God Has Spoken God’s Universal Relationship With Mankind

2. God Has Spoken God’s Universal Relationship With Mankind

3. Deuteronomy 6:24-25 'And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day. 'Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.'

4. Deuteronomy 6:24-25 'And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day. 'Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.'

5. Psalms 119:165 Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.

6. Mankind Recognize The Existence Of A Superior Being

7. Recognition of God • God has given mankind his tasks. • From Adam on – Gen 3:17b-19. • God has always provided a witness.   • Man knows God is the creator.

8. Acts 17:26-28 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, "so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; "for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'

9. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

10. God’s & Mans’ Continuous Relationship

11. God’s & Mans’ Continuous Relationship From The Beginning God Created Man’s habitation, Gen 1. Established the marriage covenant, Gen 2. Required worship to Him, Gen. 4:3-7. Condemned murder, Gen. 4:10-ff; 9:4. Made the rainbow covenant, Gen 9:11-14.

12. God’s Morality in Job Job Chapter 31

13. Job 1:8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"

14. Lust Job said… "I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? Job 31:1 Old Testament Taught “Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.” Proverbs 6:25 New Testament Teaches "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.” Matthew 15:19

15. Cheating In Business Job said… If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has hastened to deceit, Let me be weighed on honest scales, That God may know my integrity. Job 31:5-6 Old Testament Taught… 'You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume…” Leviticus 19:35 New Testament Teaches… “providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.” 2 Corinthians 8:21

16. Adultery Job said…"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door, Job 31:9 Old Testament Taught…'The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, …shall surely be put to death. Leviticus 20:10 New Testament Teaches…"And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery." Matthew 19:9

17. Mistreating Employees Job said…"If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me, what then shall I do when God rises up? Job 31:13-15 Old Testament Taught…The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all. Proverbs 22:2 New Testament Teaches… Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. Colossians 4:1

18. Neglecting the Poor, Needy Job said… "If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, Job 31:16 Old Testament Taught…" forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widowDeuteronomy 24:19 New Testament Teaches… Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. James 1:27

19. Love of Money Job said… "If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold, 'You are my confidence'; If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much; Job 31:24-25 Old Testament Taught… “Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches, None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him- Psalms 49:6-7 New Testament Teaches… For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil... 1 Timothy 6:10

20. Worshiping Idols Job said… If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness, Job 31:26 Old Testament Taught…"And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them... Deuteronomy 4:19 New Testament Teaches… Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. 1 John 5:21

21. Seeking Revenge Job said… "If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him... Job 31:29-30 Old Testament Taught…Do not say, "I will recompense evil"; Wait for the LORD, and He will save you. Proverbs 20:22 New Testament Teaches… Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. Romans 12:17

22. Neglect Hospitality to The Stranger Job said… "If the men of my tent have not said, 'Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?' (But no sojourner had to lodge in the street, For I have opened my doors to the traveler); Job 31:31-32 Old Testament Taught…"Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 10:19 New Testament Teaches… "But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. Luke 14:13

23. Hidden Sins Job said… If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom, Job 31:33 Old Testament Taught…For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden.” Psalms 32:4-5 New Testament Teaches… If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

24. Exploiting Others Job said… "If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together; If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or caused its owners to lose their lives; Job 31:38-39 Old Testament Taught… And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien-Because they do not fear Me," Says the LORD of hosts. Malachi 3:5 New Testament Teaches… Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; James 5:4

25. Do You See The Consistence? Any Difference From What Jesus Was Teaching?

26. How To Avoid Condemnation Christ To Remove Sin You Must • Believe, John 8:24 • Repent, Acts 17:30 • Confess, Matt 10:32 • Be baptized, Acts 2:38 Sin Receive Forgiveness • Live faithfully 1 John 1:7 Romans 8:1 “…no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus…”