For if the message of our tribal law, spoken to us by spirit-messengers, has always stood firm, and every failure to walk in that law was given the punishment deserved,
So then, what was the purpose of our tribal law? The law was added because of bad hearts and broken ways, but only until the coming of the Chosen One, the descendant to whom the promise was made. The law was put in place by spirit-messengers through a go-between.
Under the law given by Drawn from the Water (Moses), anyone who set aside that law was put to death without pity on the word of two or three witnesses.
I want to remind you of some things you already know. First, that our Honored Chief who rescued his people from Black Land (Egypt) later stuck down the ones who turned away from trusting him.
He knew that the honor he would receive by suffering with the Chosen One was greater than all the treasures of Black Land (Egypt), because he kept his eyes on the honor that was to be his.
For no one can make Creator’s heart glad without trusting him. So then, those who draw near to the Great Spirit must believe that he is and that he honors all who truly seek him.
Make sure you do not turn away from the voice of the one who now speaks! For if the ones who turned away from him who warned them on earth did not escape, how will we escape if we turn away the one who speaks from the spirit-world above?
We have an even more sure word of prophecy—one that will guide you well if you follow it as you would a torch that shines in the dark. So stay alert until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.