August 20, 2023 Leviticus "The Custom of the Nations"
August 20, 2023

A Great Quote:
“Exodus is the story of God, getting His people out of Egypt. Leviticus is the story of God, getting Egypt out of His people!” - Willmington’s Bible Handbook, pg.44

POINT: “Israel’s worldview was an

”!

POINT: Israel was to be an

of a that would ultimately point to the !

Our Text:
Leviticus 20:23, 26
“And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation that I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I detested them”; “You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine”

Q: How much does our “nation” influence our life?

“And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation that I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I detested them” - v.23

POINT: They were committed to and believed in and were living out a

story than the one God had written out for them.

POINT: God was, is and always will be, committed to

!

Q: What does God think of all this?

Q: How SHOULD that faith impact how we live?

A: This is God’s

.

B: It’s actually His

on our life and our .

C: It’s actually the life and the lifestyle of

and and and and even biblical !

POINT: It is a

and difference!

Q: What’s the difference?

A: We are called to be “

”!

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light” - 1 Peter 2:9

“You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. “ - 1 Corinthians 6:19b-20

POINT: He MAKES US

by grace through faith!

“you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world…” - John 15:19

POINT: So we’re NOT called to

but we ARE called to .

POINT: We

to .

“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” - John 13:35

“the truth will set you free” - John 8:32


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