Before the altar Prat 8

When am I cut off from His worship? When do I stop receiving His blessings? (Joel 1:16). Could it be when I show dissension? Could it be when I don't give Him what He desires or wants me to give Him? (Micah 4:2; Zechariah 7:2). Obviously it's not when I use things in the temple that I am told by law they are forbidden to touch, such as the shew bread that David ate when he was hungry. (Matthew 12:4) What behaviour takes me from God and makes my worship vain? And what does God deem appropriate behavior? (1 Timothy 3:15) As High Priest, Jesus allows us into a one-on-one communication with God. (Hebrews 10:21) and as a Christian I only have one High Priest that I need to follow. There are two ways to look at observance of God's Word. One is according to word-for-word. The other is the overall theme of peace and understanding as well as acting and being God's child. The two basic commands were 1) love the LORD your God with all your body, soul, mind, and heart and 2) love your neighbor as yourself. How hard that is depends on whether I want to add my prejudices to the letter of the law. If my focus is on Jesus, though, then if someone else is concerned about how I conduct my life, that is his or her difficulty and I am not responsible for how that person thinks. If I am focusing on Jesus, chances are I will do as He says and love God above all else and then love my neighbor. That leaves no room for sinful behavior. If I conduct my life differently from the way other people do, but am not engaged in sin, is it wrong? Not according to God and Jesus. I am God's child and He is my only judge.