God. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves

to think of anything as being from ourselves,

but our sufficiency is from God, verse six. He

said, who also made us sufficient as ministers?

Of the what? Of the new covenant. He said, not

of letters, but of the spirit. For what happened

to letters? The letters kills. He's talking about

the law. The letter kills, but the spirit gives

life. The spirit gives life. That's what we did

in... our teaching series, part 20 and 21, that's

just what we did. We explained these texts. What

are we trying to say? We're trying to say, when

God gave what we call the Ten Commandments to

Moses, the intent was to be preached that they

will believe it, not to keep it as a performance,

not to observe it as a rule. Did you understand

what I'm saying? But because they observe it

as rules, therefore, they are dead. That's why

we said, up to today, when you go to Israel,

you still find some of them. And some believers

have joined them too. In so many of those keeping

of the law, what's supposed to be believed now

is now kept as rules and regulation. Did you

see how What's supposed to have given life now

we give that Because what is supposed to believe

you refused to believe it and then you carry

it and bring and make it into lose our regulation

Will you ever bring life? No at all? Hallelujah

Amen Now let me let's go back to Colossians now

live So what we're trying to see as the implication

is that Are we together? When you give, when

you employ people, you understand? But this time

around, no people. You employ beings who have

no understanding of mercy, who have no understanding

of righteousness by faith. You understand? or

the revelation through faith. You definitely

will have a product that has no mercy. Are we

together? Amen. You definitely will have a product

without mercy. So when you read and you are reading

the law and you are seeing the cruelty of the

law, just remember the the beings that were involved.

You understand? You will not, you will say, ah,

I see. I see. Hallelujah. Now, let me just look

at something. Probably this is what we will look

at. Maybe a soft heading. The worship of angels.

The worship. angels. Colossians chapter 2. Let's

Colossians 2 · chapter mention

go back to that place where we read. The worship

of angels. Look at verse 11. Let me read from

verse 11. In him you were also circumcised with

the circumcision made with that hands by putting

off the body of sin of the flesh by the circumcision

of Christ. buried with him in baptism in which

you also were raised with him through faith in

the working of God who raised him from the dead

was that him and you being dead in your trespasses

and on circumcise of your flesh he has made a

life together with him having forgiven you all

trespasses verse 14 having wiped out the handwriting

of requirement that was against us, which was

contrary to us. And he has taken it out of the

way, having nailed it to the cross, having disarmed

principalities and powers. He made a public spectacle

of them triumphant over them in it. So he let

no one judge you so let no one judge you in what

in food or in drink or regarding a festival or

a new moon or sabbath which are a shadow of the

things to come but the substance is of christ

verse 18 Let no one cheat you of your reward,

taking delight in false humility and the worship

of angels, intruding into those things which

he has not seen, vainly poofed up by his fleshy

mind and not holding fast to the head from whom

all the body nourished and knitted together.

by joints and ligaments grow with the increase

that is from God. Verse 20, therefore, if you

died with Christ from the basic principle of

the world, why, as do living in the world, do

you subject yourself to regulations? Do not touch,

do not test, do not handle, which all concerning

things which perish with the using according

to the commandment and the doctrine of men. 23.

These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom

in self -imposed religion, false humility and

the neglect of the body, but are of no value

against the indulgence of the flesh. Amen. Look

at verse 18. He said, let no one treat you of

your reward, taking delight in false humility

and the worship of angels. Not that word or that

phrase, the worship of angels. What does that

mean? The word worship there was translated from

the Greek word, trescare. T -H -R -E -S -K -E

-I -A. T -H -R -E -S -K -E -I -A. It means simply

religion. It means religion. That same text was

used in Act 26, that same word, sorry, that same

word. Act 26 verse five. Act 26 verse five. They

knew me. They knew me from the first. If they

were willing to testify that according to the

strict test sect of our religion, that word religion,

I live a Pharisee. So the word religion is the

same word to use in Colossians 2 .18, as worship.

James chapter one. verse 26 and 27, James 1,

26 and 27. If anyone among you think he is religious

and does not bridle his tongue, but deceived

his own heart, this one's religion, that what

religion is the worship. is useless pure and

undefiled religion again the word religion there

before god and the father is this to visit orphans

and widows in their troubles and to keep oneself

unspotted from the world so you can say the religion

of angels If you don't want to see the worship

of angels, see the religion of angels. So what

practices were Paul referring to as the worship

of angels or the religion of angels? The very

man involving them is in the religion of angels.

He's not in the pure religion that James was

talking about. Are we together? Yes, he is. involving

himself in the religion of angels. Look at verse

14, maybe some verse in Colossians. Let's go

back a little bit, up a bit, verse 14. Verse

14, he say, having wiped out the handwriting

of requirements. Those all that come from Africa,

the first thing we read this one, we think about

the spell, the whatever that the, you know, all

those people does that. You understand? But what

is Paul talking about here? You understand? What

is handwriting of the requirements that was against

us, which was contrary to us? That what handwriting

is a word, hierographon. You know, I learned

that CH is still called he. Amen. Or pronounce

he. Hallelujah. The word there is C -H -E, C

-H -E -I -R -O -G -R -A -P -H -O -N. C -H -E

-I. R O G R A P H O N in Greek. It means what

has been written, what has been written, or just

simply a manuscript. For some of us who are in

this, a manuscript just means something you have

written with your hand, amen? What about requirements?

