Abiding in Christ

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide...

Failing To Uphold Me As Holy

When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the...

Consecrate Yourselves

Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God. Keep my statutes and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you. Leviticus 20:7-8 Consecrated literally means to set apart. It refers to making an intentional choice for a mode of existence (a...

Unintentional Sin

“Say to the Israelites: ‘When anyone sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands— Leviticus 4:2   Leviticus is one of my favorite books. The title implies that this book is a manual for the Levitical priesthood on how they are to...