Purpose: of Faith and Forgiveness

Numbers 15:35
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Then the LORD said to Moses, "The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp."
Exodus 31:15
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For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.

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Was not the opportunity to: not stone or isolate those whom neglected the Sabbath, but to instead bring them to repent? To by faith seek forgiveness, and be forgiven also? Yes, what commission of Law was not in place to create opportunities to invoke faith, forgiveness, and love.

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Genesis 22:8
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Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them went on together.

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And did not Abraham have his hand stayed, by the voice of the Lord, to show that faith is righteous and is of the Father? Yes. And as the lineage of Abraham spread across the world, it is those who show confidence in the unseen qualities of the Father and His Holy Spirit, that will celebrate the marriage of the physical with the spiritual through the living Word of God who is the first ressurect, the new creation.

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Acts 5:3-4
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Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?
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Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”

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And does Acts 5 not speak also of the failings of Peter in considering the ministry of faith as the foundation of another religion instead of a personal relationship with the Father for believers? Was not Ananias and Sapphira the victims of 'a spiritual stoning' by Peter? Yes.

The opportunity to forgive was overlooked because the value of his own personal knowledge of sin outweighed the faith it takes to carry the truth forward in every situation.

Now, the opportunity is for us to forgive Peter his trespass, because it is ours to forgive and so be forgiven.

The Rock is the will of God and the Church is the Spirit of Truth acting by the kingdom of heaven through those whom believe, (in Christ Jesus; the rejected cornerstone), and deny themselves so holiness can bear it's fruit. It has never been the acts of man that describe holiness. No. It has always been the fruits and gifts of the Spirit of Eternal Truth, that describe holiness through this temporary form. And that is the very purpose we seek, but have remained blind to. The physical existence holds no value without holiness to provide purpose.

Gold erodes, oceans dry, mountains turn to rubble. But the Word of God, remains. Our reconcilliation to the Father is eternal, we need only discover it in faithfulness. Amen.  Amen.