288 - The Laver and Purification
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose
Title: The Laver and Purification
Topic: Salvation
Summary: Before we are reborn, our outer self is a liability and a cause of problems. Afterwards it is an asset because it functions as a filter for purifying our spirit. This explains why we find so much junk in it sometimes!
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Exodus 30:17-21; 38:8
James 1:19-24
Exodus 40:6-8, 11-12, 30-32
Job 9:29-31; 15:14-16
Psalms 51:1-3, 7, 9-10, 17
Isaiah 1:16-18
Jeremiah 2:20-22
Ezekiel 36:24-26, 29, 31
Malachi 3:1-3
Mark 7:1-8, 14-23
2 Corinthians 7:1
Ephesians 5:25-27, 32
2 Timothy 2:20-22
James 4:7-8
Luke 4:17-21
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The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
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"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
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and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
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He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
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He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."