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Ezekiel 20:11

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Then I gave them my laws. I told them all my rules. If a person obeys those rules, then he will live.

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The commands and teachings from your parents are like a light that shows you the right way. They correct you and train you to follow the path to life.

He obeys my laws. He thinks about my decisions and learns to be fair and dependable. He is a good person, so he will live.

“‘But the family of Israel turned against me in the desert. They did not follow my laws. They refused to obey my rules. \{And they are good rules\}—if a person obeys those rules, then he will live. They treated my special days of rest as if they were not important. They worked on those days many, many times. I decided to destroy them in the desert—to let them feel the full force of my anger.

“‘But those children turned against me. They did not obey my laws. They did not keep my commands. They did not do the things I told them. \{And those are good laws.\} If a person obeys them, then he will live. They treated my special days of rest like they were not important. So I decided to destroy them completely in the desert, to let them feel the full force of my anger.

He might give back the things he took when he loaned money. He might pay for the things he stole. He might begin to follow the laws that give life. He stops doing bad things. Then that person will surely live. He won’t die.

I won’t remember the bad things he did in the past. Why? Because now he lives right and is fair. So he will live!

So you must obey my laws and rules. If a person obeys my laws and rules, he will live! I am the Lord!

Jesus said to him, “Your answer is right. Do this and you will have life forever.”

Moses writes about being made right by following the law. Moses says, “A person that wants to find life by following these things (the law) must do the things the law says.” {\cf2\super [99]}

Yes, the Jews have many special things. The most important thing is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.

The law does not use faith; \{it uses a different way.\} The law says, “A person who wants to find life by following these things (the law) must do the things the law says.” {\cf2\super [31]}

“Today I am giving you a choice of two ways. And I ask heaven and earth to be witnesses of your choice. You can choose life or death. The first choice will bring a blessing. The other choice will bring a curse. So choose life! Then you and your children will live.

“Now, Israel, listen to the laws and to the commands that I teach you. Obey them and you will live. Then you can go in and take the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

“I taught you the laws and rules that the Lord my God commanded me. I taught you these laws so that you could obey them in the land you are ready to enter and take for your own.

And no other nation is great enough to have laws and rules as good as the teachings I give you today.




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