Requirement is the term Dogma in Greek, dogma,

D -O -G -M -A, which refers to a law or a decree

or an ordinance, a law or a decree or an ordinance.

Are we together? So you can just see that that

handwriting of requirements just simply means

a written law. Is that okay? A written what?

Written law. And that written law, it said was

what? Against us. Contrary to who? Contrary to

us. So what Paul is trying to say is that if

you are practicing the law, you are actually

self -sabotaging. You understand what I'm saying?

That means you'll be against yourself. because

the law is not of faith. The law is against us.

So you'll be self -sabotaging, you know, son.

You'll be working against yourself. Hallelujah.

That's what Paul is saying. So if you look at,

if you read from verse 14, and read it down,

you understand? I'll just read some so that you

can see what he's talking about. So actually

Paul is talking about the law. When he talks

about the worship of angels or the religion of

angels, what he's saying is that he's talking

about the practicing of the law, you understand?

That's what he's trying to say. Let's read that

again, verse 14. Having wiped out. the written

law, which is the handwriting of the requirements.

Understand? You know, that word requirement,

even though it has an S, is just a decree. It's

not really like, as I said, it's a manuscript.

You understand? The written manuscript requirement

means law, or decree, or ordinance. You understand?

So wipe out the handwriting. You see, this is

exactly closely related with what the writer

of Hebrew was saying. When you said when Christ

came he take it away or he takes away the first

that he might establish The second you don't

understand trying to say that's what exactly

saying So Which was contrary? Against us which

was contrary to us and He was and he has taken

it out of the way Having nailed it to the cross

verse 15 Then he said having disarm principalities

and powers He made a public spectacle of them

triumphal over them. Don't worry. We'll talk

about this one later on in the sign verse 16

So he let no one judge you I'm sorry So what

what happened by reason of what Christ did right?

He takes away the written law that is against

you that is contrary to you and then he disarmed

principalities and powers he said therefore that

is so do not allow anyone because you have been

saved from that written law that was against

you so he said now let no one judge you in food

or in drink or in or regarding festival you see

he's recounting what the law has been as written

you know something regarding festival or a new

moon, or sabbath, did you understand what I'm

trying to say? Amen. Which are, verse 17, which

are a shadow, you understand, of what? The things

to come. If you read Hebrews chapter nine, chapter

10, he said, for the law, which is the shadow

of the things to come, did you understand what

I'm trying to say? So when he said the shadow

of things to come, he still is referring to the

law, you understand. because that means verse

16 is a description of the law are we together

that's why i say wood is a shadow of the things

to come but the substance is of christ then verse

18 let no one cheat you of your reward right

taking delight in false humility and the worship

of angels so you can don't take delight in the

practice of the law in the sun is it intruding

into those things which he has not seen, very

poofed up by his fleshy mind. The law has a way

of making you feel you are doing something noble.

You understand? It will poof, it will firm your

ego. You understand? That's why it is in grace

that you cannot boast. We see flesh where it

wants to pull up is in the law You understand

that's why he said so that no one should boast

Mm -hmm. You see that's grace. You're something

But when it comes to the law, that is what it

is in the sun. Look at 19 He said I'm not holding

fast to the head because of course if you are

practicing the law, how can you offer to the

head? from whom all the body nourished and knitted

together by joint and ligament grow with the

increase that is from God then verse 20 therefore

if you died with Christ which is true which means

he's saying since you die if you look at this

word if supposed to be since you died but the

translator chose Eve, but he's supposed to be

saints. Since you do what? You died with Christ

from the basic principles of the world. Why?

You see that? Why? As though living in the world,

you subject yourself to regulations. That means

subjecting yourself to the law means living by

the world. That's what you say. You understand?

Verse 21. That regulation, again, he came back

describing the regulation of the law. Do not

touch. Do not taste. Do not handle. I know many

of us, they have been telling us, don't eat titles.

Don't eat catfish. Don't eat pork. That's exactly

the law. You understand? That's the law. Don't

eat this. You understand? Don't eat this one.

You get what I'm saying? All these small thoughts

here, which all concerns the things which perish

with the using, according to the commandment

and doctrine of men. That same law, it calls

it commandment and doctrine of men. These things

indeed have an appearance of what? Wisdom. and

you call it a self -imposed religion. So the

religion or the worship of angels or the religion

of angels is a self -imposed one. You understand?

False humility, the neglect of the body. But

they have no value. Show me somebody who live

by the law. That person can never that person

will be under sin. Will be what? Under sin. Are

we together? So when we come next, we will explore

some thoughts to complete this concerning the

issue of the worship of angels. And what is the

implication? You know, some people, when you

meet some people, eh, it will work for me. That

time when I was sick, I just took bread. I just

prayed. I said, Lord, the blood of Jesus and

the body of Jesus. When I took it, suddenly I

received my healing. He said, it's working for

me. What is the implication of the worship of

angels to the believer? Amen. Before finally

we end up with our text, I think we have explained

it that long to come to that text and explain

what Deuteronomy 22 .5 means. Amen. Glory to

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